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San Antonio EXPRESS-NEWS - Saturday, July 23, 1988 F Page 3-G On the Scene Photos by Al Caballero [[image - photograph]] Curator Ray Chavez relaxes at the Museum of Regional Mexican Costume reception. [[image - photograph]] Page Armstrong looks over the crowd at the Business Committee for the Arts exhibit. [[image - photograph]] Gayle and Lamar Spencer flank one of the ornate dresses at the reception for the Museum of Regional Mexican Costume. [[image - photograph]] Artist Mel Casas pauses in front of one of his large, colorful works at the reception held for him Friday evening. [[image - photograph]] John D. DePaolo (left to right), Anne Alexander and Tom Wright admire one of Mel Casas' works at his reception [[image - photograph]] Maria Luisa Camacho de Lopez (left), collector of Mexican costumes, chats with husband Eddie and Ninfa Delgado [[image - photograph]] Connie and Paul Reyna pause a moment at the reception for Mel Casas Friday evening in the Arte Moderno Gallery. [[image - photograph]] Artist Michael Middleton, daughter Amy and wife Kathy relax at the Business Committee for the Arts exhibit featuring works of 16 artists in the One Ten Broadway building. Museum mannequins dressed to thrill [[image - photograph]] Deborah Menger Party Line Ladies, if there was nothing decent in you closet to wear to two gallery openings Friday night, you needed to sneak into the reception for the New Museum of Regional Mexican Costume and grab one of the wonderful dresses on display. Ralph Lauren and Laura Ashley pale in comparison to Maria Luisa Camacho de Lopez's collection of Mexican finery. Now on permanent exhibit in the River Square building, compliments of Robert Buchanan, Tom Chambers and Hap Veltman, the senora's 30-year accumulation of provincial wear will be rotated occasionally so the entire 415 pieces can be appreciated. "All the fabrics are natural; there is no polyester her," stressed artist/curator Ray Chavez. His best-of-show award went to a pair of plain hem jammies with intricate red embroidery. Lamar and Gayle Spencer liked the elaborate, handwoven skirts and heavily worked blouses, while Ninfa Delgado praised the accessories. Enjoying the spicy salsa and sparkling punch were Wayne Bowden, Deborah Vasquez, Robert Tagle, and the senora's husband, Eddie. A perfect reception to dress brightly and blend with the decor was held in the Arte Moderno Gallery. Sixteen light-hearted, Texas-size works of the "Maestro," Mel Casas, were exhibited to a smiling crowd by curator John D. De Paolo. The show's theme," Southwest Turf," was expressed in primary-color, refurbished Texian cliche pictures of the Alamo, Fiesta events, Mexican dinners and bluebonnets. The 6-by-8 foot pieces are what Casas feels comfortable painting. "My customers like the size, too. That way they can always say how much they like a piece but they don't have a place big enough to hang it." Tom Wright and Anne Alexander, who were just wandering around, chose a multicolored bull's head as their favorite. Charlene Rathburn, Princess Cook, Merle Wachter, and Lee and Connie Reyna were taking their time making a decision. Favorite choices were even more difficult at the Business Committee for the Arts' exhibit of 16 imaginative artists' works at the One Ten Broadway Building. "Impromptu 1 at One Ten" works were standing, hanging, poking out, talking loudly and lying around. Jim Edwards, Robert Cardinale, Gloria Scott and Page Armstrong were walking around, carefully and slowly. Craftsman David Miner's sextet of metal, life-size "art hogs" grazed on the unfinished floor near Peggy Jackman's big, bold "political cartoon," painted just for the show. Artist Michael Middleton brought his wife, Kathy, and small daughter Amy to the lively spur-of-the-moment event curated by S. Guss Garcia.
