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Saturday, August 04, 2012

Monday, July 30th, 2012 - Sunday, August 5th , 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:

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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, August 6

Society of Watercolor Artists 2012 Juried Members Exhibition opens

 

Tuesday, August 7

Dallas Arts District Public Tour

Tuesday Evenings at the Modern (Lectures)

 

Thursday, August 9

'Paintings from the Heart of Texas' reception

Gallery Talk Back on Ben Shahn

Keller Gallery Walk

Power Grid opening

Ruined State(s) No. 2 reception

 

Friday, August 10

Quilt Plano 2012

 

Saturday, August 11

Quilt Plano 2012

Dragon.Open Art Walk

Hideout 2012 reception

McKinney: Second Saturday on the Square

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, August 6

Corsicana Art League

Dallas Stampers

Ellis County Art Association

 

Tuesday, August 7

Visual Arts Guild of Frisco

 

Thursday, August 9

Art Club of McKinney

Dallas Needlework & Textile Guild

Quilter's Guild of Plano

 

Saturday, August 11

Kaligrafos: The Dallas Calligraphy Society

 

Sunday, August 12

North Texas Polymer Clay 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, August 6

Learning to Draw with Beverly Fuqua

LGAA Free Drawing Session

Pat Kochan Monday Watermedia Class

 

Tuesday, August 7

Learning to Draw with Beverly Fuqua

Bohlman Weekly Watercolor Class

Linda Rowe: Oil and pastel classes

Rockwall Art League Studio Days

TAC Sponsored Life Drawing

Teta Smith watermedia classes

TUESDAY SUMMER DRAWING WITH LIVE MODELS Vern Johnson

Watercolor with Bennie Wood

 

Wednesday, August 8

Learning to Draw with Beverly Fuqua

Acrylic with Kenneth Porter

IdeaFund session

LGAA Free Painting Sessions

Naomi Brotherton Wednesday Watercolor Class

WATERCOLOR WEDNESDAYS Sandy Rabbit

WEDNESDAY EVENING ACRYLIC & OIL PAINTING Vern Johnson

 

Thursday, August 9

Learning to Draw with Beverly Fuqua

BUFFY'S CLAY CLASS THURSDAYS

 

Friday, August 10

Learning to Draw with Beverly Fuqua

Gregory Beck Figurative Sculpture Workshop

Encaustic Fri./Sat. workdays/workshops

Calligraphy Class - The Joy of Calligraphy

LGAA Free Experimental Art Group

Watercolor with Bennie Wood

 

Saturday, August 11

Gregory Beck Figurative Sculpture Workshop

Encaustic Fri./Sat. workdays/workshops

Acrylic with Kenneth Porter

Fiber Painting Workshop

Laurie Pace – Palette Knife Workshop

Life Drawing

Society of Decorative Painters workshops

 

Sunday, August 12

Gregory Beck Figurative Sculpture Workshop

Art Treks Workshop to Santa Fe, New Mexico


Deadlines 

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

    Sunday, August 12

    Seventh Annual Catholic Foundation Plaza Artists Competition

    Funky Finds vendor applications for fall

     

    Wednesday, August 15

    Royal Lane Baptist Church Art Festival Show

     

    Monday, August 20

    11th Annual Wildlife Juried Art Competition

     

    Friday, August 24

    Irving's Main St. Event

     

    Friday, August 31

    Peace Project Show

     

    Monday, September 3

    Bishop Arts Saturday Market

    LGAA Fall Juried Show

     

    Friday, September 7

    2012 Art Hop

    2013 Materials: Hard & Soft, National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition

     

    Thursday, September 13

    Art in the City

     

    Wednesday, October 3

    Bishop Arts Saturday Market

     

    Monday, October 8

    Citation 2012 Exhibit

     

    Wednesday, October 10

    2012 Columbus Folk Fest Art Contest


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

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