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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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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Las Colinas Country Club’s First Annual Art Show is Friday, Nov. 2nd from 5-10pm. 15 regional artists in the show. Participants are fine art oil painters, sculptors, ceramics artists, pottery designers, and photographers. Club is open to the public to attending show. Cash bar. We hope to see you there. Las Colinas Country Club, …
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THE TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS ARRIVED!
Come watch the paint fly as winning Artists from events this season in Austin and Dallas battle again with hopes of earning a spot at The National Championship this November in LA! This is a wonderful evening of creativity and community, with audience vote determining the winner …
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Please Join Us Friday, Oct. 26 from 7-9 PM
artist reception & live painting demonstration by Arjoon KC Reception and live demo are FREE and open to the general public! On display in the Irving Art Center’s Carpenter Lobby through Jan. 6, Reality of Unheard Stories features paintings and mixed media works …
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IRVING ART ASSOCIATION
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS COMPETITION
(Previously IAA D/FW Juried Photography Competition)
Open to all D/FW and surrounding area residents.
Exhibit Curator: Terry Cockerham
For complete entry RULES, see the prospectus: 2018_IAA_PHOTO_AWARDS_COMP_PROSPECTUS
REQUIREMENTS in brief:
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Tuesday, October 23rd from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m is the monthly Members’ meeting of the Irving Art Association. Our guest artist will be JUSTIN BURNS, a Golden Paints Working Artist.
Justin will present a GOLDEN Acrylics lecture and demonstration, a fun informative, educational and fast-paced introduction to all the products GOLDEN has to offer. …
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Open Studio Night | The Haggerty Art Village is open for visitors
Meet artists in their studios, enter multiple draw raffle prizes, & see exhibitions!
Meet the next generation of Dallas/Fort Worth artists at the University of Dallas Haggerty Art Village Open Studio Night tomorrow Friday, Oct. 12., 2018 This annual event features graduate …
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I teach Oshibana art in my studio every weekend from 10 am to 6 pm. Adults and children, beginners and advanced – my students choose what to make – from greeting cards to abstract compositions. Also, mixed media projects on paper with background in watercolor, acrylic or pastels. For the advanced and the ambitious …
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Friday, Oct. 12 7-9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Draw a self-portrait or a friend as the “Best Version” or greatest potential. You can feature jobs, hobbies, and/or fantasies. Let’s have fun! You can frame your art and hang it to enjoy with family, friends or co-workers.
This workshop is FREE ($10 donation to Irving Art …
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Irving Art Association is celebrating the Fall season with a festival and an art exhibit! It’s still hot in Texas, but it’s time to start thinking about the changes coming with the turn of the season: Leaves turning color…cold fronts blowing in…shorter days and longer nights…harvest time…back to school…and family holidays like Halloween and …
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Get ready for the fall season, Halloween and Thanksgiving, by decorating some of these iconic gourds. Doors open at 6:30 pm – free session is 7-9pm at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan Dr. in Irving. Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
RSVP to info@irvingart.org or on our Meetup site (accounts …
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Leticia Garcia – Papier-mâché Workshop
Leticia Garcia is an Irving artist who creates delightful works using the ancient art of Papier-mâché. She will be sharing her modern methods of constructing figures and objects with paper and paste.
A workshop in two sessions:
Dates: TBA
Time: 10am- 4pm
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 …
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Patterns in Middle Eastern Art & Culture
Workshop by Pooran Lashini
Saturday, September 22nd & Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sponsored by the Irving Art Association. Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan, Irving TX 75061
Cost: $60 for two …
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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 …
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Tuesday, September 25th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m is the monthly Members’ meeting of the Irving Art Association. This is the first meeting of the new season, and we’ll announce new opportunities for our artists!
For more about IAA, see the website IrvingArt.org or email us at info@irvingart.org. Location: Jaycee Park Center for the …
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September 28 to November 4, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 28, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery & Thompson Loggia
Reception | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with remarks by artists & curator at 6:30 p.m.
The exhibition “Shape-shifter: Drawing from Observation” features four artists who turn the common notion of observational drawing as “drawing what you …
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For the 17th year, IAA has hosted a competition featuring animal art. Formerly a national show, this year we returned to a regional scope, putting the emphasis on DFW area artists.
Any animal species was accepted as subject matter for works, both wildlife and domestic, including pets. This year creatures from fantasy, mythology and Cryptozoology …
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Registration is now open for my September 15th Copic Club class (to be held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts in Irving, TX). Sponsored by the Irving Art Association.
It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 7 years since I taught my first Copic class. …
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Memories in the Making
Art Exhibition & Reception
September 6, 2018
4 PM – 6 PM
Irving Arts Center (Suite 200)
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A reception will be held in conjunction with the Memories in the Making® exhibition on September 6 from 4-6 p.m. in Suite 200.
Exhibition: Aug 25-Sept 30
Artwork by …
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It’s still hot in Texas, but it’s time to start thinking about the changes coming with the turn of the season: Leaves turning color…cold fronts blowing in…shorter days and longer nights…harvest time… back to school…and family holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. On Sunday, October 14, from 1-4 pm we’ll celebrate the Fall Festival of …
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2018 IAA ANIMAL ART AWARDS COMPETITION
(previously IAA National Juried Animal Art Competition)
August 26 – September 28, 2018
Entry Deadline August 25 – 12 NOON (instead of midnight). ***UPDATE***
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving TX 75062
New format for the IAA Annual Animal Art Exhibit
Formerly a …
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The Space Between
Show Dates: August 25 to September, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, August 24, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery & Thompson Loggia
Curator remarks | 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Reception | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Space Between features handmade artist books and printed works that converge around the idea of …
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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 to a particular art medium. Expect traditional as well …
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I have a 1500 sq/ft studio space in Irving, Texas and I am looking for a studio mate Rent would be $250 per month and gives 24/7 access to the studio. I am a sculptor and use of all my tools and equipment come as part of the deal. I will send photos if interested.
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IAA is hosting a Paint Party with Navneeta Khemka, in the East Gallery/ Paint, sip and Party at Irving Art Association on Friday, August 17th 2018 from 7-9pm. It will be a fun party environment. All supplies will be provided. Just bring in what you would want to sip or munch on. No alcohol …
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