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Art Notes Beer For My Horses The design shop Area has some beautiful and poignant images of rescue horses photographed by Kathy Oliver and Skeeter Hagler, named the "Willie Nelson Signature Series Horses." All were taken in Luck, Texas, on Nelson's several-hundred-acre From the "Willie Nelson Signature Horse Series" ranch, where many of Habitat for Horses' rescued equine live and graze. Pictured is a limited-edition photograph on Plexiglas, 68 by 45 inches, at Area for $3,995, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Greener Pastures Land Fund for Rescued Horses. (The images have also been bound into a book, The Horse at Home.) And, don't miss the second fund-raiser for Greener Pastures Thursday, November 7, 6 to 10 pm, at Area, with Shake Russell on stage. Tickets start at $150; event information, 409.935.0277. Area, 3735 Westheimer, 713.668.1668; area-houston.com. Kermit Oliver Is Crowned NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Upstairs/Downstairs: From pulsating street art to the annals of American art, it's high and low during November. First up, see two expat 18th-century painters, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's "American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World," organized by MFAH curator Emily Ballew Neff. This tour de force rewrites the field as it examines the intense rivalry between John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West, two masters of the romantic historical gesture. Don't miss the two heroic canvases that are in the Daniel Anguilu's Untitled, 2013 at Peveto canons of Art History 101 (through January 20) … Head to Peveto for Houston artist Daniel Anguilu's stained-glass painting for the streets. Anguilu's art-making was last seen at the Station Museum's farewell show. Now he's back, on Colquitt, in a beautiful, gritty view (through December 7) … Howard Sherman is showcased at his Gallery Row dealer, with explosive new work that marries collage and paint handling with a baroque sense of space. Catch "Metaphysical Batman" (Sherman always has the best titles) at McMurtrey Gallery (through November 27). Bring the Popcorn: Houston Cinema Arts Festival unveils year cinq. I'm most excited about a documentary directed by John Carrithers of Carrithers Studio, showcasing 50 years of the Houston Ballet, from its beginnings around the Ballet Russes to today's avant-garde troupe (screening Sunday, November 10, 4 pm, at MFAH; complete lineup, cinemartsociety.org) … Another highlight is Venice Biennale-exhibited nonagenarian Jonas Mekas in Cinema on the Verge and concurrently at Deborah Colton Gallery (November 9 opening, November 10 talk; through December 28). Passport: Isabella Court mainstay Inman Gallery brings in the latest and greatest talents from the Leipzig school in "Lokalkolorit (Local Color)" (November 1 – January 3) … At Asia Society Texas Center, Night Market inaugurates its next duo of exhibitions, bringing a textured sense of diversity, flavors and traditions. (Free Thursday, November 7; both shows through February 9). Catherine D. Anspon John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark, 1778, at MFAH brought to byto by you brought you COLLECTOR'S CONVERSATION Kermit Oliver's Orpheus, 1997, at Art League Houston In keeping with the momentous nature of its 65th anniversary, Art League Houston bestowed its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award on Texas realist painter, Kermit Oliver. A TSU grad who's represented by Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Oliver studied with the mythic Dr. John Biggers and was given a handsome retrospective at the MFAH in 2005; yet Oliver never forsook his day job at the post office in Waco despite international renown, including designing scarves for the house of Hermès. (He's the only American artist to do so.) Catch Oliver's canvases imbued with beauty and allegory at Art League, along with Texas Artist of the Year Rachel Hecker's paradise of pop sculpture and paintings (through November 15). Catherine D. Anspon PC Acquire O DALLAS ART FAIR Patron, collector and Dallas Contemporary board member Meg Carstens Gotvald poses questions to artist Brandon Kennedy, curator of the Dallas Art Fair's inaugural PRKD — a year-round program dedicated to the exhibition of public work, just opened and now on view at Henry C. Beck Jr. Park, adjacent to the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG). How was the idea of PRKD hatched? Who approached whom? And, have you worked with Chris Byrne or John Sughrue on other projects? How many exhibitions do you expect to stage in this space per year? I had approached the Dallas Art Fair last spring with the idea of staging one of my own sculptures in the park during the fair. I didn't hear back until after the fair was over, but then Chris Byrne and I had lunch, and we discussed expanding the idea and scope of the project. And, no, I haven't worked with either Chris or John before PRKD. As it currently stands, we're planning on having three PRKD exhibitions in the first year. Meg Carstens Gotvald How did you come up with the idea of the initial exhibition, "Subject to Change"? How did you source your first group of artists? As I had to move rather quickly with Brandon Kennedy choosing the show's concept and artist roster, I went with four other local artists that I either knew personally or had exhibited with before. Jesse Morgan Barnett, Bradly Brown, Lucia Simek, Ludwig Schwarz and myself all work with everyday materials and their translation or transformation into an art context, albeit using various strategies and formal concerns. Can you go over the theme and what the title means and how it might tie into this particular body of work? Hopefully, the title of the exhibition loosely alludes to an idea of transformation or the impermanence that artworks can undergo either during conception or the eventual production of the work … For the rest of the conversation, peruse papercitymag.com. DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 11–13, 2014; PREVIEW GALA APRIL 10, 2014 WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM ur feasting-themed issue naturally deserves a PC Acquire all about foodstuffs. Enter Houston artist Celeste Tammariello, who also serves as a PaperCity graphic designer. Tammariello has exhibited from Galleri Urbane in Marfa to Yvonamor Palix Gallery in Houston — and she is also collected by our executive arts editor for her personal Pop holdings. This award-garnering creative admits to having been obsessed with prosaic junk food for the past decade, often incorporating text fragments into her coveted photographs shot at Texascentric locations ranging from Southern Maid Donuts in Odessa to Bellaire's Palace Bowling Lanes and even the very tony Tony's in Houston. Peruse the entire trove online, which slants towards powdered and colorfully glazed donuts, Hello Kitty cupcakes, cotton candy, Milk Duds — alongside savory nachos and popcorn. What you see is a slightly skewered version of the American dream, told vis-à-vis our national obsession with snacks and treats, filtered through the artist's (slightly) dark, but unerringly smart sense of humor. Eight images in the "She" series are exclusively offered for PaperCity readers in sizes 20 by 20 inches ($1,250) and 40 by 40 inches ($2,450); each work is in a small-batch edition of eight, plus two artist proofs. Inquiries Seth Vaughan, seth@papercitymag.com; papercitymag.com/arts. Celeste Tammariello's Spunky Was Her Middle Name, 2013 Celeste Tammariello's 85% Cacao Down, 2012 I W Marks Jewelers has expanded to 30,000 square feet to house a luxury watch boutique, home to such timepiece names as Rolex, Omega, Tudor, Alor, Raymond Weil, Philip Stein, Shinola and Michel. A full coffee and cocktail bar with big-screen entertainment marks the spot … Neiman Marcus hosts precious jewels designer Isaac Levy of Yvel, November 7 – 8, and Guy Bedarida for John Hardy jewelry, November 9; RTW duo Johhny Talbot and Adrian Runhof of Talbot Runhof, November 13; Rebecca Taylor and her namesake collection, November 13; Stephanie Kantis designer jewels, November 13; men's designer Peter Millar, November 14; Nicole Miller and her dress collection, November 14; Eddie Borgo and his jewels, November 15; Zachary Prell men's sportswear, November 16; Sophie Theallet couture collection, November 16; jewelry designer Jamie Wolf, November 16; and jewels creator Alexis Bittar, November 22 … Saks Fifth Avenue hosts Elie Tahari at Catwalk for A Cure November 7 at Hotel ZaZa … Casa de Novia Bridal hosts an Oscar de la Renta trunk show for debutantes searching for the perfect white dress, November 29 and 30 … Get ready for spring at Tootsies with these PAs: sisters-in-law Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard of Veronica Beard, November 7 – 8; Catherine Deane, November 13 – 14; Yigal Azrouel, November 14 – 15; Haute Hippie designer Trish Wescoat Pound, November 15; and finally, the jewelry designer Roni Blanshay, November 21 – 22 … European home-goods boutique Méli-Mélo showcases the fine scent of palaces everywhere, Rigaud Candles, with Rigaud's Deborah deGroff on November 14; champagne reception, 4 to 7 pm … More Then You Can Imagine welcomes jewelry designer Jeannette Simon of Gypsy, whose pieces are handcrafted by artisans in Istanbul, November 8 and 9 … Robert's Fine Jewelry welcomes the designer jewels of Alex Sepkus for a trunk show November 15 and 16 … Bering's Hardware has added some exciting new names, including Pappardelle's Pasta, Harry Barker pet gear, ROHL Hardware and Texas-made White Wing Label luggage … MAM'S House of Ice Snoballs sets up permanent shop this month at 1040 West Cavalcade in the Heights, offering New Orleansstyle snoballs year-round. 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