Art + Nature. Learn, Create, and Experience.
We support the arts, artists, and the natural environment. To achieve this, we offer artists opportunities to exhibit their art and we offer opportunities for all those interested to learn more about the arts and the environment.
The Park is a 501(c)(3). Donations are tax deductible.
BIG COUNTRY ARTS CELEBRATION 2024
Join us on Saturday, October 26, 2024 for our second Big Country Arts Celebration. We’ll start at 2:00 and finish at 8:18 after we’ve enjoyed an evening of star gazing.
TRAILS
The Jim Bob Art Park & Nature Trails has begun work on two trails. The Rusty Trail is on the northeast side of the park and the Shaman Trail is on the northwest side. When completed, they will connect and make a one-mile loop.
We have cleared out trail heads, added benches, and widened the trails near the trail head. For educational purposes, we have installed metal markers to identify native plant life. The construction of the trails isn’t complete and is ongoing.
WORKSHOPS
The Park will soon be scheduling workshops and artist talks. Please check back for more information.
We like Georgia O’Keeffe. She had enormous talent and was courageous in thought and action. And O’Keeffe has a Texas connection. She lived in Canyon, Texas from 1916-1918 and taught at West Texas State Normal College (now West Texas A&M University). She produced more than 50 artworks during her time in Texas. She had this to say about the Texas Panhandle. “That was my country – terrible winds and a wonderful emptiness.”
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.”
- Georgia O’Keeffe
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
penbisbee@gmail.com
Phone
Penelope Bisbee 817.360.6421