Art News DFW Archive

Monday, May 21st, 2012 - Sunday, May 27th , 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! For the complete (and searchable) Google calendars:    Art Events Art Meetings Art Instruction Art Deadlines  Don't forget to check out our associated websites: Art in DFW Gallery on Flickr Art Groups DFW Group on Facebook Art News DFW on Pinterest  ***NEW*** Companion newspapers DFW Arts Daily , DFW Artists Voice, and Art Spirit Daily 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, May 28

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

 

Tuesday, May 29

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

Tuesday Evenings at the Modern (Lectures)

 

Wednesday, May 30

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

"A Walk with C.S. Lewis" opens

 

Thursday, May 31

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

 

Friday, June 1

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

Art Con at Summer Cut

DeSoto Art League 2012 Annual Art Show reception

First Friday Denton at A Creative Art Studio

First Friday in Denton

Fort Worth First Fridays

Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash opens

Young Artists of Texas (YAT) opens in Keller

 

Saturday, June 2

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

Bishop Arts Saturday Market

Dallas Arts District District Public Tour

Oxide Gallery Night

Sketches from a Solo by Bobby Chitwood reception

Visual Artists of Cedar Hill 5th Annual Regional Art Exhibit reception

 

Sunday, June 3

7th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie

Ron Stephens Exhibit reception

 

Lectures are also held at several local art museums:

•  Amon Carter Museum: see http://www.cartermuseum.org/calendar
  • Dallas Museum of Art: see http://dallasmuseumofart.org 
  • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth see http://www.themodern.org/lectures.html 
  • Kimbell Art Museum see http://www.kimbellart.org/
  • McKinney Avenue Contemporary see http://www.the-mac.org/
  • For more see the Worthgoing.com list of Lectures, Readings or KERA's Art&Seek list of Books, Lectures & Readings or the Spring 2011 Art Festival & Special Events guide

For more gallery openings see

• Jim Mathis announcements list: Dallas Art Openings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasArtOpenings/
• Dallas Art News Openings
• KERA's Art&Seek Opening Receptions
• DallasArtsRevue's Arts Calendar
• Joel Sampson's Dallas/Fort Worth Art Gallery Openings 
• ModernDallas.net's Art Page (scroll down to art galleries)
• Pegasus News' Arts Event Openings

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Meetings and Demonstrations

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

Monday, May 28

Dallas Area Fiber Artists

Weatherford Art Association

 

Sunday, June 3

Texas Area Artists

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

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Classes & Workshops

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

Monday, May 28

Irma Ward Oil classes

Barbara McFarland Monday evening classes

LGAA Free Drawing Session

Oil & Acrylic with Barbara McFarland

 

Tuesday, May 29

Irma Ward Oil classes

Bohlman Weekly Watercolor Class

Watercolor with Bennie Wood

 

Wednesday, May 30

Irma Ward Oil classes

Zentangle Workshop with Suzanne McNeill-Sparks

Acrylic with Kenneth Porter

Beginning Sculpture Workshop with Dale Martin

Introduction to Studio Lighting

LGAA Free Painting Sessions

WATERCOLOR WEDNESDAYS Margie Whittington

 

Thursday, May 31

Zentangle Workshop with Suzanne McNeill-Sparks

 

Friday, June 1

Zentangle Workshop with Suzanne McNeill-Sparks

Encaustic Fri./Sat. workdays/workshops

Calligraphy Class - The Joy of Calligraphy

Friday Open Art Nights

FUSED GLASS & GLASS ON METAL - on demand

LGAA Free Experimental Art Group

Watercolor with Bennie Wood

 

Saturday, June 2

Encaustic Fri./Sat. workdays/workshops

Acrylic with Kenneth Porter

Embroidered Color Wheel

Screenprinting Series

Torn Collage Workshop by Nancy Standlee

TxLAC Saturday Zentangle Classes

 

Sunday, June 3

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School June session with Melissa Meaow

See also these listings:

• 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

For painting groups see: Painting, Drawing & Critique Groups