Art News DFW Archive

Want to find buddies to paint or create art with? These informal activity or support groups fulfill that need. They are usually sponsored by a nonprofit artist group or a community art center.

The groups meet either weekly or monthly and are usually free unless there is a model or materials fee. Most are open to the public; some may be limited to members of an association or by invitation only. Most meet in a public facility; others may rotate locations or be plein aire (outside painting and drawing)

Critique groups may have a critique fee for the art critic. Some are free group-based critiques. Bring a hardy ego and prepare to learn.

To verify the schedule and location, please contact the group. For additions and corrections, please use the Contact button.

Mondays:

• Association of Traditional Artists: Monday Painting Group; Thurgood Marshal Recreation Center, Dallas. http://www.atadallasart.org/
• Texas Area Artists Paint-ins (1st Mon. 10-5); Mesquite Arts Center http://www.cityofmesquite.com/artsweb/
• Artists of Eastland County Paint Day (weekly from 1:00 – 4:00), Eastland Senior Citizens Center ejconner1111@sbcglonal.net
• Lake Granbury Art Association (weekly from 10am - noon) Free drawing sessions; Shanley House; contact Carol Lee for more information: 254-797-0281, Carol.lee@HTcomp.net http://www.granburyart.org/ 

Tuesdays:

• Tuesday Painters (weekly 10am-4pm) - Irving Art Association; Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving http://irvingart.org
• Tuesday Paint In (weekly 9:00 am - 12:00 noon; plus Critique 11:00 - Noon); Trinity Art Guild, Bedford; contact Jack Higdon 817-283-3254 - free to all TAG members http://trinityartsguild.org/
• Arlington Visual Art Association CRITIQUE GROUP (2nd Tuesday, 7:00 PM Sept. thru May except Dec. & Jan.) MARTHA HOWELL’S STUDIO 817-265-0357 http://www.arlingtonvisualarts.com/

Wednesdays:

• Art Labs - Dallas Area Fiber Artists (1st Wed. of the month 10 am except Jan.) locations vary http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/
• Lofty Painters (weekly 10:00am to 3:00pm) at the McKinney Senior Citizens Recreation Center, 1400 S. College St. - Art Club of McKinney http://www.mckinneyartclub.com
• Paper Explorations Group; Dallas Area Fiber Artists (3rd Wed. of the month 9:30-Noon) C C Young Memorial Home, 4829 Lawther West, Dallas http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/
• Lake Granbury Art Association (weekly from 10am - 2 pm) Painting Session – FREE. Primarily a group of oil painters, with everyone invited to attend. Contact Jo Shaffer for more info: 817-573-6715, Gamma3@charter.net or Donna Stookesbury: 817-573-3358, Stan193@yahoo.com http://www.granburyart.org/ 

Thursdays:

• Alla Prima (1st Thurs. night of the month); Creative Arts Center, Bonham http://www.creativeartscenter.us/
• Thursday Painters (weekly 12:30-4pm) - Irving Art Association (note: Oriental Painters also frequently attend); Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving http://irvingart.org
• Thursday Portrait (12:00 noon - 3:00 pm – 2nd & 4th Thursday); Trinity Art Guild, Bedford; contact Tendaris Walling 817-563-5543 Portrait Fee of $5 for model http://trinityartsguild.org/
• Thursday Night Paint In (weekly 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm); Trinity Art Guild, Bedford; Jack Higdon jackhigdon@sbcglobal.net Free: Open to all TAG members http://trinityartsguild.org/
• Clay Play Day (First & third Thursdays 10-5) – North Texas Polymer Clay Guild at JoAnn’s at Preston and Forest on the Southeast corner http://www.ntpcg.org
• Russell Art Farm Painting & Critique Group (Thursday 1 pm - minimal cost), Burleson http://www.russellfarmartcenter.com
• VACH Weekly Art Group (weekly 9:30 - 12) - Visual Artists of Cedar Hill at Hope Lutheran Church, 917 N. Strauss Rd. http://www.thevach.org/index.html
• Artists of Eastland County Paint Night (first, second and fourth Thursday nights), Eastland Senior Citizens Center ejconner1111@sbcglonal.net

Fridays:

• Artists with Allergies (weekly 10am-4pm); Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Area watercolorists, acrylic painters, pastellists and colored pencil painters are invited) - Irving Art Association http://irvingart.org
• Friday En Plein Air (9:00 am on 1st - 3rd Fridays); Trinity Art Guild, Bedford; Tendaris Walling 817-563-5543 Free paintout in different locations http://trinityartsguild.org/
• Monthly Critique (10-11 am - 2nd Fridays, Farmers Branch Senior Center Conference Room) - Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association (contact Pat Bailey 214-350-5918)
• Friday Night Lights and Shadows (7-10 pm, Society of Figurative Arts, Addison) - model fee; contact: gene@legacyportraitpainters.com
• Smith Critique Group sponsored by VAST (4th Friday, 10am - 1pm, Mark Smith’s studio, Denton) http://vastarts.org
• Lake Granbury Art Association (weekly from 10am - 2 pm) Experimental Art Group -FREE. open to all artists. Contact Diana Littlejohn or Linda Robinson http://www.granburyart.org/ 

Saturdays:

• Giles Critique Group sponsored by VAST (4th Sat. 9:00 am Denton) contact Jackie Haugen at 972-317-1546 or at waterjourney@verizon.net $120 for eight critiques http://vastarts.org
• Group Art Critique (3rd Sat., 10:00 am); Visual Art League of Lewisville www.visualartleague.org/
• Saturday Morning Sketch Group - contact Tom Wellman (tomwellman@msn.com) 972-269-6333 meets at various locations
• Texas Artist Coalition Plein Air Group, 8AM - 1PM, weather permitting (usually 2nd Saturdays, Fort Worth) http:fwcac.org