Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation

W. H. Stark House

There are two new display exhibits. In the Carriage House, various collection objects have been moved into an 1890 Display Cabinet that once was in the library of the Stark House.

The WH Stark House dining room table is exhibited to portray a Stark family Thanksgiving Dinner using original silver, place settings of china and crystal. A really “good looking faux turkey” is ready to be carved. The display will remain up until the Monday after Thanksgiving.

The Stark House will have a booth for Art in the Park on Saturday, October 27. An art project for children will be available using inspiration from the house collection. Extra tours of the Stark House will be offered from 10 am until 3 pm for Art in the Park visitors.

Will France will be in Carriage House on Monday, October 22, photographing the first floor case objects.

Condolences and prayers go to Linda Womack and her husband Jimmy on the tragic loss of their youngest daughter, Cynthia K. Womack Bayliss on October 13, 2007 in Baytown, Texas.

Health Screening

With the high and rising cost of today’s healthcare, it has become increasingly more important to strive toward maintaining good health. The Foundation is committed to improving employees’ health and wellness. For this reason, we have again partnered with Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospitals to bring all employees FREE, confidential on-site health screenings and flu shots.

The HealthWorks Screenings will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 from 7:30a.m.-10:00a.m. in the Education Building. The screenings will consist of a Personal Health Profile, height, weight, body fat analysis, blood pressure, cholesterol, HDL, LDL direct, blood glucose and flu shots. To insure the best accuracy of your screenings, please fast for at least 10 hours prior to the event. In addition, men will receive a PSA (blood prostate screening). Each participant will receive a Personal Health Report in the mail at their home. The PHR will have “trended” results for every employee that also participated last year. Additionally, snacks and juices will be available to you immediately after your screenings.

For your convenience, Baptist Hospital has designated a confidential and secured website for you to complete your Personal Health Profile on-line before the event. They would greatly appreciate you taking advantage of this option which will help eliminate unnecessary wait times on-site. This service is ONLY available through 11/13/07. You can participate even if you don’t have access to the web.

Don’t miss this opportunity to take charge of your health! Pre-registration is REQUIRED (in addition to your on-line profile), by contacting Kathleen at 883-3513. Screenings and flu shots should take a maximum of 20 minutes per person.

Stark Museum of Art

The newest exhibitions on view in Gallery 5 are The Artist’s Hand: The Art of Nicolai Fechin, and Block by Block: Gustave Baumann Wood Blocks and Prints. A hands-on art activity teaching the process of wood block printing is located in the hallway adjacent to the Gustave Baumann exhibition. The Baumann exhibition will be on view until November 10, 2007 while the Fechin exhibition ends December 29, 2007.

Another exciting exhibition, Angels in Art: Illuminated Manuscripts from the Stark Collection will be open from November 27, 2007 until January 5, 2007.

Sarah Boehme returned from her vacation in Cody, Wyoming. During that time she served as a member of the Remington Examination Committee at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and she also attended the Plains Indian Museum Seminar on the topic "Cultural Preservation: Plains Indian People and the Maori."

There have been many changes in the galleries this month. Six new weavings are now hung in the lobby. They are: Navajo rug, Two Grey Hills; Navajo, Chinle Revival Rug; Navajo Blanket, Eye Dazzler; Navajo, Saddle Blanket; Navajo, Crystal rug; Navajo, Whirling Log Sand Painting, and a wall hanging by P. Miller. Two Frederic Remington bronzes, Wicked Pony and Stampede have been exchanged in the lobby and replaced with Frederic Remington bronzes, Wounded Bunkie and Trooper of the Plains. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Gerald Tree II is now located in Gallery 1. In Gallery 2, A Chief of the Multnomah Tribe by Hermon Atkins MacNeil has been installed.

Art in the Park will be a busy time for at the Stark Museum of Art docents and staff. Docents will be helping children learn the art of making wood block prints at the Stark Museum of Art booth in the park. Docents will also be touring 160 people in the museum from the Golden Triangle Southeast Texas Antique Automobile Club of America. The antique cars will be seen parked in the museum parking lot while the Antique Car Club members are visiting the museum.

Sue Harris sent flyers announcing Stark Museum school tour options for teachers and their students in the Region 5 area of Texas. The response has been good with the addition of 7 tours just last week.

Carol Sims, Judy Taylor, Jennie Hutchison, Charlotte Foreman, Rebecca Johns, and Sue Harris participated in Red Cross First Aid Training last week and completed requirements for certification in CPR/AED (Adult) and Standard First Aid.

Shangri La

Shangri La is sponsoring a workshop on Thursday for educators who plan to participate in the Jason Project next January/February. The theme for this year’s Jason Project is Monstrous Storms and will involve Region 5 students participating in various activities relating to the subject matter. Stark Foundation 10/22/2007

Shangri La will sponsor a booth at Art in the Park for the first time on Saturday. Plans call for door prizes to be awarded every hour.