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La Reunion is Growing Something Good in Texas

Catherine Cuellar, Dallas native and Rhodes College alumna, is the founding president of the board of La Reunion, a growing artist residency program outside of Dallas, TX:
” La Reunion is a Texas not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 to establish an artist residency program in Dallas. Our future home will be located on […]

Memphis’ Loss is Portland’s Gain

Although we were sorry to see Lantana board member Jeanine Jablonski return to Portland in June after several years in Memphis, we are thrilled to brag about her recent accomplishments.
In addition to her board appointment with the Portland Arts Center, she will be taking over the arts and culture weblog for OregonLive.com, the online version […]

The Creative Class in Tennessee

What sort of positive impact does the creative class have on commerce, and on cultural development? Take a look at an excerpt from an article released in July by Tennesseans for the Arts:
“Creative Industries,” a national arts research project by Americans for the Arts, shows that there are 9,639 arts-related businesses in Tennessee, employing over […]

Cooper-Young Festival is Around the Corner

Mark your calendars for the 2006 Cooper-Young Festival on Saturday, September 16. The festival is a great way to have fun while supporting community artists, musicians, organizations, and retailers.
Click below for more details on this annual event:

George Shaw Coming this Winter

Lantana Projects and Rhodes College proudly announce the upcoming residency of George Shaw, an artist from Coventry, England, who works exlusively with Humbrol paints.
We will provide more articles, images, and interviews over the new few months, but this blog entry is a good introduction to the work of George Shaw. Enjoy!