Event Announcement

The Harlin To Host An Invitational Art Show To Celebrate Solar Eclipse Totality in West Plains…

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2024 Eclipse Invitational Art Show: An Artistic View Of The Light And The Dark, March 29th – April 28th

Join us as we celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event!  As people from all over the country flock to our tiny Midwestern town to experience the awe of the April 2024 solar eclipse in totality, our gallery honors the rare event by inviting a select group of our most talented regional artists to share with us their artistic perspective on The Light And The Dark.

Enjoy the artists’ interpretive multimedia examples of this most fundamental building block of art; paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures…..a diverse and in-depth display featuring pieces by:

Kelli Albin, West Plains, MO

Bob Anderson, West Plains, MO

Marc Brannan, West Plains, MO

Angela Bullard, West Plains, MO

Jim Davis, West Plains, MO

Ann Kulpa, Cabool, MO

Donna K. Lay, West Plains, MO

Michael McClure, Willow Springs, MO

Cindy Temple, West Plains, MO

Mark Quentin Wallace, West Plains, MO

This show will be on display in the Hathcock Gallery of Harlin Museum; there is no admission fee to see this show. The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm each day.

 

 

 

A Knot Of Blue & Gray: Conflict And Loyalty During The Civil War In Ozark County, Missouri

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Embark on a journey with a story that goes back in time to transport you to the heart of the Missouri Ozarks during the Civil War. Hear of the storyteller’s Hawkins ancestors, whose lives were forever changed in a tale of conflict and loyalty.

Every man in this tale, including Washington Hawkins and his cousins, B. F. and Calvin Hawkins, and William Monks grew up together near the North Fork of the White River in Ozark County, MO,  forging bonds that would be tested in the chaos and tragedy of war.

At the outbreak of the war, all the men had to make decisions that would impact their lives for generations to come. William Monks, now a Union Captain, becomes the master of the Hawkin’s family’s fate when his boyhood friendship with the nephews turns to hatred. While Monks and Washington (Wash) enlist and wear the Union blue, his cousins join a group of Confederate guerillas who terrorize Ozark and Howell Counties. Monks’ obsession with B. F. and Calvin Hawkins intensifies when he is given the assignment to eradicate all Confederate “traitors” in the area. Lines between loyalty, kinship, and duty blur when Wash encounters his cousins deep in the woods and hills of Ozark County.

This story of survival and sacrifice unfolds against the backdrop of a nation divided. It is a life-and-death tale of friendships forged and broken, family bonds sorely tested, and definitive actions with harsh consequences that would impact a family forever.

Join us at 2 pm on Saturday, January 27th, at Harlin Museum (405 Worcester, West Plains, MO 65775) to hear Danette House spin the tale of her family’s history–a legacy forged during our country’s greatest divide, deep in the hills of this Ozarks wilderness.

Treat Yourself To A Fun-Filled Time To Satisfy Any Art Hunger! Treat Your Palette To Host Monthly Painting Events At The Harlin

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Treat Your Palette, a local painting party event planner, is now offering a monthly fun art experience at the Harlin Museum.

Instructed by WPHS art teacher, Karen Pitts, Treat Your Palette will host painting parties every third Saturday of the month where you are provided step-by-step instruction for an ongoing variety of art projects that you can then take home and enjoy—-with the ultimate goals being for you to have fun painting with your family & friends, for you to meet and interact with new friends from the community, to relax with the creation of art after a hard day, all while discovering your inner artist!

Join us this upcoming Saturday, August 19th from 10 am – 12 pm to paint this Rustic Chicken (as pictured above). All painting supplies are provided and no art experience is needed. The class is $25.00 per person. Just click on this link or visit www.treatyourpalette.com online to sign up.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: An Open Competition Call for Harlin’s Annual Spring Art Show

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its Annual Spring Art Show and is calling for art submissions from artists from all corners of the Ozarks region. This non-juried competition show is open to all ages, types, and caliber of artists.

Entry dates for the show’s competition will be Friday, March 31st, and Saturday, April 1st from 12 pm – 4 pm on the lower level of the Harlin Museum’s Hathcock Gallery (rear entry, basement level); entrants will need to complete a short entry form, pay the flat entry fee ($15 for adults; $5 for youth) and bring their art to the museum on one of the entry dates to be considered for judging. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, from April 7th – to April 30th, 2023. Ribbons will be awarded for multiple divisions and categories.

Final categories for the competition will be determined by the entries received; artists can enter any type of art, including, Paintings (oil, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, ink and wash, tempera, or encaustic paints), Drawings (charcoal, chalk, crayon, pastel, pencil, or pen & ink), Printmaking pieces (woodcuts, linocuts, stencils, block print, scratch art, engraving, etching, and lithography, or screen-printing, foil imaging, or giclee prints), Sculpture ( bronze, stone, marble, wood, clay, metal or 3D print), or Mixed Media, as well as Digital Art (Still or Animated).  Entrants will be given the choice between Adult Expert or Adult Novice Divisions, with a Youth Division for artists 17 years of age or younger. All entries will be evaluated and scored on their assessments in design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality by three individually-qualified art knowledgable judges.

Entries must meet the given guidelines for acceptance into the competition portion of the show. Guidelines for entry and other pertinent information can be found by clicking HERE. 

Online entry forms can be found HERE.

All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone to either Cleo Cockrum at 417-293-9534 or Vicki Warren-Martin at 870-706-7863 (text or call).

 

Upcoming Art Show: MIND GAMES by Craig Grassle Opens March 10th

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Robert Craig Grassle, AIA, is an architect and artist from Missouri.  His inspirations come from his family life and professional education.  

He learned the use of color and its relationship to emotion from his mother; encouragement with experimentation, creativity, and originality from his father, and persistence from both of his parents.

Born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, the artist spent his early childhood near the Mississippi River in the Boothill town of East Prairie, Missouri. Later in childhood, his family moved to the Ozarks–specifically a town named West Plains, Missouri.  As a 1977 graduate from West Plains High School, he attributes the beginning of his interest in art composition to his high school art instructor, Roy Hathcock, and his interest in the study of music to his instructor, Tom O’Connor.  Both studies would assist him greatly in his eventual architectural design career.  

In 1982, he graduated from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas.  Upon graduation, he moved to Texas to begin his architecture career and has been a registered Texas Architect since 1987.  He has created structures in Austin, Texas, and Houston, Texas–where he currently resides.  His architectural work has typically focused on large higher education, medical, and science technology buildings around Texas.

He is now taking what he has learned through his life experiences and professional career and expressing his concepts in artistic compositions.

His “MIND GAMES” art exhibit in the Hathcock Gallery at the museum will bring his journey full circle, displaying his artwork in the gallery named for his former inspirational high school art instructor. The exhibit will display some of his earlier work, demonstrating the evolution of his art.  These pieces utilize bright, vibrant, contrasting, and complimentary colors with free-flowing strokes that illustrate movement and expression. He intentionally places thought in the mind of the observer—by the use of negative space–to create positive images. When analyzing his compositions, the artist suggests you observe the negative space revealing concepts beyond the subject matter.

Mr. Grassle is excited for his first private exhibit “MIND GAMES” to occur in West Plains, Missouri, the community that helped to create and inspire the man himself. The exhibit is open to the public and will be on display from March 10th through April 2nd, with two opportunities to meet the artist during the Artist Receptions: the first will be on March 11 from 3 pm-5 pm, and the second will be on April 1st, from 12 pm-3 pm.

  

 

Harlin Board Of Directors Issues Call For Submissions to 47th Annual Fall Art Show

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its 47th Annual Fall Art Show this year and is calling for art submissions from all Ozarks regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s juried competition will be Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th from 12pm-4pm at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, October 10th – November 6th, 2022.

Categories and divisions for this juried competition art show will include Fine Arts (2D & 3D entries) for adult and  youth divisions, and Digital Arts (Still or Animated) for adult and youth divisions.  The show’s final categories will be determined by the entries received.

All entries will be evaluated for design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality. Entries must meet given guidelines and pass jury standards for acceptance into the competition portion of the show.

Guidelines for entry, as well as entry fee amounts and other pertinent information, can be found below.  All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone at (417) 256-7801.

Call For Art Submissions: Harlin Museum’s Upcoming Annual Spring Art Show

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its Annual Spring Art Show for 2022 and is calling for art submissions from all Ozarks regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s competition will be Friday, April 1st, and Saturday, April 2nd from 12 pm-4 pm each day at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, from April 8th – to May 1st, 2022.

Final categories for this competition art show will be determined by the entries received; artists can enter any kind of Fine Art piece, including Paintings (oil, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, ink and wash, tempera, or encaustic paints), Drawings (charcoal, chalk, crayon, pastel, pencil, or pen & ink), Printmaking pieces (woodcuts, stencils, block print, scratch art, engraving, etching, and lithography, or screen-printing, foil imaging, or giclee prints), and Sculpture ( bronze, stone, marble, wood, clay, metal or 3D print), as well as mixed media entries and Digital Art (Still or Animated). Any type of 2D or 3D art is eligible.  All entries will be evaluated for design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality by three individual judges..

Entries must meet given guidelines and pass jury standards for acceptance into the competition portion of the show. Guidelines for entry, as well as entry fee amounts and other pertinent information, can be found below.  All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at  or relayed via telephone to show organizer Vicki Warren-Martin at 870-706-7863 (text or call).

Calls For Art Submissions to Harlin’s 46th Annual Fall Art Show Competition

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host its 46th Annual Fall Art Show this year and is calling for art submissions from all Ozarks regional artists. Entry dates for the show’s juried competition will be Friday, October 15th and Saturday, October 16th from 12pm-4pm at the museum. The show’s entries will be on display in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, October 10th – October 31st, 2020.

 

Categories and divisions for this juried competition art show will include Fine Arts (2D & 3D entries) for novice, advanced or youth divisions, and Digital Arts (Still or Animated) for adult or youth divisions.  The show’s final categories will be determined by the entries received. All entries will be evaluated for design/composition, technique/skill of construction, presentation, and creativity/originality. Entries must meet given guidelines and pass jury standards for acceptance into the competition portion of the show.

The award for Best Of Show will receive a $500 award donated by show sponsor, West Plains, Savings & Loan.

 

Guidelines for entry, as well as entry fee amounts and other pertinent information, can be found below.  All other inquiries should be emailed to the museum at or relayed via telephone at (417) 256-7801.

 

Museum Announces Entry Dates for Annual High School Art Show & Young Artist Showcase

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains, MO is set to host it’s annual High School Art Show & Young Artist Showcase and is calling for art submissions from all regional public, private, and home-schooled student artists in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grades. Entry dates for the show’s competition will be Friday, March 12th, and Saturday, March 13th from 12 pm-4 pm at the museum.  Entry fees are $5.00 per piece. Late entries will be accepted on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 (12 pm – 4 pm) for an additional $5.00 fee per entry piece. Guidelines for competition can be found HERE.

The Young Artists Showcase is open to any artist 8th-grade-age or younger and allows younger artists to experience seeing their art on display in a professional art show.  Entries to the showcase are free to enter; entry dates are the same as those for the high school competition.

The show will be on display to the public in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery, March 12th – April 4th, 2021.

Wool-Felting Workshop with Angela Bullard this Saturday, February 27th

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Join us for another fun wool-felting workshop with Angela Bullard this, Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 1 pm. This workshop will focus on creating a lovely winter landscape. Wool and needle supplies will be provided; attendees will need to bring a pen and paper for taking notes, along with a small pair of scissors.

The cost to attend is $35; payment to be made the day of the workshop. Cash or check.

Registration is required to attend. Email us at or register online at https://harlinmuseum.com/events/events%20&%20activities/workshop-wool-felting-a-winter-landscape-with-angela-bullard/. Please be sure to register by Friday, February 26th.

Workshop attendees will be asked to wear a face mask and maintain social distancing recommendations for the safety of all who attend.