Category Archive: Links

Art Guides, Artist Groups, Materials / Techniques

July 25, 2016

This guide has four sections (with links to websites):
1. Local arts and crafts suppliers
2. Arts and crafts supplies online
3. Other art-related services
4. Guides to art supplies and services

To suggest additional links or corrections, please email artnewsdfw@gmail.com Updated 7/16

1. Local arts and crafts suppliers (suppliers with locations in North Texas)

Aaron Brothers Art & Framing http://www.aaronbrothers.com (art supplies, frames – 8 area stores)
Allens Artist Canvas, Dallas http://www.allenscanvas.com/
American Ceramic Supply Co., Fort Worth http://www.americanceramics.com/ (ceramic supplies, instruction, firing; glass fusing)
Asel Art Supply http://www.aselart.com/ (art supplies for professional artists, mat boards – 6 area stores)
Big Mouth Scrappers, Forney http://www.bigmouthscrapperstx.com/ (scrapbooking, classes, stamping, paper arts)
Frame Destination https://www.framedestination.com Dallas, TX
Hobby Lobby http://www.hobbylobby.com/ (arts & crafts, framing, classes – 20 area stores)
Jo-Anne Stores http://www.joann.com/ (arts & crafts, fabric, framing, classes – 15 area stores)
Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass www.kittrellriffkind.com (Stained glass, beadmaking, glass fusing supplies, instruction)
Michaels http://www.michaels.com/ (arts & crafts, framing, classes – 15+ area stores)
Paper Arts,Dallas http://paperartsdallas.wix.com/paper-arts art papers FB: https://www.facebook.com/paperartsdallas
Paper Planet, Fort Worth http://www.paperplanetdesign.com/ (paper crafts, handmade paper, stationary, classes)
Paper Source, NorthPark Center, Dallas http://paper-source.com (paper crafts, stamping, scrapbooking, classes)
Stamp Asylum, Plano http://stampasylum.blogspot.com (stamps, custom stamps, scrapbooking supplies, classes) out of business end of July 2016
Voertman’s Bookstore, Denton http://www.voertmans.com
White Rock Weaving Center, Dallas http://www.whiterockweaving.com/

2. Arts and crafts supplies online

Alchemist Paints & Varnishes http://www.amberalchemy.com/ (old masters paints)
Art Boards Archival Art Panels http://www.art-boards.com/
Art Materials http://artmaterialsonline.com/ (art supplies)
Artist Supply Source http://www.artistsupplysource.com/
Artpaper Inc. http://www.artpaper.com/
The Art Store http://www.shoptheartstore.com/ (art supplies)
ASW Express http://www.aswexpress.com/ (art materials)
Canson http://www.canson-us.com/ (paper)
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff http://www.cheapjoes.com/ (art supplies, classes, dvds, tips)
Copic http://www.copicmarker.com/ (markers)
Createx Colors http://www.createxcolors.com/ (paints, pigments)
Daler-Rowney http://www.daler-rowney.com/ (art materials)
Daniel Smith http://www.danielsmith.com/ (art materials, tips)
Da Vinci Paint Co. http://www.davincipaints.com/
DecoArt http://www.decoart.com/ (art materials)
Dharma Trading Co. http://www.dharmatrading.com/ (supplies, dyes, paints and fabric for textile artists)
Dick Blick Art Materials http://www.dickblick.com/ (art supplies)
Easels Online http://www.easelsonline.com/
Flax Art & Design http://flaxart.com (art supplies)
Fredrix Artist Canvas http://www.fredrixartistcanvas.com/ (canvases)
G&S Dye http://www.gsdye.com/ (natural fabrics & textile design supplies)
Golden Artist Colors http://www.goldenpaints.com/
Holbein http://www.holbeinhk.com/ (paints, art supplies)
Inner Metal Works http://www.innermetalworks.com/contact.html (metal canvases)
iStencils http://www.istencils.com/ (stencils)
Jack Richeson & Co. http://www.richesonart.com/ (art supplies, easels)
Jerry’s Artarama http://www.jerryscatalog.com/ (art supplies)
Liquitex http://www.liquitex.com/ (acrylic supplies & articles)
Loew-Cornell http://www.loew-cornell.com/ (brushes)
Masterpiece http://www.masterpiecearts.com/ (canvases)
Mister Art http://www.misterart.com/ (art supplies)
Nontoxic Paint & Print.com http://www.nontoxicprint.com/akuainks.htm (Akua inks & pin press)
Nova Color http://novacolorpaint.com/ (acrylic paints)
Paper Cut http://thepapercut.com/ (paper products for crafts)
PRO Chemical & Dye http://www.prochemicalanddye.com/home.php (dyes, paints & art suppiles)
Stencil Girl http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/ (stencils)
Traditions Texas http://www.traditionstexas.com/ (Decoart acrylics)
Utrecht http://www.utrechtart.com/ (art materials)
Winsor & Newton http://www.winsornewton.com/ (art materials)

3. Other art-related services

Alto’s http://www.altosezmat.com/ (mat cutters)
American Frame http://www.americanframe.com
American Litho Color, Inc. http://www.americanlithocolor.com/index.html (art photography, large scale scanning, gliclee & reproduction in Dallas)
Amazon http://www.amazon.com (art books, videos, dvds AND art supplies)
Art Find http://www.art-find.artselect.com/ (prints, framing)
Artists Network http://forum.artistsnetwork.com/ (forum; art instruction & publications)
Artists Network TV http://www.artistsnetwork.tv/ (art videos online)
ArtResin.com http://www.artresin.com/
ArtTracker Software http://www.xanadugallery.com/arttracker/
Asher Mains Stretched Canvas, Dallas http://www.stretchmycanvas.com (custom canvases)
Best Canvas http://www.bestcanvas.com (good prices on canvas reproductions of art and photos)
Betterlite.com http://www.betterlite.com/ (OTT-Lite true color lighting)
Can Stock Photography http://www.canstockphoto.com (stock photographs)
Canva https://designschool.canva.com/blog/free-stock-photos (free stock photos)
Color Q http://colorq.com/ (fine art printing)
Creative Catalyst Productions http://www.ccpvideos.com/ (art instruction videos)
Crescent http://www.crescentcardboard.com/ (mat boards)
Del Frames Plus http://delframesplus.com/ (frames)
FineArtGicleePrinters http://www.fineartgicleeprinters.org/ (advice on printers from FLAAR)
Finerworks http://finerworks.com/ (art reproductions on canvas or giclee)
Foto Search Stock Photography http://fotosearch.com
Frame Destination https://www.framedestination.com Dallas, TX
Frame Fit Co. http://www.framefit.com/ (frames)
Frame USA http://www.frameusa.com/ (discount frames)
Go Graph Stock Photography http://www.gograph.com/
Interweave Store http://www.interweavestore.com (craft & mixed media-related books, videos and downloads)
Megaprint http://www.megaprint.com/ (posters & large format printing)
Modern Renaissance www.modernrenaissanceink.com (giclee on canvas or watercolor paper)
North Light Books http://www.northlightshop.com/ (books, magazines & dvds)
PictureFrames.com http://www.pictureframes.com/ (frames)
Stu-Art http://www.stu-artsupplies.com/ (mats & frames)
Takach Press Corporation http://www.takachpress.com/ (presses, printmaking accessories)
Walter Foster http://www.walterfoster.com/ (art books)
WorkingArtist Software http://www.workingartist.com/(art business mgmt)

4. Guides to art supplies and services

About Painting: Choosing Art Supplies: Art Supplies: What Do You Need to Start Painting? http://painting.about.com/od/artmaterials/
Art and Art Supplies Directories http://www.arts5.com/
Art Supplies Wholesale https://www.allartsupplies.com/resource.php

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Teri Wilson Launches Online Art Gallery

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Art Careers, Resources

January 23, 2016

by user-submitted

January 23, 2016

Teri Wilson is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, visual canvas artist and published author. Noted books are, Guide to Flawless Skin and Natural Beauty ‘Lose Weight through Juicing’ and ‘Keys to Weight Loss Guide’. She is also a jazz stylist who performs at supper clubs, special events and private galas.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Friday, January 22, 2016 –Professional Visual Canvas Artist, Teri Wilson has launched Teri Wilson Fine Art.com. It is an online art gallery that features original oil and acrylic paintings by Teri Wilson.
She began painting twenty plus years ago in her down time when she was not touring. Her early work was mainly portraits of family members and soap opera celebrities.

Teri Wilson is self taught and her work includes abstraction, scenic, fetish and still life paintings. Buyers of her work are private collectors, especially of her fetish art.

Some of her displayed art is signed under her alter ego’s name, ‘Goddess Rachel’.
Recently she created a limited collection of her paintings specifically for her fetish audience which became an immediate success resulting in sales.

Giclee Limited edition prints are available on a few of her original paintings and she offers free shipping on pieces that exceeds $500.00.
New pieces of her art is being added to, www.TeriWilsonFineArt.com as she creates them.

For Additional Information,
Contact: Teri Wilson Email: teriwilson@teriwilsonfineart.com
Website: www.teriwilsonfineart.com

Tags: art news, Canvas Art, New Online Art Gallery

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Quilting and Quilt Guilds in DFW: a resource guide

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December 29, 2015

http://www.allenquilters.com/

December 29, 2015

“Roses In The Round” by Morrissey & Hughes — the 2016 Dallas Quilt Show raffle quilt

Opportunities for quilting abound in North Texas!

Most of the local guilds schedule monthly meetings with quilt demonstrations, workshops, quilting circles, shows, charitable and community service projects, and even retreats. With groups in almost every city, it’s not hard to find quilters!

For quilting guilds in Texas see http://www.quiltguilds.com/texas.htm

For a list of quilting shows & events in Texas, see http://cedarhillquiltersguild.org/quilting-events.aspx.

For quilting resources: http://cedarhillquiltersguild.org/web-sites.aspx

For local quilt shops: http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/local_quilt_shops and
http://www.qgplano.org/cgi-bin/membership.cgi?Page=Local%20Shops

Local Quilting Organizations:

Allen Quilter’s Guild

(3rd Thur., 7pm, First Presbyterian Church of Allen)

Bear Creek Quilt Guild

http://www.bearcreekquiltguild.org/

(3rd Tues., 7pm, First United Methodist Church of Keller)

Cedar Hill Quilter’s Guild

http://cedarhillquiltersguild.org/

(3rd Tues., 6:30 pm, Cedar Hill Recreation Center)

Cleburne Area Quilt Guild

http://www.caqg.org/

(2nd Mon., 7pm, Senior Citizens Center)

Common Threads Quilt Guild

http://commonthreadsquiltguild.org/

(2nd Mon., 7pm, First Christian Church of Gainesville)

Creative Quilters Guild of Ellis County

http://www.elliscountyquilters.com/

(4th Mon, 7pm, Waxahachie Bible Church, Waxahachie)

Dallas Modern Quilt Guild

http://dallasmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/

(4th Thurs., 7pm, t Ridgewood Park United Methodist Church)

Dallas Area Fiber Artists (DAFA)

http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/

(sometimes schedules quilting activities)

Denton Quilt Guild

http://dentonquiltguild.org/

(3rd Thurs., 7pm, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts)

Fort Worth Quilt Guild

http://www.fwqg.org/

(3rd Tues., 7pm, West Freeway Church Of Christ, White Settlement)

Frisco Quilt Guild

http://www.friscoquiltguild.org/

(4th Tues., 7pm, Collin College Preston Ridge Campus Conference Center)

Garland Quilt Guild

www.garlandquiltguild.com or www.facebook.com/GarlandQuiltGuild

(1st Tues., 7pm, First Presbyterian Church)

Granbury Quilters’ Guild

http://granburyquiltguild.com/

(3rd Mon., 7pm, St Francis Cabrini Catholic Church)

Irving Quilt Guild

http://irvingquiltguild.com

(3rd Thurs., 6:30pm, Oakview Baptist Church,1004 South Story Road, Irving; Sept. – Aug.)

Kaufman Quilt Guild

http://www.kaufmanquiltguild.org/

(1st Tues, 7pm, Landmark Church of Christ )

Land O’Lakes Quilt Guild

http://www.landolakesquiltguild.com/

(2nd Mon., 7pm, Lakeland Baptist Church, Lewisville)

Mesquite Quilt Guild

http://mesquitequiltguildinc.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MQGTX/?fref=ts

(3rd Tues., 7pm, Rutherford Community Center)

Piecemakers’ Quilt Guild of Corsicana

http://www.corsicanaquiltguild.com/

(1st Mon., 10am, Westhill Church of Christ)

Quilter’s Guild of Arlington

http://qgoa.org/

(2nd Tues., 6:30 pm, Bob Duncan Community Center)

Quilter’s Guild of Dallas

http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/

(1st Thurs., 7pm, Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas; Sept.-Aug.)

Quilter’s Guild of Grand Prairie

https://qgogp.wordpress.com/

(1st Mon., 7pm, First Presbyterian Church of Grand Prairie)

Quilter’s Guild of Parker County

http://www.quiltersguildofparkercounty.org/

(3rd Thurs, 7pm, Grace First Presbyterian Church, Weatherford)

Quilter’s Guild of Plano

http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/

(2nd Thurs., 7pm, Parkway Hills Baptist Church, 2700 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75093)

Red River Quilters’ Guild

http://www.redriverquilters.com/index.html

(1st Mon., 7pm, Notre Dame Elementary School Cafeteria,Wichita Falls)

Rowlett Quilt Guild

http://www.rowlettquiltguild.com/

(3rd Sat., 10am, First United Methodist Church of Rowlett)

Sherman Quilt Makers Guild

http://www.shermanquiltguild.org/

(4th Thur., 7pm, Trinity Lutheran Church

Trinity Valley Quilter’s Guild

http://www.tvqg.org/

(3rd Fri, 10am, Central Christian Church, Fort Worth)

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Calls for Artists: Guide to Finding Sources

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Art Guides, Competitions / Calls for Entries, Opportunities for Artists, Resources / Links

December 12, 2015

Arts, Jobs, Opportunities

December 12, 2015

12/13/15

DEADLINES Calendars

For local opportunity deadlines, click on ArtNewsDFW.com’s Art Deadlines Calendar to see details and links. You may add events to your online calendar or subscribe to this calendar.
For local crafts show deadlines, click on DFW Craft Shows Calendar

On Art News DFW

To see the most recent announcements, click on the categories: (free daily or weekly email newsletters)

LOCAL

Art&Seek

Auditions, Entries & Contests : Visual Arts

ARTIST CALL DALLAS (Facebook group)
Dallas Arts Revue – Opportunities page
DFW Craft Shows
Texas Artist Coalition
newsletter lists opportunities – local, state & national

Texas

Glasstire (Houston, Austin, and more). See the Classified section.
Texas Commission on the Arts Opportunities (mainly Texas)
Texas Art Fairs
Texas Fairs and Festivals

National

ArtShow, Art Calendar, ArtDeadline.com, Art Fair Calendar, Art Opportunities Monthly, CallForEntry (CaFE), ArtHash, OnlineJuriedShows.com, Professional Artist Magazines Classified, Public Artists, Entrythingy Artist Calls, ZAPPlication.org (ZAPP), ArtistsRegister.com, theartlist.com, and Art Deadlines List

Email lists to join

Art Fair Insiders email newsletter at http://www.artfairinsiders.com/ for a national roundup of opportunities.

Art Fair Calendar is listed at http://www.artfaircalendar.com/. You can subscribe to any of seventeen regional lists, including Texas Art Fairs.

Texas Artist Coalition Newsletter – email elaine@fwcac.org or use the contact form

DFW Craft Fairs: Follow by Email subscribe form http://www.dfwcraftshows.com/

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Help with Images for Show Entries: PIXLR.com / YouTube Videos / Photographing Your Artwork

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Art Guides, Competitions / Calls for Entries, Video / Film

January 8, 2015

Opportunities for Artists, Resources

January 8, 2015

At this time of the year as webmaster, Sharon Giles receives many questions about resizing or perfecting images of artwork for show entries, such as for the Texas & Neighbors (TxN) show (entry deadline Feb. 1st). Here is her advice:

General tip: Images should look professional — they should show ONLY the work of art (no mat, no frame, no easel or background of any kind.)

PIXLR.com

You don’t have to buy special graphics software! I recommend for both Mac and Windows users the free online app at PIXLR.com. They also offer free apps that you can download to your computer, phone or tablet if you don’t want to work online. The interface is both easy to use and powerful. For support on the online features, see https://support.pixlr.com/hc/en-us/sections/200581900-Pixlr-Editor. For other tutorials on special topics, see http://blog.pixlr.com/tagged/tutorials.

For instructions on resizing images, see the advice we give for TxN entrants at http://www.texasandneighbors.com/pixlrSteps.pdf.

For YouTube videos on resizing using PIXLR, see https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pixlr+resizing. You can find thousands of videos showing every aspect of PIXLR. Here’s a sample:

YouTube Videos

So if you can find thousands of videos on just PIXLR, just think how many you can find on the graphic software that’s already on your device. Just go to YouTube and search on the name of your software and a keyword such as “resizing”, etc. to find what you’re looking for.

Here’s an example for Photoshop Elements:

Photographing Your Artwork

On Art News DFW, I have posted a guide to finding guides on this topic:

Photographing Your Artwork – How To Guides

It includes such expert sources as photographer JR Compton, Oxide Gallery, ArtistNetwork, and Empty Easel.

An alternative method for small works is scanning instead of photography, which usually results in better color and less distortion.

You’re probably going to guess that I’m going to suggest searching YouTube for videos on the topic. So here’s a few examples:

Tags: graphics software, photographing artwork, resizing images, scanning artwork

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Buy a Local Art Calendar!

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December 4, 2014

http://www.darlabostick.com/calendar-for-sale/

December 4, 2014

Each year local artists create beautiful art calendars that make special gifts or wonderful accessories to put on your wall. Local artist groups also publish calendars as fundraisers. Support the local creation of art by buying these calendars. Email moderator@artgroupsdfw.com if you would like to add your calendar to the list.

Darla Bostick

Sharon Giles

http://www.lulu.com/shop/sharon-giles/sharon-giles-art-poetry-2015/calendar/product-21933698.html

Suzy ‘Pal’ Powell

http://www.suzypal.blogspot.com/2014/11/framable-original-art-calendars-for.html

VAST

This calendar is the only fundraiser for the Visual Arts Society of Texas in Denton. They are $11 and can be obtained from The Chestnut Tree, Oxide Gallery and at the VAST meeting. Jo Williams is happy to sell them from her home or car! Support VAST; Call 940-453-0817.
Reception for the VAST Calendar Exhibit is Thurs., December 11, 5 – 6:30pm

Exhibit on display until January 9, 2014 at The Chestnut Tree, 107 W. Hickory Street, Denton, TX

Tags: calendars, fundraiser, holiday

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DADA News page follows local art news and more

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Art News Sources, Resources

July 29, 2014

http://dallasartdealers.org/news/

July 29, 2014

The Dallas Art Dealers Association has a new feature: a news aggregator that samples the art news from various local and national sources. Art News DFW and Art & Seek are regularly featured.

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Global Art Exchange

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Opportunities for Artists, Resources

May 9, 2014

by user-submitted

May 9, 2014

global-art-exchange.com The purpose for the website is to make it possible for artists to list their art for sale with no entry fees. When the art sells the artists gets 80% of their asking price. Artists can increase their sales and get national and international recognition. We are marketing to the business industry and to art lovers on a national level.

Professional artists, non-professional artists, and artists for charity may list their fine art artwork for sale. We are looking for original fine art pieces such as paintings, sculptures, drawings, mixed media, glass art, photography, ceramics, one of a kind furniture designs, (photography and prints must be limited editions).

Its Easy, this is how it works:

There is no cost to submit your artwork. No entry or subscription fees. When the artwork sells we give the artist 80%.

We do not require exclusivity, so you may display your artwork in another place.

When the art is sold, the sale will go through Global Art Exchange then the artist is paid once the artwork is shipped.

To get started go to the website, create an account then add your art listing.

Besides representing artists there are 3 other components to the site:

Art for Benefit – We auction a piece of art on a quartly basis that is donated 100% of funds raised will go to a chosen charity.

Designer Direct Program – we will give designers/decorators a referral fee when their customers listed art sells or when their customer purchases art from the site.

Offer a place for resellers and collectors to sell previously owned artwork.

Look for us in the ASID magazine (NY Chapter) throughout the year. We will also be advertising in other national publications throughout the year. We hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity.

For more information please email us at info@global-art-exchange.com

Tags: Charitable Art, Fine art Artists, Illustrators, Painters, photographers, sculptors, Sell your artwork to a Global audience.

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Photographing Your Artwork – How To Guides

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Art Careers, Art Guides, Materials / Techniques

November 16, 2013

http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/resources/How-to-Photo-Art-behind-glass.html

November 16, 2013

Dallas photographer J.R. Compton has created tutorials on his website DallasArtsRevue.com that provide great guidance on photographing your artwork.

There are two principle guides:

How to Photograph Art or just about anything else
http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/resources/How-to-Photo-Art.shtml

How to photograph art that’s behind glass, is glass or is glossy like glass
Recently updated.

The Oxide Gallery in Denton has also published tutorials:

IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
http://oxidegallery.com/artists-classroom/2013/11/12/importance-of-photographing-your-artwork

HOW TO: PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
http://oxidegallery.com/artists-classroom/2013/11/1/photographing-your-artwork

HOW TO: PROPERLY SIGN PHOTOGRAPHY ARTWORK
http://oxidegallery.com/artists-classroom/2013/10/24/how-to-properly-sign-photography-artwork

From ArtistNetwork.com:

Photographing Paintings | Keeping a Record of Your Work
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/photographing-paintings-keeping-a-record-of-your-work

How to Photograph a Painting, Step by Step
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/how-to-photograph-a-painting-step-by-step

From EmptyEasel.com:

Camera Tips for Photographing Your Artwork for the Web
http://EmptyEasel.com/2009/09/17/camera-tips-for-photographing-your-artwork-for-the-web/

Why Photograph your Art? Instead, Use a Scanner and Photoshop Elements http://EmptyEasel.com/2008/05/29/why-photograph-your-art-instead-use-a-scanner-and-photoshop-elements-6/

Using Photoshop’s Healing Brush, Smart Blur, Despeckle Filter, and Color Replacer
http://EmptyEasel.com/2008/01/22/using-photoshops-healing-brush-smart-blur-despeckle-filter-and-color-replacer/

How to “Square Up” Photos of Your Art in Photoshop with Free Transform & Liquify
http://EmptyEasel.com/2008/01/03/how-to-square-up-photos-of-your-art-in-photoshop-with-free-transform-liquify/

How to Color Correct Images of Your Artwork in Adobe Photoshop
http://EmptyEasel.com/2007/02/09/how-to-color-correct-images-of-your-artwork-in-adobe-photoshop/

How to Use the Curves Tool in Photoshop to Add Contrast & Fix Washed out Photos
http://EmptyEasel.com/2008/01/08/how-to-use-the-curves-tool-in-photoshop-to-add-contrast-fix-washed-out-photos/

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Guide to Art Instruction at Galleries, Art Schools, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores

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Art Guides, Classes / Workshops, Resources / Links

August 9, 2013

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August 9, 2013

Private art instruction: not non-profit sponsored, but may be of interest to art group members or given by art group members. Updated Aug. 2013.

For recent notices of classes or workshops, click on the Classes / Workshops category tab on the topbar. For a calendar of classes or workshops given by nonprofit art groups, see the Art Instruction Calendar.

List of resources:

A Creative Art STUDIO, Denton
Classes in painting, mosaic & glass acreativeartstudio@gmail.com
http://www.acreativeartstudio.com

Alchemy Group, Arlington
Workshops in prescious metal clay, fused class, ceramics & creativity see
http://www.thealchemygroup.biz

Art Castle, Hurst
Classes for children & homeschoolers
http://artcastleschool.com/

Art Institute of McKinney
Classes and workshops for children and adults in different media – see
http://www.artinstituteofmckinney.com/

Artisans Studio Gallery, Dallas
Watermedia classes by Naomi Brotherton and Pat Kochan and guest artists. For complete list of classes see
http://www.artisansstudio.com/schedule.pdf

Artist’s Loft, McKinney
Life drawing classes by Debra Linker
206 660 8046 or debra@debralinker.com
http://debralinker.com/

Artists Showplace, Dallas
For complete list of classes and workshops see
http://www.theartistsshowplace.com

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Art Groups in North Texas

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Art Guides, Artist Groups, Links

January 3, 2013

Category for Artist Groups

January 3, 2013

Nonprofit artist groups in North Texas:

Allen Quilter’s Guild
American Institute of Graphic Arts, Dallas Chapter (AIGA Dallas)
Arlington Visual Arts Association
Art After 5
Art Club of McKinney
Art Connection (IrvingArtsCenter)
Art Educators of North Central Texas (affiliate of the Texas Art Education Association) (blog) Facebook page
Artists of Eastland County (Pres.: Joy Conner – 254-629-3290 ejconner1111@sbcglonal.net; VP: Maria Beck – 254-629-8588 mariabeck@yahoo.com; Sec.: Martha Elliott – 254-442-1208 marthae227@yahoo.com)
Artists ‘Round Texas (Rowlett).
ArtLoveMagic – Facebook page
Art Professionals of Texas
Associated Creative Artists (ACA)
Association of Grand Prairie Artists
Association of Oriental Arts (TAO)
Association of Traditional Artists (disbanded)
Bluebonnet Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters (Arlington)
Brownwood Art Association Brownwood, TX (Facebook page)
Central Texas Watercolor Society (Waco)
Coalition of Allen Visual Artists (C.A.V.A.)
Colored Pencil Society of America, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CPSA215DFW)
Craft Guild of Dallas
Corsicana Art League (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corsicana-Art-League/145053388944692)
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Cross Timbers Artists Guild
Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild
Dallas Area Fiber Artists
Dallas Designing Dreams, South Side on Lamar; contact: designing-dreams@sbcglobal.net
Dallas Film Society
Dallas Makerspace (Sign up for class notices at http://www.meetup.com/dallasmakerspace/ or refer to the Events Calendar)
Dallas Needlework & Textile Guild
Dallas Society of Visual Communications
Dead Photographers Society
Denton Quilt Guild
DeSoto Art League
Eastside Creative Arts Club, Fort Worth (dissolved Summer 2010)
Electronic Graphic Artists of Dallas
Ellis County Art Assocation and Fine Art Museum
Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Greater Dallas Chapter e-stitcher@gdcega.com
Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association
Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
Fort Worth Decorative Painters – Facebook group
Fort Worth Weavers Guild
Gainesville Area Visual Arts, Gainesville
Grapevine Art Project (GAP)
Guild of Texas Paper Cutters, Fort Worth. For info call Patti Rooks 817-389-2430 or email prooks@windstream.net.
Henderson County Art Club info: ruthom1946@gmail.com
Irving Art Association
Irving Quilt Guild
Johnson County Art Guild, Cleburne Facebook page
Kaligrafos
Lake Granbury Art Association
Lancaster Art Club
Lone Star Crafters Association, Weatherford
Lone Star Film Society, Fort Worth
McKinney Quilter’s Guild
Mid Cities Fine Artists (2nd Wed., Hurst Recreation Ctr) – contact Carolyn Kilgo Weinman @ 817-346-9012 or ck_weinman@yahoo.com
Mineral Wells Art Association
National League of American Pen Women – Dallas Branch
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance (NETFAA) Facebook pagecontactnetfaa@gmail.com
Oak Point Art Society/a>, Aubrey
Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
Quilter’s Guild of Plano
Pastel Society of the Southwest
Plano Art Association
Richardson Civic Art Society
Rockwall Art League
SCBWI North Texas (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)
Sherman Art League contact nancy.hawkart@yahoo.com
Society of Figurative Arts
Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
Southwestern Watercolor Society (Dallas)
Texas Area Artists
Texas Artists Coalition (Fort Worth Community Arts Center – Elaine Taylor gallerymanager@fwcac.org)
Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild
Texas Sculpture Association
Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA)
Trinity Arts Guild
Urban Sketchers – Dallas Fort Worth Chapter | international organization
Video Association of Dallas (VAD)
Visual Artists of Cedar HIll – contact bcb.art@sbcglobal.net or 972-291-8056
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas (no longer active)
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco
Visual Arts League of Allen

Visual Arts League of Lewisville blog: http://VALtex.blogspot.com
Visual Arts Society of Texas(formerly North Texas Area Art League)
Weatherford Art Association
Wise County Art Association, Bridgeport
Yellow Rose Chapter of the International SDP (Society of Decorative Painters) – Facebook
Youth Artists of Texas, Keller

SEE ALSO

Informal Art Groups

Museums, Galleries & Centers

Art Centers in North Texas

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Informal or Private Artist Groups

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Art Guides, Artist Groups, Links

January 2, 2013

January 2, 2013

Informal or private artist groups in North Texas:

500X Gallery (artists co-op)
Art Attacks (guerilla art marketing from Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County)
Art Conspiracy (fundraising group of artists)
ArtFest (Memorial Day weekend event supporting the arts)
Art Focus XC
Artful Designs
Artisan’s Studio-Gallery
Artists’ Showplace
Art Patrol (painting in public spaces & events)
ARTSgenY (for genY artists and art lovers)
Association A.R.T.S. (professional artists & galleries based in Southlake and North Tarrant area)
Canvas by Canvas
Cedars Open Studio Tour
Continental Gin Artists
Creative Squat
Dallas Artist Networking Group (Dang!)
Dallas Arts Revue Member Artists
Dallas Arts Salon
Dallas Craft Mafia and DCM News blog
Dallas Round Table Arts and Entertainment Group
Dallas Scrapbooker Social Club
Dallas Stampers
Dallas Visual Arts Forum
Deep Ellum Arts Festival
DFW Cultural Events Group
Etsy Dallas (artist cooperative)
Etsy Denton (artist cooperative)
Etsy Fort Worth (artist cooperative)
F6 Gallery(Arlington nonprofit gallery)
Faith Artists
Friday Night Lights and Shadows (7-10 pm, Society of Figurative Arts, Addison) – model fee; contact: Gene Dillard 214-403-9171 gene@legacyportraitpainters.com
Gallery VIII
Just Art Group
M Street Lakewood Artists Studio Tour
Mid-Cities Fine Artist’s Association ck_weinman@yahoo.com
Mineral Wells All Art Assemblage
Montague Institute of Art Nocona, TX
North Dallas Artist Studio Tour
North Central Texas Mixed Media Group (yahoo group)
Oak Cliff Artisans (artist cooperative)
Plaza Art Guild (Paris, Texas)
2nd Floor Gallery (alternative art space – the upstairs of the Panther City Coffee Shop at 2918 Berry Street in Fort Worth) contact: ken@otoolestudio.com
Sofia Art Academy, north Dallas
Studio 109 Fine Art (artist collective), Oak Cliff
TexasWAX/Dallas Dallas Chapter of TexasWAX, devoted to encaustic painting
Tutti I Lunedi Dallas plein aire painters
Visual Arts League of Allen VisualArtsLeagueAllen@AllenArtsAlliance.org
White Rock Lake Artists Studio Tour
Young at ‘Art

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Museums, Galleries & Arts Centers

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Art Galleries, Art Guides, Art Institutions, Links

January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

A guide with links to museums, galleries & arts centers in the North Texas area. The last section include links to other cultural guides to the area.

Art museums in North Texas:

African American Museum , Dallas
Amon Carter Art Museum, Fort Worth
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington
Biblical Arts Museum, Dallas
Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance. 211 North Record Street, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75202
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
DFW International Airport Art Tour, DFW
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
Madi Museum, Dallas
Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Fort Worth
Pearce Collections (Civil War and Western Art), Navarro College, Corsicana
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, Fort Worth
Texas Sculpture Garden, Plano
Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas
Women’s Museum, Dallas

Community art centers in North Texas

ArtCentre of Plano, Plano
Artes de la Rosa: Cultural Center for the Arts, Fort Worth
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Charles W. Eisemann Center, Richardson
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Dallas Contemporary)
Dallas Cultural Centers
Ellis County Art Assocation and Fine Art Museum
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth
Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco
Granville Arts Center, Garland
Irving Arts Center, Irving
Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving (home of Irving Art Association)
JN Long Cultural Arts Complex, Cleburne (see also http://cleburneculturalarts.com)
Mesquite Arts Center, Mesquite
South Dallas Cultural Center
TAG Gallery, ArtsNET Building, Boys Ranch Park, Bedford

College and university galleries in North Texas

Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch
Collin County Community College (Spring Creek Campus)
Gallery at UTA (University of Texas at Arlington), Arlington
Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving
North Lake College Gallery, Irving
Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Richland College
University of North Texas Galleries, Denton
Main Gallery & Mezzanine Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson

Guides to local institutions, galleries, exhibits and events

Area museums and galleries, a comprehensive guide from Pegasusnews.com.
artonart.com TCAnet’s online arts & cultural events calendar
Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas
Dallas Area Art Dealers Member Galleries, DADA list
Dallas Area Museums & Art Centers, a resource guide from JR Compton’s Dallas Art Revue.
Dallas Arts District, Wikipedia entry
Dallas Arts District
Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Members
Dallas / Fort Worth Art Museums and Art Centers, a resource guide by Joel Sampson
Dallas Observer Arts & Entertainment – search engine listings by type: Art museums, art galleries, classes & workshops, festivals etc.
Bishop Arts District, Oak Cliff section of Dallas
Fort Worth Visitors Guide: Museums & Culture
Guide to the Fort Worth Cultural District
GlassTire: Texas Visual Art Online: Events Dallas Fort Worth
TCAnet: Visual Arts: Texas
The 10 best contemporary art galleries in Dallas

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Art Newspapers

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Art Newspapers

January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

Companion Art Newspapers
DFW Arts Daily — Headlines from 70+ local visual and performing arts groups and institutions, plus other local news sources. Includes images and videos. Free subscription.

DFW Artists Voice — Headlines from blogs & tweets from local visual artists and artists groups, plus other local news sources. Includes images and videos. Daily. Free subscription.

Art Spirit Daily — Headlines from national visual art news and instruction sources, art reviews, famous artists blogs, and how-to articles and videos — designed to lift your art spirit and inspire you. Free subscription.

Tags: news

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State Art Organizations

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Links

January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

State- or national-level nonprofit artist groups:

Art Professionals of Texas
Artists of Texas (online gallery with groups shows at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas)
CASETA: Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art
Lone Star Artist Guild (made up of art leagues within a 200 mile radius of Houston, Texas)
National League of American Pen Women, Dallas and Fort Worth Branches
Outdoor Painters Society (mainly Texas membership but a national organization)
Texas Clay Arts Association
Texas Lettering Arts Council
Texas Photographic Society
Texas Professional Photographers Association
Texas Watercolor Society
Texas Women’s Caucus for Art
VSA Arts of Texas

Gallery organizations:

Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CAD)
Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA)
Fort Worth Art Dealers Association (FWADA)

Other guides to art groups:

Art museums, galleries and centers in North Texas: a resource guide (from ArtGroupsDFW)

Dallas-Fort Worth Art Groups (from dfwart.com)

Dallas & Texas Visual Arts & Art-Related Organizations (from Dallas Arts Revue)

KERA’s Art & Seek

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Art Centers in North Texas

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Art Institutions, Links

January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

Nonprofit art centers and arts councils in North Texas

Allen Art Alliance
Arlington Arts Alliance
Arlington Arts League
Arlington Museum of Art.
ArtCentre of Plano
Artes de la Rosa, Fort Worth
Art in the City, Haltom City
ArtReach-Dallas, Inc.
Arts Council of Henderson County. D. Samuel Neill Gallery
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County
ARTSNET – Arts Council of Northeast Tarrant County (formerly Trinity Arts Foundation)
ArtSpirit (explores the mysteries of spirituality through the arts)
Balch Springs Visual & Performing Arts Alliance, Balch Springs
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
CityArtCal, Dallas
City of Keller Public Art Program
Dallas Arts District Alliance, Dallas

Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (formerly D’Art, then Dallas Visual Art Center, or DVAC)
Denison Arts Council
Eisemann Center, Richardson
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Five Hundred Inc. presenter of ArtFest and WineFest and supporter of the arts
Forney Arts Council, Forney Facebook page
Fort Worth Public Art
Grand Prairie Arts Council
Granville Arts Center Atrium, Garland (click on Garland Arts under Departments)
Greater Denton Arts Council
Greater Lewisville Arts Council
Hill Country Arts Foundation
Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.
Irving Arts Center
Irving Black Arts Council
Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls
La Reunion (artist residency program in Oak Cliff)
Latino Cultural Center
Life in Deep Ellum (nonprofit community cultural center)
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Mesquite Arts Center
North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
PFAMILY ARTS
Russell Farm Art Center, Burleson

Art News Sources, Resources / Links

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Art news sources: a resource guide

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