March 8, 2010
For immediate release
BUENA VISTA, CO – Local artist Tim Jaster will present a lecture on “Archaeology and Scientific Illustration” on Wednesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. at the Buena Vista Public Library.
The lecture will include selections from Jaster’s latest undertaking, illustrating projectile points from the Petrified Forest National Park. He has also recorded the excavation and reinterment of human remains.
A freelance and commissioned artist in multiple media since 1980, Jaster holds degrees in both journalism and anthropology from Southern Methodist University. He has worked in all three fields, often concurrently, and his engaging style was put to good use as an art instructor for several years.
Admission is $7 per person, $5 for BV Heritage members, payable at the door. Proceeds benefit Buena Vista Heritage, whose mission is to preserve and share the history of Buena Vista and Chaffee County. The organization owns the old courthouse museum on Main Street, the Buena Vista depot and caboose in McPhelemy Park, Turner Farm, and the St. Elmo Schoolhouse and St. Elmo Town Hall/Jail.
For more information, call 719-395-6779.
Contact: Cara Russell
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