ISSUE December 2020
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A View From The Top
I want to begin with thoughts about what images you will see in this ISSUE. It’s sometimes difficult to imagine that the place that is The Studio now has not always been the way it is now. In fact, The Studio is kind of a chameleon, changing colors without changing shape. The facility changed three
ISSUE, TASI win 21 awards at Press Club
The Art Studio, Inc.’s ISSUE magazine, and TASI-related work was recognized with 21 awards at the Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media Awards, held virtually Nov. 14. The awards cover work published in 2019. The awards are traditionally given out in June but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. ISSUE staff earned
Trisha Faye “As We Go…”
Trisha Faye is well-known for skills in multimedia and assemblage. From her days of owning and running vintage shops and even earlier her creative eye is apparent. She finds ways to strike an emotional cord via found objects. Her confident aesthetic sensibility is obvious in anything she touches. Some of her current works focus on
Artist, Poet of Line, Shape
Sajeela Siddiq, TASIMJAE 2019 winner, solo show opens Nov. 7 When Sajeela Siddiq was named the winner of TASIMJAE 2019, she earned a solo show in May 2020. But then the world changed and things got, well, complicated. The COVID-19 pandemic put the world on hold and her show was postponed until November. Then, in
Fontenot ‘Entwines’ Humans, Nature, Art
Elizabeth P. Fontenot’s latest solo exhibition, “Entwined,” will have a virtual opening Oct. 3 at The Art Studio, Inc.
Elizabeth P. Fontenot
Elizabeth Pearl Fontenot is a painter and printmaker currently living and working in Beaumont, Texas. She is an active resident at The Art Studio, Inc. in Beaumont. Fontenot completed her BFA in 2008 at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
TASI gears up for post-pandemic art events
The Art Studio, Inc., in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, has revised its schedule of events for the rest of the year, including canceling the Alternative Show, originally slated for June, as well as the Summer ArtSkool kids’ camp. However, plans are underway to be ready for the start of the 2020-21 exhibition season
TASI ‘Virtual Summer Spree’ auction to begin May 30
Michelle Cate, TASI curator, said the coronavirus pandemic has forced The Studio to reevaluate how to showcase local artists, The Art Studio Inc, is hosting a series of online auction sales that will benefit both the artists and TASI. The “Virtual Summer Spree” begins May 30and continues until June 27. “It’s a great way for us
TASIMJAE entries accepted March 25-28
Submissions for The Art Studio, Inc. Members Jurored Art Exhibition (TASIMJAE) will be accepted in person, March 25-28 at 720 Franklin in downtown Beaumont. The show will open with a free reception 7-10 p.m. April 4.