Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit
Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
ByMakenzie Martin
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — The Gulf Coast Art Association welcomed art enthusiasts Sunday afternoon as the organization nears its 100-year anniversary in November.
The Gulf Coast Art Association welcomed art enthusiasts Sunday afternoon as the organization nears its 100-year anniversary in November. (wlox)
Artwork filled the Gulfport Museum of History, telling stories of the Coast through brushstrokes. The association is highlighting local artists along with some who helped start it all.
GCAA member Cindy Easterling said 100 years is a long time, and it takes a lot to keep the association going for that long, but the art is what keeps it strong.
“The Gulf Coast Art Association is... I mean, there’s a little dissension there, but one of the longest, continuously active art associations in the state of Mississippi,” Easterling said. “So that’s saying a lot, to keep a group going that long.”
Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Current local artists
One room of the history museum is dedicated to current local artists who take inspiration from many different facets. Scott Stuckey began painting last year.
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“It’s actually amazing. I was excited to actually get an invite for this,” Stuckey said. “So, for me to start painting a little over a year ago, and have my artwork hanging in a museum, that’s kind of amazing.”
Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Honoring a past GCAA member
Another room is dedicated to an artist who helped GCAA from the beginning—Josephine Alfonso. Her family brought in her artwork, including family portraits, coastal pieces and her palette.
Easterling said there’s rich history behind Alfonso and her work.
“As I’ve gotten to know more about her, she was very prolific and in a wide range of subject matter,” Easterling said. “I mean, she could do portraits, she could do landscapes, she could do architecture, still life, plants. And so we’d like to honor her and her family for bringing the paintings into it.”
Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Artwork will stay on display at the Gulfport Museum of History until May 30.
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GCAA’s next event is a Teen Art Workshop next Sunday at TrainTastic from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information on this event, head to GCAA’s website.
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Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
Gulf Coast Art Association celebrates centennial year with exhibit Local artists and past GCAA member Josephine Alfonso honored at Gulfport Museum of History (wlox)
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