Super Bulldog Weekend 20-22 April 2018 packed with art and music!!!

Del Rendon Foundation Art Show - Friday, April 20, 6-9 PM 

That's right, from 6 to 9 pm on Friday, April 20, 2018 we are putting on an art show featuring prints on paper and canvas done by Del Rendon, along with originals and reproductions by Joe MacGown, Joseph MacGown, and Belle Naugher (director of the Gumtree Museum of Art in Tupelo, MS). We will be playing music by Del Rendon and his various bands, there will be food provided by Jay Yates, Veranda owner and chef, and we will have some type of beverages on hand! 

The show will be held at the Del Rendon Foundation headquarters located at 100 GT Thames Drive, Suite CI, just off of Stark Road in Starkville, MS. This building is beside Starkville Physical Therapy and just down the road from Hollywood Premier Cinemas. 

We have already sold two big canvas prints of the dead entertainer series by Del, and several prints. We have plenty of 13 x 19 inch prints of 11 of Del's works for $20 each! Currently we have 3 canvases of the four dead entertainers left left: 18 x 54 inch stretched and mounted on wood backing ($225, printed at Copy Cow), one 23 x 56 inch canvas mounted on foam core ($225, printed at Chalet Arts), and one 23 x 56 inch canvas mounted on foam core and professionally framed ($500, printed at and framed at Chalet Arts). We have already sold two other canvas prints!! Thanks. These prices for the three left are only possibility due to the Generosity of the Snell's who own Copy Cow and Mark Wood, owner of Chalet Arts! Thanks so much. 

Cotton District Arts Festival - Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Cotton Festival returns to Starkville and once again will be held in conjunction with Super Bulldog Weekend! From 9 to 4 pm come see the many art vendors and food trucks that will completely fill the Cotton District!!! Joseph and I will have two tents full of trippy art this year! Also, I have two small weird ink drawing/paintings on wood that will be in the Small Works Juried Show. Note that this year, the show will be held in a much smaller building located at 203 Maxwell!!

DelFest 2018 

Delfest 2018 will start at 6:30 PM at Dave's Dark Horse Tavern!! Come celebrate great local music during this fundraiser for the Del Rendon Foundation!!! Bands include Flathead Ford, Tuffskinz, CasterBunch, HotSAUCE, Shank and Maim, KannaWermz, Jenn Henderson, and Jimmy Redd! We will also have Del merch on hand for sale!  Thanks again to sponsors Chalet Arts, Copy Cow, Dave's Dark Horse Tavern, and Starkville Physical Therapy. 

Surreal Visions of Joe MacGown Exhibition opening today (Jan. 25) at 5:30 PM

My one man show "Surreal Visions of Joe MacGown" open tonight at the  Gumtree Museum of Art located on Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi. The opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:00  PM tonight (January 25th).  Local Starkville duo "Two Parts Sugar" comprised of Caleb Hutson and Holley Rumbarger will perform their groovy music during the reception, wine and refreshments will be served, and about 30 trippy original pieces of my art will be on display for your viewing pleasure. 

 If you can't make the opening, the show will be up from January 25 through March 24. Gallery hours are 10 AM to 4 PM on Tuesdays through Fridays and on other days by appointment. 

Thanks to the Gumtree Museum of Art Director Belle Naugher for inviting me to show my art, thanks to the McCullough family and  Chalet Arts of Starkville for sponsoring the show, thanks to Two Parts Sugar for agreeing to perform during the reception, and thanks to my son Joseph MacGown for providing music for the video of my art (see video below). 

Wittle Pix, Infant Photography, now available at Chalet Arts, Starkville, MS

My good friends and amazing supporters at Chalet Arts of Starkville, MS will now be able to provide beautiful photographs of babies at their store for parents. Owner Mark Wood, his wife Lorie, and daughter Loren, and the rest of the team at the store came up with the the "Wittle Pix" concept. Chalet Arts specializes in great quality printing and framing. Additionally, they have an exceptional photographer on staff in Hunter Hart. By combining these components together, they can provide a "photo to print to mat and frame" service at one location. Instead of having to buy a special package package of prints, Chalet Arts will be able to specifically tailor prints to the customers' satisfaction. Customers could buy print standard 5x7's, 8x10's, and other typical sized photo prints on glossy photo paper if they desired, but they could also have a multitude of other sized prints on a variety of surfaces such as canvas. Prints could be immediately produced in the shop. For folks who desire matting and framing for their photos, Chalet Arts offers a wide array of framing options depending on your taste and budget. 

Examples of baby photos framed at Chalet Arts

Everyone on the staff will play a crucial role in the process from professional photographer Hunter Hart taking the photos, to Alan Fortenberry printing images, to Saxon Wilson and Hunter matting and framing photographs. In fact, Saxon also created the whimsical Wittle Pix logo. The Woods will take orders and do everything they can to create a wonderful experience for each customer.  

Photo by Hunter Hart

Photo by Hunter Hart

Chalet Arts is located at 68 Hwy 12 E in Starkville, Mississippi. Visit the Chalet Arts website at www.chaletarts.com or at their FaceBook page.

For more info about Wittle Pix, contact Chalet Arts at 662-323-6928 or email them at
chaletarts@gmail.com

Examples of Hunter's photography can be seen at his 

FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/hunterhartphotography/

Photo by Hunter Hart

Joe MacGown's Surreal and Semi Strange Visions Opening was Awesome

The reception for my show at the Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center in Starkville, MS went pretty well, especially considering most MSU students had vacated town. And, I had basically been involved with three local shows here in town in the last two weeks, so some folks had seen much of what was in this show. But, I had new stuff. Interesting, the crowd here was quite different than those attending the last few shows. I greatly enjoyed interacting and answering questions to the attendees. And, it was nice to have several guys from my Starkville Striders running club here .and my on and off again lady Audrey Sheridan Thanks! 

As I mentioned, this show will be up until July 15th, but only when the center is open. If someone wants to see it, I think we could arrange something. I did not expect to sell any originals here, and I was not surprised. But, I did sell quite a few prints and a few copies of my book. Thanks to all of you who purchased something! 

And, yep, Debra Wolf, who recently started a Starkville Area Arts Council blog, wrote a wonderful piece about my Manic Depression piece. Check it out here: http://www.starkvillearts.net/blog/personal-preference-debra-wolf

Here are a few picts from the show. 

Dominique, Brent, Audrey Sheridan, and Joseph looking on

Greg Martin and Laurie Burton

Jorge and Juan Villarreal

Audrey Sheridan and the running crew

Jorge & Juan Villarreal, Audrey Sheridan, and Brent Wallace (holy moly, look at those smokin' legs!)

Joseph MacGown

Kevin with his new acquisitions

Laurie Burton and Joe Mulrooney!

Lucas Muniz and Juan

Lucia

The Mullrooneys and Mike Buehler

This Buehler has great taste

Thumbs up

Shirley Ross (right) and her mom in law

Jessica Cheek

Victoria Cheek

Victoria Cheek and Joseph

Thanks again to the Buehler's and Jessica Cheek for giving me the opportunity to have this local exhibition at the Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center, and to Chalet Arts for all the framing and other awesome stuff they have done for me for this show and others. Without Mark Wood, Lorie Wood, Alan Fortenberry, and the rest of the crew at Chalet Arts, I could not have framed this show, had prints available, and books printed. You guys rock!

Joe MacGown's Surreal and Semi Strange Visions opens tomorrow night at 6 pm, Starkville, MS

Yes, show, tomorrow, my weird art, 6-8 pm reception at the Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center in Starkville, MS. If you can't make it, it will be up from 15 May through 15 July 2014, but the hours when the center is open are irregular. I recommend you come tomorrow. Plus, tomorrow we will have wine and food. And, oh yeah, I will be there tomorrow! Yay. 

I have about 23 framed originals with prices ranging from $250 to $11,000 in this show.  I also have archival prints of many works, including some that will not be in this exhibition, for sale with prices ranging from a few dollars to about $55 for larger color prints. I will have a limited number of copies of my new art book available for sale as well (check or cash only). The book is 96 pages, 8.5 X 11 inches, soft cover, and with glossy interior pages. Price: $40. Filled with loads of art! I also have hard back copies of this book available online for $64.51. You can purchase this version of the book and see a preview of the cover and inside of this book athttp://www.blurb.com/b/5265025-subconscious-meandering. 

Directions to the Homesteading Center from Starkville: Go West on Hwy 12 past Wal-mart. Fork right at the Shell Station onto New Lite Rd or Old Hwy 12. Go 1.4 miles and turn right on Ridgewood Rd. At first fork go left onto Lake Valley Rd. At second fork go right. Homestead is 2nd drive on right across from Lake Valley Gun Works.

Thanks to Alison Buehler and Jessica Cheek for giving me the opportunity to have this local exhibition at the Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center, and thanks to Chalet Arts for all the framing and other awesome stuff they have done for me for this show and others. Without Mark Wood, Lorie Wood, Alan Fortenberry, and the rest of the crew at Chalet Arts, I could not display my trippy art for you weirdo art lovers. 

Anyway, got the show hung today. Its kind of a weird venue, being in a former house, so you have to work around windows, furniture, etc., but it looks pretty good. Lighting is not optimal, but I think you will be able to see everything without any trouble. Here are a few pictures to give you a preview of what to expect.