BUY TICKETS HERE! Misti Hill of “Indelible Art” will be taking the reins as co-chair this year, so it promises to be a spectacular display! An exclusive t-shirt and poster design by Kevin Clay will be available only at the event! Event photography and complimentary portraits will once again be provided by Breann Bly Photography,
Make plans to attend the most spectacular party of the year as The Art Studio, Inc. celebrates 40 years serving the Southeast Texas arts community. TASI will host the Beaux Arts Ball: Ruby Anniversary on Jan. 21, to support its art education programs, encourage membership, and celebrate the accomplishments of the past four decades. Regular
The Art Studio, Inc. is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary with a glamorous Beaux Arts Ball on January 21, 2023! We are thrilled to have Jackie Simien as this year’s honorary chairperson.
Our first step in TASI’s long journey was taken in 1983. Looking back, it was the right time and the right place. Reagan won a second term, and we knew right then that it would be a rough ride ahead. Because of the NEA controversies of 1986 with Mapplethorpe’s homoerotic art and Serrano’s, Piss Christ
Photographs will be on display on the wall of the Cafe throughout the month of September 2022 during regular hours (7am to 7pm each day). Contact The Art Studio, Inc. to purchase works. “The works in this exhibition are digital archival prints captured using a digital rangefinder camera. All images are of the Southeast Texas
BEAUMONT — The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host an exhibition of paintings by Sarah VonKain during the month of September in its Maudee Carron Gallery. TASI will hold a free public reception for the exhibit as part of its First Thursday activities from 5-8 pm on September 1st. VonKain, who is originally from Orange, TX, received
Facebook event link: CLICK HERE The Art Studio, Inc. will host an exhibition of works from the estate of Beaumont artist Steve Hodges, with an opening reception from 7-10pm on Saturday, July 2 at in TASI’s Main Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. Hodges was an Assistant Professor in the Art
by Greg Busceme, Sr.Executive Director of The Art Studio, Inc. This month is a more practical approach to my musings. We have so many things happening – good and not-so-good. Let’s go to the not-so-good first. A few weeks ago, I walked into the Studio to a dystopian scene where lights were dim and the
Everyone is familiar with the allure of making pottery. Iconic films like “Ghost” have embedded the process of making pottery in the mind of the public. From damp clay to fire to finished piece, the process is viewed as a romantic one, but it’s also a serious artform. The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host
Art is a lifelong happy struggle. We absolutely complicate our lives in the pursuit of our passion that only comes when we make work. I think it’s better to keep thinking of yourself as a student of art and see each piece you create as another step toward the greater works you will make as your journey continues. We can so easily simply stop making art, making music, writing, acting and everything will be …simpler! You could just skip the mental struggle that keeps you up at night trying to create what’s in your heart. All I can say is in 47 years of sculpting and potting my worst years were when I couldn’t make art except in my mind. I cannot imagine living without clay stuck under my fingernails and smudging my clothes.
