[Press Release] : City’s annual commemorative poster unveiled

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2009

CONTACT: Sarah Skaggs, Program Specialist, 573-874-6387
or Marie Nau Hunter, Cultural Affairs Manager, 573-874-7512

City’s annual commemorative poster unveiled	
								
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - Naomi Sugino’s oil on canvas painting titled
“After the Rain” has been unveiled as the 2009 commemorative poster
for the city of Columbia. The work was selected from 74 images submitted
by 13 Missouri artists through a jury process.
	Sugino describes her approach to her artwork as creating a
“collection of observations,” adding that in each painting “the
subject matter is a record of where I was and what I came into contact
with during specific periods of my life.” “After the Rain” depicts
an alley on Ninth Street between Broadway and Cherry Street in Columbia.
“In the painting, I found myself concentrating on the contemplative
haze that gently envelops our surroundings just after a rain,” says
Sugino.
	Born in Ishioka, Japan, Sugino came to the United States in
1986. She attended Eastern Illinois University, graduating in 1999 with
dual degrees in art and music, and went on to complete a master of fine
art degree from Wichita State University in 2002, with emphases in
painting and drawing. Sugino then joined the faculty of Columbia
College’s Art Department, where she currently works as an associate
professor of art. As a professional educator, Sugino says that she does
as she counsels her students to do: “make lots of paintings, make lots
of mistakes, experiment with new approaches, and enjoy the act of
creativity.”
	Sugino has exhibited in many regional and national shows. In
2008, her work was featured in the Missouri 50 Competition at the
Missouri State Fair, and was selected by the Missouri Arts Council as a
featured image for their 2009 statewide Arts Awards. Sugino keeps a
studio at Columbia’s Orr Street Studios and maintains local
affiliations with the Columbia Art League, the Columbia Weavers and
Spinners Guild and Access Arts School of Service.
	The commemorative poster was unveiled Saturday at the home of
Grant and Mary Stauffer, hosts of this year’s poster party. The event
is held annually as a fundraiser to support the arts programming of the
city’s Office of Cultural Affairs. This year, more than $11,000 was
raised.
	The 2009 Columbia commemorative poster, “After the Rain,”
can be purchased at Deck the Walls in the Columbia Mall and at 1305
Grindstone Parkway, or at the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs, 1 S.
7th Street.


The city’s commemorative poster is a program of the city of Columbia
Office of Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Columbia Daily
Tribune, Columbia Home & Lifestyle Magazine and Deck the Walls, and with
financial assistance from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

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