Sharon Giles
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PAINT CLUB workshop on March 17 – Winter Prairie
PAINT CLUB – Winter Prairie
Free workshop
March 17, 2020
6:15 PM
Polk Wisdom Library, 7151 Library Ln, Dallas, TX 75232
Experience the pleasure of painting with professional artist, VET and her easy step-by-step instructions. You will receive all the supplies needed to create a “ready to hang” piece of artwork. No previous skill required. It’s FUN and it’s FREE. Slots …
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Receptions March 15 for Mirror in Mirror: Persian Art & Alfredo Santesteban Exhibits
Exhibit dates: March 1st to March 27, 2020
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan, Irving
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
Reception and award ceremony on Sunday 15 March, 2-4pm
Mirror in Mirror: Persian Art Exhibit
It is a great honor for our community of artists to showcase artwork reflecting the open theme of Iranian …
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Arts Mission Oak Cliff: “Interiors” call for entries
OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS “Interiors” Group Exhibit
#AMOCUnderground Galley
OPEN CALL for art in all mediums (size and weight restrictions apply) for the upcoming group exhibit themed and titled “Interiors” 4/10/20-4/19/20 which will be presented in the Underground Gallery of Arts Mission Oak Cliff, a community-oriented arts center and exhibition/performance space, located at 410 …
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Texas Artists Coalition Juried Show call for entries
Friday, April 24, 2020 deadline
Only TAC members with active accounts may submit up to 3 artworks open to all disciplines with no theme. All mediums accepted including oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, prints, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, video, installation, photography, and digital art with no size restrictions. Enter through the Submittable portal.
Interested in membership? https://www.texasartistscoalition.org/join
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Contemporary Art Openings: Fri. March 13 & Sat. March 14
CADD OPENINGS & EVENTS 03.13.20
OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY, 03.13.20, 7-9 PM
RO2 ART: THE MAGNOLIA THEATRE
PICTURE PROBLEMS
LOC HUYNH
CADD OPENINGS & EVENTS 03.14.20
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, 03.14.20, 7-10 PM
500X GALLERY
500XIT
Though we are incredibly saddened to leave 500 Exposition, our namesake, current …
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Colored Pencil with Rani Verma: Friday classes in April
FREE instruction. $10 materials fee. Registration required.
Dates: Friday evenings, Fri., Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2020 – 7 PM-9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Irving Art Association Community Fine Art School Classes
Instructor Name: Rani Verma
Email: ranverma49@gmail.com
Supply Fee $10: pay at first class
REGISTER (age: 17+ only) …
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Color Concepts Classes
Enrollment is now open for the April-June 2020 Color Concepts Classes. This is a series of 6 skill-building classes in watercolor covering color theory related to contrast. Mastering these elements will bring depth and dimension to your paintings. Brochure on request.
Location: Hobby Lobby in Arlington, Texas. Registration required.
Contact: Shirley Nichols @ 817-247-9091 …
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Denton’s Thin Line Festival March 25-29
Denton, TX — Thin Line Festival is gearing up for its twelfth year with the announcement of its music and film programming. The multidisciplinary event takes place in multiple venues across Denton from March 25-29, 2020, and will feature documentary screenings, live music performances, and photography exhibitions.
“Thin Line Fest is a unique combination of documentary …
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Dallas: Our Iconic City exhibit at TVAA Gallery
TVAA Gallery Art Exhibition for March 2020 – “Dallas: Our Iconic City”
With the end of a decade and the start of a new year, this exhibition: DALLAS Our Iconic City encourages artists to look back, through the decade, and create their work from a Dallas-related, iconic moment that has personally affected them in a …
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COPIC Classes March 21 with Laura Griffin
Registration is officially open for two IAA Copic classes on Saturday, March 21st at the Jaycee Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan, in Irving.
Copic Club will be held in the morning from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., and a beginner Copic 101 class will be held in the afternoon from 1 – 3:30 p.m.
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Drawing the Live Model with Susan Murray: Thursday Classes in April
A figure drawing class — learn to draw the live, clothed, model every Thursday night in April 7-9pm. Doors open at 6:30.
Drawing supplies will be provided, but if you have favorite drawing tools, bring them. A $10 materials fee will be collected at the first class.
Dates: Thursday evenings, Thurs., April 2, 9, 16, …
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A LITTLE DRAMA! call for art
A LITTLE DRAMA!
This is an ongoing group exhibit featuring a variety of 2D media from contemporary artists in the DFW area.
WHEN:
MARCH 1 – JUNE 26, 2020
WHERE:
MainStage 222
222 E. Irving Blvd
Irving, Texas 75061
While this exhibit is already under way we are looking for an additional 10-20 pieces …
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Materials: Hard + Soft for 2020 on view in Denton
Recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country, Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, began in 1987 and was originally initiated by area artist Georgia Leach Gough. Now in its 33rd year, the exhibition shows the top national and international artists as we celebrate the evolving field of contemporary …
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Top 5 Trends To Be Implemented In An Up-to-date Art Gallery
Submitted by Michael Gorman, guest writer.
Art galleries have been around for centuries, but they rarely ever changed their setups and the overall appearance. But the world has made substantial progress in the last couple of decades and a modern art gallery ( http://artgroupsdfw.com/exhibits-events/the-art-of-design-exhibit-at-art-gallery-pure/ ) has to respond to the changes.
After all, the …
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Tapestry Weaving with Mechele Larson: Thursday classes in April
FREE instruction. $10 materials fee. Registration required.
Dates: Thursday evenings, April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2020 – 7 PM-9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Irving Art Association Community Fine Art School Classes
Instructor Name: Mechele Larsen
Email: malpr31@gmail.com
Supply Fee $10: pay at first class
REGISTER (age: 17+ …
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Dallas Gallery Tour March 7
K.Co Arts + I See Dallas
Join us from 1 to 4:30 p.m., March 7, 2020, when we tour four-to-five galleries and art spaces in and around the Dallas Design District! $50 reserves your seat on the I See Dallas “shorty” mini-school bus, which will depart from and return outside Virgin Hotels Dallas, 1445 …
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CADD’s First Wednesday at R02 Art | The Cedars
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas presents First Wednesdays Happy Hours. One CADD member gallery will host the event on the first Wednesday of each month, inviting you to familiarize yourself with CADD, our mission, scholarship program, annual events, and other educational programs. Please join us to view current exhibitions, meet artists, gallery owners, and other …
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Live Figure Drawing & Painting Labs at CAC
The evening session consists of one long pose ideal for painting or a more completed drawing for two consecutive weeks. The first two weeks of the month are portrait sessions and the last two weeks are figure-drawing.
Upon arrival please pay the facilitator $15 for CAC members or $20 cash only for the 3-hour uninstructed …
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Ojo De Dios Huichol/ God’s Eye Huichol March 21
Workshop by Leticia Garcia
Saturday, March 21 from 10am – 1pm.
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75062
Ojo De Dios Huichol. Objeto spiritual y votivo que se hace tejiendo un diseno de hilo sobre una Cruz de madera. Semejante a un Mandala. Cultura Mexicana. Costo $ 20.00 – Materiales incluidos.
God’s …
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Mirror in Mirror: Persian Art Exhibit
The 5th Annual Iranian Artists Exhibition
Mirror on Mirror
Exhibit dates March 1st to March 27, 2020
and award ceremony on Sunday 15 March, 2-4pm. It is a great honor for our community of artists to showcase artwork reflecting the open theme of Iranian artists for a Cultural Exhibit (not a Juried Art Show). …
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Alfredo “ALSANTE!” Santesteban Solo Exhibit in Irving
01 March to 27 March 2020
Reception: Sunday 15 March 2020 – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
West Gallery
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75061
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
Artist Statement
What a privilege to be given this impulse to create a work of art…! To
have the tremendous …
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Color Mixing Plus workshop March 7 with Ruben Contreras
“Color Mixing Plus Workshop”
Saturday, March 7, 2020 10am – 2pm
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts
1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75061
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association
TO REGISTER contact Ruben Contreras at contreras11121@att.net
Price $40 – payable to instructor at workshop
We will be mixing all of the colors around you with a limited …
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FBCAA Meeting March 17: Marie Renfro – Acrylic collage demo/workshop
REGULAR MEETINGS of the Farmers Branch Carrollton Art Association are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month August – May EXCEPT DECEMBER! Meeting schedule: 9:00 -9:30 Social Time; 9:30-10:30 Meeting 10:30-12:00; Demo 1:00 – 3:00 Mini-Workshop. GUESTS are welcome! The demonstrations are free, but the optional mini-workshops are $10. Location: Craft Room of Farmers …
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All These Horizons opens March 5 at Maestri
All These Horizons
Maestri Gallery
401 Exposition Avenue
Opening Thursday, March 5, 2020
6:00pm-8:00pm
A new exhibition, All These Horizons, opens on March 5th at the Maestri Gallery. The exhibition will feature a variety of works in different mediums by the London-based artist, Tom Jean Webb.
Through visual language, Tom Jean Webb expresses the intangible oneness, …
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André Tolliver Jewelry demo March 2 for Grand Prairie Artists
ASSOCIATION OF GRAND PRAIRIE ARTISTS (AGPA)
March 2020 Monthly Meeting
The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 2nd, at the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
Program: Our demonstrator for March is André Tolliver. She makes her own jewelry which she markets at the online address of @StackedByDre . Her passion for …
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Society of Watercolor Artists 2020 Juried International Exhibition deadline March 8
April 19 – May 31, 2020
Fort Worth Central Library, Atrium Gallery 2020
EXHIBITION CALENDAR :
March 8, 2020 – ENTRY DEADLINE
March 19 – Notification of Acceptance (via e-mail)
April 9 – Shipped artwork due date
April 18 – Hand delivered artwork due
April 20 – Juror Demo
April 21-24 – Juror …
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RCAS 54th Regional Juried Art Exhibition call for entries – deadline March 9
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Richardson Civic Art Society: 54th ANNUAL REGIONAL ART EXHIBITION & SALE
April 29, 2020 through May 25, 2020
Sunday, May 10, 2020 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Awards Reception at Charles W. Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, TX 75082.
The 54th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition & Sale, to be held at …
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“Lightness of Being” by Regina Davis – Reception March 7 at Giddens Gallery
You are invited
Regina’s Reception & Show
Giddens Gallery of Fine Art in Grapevine
“Lightness of Being”
by Regina Davis
Regina’s Show
March 5 – 14, 2020
Gallery open Tuesday – Saturday
11:00am – 6:00pm
Regina’s Reception Saturday, March 7th, 2020
6:00 PM till 9:00 PM
Enjoy Fine Art, Complimentary Wine, Hors d’oeuvres and SmilesFor details & Parking – …
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Cameras, Concepts, and Content photoshoot March 8
Are YOU in need of new content that will make you stand out from the rest? ✨ Then head on out to my next event Cameras, Concepts, and Content!
Sun, March 8, 2020 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
Space F2 Studios 1000 South Wildwood Drive No.14 Irving, TX 75060
There will be 4 …
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2020 Texas & Neighbors call deadline March 1st – $9,000 in Awards
The annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition is back for its 35th year! This five-state competition is highly respected and very competitive. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association and the Irving Arts Center.
NEW for 2020! In addition to our regular categories (oils, acrylic, water media, mixed media, and drawing), we now include …
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Gelli Printing with Sharon Giles: Free Classes in March
FREE instruction. $10 materials fee. Registration required.
Dates: Thursday evenings, March 5, 12, 19 & 26 – 7 PM-9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Irving Art Association Community Fine Art School Classes
Instructor Name: Sharon Giles
Email: sharongiles@gmail.com
Supply Fee $10: pay at first class
REGISTER (age: 17+ only)
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Jewelry Making with Sarah Murphy: Free Classes in March
FREE instruction. $10 materials fee. Registration required.
Dates: Friday evenings, Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27 – 7 PM – 9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Bring your prettiest beads to this class and learn the wrapped wire loop method which turns a bead, or several beads, …
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Pinturas Manualidad – Clases de miércoles en marzo – Lupita Padilla
Clases de arte en Espanol – Lupita Padilla
Wed., March 4, 11, 18 & 25 / El Miércoles, Marzo 11, 18 & 25 7-9 pm
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
Pintura Decorada con botones y pintura tematica del dia y la noche con pintura acrilica. Instructora de arte …
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Photography 1 with John Hunter & Terry Cockerham: Free Classes in March
FREE instruction. No materials fee! Registration required.
Dates: Thursday evenings, March 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2020 – 7 PM-9 PM
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. Irving TX 75061
IAA Community Fine Art School Classes
Instructors: Terry Cockerham and John Hunter
Email: snakehunters@gmail.com
Supply Fee: none
REGISTER (age: 17+ only)
SUPPLIES: Bring your …
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FBCAA 2020 Spring Sale & Show
The Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association (FBCAA) artists will hold their annual Spring Sale & Show March 1st through March 26th.
Location: FARMERS BRANCH MANSKE LIBRARY, 13613 Webb Chapel Rd, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
There will be no reception. For more about FBCAA see their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/farmersbranchcarrolltonart
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