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Dr. David Creech, Stephen F. Austin State University professor emeritus of agriculture and director of SFA Gardens, will discuss plant grafting techniques during a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon March 11 at the Brundrett Conservation Education Building, located at 2900 Raguet St.

“There’s an art and a science to budding and grafting, and I learned both looking over the shoulder of an old nurseryman in Roans Prairie,” Creech said. “He was proud of his talent and said he could graft two fence posts together and make them stick. Both grafting and budding depend on the quality of the rootstock and scion, timing and the skill of the grafter. Once you do several thousand you can count yourself as skilled.”

The seminar will have a brief PowerPoint overview and then participants will get to try their hand at grafting with most of the needed supplies, including rootstocks, scions, grafting tape and rubber budding strips. Attendees should bring a small, sharp pocketknife. Participants will practice on a variety of plants and will take home their own grafted Japanese maple tree.

Register by calling (936) 468-4129 starting after 1 p.m. Feb. 6. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. The cost is $30 for SFA Gardens members and $40 for nonmembers.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Rusche College of Business hosted a dedication for the Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship, or ACE, Sunday. The center is named for Greg Arnold of Dallas, who received a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from SFA in 1987. Arnold is CEO of TAC – The Arnold Companies, a multi-business company built on a foundation of wholesale petroleum distribution and aviation services. Celebrating at the ribbon cutting are, front row, from left, Dr. Steve Westbrook, SFA president-elect; Ashley and Greg Arnold, ACE benefactors; Karen Gantt, SFA Board of Regents chair; Jennifer Wade Winston, board secretary; Brigettee Carnes Henderson, regent; Paige Vadnais, student regent; and Robert Flores, regent. Back row, from left, are Dr. Tim Bisping, College of Business dean; David Alders, regent; Judy Larson Olson, regent; Nancy C. Windham, regent; and Lauren Rectenwald, regent. For more information, visit sfasu.edu/ace.

Photo by Hardy Meredith.

The deadline for Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art’s call for entries in the 2023 Texas National Competition and Exhibition has been extended through Feb. 6.

Texas National features an assortment of art from various media, according to Erik Ordaz, exhibition coordinator for Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House where the exhibition will show from April 14 through June 30. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third best in show at the juror’s discretion.

The School of Art’s annual juried competition and exhibition attracts entrants from across the United States, providing artists an opportunity to have their work juried by highly acclaimed curators, artists and critics, such as this year’s juror, William U. Eiland, director of the Georgia Museum of Art.

Texas National entry information may be accessed at art.sfasu.edu/competitions.

The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.