Arts Council annual Meeting and Fundraiser

Lydia Phillips of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. dances to "Amazing Grace" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Jeffery Laudenslager's sculpture "Tranquil Ripples" greets visitors of the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

SoutheastHealth chief operating officer Sly Moore, right, introduces artist Annie Schuchart at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. Schuchart's piece titled "The Journey" was selected as the piece that will permanently remain on display at Southeast Cancer Center. (Laura Simon)

Vicki Outman, front center, points out the hidden images of her pastel on board titled "Still so much to see" to Kelly Brown, right, and Utahna Hancock inside Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. "She is a true artist. In every sense of the word" Hancock said. (Laura Simon)

Art aficionados roam through north hallway of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

The audience watches as dancers with the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Pieces of art sit on display in the windows of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Grace Austin, Lauren McCart, and Rachel Klisavage of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform an excerpt from "The Nutcracker" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Annie Schuchart, left, Ginger Miller, center, and Judy Comer look at Schuchart's piece titled "The Journey" in the north hallway of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Melissa Forck. right, fixes a loose hem on the outfit of Missouri Ballet Theatre dancer Grace Austin at Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Lydia Phillips of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. dances to "Amazing Grace" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Zach Priester plays the guitar as art aficionados roam through north hallway of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Utahna Hancock, left, listens as Linda Buis speaks about receiving the Otto F. Dingeldein award at Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Bradford Hutcheson recites a poem of his own at Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Dexter Bishop, left, and Robert Poe of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. performs at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Grace Austin, left, Lauren McCart, center, and Rachel Klisavage of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform an excerpt from "The Nutcracker" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Annie Schuchart's "The Journey" is the selected piece of art that will permanently remain on display at Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Pieces of art sit on display in the windows of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Art aficionados roam through north hallway of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Ashley Medina recites poetry out loud at Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Robert Poe of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. performs at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

Grace Austin, Lauren McCart, and Rachel Klisavage of the Missouri Ballet Theatre from St. Louis, Mo. perform an excerpt from "The Nutcracker" at the Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)

People enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the hallway of Southeast Cancer Center in Cape Girardeau Wednesday, October 26, 2011 during the annual meeting and fundraiser for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, sponsored by SoutheastHealth. (Laura Simon)