1. Entry deadlines
2. Art walks / studio tours
3. Fairs & festivals
4. Art Lectures & Conferences
5. Fundraisers
6. Meetings / demonstrations
7. Painting, drawing & critique groups
8. Receptions & Awards
9. Exhibits
10. Workshops & Classes
For seasonal guides to events (Summer 2007):
1. Exhibits & receptions
2. Fairs & festivals
3. Meetings & demonstrations
4. Workshops & classes
ENTRY DEADLINES
July 31 - Aug. 1- McKinney Ave. Contemporary Annual Members Show entries due - deliver artwork
July 31 - Artistic Path VII, Lake Granbury Art Association members only – deliver artwork to Shanlee House
Aug. 1 – Artistic Path VII, Lake Granbury Art Association members only – deliver artwork to Tarleton’s Langdon Center
Aug. 1 – Rio Brazos Art Exhibit, Tarleton’s Langdon Cultural Center (slides or digital images)
Aug. 7 - The Coalition of Allied Visual Artists (C.A.V.A.) and Aurora Images Art Studio 2007 3rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit (jpegs on CD)
Aug. 8 - 2007 Texas Visual Arts Association Citation Show (slides) (nonmembers may join at time of entry)
Aug. 10 & 11 - Mid Cities Fine Artist’s Association 22nd annual Juried Art Show at the Hurst Recreation Center - deliver artwork
Aug. 18 - 2007 Members' Juried Show of the Society of Watercolor Society preregistration accepted July 3 to Aug. 18 (photos or jpegs on CD needed for catalog)
Aug. 25 - The Fiber Arts Exhibition at the TVAA Gallery (photos, slides or jpegs by email) (members of Dallas Area Fiber Artists or TVAA; nonmembers may join at time of entry)
Aug. 30 - Grand Prairie Arts Council 2007 Open Juried Art Show, Grand Prairie Memorial Library (slides, jpeg files on CD or jpeg files by email)
Aug. 31 - Pastel Society of the Southwest 26th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition (slides)
Sept. 1 - American Artist Cover Competition
Sept. 19 - IAA Wildlife Art Show (entry forms due - no slides or images; deliver artwork Sept. 28-29)
Sept. 28 - American Juried Art Salon 5th biannual national juried show
Sept. 29 - Lake Granbury Art Association 2007 Fall Festival of Art Juried Show and Sale - deliver artwork
Oct. 12 - Annual Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Paintout registration deadline
ART WALKS / STUDIO TOURS
Sept. 15 – DADA Fall Gallery Walk
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
July 31 - Aug. 5 – Dallas Video Festival – info at www.videofest.com
Aug. 11-12- White Rock Arts Faire, Dallas
Aug. 18-16 - North Texas State Fair, Denton
Texas Events and Festivals see also: http://gotexas.about.com/od/festivals/tp or
http://www.tourtexas.com/%40roundtexas.html
ART LECTURES & CONFERENCES
Aug. events at the Dallas Museum of Art:
Aug. 1 - Collectivity Inc.—How Nihilism in Numbers Can Save the World, Noah Simblist, SMU
Aug. 2 - Icons of Collecting: Powerful Women and Modern Art, 7:00 p.m.
Aug. 8 - Dallas Collects Ancient Art, Dr. Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, DMA
Aug. 15 - Interpretive Play: Fernand Léger, Molly Kysar, Manager of Teaching Programs, DMA
Aug. 22 - A Senufo Drum and the Birth of the Blues, Dr. Roslyn A. Walker, Senior Curator of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas and The Margaret McDermott Curator of African Art, DMA
Aug. 23 - Lecture and Food Tasting: Food, Love, and Life in the Shadow of Vesuvius,
7:00 p.m.
Aug. 29 - Make Modern Art Your Own: The Société Anonyme at the Dallas Museum of Art, Laura Bruck, Manager of Gallery Interpretation, DMA
FUNDRAISERS
Online Store of Irving Art Association: http://cafepress.com/irvingart
MEETINGS / DEMONSTRATIONS Note: Most groups are on summer hiatus.
Art Club of McKinney (2nd Thurs., McKinney): Aug. 9
Artists 'Round Texas (4th Tues., Rowlett): Aug. 28
Colored Pencil Society of America, Dallas (quarterly, last Sat., Plano): Aug. 25
Dallas Stampers (1st Mon, Plano): Aug. 6
Ellis County Art Association (1st Mon., Waxahachie): Aug. 6
Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association (3rd Tues., Farmers Branch): Aug. 21
Kaligrafos (2nd Sat., Dallas): Aug. 11 - planning
Lake Granbury Art Association (2nd Mon., Granbury): Aug. 13 - Judy Crow Oil
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild (2nd or 3rd Sun., Plano): Aug. 19?
Quilter's Guild of Dallas (1st Thurs., Dallas): Aug 2: Shelly Zegart: “Political Quilts – A Woman’s View”
Quilter's Guild of Plano (2nd Thurs., Plano): Aug. 9: Quilt Turning
Southwestern Watercolor Society: July 15: Slide Preview Party
Texas Area Artists (1st Sun., Mesquite): Aug. 5
Texas Pottery and Sculpture Guild (last Wed., Mesquite): Aug. 29
Texas Visual Arts Association (1st Mon., Dallas): Aug. 6
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco: Aug. 7: Tracee Robertson
PAINTING, DRAWING & CRITIQUE GROUPS
(Note: these are usually free unless there is a model fee)
Mondays:
Association of Traditional Artists: Monday Painting Group; Thurgood Marshal Rec. Center.
Texas Area Artists Paint-ins (1st Mon. 10-5) Sept 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 12 Mesquite Arts Center
Tuesdays:
Tuesday Painters (weekly 10am-4pm) - Irving Art Association
Tuesday Paint In (weekly 9:00 am - 12:00 noon) Ruth Rotthaus 817-285-0700 Open to all members of Trinity Arts Guild
Arlington Visual Art Association CRITIQUE GROUP 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 PM Sept. thru May (except Dec. & Jan.) MARTHA HOWELL’S STUDIO
Wednesdays:
Art Labs - Dallas Area Fiber Artists (1st Wed. of the month 10 am except Jan.) locations vary
Lofty Painters (weekly 10:00am to 3:00pm) at the McKinney Senior Citizens Recreation Center, 1400 S. College St. - Art Club of McKinney
Paper Explorations Group - Dallas Area Fiber Artists (3rd Wed. of the month 9:30-Noon) C C Young Memorial Home, 4829 Lawther West, Dallas.
Thursdays:
Alla Prima (1st Thurs. night of the month) Creative Arts Center, Bonham
Thursday Painters (weekly 12:30-4pm) - Irving Art Association (note: Oriental Painters also frequently attend)
Thursday Paint In (12:00 noon - 3:00 pm - every other Thursday) Tendaris Walling 817-563-5543 Portrait Fee of $5 for model
Thursday Night Paint In (weekly 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm) Cheri Irwin 817-770-8850 Free: Open to all members of Trinity Arts Guild
Fridays:
Artists with Allergies (weekly 10am-4pm) (Area watercolorists, acrylic painters, pastellists and colored pencil painters are invited) - Irving Art Association
Friday Paint Out (9:00 am on 1st - 3rd Fridays) Tendaris Walling 817-563-5543 Free En Pleine Aire in different locations
Saturdays:
Group Art Critique (3rd Sat., 1:00 pm), Visual Art League of Lewisville
Saturday Morning Sketch Group - contact Tom Wellman (tomwellman@msn.com) 972-269-6333
Saturday Studio for PAA members at the ArtCentre of Plano
RECEPTIONS & AWARDS
Aug. 3 - Fort Worth Community Arts Center:
Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Exhibit; Reception and awards 6PM - 9PM
FWPA Artist Showcase: Letitia Huckaby; Reception for Artist: 6PM - 8PM
Skin + Burns; Reception for the Artists: 6PM - 8PM
International Children’s Art Contest; Opening Reception at 6:00pm
Seed by Karen Ferguson and Suzanne Gentling; Opening Reception 7-9pm.
Aug. 4 - Artistic Path VII, held at both Shanley House & Tarleton’s Langdon Center; 2 - 5 pm - Opening of show & reception
McKinney Avenue Contemporary 13th Annual Members Invitational; Opening Reception 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Aug. 5 - Irving Arts Assoc. Board Members Exhibit and Carolyn Bell and Barbara McConnell; 2-4 pm., Jaycee Center for the Arts
Aug. 18 - Clay Bodies” Marci Kawalek (Front Gallery); Ken Adair (Middle Gallery); VAL member exhibition, “Let Me Entertain You” (Main Gallery); Aug. 18, Sat. 7-9 p.m., opening reception, Visual Art League of Lewisville
EXHIBITS
Arlington Museum of Art
July 14 – Sept. 16 - Surface Tension: three dimensional works by William Cannings, Wes Heiss, Etty Horowitz and Kathy Webster
July 14 – Sept. 16 - Digital Video Projection, installation and works on paper by Joey Fauerso
ArtCentre of Plano
June 15- Aug. 18 - Jeff Green: Books for JUMPSTART for Arts
Aug.24 – Oct. 5 - Barbara Frey & Thom Seawell (2D & 3D)
Art Connection, Irving Art Center
July 14 - Sept. 2 - 2007 Art Connection Members' Show
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
June 2 – Aug. 4 - Dallas Views And Texas Back Roads: Contemporary Texas landscapes at the White Rock Lake Museum; paintings by Dahlia Woods
July 7 - Aug. 4 - SALON DU FIT 4: Invitational Exhibition curated by Rita Barnard
Craft Guild of Dallas
May 29 - Aug. 31 - Summer Show: New Works by Gallery Artists
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
June 29 – Aug. 1 - Creative Art Center 2007 Adult Art Show & Contest
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
June 1 – Aug. 18 - World View: diverse artists’ approaches; Hallworks: Jane Eifler / Dodie Gilstrap; 3 D on Swiss: TBD
DeSoto Art League, DeSoto City Hall
Aug. - Member Exhibit: Gene Gregory
Eisemann Center, Richardson
Aug. 28 - Oct. 7 - Cottonwood Art Festival Preview Exhibit
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
July 6 - Aug. 18 - Aj Smith: Facing Personalities (photo portraits)
July 6 - Aug. 18 - Marjorie Williams-Smith: Silverpoint drawings
Aug. 3 -30 - Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Exhibit; Reception and awards on Aug. 3rd 6PM - 9PM
Aug. 3 - 30 - FWPA Artist Showcase: Letitia Huckaby; Reception for Artist Letitia Huckaby: Aug. 3; 6PM - 8PM
Aug. 3 - 30 - Skin + Burns; Reception for the Artists: Aug. 3; 6PM - 8PM
Aug. 3 - 30 - International Children’s Art Contest; Opening Reception Aug. 3 at 6:00pm
Aug. 3 - 30 - Seed by Karen Ferguson and Suzanne Gentling; Opening Reception Friday Aug. 3.
Granville Arts Center , Garland
Aug.- Garland Collection of nine oil paintings by Santa Fe artist Bruce Cody from CitiBank Texas N.A.
Greater Denton Arts Council. Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, Texas
July 17 - Aug. 31 - The Sixties Revisited
July 29 – Aug. 23 - Visual Art Society of Texas' 19th Annual Members Juried Exhibition
Irving Art Association (Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving)
July 28-Aug. 31 – IAA Board Members Exhibit and Carolyn Bell and Barbara McConnell; opening reception Aug. 5 2-4 pm.
Irving Arts Center
July 14 - Sept. 2 - 2007 Art Connection Members' Show
Lake Granbury Art Association, Shanley House Center for the Arts
July 1-29 – LGAA Photography Only; Awards & Reception: Fri., June 29 7:00 pm
Aug 4 - Aug 31 – Artistic Path VII, held at both Shanley House & Tarleton’s Langdon Center; Aug, 4 2 - 5 pm - Opening of show & reception
Latino Cultural Center, Dallas
July 19 - Aug. 25 - 4th Annual Juried Exhibition: Hecho En Dallas/Made in Dallas
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Aug 4 – Sept. 1 - 13th Annual Members Invitational; Opening Reception Saturday, Aug. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Mesquite Arts Center
June 23 – Aug. 5 – Texas Area Artists “Artrageous 2007”
Aug. 5- 31 - Mesquite Creative Arts Club
Mid-Cities Fine Artist’s Association
Aug. 10-12 - 22nd annual Juried Art Show, Hurst Recreation Center
Quilters Guild of Plano
Aug. 24-25 - Quilt Plano 2007: Labors of Love - 25 years of Quilting with the Plano Guild, Plano Centre in Plano
Texas Area Artists, Mesquite Arts Center
June 23 – Aug. 5 – Artrageous 2007
Texas Artists Coalition, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Aug. 3 - 30 - 2007 TAC Juried Membership Exhibit; Reception and awards Aug. 3
Texas Visual Arts Association (Gallery at the Plaza of the Americas, Dallas)
Aug. 2-31 - Photography Show
Trinity Arts Guild (Bedford Boys Ranch. 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy, Bedford, TX 76021)
June 26 – Aug. 21 - Members Exhibit: July 4th Celebration (Patriotic Works)
Visual Artists of Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill City Hall
Aug. 2007 - Marca Sue Delacerda Solo Show
Visual Art League of Lewisville
July 7-Aug. 11 - Fresh Ideas 2007
Aug. 18 – Sept. 22 - Clay Bodies” Marci Kawalek (Front Gallery);
Ken Adair (Middle Gallery); VAL member exhibition, “Let Me Entertain You” (Main Gallery); Aug. 18, Sat. 7-9 p.m., opening reception
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas
Aug. - Small Group Abstract Show
Visual Arts Society of Texas. Denton
July 29 – Aug. 23 - Visual Art Society of Texas' 19th Annual Members Juried Exhibition, Meadows Gallery at the Center for Visual Arts, located at 400 E.Hickory St. in Denton; Opening Reception and Awards presentation Sun., July 29, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
Women's Museum
July 1 – Sept. 16 – Women in War: Reflections of Courage
Other guides to local art exhibits:
DallasArtsRevue at http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/cal/calendar.shtml
Joel Sampson’s DF/W Art at http://www.dfwart.com/
Pegasus News at http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/in/lifestyle/arts/fine-arts/art-and-sculpture/
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Arlington Museum of Art
See listing at http://www.arlingtonmuseum.org/adulted.htm
ArtCentre of Plano
Partnered with The Creative Arts Center of Dallas to offer a variety of classes
Craft Guild of Dallas
Summer Session 2: July 23 – Aug. 31
Painting/Drawing Classes: June 25 – Aug. 31
For complete schedule see http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/; the Guild offers classes and workshops in bookbinding, paper arts, clay, glass, drawing & painting, metalsmithing, jewelry, beading, and wirework.
Selected workshops:
Aug. 5 - Wirewrap: Little Bits Harwell
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
For complete list see http://www.creativeartscenter.us
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Session 4: June 5 – Aug. 12 (7 weeks)
Session 5 August 20 – October 7 (7 weeks)
For complete list see http://www.creativeartscenter.org/. CAC offers classes and workshops on ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaics, painting, photography, printmaking and paper arts, and stone.
Selected workshops:
Aug. 12 – Reduction Relief Print
Aug. 13-16 – Animals in Art
Aug. 13 – 16 - Contemporary Figurative Clay Sculpture; instructor: Keith Livingston
Aug. 13 – 17 - Animal Farm; instructor: Sonia King
Aug. 13-17 - Eden's Garden Workshop (ceramics); instructor: Lynn Wilkes Armstrong
Aug. 18-19 - Bezel Setting Stones
Aug. 18 – Precious Metal Clay Bracelet
Aug. 18-19 – Tempered Glass Mosaics
Aug. 16 - Papermaking
Dallas Arboretum
For complete list see http://dallasarboretum.org
Ellis County Art Association
A list of ongoing classes is available at http://www.elliscountyart.net/classes.htm (painting, drawing & composition; oil painting; china painting; life drawing)
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Aug. 9 & 27 - Life Drawing Sessions; 7-10PM
Aug. 14 - Dealing with the Media; Gaile Robinson, FWS-T Arts Editor; 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Irving Art Association (J.C. Center for the Arts, Irving)
Sept. 21-23 Desmond O'Hagen Oil/Pastel
Irving Arts Center
For more info see http://www.irvingartscenter.com
ArtElements teen camps: Surfin Safari: July 30 - August 3
Kaligrafos
See info on classes at http://www.kaligrafos.com/
Oriental Artists Association (TAO)
Aug. 16 - Chang painting workshop, Chinese Community Center, Richardson
Society of Figurative Arts
For a list of courses see http://tsofa.com/
Trinity Arts Guild (Bedford)
For a list of classes see http://trinityartsguild.com/2005/04/art-classes-2006.html
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For links to websites of college and university community courses in art see http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=413
For a list of workshops & classes at Galleries, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores see http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=518
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