Anne OHara Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship
Summary
The grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.At present she is producing tinted charcoal drawings that are nature based, but are not straightforward renditions of flowers and leaves, etc.Their artistic gifts, as well as their participation in local activities, provide a fertile ground for each community to grow its own unique story,” said Sallye Killebrew, Interim Executive Director of MAC.Anne retired in May, 2012, from the Mississippi School of the Arts where she has been a visual arts teacher for the past nine years.At present she is producing tinted charcoal drawings that are nature based, but are not straightforward renditions of flowers and leaves, etc.As she draws and they develop, more unexpected objects seem to appear and the viewer sees things that are not readily apparent at first glance.