Since 2001, each summer Irving Arts Center has held a non-juried exhibition featuring art created by our Art Connection members. Artwork by students and professional and non-professional artists of all ages has hung side by side in the beautiful Main … Continue reading
Month: August 2020
Art Comes Alive (ACA) call deadline Sept. 11
ACA IS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING ARTISTS
ACA gives real awards totaling over $350,000 and puts on a two-month exhibition to celebrate artists’ creative passion and dedication to their craft. This year we will be adding a virtual experience in addition … Continue reading
Urban Artist Market Goes Online: Call for October Opening
What’s up with Urban Artist Market? Unfortunately, we decided to postpone our October show due to Covid and have rescheduled to April/May 2021. But every cloud has a silver lining. We’ve been working hard on developing a new ONLINE |
The VERY BIG 2-D Mixed Media Workshop with Bonny
NEW DATE: New materials, New techniques! The VERY BIG Mixed Media Workshop PLUS Consultation day with Bonny – Friday September 25th, Saturday September 26th and Sunday September 27th, 2020.
Hi friends, I’ll be introducing some new monotype techniques and materials
… Continue readingTexas Made Modern: The Art of Everett Spruce – virtual talk with Shirley Reece-Hughes Sept. 6
The Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA) & Texas Art Collectors Organization (TACO) … Continue reading
Michael Holter: Curly Portrait Workshop Sept. 3
Another “High Noon” Watercolor Workshop “Sidewalk Sighting” |
Join me as I paint a favorite Cowboy Character Thursday September 3. This will be a 3-hour webinar– an online mini-workshop session that is just like one of my live workshops. I will |
Outdoor Painters Online Gallery Sale
Navarro Council Of The Arts presents:
Outdoor Painters Society of America
Online Gallery of Works for Sale: http://www.navarrocouncilofthearts.com/purchase-art.html
The Outdoor Painters Society was formed to create opportunities and incentive for artists of like mind to come together and paint “… Continue reading
Maegan Kirschner demo Sept. 23 for Rockwall Art League
September Member Meeting- for Rockwall Art League
Demo Artist Maegan Kirschner
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Harry Myers Park, 815 E Washington St, Rockwall, TX 75087
Maegan is an artist that uses industrial and recyclable materials to … Continue reading
The Human Figure Alla Prima – Sat., 10th Oct.
Saturday, Oct. 10th : 10 AM – 4 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
Alla prima or wet-on-wet is a painting technique in which layers of wet … Continue reading
3D Mixed Media on Board – Fridays in Oct.
Fridays – Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 at 7 PM – 9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
Come explore the possibilities with Mixed Media Art in … Continue reading
Cheap Imitation Literary/Arts Magazine: Call for Visual Art Submissions
Cheap Imitation: Open Call for Visual Art
Cheap Imitation is seeking original visual art for publication in our journal. https://www.cheapimitation.org
We believe art and literature are in many ways two sides of the same coin, able to shed new light … Continue reading
Americana Art Exhibit opens August 1st – closing reception Sept. 5
August 1 – September 5
It’s happening again! ART house is hosting the 2nd annual Americana professional art exhibit and competition. Winners and select exhibitors will be showing their art at the Art House Gallery located north west of Dallas in … Continue reading
Airbrush 101 Sept. 12 with Justin Burns
Sat, September 12, 2020 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
$75
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75061
This will be a hybrid class either face to face or … Continue reading
State Fair Arts & Crafts Contests – new deadline Sept. 1
This year’s State Fair of Texas sadly has been canceled due to to the quarantine, but the Creative Arts Contest goes on! The dates have changed for the Contests – see https://bigtex.com/get-involved/creative-arts-competitions/ for more information. The new deadline for online … Continue reading
2020 Main St. Festival cancelled & postponed until 2021
COVID-19 Update: The board of directors of Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc., has canceled the 2020 edition of the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival, originally scheduled to take place on April 16-19, then postponed to September.
The cancellation is … Continue reading
MillHouse Summer Art & Music Fest Rescheduled
The MillHouse Summer Art & Music Fest. Indoor Juried Art Fest was originally scheduled for Sat and Sun, Aug. 29-30, 2020.
New date:
WINTER ArtFest
McKinney Cotton Mill
February 27-28, 2021
Noon-6 pm
All artists who applied and have been … Continue reading
VAL presents Adventures in Wonderland and Melodies of the Soul/Circus of the Absurd
The Visual Art League of Lewisville Presents Adventures in Wonderland and Melodies of the Soul/Circus of the Absurd. For more about VAL exhibits, see visualartleague.org
The Visual Art League of Lewisville presents Adventures in Wonderland in
the North Hallway Gallery … Continue reading
On Being Human opens Aug. 29 at Valley House
We are pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition “On Being Human.” These last months have reminded us of the importance of our basic humanity and the inherent value of others. After isolating, we felt a need to be … Continue reading
Kettle Art A La Carte – new online store
Kettle Art A La Carte
Kettle Art
2650 Main Street
Pickup on Saturdays or by appointment
1:00pm-5:00pm
Kettle Art A La Carte is Kettle’s new online store, offering beautiful original art, fine art prints, and small artisan-crafted pieces.
They’re … Continue reading
Cedars Union September Virtual Happenings
Hello from The Cedars Union!
We hope you are reading this message in good health and good spirits as we close out the month and a particularly odd summer. The Cedars Union Annex and the Boedeker next door have been … Continue reading
Plein Vision in Miniature opens in Corsicana
The 2020 Exhibition opens July 22nd.
The Associates Show & Sale is NOW ONLINE! Share this link on your social media pages as well as emailing it directly to your friends, family, and most of all…your collectors!
http://www.navarrocouncilofthearts.com/purchase-art.html
Associate … Continue reading
Economic impacts of the Pandemic on the Arts – news sources
The news is dire, especially for the arts. Here are some links discussing the state of the arts economy:
Glasstire has posted a review of the Houston situation:
Texas Arts Economy Takes Billion-Dollar Plunge
by Hannah Dean August 25, 2020… Continue reading
“Research like a Pro” ONLINE with Sindya Bhanoo
Fiction is, by definition, made up. But writing strong fiction, and certainly non-fiction, often requires a fair amount of research.
In this half-day class, we will discuss strategies that journalists use to do research and gather information for their stories. … Continue reading
Lake Granbury Art Association reopening & Fall Show call
Shanley House Reopening
The LGAA board has decided to reopen the Shanley House Gallery and resume membership meetings. COVID-19 precautions will be observed.
Shanley House Gallery | 224 North Travis | Granbury, TX 76048
For more about LGAA see http://lakegranburyart.blogspot.com/… Continue reading
Western National Exhibit opens Aug. 4th; closing reception Aug. 29th
The Western National opens Aug 4, and runs until Aug 29, with a closing reception 6-8pm Saturday Aug 29, at the Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, 1412 14th St, in Plano TX. It will feature 60 artworks in a full variety of … Continue reading