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July 2002
Volume 66 |
Number 7
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| Orlando Location
Inspires Art Show Theme 'Fountain of Youths'
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Jerry J. Berger, M.D., Chair
Committee on Art Exhibits
Orlando, Florida, vacation capital of the world, has inspired the
ASA Committee on Art Exhibits to announce that "Fountain of
Youths" will be the theme of this year's exhibit. The combination
of both a tropical climate and a fantastic entertainment environment
for the young (and the young at heart!) was the basis for this decision.
The committee offers a new theme each year to afford artists
and writers a chance to produce works that are unique to that
theme. "Fountain of Youths" entices the imagination
to produce pieces on several levels, incorporating water, children
or both. Works can be entered irrespective of the theme category
in any one of the many categories we offer: painting (oils, acrylics,
watercolor, tempera and gouache); photography (color or black
and white); graphic works on paper (drawings, prints and pastels);
sculpture and crafts (including needlework, weaving, pottery,
stained glass, jewelry, construction, metal work); literature;
and junior exhibit (under 18).
This will be the second year we offer a digital photography category.
We hope that the digital entries will increase this year and that
more artists will take full advantage of the unique characteristics
that the medium has to offer.
The literature category has been modified this year to limit
the maximum number of pages to 50 for short stories. Though some
writers may feel that this limits their creativity, the committee
felt that it would make the judging more equitable and enable
the literature judge to read the material in greater depth.
Our literature judge this year is again Shelley Mickle, who provided
us with wonderful critiques of each piece entered last year. She
provided the writers with comments that were both nurturing and
educational. For those unfamiliar with Shelley Mickle, she is
a world-renowned writer of several books, including Mom's on the
Loose, Queen of October and Replacing Dad, which was produced
as a television movie. Over the last year, Shelley also has taken
on the hat of book reviewer for the Gainesville Sun newspaper
and has a column appearing every Sunday.
Our Art Exhibit judges are Nancy Jay, Ph.D., a retired art professor
from Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. She currently
teaches drawing and painting at Georgia College and State University
in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she maintains her art studio.
She received her M.S.A. degree in painting from Florida State
University and has judged several regional art shows in Georgia
and Florida.
Robert Eginton, Ph.D., is a photojournalist whose work has appeared
in a number of publications, including both Time and Life magazines.
He attended the University of Chicago and Rollins College in Winter
Park, Florida. He has been an adjunct professor of photography
at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, for the past
10 years. We are looking forward to seeing Ms. Jay and Mr. Eginton
in our exhibit in October.
A logo has been designed (see page 19) and will be featured
on T-shirts to be sold during the meeting in the art exhibit for
$10 each. A banner depicting the logo will be displayed in the
convention hall, which will guide attendees to the art exhibit.
Keep an eye out for the logo, and let it lead you to the most
beautiful corner of the exhibit hall, a place where you can catch
your breath, relax and enjoy the handiwork of your fellow anesthesiologists
and their families.
The exhibit will be open from noon on Sunday, October 13, until
4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15.
Start planning your entries now. You may enter up to six works
per person. Visit the ASA Web site for a complete list of rules
and regulations < www.asahq.org/AnnMtg/2002/2002artgl.htm
> .
This is my second year as chair of the Committee on Art Exhibit,
and I look forward to your comments and suggestions on what is
good with the exhibit and what can be improved. I await the wonderment
of viewing your art exhibit entries at the meeting and seeing
you there in Orlando. Come, relax, participate and enjoy!
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Jerry J. Berger,
M.D., is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Director
of Acute Pain Service, University of Florida, Gainesville,
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