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Thursday Painters: A Legacy
As early as 1946, a handful of painters, enjoying Harold Forgostein鈥檚 adult education classes, gathered regularly to paint alongside other artists, to watch them work, and see how they interpreted the same scene. One such group in San Luis Obispo has been known as The Thursday Painters for over seventy years.
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art celebrates this creative history with its exhibition entitled Thursday Painters: A Legacy, on view August 4 through October 1, 2017. Curated by Ruta Saliklis, SLOMA鈥檚 curator and director of exhibitions, Thursday Painters: A Legacy is a gathering of paintings by artists John Barnard, Chuck Crotser, Alice Cushing, Jan French, Margaret Jorgensen, Joan Sullivan, Chris Van Winkle, and Deborah Veldkamp. Saliklis credits the assistance from artists Deborah Veldkamp and Joan Sullivan, both who have helped organize this group over the years, with helping tell the story. Not everyone who has been a Thursday Painter can be shown. The historic references are sketchy鈥攖his exhibition is more like a typical Thursday Painters outing鈥攊t鈥檚 who showed up on a hot summer day.
As early as 1946, a handful of painters, enjoying Harold Forgostein鈥檚 adult education classes, gathered regularly to paint alongside other artists, to watch them work, and see how they interpreted the same scene. One such group in San Luis Obispo has been known as The Thursday Painters for over seventy years.
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art celebrates this creative history with its exhibition entitled Thursday Painters: A Legacy, on view August 4 through October 1, 2017. Curated by Ruta Saliklis, SLOMA鈥檚 curator and director of exhibitions, Thursday Painters: A Legacy is a gathering of paintings by artists John Barnard, Chuck Crotser, Alice Cushing, Jan French, Margaret Jorgensen, Joan Sullivan, Chris Van Winkle, and Deborah Veldkamp. Saliklis credits the assistance from artists Deborah Veldkamp and Joan Sullivan, both who have helped organize this group over the years, with helping tell the story. Not everyone who has been a Thursday Painter can be shown. The historic references are sketchy鈥攖his exhibition is more like a typical Thursday Painters outing鈥攊t鈥檚 who showed up on a hot summer day.
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