Art News DFW Archive

Be creative this fall with art classes and workshops taught through the 50+ 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). Updated Oct. 13. The offerings:

ACAR - Art for Children and Adults at Risk, Inc.
http://www.acartexas.org/ or
email Beverly Fuqua at b_fuqua@tx.rr.com

Arlington Museum of Art.
http://www.arlingtonmuseum.org/index.htm (see website)

ArtCentre of Plano
http://www.artcentreofplano.org/
Partnered with The Creative Arts Center of Dallas to offer a variety of classes

ArtSpirit (explores the mysteries of spirituality through the arts)
http://www.artspiritdallas.org/
Thursdays ~ Art at Center, 1-4 PM

Associated Creative Artists (ACA)
http://www.geocities.com/acadallas/
Nov 8 - 11 - Rusty Jones Plein Air Workshop

Craft Guild of Dallas
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/ - see website
Fall Class Schedule up

Creative Arts Center, Bonham
http://www.creativeartscenter.us/ - see website

Creative Arts Center of Dallas
http://www.creativeartscenter.org/ - see website
Session 5 August 20 – Oct. 7 (7 weeks)
Session 6 Oct. 22 – Dec. 14 (8 weeks)

Dallas Arboretum
http://dallasarboretum.org – see website for complete list
9/22 Mad for Mosaics
9/22 Color Pencil Rendering I
9/29 Color Pencil Rendering II
10/6 Color Pencil Rendering III
10/13 Color Pencil Rendering IV
10/27 A Stroke of Genius: Watercolor Workshop
11/3 Glass with Class: Fused Glass Ornaments

Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
http://www.thecontemporary.net/
Wednesdays 10 ~ 2 pm Painting Lab
Thursday evenings 7 ~ 10 pm Figure Session

Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild
http://dallasweavers.org/
Oct. 13 & 14 - Workshop, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving

Dallas Scrapbooker Social Club
http://scrapbook.meetup.com/1516
(meetings as announced – may be scrapmeets)

Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
http://www.elliscountyart.net/ - see website
Classes see under Classes; includes Painting, Drawing & Composition; Oil Painting; China Painting

Farmers Branch - Carrollton Art Association
Oct. 16 - Janice Hamilton Pastel Workshop 1-3 pm, Farmers Branch Senior Center
Nov. 20 - Jo Williams Watercolor Workshop 1-3 pm, Farmers Branch Senior Center

Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
http://www.fortworthcalligraphersguild.com
Oct., 20 & 21 - Spontaneous Combustion with Judy Melvin, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 2000 W. Airport Freeway, Irving

Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Texas Artist Coalition Classes:
Sept. 13 & 24, 7PM - 10PM; Life Drawing Session
Sept. 10, 7PM - 10PM: Life Studies for Painters
Sept. 13, 7PM - 10PM; Peer Review and Snackaroo!
Oct. 1, 11 & 22, 7PM - 10PM; Life Drawing Session
Oct. 23 - Building/Stretching Your Own Canvas/Simple Framing 6-9 pm
Fort Worth Public Art:
Oct. 20 - Going Digital Revisited, 10 am - 12 pm

Fort Worth Weavers Guild
www.fortworthweaversguild.com
Oct. 6 - 8 - Jette Vandermelden Lace Weave Workshop, Burleson Electric Co-operative Building, Burleson

Irving Art Association
http://www.irvingart.org/; email Mary@Treadwell.biz about classes
Sept. 21-23 Desmond O'Hagan Oil/Pastel Workshop - CANCELLED
Sept. 6, 13 & 27 – Free Basic Watercolor Class; instructor Mary Treadwell
Oct. 4, 11 & 18 – Free Basic Drawing Class; instructor Dot Blalock

Irving Arts Center
http://www.irvingartscenter.org
Saturday School: Open to art enthusiasts ages 6-14
Oct. 14 - Family Funday 2-4 pm (free crafts)

Kaligrafos: The Dallas Calligraphy Society
http://www.kaligrafos.com – see website for classes

Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
Annual LGAA Fall Paintout, Oct. 20 & 21, 2007 in beautiful Granbury, Texas.

Mesquite Arts Center
http://www.cityofmesquite.com/artsweb/
Sept. 28 - Art@Lunch Autumn at the Dallas Arboretum 11:30am – 2:00pm. The cost is $20 and includes: transportation, admission into the museum, docent led tour and lunch Reservations required call 972-216-6444.
Nov. 2 - Art@lunch is touring the Lone Star Legacy: The Barrett Collection of Early Texas Art exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art

North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
Oct. 13-14 - Carol Zilliacus Polymer Clay

Oriental Artists Association (TAO)
Sept. 27, Oct. 11, Oct. 25 - Beginning classes taught by Brandy Thomas. Session A: Subject: Chrysanthemum, Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving; contact breddthomas@swbell.net or call Brandy at 972-931-1900
Oct. 13 - 14 - Beginner workshop with Brandy Thomas, Heritage Park Building, 217 Main Street (2nd and Main), Irving; contact breddthomas@swbell.net or call Brandy at 972-931-1900
Oct. 2, Oct. 16, Oct. 30 - Advanced classes taught by Wendy Koay. Session 1: Subject: Clouds, waterfalls and fish, Chinese Community Center, Richardson; contact ywart@hotmail.com or call Wendy at 962-918-0838
Nov. 9 - Wendy Koay on Koi Workshop, Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving; contact ywart@hotmail.com or call Wendy at 962-918-0838
Nov. 11 - Brandy Thomas workshop on horses; contact breddthomas@swbell.net or call Brandy at 972-931-1900
Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 13 - Beginning classes taught by Brandy Thomas. Session B: Subject: Plum Blossom; contact breddthomas@swbell.net or call Brandy at 972-931-1900
Nov. 20, Dec. 4, Dec. 18 - Advanced classes taught by Wendy Koay Session 2: Subject: tba; ontact ywart@hotmail.com or call Wendy at 962-918-0838

Pastel Society of the Southwest
http://www.pssw.info
Nov. 8-10 - Richard McKinley workshop, Irving Arts Center

Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
Sept. 7 – Sue Nickels “Machine Quilting Essentials”
Sept. 8 – Sue Nickels “Machine Appliqué: A Sampler of Techniques”
Oct. 5 – Barbara Olson “Photo Inspiration”
Oct. 6 – Barbara Olson “Cosmic Spirals”
Dec. 7-8 – Anita Shackelford “Quilt Judging Seminar”

Quilter’s Guild of Plano
http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/
Sept 14 - Lerlene Nervaril "Two Color Choices" - Legacy Bank Plano
Sept 15 - Lerlene Nervaril "Design your own Hidden Block quilt" - Plano Chamber of Commerce
Oct 12 - Dale Fleming "Playtime with Curves" - Legacy Bank Plano
Oct 13 - Dale Fleming "Six Minute Circles and so much more" - Plano Chamber of Commerce
Nov 9 - Kathy Sandbach "Beginning Free-Motion Quilting" - Legacy Bank Plano
Nov 10 - Kathy Sandbach "The Infinite Feather" - Plano Chamber of Commerce

Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
Oct. 25-27 - Rusty Jones Plein Air Oil Various Outside Locations

Society of Figurative Arts
http://www.tsofa.com/ - see website for classes
Artistic Anatomy workshops on Wed. evenings

Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
Oct. 16-18 - Steve Rogers Workshop

Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
Sept. 12 - 14 - Donna Zagotta Workshop, Artists' Showplace, Richardson
Oct. 8 – 12 - Miles Batt Workshop, Asel's Art Supply on Cedar Springs, Dallas
Nov. 2 - 4 – Paintout in Jefferson, Marshall and Caddo Lake
Nov. 12 – 16 - Arne Westerman Workshop, Jaycee Park, Irving

Texas Area Artists
http://texasareaartists.blogspot.com/
Paint-ins on the Monday after the 1st Sunday at the Mesquite Arts Center

Trinity Arts Guild
http://trinityartsguild.com/ - for classes and painting groups see website

Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
Sept. 22 – David Mask ATC Workshop 12-2 p.m.

Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton
http://www.vastarts.org/ - see website

Weatherford Art Association
http://www.weatherfordart.com/
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 - Martha Spurlock Color Theory Workshop, Firehouse Art Center

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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 the Guide to Art Instruction at Galleries, Art Schools, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores see http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=518