Monday, August 2 - Sunday, August 8, 2010
What's happening in art in the North Texas area (with emphasis on nonprofit visual arts groups).
Find out where to go to appreciate, create, meet or learn about art!
- Note: For the complete calendar see the Summer 2010 Art Events Calendar (http://tinyurl.com/2u2dnxz)
- Don't forget to check out our associated websites: Art in DFW Gallery on Flickr, the Art Groups DFW Group on Facebook, and DFW Art Feeds using Toluu.
- The Feature Articles list links you to news announcements from Art News DFW pertinent to this week.
- Now -- Follow Art News DFW on Twitter!
- New! A round-up of local visual arts news in the Local Arts Headlines feature
Feature Articles
Note: These are internal links on the Art News DFW website. When clicking from your email, use the tinyurls.
- Faulknor & Magallanes watercolor workshop Aug. 2-6
- Around Texas: More calls for entries http://tinyurl.com/35pag5c
- TAC workshops for July & August http://tinyurl.com/34bjmhw
- Kessler glass classes in August http://tinyurl.com/2ecx8sa
- Studio Space opportunity http://tinyurl.com/255cdne
- FWCAC: Receptions for new exhibits Aug. 6 http://tinyurl.com/25mrgv3
- Gallery Night - Tuesday, August 3rd - Wild Wild West http://tinyurl.com/2ftyvws
- TVAA's Sacredness of Death show, October 2010 http://tinyurl.com/3y58c7x (deadline Aug. 21)
- Exciting Options at The Encaustic Center through September! http://tinyurl.com/384vh4f
- Eclectic Visions Aug. 4 - Sept. 30 at the AMA http://tinyurl.com/324tk2m
- Guide to Art Instruction at Galleries, Art Schools, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores http://tinyurl.com/nqwpv2
- Visual Art League of Lewisville Artist Ken Caperton exhibits at Lewisville Library ttp://tinyurl.com/33jk56q
- Kaligrafos, The Dallas Calligraphy Society presents "In Celebration of Calligraphy" http://tinyurl.com/2uh6f39
- Art Exhibit Coming to Galleria Dallas: The Art of Can http://tinyurl.com/37sx3mj
- AIR/HMC, Budapest: Call for ARTIST http://tinyurl.com/246df55 (deadline Sept. 6)
- Becky Parks announces additional Summer Session: Color http://tinyurl.com/2aok5un
- International Call to Artists, Architects + Designers http://tinyurl.com/29yxpkp
- "Multi-Media" with Artists Clayton Lee Bailey, Jim Frederick & Deborah Lightfoot Opens August 6 http://tinyurl.com/2455kom
- Vickie Guthrie Art Show Opening August 5th http://tinyurl.com/2vtz5bz
- Kent Wallis Oil Workshop Nov. 9-11 http://tinyurl.com/37clv53
Local Art Headlines
Round-up of local visual art news:
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: Tim Coursey on Turkish Traits
- Saturday Spotlight: Amon Carter Museum
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: Nancy Rebal on the Chora Church
- North Texas Arts Groups Added $3 Billion to Region’s Economy Over Past 3 Years
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: John Lunsford on Cappadocia and Istanbul
- We’re Not Losing Just Arts Managers Around Here
- Review: ‘Elsewhere, Texas’ at the Dallas Center for Architecture
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: Family Hospitality
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: Guest Blogger Kimberly Alexander
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: Bursa
- North Texas Artists in Turkey: We’re Home
- July/Aug 2010 issue (available online soon)
- One Hundred and Ten Degrees Opens at TractorBeam Gallery
- Antiques Round-Up at The Grace Museum to Feature Public TV Personality
- The Dallas Museum of Art Opens The Living Room with a Summer Installation by Visiting Artist Jull Foley
- Amon Carter Museum of American Art Showcases a Special Documentary Photography Exhibition
- City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Announces the Grand Opening of the Oak Cliff Cultural Center
- Previewing Borders at The Mac
Dallas Morning News Arts Section
- Bryan Peterson, Dallas designer, artist and singer
- Dallas Video Festival hosts 'The Second Program: Art Beyond the Frame at Conduit Gallery'
- Special “Eye” to Watch series: Aaron Parazette
- Special “Eye” to Watch series: Celesta T. Segerstrom
- Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, July 28-August 4
- Denton library pays tribute to Texas railway on Saturday
Deadlines
- Aug. 3 - The 2010 Fiesta de la Paloma Juried Art Show; Fine Arts League of Coleman, Texas; Prospectus:http://fineartsleaguecolemantx.com/2010palomas.html. E-mail for digital images is slh@texasbluebunny.us.
- Aug. 5 - The Wynne Home Arts Center National Juried Pastel Competition in Huntsville (digital entries) For prospectus email patsyann11@gmail.com
- Aug. 16 - 14th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition at Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural Center, Granburyhttp://www.tarleton.edu/langdoncenter/rbae.html
- Aug. 16 - Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Festival of Art Juried Art Show & Sale (CDs only) hello@rebeccazook.com www.granburyart.org
- Aug. 17 - 9th Annual Wildlife Juried Art Competition; Irving Art Association (CD or online) Wildlife Show Registration Page
- Aug. 18 - Grand Prairie Arts Council 2010 Open Juried Art Show & Sale (photos, jpegs on CD or emailed)http://artsgp.com/brochure2010-onlineversion.pdf
- Aug. 20 - Mid Cities Fine Artists 25th Anniversary Open Juried Art Show (deliver artwork) http://midcitiesfineartists.org/
- Aug. 20 - Frisco Discovery Center Celebration; Frisco Arts (booth application fee $10) www.friscoarts.org director@friscoarts.org (972) 668-5180
- Aug. 21 - TVAA's The Sacredness of Death Show (Contact Dorothy Clarke at dotclarke6@hotmail or Fermin Coronado at lupechrist@sbcglobal.net) http://tvaa.org
- Sept. 2 - Catholic Foundation Plaza Artists Competition;lscheets@catholicfoundation.com. www.catholicfoundation.com
For more calls for entries and other artist opportunities, see Summer Artist Deadlines or Dallas Arts Revue or Art&Seek.
Events
(Art Walks / Studio Tours, Festivals & Art Sales, Art Lectures & Conferences, Fundraisers and Paintouts)
- Aug. 4 - Cedar Springs 1st Wednesdays
- Aug. 4 - Bishop Arts District First Thursday (art, food & culture) http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/
- Aug. 4 - First Thursdays, the Dragon Street Association in the
- Aug. 6 - Fort Worth First Fridayshttp://www.fwada.com/
- Aug. 7 - Dallas Arts District Alliance Arts District Stroll, a free guided tour on the first Saturday of every monthhttp://www.artsdistrict.org/
- Aug. 6 - First Friday in
Meetings & Demonstrations
Note: most of the art groups are on summer break
Dallas Stampers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasStampers/
(1st Mon, Plano)
Aug. 2
Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
(1st Mon., Waxahachie)
Aug. 2
North
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
(2nd Sun., Davis Library,
Aug. 8
Quilter's Guild of
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
(1st Thurs., Dallas)
Aug. 5 - Mary Ruth Smith, PhD: “My Journey to Quilt Making”
Trinity Arts Guild, Bedford Boys Ranch
http://trinityartsguild.org/
(1st Mon., Bedford)
Aug. 2
Visual Arts League of
http://www.visualartleague.org/ or http://VALtex.blogspot.com
(1st Tues., Lewisville)
Aug. 3
For the schedule for weekly ongoing art activity groups, see Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups.
Exhibit Openings & Receptions
Arlington Museum of Art.
http://www.arlingtonmuseum.org/index.htm
Aug. 4 - Sept. 30 - Eclectic Visions Through Eyes of Texas Artists: Group exhibit by eight Texas artists; Reception Thursday, August 26, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Eclectic Expressions Gallery,
http://eclecticexpressions.biz
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Aug. 6 - 30 - Art Educators of North Central Texas 20th Anniversary Show; Receptions for the artists Aug. 6, 6 - 9 pm
Aug. 6 - 30 - Arte de Oaxaca - The Ruiz Heally Collection; Receptions for the artists Aug 6, 6 - 9 pm
Aug. 6 - 30 - Art in Motion: photographer Alex Braverman; Receptions for the artists Aug 6, 6 - 9 pm
http://www.dentonarts.com/
http://hcaf.com
Aug. 6 – Sept. 3 - “Visions of Santa" featuring the Artwork of Billy Keen
http://www.irvingartscenter.org
http://www.tarleton.edu/~langdoncenter
Aug. 6 – 28 - The Journey: Artwork by Steve Miller
Tarrant County College Northwest Galleries
http://www.tccd.edu/Courses_and_Programs/Program_Offerings/Art/Northwest_Galleries.html
Aug. 5 - 16 - Still Life Exhibition; reception Aug. 5, 6pm
http://www.tvaa.org/
Aug. 2 - 28 – Non-Objectives Exhibition; reception Aug. 8, 2-4 pm
Dallas Art Openings on Yahoo website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasArtOpenings/
"Opening Reception" at the the Dallas Contemporary - August 5 : 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.dallasco
161 Glass Street, Dallas, Tx 75207
"Carolyn Collins Photography" by Carolyn Collins at the It's A Grind Coffee House - August 6 : 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
http://carolyncolli
2901 Indiana Blvd, Suite 2d, Dallas, Tx 75226
"a summer for purging phantoms" by Jimmy Montanez, Rob George Jr., Ross von Rosenberg, and Paul Hammerquist at Pearl At Commerce - August 6 : 7:00 PM - 12:00 midnight ($5.00 after 9:00 PM)
http://www.facebook
2038 Commerce, Dallas, Tx 75201
"it ain't easy being green" by Joey Brock and Denise Tarango's Fine Art photography at the Brock Studio/Gallery - August 7 : 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.joeybroc
1320 E. Griffin Street, Dallas, Tx 75215
"Trajectory" by Ryder Richards at Thirdspace - August 7 : 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
http://www.ro2art.
1608-C Main Street (next to Neiman Marcus), Dallas, Tx 75201
"Hot Shop Summer Juried Show" by Lisa Barker, Michael Benson, Evan Blakely, Nancy Brown, Ally Carrill, Lou Chapman, Kurt Dyerhaug, Peggy Epner, Chris Berquist Fulmer, Barbara Hoffman, Laura Jennings, Marlene Llanes, Erik Mantle, Patricia Murphy, Nicole Norton, Eddy Rawlinson, Bruce Schiefelbein, Michael Joachim Westfried Soriano and Courtney Woodlief at the MFA Gallery - August 7 : 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.mfagalle
419 N.Tyler, Dallas, TX 75208
"In Celebration of Calligraphy" by Irving Arts Center - August 8 : 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
http://www.irvingar
3333 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Tx 75062
"Non-Objective Invitational" by Peg Rosenlund, Marilyn Eitzen Jones, Cecilia Thurman, Silvia Thornton, Esther Ritz, Ann DeRulle, KeLaine Kvale, Jenny Keller, Zane Steadman, Teri Lueders, Yael VanGruber, and Jan Partin at the Texas Visual Arts Association - August 8 : 2:00 PM - 4:00 Pm
http://www.tvaa.
700 North Pearl, Suite G-207, Dallas, Tx 75201
"Multi-Media" by Clayton Bailey, Jim Frederick, and Deborah Lightfoot at Artisan Style - August 6 : 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.artisans
2417 Mahon Street, Dallas, Tx 75201
"George C. Hetterich" at the Artists' Showplace Gallery - August 6 : 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.artistss
15615 Coit Road, Suite #230, Dallas, Tx 75248
"Reveries of Imagination" by Angela Bacon-Kidwell at the Afterimage Gallery - August 7 : 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
http://www.afterima
The Quadrangle, #141, 2800 Routh Street, Dallas, Tx 75201
Dallas Art News Openings
KERA's Art&Seek Opening Receptions
DallasArtsRevue's Arts Calendar
Joel Sampson's Dallas/Fort Worth Art Gallery Openings
Pegasus News' Arts Event Openings
Classes & Workshops
Because classes and workshops require prior registration, see these listings:
Summer 2010 Classes & Workshops (http://tinyurl.com/2ej2c43)
Recent art instruction announcements
Guide to Art Instruction at Galleries, Art Schools, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores http://tinyurl.com/nqwpv2
KERA's Art & Seek: Classes and Workshops Click or Art or Craft under Browse
Upcoming workshops:
Artisan's Studio-Gallery, Farmers Branch
http://artisansstudio.com/
Mondays - Pat Kochan: Finding Your Own Style - Watermedia classes
Wednesdays - Naomi Brotherton: Variations in Watercolor classes
Naomi Brotherton: SATURDAY WORKSHOPS $55
- August 21,
Artists' Showplace,
http://artistsshowplace.com
For classes see the website
Aug. 23 - 27 – Sandy Maudlin
Craft Guild of Dallas
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/
For classes see the website; the Guild offers numerous classes and workshops in bookbinding, paper arts, clay, glass, drawing & painting, metalsmithing, jewelry, beading, and wirework.
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
http://www.creativeartscenter.org/
For classes see website;
Encaustic Center, Dallas
http://theencausticcenter.com/
For ongoing classes in wax painting see website
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Texas Artist Coalition Classes:
Aug. 9, 6 - 8PM - Mentoring Meeting #2
Aug. 23, 5:30-7PM - NEED TO KNOW: Tax Concerns of Individual Artists; contact: kversfelt@fwcac.org or 817.298.3033
Irving Art Association
http://www.irvingart.org/ ; email Mary@Treadwell.biz about classes
Aug. 2 -6 - Beverly Fuqua Learning to Draw
June - Aug. - Friday Oil Painting Classes with Jim Humphrey (contact him at 817.329.5688)
Aug. 14 & 15 - Judy Gelfert Oil Workshop (call Judy at 817-269-8274)
FREE Basic Art Classes: To register online, see the Registration page, or email Mary Treadwell at mart@treadwell.biz. Free classes are held on Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
• Sept. 2010: Sept. 2, 9 & 23 Basic Drawing; instructor Dot Blalock
• Oct. 2010: Oct. 7, 21 & Oct. 28 Basic Watercolor; instructor Mary Treadwell
Irving Quilt Guild
http://irvingquiltguild.com
Aug. 21: Hunters Star: Janie Merritt, Garden & Arts Buildng
Mecca on Main
http://www.meccaonmain.com/
See classes on website
Rockwall Art League
http://www.rockwallartleague.org/
July 8 & Aug. 17 - Studio Days of Summer
Aug. 2 - 6 - Joyce Faulknor and Guy Magallanes Watercolor Workshop
Stamp Asylum
http://www.stampasylum.com/
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
For upcoming 2010-2011 workshops see website
Texas Lettering Arts Council
http://txlac.org angie@txlac.org
Aug. 11 - Decorated Envelopes
Aug. 21- Zentangle Play Day
Upstairs Art Gallery, Arlington
http://upstairsartgallery.com/
For classes see the website
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