May 2013

  As always, The Best of Missouri Hands would like to recognize our Corporate Members. Alliance Art Gallery Allied Arts Council Augusta Chamber of Commerce Bluestem Missouri Crafts Columbia Art League Downtown Excelsior Partnership Downtown Hannibal Art Fair DreamCatcher Sheep & Fiber Farm Excelsior Springs Cultural Guild Kinderhook Treasures Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies […]

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Missouri Arts Council seeking artists for a feature article

The Missouri Arts Council is looking for artists with more than one string to their bow for a feature article that will be published on missouriartscouncil.org on June 3. The idea is to focus on artists who work professionally in divergent forms—a potter who is also a working musician, a fiber artist who is a published poet, […]

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Letter from Ann Salviazul

Dear Martha Greer, Executive Director and BOMH Board of Directors, Thank you for the scholarship to attend the ArtSmart 2013 Conference in Springfield, Missouri. The sessions were professionally presented, informative and encouraging. The Best of Missouri Hands is certainly meeting its mission of “Educating its members; Providing technical assistance and mentoring for artistic development; and […]

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Executive Director’s Letter

These past few months have been busy! ArtSmart 2013 was an amazing success. With almost double the number of attendees from 2012, engaging and charismatic presenters, awesome activities and last but not least, an enthusiastic  group of attendees, the conference was amazing!  Feedback from surveys indicated that everyone who participated agreed. “Fresh Art” a juried […]

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BOMH Donors

Thank you to the following who have made a financial contribution to support the Best of Missouri Hands 2012-2013 Vic Barr Kim Carr Don Crozier Jane Domke Michael Gaines Martha Greer Charles Harrison Peggy King Nancy Koehler Sandy Kolde Missouri Mansion Preservation Joyce Rosen Jeanne Scott Loren Woodard Martin Spilker Each donation helps The Best […]

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Member News

Rose Monzyk, owner of Rose Monzyk Millinery and Brushworks, entered a “project runway” type competition for milliners named Top Hat. Below is her description of the event: “We arrived in Lexington March 8 with no idea of what we would be doing or what materials we’d be given. We had a total of six hours over […]

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