Saturday, April 13th 7-9pm at the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX 75062
This is your chance to meet the jurors and learn how they select art. This year you will hear from the perspective of art gallery owners. We’ll also present a slideshow of the work that was selected to …
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Due to popular demand… Copic 101 is back!
Do you love coloring beautiful images? Have you heard about Copic alcohol-based art markers, but have no idea what they are or where to start? Or maybe you even own a few of them, but can’t seem to get the results you want on your own?
Copic …
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Making Monotypes mini-workshop! Easy prints with dramatic results
FREE instruction – $5 supply fee. Easy and fun to do!
Friday, April 19th. 7-9pm (doors open at 6:30pm) – held at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
This class will provide a basic introduction …
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The University of Dallas Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery is proud to announce the group show Of a Feather featuring artists Kathy Boortz, Isabelle Du Toit, Billy Hassell, Mark Messersmith and Melodee Ramirez.
The exhibition showcases the rich relationship between birds and the artists who love them. Birds have long held a prominent place …
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The 34th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition
May 18 – June 15, 2019
Irving Arts Center
This year the Texas & Neighbors competition received a record 710 entries from 266 artists residing in the five states of the regional show. Jurors Susan Roth Roman and Jordan Roth selected 74 paintings from this huge pool …
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Friday, April 5th 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30pm.
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving TX 75061.
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
Your host will be Alicia Duncan – Learn how to paint rocks!
Alicia: Join our Stone Art fun — this time with animals!
I’ll bring all types of stones and you can …
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Friday, March 29th 7-9 pm
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association. Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75061
FREE instruction; $5 materials fee. Register on our IAA Meetup site or email Junanne at junannepeck@mac.com.
Drypoint is a traditional fine art printmaking technique. Basically, you scratch a design with something …
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Review basic photography skills, techniques, and current photo trends. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
Class fee of $25. Students must be registered and 18 years of age.
Meeting times: (this is a repeating class — choose May 11, July 13 or Oct. 12 to attend)
May 11 [Saturday] – 10 – 2, small gallery …
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April 6, 2019 • 10 am to 2 pm Fee: $75
The Irving Art Association at Jaycee Park will host Donna Chambers, pastelist, for a one-day workshop for beginning and intermediate level pastel artists. The focus of this workshop will be on individual help and application after a short informational chat on the basics of …
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The Irving Heritage Society and the Irving Art Association invite you to join us in this year’s festivities in celebrating the long and glorious journey that is the City of Irving. Along with other activities, we call on all artists and creative writers to exhibit works at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts. The …
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Designed for beginning to intermediate artists ages 17 and older, this two-part introductory encaustic painting workshop will be offered on two consecutive Saturdays, March 9 and 16. The workshop will provide hands‐on instruction in the materials, techniques, and tools of Encaustic Painting. After a brief history lesson in this ancient art form, participants will be …
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The Irving Art Association is proud to host an exhibit reflecting Persian culture and heritage.
February 24 – March 28, 2019
Reception & Awards Sunday, March 10 • 2-5 pm
Judges for awards: Fari Rahimi, Yasaman Moussavi, Sara Rastegarpouyani, and Behnaz Sohrabi.
Curator: Pouran Lashini
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX …
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The 2019 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older living in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Up to three works of two-dimensional art may be entered by an artist.
$8.000 in prizes! Artists may also earn signature status by exhibiting in five shows. Jurors for the 2019 exhibition are …
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2019 Southern Graphics Council International Conference Comes to UD The University of Dallas is pleased to welcome Texchange an arts conference engaging the capacity of printmaking to act as an agent of transformation in its practices within the field, contributions to other art media and broader cultural roles. Over 90 printmaking artists will exhibit their …
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juergen strunck prints: no secrets
Solo Exhibition of New Works
Opening Wed, Mar 6. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
On view: March 6 – 31, 2019
The Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery is proud to announce the opening of juergen strunck prints: no secrets, a solo exhibition of recent works by Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Printmaking Juergen Strunck. Strunck’s prints are well …
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When Artists Get Together with Heavy Road Equipment Big Things Happen!
Texas Ink – Under Pressure is a collection of Steamroller prints by local Artist, created in parking lots throughout Texas.
Each artist carved their image into a wood block, which were inked, and covered with a sheet of paper then driven over with a …
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Here and Now: Prints by Carolyn Muskat is held in conjunction with the 2019 Southern Graphics Council International Conference in North Texas March 6-9. For 25 years, she has owned and operated Muskat Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts. Muskat is the recipient of the 2019 SGCI Excellence in Teaching Award.
Artist Reception March 6 from 7-9 …
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Annual exhibition organized by the Irving Black Arts Council features works by Arthello Beck, Linda Gamble Camp, “Choke”, Frank Frazier, Tyra Goodley, Guinn Powell, Evita Tezeno, and Stephanie Yearby.
http://www.irvingartscenter.com/event/art-imitating-life-black-history-month-exhibition-presented-by-the-irving-black-arts-council/
Artist Reception Feb 9 from 5-7 p.m. February 2 – March 3,2019
Irving Arts Center, Main Gallery 3333 North MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX 75062
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Jane Kahler will demonstrate oil painting on Sunday, February 3 during the monthly membership meeting of the Irving Art Association. Her subject will be painting landscapes.
Doors open at 1pm and the meeting starts at 2pm at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan, Irving TX. Guests are welcome.
Jane started her career in …
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The University of Dallas Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of “NATURA NATURATA: Nature Already Created,” an exhibition of works by artists Aaron Foster and Taryn McMahon. Both artists use printmaking, drawing, digital collage and photography to create immersive installations reflecting their connection with and exploration in the natural world. …
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The annual TxN exhibit is back for its 34th year! This five-state competition is highly respected and very competitive. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association and the Irving Arts Center. Deadline is March 1, 2019.
The 2019 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older living in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New …
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Wed, January 23, 2019 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
La Cima Club 5215 N O’Connor Blvd #2600 Irving, TX 75039 View Map
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moments-of-city-solo-show-by-arjoon-kc-2019-tickets-55038298031
Meet Irving-based artist, Arjoon KC, from Nepal, as he shares his new vibrant paintings and explains his many unique styles with La Cima Club Members and guests at our Meet the …
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My Ceramic Art Jewelry Class at North Lake College is open for registration. Only $63 for 7 weeks and more than 21 hours making beautiful jewelry with fine porcelain clay. We master different surface decorating techniques and finish the process with high quality low and high fire glazes.
The holiday season is coming and you could surprise the women …
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Have you ever gone to your local art store and looked at all the GOLDEN products and wondered what some of it does, how you can use it or how could some of these products push your artwork further? The Acrylic A-Z workshop is a more in-depth look into working with the variety of paints, …
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Project for Friday, January 4, 2019 with be Pouring using the Swipe method.
Sharon Giles will demonstrate how to mix paint for pouring and how to do the swiping method. The demo will start at 7pm.
To see a playlist of videos illustrating swiping: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl-w4JxzL7QsJILMS5QMdfdzDxMzWghN0
Or you can work on your own project. We’re dedicating …
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January 11 & 12, 2019 (Friday & Saturday) 9am – 4pm
Cost: $120 (includes $25 nonrefundable deposit)
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
REGISTER NOW – Payable through PalPal or by check
This 2-Day Workshop will focus on three foundations of oil …
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Irving Arts Center Celebrates a Lone Star Christmas
Annual Holiday Open House and Performance Dec. 7
Irving Arts Center shines with the sights and sounds of a Lone Star Christmas. At this annual extravaganza, attendees are treated to stilt walkers, jugglers, Sculpture Garden train rides, cookies, refreshments, FREE holiday crafts for kids, and performances featuring the …
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Irving Art Association
Holiday Art Fair
December 2 • 1-5 pm
Join us at Jaycee Park Center for the Arts located at 1975 Puritan Dr. in Irving, TX where over 20 DFW-area artists will be selling jewelry, paintings, pottery, cards and much more! Enjoy the Holiday Spirit and supports the Arts in Irving. …
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– November 28, 2018 – December 6, 2018
– Closing Reception: Thursday, December 6, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
– Michelle C Gonzales
– Sowing the Familiar; Master of Arts in Art Thesis Exhibition
– University of Dallas- Art History Building, Thompson Loggia, 1845 E. Northgate Drive, Irving, TX 75062 972-721-5000, https://udallas.edu/constantin/academics/programs/art/artexhibitscalendar.php – Michelle …
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The Irving Art Association offers FREE basic art classes for adults to get you started in art or in a new medium. Each class is a series of four held on Thursday nights 7-9pm for a month.
The FREE classes on Art Journaling will be taught by Jackie Byers on February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2019 …
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Irving Art Association Meeting — visitors are always welcome. Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr., Irving TX 75061.
Tues., Nov. 27 at 7 pm: Sharon Giles art demonstration: Marbling on Paper with Inks and Acrylics
Featured artist Sharon Giles, will demonstrate two simple forms of marbling paper using inks and …
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The Irving Art Association offers free basic art classes for adults to get you started in art or in a new medium.
The Free Basics Classes follow a progressive sequence where you will learn basic skills via instructor demo/lecture — exercise —-practice. The series is designed for beginners of a particular art medium.
Registration is now open for the …
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This is the second year that Irving Art Association has sponsored a juried exhibition devoted solely to photography. 25 works from 12 photographers are in the exhibit October 30 – November 21 at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts.
The show was curated by Terry Cockerham. Awards were selected by the jurors: Jim …
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Sacred Transmitted
A Century of Design from the Emil Frei Studio Archives
Opening Friday, Nov 9. 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.
On view: November 9 – January 27, 2019
The exhibition includes works by Francis Deck, Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, William Frank, Emil Frei Jr., Robert Frei, Milton Frenzel, Robert Harmon, Siegfried …
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This is the second year that Irving Art Association has sponsored a juried exhibition devoted solely to photography. Curator of the show is Terry Cockerham.
25 works from 12 photographers are in the exhibit opening October 30 at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts. The Reception & Awards Ceremony will be Sunday, November …
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