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In August, I’ll offer my fused art glass pendant class on Saturday, August 7^th from 12:00 – 3:00.  We’ll make 8 pendants OR 6 pendants and 2 pairs of earrings.  Cost is $75 per student and class is limited to 6 students.

I’ll also offer the sushi plate class on Saturday, August 14^th, also from 12:00 – 3:00.  We’ll make a 10 x 10 curved sushi plate and a matching Wasabi dish.  Cost is$100 per student and class is limited to 6 students.  This will be the first time this latter class has been offered!

As of this writing, both classes still have several openings.  Please contact me at your convenience to reserve a space!

Larry Pile misteroldhouse@aol.com

Artist

Kessler Craftsman

www.kesslercraftsman.com

www.kesslercraftsman.etsy.com

Affordable Studio Space for Artists! (starting at $450 a month, owner may be willing to negotiate for right tenant but no guarantees)

We are a creative collective based in Farmers Branch, and we would like to invite artists to be our neighbors! Depending on your skill set and talents, we may occasionally have freelance work we can offer you, if you're interested in that kind of thing. If you're doing your own thing and just need the space, no worries- we'll stay out of your way!  We have a furnished shared conference room with projector that would be free for you to use. Also, we're right across the street from a large park and next door to beautiful community gardens. There are three spaces available, ranging from 225 square feet to 450 square feet (this space is easily sharable).  Parking lot available to you and your guests. Please contact Kimbriel at kimbrield@yahoo.com with questions or to arrange to take a look. 

Kimbriel Dean
http://kimbrieldean.wordpress.com/

Receptions for the artists & new exhibits August 6, 2010, 6 - 9 pm fwcac.com

Texas Artists Coalition 5th Annual Juried Membership Exhibit

Augut 6 - 30, 2010

2010 Juror Barry Whistler of Barry Whistler Gallery in Dallas selected 35 works from 20 artists from a record-setting 108 artists and almost 300 artworks. Six awards will be presented on August 6 around 7:30PM.

The Texas Artists Coalition is a membership program designed to offer benefits for artists in the North Texas community. These benefits range from an annual juried exhibition to peer reviews to workshops, plus much more. The mission of the TAC is to support the career development of artists, whether they are emerging or established, amateur or professional. Programs of the TAC are supported by the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the Fort Worth Community Arts Center and a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Feature Show : Wild Wild West- Multi-Artist Show featuring Native American, Western, and Southwest artwork

Duration: Show runs from August 3rd - September 3rd

Contact: info@oxidegallery.com, 940.483.8900

 Website: www.oxidegallery.com

The TVAA gallery in the Plaza of the Americas building is hosting the show "The Sacredness of Death" during the month of October and the first week of November. This show is based on El Dia de Los Muertos - the Day of the Dead celebrations. 

There will be 3 components to this show; 
1. A photo show of gravesites, cemetaries and roadside altars.
2. A show of cigar box altars.
3. A show of 2D and 3D artwork pertaining to the Day of the Dead.

Entry deadline for artwork for this show is August 21 and notifications of acceptance will be sent September 4. Delivery of artwork is on September 30, from 11:00-1:00pm. The show will run from October 1 - November 6, 2010. Pickup for artwork at the end of the show is November 7 during 11:00-1:00pm. This show is open to members and non members. Fees are as follows:
$5.00 for each entry accepted for members and $10.00 for each entry accepted for non members.

Contact Dorothy Clarke at dotclarke6@hotmail or Fermin Coronado at lupechrist@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Hi Friends!, Here are the exciting options at The Encaustic Center with our schedule through September:

theencausticcenter.com

A Special Offer through November;

    Three hour "Monotype Madness" sessions during any day we are open for $15.00; all supplies included. Those who have never taken encaustic before may take this; space is limited so let us know what day and time to schedule you in and we'll get you registered...(schedule below)

    You may submit up to 5 monotypes in our Holiday Bazaar; see theencausticcenter.com for more info.

Ongoing;

1. Full Beginner Workshops (find beginner workshop on the schedule below to choose from) all supplies included! Beginner workshops are $100.00 and you will learn a full range of techniques including collage, masking, texture, transfers and much more.

2. After a full beginner workshop you can come for Workdays where you will then be working independently, all supplies included but you may choose to bring favorite papers or transfers etc., (look for where it says workdays to choose from) all supplies included:

Come for a 3 hour half day for $15.00 or

Come for a full 6 hour workday for $30.00

3. After you have taken a beginner workshop you can take any Intermediate Workshop for $100.00 delving further into, texture, monotypes, stencils, drawing, painting and photography techniques with wax to name a few.

(each month a $100.00 Intemediate Workshop is held; see the schedule below)

4. Friday On-going classes: Techniques are shown in the form of short demos during the class and ongoing help as needed. All supplies included $120.00 per four weeks. 

Eclectic Visions Through Eyes of Texas Artists

Arlington Museum of Art Aug. 4 – Sept. 30, 2010 Group exhibit by eight Texas artists

John Barger, Diana Faver, Dana Ferrara, Sharon Markwardt, Martha Sue Meek, Mary Morgan, Martha Ragsdale, Deanna Wilson

Reception Thursday, August 26, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

201 W. Main St. Arlington, TX 76011 Wed. – Fri. 1:00 – 5:00 pm Sat. 10:00 – 5:00 pm Sun. 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Private art instruction: not non-profit sponsored, but may be of interest to art group members or given by art group members. For classes or workshops given by nonprofit art groups, see the calendar. Updated 7/10. List of resources:

Visual Art League of Lewisville artist Ken Caperton will be exhibiting his drawings at the Lewisville Library from August 1st through August 29th.

The Visual Art League of Lewisville is located at 701 S. Stemmons Fwy., #115 in the Lewisville West Shopping Center, west of 1-35 between Main Street and Fox Avenue.

Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2-6.

Go to our website at www.visualartleague.org, valtex.blogspot.com or call 972-420-9393 for more information.

Kaligrafos, The Dallas Calligraphy Society presents a free family event, “In Celebration of Calligraphy”, from August 7 through August 29. The exhibit is an eclectic collection of original calligraphic works by more than 20 artists in a variety of lettering styles from ancient to modern. Presentations include broadsides, books, functional and non-functional forms. Meet the artists Sunday, August 8 at 2 pm. The exhibit will be held at the Irving Arts Center Main Gallery, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving. For exhibit hours, see www.kaligrafos.com or www.irvingartscenter.com.

A free and open to the public showing of 50 innovative works of art at Galleria Dallas July 31 - August 22. Visit www.redbullartofcan.com for more information.

The Icehouse Art Gallery, 1000 W. Page St. Dallas, Texas 75208, presents "the ARTISTS show" Volume One...featuring original works by Ross Von Rosenberg, Leighton Autrey, Danielle Kent, Randy Gonzales and Sculptures by Valery Guignon. Opening Reception on August 14th, 7-11pm. Complimentary wine and drinks will be served. Open to the public. All ages welcome. Exhibit and sale will run through September 8th, 2010. Silent Auction and Raffle. Please call 214-901-3090 for details. or visit the website: www.wix.com/dye2art/artists

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bszechy@yahoo.com Residency date:  Monday, December 27, 2010 - Tuesday, January 11.

The AIR/HMC invites interested visual artists, writers, performers to submit application for its residency program in December-January. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work.  AIR/HMC, Budapest is an international meeting point for the arts.  Its aim is to support and encourage contemporary artistic creation, research and debate.  The purpose of this program is to offer a platform to promote the exchange of artistic discourses from artists with different artistic backgrounds and from different geographical origins.  

AIR/HMC is open to artists of all practices: drawing, painting, literature, video, photography, performance.

During the artist’s stay, committee members will be invited to individual visits to the workshops. Our workshop visiting program will feature art professionals added with personalized invitations to curators, art critics and heads of international institutions.

Applicants are expected to speak and understand English.

While HMC does not provide funding for residencies, we are helping to facilitate the creation of program, the cost of the exhibitions and cover %40 of total cost, artists cover %60.

Application should consist of:

-    Application form 

-    Artist's statement/Project Description/One-page resume/CV

Applications should be e-mailed to bszechy@yahoo.com

Deadline for applications: September 6, 2010

The jury decision will be pronounced no later than September 15, 2010.

The HMC is an artist run, non-profit, multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated to excellence, experimentation, and education in all forms of contemporary art and culture.  The AIR-HMC’s mission to bridge cultural, geographic, and linguistic divides by bringing people together through the arts in order to foster a greater understanding of world cultures. 

I will be adding a 4th session to the summer schedule this year. The subject of this session is "COLOR". 

"COLOR" will provide you with information about the elements necessary to achieve beautiful, clean colors. We will discuss transparent through opaque paints, warms and cools, whites , etc, as well as colors which mix together well (and those that don't).

As usual, in my classes, there will be homework. Mainly mixing colors such as lovely violets and luscious greens.

I offer this class only once a year, so it will fill quickly. Please email or call me @972-495-8776 to hold a place for you. 

This session will be held on Wednesdays, September 1, 8, 15, & 22, at the Richardson Senior Center. 

Session fee: $100.00

BECA: Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art www.thebecafoundation.org 

Exhibition Opportunity: International Call to Artists, Architects + Designers

**submission receive deadline is August 10, 2010** 

The BECA Foundation is pleased to present SHIFT, an exhibition of new works of art + design featuring works that express, reveal, embody or address a change or movement on some level – be it social, cultural, physical, metaphysical, political, technological or any other relative shift. For the purpose of this Call, submitting artists, architects and designers are encouraged to freely interpret the meaning of the word ‘shift’. 

Those at least 18 years of age from any country are eligible to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. The BECA Foundation will host the exhibition at New Studio A.D., a new multi-functional studio, exhibition and event space located in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The space allocated for the exhibition is 650 sqft (60 sq meters) with a ceiling height of 14 feet (4.3 meters) allowing the exhibition to fill a full 9,100 cubic feet (258 meters cubed) of viewing space. Of the entries submitted, three individual artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the exhibition opportunity which will run from September 1 – 14, 2010 with an opening reception from 6 – 8pm on September 3rd, during Downtown Albuquerque’s First Friday ArtsCrawl. Download complete submission guidelines from: http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-submissions.php

Please join us Friday, August 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., to celebrate the opening of “Multi-Media,” featuring the artwork of Mixed Media Sculptor Clayton Lee Bailey, Abstract Painter Jim Frederick and Photographer Deborah Scott Lightfoot.

Artisan Style, 2417 Mahon St., Dallas, TX 75201 214-468-9095 
Visit www.artisanstyle.net for more information on each artist and a preview of their work.

For additional information contact the artist at www.vickieguthrie.com

        Becky Parks announces that Kent R. Wallis, represented locally by Southwest Art Gallery, will be holding a 3 day workshop, November 9, 10, & 11,  9:30 to 4:30, at the Asel Art Supply, 2701 Cedar Springs Dr. , Dallas, Texas.  Note the DATE and LOCATION change from the original notice earlier this year. 

        This is an incredible opportunity to learn from a master colorist and see his palette  knife technique. This workshop will fill quickly.  Call Becky @ 972-495-8776 to reserve your space. Workshop fee for 3 days is $460.00.