words and photos by Lige Menard Hi! How are you? I sure hope you’ve been doing well. Me? Well, I’m glad you asked, reckon I’ve been swell. Lemme tell ya about a not secret but felt like a secret show that went down on low-key lo-fi Thursday, Feb. 10th at the Texas Rose Saloon down
Artists Peter Nguyen and Stephen Rousset share a painting studio space at TASI. It seems suitable that they share a show. The two artists are quite prolific and seem to greatly benefit from the camaraderie a shared space can create. Peter Nguyen has been painting for seven years and drawing off and on since grade
In February 2020, a series of shows began at The Art Studio, Inc. Curated by assistant curator, Michelle Cate, the Pop Up gallery first featured Nathan Yellow-Jones’ exhibit, “Sentiment.” The continued use of this gallery space has doubled the number of shows held at TASI annually, despite the global pandemic. “Pop-Up” might imply the scale
photographs by James Blaign Rambo December 25th 2021 brought about the return of our traditional holiday party “XMAS NITE”, a very special edition of Band Nite which instead of being held on the Last Saturday of the month as it is throughout the year, always pops up on Christmas. TASI welcomed home musical artists Chiche
Southern Rock Pep Talks and Yee-Yee Trucks: Beaumont Native Ryan Gist Offers an Authentic Meditation on Aimlessness, Artistic Stagnation, and Creative Perseverance album reviewby Kay-Alana Turner For fans of:The Flies, Soul Asylum, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jimi Hendrix, Gavin Degraw, Matchbox Twenty, Crooked Fingers, Calexico, Psycho Jenni, The Killawatts, The Doobie Brothers, The Band, Guns
Made In Southeast Texasmovie review by Christopher Dombrosky Our Gulf Coast isn’t known for tornadoes, but production of the Southeast Texas-shot independent motion picture dramedy “Red Rocket” was a whirlwind. When acclaimed multi-hyphenate auteur Sean Baker, maker of 2015’s “Tangerine” and 2017’s “The Florida Project”, found his 2020 work in Canada scuttled by pandemic, he
Photographer:Tyler HargravesIG @tgraves13 Model:Abi NashIG @abigale_nash
“My style is highly inspired by 90s anime and underground club scenes. Most of my clothes are second hand and my favorite store is Goodwill (most clothes in thrift stores end up in landfills). My goal with my style is to match my everyday mood/ fantasies and create my reality.” words and edits by Olivia
words and photos by Lige Menard Aloha my peoples! It’s so good and righteous to be back here on the frontline in the fight against the Fear Of Missing Out. Life feels fuller when shared. Life feels more complete when passions are pursued and inspirations are absorbed. I’m not going to sugar coat it…your
by Executive Director of The Art Studio Inc. Greg Busceme The strength of an organization can be measured by the breath of its volunteers. When people are engaged in projects, fund drives and programs that are attractive to the public the benefits work both ways as the Studio and participants all have a positive experience.
