Art conversation — Joella Jean Mahoney January 16, 2010 at 1 p.m., free with museum admission
Join celebrated Arizona artist Joella Jean Mahoney as she discuses her art and career. Joella’s large-scale semi-abstract paintings of Northern Arizona have been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. An avid back packer, Joella has a BA in Art from NAU and an MFA in painting from Claremont Graduate University in California. Her art works have traveled in the US State Department’s Art in Embassies Program and are held in many private collections. In 1997, Scripps College honored her for outstanding achievements as an artist and in 1998, the University of La Verne conferred on Joella a Professor of Art, Emeritus. She currently makes her home in Sedona, Arizona.
FEBRUARY 2010
Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon February 7 at 1 p.m.
Art conversation with Fran Elliott — Pioneering Women Artists of Arizona February 13 at 1 p.m., free with museum admission
Join respected local Art Historian and appraiser Fran Elliott as she discusses the life and works of Kate Cory, Claire Dooner Phillips and Lillian Wilhelm Smith.
MARCH 2010
New exhibit — All Aboard! The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed March 6 to June 11
Preview and reception, March 5
This exhibit comprehensively explores the fascinating career of painter Marjorie Reed. Best known for her depictions of the Butterfield-Overland Stage, Marjorie Reed made her living as a free lance artist for over sixty-five years. Her life was often as colorful as her art!
Art conversation & book signing with Gary Fillmore — The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed March 13 at 1 p.m., free with museum admission
Join author and gallery owner Gary Fillmore as he discusses the life and loves of artist Marjorie Reed. Owner of the Blue Coyote Gallery, Gary specializes in historical Arizona and Southwestern desert artists. He has published several biographies including, All Aboard! The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed.
Annual Membership Drive March 1–31
Annual Membership Drive Party March 20 at 7 p.m.
APRIL 2010
Art conversation with Dee Isham — Westward Expansion April 24 at 1 p.m., free with museum admission
MAY 2010
36th Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale May 29–31 (Memorial Day weekend)
Arizona’s premiere outdoor western art show and sale featuring over 130 western artists held over Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of the historic Courthouse in Prescott, Arizona.
JUNE 2010
New exhibit — Artist At Work: The Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Exhibition June 26 to October 24
Preview and reception, July 5
JULY 2010
Art conversation with Bonnie Adams Freeman — The Life and Work of Ken Freeman July 3 at 1 p.m.
AUGUST 2010
Art conversation with Dee Isham — Western Art from Real to Reel August 28 at 1 p.m., free with museum admission
SEPTEMBER 2010
6th Annual Fall Gathering September 11, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
OCTOBER 2010
7th Annual Designer Home Showcase October 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2010
New exhibit — Working the West: Selections from the Phippen Collection November 6, 2010 to February 20, 2011
Preview and reception, November 5
DECEMBER 2010
Cultural Hall Special Exhibit — Cow Country Cooking, featuring the art of Mark Kohler December 4, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Book Signing and Reception — Cow Country Cooking December 3 at 5 p.m., free with museum admission
Join Author Kathy McCraine and Artist Mark Kohler as they sign copies of Kathy’s new Western cookbook.
Silent Canyon, Oil on Canvas by Joella Jean Mahoney
Near Sedona, oil painting by James Swinnerton. Recent gift to the Phippen Permanent Collection by David and Doreen Picerne.
