BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Exhibition opening: BRETTELL An Artist’s Homage to the Dyn amic Influence of Rick Brettell X-WR-TIMEZONE:Central Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T012646Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_37439306561102 DTSTART:20210912T190000Z DTEND:20210912T230000Z DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the opening of \n\nBRETTELL: An Artists' Hom age to the Dynamic Influence of Rick Brettell\n\nLive and virtual exhibiti on at SP/N Gallery at UTDallas\nCurated by Greg Metz\n\nShow dates: 9/10/2 1 – 10/9/21 \n\nView the exhibition online in 3D on Matterport!\n\n \n\n Art Exhibition Opening:\n\nSunday\, September 12th\, 2021\n2:00 pm – 6:0 0 pm \nUTDallas SP/N Gallery\n3020 Stewart Dr\, Richardson\, TX 75080\ngoo gle map link\n\nFree\; open to the public\; complimentary masks will be pr ovided\n\n \n\nThis exhibition serves the dual purpose of bearing witness to Dr. Richard Brettell’s personal art acquisitions as well as giving re cognition to his lifelong pursuit of providing opportunities supporting th e role of ‘the artist’ which he found essential to interpreting—if n ot defining—the evolving culture of a society. This recognition is demon strated by an eclectic sampling of art works by some of the many artists w ho found their way into his personal sphere of influence and support\, mos t often in a mutually shared friendship. \n\n \n\nFEATURED ARTISTS\n\nChad Airhart\, Frances Bagley\, Phyllida Barlow\, Peter Barrickman\, Carolyn B rown\, Nan Coulter\, Fred Curchak\, Annabel Daou\, Gabriel Dawe\, Luca del Baldo\, Martin Gerwers\, Ginger Geyer\, Ken Hale\, John Hernandez\, Tracy Hicks\, Brandon Kennedy\, Jean Lacy\, Stephen Lapthisophon\, Jim Magee\, Quin Mathews\, Vicki Meek\, Greg Metz\, Pamela Nelson\, Ruben Nieto\, Tom Orr\, John Pomara\, Susie Rosmarin\, Ronald Rozencohn\, Ludwig Schwarz\, M arjorie Schwarz\, Reynaldo Thompson\, Terri Thornton\, Michael Tracy\, Joh n Wilcox\, Zeke Williams \n\n \n\nCATALOGUE ESSAY CONTRIBUTORS \n\nCarolin e Brettell\, Phillip Collins\, Victoria Corcoran\, Corky (Gary) Cunningham \, Gabriel Dawe\, Amy Hofland\, Dennis Kratz\, Pierrette Lacour\, Stephen Lapthisophon\, Benjamin Lima\, Roger Malina\, Vicki Meek\, Greg Metz\, Ann egreth Nill\, Bonnie Pitman\, Karen Wiener\, David Wilcox\n\n \n\nABOUT TH E SHOW\n\n‘Rick’ as most all his acquaintances knew him\, has left a c onsiderable legacy in his wake. His brilliance and generosity affected man y: not only institutional academics\, patrons and cultural aficionados and their habitats\, but also the artists whom he so revered with the appreci ative and imperative understanding that ‘they’ were the vital ingredie nts that gave passion and resonance to his cultural mission\, especially i n Dallas. \n\n \n\nThis exhibition serves a dual purpose of bearing witne ss to Dr. Richard Brettell’s personal acquisition of artists and works t hat defined part of his complex rich persona and intellect\, and of presen ting representative works by a few of the many artists he formed close rel ationships with\, whose work he admired along with their company and contr ibutions to the cultural surroundings both locally and beyond. \n\n \n\nP resented as one part is a diverse assemblage of his private collection of objects that represent his connections to his early acquisitions and ongoi ng travels\, related gifts\, artist personalities and circumstances with w hich he found inspirational connections. His range and taste were wide\, p erhaps unexpected\, and certainly eclectic as those who knew him might exp ect\, but surprisingly sparse in actual inventory that might more truly re flect the breadth of his curiosity\, knowledge\, and interest. \n\n \n\nT he second part of this exhibition seeks to be a fair representation\, thou gh certainly only a small portion\, of his extensive reach\, involvement\, and influence on artists. The limited sampling demonstrates his ability t o entertain a wide range of artists and their works\, acknowledging his im perative impact on creating opportunity and inclusivity of local/regional artists by helping create venues of opportunity: first with the Dallas Mus eum of Art and then The MAC (McKinney Ave Contemporary) followed by Souths ide on Lamar and CentralTrak Residencies through UTDallas\, The Athenaeum\ , the Wilcox Space initiative and finally his effort to establish a Museum of Texas Art (MOTA). The artists selected the works they wish to represen t themselves with Dr. Brettell in mind. Their statements collected are ref lective of thoughts relative to his influence and the opportunities he bro ught forward to both the collective and personal life he infused into the DFW art scene and beyond.\n\nThe exhibition opens Friday\, September 10\, 2021 and runs through October 9\, 2021. An opening will be held Sunday\, S eptember 12\, 2021\, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm CT. The exhibition will also be accessible virtually via link at later date.\n\nUTDallas’ SP/N Gallery\n 3020 Stewart Dr\, Richardson\, TX 75080\n972-883-2970\n\nQuestions: Pierre tte Lacour\, pierret@utdallas.edu GEO:32.994939;-96.753559 LOCATION:UTDallas SP/N Gallery\, UTDallas SP/N Gallery SUMMARY:Exhibition opening: BRETTELL An Artist’s Homage to the Dynamic Influence of Rick Brettell URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.utdallas.edu/event/exhibition_an_artistshoma geto_the_dynamic_influence_of_rick_brettell CATEGORIES:Arts & Performances END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR