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San Angelo Standard-Times
San Angelo artist Rene Alvarado’s Linda Paloma, oil on canvas, painting was one of the favorites during an exhibition of Texas-based art in the residence of the Ambassador of the European Union on June 20.
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San Angelo Mayor Brenda Gunter addresses guests on the significance of having art from the San Angelo Museum of Arts’ collection on display in the residence of the ambassador of the European Union to the United States on June 20. The art is on loan as part of a unique initiative to use Texas art to celebrate the relationship between the U.S. and EU.
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San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Director Howard Taylor, San Angelo artist Rene Alvarado and San Angelo native Mario Castillo gather in the home of the European Union ambassador to the United States on June 20.
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Phoebe Kapouano, the wife of European Union Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis, left, San Angelo mayor Brenda Gunter and Mario Castillo, the ambassador’s neighbor and a San Angelo native, listen to an address by Lambrinidis on June 20. The event was celebrating art from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on display at the EU residency.
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European Union Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis addresses guests during an exhibition of Texas art in his home on June 20.
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San Angelo artist Rene Alvarado’s Horse Open Landscape, oil on canvas, painting was a favorite of guests during an exhibition of Texas art on June 20 in the residency of the ambassador of the European Union in Washington, D.C.
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San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts board member Sheila Velarde is greeted by European Union Ambassador to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis in his home on June 20 in Washington D.C.
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San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Director Howard Taylor explains a ceramics piece to U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, on display in the residence of the Ambassador of the European Union. Stavros Lambrinidis, the EU Ambassador to the United States, hosted an event, “Texas and Transatlantic Ties” on June 20 so guests could view the 32 Texas arts pieces on exhibit in Washington D.C.
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Artist Rene Alvarado carefully sets down ceramic art from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts to be housed in the home of the European Union Ambassador to the United States
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SAMFA board member Jeff Curry helps carry a large painting by San Angelo artist René Alvarado into the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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Taylor Velarde carries a painting on loan from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts through the front door of the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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Left to right: San Angelo artist René Alvarado, Mario Castillo, and San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Director Howard Taylor review plans on where to place 36 pieces of Texas art inside the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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Mario Castillo and San Angelo artist René Alvarado discuss where to hang a painting in the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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Taylor Velarde carries a porcelain bowl up a short flight of stairs to the European Union residence on May 15, 2019. The art is on loan to the EU from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
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Volunteers with the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts carry a large painting through the front doors of the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Director Howard Taylor rests for a moment while installing art in the European Union residence, May 15, 2019. Taylor sits beside a sculpture whose paint brushes are entirely ceramic.
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Left to Right: SAMFA board member Jeff Curry, San Angelo artist René Alvarado, and volunteer Taylor Velarde pause while carrying a painting into the European Union residence on May 15, 2019. The art is on loan from the San Angelo Museum of Fine arts until May 2020.
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San Angelo artist René Alvarado and Taylor Velarde carry in a one of Alvarado’s paintings to be installed in the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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Art on loan from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is carried into the European Union residence on May 15, 2019. Volunteers pass a table where a recent meeting was held by EU representatives.
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Volunteers with the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts unwrap a painting to be installed in the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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SAMFA board member Jeff Curry stands ready hang art inside the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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San Angelo artist René Alvarado puts on special gloves before picking up art to be installed in the European Union May 15, 2019.
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San Angelo artist René Alvarado and SAMFA board member Jeff Curry pick up a painting to be installed in the European Union residence on May 15, 2019.
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San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Director Howard Taylor advises René Alvarado and Jeff Curry on where to hang a painting in the European Union residence, May 15, 2019.
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San Angelo artist René Alvarado carries in a stoneware sculpture to be installed in the European Union on May 15, 2019.
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Taylor Velarde (left) and Mario Castillo (right) hang a painting above a fireplace in the European Union residence on May 15, 2019. The art is on loan to the EU from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
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