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UPCOMING LECTURES

June 12, 2008, 4pm: Curator's walk through of "A Tribute to Jose Salazar, 1906-2006." Call 542-0941 for more information.

July 10, 2008, 4pm: Curator's walk through of "Nature's Colors: Gift from the AT&T Corporation to the BMFA Permanent Collection. Call 542-0941 for more information.

PAST LECTURES

Nov 14, 2007: 6:30 pm. View the Montalvo Collection of Contemporary Latin American Art and attend an art lecture by Dr. Romeo Montalvo. Dr. Romeo and Linda Montalvo are this year's recipients of the Distinguished Collectors’ Award. Wine and canapés. Reservations requested, please call 542-0941. $25 donation.

Sept 13, 2007: 4:00 pm. Public lecture, "Tea and Pottery; A Look At Ceramic Teaware Through The Ages" by Marcia Selsor, M.F.A. Professor Emerita from Montana State University. Free admission.

July 12, 2007: Public presentation and lecture given by photographer Fred Ragland on his exhibition The Splendor of Eastern Europe. Thursday, July 12 at 4:00 pm. Free admission.

Mar 9, 2007: BMFA Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture Series for March presents Marcia Selsor, ceramics artist. Ms. Selsor will be giving a presentation on the History of Islamic Tile design from Central Asia to Spain. Admission to the lecture is FREE to the public. Lecture will take place at the museum (660 E. Ringgold St) at 12:00 noon so bring your lunch! Selsor has pieces in public and private collections on three continents and works in a variety of ceramics techniques. She has also written numerous articles for Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, BAR (British Archaeological Reports) and NCECA Journals.

Feb 23, 2007: BMFA Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture Series for February brings to you Eugene and Teresa Allen, professional photographers, this time talking about Artistic Photography Enhancement. This is a complement to the Allensl lecture on Digital Artistic Photography held on December. Admission to the lecture is FREE to the public. Lecture will take place at the museum (660 E. Ringgold St) at 12:00 noon so bring your lunch!

Feb 8, 2007: 6 pm; Artist Mick Reber will give a lecture at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art. The lecture will include a presentation of the PBS Documentary “Mick Reber, Wild Bill” and the artist will hold a question & answer session on the documentary and the current BMFA exhibition “Mick Reber: Both Sides”. This is a perfect time to come and meet the artist!.

Jan 12, 2007: BMFA Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture Series for January brings to you Sue Tarrant, a former high school art instructor who will demonstrate the art of casting jewelry forms in pewter using simple plaster of Paris molds. Admission to the lecture is FREE to the public. Lecture will take place at the museum (660 E. Ringgold St) at 12:00 noon so bring your lunch!