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Arrow Rock symposium to highlight the handmade — with a global flair

Posted 4/6/22

ARROW ROCK, MO — On Saturday, May 14, the Friends of Arrow Rock will host and present a unique event, the Antiques and Decorative Arts Symposium — The World of Folk Art. 

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Arrow Rock symposium to highlight the handmade — with a global flair

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ARROW ROCK, MO — On Saturday, May 14, the Friends of Arrow Rock will host and present a unique event, the Antiques and Decorative Arts Symposium — The World of Folk Art. 

The Symposium will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theater and will include a noon luncheon served at the historic J. Huston Tavern.

The program will include four authoritative presentations by visiting experts:

Jason T. Busch, Director and CEO of the American Folk Art Museum in New York will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Busch's presentation, in observation of the 60th Anniversary of AFAM, will focus on the cultural importance of American Folk Art, highlighting pieces within the Museum's collection. Prior to directing AFAM, Mr. Busch served as Associate Curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Associate Curator at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Chief Curator at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Deputy Director at the Saint Louis Art Museum and Division Director at Sotheby's in New York.

Halleye Bone, Quilt and Quilted Textile Historian, Appraiser, Conservator and Author, will present a program on 19th and early 20th Century Quilts. Mrs. Bone is certified by the American Quilter's Society. Her conservation and repair studies were under the direction of the late Mr. Robert Bishop, Director of the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, now AFAM, in addition to classes at the Saint Louis art Museum.

Lark Mason III will present a program on 18th and 19th Century Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Folk Art. A highly respected specialist in Asian furniture, art, porcelain and decorative arts, Mason comes from a family of devoted historic preservationists. He is the Director of Marketing and Operations for his family auction house, Lark Mason Associates in New Braunfels, Texas, and he and his father, Mr. Lark E. Mason, are seen regularly on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow.

Chet F. Breitwieser will conclude the Symposium with his much-requested program, “Caring for Your Antiques and Heirlooms.” Breitwieser has been in the antique business for more than forty years, is a Member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, and Past President of the Mid Missouri Antiques Dealers Association. 

As a specialist, he was formerly in the Furniture and Decorative Arts Department at Link Auction Galleries in St. Louis; and has the distinct pleasure of working with the Triage Team of Appraisers on Antiques Roadshow.

Tickets are $100 for regular admission, which includes the full program and luncheon. 

A VIP ticket is available for $150, which includes reserved seating at the theater, luncheon, and a private cocktail party and reception to meet the speakers at the historic Sappington Estate, Prairie Park, hosted by the owners and benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney E. Kerr Sr.

For more information or reservations, please call the Friends of Arrow Rock Office / 1829 Museum Shop at 660-837-3231.

The Lyceum Theatre is in the heart of the Arrow Rock village, with adjacent trails for walking and hiking, many historic locations, dining at Catalpa and the J. Huston Tavern, and several unique shops.

The Friends of Arrow Rock was founded in 1959 by men and women who cared deeply about the legacy of this unique locale, in order to preserve the architectural treasures of Arrow Rock, Missouri, and through them, share its many stories of our state’s history with children and adults. 

More than six decades later, this organization is still committed to those ideals, and still supported by people who are passionate about Arrow Rock.

Event activities and presenters are subject to change.

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