Beaumont Community Players will begin the 2013-2014 season with the classic musical “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Director Keith Cockrell said there is one simple reason to see the show — it’s hilarious. “It’s one of the funniest scripts ever written, and the music is really good,” he said. “(Composer) Frank Loesser
Tallent’s BAL nude art show focuses on dimensions in space The human body is difficult to photograph in terms of physical presence. Photographs are flat. Everyone knows that. But Richard Tallent isn’t a run-of-the-mill photographer, and he does anything but take traditional, two-dimensional photographs. President of the Beaumont Art League board of directors, Tallent’s new
Stark Museum of Art reveals hidden treasures in rare books The special exhibition “Tales and Travels” at the Stark Museum of Art takes visitors on a journey through time and space. At the center of the show are rare books presented in the context of paintings, prints, letters and other documents which illustrate real and
Artists of all types have long toyed with incorporating typography into their work. From the illuminated manuscript to Islamic calligraphy, words have mingled with the visual to enhance meaning or simply attract attention. In the manuscripts, the images, while incorporating letters within the image, illustrate, often literally, the story they precede. The text itself flows
Artist to exhibit work in September with Lydick, Dubuisson Elena Sandovici is a detective. She is not your typical trenchcoated gumshoe, cigarette dangling from the lip with a gun in the pocket. She uses paints and a passport to discover the secrets of Barcelona. The Lamar University political science professor will reveal the mystery of
June 15, 2013 At The Art Studio, Inc. Daikaiju We Were Wolves Fix Bayonets “Falling Apart” Fix Bayonets “Crooked”
ISSUE magazine, the arts magazine of The Art Studio, Inc., won nine awards at The Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media Awards banquet, held June 7 in the reception center of Gray Library at Lamar University. The ISSUE won second place in the Special Section/Tabloid category. “The ISSUE is run on an entirely
Art community gathers to celebrate long career of Lamar art history professor. Students, colleagues and friends of Lynne Lokensgard gathered at three arts locations around Beaumont, May 4, to celebrate her 40-year career as art history professor at Lamar University and her public service as advocate and mentor to the Southeast Texas arts community. The
Well, spring has flown by with her usual two week briskness and the summer doldrums are officially on their way. No doubt you’ll be knee deep in crawfish boils and wedding receptions. I know I will. So if you’re interested in air conditioning or music not hand picked by a man with a MacBook plugged
The Beaumont Art League is seeking entries for “Fresh Start,” a concept show scheduled to open with a reception, 7-9 p.m., June 8. The idea behind the show is to get more artists involved (in the Art League),” Elizabeth Fontenot, the show’s organizer, said. “We already have an established figure show and portrait show, and
