Students, colleagues and friends of Lynne Lokensgard will be gathering at multiple locations in Beaumont, on May 4, for a progressive series of evening events to honor and celebrate her 40-year career as art history professor and her public service as advocate and mentor to the Southeast Texas arts community. The retirement celebration will be
LISA REINAUER WAS NAMED winner of TASIMJAE 2013, at a reception held April 6 in The Studio. Reinauer previously placed first in 2003. Reinauer, who is chair of the art department at McNees University, earned first place for her oil painting, “Chronos Rings,” above right. Second place was awarded to Faye Nelson and third
April 27, 2013 at The Art Studio, Inc. Carrot Hat “Raise Flagons” Magnolia Soul “Uncalled For/Brand New Day”
The annual Art Studio Alternative Show is just around the corner. Get to work! Make your art! Display it along with other Art Studio members in an exhibition during the month of June. Entries will be accepted May 28, 29, and 30, 2013. OPENING: June 1st
LAMAR UNIVERSITY’S DISHMAN ART Museum will present “Matthew Neil Gehring: Brilliant Corners,” beginning April 2. Taking inspiration from a combination of High Modernism and the jazz sounds of Thelonious Monk, Gehring, a New York painter, brilliantly combines minimalist austerity with expressionist color and technique, a release states. His works are a lovely combination of planar investigation
The Artists Symposium, a new series of panel discussions, will begin April 5 at the Beaumont Art League. The symposiums will be held from 7-9 p.m., on the first Friday on every month, and are free. “The Artist Symposium is a wonderful opportunity for the community to engage in artistic dialogue with local artists who
It was one of those rare spring days that seemed more like a dream; the sun, the clouds and the sense of community in Stark Park really made one do a double take. The pool reflected the pines and blue sky as live music filled the air. The 11th annual Art in the Park in
SETAC website offers online marketplace Bayous are known for creatures like alligators, crawfish and catfish. But The Bayou Bauhaus isn’t the usual swamp that Southeast Texans are accustomed to. The Southeast Texas Arts Council is hosting the online art gallery that offers portraits, furniture, jewelry, sculptures, ceramics and clothing by local artists. The Bauhaus was a
Acting coach and author Chambers Stevens will bring his Hollywood expertise to Beaumont in April with a pair of workshops for aspiring young actors. The workshops, hosted by Outside the Box Productions, are scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m.-noon for 3rd through 6th grade, and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. for 7th though 12th grade. The
Picasso exhibition at MFAH highlights monochromatic career “Color weakens.” — Picasso In 1904, young Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris to pursue his dream of becoming a great artist. It was not his first trip. He briefly stayed there in 1900 and then in 1901-1902, but things did not work out. The result was an embarrassing
