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 (Winter-Spring 2008):
1. Exhibits & receptions
2. Art Festivals and Special Events
3. Meetings & demonstrations
4. Workshops & classes
ENTRY DEADLINES
May 1 - 30
Apr. - May Dallas Arboretum May Flower Paintout http://www.dallasarboretum.org/(Apr. 1- 30 - Entry fee $20; on and after May 1 $35)
Apr. 5 Richardson Civic Art Society: 50+ Show , Richardson Public Library - deliver artwork (nonmembers may enter)
Apr. 14 - Lampasas Association for the Arts - Art in the Park 2008 (sculpture) (online application)
Apr. 14 - Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas April-May Exhibit (slides or jpegs by email)
Apr. 22 - Hecho en Dallas/Made in Dallas, Latino Cultural Center (no entry fee - slides or images on CD or DVD)
Apr. 25 - 26 - Irving Art Association Annual Juried Members Show - deliver artwork
Apr. 25 (for Collector’s Guide program) & May 15 (final deadline) - deadlines for artist registration for 3rd Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie, sponsored by Ellis County Art Association. 10 day plein air event, held May 30 - June 8 http://www.elliscountyart.net/
May 3 - 4 - 500X Gallery's Open Invitational - deliver artwork
May 9 - Hill Country Arts Foundation 27th Regional Juried Exhibition, Ingram (CD, DVD or slides)
May 10 - 2008 Spring Festival Of Art Show, Lake Granbury Art Association – deliver artwork (nonmembers may join)
May 10 - Texas Visual Arts Association 2008 61st Annual Membership Exhibition, Medical City Dallas – deliver artwork (nonmembers may join)
May 20 - Trinity Arts Guild 2008 Open Juried Competition & Exhibition – deliver artwork
June 1 - Southwestern Watercolor Society 45th Annual Membership Exhibition (slides)
June 14 - Bosque Conservatory Art Classic (slides, jpegs on CD or online entry)
June 14 - First Frontier Collage Society, Austin (slides)
July 19 & 20 - McKinney Ave. Contemporary Members Show - deliver artwork (nonmembers may join at time of entry)
Sept. 1 - National Juried Art Show 2008; the Navarro Council of the Arts & The Corsicana Art League (slides or jpegs on CD)
ART WALKS / STUDIO TOURS
Apr. 3 - Bishop Arts District First Thursday (art, food & culture)
http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/
Apr. 4 - Fort Worth First Fridays http://www.fwada.com/
Apr. 5 - Dallas Arts District Alliance Arts District Stroll, a free guided tour on the first Saturday of every month http://www.artsdistrict.org/
Apr. 19 - Spring Gallery Walk - Dallas Art Dealers Association 2-8 pm http://www.dallasartdealers.org
Apr. 24 - Uptown Dallas Art Walk 6-9 pm http://www.uptowndallas.net
Apr. 25 - 26 - Continental Gin Open Studios http://www.continentalginbuilding.com
Apr. 26 - 27 - North Dallas Artist Studio Tour http://northdallasart.com/
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Apr. 4- 6 - Deep Ellum Arts Festival http://www.meifestivals.com/deepspr.html
Apr. 5 - Spring Fling 2008: Go Wild with Art, Irving Arts Center http://www.irvingartscenter.org
Apr. 17 - 20 - MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival http://www.mainstreetartsfest.org/
April 18 - 20 - 2008 Spring ART MART, Bathhouse Cultural Center, Dallas http://bathhousecultural.com
Apr. 25, 26, 27 - Denton Arts & Jazz Festival http://www.dentonjazzfest.com/
Apr. 25 - 27 - Southlake's Art in the Square http://www.artinthesquare.com/
Apr. 26 - Prairie Fest, Tandy Hills Natural Area, Ft. Worth http://www.tandyhills.org/prairiefest.htm
Apr. 27 - Family Funday and Art in the Garden, Irving Arts Center http://irvingartscenter.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
Apr. 1 Pricing and Marketing Art 6 - 8 pm presented by Humberto Saenz MFA , at the Frisco Arts Center http:// VAGF.org
Apr. 9 - Dallas Architecture Forum lecture series with architect Scott Johnson at Magnolia Theatre, 7 pm http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org
Apr. 12 - 13 - CASETA: Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art: 6th Annual Symposium on Early Texas Art at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth) http://caseta.org
Apr. 14 - Art Preservation presented by Troy Veluz owner of Arthaus custom framing at the Frisco Arts Center, 6 – 8 pm http:// VAGF.org
Apr. 19 - DADA Spring Gallery Walk Panels: Panel One: HOW TO LOOK AT ART: ART 101 (10:30 a.m. - Noon) and Panel Two: ART CHAT AND CHEW (12:30 - 2:00 p.m.); Mckinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC). Proceeds benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship Fund. http://www.dallasartdealers.org/
Apr. 19 - Re-paint Your Life: Making a Living in Art from 2-4 p.m. with local artist Connie Jordan, Irving Arts Center http://irvingartscenter.org
Apr. 24 - Dallas Architecture Forum lecture series with architect Patricia Patkau at Magnolia Theatre, 7 pm http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org
Apr. 29 - 'Make Space for Art' Panel Discussion (plans for La Reunion), Dallas Architecture Forum; Cunningham Architects 918 Dragon Sreet in the Design District, 6:30-8:30pm http://www.lareunion.org
Lectures are also held at several local art museums:
Dallas Museum of Art: see http://dallasmuseumofart.org (under the Experience tab on the topbar, click on Programs)
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth see http://www.themodern.org/lectures.html
Kimbell Art Museum see http://www.kimbellart.org/Education/Lectures-Programs/Lectures.aspx?tid=1
FUNDRAISERS
April 18 - 20 - 2008 Spring ART MART, Bathhouse Cultural Center, Dallas http://bathhousecultural.com
Apr. 19 - DADA Spring Gallery Walk Panels: Panel One: HOW TO LOOK AT ART: ART 101 (10:30 a.m. - Noon) and Panel Two: ART CHAT AND CHEW (12:30 - 2:00 p.m.); Mckinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC). Proceeds benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship Fund. http://www.dallasartdealers.org/
Apr. 19 - DADA Spring Gallery Walk: Opening reception for DADA's Edith Baker Art Scholarship Winner Show, a juried show featuring senior visual art students from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Proceeds benefit the student artists and DADA's Edith Baker Art Scholarship; Norwood Flynn Gallery http://www.norwoodflynngallery.com
Apr. 26 Affair of the Arts presents Gala de las Artes: benefitting Fort Worth's arts community through the programs of the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, 8 PM, Fort Worth Community Arts Center; for reservations call 817-298-3037
Online Store of Irving Art Association: http://cafepress.com/irvingart
PAINTOUTS
Apr. - May Entry deadline for Dallas Arboretum May Flower Paintout http://www.dallasarboretum.org/(Apr. 1- 30 - Entry fee $20; on and after May 1 $35)
Apr. 11 - 19 - Plein Air Texas 2008; Outdoor Painters Society http://outdoorpainterssociety.com Schedule:
Apr. 11 - 13 Paint out at Fredericksburg
Apr.14 - 16 Paint out San Antonio
Apr. 18 – 9 AM - Noon – Deliver framed work to Southwest Gallery in Dallas
Apr. 19 - Artist Dinner – Fri. evening at 7 PM
Apr. 19 - Exhibition opens to the public and runs through May 16
Apr. 19 - Quick Draw competition and show Sat. 10 AM – 1 PM at the Dallas Heritage Village in Old City Park
Apr. 19 - Gallery reception – 3 – 7PM at Southwest Gallery, 4500 Sigma @ Welch, Dallas, Texas 75244 http://www.swgallery.com
Apr. 25 (for Collector’s Guide program) & May 15 (final deadline) - deadlines for artist registration for 3rd Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie, sponsored by Ellis County Art Association. 10 day plein air event, held May 30 - June 8 http://www.elliscountyart.net/
Apr. 19 - Pastel Society of the Southwest Paintout, 9 AM; at Barbara Strasser's property in Fort Worth; http://pssw.info
Apr. 25 - 27 - SWS Spring Paint-Out in Tyler http://swswatercolor.org
Apr. 26 - Prairie Fest -- En Plein Air event, Tandy Hills Natural Area, Ft. Worth http://www.tandyhills.org/artevent.htm
Apr. 26 - 27 - Cecy Turner Plein Air Watercolor and Oil Workshop, Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum http://www.elliscountyart.net/
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)
Apr. 14 - Art History: How to Understand Modern Art; Lee Bowman, Instructor, Dallas Baptist University
Art Club of McKinney
http://www.mckinneyartclub.com/
(2nd Thurs., McKinney)
Apr. 10 - Christie Wilkins Oil Landscapes demo
Artists 'Round Texas (Rowlett).
http://www.artistsroundtx.org/
(4th Tues., Rowlett)
Apr. 22 – tba
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/
(1st Tues., Dallas)
April 1 - Bobbye Koncak Watercolor Demo
Association of Grand Prairie Artists
http://www.artsgp.com/Ongoing Programs.htm
(2nd Tues., Grand Prairie) - Apr. 8
Association of Oriental Artists (TAO)
(2nd Sat. as announced, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving) - Apr. 12
Association of Traditional Artists
http://www.atadallasart.org/
(last Sun. of month, Dallas)
Apr. 27 - Don Mullins oil
Coalition of Allen Visual Artists (CAVA)
http://www.auroraimagesart.com/c_a_v_a_.htm
(2nd Mon., Allen) - Apr. 14
Corsicana Art League
http://corsicana-art-league.fineartamerica.com
(1st Mon., Corsicana)
April mtg is Mar. 29 - field trip to the Dallas Museum of Art to view the J.M.W. Turner Exhibit
Dallas Area Fiber Artists
http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/
(4th Mon., Dallas)
Apr. 28 - Deanna Wood on Artist's Books
Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild
http://dallasweavers.org/
(3rd Mon., Dallas)
Apr. 21 - Jennifer Moore Doubleweave
Dallas Needlework & Textile Guild
http://www.egascr.org/chapters/dntg.htm
(2nd Thurs., Dallas) - Apr. 10
Dallas Scrapbooker Social Club, Scrapbook Barn, Dallas
http://scrapbook.meetup.com/1516
(meetings as announced) - Apr. 11
Dallas Society of Visual Communications
http://www.dsvc.org/
(1st Wed., Dallas) - Working lunches: Apr. 23
Dallas Stampers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DallasStampers/
(1st Mon, Plano) - Apr. 7
Desoto Art League
http://www.desotoartleague.com/
(4th Thurs., DeSoto)
Apr. 24 - Mattie Kenney
Electronic Graphic Artists of Dallas
http://www.egad.org/
(2nd Sat., Richardson as part of Apple Corps of Dallas) - Apr. 12
Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
(1st Mon., Waxahachie) - Apr. 7
Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Greater Dallas Chapter
http://www.gdcega.org/
(4th Tues., Dallas) - Apr. 22
Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association
rgabel@sbcglobal.net or 972-247-3543
(3rd Tues., Farmers Branch)
Apr. 15 - Christie Wilkins oil landscape demo/workshop
Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild
http://www.fortworthcalligraphersguild.com
(2nd. Tues, Fort Worth)
Apr. 8 - Folded Pen Technique, Hands-On: Lettering on Insert
Fort Worth Weavers Guild
www.fortworthweaversguild.com
(4th. Sat., Fort Worth)
Apr. 23 - tba
Guild of Texas Paper Cutters, Fort Worth. For info call Patti Rooks 817-389-2430 or email prooks@windstream.net.
(1st Sat., Fort Worth) - Apr. 5
Irving Art Association
http://www.irvingart.org/
(4th Tues., Irving)
Apr. 24 - Roberta Ferguson silk painting
Kaligrafos: The Dallas Calligraphy Society
http://www.kaligrafos.com
(2nd Sat., Dallas or Richardson)
Apr. 12 - Margaret Darphin Mall and Paul Siegel – about paper
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
(2nd Mon., Granbury)
Apr. 14 - Frank Webb – Watercolor
Lancaster Art Club
http://www.lancastertxlib.org/about/artclub.htm
(1st Tues.)
Apr. 1 - Mixed Media - Table Top Print Making - Carol Vystricil
Mesquite Creative Arts Club, Mesquite Arts Center
(2nd Mon., Mesquite) - Apr. 14
Mid Cities Fine Artists - contact Carolyn Kilgo Weinman @ 817-346-9012 or ck_weinman@yahoo.com
(2nd Wed., Hurst Recreation Center 10 am - noon)
http://midcitiesfineartists.org
Apr. 9th - Silent Auction, no demo artist
Mineral Wells Art Association, Creative Arts Center
http://mineralwellsart.org/
(3rd Tues., Mineral Wells) - Apr. 15
North Texas Mixed Media Guild
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northtexasmixedmediagroup/
(2nd. Sat, location as specified) - Apr.12
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
(2nd Sun., Harrington Library, Plano)
Apr.13 – tba
NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance
http://www.netfaa.com/
(2nd Thurs., Terrell)
Apr. 10 - Mary Truelove, SWS artist
Pastel Society of the Southwest
http://www.pssw.info
(2nd Sun. in Mar., Apr., May, Sept., Oct., and Nov.)
Apr. 13 - June Holloway
Plano Art Association
http://www.planoart.org/
(4th Mon., Plano) - Apr. 28
Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
(1st Thurs., Dallas)
Apr. 3 - Katie Pasquini-Masopust
Quilter’s Guild of Plano
http://www.quiltersguildofplano.org/
(2nd Thurs., Plano)
Apr. 10 - Trash to Treasures garage sale
Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
(3rd Tues., Richardson)
Apr. 15 - Robin Engle Watercolor
Rockwall Art League
http://www.rockwallartleague.org/
(4th Wed., Rockwell) - Apr. 23
Sherman Art League, Finley Cultural Center
http://www.shermanartleague.com/
(3rd. Mon., Sherman) - Apr. 21
Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
(3rd Mon.)
Apr. 21 - Joe Fettingis
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
(2nd. Wed., Dallas)
Mar. 12 - Gail Webb Demo
Texas Area Artists
http://texasareaartists.blogspot.com/
(1st Sun., Mesquite) - Apr. 6
Texas Pottery & Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth
http://tpsg.biz/
(last Wed., Fort Worth) - Apr. 30
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) - Apr. 7
Trinity Arts Guild
http://trinityartsguild.com/
(1st Mon., Bedford)
Apr. 7 - Maureen Brouillette
Visual Artists of Cedar Hill
http://www.thevach.org/
(3rd Thurs., Cedar Hill)
Apr. 17 – Ken Reese Hand Building Pottery
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, Frisco Arts Center, 6827 Main Street
(1st Tues., Frisco)
Apr. 1 - Humberto Saenz Pricing and Marketing Art
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
(1st Tues., Lewisville)
Apr 1 - Sally Packard (artist talk)
Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton
http://www.vastarts.org/
(1st Thurs., Denton)
Apr. 3 - Dave Maxwell – Watercolor
Weatherford Art Association
http://www.weatherfordart.com/
(4th Mon., Weatherford) - Apr. 28
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
VACH Weekly Art Group (weekly 9:30 - 12) - Visual Artists of Cedar Hill at Hope Lutheran Church, 917 N. Strauss Rd.
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 (contact Pat Bailey 214-350-5918)
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
Apr. 4 - Ellis County Youth Art Exhibit 2008; reception 5:30 - 7 pm, Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum
Apr. 4 - Fort Worth Community Arts Center:
The Best of the Biennial; Reception for the Artists: A6 – 9 PM
Friends of EASL Exhibit; Reception for the Artists: 7 - 9 PM
Cynthia Brants: Beyond the Circle; Reception: 6 – 8 PM
A.R.T.S.: works of 9 North Texas Artists; Reception for the Artists: 6 – 8 PM
h2omg!(graduate students from UNT); Reception for the Artists: 7 -9 PM
Yesterday in Texas: New Photographs by Joe P. Davis; Reception for Artist 7 – 9 PM
Apr. 5 - PISD Senior AP/IB Art; Exhibit closing reception, ArtCentre of Plano
500X Gallery - Tina Medina; Opening Reception: 6-10pm
Apr. 6 - Visual Artists of Cedar Hill Judged Art Exhibit, Cedar Hill Recreation Center; Reception and Awards Presentation 3-5pm
Apr. 10 - 40th Annual VAST Visual Arts Exhibition; Thursday Opening Reception and Awards Presentation; Center for Visual Arts, Denton
Apr. 11 - Jessica Houseberg: A Solo Exhibition; Reception: Apr. 11, 7 - 9PM, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Apr. 12 - Creative Arts Center, Bonham “Celebrate the Child” Youth Art Exhibit; reception Sat., 1-3 pm
Apr. 15 - Richardson Civic Art Society 50+ Show; Reception Tues., 6:45pm, Richardson Public Library
Apr. 19 - Outdoor Painters Society Plein Air Texas 2008 Exhibition; Gallery reception 3 - 7PM; Southwest Gallery, Dallas
Apr. 24 - Society of Watercolor Artists 27th Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Worth Central Library; Reception/ Awards Ceremony 6-8 p.m.
Apr. 27 - Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition & Competition, Irving Arts Center Main Gallery; Awards & Reception 2-5 pm
Apr. 27 - The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Ernie Benton & Daggi Wallace in the Irving Arts Center Carpenter Lobby; Reception 2-5 p.m.
EXHIBITS
Arlington Museum of Art
http://www.arlingtonmuseum.org/index.htm
Apr. - Arlington Visual Arts Association Winners Exhibit
Apr. 12 - June 29 - "Arlington Collects" 2008
Arlington Visual Arts Association
http://arlingtonvisualarts.com/
Apr. - Arlington Visual Arts Association Winners Exhibit, Arlington Museum of Art
ArtCentre of Plano
http://www.artcentreofplano.org/
Mar. 7 - Apr. 5 - PISD Senior AP/IB Art; Exhibit closing reception 4/5
Apr. 11 - May 10 - Lee Akins Retrospective (3D)
Artists 'Round Texas (Rowlett).
http://www.artistsroundtx.org/
(4th Tues., Rowlett)
Apr. - Small Works Juried Art Show at the Inwood National Bank
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
http://www.bathhousecultural.com/
Mar. 15 - Apr. 12 - VERSE AND REVERSE
Mar. 15 - Apr. 12 - CRACKED: TWO CHICKS' EGGSABITION
Apr. 26 - May 24 - Melodee Martin-Ramirez and Bob Nunn: NATURALLY
Apr. 26 - May 24 - UN-ORDINARY HORIZONS
Apr. 26 - May 24 - ETHEREAL ILLUSION: Artwork by Jesse English
Craft Guild of Dallas Gallery
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
http://www.creativeartscenter.us/
Apr. 12 – 25 “Celebrate the Child” Youth Art Exhibit; reception Sat., Apr. 12 1-3 pm
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
http://www.thecontemporary.net/
Feb.15 - May 10 - REAL TIME : mobile phone video, curated by Dean Terry & John Pomara; Mix! - Vachu Chilakamarri paintings; Hallworks - Chris Creel paintings
Dallas Society of Visual Communications
http://www.dsvc.org/
Apr. 3 -5 - National Students Show http://www.dsvcstudentshow.com
DeSoto Art League, DeSoto City Hall
http://www.desotoartleague.com/
Apr. - Art Exhibit in Desoto City Hall - Lindy Noble
Eisemann Center, Richardson
http://www.eisemanncenter.com/
Apr. 3 - May 4 - Cottonwood Art Festival Emerging Artists Show
Ellis County Art Association and Fine Art Museum, Anderson Gallery
http://www.elliscountyart.net/
Feb. - Apr. - Lost and Found, Love and Dreams
Apr. 4 - 11 - Ellis County Youth Art Exhibit 2008; reception Apr. 4 5:30 - 7 pm
Farmers Branch - Carrollton Art Association
Apr. 5 - Apr. 26 - Student Art Show
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Apr. 5 – 21 - Focus Galleries: The Best of the Biennial; Reception for the Artists: Apr. 4, 6 – 9 PM
Apr. 5 – 21 - Friends of EASL Exhibit; Reception for the Artists: Apr. 4, 7 - 9 PM
Apr. 1 – 19 - Cynthia Brants: Beyond the Circle; Reception: Apr. 4, 6 – 8 PM
Apr. 1 – 21 - A.R.T.S.: works of 9 North Texas Artists; Reception for the Artists: Apr. 4, 6 – 8 PM
Apr. 15 – 21 - h2omg! (graduate students from UNT); Reception for the Artists: Apr. 18, 7 -9 PM
Apr. 1 – 14 - Yesterday in Texas: New Photographs by Joe P. Davis; Reception: Apr. 4, 7 – 9 PM
Apr. 8 – 21 - Jessica Houseberg: A Solo Exhibition; Reception: Apr. 11, 7 - 9PM
Granville Arts Center , Garland
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/Home
Apr. 1- June 30 - Artful Designs artist Todd L. Thomas
Greater Denton Arts Council. Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, Texas
http://www.dentonarts.com/
Apr. - High School Art Exhibition
Apr. 10 - May 29 - 40th Annual VAST Visual Arts Exhibition; Thursday Slide Night Jan. 3 Arts, 5:00 - 7:00 pm; Thursday Opening Reception and Apr. 10 Awards Presentation
Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas
http://www.dallasculture.org/iceHouseCulturalCenter.cfm
Irving Art Association (Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving)
http://irvingart.org
Mar. 28 - Apr. 25 - North Lake College Art Students (east); Darla Bostick (west); Receptionn tba
Apr. 26 - May 25 - 2008 Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition & Competition, Irving Arts Center Main Gallery; Awards & Reception Apr. 27 2-5 pm
Apr. 26 - May 30 - Irving Art Association Annual Awards Show; Reception & Awards May 4 2-4 pm
Irving Arts Center
http://www.irvingartscenter.org
Feb. 2 - July 27 - Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space in the Dupree Theater Lobby
Mar. 1 - May 25 - Eric Neilsen: Alternative Views to Yesterday and Today, Focus Gallery
Mar. 8 - Apr. 20 - Exhibition of Irving ISD Artwork, Main Gallery
Apr. 5 – Sept. 21 - The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Ernie Benton & Daggi Wallace in the Carpenter Lobby; Reception Apr. 27, 2-5 p.m.
Apr. 26 - May 24 - Texas & Neighbors Five State Competition; reception Apr. 27 2-5 pm
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
Apr. 26 – May 4 – Youth Art Exhibition, Shanley Center for the Arts
May 16 – June 6 - 2008 Spring Festival of Art, Shanley Center for the Arts
Latino Cultural Center, Dallas
http://www.dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter.cfm
Apr. 1 – June 28 - Los Méxicos de Mariana Yampolsky: Ritos y Regocijos (photography)
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
http://www.the-mac.org/
Mar. 8 - Apr. 24 - David H. Gibson: Ephemeral Moments (photographs)
Mar. 8 - Apr. 24 - David Dreyer: Recent Paintings & Sculpture
Mar. 8 - Apr. 24 - David Eugene Everett: Practical Dreaming
Mesquite Arts Center
http://www.cityofmesquite.com/artsweb/
Apr. - Japan & India: Faces & Places, an exhibit by Cecelia Feld in the Main Gallery
Mid Cities Fine Artists
http://midcitiesfineartists.org
Apr. 2 -30, Member’s ONLY Fine Art Show, Hurst Public Library
Outdoor Painters Society
http://outdoorpainterssociety.com
Apr. 11- 19 - Plein Air Texas 2008 Exhibition; Apr. 19 - Gallery reception 3 - 7PM; Southwest Gallery, 4500 Sigma @ Welch, Dallas, Texas 75244 http://www.swgallery.com
Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
Apr 5 - May 17 - 50+ Show; Reception Tues., Apr. 15, 6:45pm, Richardson Public Library
Society of Watercolor Artists (Fort Worth)
http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
Mar. 31 - Apr. 26 - 27th Juried Art Exhibition, Fort Worth Central Library; April 24 Reception/ Awards Ceremony 6-8 p.m.
South Dallas Cultural Center
http://www.dallasculture.org/southDallasCulturalCenter.cfm
Mar. 15 - Apr. 26 - Sistahs On the Horizon: African Diaspora Emerging Women Artists
Texas Sculpture Association
http://www.txsculpture.com/
Mar. - May 31 - TSA Outdoor Sculpture Show at the Dallas Arboretum www.dallasarboretum.org/
Texas Visual Arts Association (Gallery at the Plaza of the Americas, Dallas)
http://www.tvaa.org/
Mar. 31 - Apr. 30 - Drama in Black & White
Trinity Arts Guild (Bedford Boys Ranch. 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy, Bedford, TX 76021)
http://trinityartsguild.org/
Mar. 18 - Apr. 15 - Places in the Heart
Apr. 18 - May 20 - Clean Sweep Sale
Visual Artists of Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill City Hall
http://www.thevach.org/
Apr. 4 - 6 - 2008 Judged Art Exhibit, Cedar Hill Recreation Center; Reception and Awards Presentation Apr. 6 3-5pm
Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas
2902 Maple Avenue, Suite A, Thompson Fine Arts, Inc. Building, Dallas, TX 75201
http://www.visualartsdallas.org/
Apr. 21 - May – April - May Exhibition
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
Mar 8 - May 10 - Lewisville Independent School District (all galleries)
Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST), Denton
http://www.vastarts.org/
Apr. 1 - 30 - "Merging Visions: Exhibition of Art and Poetry", Denton Public Library, North Branch and Emily Fowler
Apr. 10 - May 29 - 40th Annual VAST Visual Arts Exhibition., Center for the Visual Arts, Denton; Thursday Apr. 10 Opening Reception and Awards Presentation
White Rock Lake Museum
http://www.whiterocklakemuseum.org
Jan. 5 - Apr. 20 - THE AMATEUR BIRDER'S JOURNAL - Photographs by J R Compton
Apr. 26 – Aug. 9 - IMPRESSIONS OF WHITE ROCK LAKE: Mixed media by Nancy Cole
Women's Museum
http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/
Feb. 20 - Apr. 27 - In the Beginning
500X Gallery
http://www.500x.org/
Apr. 5 - 27 - Tina Medina; Opening Reception: April 5th, 6-10pm
Apr. 5 - 27 - Project Room: Diane Sikes
Other guides to local art exhibits:
Dallas Artcast at http://www.dallasartcast.net
DallasArtsRevue at http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/cal/calendar.shtml
Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online at http://live.glasstire.com/
KERA Arts+Culture blog at http://kera.org
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
Artisan’s Studio-Gallery, Farmers Branch
http://artisansstudio.com/
ArtSpirit (explores the mysteries of spirituality through the arts), Oak Cliff
http://www.artspiritdallas.org/
Artists’ Showplace, Dallas
http://artistsshowplace.com
Associated Creative Artists (ACA)
http://www.geocities.com/acadallas/
May 6,7,8,9 - Kurt Anderson, The Artists' Showplace
Assocation of Traditional Artists (ATA)
http://www.atadallasart.org/
May 3 - Don Mullins oil
Craft Guild of Dallas
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.
Spring Session 2: March 31 - May 23
Creative Arts Center, Bonham
For complete list see http://www.creativeartscenter.us
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
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.
Session 2 Mar. 3 - Apr. 27 (8 weeks)
Dallas Arboretum
For complete list see http://dallasarboretum.org
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/
Apr. 18 - 20 - Jennifer Moore Doubleweave workshop
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
April 26 - 27 - Cecy Turner Plein Air Watercolor and Oil Workshop
Farmers Branch-Carrollton Art Association
rgabel@sbcglobal.net or 972-247-3543
Apr. 15 - Christie Wilkins oil landscape 1 - 3 pm
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
http://www.fwcac.com/
Texas Artist Coalition Classes:
Apr. 15 & 28 - Life Drawing Sessions 7-10PM
Irving Art Association
http://www.irvingart.org/; email Mary@Treadwell.biz about classes
May 16 or 17 - Roberta Ferguson One-day Silk Painting Workshop (9 am - 4 pm on either day)
Irving Arts Center
http://www.irvingartscenter.com
Saturday School: Open to art enthusiasts ages 6-14
Kaligrafos
See info on classes at http://www.kaligrafos.com/
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/
Apr. 15,16,17,18 - Watercolor; instructor Frank Webb
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild
http://www.ntpcg.org/index.html
Apr. 26 -27 - Kathleen Dustin polymer clay
NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance
http://www.netfaa.com/
Quilter’s Guild of Dallas
http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
Apr. 4 & 5 - Katie Pasquini-Masopust
Pearce Collections Museum, Navarro College, Corsicana
http://www.pearcecollections.us/
Apr. 4 & 5 - Joe Netherwood Painting Workshop
Richardson Civic Art Society
http://www.richardson-arts.org/
May 21 - 23 - David Bates - Oil
Russell Farm Art Center, Burleson
For classes in woodworking & stonecarving see
http://www.russellfarmartcenter.com/classes.htm
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/
Apr. 23,24,25 - Joe Fettingis Workshop
Sofia Art Academy
http://www.sofiaacademy.com
Southwestern Watercolor Society
http://www.swswatercolor.org/
Apr. 7-10 - Gail Webb Workshop, Asel's Art Supply
Apr. 25 - 27 - SWS Spring Paint-Out in Tyler
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.org/
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, Frisco Arts Center, 6827 Main Street
http://vagf.org
April 5, 12, 19 & 26 - Studio Live Drawing Workshops by Jim VanKirk 9am – 12 jim@artnairplanes.com
Visual Arts League of Lewisville
http://www.visualartleague.org/
Watercolor Class, Thursday evenings, 7-9pm in VAL member gallery; Instructor: Michael Bales michaelbrianbales@gmail.com
Weatherford Art Association
http://www.weatherfordart.com/
Apr. 5 & 6 - Watercolor Workshop Laurin McCrackin
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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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