Welcome to The Cat Ranch Art
Guild in Marble Hill, Missouri. The Cat Ranch Art Guild was started in memory of
local artist, sculptor and writer Tom Runnels who died of brain cancer on
September 3, 2000. The Guild's name is taken from Tom and Saundra Runnels'
property, which is called The Cat Ranch. This organization is non-profit and
founded on the goals of:

1. An association of people with like
interests
2. To promote arts in the community
3. To encourage aspiring
artists of any age
4. To introduce annual art shows where local people can
show and sell their work

Visit Tom's cabin studio, artwork and gravesite.
So come with us now and view the area that The Cat Ranch Art Guild calls
home.
As you enter the property take notice of the entry arch. The large
steel cat at the top of the arch is one of two cats created by the artist. The
other large cat is owned by Fredericktown High School in Fredericktown,
Missouri.

As you proceed down the blacktop drive, to the right you will
notice the Horse and
Rider. This steel sculpture and
pedestal is about 18 feet long and 16 feet high with a weight estimated to be
about 2 tons.
 
To the left of the drive, you will see the shop where Tom
created most of his steel sculpture.

Continuing on up the drive you will
come to the cabin studio. This houses some of Tom's smaller sculptures,
paintings and drawings. The cabin studio is open for public viewing two times a
year, the last weekend in April for the Scenic Drive-Through and the first
weekend in October for the Bollinger County Harvest Festival. Prior appointments
can be made for special occasions. Visitors will be able to view the artwork,
purchase Tom's prints and book. The Cat Ranch Art Guild will also have their
arts on display. Demonstrations of various arts will be given throughout the
weekends. Browse the displays and enjoy area artists at work. Admission is FREE
and with plenty of free parking.

While at The Cat Ranch feel free to
visit Tom's gravesite. Tom requested, upon his death, that he be buried across
the field overlooking the cabin. This serene area is the home of one of Tom's
steel sculptures called The
Guardian. What better place to
have this sculpture as it guards his grave.

Hope you have enjoyed this
photo tour of The Cat Ranch and that you will visit in April or October for a
fun filled weekend.

For private group tours call 573-238-2334.