Poet, critic, supporter who helped shape, define birth of modern art movements The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic claimed the lives of as many as 100 million people of all ages. Among the prominent victims was the poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire, the unsung driver of the pre-WWI art scene. As a poet, he was also a
First I have to say that the October exhibition was a fabulous presentation of work, diversity and sheer volume. Scarlett Blanchard and Anna Myers exhibited work over a year ago at The Studio and I was hooked. I thought, if they produced this work now where would they be in a year and a half?
Beaumont Community Players will continue its 2018-2019 Texas Strong Season (#BCPTexasstrong) with the award-winning play, “Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth. This heartwarming comedy will be performed at the Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts located at 4155 Laurel Ave. in Beaumont and is directed by BCP favorite Gina Hinson. The story: When Annie’s husband dies
The High Street Gallery will host an exhibition of paintings by Presley Landry, 7-10 p.m., Nov. 17. The gallery is located in Victoria House, 2110 Victoria St. in Beaumont. “High Street Gallery has been spotlighting up-and-coming Southeast Texas artists for five years now, and I’m excited to have Presley’s first solo show as our final
“Lasting Impressions: The Work of Edward S. Curtis” is on display at the Stark Museum of Art. Curtis’ “big dream” was to document traditional Indian life through his photogravures, writings and sound recordings. More than 100 images and books from his project “The North American Indian” are on view. Also featured in the exhibition are other recent acquisitions
The Dishman Art Museum is hosting MUM: Nancy Newberry, right, through Nov. 9. Today, the homecoming mum ritual has expanded to include elaborate local customs that vary from school to school. Award-winning fine art photographer Nancy Newberry captures this phenomenon in the context of current teenage cultural traditions and rites of passage attached to the
Myers, Blanchard to present ‘Morphogenesis’ at TASI Anna Myers and Scarlett Blanchard could be twins. Not because they look anything alike — Myers is dressed head to toe in black save for the ornate silver jewelry, Blanchard is a jeans and T-shirt country girl — but in the way that they communicate with each other.
Annual open house board meeting lays out TASI plans “Recognizing the hard work of our supporters, volunteers and staff is something we can never do enough of,” Greg Busceme, The Art Studio, Inc. founder, said. “And we probably haven’t always done it enough, and we wanted to start our season with a big ‘Thank You’ to
How the Spanish flu pandemic affected the arts In 1918, as most of Western Europe was winding down from the ravages of World War I, a new scourge arrived to attack those who had survived the previous four years of carnage — an epidemic of “Spanish Flu.” The flu pandemic affected more than 500 million people
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