1. Entry deadlines
2. Art walks / studio tours
3. Fairs & festivals
4. Art Lectures & Conferences
5. Fundraisers
6. Paintouts
7. Meetings / demonstrations
8. Painting, drawing & critique groups
9. Receptions & Awards
10 Exhibits
11. Workshops & Classes
For seasonal guides to events (Fall 2007):
1. Exhibits & receptions
2. Art Festivals and Special Events
3. Meetings & demonstrations
4. Workshops & classes
ENTRY DEADLINES
Oct. 1 - Plein Air Texas 2008 entry application due, Outdoor Painters of America
Oct. 6 - Richardson Civic Art Society Membership Show artwork due; nonmembers may join at this time
Oct. 12 - Annual Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Paintout registration deadline
Oct. 12 - Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (digital only)
Oct. 16 - New & Emerging Artists Juried Competition & Exhibition, Trinity Arts Guild, Bedford - deliver artwork
Oct. 22 - Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association Manske Library Membership Show
Nov. 1 - Annual La Virgen de Guadalupe Exhibition, Ice House Cultural Center
Nov. 2 - 35th Annual Eastside Creative Arts Club Juried Show – deliver artwork
Nov. 5 - Horizons Rockwall 2007 Fine Art & Gift Show & Sale - submit jpegs, the Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard
Nov. 159 x 12 Works on Paper Show - postmark deadline for mailed artwork, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Nov. 26 - EXPO 2008, 500X Gallery (jpegs on CD)
Nov. 30 - 2008 $50,000 Hunting Art Prize entries
Dec. 21 - Visual Arts Society of Texas Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Denton (slides or digital images)
Jan. 26, 2008Fort Worth: Society of Watercolor Artists' 27th Annual Juried Exhibition (digital images)
ART WALKS / STUDIO TOURS
Oct. 4 – Bishop Arts District First Thursday (art, food & culture; repeats 1st Thurs. of every month) http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/
Oct. 6 - Dallas Arts District Alliance Arts District Stroll, a free guided tour on the first Saturday of every month http://www.artsdistrict.org/
Oct. 11 - Uptown Dallas Art Walk 6-9 pm http://www.uptowndallas.net
Oct. 13-14 - 15th Annual White Rock Lake Artists' Studio Tour, 10am-5pm both days. For more information and maps: www.DallasArtsRevue.com/WhiteRock
Oct. 20- Lake Ray Hubbard Artists' Tour 12 - 6pm . Artists ‘Round Texas, Rowlett www.artistsroundtx.org/
Oct. 26 – Trick Art Treat, Historic Downtown Plano 4th Annual Gallery Night, 7-10 pm http://www.plano.gov http://trickarttreat.org
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Sept. 28 – Oct 21 – State Fair of Texas http://www.bigtex.com/
Oct 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, & 31 – Dungeon of Doom, Arlington Museum of Art http://www.dungeonofdoomtexas.com
Oct. 6 - 7 - Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, Texas. 9a.m. - 6 p.m. both days. Belt Line Road just east of Coit Road. http://www.cottonwoodartfestival.com/
Oct. 12- 14 - Heart of Texas Arts and Crafts Show, Plano Centre http://www.heartoftexasshow.com
Oct. 13 - Historic Handley Street Festival, Fort Worth http://historichandley.org/handley_street_festival
Oct. 13 - Second Saturday at Southside, artisans market every second Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Lamar, 1409 South Lamar at Belleview
Oct. 14 - Irving Arts Center Art in the Garden & Family Funday 2-4 pm, Art in the Garden, Sculpture Garden; artists show & sell their work at no charge to artists http://www.irvingartscenter.org
Oct. 20 & 21 - Harvest Moon Festival, Granbury, Texas http://www.granbury.org/
Oct. 27 - Fall Art In The Park, Cedar Hill Pioneer Park, 600 Cedar Street, Downtown Cedar Hill, TX (local artists will show & sell their artwork from 12:30 to 5:00 pm; repeats on Sat., Nov. 17) http://thevach.org
Texas Events and Festivals see also: http://gotexas.about.com/od/festivals/tp or
http://www.tourtexas.com/%40roundtexas.html or http://www.town-mall.net/community/events.html
ART LECTURES & CONFERENCES
Oct. 6 - Surrealistic Perspectives in Mexican Art by Stephen Vollmer, independent curator and art historian, 12:00 noon, Latino Cultural Center http://www.dallasculture.org/latinocc
Oct. 7 - Juror April Delaney will give a Juror Gallery Talk regarding Rio Brazos Art Exhibition artwork from 3 - 4 pm, Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center http://www.tarleton.edu/~langdoncenter/RBAE/RBAEindex.html
Oct. 20– Lecture 3:00 pm (topic tba), hosted by David Dike Fine Art Auction: www.daviddikefineart.com at the McKinney Ave. Contemporary
Lectures at the Dallas Museum of Art: see http://dallasmuseumofart.org
FUNDRAISERS
Oct. 2 - The Arts League’s Shining Stars Luncheon & Art Auction, Colleyville Center
http://www.artsnetc.org/HomePage.asp?Page=/Contents/ArtsLeague.asp
Oct. 20 - David Dike Fine Art Auction 3:00pm Lecture to be announced 4:00 Auction begins: Prints & Drawings 5:00 Paintings and Sculptures, McKinney Ave. Contemporary www.daviddikefineart.com
Oct. 20 - Thirteenth Annual Artists Against AIDS; Silent Auction and Gala 7PM, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Online Store of Irving Art Association: http://cafepress.com/irvingart
PAINTOUTS
Oct. 1 - Plein Air Texas 2008 entry application due; Outdoor Painters Society http://outdoorpainterssociety.com
Oct. 20 & 21 - Annual Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Paintout, Harvest Moon Festival, Granbury, Texas http://www.tuckerrocky.com/lgaa.nsf/home?openform
Oct. 20-21 - Cecy Turner Plein Air Painting Workshop, sponsored by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon http://www.panhandleplains.org
October 25 - 27 - Rusty Jones Plein Air Oil Workshop, Richardson Civic Art Society
Fridays - Friday Paint Out (9:00 am on 1st - 3rd Fridays) Tendaris Walling 817-563-5543 Free En Pleine Aire in different locations. Sponsored by Trinity Art Guild
MEETINGS / DEMONSTRATIONS
Arlington Visual Arts Association
http://arlingtonvisualarts.com/
(2nd Mon., Arlington)
Oct. 1 - Artist Trading Cards, David Mask
Art Club of McKinney
http://www.mckinneyartclub.com/
(2nd Thurs., McKinney)
Oct. 11 - Janice Hamilton Pastels on acrylic base
Artists 'Round Texas (Rowlett).
http://www.artistsroundtx.org/
(4th Tues., Rowlett)
Oct. 20 - (Saturday) Lake Ray Hubbard Artists' Tour 12 - 6pm
Associated Creative Artists (ACA)
http://www.geocities.com/acadallas/
(1st Tues., Dallas) - Oct. 2
Association of Grand Prairie Artists
http://www.artsgp.com/Ongoing Programs.htm
(2nd Tues., Grand Prairie) – Oct. 9
Association of Traditional Artists
http://www.atadallasart.org/
(last Sun. of month, Dallas)
Oct. 28 - Marie Maines (pastel)
Coalition of Allen Visual Artists (CAVA)
http://www.auroraimagesbysynne.com/Events.htm
(2nd Mon., Allen) – Oct. 8
Colored Pencil Society of America, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter
http://www.zyworld.com/cpsa215/
(quarterly, last Sat. in Jan., Apr., Aug., Oct. , Plano) - Oct. 27
Dallas Area Fiber Artists
http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/
(4th Mon., Dallas)
Oct. 22 - Barbara Oliver Hartmann “Evolution/Revolution.”
Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild
http://dallasweavers.org/
(3rd Mon., Dallas) – Oct. 15
Dallas Needlework & Textile Guild
http://www.egascr.org/chapters/dntg.htm
(2nd Thurs., Dallas) – Oct. 11
Dallas Scrapbooker Social Club
http://scrapbook.meetup.com/1516
(meetings as announced)
Dallas Stampers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasStampers/
(1st Mon, Plano) – Oct. 1
Desoto Art League
http://www.desotoartleague.com/
(4th Thurs., DeSoto)
Oct. 25 - Oct. 25 - Sally Meding acrylic and mixed media
Electronic Graphic Artists of Dallas
http://www.egad.org/
(2nd Sat., Richardson as part of Apple Corps of Dallas) – Oct. 13
Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
(1st Mon., Waxahachie) – Oct. 1
Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Greater Dallas Chapter.
http://www.gdcega.org/
(4th Tues., Dallas) - Oct. 23
Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association
rgabel@sbcglobal.net or 972-247-3543
(3rd Tues., Farmers Branch)
Oct. 16 - Janice Hamilton, pastel over acrlic
Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
http://www.fortworthcalligraphersguild.com
(2nd. Tues, Fort Worth) – Oct. 9
Fort Worth Weavers Guild
www.fortworthweaversguild.com
(4th. Sat., Fort Worth) – Oct. 27
Guild of Texas Paper Cutters, Fort Worth. For info call Patti Rooks 817-389-2430 or email prooks@windstream.net.
(1st Sat., Fort Worth) – Oct. 6
Irving Art Association
http://www.irvingart.org/
(4th Tues., Irving)
Oct. 23 - Linda McCall
Kaligrafos: The Dallas Calligraphy Society
http://www.kaligrafos.com
(2nd Sat., Dallas or Richardson) - Oct. 13
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
(2nd Mon., Granbury)
Oct. 8 - Marla Morrison -Liquitex Acrylic Tips/Techniques
Lancaster Art Club
http://www.lancastertxlib.org/about/artclub.htm
(1st Tues.) – Oct. 2
Mid Cities Fine Artists - contact Carolyn Kilgo Weinman @ 817-346-9012 or ck_weinman@yahoo.com
(2nd Wed., Hurst Recreation Center 10 am - noon)
Oct. 10 - Gloria Sepp
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
(2nd Sun., Harrington Library, Plano)
Oct. 21 - Tricia Dewey "Molds from Objects"
Pastel Society of the Southwest
http://www.pssw.info
(2nd Sun. in Mar., Apr., May, Sept., Oct., and Nov.)
Oct. 7 - Cooper Lux Labs Presentation on giclee prints
Plano Art Association
http://www.planoart.org/
(4th Mon., Plano)- Oct. 22
Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
(1st Thurs., Dallas)
Oct. 4 - Barbara Olson “Quilting a Life”
Quilter’s Guild of Plano
http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/
(2nd Thurs., Plano)
Oct. 11 - Dale Fleming "A quilters journey."
Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
(3rd Tues., Richardson)
Oct. 16 - Linda Hardy Colored Pencil
Rockwall Art League
http://www.rockwallartleague.org/
(4th Wed., Rockwell) - Oct. 24
Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
(3rd Mon.)
Oct. 15 - Steve Rogers
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
(2nd. Wed., Dallas)
Oct. 10 - Miles Batt Demo
Texas Area Artists
http://texasareaartists.blogspot.com/
(1st Sun., Mesquite) - Oct. 7
Texas Pottery & Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth
http://tpsg.biz/
(last Wed., Fort Worth) - Oct. 31
Texas Sculpture Association
http://www.txsculpture.com/
(meetings held several times a year)
Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA)
http://www.tvaa.org/
(1st Mon., Dallas) - Oct. 1
Trinity Arts Guild
http://trinityartsguild.com/
(1st Mon., Bedford) - Oct. 1
Visual Artists of Cedar Hill
http://www.thevach.org/
(3rd Thurs., Cedar Hill) - Oct.18
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
(1st Tues., Lewisville)
Oct. 2 - Chris McHenry
Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton
http://www.vastarts.org/
(1st Thurs., Denton)
Oct. 4 - Eric McGehearty - Sculpture
Weatherford Art Association
http://www.weatherfordart.com/
(4th Mon., Weatherford) - Oct. 22
PAINTING, DRAWING & CRITIQUE GROUPS
(Note: Monthly or weekly -- 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
Clay Play Day (First & third Thursdays 10-5 – North Texas Polymer Clay Guild at JoAnn’s at Preston and Forest on the Southeast corner
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
Monthly Critique (10-11 am - 2nd Fridays, Farmers Branch Senior Center Conference Room) - Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association
Friday Night Lights and Shadows (7-10 pm, Society of Figurative Arts, Addison) - model fee; contact: gene@legacyportraitpainters.com
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
Oct. 5 - Fort Worth Community Arts Center receptions:
TAC Featured Artist: Bill Barter; Reception 6PM - 8PM
White on White: Selected Works from the Ontological Museum; Reception: 6 - 9PM
Sepia Photo Archives; Reception: 7 - 9PM
TCCD Northeast Faculty Exhibit; Reception for the Artists: 6 - 9PM
Oct. 6 - Styrofoam Art Exhibition; opening reception 6:30-9:00 p.m, ArtSpirit
http://www.artspiritdallas.org/
Oct. 6 - Lake Granbury Art Association Fall Festival of Art Juried Show and Sale, Shanley House Center for the Arts, Granbury; Awards & Reception 7 pm
Oct. 6 - Rob Pepper exhibit; artist reception 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Mesquite Arts Center
Oct. 6 - Visual Arts League of Lewisville
Oct. 6 - C. J. Davis “Myths and Magic” and “What a View” VAL members; 7-9 p.m., opening reception, Visual Arts League of Lewisville
Oct. 7 - Wildlife Art Show, Irving Art Association (Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving) Reception & Awards 2-4 pm
Oct. 7 - 11th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition opens; opening of show and presentation of awards 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury
Oct. 13 - 2007 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (Day of the Dead) Art Exhibition;
Opening reception: Sat., 7-9 PM, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Oct. 14 - "Let's Do the Kandinsky Non-Objective Show"; 2-5 pm Reception and Celebration of One-Year Anniversary of the TVAA Gallery, Texas Visual Arts Association (Gallery at the Plaza of the Americas, Dallas)
Oct. 23 - 44th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition; Reception and Awards 7-9 pm, Eisemann Center, Richardson
Oct. 26 - Texas Visual Art Association 2007 Citation Show, the ArtCentre of Plano; reception and awards presentation 5 pm to 8 pm in conjunction with the Plano Arts Festival.
EXHIBITS
Arlington Museum of Art
Sept. 29 - Dec. 31. Ribbons of Time.
Arlington Visual Arts Association
http://arlingtonvisualarts.com/
Oct. 8 - Nov. 12 – 2007 AVAA Membership Show, Bob Duncan Center in Vandergriff Park in Arlington.
ArtCentre of Plano
Aug.24 – Oct. 5 - Barbara Frey & Thom Seawell (2D & 3D)
Oct. 10 – Nov. 10 - TVAA Annual Citation Show
ArtSpirit
http://www.artspiritdallas.org/
Oct. 6 - ? - Styrofoam Art Exhibition; opening reception on Oct.6, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Artists 'Round Texas (Rowlett).
http://www.artistsroundtx.org/
(4th Tues., Rowlett)
Oct. 20 - (Saturday) Lake Ray Hubbard Artists' Tour 12 - 6pm
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Oct. 13 - Nov. 10 - 2007 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (Day of the Dead) Art Exhibition;
Opening reception: Saturday, October 13, 2007 (7-9 PM)
Craft Guild of Dallas
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/
Sept. 10-Oct. 26 Bookbinding & Paper Arts Show & Sale
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
http://www.creativeartscenter.org/default.aspx
Oct. 2007 - Creative Arts Center Membership Show, Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas Gallery, 2902 Maple Avenue , Suite A
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
http://www.creativeartscenter.us/
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
http://www.thecontemporary.net/
Sept. 7 ~ Oct. 27 - Legends Awardee solo exhibition; Hallworks: Misty Keasler; 3 D on Swiss: TBD
DeSoto Art League, DeSoto City Hall
http://www.desotoartleague.com/
Oct. 2007 - Exhibit in DeSoto City Hall— Charlotte Ware and Ann Tabony (Prints)
Eisemann Center, Richardson
http://www.eisemanncenter.com/
Aug. 28 - Oct. 7 - Cottonwood Art Festival Preview Exhibit
Oct. 9 - 29 – 44th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition; Reception and Awards Oct. 23 7-9 pm
Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
Sept. 8 - “Art Rocks” at the Anderson
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Sept. 8 – Oct. 30 - The Gentlings: A Retrospective
Oct. 9 – Dec. 28 - TAC Featured Artist: Bill Barter; Reception for Artist Bill Barter: Oct. 5, 6 - 8PM
Oct. 5 - 20 - Thirteenth Annual Artists Against AIDS Silent Auction; Silent Auction and Gala Oct. 20; 7PM
Oct. 5 - 30 - White on White: Selected Works from the Ontological Museum; Reception: Oct. 5; 6 - 9PM
Oct. 5 - 30 - Sepia Photo Archives; Reception: Oct.5 7 - 9PM
Oct. 5 - 30 - TCCD Northeast Faculty Exhibit; Reception for the Artists: Oct. 5, 6 - 9PM
Grand Prairie Arts Council
http://www.artsgp.com/index.html
Sept. 28 - Oct. 6 - 2007 Open Juried Art Show & Sale, Grand Prairie Memorial Library
Granville Arts Center , Garland
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/Home
Oct. 1 – 30 - “Garland Collection” Art Exhibit: nine oil paintings by Santa Fe artist Bruce Cody
Greater Denton Arts Council. Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, Texas
http://www.dentonarts.com/
Sept. 16 - Oct. 31 - Ceremonies in African Art from the Alfred Green Jr. Collection
Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas
Oct 20 - Nov. 17 - Dia de los Muertos Exhibition; Opening Reception Nov. 3 4 - 8 p.m.
Irving Art Association (Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving)
http://irvingart.org
Sept. 28 - Oct. 27 - Wildlife Art Show; Oct. 7 Reception & Awards 2-4 pm
Oct. 27 - Nov. 30 - Massengill/Flint (east ); Shirley Griffin (West)
Irving Arts Center
http://www.irvingartscenter.org
Sept. 8 – Oct. 28 - Arte de America Hispana
Sept 15 – Oct. 28 - Serie Print Project: 1993-2006
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
Oct. 6-28 - 2007 LGAA Fall Festival of Art Juried Show and Sale, Shanley House Center for the Arts, Granbury; Awards & Reception Oct 6th at 7 pm
Latino Cultural Center, Dallas
http://www.dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter.cfm
Sept. 6 - Oct. 27 - Enrique Chavarría: Surrealism Works
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
http://www.the-mac.org/
Sept. 15 - Oct. 12 - Susan kae Grant: A Retrospective (iris giclee)
Sept. 15 - Oct. 12 - James Michael Starr: Fourteen Days (book collage)
Mesquite Arts Center
http://www.cityofmesquite.com/artsweb/
Oct. 1-31 – Rob Pepper exhibit; artist reception for Rob Pepper from 4:30 – 6:30 pm Oct. 6
Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
Oct. 8 – Nov. 17 – Richardson Civic Art Society Membership Show; Richardson Public Library
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
Oct. 9 - 29 – 44th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition; Reception and Awards Oct. 23 7-9 pm, Eisemann Center, Richardson
Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury
http://www.tarleton.edu/~langdoncenter/
Oct. 7 – 21 - 11th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition opens; opening of show and presentation of awards 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Juror Gallery Talk by April Delaney regarding RBAE artwork 3-4 pm Oct. 7.
Texas Christian University Art Gallery , Fort Worth
Sept. 8 - Oct. 3 - 25th Annual Art in the Metroplex Visual Arts Competition;
Texas Sculpture Association
http://www.txsculpture.com/
Oct 1 – 22- TSA Outdoor Sculpture at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas
Texas Visual Arts Association (Gallery at the Plaza of the Americas, Dallas)
http://www.tvaa.org/
Sept. 28 - Oct. 30- "Let's Do the Kandinsky Non-Objective Show"; Oct. 14 2-5 pm Reception and Celebration of One-Year Anniversary of the TVAA Gallery
Oct. 11 - Nov. 10 - Texas Visual Art Association 2007 Citation Show, the ArtCentre of Plano; reception and awards presentation Oct. 26 from 5 pm to 8 pm in conjunction with the Plano Arts Festival.
Trinity Arts Guild (Bedford Boys Ranch. 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy, Bedford, TX 76021)
http://trinityartsguild.com/
Sept. 18 – Oct. 16 – This is an Art League: SHINING STARS
Oct. 16 – Nov. 20 – New & Emerging Artists Competition; Awards Nov. 5 7 pm
Visual Artists of Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill City Hall
http://www.thevach.org/
Oct. - Melissa James Solo Show
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas
2902 Maple Avenue , Suite A, Thompson Fine Arts, Inc. Building, Dallas, TX 75201
http://www.visualartdallas.org/about.htm
Oct. - Creative Arts Center Membership Show
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
Oct. 6 - Nov. 10 -C. J. Davis “Myths and Magic” and “What a View” VAL members; Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m., opening reception
Women's Museum
Sept. 28 – Oct. 28 - Star-Struck: Hollywood Costumes & Designers, 1932 – 2006
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
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
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
ArtSpirit (explores the mysteries of spirituality through the arts)
http://www.artspiritdallas.org/
Craft Guild of Dallas
Fall schedule up - see http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/; the Guild offers classes and workshops in bookbinding, paper arts, clay, glass, drawing & painting, metalsmithing, jewelry, beading, and wirework.
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
For complete list see http://www.creativeartscenter.us
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Session 5 August 20 – October 7 (7 weeks)
Session 6 Oct. 22 – Dec. 14 (8 weeks)
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.
Dallas Arboretum
For complete list see http://dallasarboretum.org
10/6 Color Pencil Rendering III
10/13 Color Pencil Rendering IV
10/27 A Stroke of Genius: Watercolor Workshop
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
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
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
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:
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 (J.C. Center for the Arts, Irving)
http://irvingart.org
Oct. 4, 11 & 18 – Free Basic Drawing Class; instructor Dot Blalock
Irving Arts Center
http://www.irvingartscenter.com
Saturday School: Open to art enthusiasts ages 6-14
Oct. 14 - Family Funday 2-4 pm (free crafts)
Kaligrafos
See info on classes at http://www.kaligrafos.com/
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
Annual LGAA Fall Paintout, Oct. 20 & 21, 2007 in beautiful Granbury, Texas.
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
Oct. 13-14 - Carol Zilliacus Polymer Clay
Oriental Artists Association (TAO)
Oct. 13 - 14 - Beginner workshop with Brandy Thomas, Heritage Park Building, 217 Main Street (2nd and Main), Irving
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. 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
Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
Oct. 5 – Barbara Olson “Photo Inspiration”
Oct. 6 – Barbara Olson “Cosmic Spirals”
Quilter’s Guild of Plano
http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/
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
Society of Figurative Arts, Addison
For a list of courses see http://tsofa.com/
Artistic Anatomy workshops on Wed. evenings
Friday Night Lights and Shadows drawing & painting group (7-10 pm) - model fee; contact: gene@legacyportraitpainters.com
Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
Oct. 16-18 - Steve Rogers Workshop
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
Oct. 8 – 12 - Miles Batt Workshop, Asel's Art Supply on Cedar Springs, Dallas
Texas Area Artists
http://texasareaartists.blogspot.com/
Paint-ins on the Monday after the 1st Sunday at the Mesquite Arts Center
Trinity Arts Guild (Bedford)
For a list of classes see http://trinityartsguild.com/
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
Sept. 22 – David Mask ATC Workshop 12-2 p.m.
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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 Guide to Art Instruction at Galleries, Art Schools, Artist Studios and Arts & Crafts Stores see http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=518
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