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.
We are happy to announce that of the fifty-seven entries to this year’s Spring Art Show at the Harlin Museum, TWENTY-SIX of those entries have been awarded a ribbon for excellence! The Harlin’s Spring Art Show is meant to give area artists of all calibers an opportunity to present their talent in a competition setting. This show offers both Novice and Expert level divisions, as well as a separate Youth Division. Categories this year included Paintings, Drawings, Mixed Media, and 3D (3-Dimensional) Art.
And….the winners are:
BEST OF SHOW:
“Studio” an acrylic painting by Lonnie Meuser of West Plains, MO
PAINTING CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
1st Place: “Mercy” (Watercolor) by LeeAnn Tombley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “The Vine” (Watercolor) by LeeAnn Tombley of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Earl’s Roost” (Acrylic on metal) by Rebecca Earls of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mention: “Old Car” (Watercolor) by Robert Kelley of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “Tools Of The Trade” (Acrylic} by Ruth Kelley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Peace” (Acrylic) by Kelli Albin of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “A Posse Of Rockhoppers” (Acrylic) by Ruth Kelley of West Plains, MO & “Blue Splatter” (Acrylic) by Kelli Albin of West Plains, MO
DRAWINGS CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
NO ENTRIES
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “Whoo’s There?” (Graphite) by Lonnie Meuser of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “County Clare Cathedral Ruins” (Ebony Pencil) by Ron McGarry of Willow Springs, MO
3rd Place: “Magnified” (Color Pencil) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mentions: “Rocky Falls” (Ebony Pencil) by Ron McGarry of Willow Springs, MO & “Rockin’ Robin” (Color Pencil) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
MIXED MEDIA CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult-Novice Division
1st Place: “Light House Sunrise” (Mixed Media) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “Bailey’s Star” (Mixed Media) by Lauren Acevedo of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Grandma’s House” (Mixed Media-Reverse Glass Painting with old sash window) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert
1st Place: “Bandit” (Mixed Media) by Brenda Taylor of West Plains, MO
3-DIMENSIONAL ART CATEGORY AWARDS
Adult- Novice Division
1st Place: “3-Piece Jewelry Set” (Mixed Media-Metal & Beads) by Cheryll Stellman of West Plains, MO
Adult-Expert Division
1st Place: “On The Road Again” (Metal Sculpture) by Jim Davis of Thornfield, MO
2nd Place: “Care To Dance?” (Metal Sculpture) by Jim Davis of Thornfield, MO
3rd Place: “Integration No.1” (Mixed Media Sculpture) by Cathie McClellan
YOUTH CATEGORY AWARDS
1st Place: “Barney” (Mixed Media-Alcohol Marker/Pen & Ink) by Jeremiah Tombley of West Plains, MO
2nd Place: “The Constructioneer” (Mixed Media-Alcohol Marker/Pen & Ink) by Jeremiah Tombley of West Plains, MO
3rd Place: “Great Blue Heron” (Color Pencil) by MaKenna Smith of West Plains, MO
Honorable Mention: “Oriole” (Color Pencil) by MaKenna Smith of West Plains, MO
Congratulations to all of the artists! The art show is open to the public during the museum’s regular hours of operation
(Thursday – Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm) or by appointment (email the museum at ) and will be on display now through April 30th. A public Artists’ Reception will be held in the museum’s Hathcock Gallery from 3 pm – 5 pm on Saturday, April 22nd.
The Harlin Museum is located at 405 Worcester in downtown West Plains, MO.
West Plains Arts Alliance members, the West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and the Harlin Museum of West Plains (Harlin), will host a watercolor workshop by area artist, Lee Copen. The workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in the Hathcock Gallery at the Harlin, 405 Worcester Ave. in West Plains, MO.
WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “Lee Copen is an accomplished watercolor artist and oil painter. Lee is an excellent teacher and able to help the beginner artist learn the medium.”
About the Artist: Lee Copen lives and paints on a small farm in Mountain View, Missouri. Whether painting on location or in the studio, her light-filled paintings reflect her love of nature and the landscape. “I have always been drawn to the diversity and beauty that landscape has to offer. I love to capture a fleeting moment of beauty and share what I see with others.”
Lee Copen studied art at the University of Northern Colorado, graduating with a degree in fine art with an emphasis in graphic design. She worked as a sign painter, art director, and graphic artist; eventually starting her own freelance business in Architectural Illustration, which she did for 15 years. In 2002 she became certified in K-12 art education and has taught art at Liberty High School for the past 21 years.
In addition to teaching, she is a fine artist. She is equally comfortable painting in watercolor or oils, feeling that different subjects call for different styles and media. She loves painting both on location and in the studio, each presenting its own unique challenges. Her award-winning paintings can be purchased online and at select galleries. If you’d like to know more, please go to LeeCopen.com to view available artwork and sign up to receive her newsletter. She will be teaching a single-day studio watercolor workshop which is suitable for all learning levels — her hope is that she can lead you to love painting in watercolors as much as she does.
The total cost for the workshop is $55, and registration is required. Email or call Paula at 417-293-2325 to sign up. Space is limited for this workshop. For more information, you may contact WPCA at , the Harlin Museum at , or contact coordinators Janey Hale at or Vicki Martin at .
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.
MUSEUM NEWS: Plein Air Painting Workshop with John Lasater IV, September 2 & 3, 2020
Deadline to register for the John P. Lasater IV 2-Day Plein Air workshop by August 30th, 2020.
August 7, 2020
Join award-winning representational painter, John P. Lasater IV, for a 2-day Plein air painting workshop this September, hosted by the Harlin Museum.
Workshop activities begin Tuesday evening, September 1st, with an Artist Meet & Greet at Harlin Museum of West Plains (participants will be notified of event time upon registration confirmation) at which participants will view a presentation given by the artist. Students will then meet the artist on location at Mammoth Spring State Park, Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, for the Plein air instructional workshop sessions on Wednesday & Thursday, September 2 &3, 2020, from 9 am – 4 pm each day.
The cost to attend the workshop is $300.00 total for both days. Payment must be made in full to Harlin Museum by the first day of the workshop. Students are responsible for bringing their own art supplies to the workshop, as well as a bag lunch or any other desired refreshments. The general supply list for John’s workshops can be found on his website at https://www.lasaterart.com/page/17524/workshop-supply-list.
All questions may be directed to the Harlin Museum via email at or you may phone/text the workshop’s coordinator, Vicki Warren-Martin, at 870-706-7863. Registration to reserve a seat may be completed online by clicking the link HERE and completing the Bookings instructions at the bottom of the page.
WORKSHOP VENUE/LOCATION: Mammoth Spring State Park, 17 US HWY 63, Mammoth Springs, AR 72554
LUNCH/REFRESHMENTS: Students will need to bring their own drinking water, bag lunch, and/or other refreshments
As public spaces reopen and we all begin the transition to our new normal, we have decided to dip our toes in the proverbial waters by announcing dates for our upcoming 2020 Youth Summer Art Camp sessions with Ginny Thomason. This will be an ideal opportunity for us to start small as we work towards reopening for public events and gallery shows.
The camp will have two sessions, Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am – 12 pm, on June 30th – July 2nd, 2020and then again on July 21st – 23rd, 2020. The cost to attend is $10 / camper per day (snack and supplies included) and pre-registration is required; please register for the first session by June 29th.
To register your camper or for more information, please contact our Art Camp instructor, Ginny Thomason, at 417-257-3987 or email her at .
Due to the current ongoing public health issue with Coronavirus, extra safety precautions will be taken to protect all attendees in accordance with the guidelines given by health authorities and #westplainsmo officials. We encourage all patrons to approach us with any concerns so that we may serve you better and make your experience a positive one.
The Lost Arts Workshop Series, a new series of workshops sponsored by the Harlin Museum that focus on artisan skills and crafts from simpler times, debuted this weekend on Saturday, February 22nd in the Harlin’s lower-level classroom area. The workshop, taught by instructor Michelle Werther from Protem, MO, was a limited-seating workshop.
Five area ladies came to learn how to use rattan and oak to create a small market basket with a typical basket-weave method. The workshop, which cost $40 and included all the supplies for the price, began at 10 am and ended with five happy participants that leFt with lovely market baskets that they created themselves.
The Lost Arts Series will continue with other planned workshops, including Canning From Your Garden, Leather Working, Black-Smithing, Broom-making, etc, plus additional basket-weaving workshops. Watch our social media and website for future workshop announcements and let us know what kinds of workshops you’d like to see in this series!
A Lost Arts: Basket-Weaving workshop in the Harlin’s lower level classroom area.
Join local instructor, Wendy Ziegler, on Saturday, April 27th & Sunday, April 28th, 2019 for our 2-Day Plein Air Nature Journaling Workshop & Nature Walk!
Nature journaling (sketchbook journaling) is the art of recording the natural world in its own environment; sketching in detail and recording information about plants, animals, mountains, and landscapes to use as a reference or for instances when it cannot be captured in detail by a camera.
This workshop’s emphasis will be on learning how to look closely at nature while observing with a keen eye and recording what you see in detail. The cost for the workshop is $40, if you pre-register before April 20th, or $50, if you register after April 20th. The cost will cover instruction & student grade materials that will be provided to use during the workshop, however, you are encouraged to bring your own supplies. You can find a list of required supplies here.
The indoor part of the workshop will be in the Lower Level Classroom Space of the Harlin Museum on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. The Nature Walk portion to practice your skills will be on Sunday from 1 pm to 3 pm at Galloway Park. It is recommended that all wear walking shoes and comfortable weather-appropriate clothing for the outdoor portion. Of course, participants are invited to bring their own lunch or snacks for either portion of the workshop.
If you are interested in signing up for this workshop or would like more information, you may contact either the instructor, Wendy Ziegler, by email at or Harlin Board member, Gladys Morris, at 417-255-0920 or by email at
IMPORTANT: Please pre-register to attend ASAP for the best value and so that set-up spacing, and materials can be verified ahead of time. Registering and paying in advance guarantees your space in the workshop.
We are pleased to announce that the exhibit in the Hathcock Gallery for the month of May 2019 will be our annual Photography Show Competition! If you, or someone you know, is interested in photography and would like to enter, please read the guidelines below:
Friday, April 26th, 2019 from 12 pm – 6 pm & Saturday, April 27th, 2019 from 12 pm – 4 pm in the Hathcock Gallery of Harlin Museum
Entry Fee
1 photograph -$15.00, 2 photographs – $25.00, 3 photographs – $30.00, 4 photographs – $35.00
Photographers may enter a maximum of 4 photographs. Cash or check only; make checks payable to the Harlin Museum.
Entry Categories
Black & White
Color
Prizes
Best of Show – $100.00
1st place per category – $75.00
2nd place per category – $50.00
3rd place per category – $25.00
Guidelines
All photographs must be original works of the photographer entering. All works must not have been previously exhibited in the Harlin Museum’s Photography Show. Photographs must be no smaller than 8” x 10” and no larger than 24” x 30” matted and framed under glass. Photographs must be framed and ready with wire and eye-screws for hanging. No Saw-tooth Hangers. Artists may offer their photographs for sale. Sales commissions are split between the artist & the museum 80/20.
Awards Reception
The Awards Reception will be held Saturday, May 25th, 2019, from 12 pm to 4 pm, starting with a meet & greet social for the photographers, their families, and their friends, followed by the awards ceremony at 3 pm, where the ribbons, prize money, and special awards will be presented by members of the Harlin Museum Board. Entries will be released after the awards presentation. Entries may be picked up at the museum at any time the following week during regular business hours.
Sponsors
The 2019 Harlin Museum Photography Show Competiton is sponsored and hosted by the Harlin Museum Board. Proceeds after expenses go towards the museum’s maintenance and the sponsorship of future shows and activities
Points of Contact Gladys Morris, 417-255-0920,
Vicki Martin,
Join us for a fun craft workshop where participants will learn the basics of crocheting and receive one-on-one instruction to crochet their very own scarf! Cost is $20.00/person; must reserve a spot in advance. Students will need to provide their own supplies; you can find a list of them here: https://harlinmuseum.com/event/workshop-basics-of-crocheting-w-angela-bullard/
As public spaces reopen and we all begin the transition to our new normal, we have decided to dip our toes in the proverbial waters by announcing dates for our upcoming 2020 Youth Summer Art Camp sessions with Ginny Thomason. This will be an ideal opportunity for us to start small as we work towards reopening for public events and gallery shows.
