'Something to Look Forward To' pays homage to the talent, vision and persistence of particular black artists who have created dynamic abstract images and objects during extended and successful careers.

It's a big step forward for us, just to have a hearing.

One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.

The Ozarks is absolutely full of good artists. There are so many good artists around. It's amazing how much talent is in this area and people do not realize it.

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

There are quite a number of local artists and a great deal of local talent. It's good for us and our image to see what wonderful artists we have.