Art News DFW has had enormous growth since it was first established in 2006. This site (and the Nucleus CMS platform) has served us well, but it’s time for an update with a new style and more features.

So at nearly our 6,000th posting seven years later in January of 2013, we are switching to the WordPress platform.  We will continue to bring you news of North Texas area art and artists. We will continue our philosophy of service to local art groups and artists.

Our new URL is ArtNewsDFW.com. Many of the latest records have been transferred to this site, but we will keep this old site as an archive.

We will continue to add new features and tweak the appearance of Art News DFW on the new site. Look there for future announcements and updates.

– Webmasters Sharon Giles and Nancy Friedel

Contact: moderator@artgroupsdfw.com

Twilight Legacy

National Cowgirl Museum call for Western-boot themed quilt blocks: In conjunction with our Off the Wall: Maverick Quilts exhibition (January 18 - March 31), The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is taking block submissions to create community quilts. Deadline is March 1, 2013 http://www.cowgirl.net/pdf/BlockSubmissions.pdf

Hill Country Arts Foundation Website

Artists'Opening Receptions are free and open to the public,
Friday, January 4, 6-9pm

Grizlybexar Collective: Introspections
This exhibit showcases David Grinnell and other artists' work tracing their paths from their early influences to their most recent work.

ARTSCENTER10 Invitational

To commemorate the past 10 years of art exhibits, the FWCAC has asked a selection of great artists from those years to contribute one piece to a series of exhibits over the next three months. MORE

Visit Us

The first official meeting of NTPG will be held at 7:00 pm at Oil & Cotton. 

http://oilandcotton.com/
info@oilandcotton.com
837 W. 7th Street, Dallas, Texas 75208
214.942.0474

Join the group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/345347522214381 if you are interested in printmaking.

The deadline for the 28th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Competition is only a month away! Download the prospectus HERE as the February 5th deadline will be here before you know it!

Complete details about The Creative Figure, a 3-day workshop, March 23-25, 2013featuring techniques in drawing the figure and painting oils and acrylics lead by Juror, Jill Pankey are available here.

Our committee is busy going through past records to identify our existing TXN Signature painters. Signature status is extended to artists who have had their artwork on exhibit in five of our 27 shows to date. The TXN signature award allows signature designees the privilege of using the TXN acronym in their resumes and paintings along with a live link from TexasandNeighbors.com website. This privilege is cumulative and retroactive. All Signature designees will receive recognition at the Awards ceremony April 21, 2013.

If you know anyone who is interested in submitting artwork into this award competition, please contact me and we can send out the prospectus via mail or email. This competition with more than $8,400 in prize money is still the best kept secret in Texas!

Wishing you a Happy New & Creative Year,
Angie Vangalis
2013 TXN Chairman
President,
Irving Art Association
214-957-1736 cell

oxidegallery.com

 "imPRESS" Printmaking Art Exhibit January 7-31, 2013

Frisco Arts is hosting an exclusively printmaking exhibit January 7-31,2013 in the Frisco Art Gallery at the Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 N. Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX, 75034.

Join us from 7-9PM on Wednesday, January 9, for a FREE opening reception featuring the artwork of 17 printmakers, light refreshments, and a brief gallery talk by participating artist Amy Carter-Ishmael, entitled "Blind Manipulation in Printmaking: One Woman's Success at Memory Recovery after TBI." See details at http://www.friscodiscoverycenter.com/index.php/events/impress-art-exhibit/ or email the Exhibits Coordinator, Paige Prater: pprater@friscoarts.org

Lari R. Gibbons, Associate Professor at University of North Texas, editor of the Mid-America Print Council Journal and Director of PRINT (Print Research Institute of North Texas) Press, juried this exclusively printmaking exhibit, curated by Paige Prater, Frisco Arts' Exhibits Coordinator, and featuring seventeen regional printmakers. 

On Saturday, January 19 between 1-5PM, the public is invited back to witness the awards, a panel discussion including Thomas Menikos, Adam Rowlett, Laura H. Drapac, and Lari R. Gibbons, and live collagraph and monotype printmaking demonstrations by artists Junanne Peck and Lynne Hubner. FREE and fun for all ages! Email pprater@friscoarts.org with questions. Click here for details. 

Austin, Texas – January 1, 2013 The Texas Biennial is pleased to announce that the 2013 Open Call for Art has begun. The Biennial is open to all artists living and working in Texas. Submissions for TX★13 will be accepted online at www.texasbiennial.org now through February 28, 2013.

The Texas Biennial was founded in 2005 to provide an exhibition opportunity open to all artists living and working in the state. This year marks the fifth edition of the Texas Biennial, making it the longest-running state biennial in the U.S. Biennial artists for 2013 will be selected by a stellar group of curators:

• Bill Arning Director, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
• René Paul Barilleaux Chief Curator/Curator of Art after 1945, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio
• Christian Gerstheimer Curator, El Paso Museum of Art
• K8 Hardy Artist, New York
• Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler Artists and Faculty, Bard College, New York and University of Texas at Austin
• Annette LawrenceArtist and Professor, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts and Design, Denton
• David Pagel Art critic and Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles
• Bárbara Perea Independent curator, Mexico City
• Christina Rees Curator of the Galleries, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
• Dario Robleto Artist, Houston
• Noah Simblist Associate Professor of Art, Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas
• Jeremy Strick Director, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
• Clint Willour Curator, Galveston Arts Center
• Virginia Rutledge Curator-at-Large

The Texas Biennial will take place September 5 - November 9, 2013 with a range of exhibitions and other programming in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Marfa. The curated open call survey exhibition that is the central feature of the project will be presented at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio, with selected performances during the run of the exhibition at CentralTrak–The Artist Residency of the University of Texas at Dallas. A special commissioned Biennial artist project will be presented by Ballroom Marfa. In celebration  of  the  Biennial’s  5th  anniversary,  Lawndale Art Center in Houston and Big Medium in Austin will also host exhibitions of current work by selected past Biennial artists, August 23 - September 28, 2013. Additional programming will be announced as details become available.

Information about the online application process is available at www.texasbiennial.org.

Follow the Biennial on Facebook at www.facebook.com/texasbiennial.

Elm Street Studio
presents

Until We Have Faces

Calligraphy Classes With Carol Measures Scott

Italic

Broad-edge pen

Fridays, 9 – 11 AM

January 11 – February 15 (6 weeks)

Class fee - $90, Supply fee $12 

Copperplate

Pointed pen

Fridays, 12 – 2 PM

January 11 – February 15 (6 weeks)

Class fee - $90, Supply fee $12 

Registration:

469-429-0275     

https://fs3.formsite.com/parksandrecreation/form17/secure_index.html    online registration

**** Please indicate if you are right-handed or left-handed when registering. ****

Unwind while learning to make lovely letters in this friendly, casual class. With a large classroom, a non-intimidating atmosphere both beginners and continuing calligraphy students learn side-by-side under an ex-perienced teacher. Classes held at Old City Hall, 5560 Hwy. 78, Sachse, TX 75048.

These openings are posted courtesy of Jim Mathis from his announcements list: Dallas Art Openings

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasArtOpenings/

For more openings, see the Art Events section of Art This Week or the Art Events Calendar from Google Calendar.

And please join Dallas Art Openings on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/groups/385600404834114/

"The Art of Ricardo Paniagua" by Ricardo Paniagua, at RE Gallery - January 4 : 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.regallerystudio.com/
1717 Gould street, Dallas, Tx  75215

"The Color Of My Memory" by Du Chau, and "Bygone" by Letitia Huckaby, at the Kirk Hopper Fine Art - January 5 : 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
http://www.kirkhopperfineart.com/future.html
3008 Commerce Street, Dallas, Tx 75226

Angie Vangalis is a dedicated creative professional, lettering artist, author and teacher. Her art and Zentangle-related tools and products, developed to inspire, have been featured in news and trade publications. Her company AV Graphics provides marketing solutions and training for small businesses.

Angie earned a BA degree in Art, has been certified as an official Zentangle Teacher (CZT) and in Copic markers. Her philanthropic activities include Director of the 25th International Lettering Arts Conference and Chairman of Texas & Neighbors Regional Art competition. Angie can be reached at angie@avgraphics.net or visit her blog at www.angievangalis.com. Angie is also the President of Irving Art Association.

The one-of-a-kind, original paintings of artists Barbara Ann Jones, Carola Locke and Eric Nelson will be on display during the month of January, 2013 at Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller TX 76248. These talented, award-winning artists will showcase their portraits, landscapes, still-life and other scenes of visual beauty from the perspective of their eyes.

A special "Meet the Artist" Reception will be held on Thursday evening January 10, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Keller Town Hall. Come out and enjoy this beautiful exhibit, greet the artists and share refreshments. The event is free and open to all ages.

For more information visit www.cityofkeller.com; publicarts@cityofkeller.com or 817-743-4000

http://geometricmadimuseum.org/

Arcadia Salon Discussion Series
Sunday, January 6, 5:30- 7:00 PM

Featuring H.J. Bott & Rusty Scruby from Geometric Showcase Exhibition

The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
3109 Carlisle Street
Dallas, TX 75204-1194

http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/
The Craft Guild of Dallas | 5100 Beltline Rd. | #400 | Dallas | TX | 75254