Did you know that Texas has a Biennial? We do, and they’re taking submissions now thru February 28. Find out more at www.texasbiennial.org. They’ve even got links to the past biennial shows, so you can check out the previous participants’ work.
Here’s a link the catalog from 2011. http://issuu.com/eastaustinstudiotour/docs/2011_texas_biennial/170.
| Fellow artists! You don’t want to miss this opportunity. Did you know that The Hunting Art Prize is open to any Texas artist 18+ and offers a $50,000 cash prize for one fortunate artist? It is absolutely free to enter, so why not? Last year there were about 1500 entries, and 109 artists were selected as finalists and invited to show their work in a gala in Houston. Several of the finalists sold their work at the gala, while others were approached by galleries or made other connections with artists and art dealers.
Two Frisco artists have been recognized as finalists in recent years. Jim Van Kirk (2011) and Misty Oliver-Foster (2012). Perhaps this could be your year! Details below. |
The call for entries for the 33rd annual Hunting Art Prize in which participants vie for a $50,000 award has now been issued to artists throughout Texas. The competition, which is sponsored by the international oil services company Hunting PLC, is considered historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. Eligibility The competition is open to artists who are legal Texas residents and at least 18 years of age or older by August 1, 2012. Artwork submitted for consideration must be a single two-dimensional painting or drawing not exceeding 72 inches on any side (including frame, if any). Sign Up & Submission Artists must sign up using the electronic form at www.huntingartprize.com and upload one digital file representing their selected artwork. The digital file must be in JPEG format, no less than 1MB, and no greater than 2MB in size. Deadline All entries must be submitted no later than midnight on Friday, November 30, 2012. Questions? Email info@huntingartprize.com. For further details on submission criteria, terms, and conditions, visit www.huntingartprize.com. About Hunting PLC Hunting PLC is an international oil services company providing support solutions to the world’s largest oil and gas concerns. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company, traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further information, visit www.hunting.plc.uk. |
Thank you to everyone who came out to our 2nd annual artseen studio tour! We had a great time seeing new faces, and familiar ones!
Here are a couple of photos of some of the artseen artists from the kickoff party at thegallery8680. As always, there was a great crowd at the reception, and some art sales, too!
Check it out- we were photobombed by Frida Kahlo!
And thanks to local artist Cheryl Gee — she came out to the tour, and gave us a great review on her blog. Check it out at HERE.
Did you come out for the tour? We’d love to have your comments on our blog.
We’re looking forward to a great tour next year!
T. Scott Stromberg in his studio
The time has come — the 2nd annual artseen studio tour starts tomorrow morning at 10:00. All of the artists are busy finishing last-minute details, setting up their art and getting their studios ready for visitors. The weather is supposed to be spectacular, so we hope you all come out and enjoy the tour.
Saturday, October 20 – 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, October 21 — 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Print off a MAP here and start touring!
You can find out about all of the artists at www.artseenhere.com/studiotour2012. View images of their work and read about their backgrounds in art.
Misty Oliver-Foster’s studio
Don’t forget the Kickoff Party tonight at thegallery8680, featuring their new show “me myself i”. The party is from 7-9pm. Many of the artseen studio tour artists will be in attendance, so stop by to meet them. Thegallery8680 is located at 8680 W. Main Street in the Crestview Professional Center.
Questions? contact us at artseenhere@gmail.com.
thegallery8680: “me, myself and i” — deadline this Friday! Show runs October 19 – 28. Opening reception on Friday, October 19 – which is also the kickoff party for the artseen studio tour. Click this link for the prospectus: me myself and i.
VAGF - Fall Member Show “art ‘em” — drop off/deadline Sunday, September 30. The show runs September 30 – November 3, and will be featured during the artseen studio tour October 20 & 21.
http://www.friscodiscoverycenter.com/files/1013/4489/0740/VAGF_artem._Prospectus.pdf
TVAA annual Citation Juried Show - Entries due by 5pm on October 8. Show runs November 6 – December 14 at PFamily Arts Gallery in Plano. Find info at www.tvaa.org.
Festival of Trees, Frisco - juried art show sponsored by Frisco Association for the Arts and thegallery8680 – paperwork due by 5pm on October 22. Festival of Trees 2012 is a local, community based, juried art exhibit, Nov 19-Dec 16, 2012, offered by Frisco Arts and thegallery8680. Proceeds from sales and a silent auction will benefit CASA of Collin County. The free and public, open-house-style joint reception and awards ceremony will be held in both galleries from 2-5PM on Sunday, Dec 2nd, 2012. Three-dimensional work (trees and wreaths) will be displayed at the Frisco Art Gallery. The silent auction for three-dimensional work will be open Nov 19-Dec 10, when the winners will be announced. Two-dimensional work will be for sale and displayed at thegallery8680, viewable by appointment only (except for the open house on December 2nd, 2-5PM).
http://www.friscodiscoverycenter.com/index.php/events/festival-of-trees-2012/
Assistance Leauge of Houston – open to all Texas artists. Deadline October 31; $4000 1st prize, $2000 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize. Go to www.callforentry.org (must register) and find the show for more details.
Hunting Art Prize – open to all Texas artists (18+); one $50K prize; deadline November 30. www.huntingartprize.com.
frisco comedy festival — This weekend, starting Thursday! Don’t miss all of this comedic talent right here in your town! All events at Frisco Discovery Center. Get your tickets online at www.friscocomedyfestival.com. See the “Why So Serious” art exhibit while you’re there – featuring art by regional artists/comedians.
50/50 show @thegallery8680 — this Friday night only. Featuring 50 works by Misty Oliver-Foster, all for only $50 each. 7-9m. 8680 W. Main Street, Frisco.
Dallas Art Dealers Assn. (DADA) Fall Art Walk this Saturday, September 22. Get a map and details of events at www.dallasartdealers.org
Laura Moore Fine Art Studios - Saturday, Sept. 22nd 11:30a – 12:30. Gallery Talk with William and Carolyn Patterson
Plano Art Association meet and greet - Tuesday, September 25 @ 6:45pm. www.planoartassociation.com
Oktoberfest in Downtown McKinney - Oktoberfest is Friday, September 28th 4p-11p and Saturday, September 29th 10a-11p; Art galleries and other fun.
Have an event, show or blog post to share? Let us know. artseenhere@gmail.com We’re here to spread the word about ART in Frisco and beyond.
Here are some new opportunities to show off your art skills.
thegallery8680 announces it’s fall show: “me, myself and i” on exhibit October 19 – 28. This show will be a stop on the artseen studio tour. The deadline for entries is 5pm on 9/21/12. Click the following link for details. CFA: letter of introduction artist
The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) invites you to join them for the “art’em” Member Show this September 30 – November 3. For a prospectus, click HERE.
Laura Moore Fine Art Studios - Call for artists for Oktoberfest. Join them in an outdoor gallery in downtown McKinney for one of their biggest and well-attended festivals. Oktoberfest is Friday, September 28 4-11p and Saturday, September 29 10a-11p. The deadline for signing up is September 5. Contact Laura at laura@lauramooreart.com.
The Hunting Art Prize - The call for entries for the 33rd annual Hunting Art Prize in which participants vie for a $50,000 award has now been issued to artists throughout Texas. The competition, is considered historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. Eligibility The competition is open to artists who are legal Texas residents and at least 18 years of age or older by August 1, 2012. Details, sign up and submision are at www.huntingartprize.com. Deadline All entries must be submitted no later than midnight on Friday, November 30, 2012.
“Do, or do not, there is no try.” -Yoda
Art Lovers, Unite! Here’s what’s coming up this weekend:
Friday evening, July 27- come out and see a free viewing of the newest PBS series “Art21: Art in the 21st Century.” This month’s show is called “Boundaries,” and features contemporary artists Lynda Benglis, David altmejd, Tabaimo, and assume vivid astro focus. The doors open at 7:00pm – show starts promptly at 7:30pm. This is a great time to see how artists work in their studios and hear firsthand their thoughts behind their work. www.thegallery8680.com
Misty Oliver-Foster, “Opalescent Adolescence: Big Sister/Little Sister”
Saturday monring – From VAGF: Join us this Saturday morning, July 28 from 9:00am – noon, as the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is hosting a figure drawing workshop. This is open for all ages. Mom or Dad bring your child. Our model is a young girl with lots of experience modeling for her artist mother. We’ll use some classic drawing techniques (timed sketching, scribble sketching , contour drawing} to teach each other how to do figure drawing. We will emphasizing color to make it exciting, so bring colored paper, pencils, pastels, or crayons along with charcoal and newsprint and maybe colored paper. Bring your drawing support, paper, pencils, charcoal, pastel, water media or whatever you need to complete your sketch. We will do quick sketches and longer poses. Please send an email to georgi.still@grandecom.net for more information and to let her know you are coming. The Discovery Center, Saturday, July 28, Aug 4 and Aug 11 9 am to Noon, Members $10.00. Nonmembers $20.00. www.vagf.org/upcoming_events.
Saturday evening, ladies are invited to join the “Brazilian Blowout” show at Frisco Discovery Center. This promises to be a fun night of music, food, drinks, fashion art and pampering. The party begins at 6:00PM. For details and tickets, visit www.friscodiscoverycenter.org.
Also Saturday in Dallas - The Design District Gallery Day, noon – 9pm.
Catch the end of thegallery8680′s show “CoLoR” this Sunday afternoon from 2:00-5:00pm. It’s a great show, featuring artists from Frisco, Dallas, Coppell and beyond. And, of course, it’s full of color! Thegallery8680 is located at 8680 Main Street, Frisco 75033 www.thegallery8680.com
Deadlines are Approaching!
“Hideout” (McKinney) at Laura Moore Fine Art Studios — deadline is July 14 – hurry to get your entries into this jam-packed, hot summer show. Details at www.lauramooreart.com.
3rd Coast International (Corpus Christie) — K Space Contemporary — deadline is July 14.
The Third Coast National is a non-thematic, juried exhibition of new works of art from all across the USA. We are simply looking for innovative, interesting contemporary artwork. Now in its 6th year, The Third Coast National marks the anniversary of the opening of K Space Contemporary’s ground level space on Starr Street in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas. This exhibition has proven to be one of the most popular exhibitions in Corpus Christi and one of the artistic highlights of the year. We are excited to announce our 2012 juror Christina Rees. www.kspacecontemporary.org
Art Connection Members Exhibition (Irving) — deadline July 21 & 22. Calling all artists! If your dream is to show off your mad art skills in a professional gallery setting, the 12th Annual Art Connection Member’s Show is for you. Cash prizes awarded in three categories (student/youth, non-professional, and professional) and a Best of Show award. Not a member? Not a problem. You can join when you deliver your entries to the Irving Arts Center July 21-22. Drop off hours: Noon – 5 p.m. on 7/21 and 1 – 5 p.m. 7/22. http://www.irvingartscenter.com/GetInvolved/Involve-Entries.aspx
Trans- (Dallas)– McKinney Avenue Contemporary member show — drop off is July 27, 28 & 31. The Annual Membership Exhibition is one of the cornerstones of the spirit and mission of The MAC – providing a place for creative expression and vigorous dialogue between artists and patrons of the arts. The Annual Membership Exhibition celebrates emerging and established artistic talent in Dallas and surrounding areas. Each year a theme for the exhibition is selected by The MAC staff and Board of Directors.
Theme: The 2012 Annual Membership Exhibition theme is Trans- [from Latin trāns across, through, beyond]. The Membership Exhibition will open with a reception for the artists Saturday, August 4th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The exhibition will run through September 1st. http://the-mac.org/2012/07/trans/
MADE IN AMERICA — (Dallas) – Deadline is July 28. From Skippy peanut butter to Coca Cola, America produces many things that are not just manufactured on US soil. Products of the US come in many shapes and sizes… education, health and welfare systems, American pride, football, apple pie, outsourced jobs, religious views, freedom of speech, etc. What does “Made in America” mean to you? For complete guidelines, please visit http://ahacollective.weebly.com and see ‘open call’ tab.
artseen studio tour 2012 (Frisco) — Deadline is August 1. Looking for artists in/around Frisco to open their studios for community art tour. Also pairing artists with merchants in downtown Frisco, who will host artists in their shop during the tour. www.artseenhere.com/studiotour2012. Interested? Contact us at artseenhere@gmail.com.
art:21 — Art in the 21st Century — free viewing parties
Come see the new Art:21 series from PBS – free viewings at thegallery8680.
Here is the schedule for the Art:21 series:
Thursday, June 28 — “Change,” featuring artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui and Ai Weiwei
Friday, July 27– “Boundaries” featuring artists David Altmejd, Tabaimo, assume vivid astro focus, and Lynda Benglis
Friday, August 24–”History” featuring artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramovic
Friday, September 28– “Balance” featuring artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold and Sarah Sze
Location: 8680 Main Street, Frisco 75033. Doors open at 7:00, and the show starts at 7:30. Bring a friend and hang out with other local artists and art lovers. www.thegallery8680.com
and don’t forget about this weekend’s art reception — Visual Arts Guild of Frisco’s “ARTrageous” reception this Saturday, June 23. (correction)
See the Guild’s new show and meet the artists Saturday night, June 23rd, from 7:00 – 9:00. Awards will be announced at 8:00pm. Location: Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 N. Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034. www.vagf.org
• thegallery8680 is hosting their third annual students@work art show this month. The show opened to a huge crowd on Friday, June 8. The show will be up through this month, so contact Robyn Feehan if you want to make an appointment to see the show at thegallery8680@gmail.com. Thegallery8680, 8680 Main Street, Frisco, 75033. www.thegallery8680.com.
•The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco presents ”ARTrageous” at Frisco Discovery Center. As always, there’s a wide variety of great work from North Texas artists in this juried show. The Reception is Saturday, June 23, from 7-9pm, with awards are at 8:00pm. This is open to the public, so stop by and see the art. The juror for the show is Robyn Parker Feehan of thegallery8680 (busy lady). Hours are Monday - Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm, and Sundays 1:00-5:00pm. www.vagf.org
•Hot n’ Sweaty at 500x – several Frisco artists are in the current Open Show at 500X in Dallas. Artists Janine Maupin, Josh Maupin, Carolyn M. Nelson, Amy Ishmael and Misty Oliver-Foster are a few of Frisco’s finest that are in the show. See their work during the East Dallas Gallery Day on Saturday, June 16 from noon-8:30pm. www.500x.org.
Calls for Artists (CFAs)
“CoLoR” at thegallery8680 — Filling the walls with color! Show runs July 6 – July 29. Reception is Friday, July 6 at 7pm. Deadline for entries is June 15 at 5:00pm. www.thegallery8680.com/color.
“Hideout” at Laura Moore Fine Art Studios in McKinney. What’s hiding out in your art? Deadline for entries is July 14. The show runs August 11 – September 5, 2012. Info at http://www.lauramooreart.com/resume
artseen studio tour 2012 (frisco, tx) – We’re now signing up artists for this year’s studio tour! You can find info about last year’s tour on our studio tour 2011 link and look for updates for this year’s tour at the studio tour 2012 link. To sign up, click HERE: (password is studiotour2012). Contact us at artseenhere@gmail.com with any questions.
There are a ton of art shows in the area this weekend, and here are several that are worth checking out.
FRIDAY NIGHT
101×101 @ thegallery8680
Reception/Sale Friday, April 13, 7-9pm
Over 40 regional artists have donated 101 original works for this event, which you can purchase for only $101 each. You will find art of all sizes, media and genres. Add a new treasure to your collection at this unique fundraising event! All proceeds go fund future shows at thegallery8680, a non-profit gallery space hosted by TrueNorth Church. 8680 Main Street, Frisco, 75033 http://thegallery8680.blogspot.com
SATURDAY
Chas Thornhill: Out of the Wood
ALL WEEKEND
The 4th annual Dallas Art Fair — April 13-15 The 2012 Dallas Art Fair will feature over 75 prominent national and international art dealers representing painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video and installation by modern and contemporary artists. www.dallasartfair.comCOMING UP — more to look forward to
Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Spring Gallery Walk — April 21 www.dallasartdealers.org Art in the Square, Southlake — April 27 – 29 — www.artinthesquare.com Cottonwood Art Festival — May 5 & 6 — www.cottonwoodartfestival.com Visual Arts Guild of Frisco’s cookout — May 5 — www.vagf.org Next Post: new CFAs (Calls for Artists) Would you or someone you know like to have notifications of new posts? You can subscribe and get this info sent right to your mail box. (Look for ”Email subscriptions” in the right column). Please pass along our web address (www.artseenhere.com) to your art-loving friends and encourage them to subscribe as well. As always, if you have events, stories or art-related info to share on our site, send it to artseenhere@gmail.com.This Saturday is the 2nd Saturday Art Walk in Downtown McKinney. These art walks are a great way to spend the evening, walking around to the galleries, shops, and restaurants and enjoying live music on the square. Here are a couple of shows you’ll want to see.
Art by Helen Minkes
Meet Frisco artist Helen Minkes from 7:00-10:00pm at La Misha restaurant on the McKinney Square. Helen, who is a featured artist at Orison’s Art Gallery, has a collection of large-scale works for temporary display at La Misha Bistro, located at 113 N. Kentucky Street. For more on Helen and her work, visit www.helenminkes.com. (Image linked from her site).
Laura Moore Fine Art Studios is excited to announce the 3rd exhibition with world-renowned artist Annie Lee. Lee will be in attendance on opening night, Saturday, February 11th from 7-10pm, with the exhibition “Annie Lee: A Texas Farewell” featuring over 18 of her new acrylic paintings. The art in the exhibition focuses on everyday details from years gone by and solitary figures on the walk of life.
Lee’s often humorous, satirical style of painting has been termed “Black Americana.” She names Will Smith, Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy as just a few of her notable collectors. Lee has been living and painting in Texas for the last 6 years and now intends to return to Las Vegas where she once owned a 10,000 square foot art gallery.
The exhibition “Annie Lee: A Texas Farewell” is but a small outpouring of well wishes towards Lee and her new endeavors. The exhibition will be on display through March 7th. (info provided by Laura Moore Fine Art Studios)
Iconic Love Show (part 1) at Newman Village — Iconic Love is a new show, exhibited in two venues in Frisco this month. Both shows feature professional artists Barbara J. Mason, Misty Oliver-Foster, T. Scott Stromberg and Frisco’s artist-in-residence, Scott Trent. For Iconic Love, each artist explored the idea of love, relationships, and family, and how they are represented by symbols and archetypes.
This Sunday, the artists will be featured in a special show at Newman Village. They will first unveil new art they have created for the outdoor Plaza, followed by an art talk where the artists will discuss thier work for guests at 1:30pm. Bring the kids and enjoy theatre and art activities in the Plaza all afternoon. Newman Village is located at 3200 El Dorado Pkwy, Frisco. For schedule and more information on this event visit www.friscoart.org.
Friday, February 17, 6:30 - 9:00pm
Iconic Love Show (part 2) – Visual Arts Guild of Frisco’s Member Show at Frisco Discovery Center. – The VAGF joins the Love with their first Member Show of 2012 at the Frisco Discovery Center. This show features two galleries full of art by the VAGF members and the four featured artists (Mason, Oliver-Foster, Stromberg and Trent). The Reception for this show is Friday, February 17, from 6:30 – 9:00pm. The night will be packed with music, art and theatre performances, all celebrating Love. This event is free and open to the public. Simply Strings performs from 6:30 – 7:30, and theatre performances are from 7:30 – 8:45. Awards for the artists will be given at 8:00. More info at www.vagf.org and www.friscoart.org.
RED at thegallery8680
The opening reception for RED was this past Friday, February 3 at thegallery8680. The gallery was packed all night, with artists and patrons from all over the DFW area. If you missed it, there’s still time to see the show! The gallery will be open Friday evening, February 17, from 7:00 – 9:30, so stop by to see impressive art from regional artists along with some great music performances.
If you can’t make it on the 17th, contact gallery director Robyn Feehan to set up a time. thegallery8680@gmail.com. You can find info on thegallery8680 at www.thegallery8680.blogspot.com.
TWO CALLS FOR ARTISTS:
Plano Art Association’s 125 Mile Show — open to anyone living within 125 miles of Plano. Cash Awards. Deadline for entries is February 12. See their site for details. www.planoartassociation.com
Visual Arts Society of Texas (Denton) — 44th Annual National Exhibition. The deadline is Friday, February 10! www.vastarts.org.
Hope to see you at some of these events!
• Visual Art Guild of Frisco’s Member Show, “Iconic Love.” Open for all current and new members (you can join at drop-off). The deadline is January 29. For more information, visit www.vagf.org/upcoming_events.
•26th Annual Texas and Neighbors Show. Hosted by the Irving Art Association at Irving Arts Center, this show is open to residents of TX, LA, OK, AR and NM. Great cash awards. www.texasandneighbors.com. The deadline for entries is February 1.
•Alley’s House Art Fundraising Event – Want to share your creativity for a great cause? Join Alley’s House for the “Incrementum” event on February 4. They are still looking for artists to donate work — they even provide the canvases! To participate you just have to fill out a participation form and pick up your canvas from alley’s house. If you would like to participate e-mail sarah.buckmeier@alleyshouse.org and she will send you an artist participation form.
• Visual Arts Society of Texas’ 44th Annual National Exhibition (Denton). The deadline for this prestigious show is February 10. www.vastarts.org.
•Plano Art Association’s Annual 125 Mile Show. The deadline is February 12. Click here for more information.
• Art on the Horizon– call for artists. Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church in Carrollton is offering a venue for local artists to exhibit their work in a solo exhibition for 6 weeks. Click the following link for more information: Horizon CFA
2012: There’s no time like the present, because we might not have tomorrow. Happy creating!
Misty
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photo courtesy of Celeste Seitz, artseen studio tour 2011
Calls for Artists:
•Hunting Art Prize — open to all Texas artists 18+. Two-dimensional drawing and painting accepted. One grand prize of $50K. The deadline is November 30. www.huntingartprize.com
• 2011 9×12″ Works on Paper Show, Ft. Worth. Deadline November 15. Show is December 10-29. Details at www.fwcac.com/?calendar/1971
• Bath House Cultural Center – 18th Annual ”El Corazon” Exhibit; deadline January 2. – www.dallasculture.org/bathhouseculturecenter
The time is here for the artseen studio tour 2011!
In less than 24 hours we’ll have our doors open for our guests, and there is definitely a buzz in the air! We’ve got an incredible lineup of artists, galleries and art collections on our first-ever tour, and we are looking forward to lots of visits from locals and art-lovers in the DFW area.
A. Eilene Carver in her studio
Last week I got the chance to go by and see the private art collection of Rex and Betsy Lowe – they have an incredible collection of art from all over the world. Several of the works in their collection are by internationally recognized artists, and the quality of work is exceptional. Personally, I loved their large-scale painting of “Roughnecks” by Beth Pearson-Lund. Being a Texas gal, it made me feel right at home. They are offering tours of their collection for free, which is something you definitely don’t want to miss! Just print out a map (or pick one up around town) before heading over to Starwood, as you’ll need it to get in at the gate.
Betsy’s parents, Tom and Gay Freeman, are featured artists on the tour, and they live right around the corner from the Lowes. A former gallerist, Tom is a very talented painter, and Gay does mixed media and bookbinding. They have a nice collection of their own art, as well as other artists you may know from the Dallas area.
One thing that is impressive about the tour is the diversity of the art and the artists involved. We have photographers, jewelers, printmakers, painters, and a lot of “mixed media” artists (a term for using a lot of different materials in one work of art). The artists’ styles are very different, and I think the more studios you visit, the more you’ll appreciate not only their talent, but their hard work and creativity.
Cheryl Johnson working on her fused glass jewelry
We even have a couple of student artists on the tour — Robert Wedepohl and Kimberly Harris are art students at Collin College and the University of North Texas. They’re also good friends and work together painting murals. They were excited to join the tour, and will be at Skatebus Skateshop in downtown Frisco this weekend.
We are so proud to have two galleries on the tour. Thegallery8680 is a new venue in Frisco that features work by established and emerging artists from the North Texas area. Their newest show “Black and White” opens tonight, and will be open all weekend for visitors. “Black and White” is a visually striking show, filled with paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and mixed media work.
Jeb Matulich is ready for the studio tour
The Art Gallery at Frisco Discovery Center is home to the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco’s Fall Member Show, “Beautiful.” The VAGF members were encouraged to enter art work that showed what beauty is from their unique perspective. The opening reception for “Beautiful” is also tonight, during a party hosted by Frisco Arts Association. We’re expecting a large crowd, and there’s a lot to enjoy while you’re there. The “Beautiful” show will be open during the tour as well.
Heritage Auctions is coming to Frisco tomorrow and will give free art assessments to anyone who has a “treasure” they have hidden away at home. Come out and let them see what it’s worth. They’ll be at the Frisco Discovery Center from 10:00am- 5:00pm on Saturday only.
Do you know about Texas legend Frank Reaugh? He is an early Texas artist who has influenced generations of Texas artists, even some that you may know here in North Texas. Marla Fields is working on a documentary about Reaugh, the “Pastel Poet of the Texas Plains,” and she will have a collection of his original sketches on loan on Saturday at her home. This is a one-time opportunity to see his work right here in Frisco, so stop by and see what Marla has been working on.
Misty Oliver-Foster
So much to do, and a beautiful weekend to get it done in! We hope you can take some time to enjoy the studio tour, get to know your local artists (you’ll be impressed), and see a ton of art right here in Frisco. Who knew? Well, it’s not a secret anymore!
Get a printable map HERE, and pick up one of our nice, custom-printed maps at any of the stops. See you around town!
Misty
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Thegallery8680 has put out a call for artists for their upcoming ‘black & white’ show. The show will run October 14 – November 13, and will be featured as part of the artseen studio tour 2011.
The shows at 8680 are diverse, and feature artists from all over the North Texas area and beyond. Their receptions are very well attended, drawing large crowds from Frisco and all over the area. This is a show you definitely want to be a part of.
C’mon, we know you have some art hidden away that is dying to see the world. The deadline for entries is 5PM on September 19, so get busy.
Click HERE for more info.
