The Beaumont Art League will host the “3D/ Nude/Portraiture Exhibition,” May 12-26. The opening reception will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., May 12.
Prizes will be announced at the opening reception.
Monetary awards will be given to first place, second place and third place winners. Honorable mention ribbons will be awarded as determined by the show judge, Mark Nesmith.
BAL is located at 2675 Gulf St. in Beaumont.
For more information, call 409-833-4179 or email info@beaumontart league.org.
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The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will host “Treasure Auction: The Art of the Abstract” on May 10. Dinner and cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the live auction following at 7:30 p.m.
This year, AMSET will commission local artists to create abstract artwork that will be donated to the live auction. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit AMSET’s growing permanent collection. Reservations to this event will include dinner, open bar and participation in the live auction. Reservations are $35 a person for AMSET members and $45 per person for non-members.
Chaired by Albert Nolen, the Art of the Abstract will feature eye-catching artwork by the area’s most talented artists, including Inez Alvidres, Teresa Baker, Linnis Blanton, Kimberly Brown, Colleen Burns, Lynn Castle, Rob Clark, Andy Coughlan, Gina Garcia, Suzanne Garrett, Annie Green, Catherine Holtzclaw, Shawna Hunter, Greg Landry, Amy Morris, Kayleigh Thompson, Jeannette Winfrey and Andre Woodard.
The abstract artwork will be on view in AMSET’s West Hall Gallery May 7 through May 10 for viewers to make sealed, silent bids. Each piece in the live auction on May 10 will open with the highest sealed bid and go to the highest bidder that evening.
AMSET’s biannual Treasure Auction began in 1995. At each live auction, Southeast Texas artists have designed fine interior decorative pieces that bidders purchase for their home art collections. Past auction items have included clocks, serving trays, carts, chairs, birdhouses and birdbaths, masks, and much more.
“Southeast Texas is a veritable hot bed of very talented local artists,” Lynn Castle, executive director at AMSET, said. “Many have become highly collectible.”
For more information or to make a reservation, call 409-832-3432 or visit www.amset.org.
AMSET is located at 500 Main St. in downtown Beaumont.
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Register now for the Art Museum of Southeast Texas Summer ArtVenture courses from June 18 through July 27, taught by professional artists.
Classes are divided into age groups for half day, week long, intensive art courses.
Children ages 5-7 (Young ArtVenturers) sample clay, paint and mixed media in classes augmented with story times and outdoor activities.
Children ages 8-11 (Summer ArtVenturers) are offered courses in ceramics, illustration, mixed media and even sculpture.
Teens ages 12-14 (TeenVentures in Art) will explore 3D art making practices. Teen campers will be introduced to works by internationally acclaimed artists such as Martin Puryear, Louise Nevelson, Frank Stella and Lee Bontecou.
“Summer ArtVentures is a lively experience for children and teens that enjoy making art,” Christle Feagin, curator of education/programs, said. “Young artists are introduced to a variety of materials and techniques geared toward expressing their creativity and honing their artistic skills.”
Summer ArtVentures camps are $75 for AMSET members and $135 for non-members. Registration includes the child’s first class and one-year family membership to AMSET. Scholarships are available.
Registration closes Friday, June 8.
For course descriptions and registration forms, visit www.amset.org.
For more information, email cfeagin@amset.org, or call 409-832-3432.