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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Get creative with art classes and workshops taught through the 60+ nonprofit art groups in the North Texas area. For more details on workshops and classes, please refer to the art group's website (links are included).

 

For this week's art events, see the Art This Week in DFW feature or the new Google Art Instruction calendar:

June 2011 through Aug. 2011 offerings:

African-American Museum of Dallas
http://www.aamdallas.org/

 

Art Club of McKinney

http://theartclubmckinney.com

 

Art Hotel Gallery, Dallas

http://arthotelgallery.com

For classes see website


Artisan's Studio-Gallery, Farmers Branch

http://artisansstudio.com/

PAT KOCHAN SWS,TVAA,TWS,ISAP, WFWS,WHS PatKArt@aol.com 972 241-6504
Finding Your Own Style All Levels Watercolor/Acrylic/Gouache $50/Day; Monday Classes 9:30-2:30
June 6, 13, Aug. 1, 8
JULY 11- 12 - 13 - YUPO Workshop 3 - DAYS $165/ 9:30-3:00

 NAOMI BROTHERTON SWS, NWO, TWS, WFWS  n.brotherton1@verizon.net 214 483-3903 Variations in Watercolor All Levels Times of Day/Kinds of Weather;  Wednesday Classes 10:00 to 2:30 $50./Day
June 1, 8, 15, 22, July 6, 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS 9:30 to 3:00 $55./Day Subjects to be announced by email
June 18, July 16, Aug. 20  

Artists' Showplace, Dalllas
http://theartistsshowplace.com

For classes see the website

June 21 - 24 - Cheryl McClure Abstract: the Process

July 26 - 29 - Gay Faulkenberry Still Life Painting in Oil

 

Artists 'Round Texas (Rowlett)

http://www.artistsroundtx.org/ 

 

Associated Creative Artists (ACA) 

http://www.acadallas.org/

For more information or to enroll, contact LaRue Hunter, 972-926-9526.


Association of Oriental Artists (TAO)

(Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving)
http://irvingart.ipower.com/iaawordpress/?page_id=1201

Thursday Painters/TAO Arts Painting Group, most Thursdays 10-3 at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving; Thursday classes $20 for mornings, $30 for all day; contact Brandy Thomas brandyreddthomas@me.com or 972-931-1900

Clique Gallery, Dallas

http://mywisdomofart.com 214-219-7777

 

Colored Pencil Society of America, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter

http://www.cpsa215.com

 

Craft Guild of Dallas

http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/

See website; the Guild offers numerous classes and workshops in bookbinding, paper arts, clay, glass, drawing & painting, metal smithing, jewelry, beading, and wirework.

 

Creative Arts Center, Bonham

http://www.creativeartscenter.us/

See website for classes

 

Creative Arts Center of Dallas

http://www.creativeartscenter.org/

See website; CAC offers numerous classes and workshops on ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaics, painting, photography, printmaking and paper arts, and stone.

 

Dallas Arboretum

http://dallasarboretum.org

See website for art and gardening classes

 

Dallas Area Fiber Artists

http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/ 

 

Dallas Center for Contemporary Art

http://www.dallascontemporary.org/art_think.html 

Art Think

 

Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild

http://dallasweavers.org/

 

Dallas Needlework and Textile Guild

www.dntg.org

 

DeSoto Art League

http://www.desotoartleague.com/home.html

 

Eclectic Expressions Gallery, Arlington

http://eclecticexpressions.biz/ 

For classes see website

 

DFW Fiber Fest

http://dfwfiberfest.org/

 

Ellis County Art Association & Fine Art Museum           

http://www.elliscountyart.net/

See website for adult classes
July 25 - 29 - 9-4 Daily: JAMES BRANTLEY AWS, NWS, SW & WSA 

 

Encaustic Center, Dallas

http://theencausticcenter.com 

For workshops & ongoing classes in wax painting see website


Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association       

twengler@sbcglobal.net or 972-407-0353

 

Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild

http://www.fortworthcalligraphersguild.com

 

Fort Worth Community Arts Center

http://www.fwcac.com/?exhibitions/tac 

Texas Artist Coalition Classes:
Life Drawing; contact kversfelt@fwcac.org
Plein Air sessions monthly; contact Doug Clark at 682.478.8060 for more info

Artist Mentoring Program; contact kversfelt@fwcac.org


Fort Worth Weavers Guild

http://fortworthweaversguild.org/

 

Gainesville Area Visual Arts (GAVA)
http://www.gainesvilleareavisualarts.org/

 

 

Greater Denton Arts Council. Center for Visual Arts    

http://www.dentonarts.com/ 


Hill Country Arts Foundation

http://hcaf.com

See website for classes


Irving Art Association, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts

http://www.irvingart.org/ ; email register@irvingart.org about classes

Fridays - Friday Oil Painting Classes with Jim Humphrey (contact him at 817.329.5688)
June 6 - 10 - Learning to Draw I (instructor Beverly Fuqua) contact bgfuqua@aol.com

June 25 - Elizabeth Padgett Workshop – 9:30-4pm Contact: art2go75@yahoo.com Elizabeth Padgett Workshop brochure for 6-25-2011

July 5 - 9 -  Learning to Draw II (instructor Beverly Fuqua)

July 23 & 24 Judy Gelfert Oil Painting Workshop brochure jrgelfert@aol.com, or 817-269-8274
Aug. 1 - 5 -  Learning to Draw III (instructor Beverly Fuqua)

 

Irving Arts Center

http://www.irvingartscenter.org 

 

Irving Quilt Guild

http://irvingquiltguild.com

June 18 - Ken Moore

July 23 - Turning Twenty

Aug. 20 -  Stained Glass with Bias

 

Jane E. Jones Art Studio, Dallas
972.407.1566
www.janejonesart.com jane@janejonesart.com
 

Kaligrafos: The Dallas Calligraphy Society

http://www.kaligrafos.com dsabolovic@sbcglobal.net

June 11 - 12 Nan Kirby Fabric Collage, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts

 

Lake Granbury Art Association

http://www.granburyart.org/  email: littlejohndj@charter.net

July 20 - 22 - Kaye Franklin oil or pastel

 

Mecca on Main

http://meccaonmain.blogspot.com

no information

 

North Texas Polymer Clay Guild

http://www.ntpcg.org/ 

Mar. 19 - Joyce Cloutman Workshop - Sculpted Flower Girl; Artist's Showplace

Apr. 2 - Eugena Topina Workshop - Faux Cloisonne with Wire and Resin; Artist's Showplace


P.R.I.N.T. Press (Print Research Institute of North Texas) 

940-369-7575 or email Print@unt.edu 

http://www.art.unt.edu/print/

 

Quilter's Guild of Dallas

http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/

June 3 - Marti Michell - "Quilt As You Sew and Machine Quilting in Sections"

Aug. 5 - Pepper Cory - "Mastering Quilt Marking"

Quilter's Guild of Plano
http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/

June 10 - Lisa Erlandson: Quilt Appraisals, $40 for each quilt 

June 14 – Community Sew Day

July 7 - Terry Clothier Thompson: Appliqué by the Yard class

July 8 -  Terry Clothier Thompson: Civil War Women and Their Quilts class

July 9 - Texas Association of Quilt Guilds presents Rally Day 2011: Terry Clothier Thompson will talk to us from 9:00 AM 3:00 PM. There will be Lectures, Door Prizes, Goody Bags, Raffle Quilts, Raffle Baskets, and a Mini Quilt Auction. 

July. 12 – Community Sew Day

July 14 - 7pm - Germaine Reconnu - Trunk Show
Aug. 9 – Community Sew Day

Aug. 11 - 7-9pm Quilt Plano 2011 Preview Night, Plano Centre

Aug. 12 - 13 - Quilt Plano 2011, Plano Centre


Pastel Society of the Southwest

http://www.pssw.info 

 

P.R.I.N.T. Press, Denton
http://www.art.unt.edu/print/ print@unt.edu

July 30 & 31 - Adam Palmer Screen Print Workshop 

 

Richardson Civic Art Society

http://www.richardson-arts.org

 

Rockwall Art League

http://www.rockwallartleague.org/ 
June 9 - Studio Day Thursdays 9-3 at Harry Myers Community Center

July 7 -  Studio DayThursdays 9-3 at Harry Myers Community Center

Aug. 11 -  Studio DayThursdays 9-3 at Harry Myers Community Center

Aug. 27 - Dina Gregory Pastel Workshop, 10-4 at the Harry Myers Center, dinagregory2@gmail.com 

Sept. 15 & 16 - Becky Parks oil painting workshop

 

Russell Farm Art Center, Burleson

For classes in woodworking & stonecarving see

http://www.russellfarmartcenter.com

 

Society of Decorative Painters. Yellow Rose Chapter, Dallas

http://www.yellowrosechapter.com

June 11- Paint Day: Bleeding Hearts - taught by Jana Reynolds

June 17 & 18 - Seminar: Brenda Harris

July 9 - Workshop/Meeting

Aug. 13 - Paint Day: Blue Hope taught by Sharron White

 

Society of Figurative Arts, Dallas

http://www.tsofa.com/  - see website for classes

 

Society of Watercolor Artists, Fort Worth
http://swa-watercolor.com 
June 8 - 10 - Ric Dentinger Watercolor Workshop


Sofia Art Academy, Dallas

http://www.sofiaacademy.com

For classes see website


South Dallas Cultural Center

http://www.dallasculture.org/SDCulturalCenter/

For classes for adults & children see website


Southwestern Watercolor Society

http://www.swswatercolor.org/ (contact Mary Treadwell mary@treadwell.biz)

Sept. 12 -1 6 - Alex Powers 5-Day Workshop FULL, Artists’ Showplace

Oct. 10 - 14 - Frank Webb 5-Day Workshop, Artists’ Showplace $400* $425**

Nov. 7 - 10 - Leslie Frontz 4-Day Workshop, Artists’ Showplace $300* $325**

Texas Area Artists, Mesquite

http://texasareaartists.blogspot.com/

Paint-ins on the Monday after the 1st Sunday at the Mesquite Arts Center

 

Texas Lettering Arts Council, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving

http://txlac.org angie@txlac.org

Creative Studio Night Workshops: ($25 to $35)

June 22, 2011 - Poured Acrylics - Abstract Painting with Elizabeth Padgett 6:30pm. All supplies are included in the low participation fee of $30. register

July 13, 2011 - Lettering - Monoline Magic

Aug 10, 2011 - Paste Paper Techniques

ZENTANGLE Classes:
June 2, 3 & 4, - GREAT AMERICAN SCRAPBOOK CONVENTION
Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX
June 18 - Zentangle - Basics & More - Stars & Stripes; Quilt Country, Lewisville, TX
June24, 25 & 26, 2011 -Retreat: Zentangle on Silk;  REGISTER - June Retreat.
Crafty Hen House, Bedford, TX
June 29 - Tangle Time™ - Watercolor & Zentangle; REGISTER Jaycee Park Center For The Arts, Irving, TX
July 2 - Basics & More; Jaycee Park Center For The Arts, Irving, TX
July 27- Tangle Time™ - Tangled Pin Wheels REGISTER Jaycee Park Center For The Arts, Irving, TX
Aug. 10 - Basics & More; Jaycee Park Center For the Arts, Irving, TX
Aug 24 - Tangle Time™ - Fabric & Zentangle; Jaycee Park Center For the Arts, Irving, TX

 

Texas Sculpture Association     

http://www.txsculpture.com/ 

For classes offered by TSA members, see http://www.txsculpture.com/classes.html 

 

Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA)
http://www.tvaa.org/ 

 

Trinity Arts Guild, Bedford

http://trinityartsguild.org/

For classes and painting groups see website

Mondays - Oil & Acrylic with Barbara McFarland; 12:30-3:30pm ; call 817-282-0714

Tuesdays - Watercolor with Bennie Wood ; 6:30-9:30pm; call 817-838-2409

Wednesdays - Oil, Acrylic and Pastel with “Mahto” 12:30-4:00pm; call 817-504-8769

Fridays - Watercolor with Bennie Wood 9:30am – 12:00pm; call 817-838-2409

July 30 - 31 - Mahto Drawing Workshop contact Mahto at 817-504-8769 for details

 

Upstairs Art Gallery, Arlington

http://upstairsartgallery.com

For classes see website

 

Visual Art League of Lewisville

www.visualartleague.org or valtex.blogspot.com  

 

Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF), Frisco Art Gallery at Discovery Center
www.vagf.org 

 

Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST), Denton

http://vastarts.org texjo@msn.com

 

Weatherford Art Association

http://weatherfordart.wordpress.com/current-classes/  

 

 

Other guides to Art Instruction & Activities:
 

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