Happy new year everyone. I hope you all had an eventful and enjoyable holiday season. It is a time to reconnect and refresh ideas and commitments, establish old ties and create new ones. Here at The Studio, we seemed to do all those things in a very short period of little more than a month —
Southeast Texas artist Mark Nesmith will exhibits his vibrant and expressive depictions of the landscape as February’s featured artist at Finder’s Fayre Antiques. Inspired by the bayous, beaches and woods he roamed growing up in Beaumont, Nesmith’s richly textured paintings combine observation, memory, and imagination. Part of the ongoing C.L.A.S.S. series featuring local artists, the
High Street Gallery will host an exhibition of artwork by Chance Hall, 7-10 p.m., Feb. 18. The gallery is located in Victoria House, 2110 Victoria St. in Beaumont. The exhibition includes acrylic paintings, drawings, and collages on canvas, paper and masonite. Hall describes his work as “psychedelic, abstract, dark and colorful, high contrast.” Entry is
Ever wanted to play with clay? remember how fun it was in school? join us at The Art Studio for a fun filled time working in clay! Greg Busceme will be teaching a clay class in basic hand building and firing. Class Days/Times: January 28 – March 25, 2017 Saturdays from 10 am til 12:00
BEAUMONT — Artist Annie Davis Orchard will host a closing reception of her retrospective 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Jan. 5, at Finder’s Fayre Antiques, located at 1485 Calder in Beaumont. “It has been quite an opportunity to show a collection of my work that spans my life over a period of time,” Orchard said.
Stark Museum offers peek inside collection of Orange’s first family ORANGE — We all collect things. Some of us collect stamps, some of us collect postcards — I collect keychains, for reasons that escape me but started when I was a child. The desire to surround ourselves with “stuff” transcends all demographics. Orange’s Stark and
Makeup artist Kindra Leigh Armagh offers some ideas for The Art Studio’s Surrealist Ball. The costume fundraiser will be held Jan. 21. For tickets, visit www.artstudio.org.
Degas: A New Vision” at the MFAH “One must have a high opinion of a work of art — not the work one is creating at the moment, but of that which one desires to achieve one day. Without this it is not worthwhile working.” — Edgar Degas. I was about 7 years old when I
The Art Studio, Inc. is seeking volunteers for its openings and for other activities. Caitlin Duerler, TASI volunteer coordinator, started volunteering after moving home to Beaumont after living in Paris. “I have always been interested in art, but while I was out of the country, I really developed a love for contemporary art,” she said.
The Art Studio, Inc. will host their annual Xmas Nite concert Dec. 25, from 8 p.m. until midnight, featuring four local musical acts. “It’s a good time for hometown friends to get together while folks are in town for the holidays,” Band Nite coordinator Olivia Busceme said. “Everyone seems to breathe a sigh of relief after
