News from Longview Museum of Fine Arts

Longview art museum's new home to retain key features of historical building

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:38:19 GMT

Members of the Longview Historic Preservation Committee took a tour Tuesday of the museum's new location at N. 213 Fredonia St., which formerly housed Longview National and Regions Bank. The museum is tentatively expected to open there in 2024.

08/03/2022

WEBXTRA: East Texas woman retires from teaching to pursue dream of becoming artist

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:27:27 GMT

Ellie Taylor's work has been displayed in over a dozen museums across Texas. The exhibition, Ellie Taylor: A Lifetime of Painting will be on display at LMFA until January 7, 2023.

07/15/2022

Longview Museum of Fine Arts Joins Over 40 Texas Museums in Providing Free Admission for Low-Income Families

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:20:17 GMT

The Longview Museum of Fine Arts (LMFA) has joined the Museums for All program, which provides free admission to museums across the United States to low-income families.

06/28/2022

Longview News Journal: Longview museum's summer classes inspire children's' 'passion' for art

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:42:47 GMT

The summer classes kicked off Tuesday and will run until July 28. The classes for various age groups are offered at various times throughout the summer months.

06/02/2022

KLTV WebXtra: Longview Museum of Fine Arts debuts design work for new facility

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:43:58 GMT

KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Museum of Fine Arts Director Tiffany Jehorek about design work that has been done for the new art museum that will be located across from the Gregg County Courthouse.

06/01/2022

KETK: Longview Museum of Fine Arts introduces new program

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:43:42 GMT

Longview Museum of Fine Arts has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums, to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.

06/01/2022

KLTV: Longview Museum of Fine Arts debuts design work for new facility

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:43:07 GMT

“We are doing everything we can to preserve the historic character of the building, which is why we applied to be on the National Historic Register. And we’ve been accepted,” Jehorek said.

06/01/2022

Longview News Journal: Igniting the dream: Longview Museum of Fine Arts renovations begin in new building

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:44:18 GMT

A 75-foot mosaic counter — a piece by artist Herbert Mears — lines a wall in the lobby. Nearby, The Great Lone Star, made by sculptor Richard Lippold, gleams as it hangs from the ceiling. They’re a hint of what’s to come in the museum’s new home in the building that housed Longview National and Regions Bank at the corner of Methvin and Fredonia streets.

05/31/2022

Longview News Journal: Winners of Patriotic Art Contest announced

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:41:08 GMT

Winners of the contest judged by Longview Museum of Fine Arts are announced and will receive cash prizes from Gov. Greg Abbott and Greg County Judge Bill Stoudt at the Memorial Day celebration at Teague Park.

05/27/2022

County Line Magazine: LMFA Announces Free Access Programs

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:46:17 GMT

The Longview Museum of Fine Arts (LMFA) proudly announces its new participation in Museums for All to encourage people of all economic backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.

05/21/2022

County Line Magazine: 'Transformation' Shows Duality in Nesmith's Art

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:08:06 GMT

The works of South Texas artist Mark Nesmith is showing at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts from June 4 to September 24 in an exhibit called "Transformation in the Wild World of Mark Nesmith: A Retrospective." The exhibit features two different styles of impressionist landscapes and anthropomorphic pieces meant to evoke dark humor.

04/22/2022

County Line Magazine: Texas Landscape Art Quilts Unroll 'A Sense of Place'

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:02:08 GMT

Longview Museum of Fine Arts' latest exhibit is a collection of quilts created by members of Studio Art Quilt Associates. The quilts in the exhibit are inspired by various regions in Texas and will hang in the museum until May 21.

03/11/2022

Texas Monthly: Spend Spring in Longview

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:54:33 GMT

Visit the Longview Museum of Fine Arts among other downtown museums while visiting Longview.

02/22/2022

KLTV WebXtra: Longview Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Black History Month with new exhibit

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:01:14 GMT

KLTV's Jamey Boyum talks with Executive Director Tiffany Jehorek about the exhibit "Addressing the Moment: The Artist's Voice" which was brought to the museum in honor of Black History Month.

01/19/2022

Longview News Journal: Summer classes at Longview museum offer children chance to sample the arts

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:09:55 GMT

"There's always something new and different at LMFA--pretty much a new thing every week," museum Executive Director Tiffany Jehorek said. "It might be pottery. It might be mixed media. Last week, it was paper quilling and stop-motion animation, and this week it's ceramics and welding."

06/08/2021

Longview News Journal: Longview Museum of Fine Arts purchases former bank building, plans move

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:00:45 GMT

Longview Museum of Fine Arts has purchased the former Longview National Bank and Regions Bank building on the corner of Fredonia and Methvin streets in downtown Longview. This location will become the new home of the museum within the coming years.

02/28/2021

Longview News Journal: Works from Longview Museum of Fine Arts' permanent collection on exhibit

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:00:36 GMT

"This is the first time I can recall that the entire museum is displaying only permanent collections" museum Executive Director Tiffany Jehorek said. "There are more than 110 of our pieces on display in every gallery."

02/18/2021

Longview News Journal: Longview Museum of Fine Arts creates magic, mayhem with virtual fundraiser

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:05:20 GMT

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's annual Magic and Mayhem fundraiser will be held virtually on Facebook Live.

10/22/2020

Longview News Journal: Longview Museum of Fine Arts to feature Hallsville graduate

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:14:16 GMT

1997 Hallsville graduate and current art teacher Brett Dyer's exhibit "Deliverance: Rescued and Set Free" will hang in the Longview Museum of Fine Arts from Jan. 12 through March 24.

01/16/2019