![]() ![]() In phone interviews and transcribed excerpts from recent videos, the artists commented on their works. “These are artists who are working at the top of their game and in our community among the best,” Scholl said. Michael Vasquez’s work in progress is not yet titled acrylic, acrylic spray paint, acrylic paint markers on canvas 40 x 30 inches. Both are improvisations based on prior works, expanded in scale. The acquisitions include two commissioned pieces – a baroque-style interior charcoal drawing by Gonzalo Fuenmayor, and a vividly painted, expressionistic masked portrait of a young man wearing a bandana by Michael Vasquez. “But in the end, we decided to take all of the recommendations, just because of the times and the need in the community.”Īdditional funds were promptly budgeted, totaling $46,000, Scholl said. “We originally were going to only take one or two,” Kovel said. Scholl and Kovel agreed it was a very good, virtuous circle. With an approved budget and a long list of candidates, the Oolite Arts Acquisitions Program was born.Ī committee, led by board members Lin Lougheed and Marie Elena Angulo, selected works by seven current and recent Oolite studio residents and presented these to the full board. Scholl and wife Debra, renowned collectors who also initiate traveling exhibitions and make major gifts, have strong connections to many museums. Scholl loved it and suggested that after a few years of exhibition in Oolite’s new facility – currently in the planning stages – the works be gifted to museums, chosen to best support each artist’s developing career. The idea: To acquire and display the works of Oolite’s artists-in-residence and alumni. “She came to me six or eight months ago and said, ‘How would you feel about having an Oolite art collection?’” said Dennis Scholl, Oolite’s CEO and president, in a recent interview. While touring the art museum’s collection of works created by students – many of whom became renowned as alumni – Kovel had a revelation that percolated over several years. (Photo courtesy of Christina Mendinghall)Ībout five years ago, Oolite Arts’ board chairwoman Kim Kovel visited the Cranbrook art center in Michigan. Oolite Arts CEO Dennis Scholl and artist Diego Gutierrez in his studio at Oolite Arts. ![]()
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