Please Help Save the Artwork at the Maier Museum
Body: The Maier 2500 Campaign:

An urgent, community-wide effort to save the art collection at the Maier Museum.

In 1920, George Bellows' masterpiece, Men of the Docks, came to Randolph-Macon Woman's College to enrich the College and Lynchburg community because of the efforts of many individuals working together. The student newspaper from that year reported,

"The painting by George Bellows, 'The Men of the Docks,' practically belongs here, for all but about $250 of the purchase price, $2, 500.00, has been pledged by public subscription…Yesterday one friend of the college donated $24 and another $50…Who would like to give the next hundred dollars?"

What you may not know is that 80% of the painting's purchase price was raised by students, alumnae, faculty, and Lynchburg citizens – and that the permanent collection of art at the College was envisioned from the very beginning to benefit not just the students of R-MWC but the people – especially the children – of Lynchburg, with art loaned for display in Lynchburg's schools, and with the Museum's current Art & SOL tour program which serves all Lynchburg School children. Central to this vision was a requirement that the permanent collection, for which the Bellows was purchased by the Randolph-Macon Art Association of Lynchburg, be "open at all times to the Lynchburg public."

Now we need to pull together again as a community to raise $1 million by December 3 to bring Men of the Docks and other paintings back from the auction block and a chance to keep the Collection intact for future generations.

(The Supreme Court of Virginia has issued a temporary injunction on the sale of the art but it requires a bond to extend it. Without the bond, the art could be sold as early as December 4, well before the lawsuits related to keeping the art in Lynchburg are finished.)

Please honor our kindred spirits from 1920 and their vision of establishing a cultural legacy for the benefit of their children by donating today to efforts to keep these treasures in Lynchburg.

Let's try to raise $500,000 directly from our friends and neighbors in this community to protect the art.

In memory of the original Bellows purchase price, please contribute in increments and variations of 25:

$25,000 - $2,500 - $250 - $25

Gifts of $250,000 are welcome as are gifts of $0.25!

It will take only 2,000 donations of $250 to meet the $500,000 goal. Please give as you are able and send this request on to friends and family in Lynchburg and surrounding communities. Building the Collection was a community-wide effort that began 100 years ago and saving the Collection should be a community-wide effort as well. Please contribute so that this cultural resource will continue to enrich our lives today and those of our descendents for the next 100 years. The whole nation is now aware of the stellar art treasures housed within our community – let's do everything we can to keep them here.

Preserve Educational Choice is coordinating efforts to preserve the R-MWC art, so please make checks payable to PEC but be sure to write in the memo line "Art Defense Fund 2500."

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and every penny in this fund goes directly to efforts to keep the art in Lynchburg. PEC is a volunteer organization based in Richmond -- none of the Art Defense Fund goes to overhead expenses or other efforts to preserve Randolph-Macon Woman's College as a strong woman's college.

Preserve Educational Choice, Inc.
P.O. Box 29612
Richmond, VA 23242

More information about the art issue may be found at [link] as well as a link to make donations to the Art Defense Fund via credit card through PayPal.

Questions? Contact Museum Docents, Cheryl Hawkins at 332-5133 or cowartist70@gmail.com or Irene Devine at 384-2117 or irenedevine@comcast.net

Art is self explanation. And art can be found most anywhere decamps water fountain was nothing more than a urinal. .almost any thing can be catagorize as art. Even things that no sain individual would find asthetic ly pleasing
Often times artists face cencership whin they branch in to a yet unsecured place ..it seems like unless they teach it in a class then it is not a valid art form .... So perhaps I should start a class ,teaching safety and design of cutting then maybe all the conformists will back off on an art form that has yet to find its place .
Some times I get really pissed off about small minds . I wish some one could give me a valid example of how cutting differs from tattoos or body peircings in fact cutting is less harmful then either one !and cuttings are not permeant. peircings can cause permanent paralysis. ,infection. .whin I got my tongue pierced I was rushed to the ER because the pearcer went thru a maiger artery in my tongue. and I almost bleed to death ,but if I cut myself I can be threatened with institutionalsation ,
the only reason I took these down was because of the policy .
Most of the people who yell at me for cutting have tattoos and peircings . I mean where do they get off ! .they are such hypocrites. Ans the fact that a site called deviant has a problem with it is ironic and unnerving .

DA Policy has stated it through FAQ #284: What is the policy for submissions concerning self-harm and mutilation?

Art is art , it is an expression of the artist , If I express my self in a way that some one finds unerving then they do no need to look at what I am creating that is why this sight has mature content filters.
That's unfortunate. I'm sorry you're suffering. I suppose I would say cut if you must, but putting pics of it up on dA is sending out a bad non-artistic message in a forum meant for art.




maybe cutting yourself is the way you deal with pain in your life but deviantart is not the place to be sharing this. i don't know why you feel the need to show this sort of thing to other people.

you should take this down.

a broken heart is to Cliché
never thought youd be a cutter cause cuting is so passe
it hurts so much I have to let it out
is there were a body modifacation catagory i would chose it instead . the sight is called deviant .
well I think art is expression and that’s what I am doing and I have a mature filter on it to warn people that they might not like it

this may disturb some people because it is very graphic and I’ve gotten some complaints ... so if you don’t like it please don’t look st it
these are not random carvings but deliberate designs chosen to express my emotions..

cheek it out now to keep the love going ^.^ next weekend i ll do a Featured Artists/photographersfor the first five peopel who respond , i think Ursula had a great idea with this now we can get some more views from outher who maynot had the chance to view our sights before





Featured Artists/photographers!
Journal Entry: Sun Aug 26, 2007, 5:44 AM
Mood: HungryReading: Two thirds. A history of our galaxyWatching: Fry and LaurieEating: Stew and dumplings (leftovers!)Drinking: TeaHere, as promised are my five featured artists.... (only three so far so two feature opportunities left, snap them up!)

~pixlepixie A lovely girl who takes wonderful soulful photos, it was very difficult to choose just three photos from her gallery.
..
[link] A beautiful sunset shot, those colours!!! a wonderful image!

[link] Gorgeous black and white waterfall shot, just lovely!

[link] The reddest sunrise I've ever seen!!! wonderful!

krishna76 Wonderful fantasy artist, enjoy these!...

[link] Very pretty colourful kissing seahorses! cute!!

[link] Gorgeous colourful castle scene, look at that sky!!!

[link] wonderful seahorse colage, so pretty!

~The-laws-of-Chance Very sweet girl who I designed a tattoo for, check out these great images...

[link] black and white shot of water, just perfect

[link] another wonderful water shot, with a fabulous fountain, check it out!

[link] I just love the colours and the mood of this shot, look at those greens and blues! beautiful!!







Who will be the other two features?.....

~toomoko A very creative girl who makes very colourful simple characters, with a very definate cuteness! check these out....

[link] Simple and adorable character concept, isnt he sweet?

[link] another sweet character concept, he looks so sad! awww!

[link] playful fish characters, i really like the colours in this!

~Jeff3333 Lovely chap and very talented comic artist... check out these powerful images!... (i had a whole lot of difficulty picking just three!)

[link] Wonderful drawing of a computer game character which has a real sin city kind of edge to it, great drawing, wonderful detailing.

[link] A great detailed drawing, just look at the concept and the expression, the hands! just wonderful work!

[link] This one isnt so much about the skill in his drawing, so much as his imagination... i just love this piece!

There, all done, Enjoy!!
Ursula xx

Journal Entry: Sun Aug 26, 2007, 5:44 AM
Mood: HungryReading: Two thirds. A history of our galaxyWatching: Fry and LaurieEating: Stew and dumplings (leftovers!)Drinking: TeaHere, as promised are my five featured artists.... (only three so far so two feature opportunities left, snap them up!)

~pixlepixie A lovely girl who takes wonderful soulful photos, it was very difficult to choose just three photos from her gallery.
..
[link] A beautiful sunset shot, those colours!!! a wonderful image!

[link] Gorgeous black and white waterfall shot, just lovely!

[link] The reddest sunrise I've ever seen!!! wonderful!

krishna76 Wonderful fantasy artist, enjoy these!...

[link] Very pretty colourful kissing seahorses! cute!!

[link] Gorgeous colourful castle scene, look at that sky!!!

[link] wonderful seahorse colage, so pretty!

~The-laws-of-Chance Very sweet girl who I designed a tattoo for, check out these great images...

[link] black and white shot of water, just perfect

[link] another wonderful water shot, with a fabulous fountain, check it out!

[link] I just love the colours and the mood of this shot, look at those greens and blues! beautiful!!

Who will be the other two features?.....

~toomoko A very creative girl who makes very colourful simple characters, with a very definate cuteness! check these out....

[link] Simple and adorable character concept, isnt he sweet?

[link] another sweet character concept, he looks so sad! awww!

[link] playful fish characters, i really like the colours in this!

~Jeff3333 Lovely chap and very talented comic artist... check out these powerful images!... (i had a whole lot of difficulty picking just three!)

[link] Wonderful drawing of a computer game character which has a real sin city kind of edge to it, great drawing, wonderful detailing.

[link] A great detailed drawing, just look at the concept and the expression, the hands! just wonderful work!

[link] This one isnt so much about the skill in his drawing, so much as his imagination... i just love this piece!

There, all done, Enjoy!!
Ursula xx

this could be pretty exciting once I figure out how to do all the stuff sadly my brain is fried at the moment to much learning at durring the first week back at callegeaffter my years hiatus and my brain is revolting
but details for Ursula”s Featured!! challenge are below
Journal Entry: Wed Aug 22, 2007, 11:53 AM
Mood: HungryReading: Two thirds. A history of our galaxyWatching: Red DwarfEating: Stew and dumplingsDrinking: TeaThe first five people who reply to this journal get put up here, along with three of my favorite deviations by them.
The catch is: You have to put this in your journal as well, so no cheating.
You must have more than a dozen deviations that I can pick my 3 favs from.
Please have something in your gallery (photos, drawings and written work), or else I'll disregard the comment.
And I'll leave a little comment with it too of course.
This is all trelistar's fault!!! here is my feature on his page.. [link]

Ursula xx