FROM THE PRESIDENT We hope you had a great summer and were

able to attend some of our recent events. Summer on the Square was once again a great success and offered some fantastic entertainment.

I want to thank everyone who has renewed their membership for 2016-17. If you haven't had a chance to renew your membership, we hope you will. The membership form is available on line. We truly appreciate everyone's support of the arts.

KAA has some new faces on the board. Four of our board members left the board in July to pursue other ventures.

Please see page 3 for more SOS information. All photos belong to Jana Russon

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Becki Minear is one of KAA's newest docents and a RSVP volunteer. Born and raised in Kirksville, her dad was one of the owners of the DMR Radio and Appliance dealer located on Franklin Street. She graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1967 and during her high school years worked at the local DQ. Becki volunteers in the Arts Center Gallery on most Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. She is a knowledgeabledocent while representing the arts. Hats off to Becki!

MARCH 2017

FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Kirksville Arts Members and Supporters, It has been quite a journey since the fire, but Kirksville Arts is moving on. The first exhibit and Lunch and Learn were both a great success. Planning for A Tea to Remember, Summer on the Square, Red Barn, future exhibits and Lunch and Learns continues. One person, who has been instrumental in getting Kirksville Arts up and running so quickly, is Director Judy Neuweg. When she was notified that smoke was coming from the Arts Center, she rushed to the building to remove the quilt exhibit, but couldn't enter. In the wee hours of the morning, while the fire was still burning, Judy met with local officials to provide information about the building. The day after the fire, she began making lists of items lost and what we needed for a new office. Everything was gone. She has worked with the insurance company and has volunteered many, many hours. We owe Judy an enormous thank you.

SEPTEMBER 2016

FROM THE PRESIDENT We hope you had a great summer and were

able to attend some of our recent events. Summer on the Square was once again a great success and offered some fantastic entertainment.

I want to thank everyone who has renewed their membership for 2016-17. If you haven't had a chance to renew your membership, we hope you will. The membership form is available on line. We truly appreciate everyone's support of the arts.

KAA has some new faces on the board. Four of our board members left the board in July to pursue other ventures.

Please see page 3 for more SOS information. All photos belong to Jana Russon

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Becki Minear is one of KAA's newest docents and a RSVP volunteer. Born and raised in Kirksville, her dad was one of the owners of the DMR Radio and Appliance dealer located on Franklin Street. She graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1967 and during her high school years worked at the local DQ. Becki volunteers in the Arts Center Gallery on most Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. She is a knowledgeabledocent while representing the arts. Hats off to Becki!

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FROM THE PRESIDENT CONT. While the loss was devasting, the outpouring of support, concern and generosity from this community has been humbling. The night after the fire the KGB (Kirksville Guild of Brewers) held a fund raiser for us. The Freeman Foundation sent a donation for our rebuild campaign the very first week. Melinda Colegrove's third grade class at Ray Miller donated their Christmas Party money to Kirksville Arts. Truman State University, with their commitment to service has been a tremendous resource. The Lincoln exhibit would not have been possible without Truman Gallery allowing us to use their pedestals. While facing the possibility of funding cuts, they shared proceeds from their annual "Friends of the Truman Gallery Fundraiser". Alpha Sigma Gamma donated funds. Members of Phi Delta and Tau Lamba Sigma held a silent art auction on campus with proceeds to us. Tom Trimborn donated proceeds from a silent auction of five of his Lincoln prints to Kirksville Arts. Paul and Colleen Wagner at Gallery 104, Art on the Square organized a wonderful art auction to help with our building campaign. The art was donated by many area artists. Trinity Episcopal Church Choir donated funds from their Mardi Gras dinner to Kirkville Arts. Jana Russon compiled a book celebrating the lost quilts with proceeds from the sale to Kirksville Arts. The Homer Laughlin Company in West Virginia replaced our lost dishes with beautiful Fiestaware. Noon Rotary donated proceeds from their soup supper to us. We have also received numerous donations from individuals. The Arts Center building at 117 South Franklin is now gone. Before demolition began, the building was stripped of all surviving art work that meant so much to many of you. We are taking our time and will consider all options for our next home. We are in the process of developing a strategic plan, which will guide us in planning the future Arts Center. We had an excellent return rate from our recent member survey and appreciate all your input. Results will be summarized in the next newsletter. As we were reminded after the fire, Kirksville Arts was not defined by our building. Kirksville is a truly amazing community. The Legacy Mosaic Tile Mural that was removed from the building had the title of the project in one of the panels, "The heART of Kirksville". Since the fire, we have learned how truly big the heART of Kirksville is. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank everyone for all your support. Kirksville Arts is returning stronger than ever.

LINDA TREASURE

LINCOLN EXHIBIT & LUNCH AND LEARN 2017 Community support of the Kirksville Arts Association after the tragic fire and loss of the Kirksville Arts Center in early December has been phenomenal. And so the arts live on in our community. The first exhibit in the new gallery, located at 1902 S. Baltimore, featured “Abe Lincoln” and came from the personal collection of Dr. Thomas Trimborn. Dr. Trimborn has written several books about Lincoln and is a well known Lincoln historian. Works by many artists and some by Trimborn himself uniquely told the Lincoln story . The exhibit spanned January 19th to March 4th, 2017. While the exhibit was in the gallery, Dr. Trimborn presented a second version on “Music that Lincoln Loved” at a Lunch and Learn. Over 40 people participated in the brown bag luncheon, among them 10 students and their teacher from Faith Lutheran Church.

SEPTEMBER 2016

FROM THE PRESIDENT We hope you had a great summer and were

able to attend some of our recent events. Summer on the Square was once again a great success and offered some fantastic entertainment.

I want to thank everyone who has renewed their membership for 2016-17. If you haven't had a chance to renew your membership, we hope you will. The membership form is available on line. We truly appreciate everyone's support of the arts.

KAA has some new faces on the board. Four of our board members left the board in July to pursue other ventures.

Please see page 3 for more SOS information. All photos belong to Jana Russon

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Becki Minear is one of KAA's newest docents and a RSVP volunteer. Born and raised in Kirksville, her dad was one of the owners of the DMR Radio and Appliance dealer located on Franklin Street. She graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1967 and during her high school years worked at the local DQ. Becki volunteers in the Arts Center Gallery on most Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. She is a knowledgeabledocent while representing the arts. Hats off to Becki!

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THANK YOU KGB! We want to thank the KGB, Kirksville Guild of Brewers for their generous donation to Kirksville Arts. On December 3, 2016, the evening after the fire that destroyed the Arts Center building, the KGB held a fund raiser at the DuKum Inn to benefit the arts association. We have just received their donation of $1,250! This was an annual event for the brewers and because of the fire they decided to donate their proceeds to Kirksville Arts. It was a lot of fun and we are so appreciative that they chose us for the funds. So, if you see any of these great people, please let them know just how much you appreciate their support to the arts: Felix and Katherine Adler, Betsy Hoscheid, Michael Cummings, Jerry Jones, Ted Frushour, Erin Shaw, Jason Shaw, Sarah Maddox, Johathan Vieker, Lex Towns and Mike Martel. These funds and all capital campaign donations will go toward our future permanent art center. In the upcoming months we will be asking members of the Kirksville community to share your ideas of what you think our next home should include. We are going about this process slowly and we intend for our new permanent home to be a place that everyone in the community will be proud of.

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Congratulations to Alie Fast, board member and collector of fiesta ware, recently contacted the Homer Laughlin China Co. and told them about the Arts Center fire with consequent loss of all the building contents. The president of the company graciously sent the Kirksville Arts Association 60 place settings of fiesta ware dishes! Way to go Alie!!

MARDI GRAS BY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Thank you Trinity Episcopal Church! On Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 the Trinity Episcopal Church hosted a Mardi Gras fundraiser dinner at the corner of Mulanix and Harrison prepared by the choir. Dinner included delicious foods such as gumbo, grits and beignets. The event was a free will donation to Kirksville Arts and we would like to give a special thank you to everyone who participated in this event!

SEPTEMBER 2016

FROM THE PRESIDENT We hope you had a great summer and were

able to attend some of our recent events. Summer on the Square was once again a great success and offered some fantastic entertainment.

I want to thank everyone who has renewed their membership for 2016-17. If you haven't had a chance to renew your membership, we hope you will. The membership form is available on line. We truly appreciate everyone's support of the arts.

KAA has some new faces on the board. Four of our board members left the board in July to pursue other ventures.

Please see page 3 for more SOS information. All photos belong to Jana Russon

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Becki Minear is one of KAA's newest docents and a RSVP volunteer. Born and raised in Kirksville, her dad was one of the owners of the DMR Radio and Appliance dealer located on Franklin Street. She graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1967 and during her high school years worked at the local DQ. Becki volunteers in the Arts Center Gallery on most Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. She is a knowledgeabledocent while representing the arts. Hats off to Becki!

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TRUMAN FRIENDS OF THE GALLERY Food, beverages, art, music, and special guests were part of a celebration of service in Kirksville. This year’s Friends of the Gallery Fundraiser, held in the Gallery in Ophelia Parrish on the Truman State Campus on Friday, March 3rd from 6:30-8:30pm, invited its donors to support either the Art Gallery, or the Kirksville Arts Association, or both. This year’s Friend's of the Gallery Fundraiser, coinciding with the last day of Truman’s two exhibitions focusing on the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I, and in response to the fire at the Kirksville Arts Center, was focusing on the theme of service. Donors enjoyed thematic food beverages, music and good conversation during this 18th annual celebration. Dr. Cole Woodcox, one of the organizer’s of this year’s fundraiser felt this exhibition, including materials relating to Kirksville’s participation in World War I, called for a theme focusing on all kinds of service to our community. “Then, when the fire occurred at the arts center, we immediately knew we wanted this event to be about the wider community. We know our quality of life in Kirksville depends upon so many members of our community who serve. These include first responders, teachers, local business leaders, artists, donors, the media, civil servants, veterans, and active members of the armed forces.” The suggested donation from the general public was $40 for this event, with a donation of $20 suggested for first responders, members and veterans of the armed forces, members of the Kirksville Arts Association and the Missouri and Southern Iowa Arts Guild (MOSI), and K-12 teachers.

We thank everyone who wasassociated with this event for including Kirksville Arts as a recipient for donations.

SEPTEMBER 2016

FROM THE PRESIDENT We hope you had a great summer and were

able to attend some of our recent events. Summer on the Square was once again a great success and offered some fantastic entertainment.

I want to thank everyone who has renewed their membership for 2016-17. If you haven't had a chance to renew your membership, we hope you will. The membership form is available on line. We truly appreciate everyone's support of the arts.

KAA has some new faces on the board. Four of our board members left the board in July to pursue other ventures.

Please see page 3 for more SOS information. All photos belong to Jana Russon

VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Becki Minear is one of KAA's newest docents and a RSVP volunteer. Born and raised in Kirksville, her dad was one of the owners of the DMR Radio and Appliance dealer located on Franklin Street. She graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1967 and during her high school years worked at the local DQ. Becki volunteers in the Arts Center Gallery on most Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. She is a knowledgeabledocent while representing the arts. Hats off to Becki!

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QUILTS - THE LAST EXHIBIT "The recent Kirksville Arts fire (Dec 2, 2016) destroyed about 30 heirloom quilts. The day of the fire, about 4pm, I walked around the Gallery and made pictures of the Exhibit. Then about 8:30pm the flames ate up the Kirksville Arts Building; hook, line and sinker! I thought: 'I will make a book of these pictures to preserve our quilts.' Wow! These stories are pictures will far outlast our quilts. I want to present to you, The Book 'Quilts - The Last Exhibit'" - Jana Russon Please visit janarusson.blogspot.com to see images from the book just like pictured to the left. Thank You Jana for preserving these precious items!!

GALLERY 104 ART AUCTION THANK YOU GALLERY 104!!! February 4th, Paul and Colleen Wagner held a fund raiser for Kirksville Arts at Gallery 104 Art on the Square. We want to thank the Wagners, all the artists who donated auction items and the businesses that supported the event. It was a fantastic afternoon. $6,780 was raised for our rebuilding effort. Many wonderful pieces of art were sold. Dick Taylor of Taylor Auction Company did an awesome job. He made the day fun and entertaining. The DuKum Inn and Maxwell's provided wine and other beverages and Colton's Steak House & Grill and Take Root Cafe donated food for the delicious reception. B&H Graphics designed the flyers to publicize the event. Volunteers, Maureen McHale, Janet Hawkins, Sharon Pritchard, Judy Harris, Darrell Williams, Krista Baker, Paula Cochran and Sharon McGahn also assisted with the auction. Auction items were provided by all of the artists who have work at Gallery 104, as well as other local artists and collectors. Art was donated by: Jeanie Coy Auseon, Lisa Barnes, Deb Baughman, Trish Hill-Bellington, Jerry Brown, Mary Ann Cochran, Brandon Crandall, Steve Easterwood, Nyle Gordon, Judy Harris, Lisa Hickman, Debra Johnson, Patti Kreps, Gin Lammert, Jane Lovsteun, Maureen McHale, John McMurry, Carla Palermo, Chuck Pritchard, Jeanne Scott Zumwalt, Debra K. Scroggin-Myers, Mary Beth St. Clair, Clara Straight, Colleen Wagner, Greg Walter, Darrell Williams, Danielle Yakle, Wynne Wilbur, Aaron Fine, Amber Corbet, Sara Orel, Laura Bigger, Francine Fox and Kathleen Libby. We cannot thank everyone enough for your generosity, your hard work and support for Kirksville Arts. We sincerely appreciate all that you have done, it was an amazing event. If you have never visited Gallery 104 Art on the Square, we encourage you to stop by and see all the amazing works of art for sale. Kirksville is home to many fine, talented artists.

RAY MILLER ELEMENTARY 3RD GRADERS THANK YOU THIRD GRADERS!!! Melinda Colegrove at Ray Miller Elementary has an amazing 3rd grade class! They voted to donate $62.84, which would have paid for their Christmas party, to Kirksville Arts. One child even donated a bag of red shredded paper. What a selfless and generous group of students. This gift not only touches our heart, it also strengthens our commitment to plan for the future. From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank them, their families and Mrs. Colegrove. This self sacrificing act reflects the values they've learned from their families and teachers. Kirksville is home to some pretty fantastic people. We will use the red shredded paper when we have a grand opening of our new permanent arts center.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Call to Artists!! Applications for the 43rd Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival to be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 are in the mail with the application also posted on the Kirksville website. Join more than 100 fine artists and crafters at this popular destination festival.

SORORITY SUPPORT! We would like to thank the ladies of Alpha Sigma Gamma from Truman State University for their recent donation to our Rebuild Capital Campaign. Shortly after the fire, Katey Wetter with ASG contacted us about making a donation. Also, we would like to thank Phi Delta and Tau Lamba Sigma from Truman State University for holding an art auction to raise funds for Kirksville Arts. While Kirksville is home to these students for only a few years they leave a lasting impact with their contribution to the Kirksville community. We are honored that they chose KAA as one of the philanthropies they chose to support this year.

Kirksville Arts Association Membership Roster 2016-2017

Ameren Missouri • The Campbell Law Firm, LLC • Teri G. Crandall Trust • Anna L. Miller • Murilyn Koutstaal • Sara Orel

Glenn Moritz • Charles & Sharon Pritchard • Kathy Rieck & Jim Lyons • Heinz & Mary Lou Woehlk

Charles and Cathy Baldwin • Jay & Susan Shoaff-Ballanger • Katie Graves • Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce

Ian Lindevald & Cindy Cooper • Rich McKinney

American Trust Bank • B&H Graphics and Print • Century 21 - Whitney Agency • David Playle Hudson Rimer Funeral Home

Gardner Collier Jewelry • Jodie L. Gordon, DDS • Hawkins-Harrison Insurance • Heritage House Rentals, LLC • Hollister, Inc. • Hidden Treasures

Hightower Wholesale • Kirksville Lumber • Kirksville Tourism Lloyd Distributing • Joyce Otten • RE/MAX Real Estate - Vicki Benson

State Farm Insurance - Audra Jackson • Western’s Smokehouse

Myra Baiotto • Terry Baker • Trish Hill Bellington • George Shinn & Anne Bergey • Dwight Buckingham • Edwin & Nettie Carpenter Brandon

Crandall • Dana & Sarah Delaware • Julia Edgar • Sandra Elliott • Mark Smith & Alie Fast • Carolyn B. Frick

Darrell and Sara Beth Fouch • Alan Garvey & Mary Shapiro • Emil Helmich • Errol & Elizabeth Hooper • Brooke Kelsey • Jim & Kim LeBaron

Kathleen Libby • Robert & Suzanne Martin • Jerry & Karen Mayhew • Lanny & Beth Morely • Rick & Sue Neely • Odessa Ofstad • Barbara Price Holly & Hugh Quinn • Linda Ranson • Steven & Jana Russon • Terrence and Janet Hawkins • Marty Jayne and Nancy Burns

Amanda Langendoerfer • Harold and Becky Osborn • Barbara Smith-Mandell • Steve and Linda Treasure • Gene and Ginny Schneider Melissa K. Stuart

Carson & Barb Adams • Bobby & Mary Craig • Bob & Leola Daniels • Neal & Betsy Delmonico • Charles & Maride Elam

Gary & Claire Floyd • Marcy Graham & Franz Frankhorst • Arthur & Kelly Freeland • Michael French & Janet Head

Howard & Lisa Hickman • Royce Kallerud & Devon Mills • Jesse & Katherine Krebs • Dennis & Lynette Markeson

Bob & Sue Mason • Marvin & Rebecca McClanahan • Dr. Betty McClane-Iles & Lawrence Iles • Jeff & Melissa Nelson

Rusty & Arletta Nelson • Glenn & Judy Neuweg • Glen & Elaine Novinger • Robert & Nova Powell • Jim, Sandy & Eric Przybylski

Dave & Carol Rector • Irene Richardson • Roger & Nancy Terrell-Rosenberg • Pam & Phil Ryan • John & Jacquelyn Settlage

Gregg Siewert & Mary Sims • Wally & Ricki Trosen • Paul & Colleen Wagner • Michael and Deb Goggin • Jack and Anita James

Debra Johnson • Paul Parker and Michele Breault • Jeff and Marilyn Romine • Lori and Ken Shook • Scott and Heidi Templeton

Thomas and Jane Trimborn • Sarah and Will Stock • Gary and Nancy Belfield • Brad and Stacie Hudson • Bob and Wanda Hartsock Sam and Sandra Fleak • Richard and Patrice Coughlin • Neil and Jennifer Sargentini • Julie Mikolajczak & John Henderson

Richard and Kathy Roberts • Jack and Sue Magruder • Michael and Melinda Orskog • Teresa Ross Family

Scott Hartman Family • James and Karin Harmon • Amber Johnson and John Smelcer • Amy Bix

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

BUSINESS

PATRON

FAMILY

INDIVIDUAL

Joyce Ayers • Diane Baer • Shirley Baldwin • Artis Ball • Anne Barlow • Ben Beard • Harriet Beard • Hilvina Baiotto • Dianthe Cable

Peggy Chrow • Kay Clapp • Mary Kay Crnic • Gloria D. Davis • Janet Dillavou • Charles Frost • L. Karen Gardner • Mary Giovannini Lisa Marie Glaubitz • Jacquelin Harrison • Cynthia Hill • Linda Hudnall • Debra Johnson • Leta Mae Jones • Mark H. Laughlin • Delores Lesseig

Carol Lockhert • Jane Lovstuen • Brent Mayberry • Maureen McHale • Jim Murdock • Duretta Newman • Eva Jane Noe • Colleen Primmer Priscilla Riggle • Norma Robinson • Dick Schoonover • Daryl Shafer • Gerry Shoop • Mary Sieren • Pam Sylvara • Janet Snyder • Clara Straight Kristie Swaim • Gerald Tade • Michelle Terhune • Greg Walter • Cindy Willcox • Judith Sharp • Larry Evans • Marietta Jayne • JoAnna Marshall John W. Bohac • Carletta Sprague • Christina M. Morris • Sharon McGahan • Wayne Yanda • Patricia Green • Donna J. Bailey • Evonne Baker

Terry Hunsaker • Billie Hunsaker • Laura Hulse • Diane Apa • Carol Lowe • Meredith Willcox • Renetta Rockhold • Sue Floyd • Mary Beth St. Clair Mary Major • Mary Myers • Patricia Kreps • Virginia Crumbaugh

Updated: March 4th, 2017

March 20th - 31st, 2017 "Celebrate the Artist in You"Reception 3/31/17, 4:30 - 6:00pmAwards presented at 6:00 - 6:30pm

April 4th, 2017 "Sousa Come to Kirksville"Brown Bag Lunch with Dr. Thomas TrimbornEvent starts at Noon

April 3rd - 13th, 2017Matthew Middle School Art Exhibit Reception April 4th 5 - 6:30pm

April 23rd, 2017 "A Tea to Remember"2 - 4pm at the Arts Gallery

May 7th - May 12th, 2017 Truman State University Visual Communications CAPSTONE Exhibit Reception May 12th6 - 7:30pm

May 1st, 2017 Kirksville Community Chorus Spring ConcertFirst Christian Church 7pm

May 18th - July 8th, 2017Juried MOSI Art Guild Exhibit Reception May 19th5:30 - 7pm

Association Membership Roster 2016-2017UPCOMING EVENTS

New Arts Center Location:

1902 South Baltimore, Suite 101 Kirksville MO, 63501