The Art Museum of Southeast Texas presents two dynamic exhibitions showcasing artwork depicting various multifaceted and complex pieces. “Dornith Doherty: Oasis” and “Celia Eberle: In the Garden of Ozymandias” will be on view through Jan. 4. Dornith Doherty: Oasis This exhibition documents two international seed banks with microscopic precision and ethereal beauty. Focusing on
SETAC to host Montage Festival Oct. 17, 18 Colorful costumes, interactive arts, live performances — and all in one location. October’s status as National Arts and Humanities Month makes it the perfect time for the Southeast Texas Arts Council to present the Montage Arts Festival, Oct. 17 and 18. Blake Bertrand, SETAC’s creative director, said
Exploring the Architectural Wonders of Minsk Editor’s note: ISSUE contributor Elena Ivanova spent the summer in Eastern Europe doing research for a book. This story is the second in a four-part series chronicling her adventures and the artistic discoveries she made along the way. They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in
Beaumont architect/artist to display work at AMSET beginning Oct. 30 In Rob Clark’s world, “Nothing separates.” The transplanted Beaumonter and local architect, who hails from central Mississippi, will showcase his art in his exhibition, “Finding Light; Works on Paper: Ink, Pencil and Watercolor” in the Café Arts at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. The exhibition
We just opened the Tenants exhibition and I couldn’t be more proud of the work the residents produced. I was also happy to see so many new faces at the opening and pleased that so many old friends came to take a look. It kicked off our 31st season, and with some 250-plus exhibitions under
Artist Nesmith finds inspiration in return to Southeast Texas after travels “You can’t go home again.” The general philosophy behind this quote, the title of the 1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe, is that once we leave a place, it changes, so that what we return to is no longer the home we remember. But what
After 30 years in SETX, artist returns to spirit of homeland in BAL exhibition Andy Coughlan is a fixture in the Southeast Texas arts landscape. In September, he will bring a slice of the English landscape to Beaumont, accompanied by his signature female abstracts. A native of England, and a long-time resident of Southeast Texas,
JAMES FAUST MIXES SOUNDS FOR VARIETY OF AREA MUSICIANS “My passion is working with bands and live music — that’s really where it stems from so I‘ve always worked in that realm.“ James Faust has been around music his whole life, playing in bands and recording them. When he reached a point when finding band
COLLABORATION BRINGS NEW PLAY TO BEAUMONT A new play that has drawn rave reviews at theater festivals across the country will open for a limited engagement in Beaumont in June through a unique collaboration between a Brooklyn-based theater group, a Beaumont independent theater group and Beaumont Community Players. “Butcher Holler Here We Come” tells the
Oh, the free spirit of the 1960s! The decade of thinkers and activists who questioned traditional modes of authority and embraced creativity and experimentation.
