Change is good. Change is inevitable. Do the same thing day after day and that activity will evolve, seemingly on its own. The same for your art. We all strive to advance our skills and abilities and even though it seems like there is no change, the more you do the better the art becomes.
On September 23, 2022, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas honored the founder and executive director of The Art Studio, Inc. at their annual gala. The following is the speech he wrote to give at the event. To Lynn Castle, who made AMSET a world class facility and a place that is available to everyone:
The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host an exhibition of paintings by Keri Dowers during the month of October. TASI will hold a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, October 1st from 7-10 p.m., which is free and open to the public. The exhibition is titled “Grasping Signals”. Vidor native Dowers attended Lamar University in Beaumont where
THE LINEUP: ~ Ezra Pedraza (Rock/southern/darkfolk/blues)“A opinionated and energized performer sharing very truthful and fun songs while trying to get the crowd involved!” ~ Small Town Click (Rap)“Lyrical flows and good music” ~ NuSoul the Poet (Hip Hop/Soul)“a high energy, interactive hip hop show” ~ Pet Raven (Alt Rock/Punk)“a lively rock performance”
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
The Art Studio, Inc. invite you to a Handbuilding Clay Workshop with TASI Executive Director, Greg Busceme Sr. focusing on handbuilding clay skills and raku firing! 6 SESSIONS—September 20226th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd. (Tuesdays and Thursdays)6:00 to 8:00 PM$200 per student Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/1JPw4WaA1 Contact:The Art Studio IncTuesday to Saturday, 12 to 5
by Greg Busceme, Sr.Executive Director at The Art Studio, Inc. A little history of TASI may be in order to explain the significance of the name “Gumbo Clayfest“. To begin with, most of “the locals” are familiar with Gumbo but for those who are not, it is a creole roux-based soup with onions, celery and green
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.
BEAUMONT — The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host an exhibition of paintings by Caleb Sims during the month of May. TASI will hold a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, May 7 from 7-10 p.m., which is free and open to the public. The exhibition is titled “What I’ve Become”. Sims won The Art Studio’s annual
