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Saturday, April 21, 2012


Monday, April 23rd, 2012 - Sunday, April 29th, 2012

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!


Don't forget to check out our associated websites:

TO ADD AN EVENT, contact moderator@artgroupsdfw.com or use the Submission Form. All notices are moderated.

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Events

(Exhibit Openings & Receptions, Art Walks / Studio Tours, Festivals & Art Sales, Art Lectures & Conferences, Fundraisers and Paintouts)

Click on Art Events Calendar to see full details and links.

Monday, April 23
  • Legacy in Fiber: closing reception & awards
  • Senior Level Sculpture Exhibition opens
Tuesday, April 24
  • Interior Design Exhibition opens
  • Tuesday Evenings at the Modern (Lectures)
  • Watercolor Studio Exhibition opens
Wednesday, April 25
  • PAA's Asian Art Exhibit reception
Thursday, April 26
  • David Dillon Symposium “Criticism Today”
  • 44th Annual VAST Visual Arts Exhibition reception & awards
  • Association of Grand Prairie Artists (AGPA) Art Party
  • Stitches in Time photography gallery talk
Friday, April 27
  • David Dillon Symposium “Criticism Today”
  • Bath House Spring Art Mart
  • Dallas Architecture Forum: David Dillion Symposium
  • Last Friday Gallery Night in Granbury
Saturday, April 28
  • Bath House Spring Art Mart
  • North Dallas Artist Studio Tour (NDAT)
  • ANDREW DeCAEN: Meal Time reception
  • Cedar Springs Art Festival
  • DeSoto Pioneer Days Paint Out
  • Downtown Front and Center event in Arlington
  • EASL Art Heist 2012
  • Plano Independent School District; Reception
  • Prairie Fest x3
  • Weatherford Blooms
Sunday, April 29
  • Bath House Spring Art Mart
  • North Dallas Artist Studio Tour (NDAT)
  • Celebrate the Earth reception

Lectures are also held at several local art museums:
For more gallery openings see

Meetings and Demonstrations

Click on the Art Meetings Calendar to see details and links.

Monday, April 23
  • Dallas Area Fiber Artists
  • Weatherford Art Association
Tuesday, April 24
  • Artists 'Round Texas
  • Embroiderers' Guild of America. Greater Dallas Chapter.
  • Irving Art Association
  • Plano Art Association
Wednesday, April 25
  • Rockwall Art League
  • Texas Pottery & Sculpture Guild
Thursday, April 26
  • Desoto Art League
  • Gainesville Area Visual Arts (GAVA)
Saturday, April 28
  • Articrafters
  • Fort Worth Weavers Guild

For the schedule for weekly ongoing art activity groups, see Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups.


Classes & Workshops

Note that classes and workshops require prior registration. Click on the Art Instruction Calendar to see details and links.

Monday, April 23
  • Sterling Edwards Watercolor Workshop
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • Barbara McFarland Monday evening classes
  • LGAA Free Drawing Session
  • Oil & Acrylic with Barbara McFarland
  • PAT KOCHAN Monday watermedia classes
Tuesday, April 24
  • Sterling Edwards Watercolor Workshop
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • Carolyn Riegelman Acrylic/Texture Abstract Workshop
  • Bohlman Weekly Watercolor Class
  • Tiffany Stained Glass
  • Watercolor with Bennie Wood
Wednesday, April 25
  • Sterling Edwards Watercolor Workshop
  • Irma Ward Oil classes
  • Carolyn Riegelman Acrylic/Texture Abstract Workshop
  • Acrylic with Kenneth Porter
  • Brotherton Variations in Watercolor Wednesday Classes
  • Color Theory Workshop by Dave Kramer
  • LGAA Free Painting Sessions
Thursday, April 26
  • Sterling Edwards Watercolor Workshop
  • Carolyn Riegelman Acrylic/Texture Abstract Workshop
Friday, April 27
  • Sterling Edwards Watercolor Workshop
  • Carolyn Riegelman Acrylic/Texture Abstract Workshop
  • Calligraphy Class - The Joy of Calligraphy
  • Friday Open Art Nights
  • Kessler Craftsman Studio – Fused Art Glass Jewelry Workshop
  • LGAA Free Experimental Art Group
  • Watercolor with Bennie Wood
Saturday, April 28
  • Margaret Bendig Texas Star Workshop
  • Acrylic with Kenneth Porter
  • Fused Sushi Plate Class
  • SATURDAY KIDS WORKSHOPS SATURDAY KIDS WORKSHOPS
Sunday, April 29
  • Margaret Bendig Texas Star Workshop
  • The Hands On Be a Better Photographer Studio Workshop

See also these listings:

For painting groups see: Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups


Deadlines 

Calls for entries and artist opportunities. Click on Art Deadlines Calendar to see full details and links or for more deadlines.

Monday, April 30
  • Art on the Edge
  • Fort Worth Music Festival
Tuesday, May 1
  • 500X membership & Upstairs Gallery applications
  • Parkland Hospital Call for North Texas Artists
Thursday, May 3
  • Bishop Arts Saturday Market
Friday, May 4
  • 2012 Art Conspiracy Call for Beneficiaries
  • 24-Hour Video Race
Saturday, May 5
  • TVAA Membership Show
Saturday, May 12
  • Grand Prairie Farmers Market Juried Art Show & Sale
Monday, May 14
  • Town of Flower Mound Independence Fest Art Exhibit
Tuesday, May 15
  • “Ekphrasis: A Collaboration Among the Arts” 2012 Inaugural Conference
  • Paint Historic Waxahachie
Friday, May 18
  • 9th Annual Hecho en Dallas Juried Exhibition
Saturday, May 19
  • "Paint the Glen" Paintout in Glen Rose
Sunday, June 3
  • Bishop Arts Saturday Market
Friday, June 15
  • Art in the Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Saturday, June 30
  • Grace United Methodist Church 4th Annual View Enjoy Celebrat


TO ADD AN EVENT, contact moderator@artgroupsdfw.com or use the Submission Form. All notices are moderated.

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