The 18th-century French Revolution may best be remembered for the use of the guillotine to chop off the heads of monarchs, but the ideological repercussions of overthrowing the government extended beyond the political sphere. The intellectual current of the Enlightenment leading to the revolution not only sparked the 1789 coup d’état, but also impacted literature,
TASI to host annual arts sale, Dec. 5-7 Forget fighting the crowds at the big box stores. Don’t throw your money away on an overpriced trinket that will not be appreciated. Spend your holiday gift-buying cash on unique arts and crafts by local artists. The Art Studio, Inc. will host its annual Holiday Shop-O-Rama Extravaganza,
Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s masterpiece, divinely inspired This is the last of a three-part series on the Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi BARCELONA — “I am an atheist. What is happening to me?” These words, attributed to a visitor, describe the inspiring beauty that is the Sagrada Familia, the architect Antoni Gaudi’s final masterpiece. A South Korea Buddhist
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Just like some of the recent cold fronts moving into the area, TASI’s board is working to instill clear and professional governance to ensure the organization’s vision and mission. In a process that began over a year ago, the TASI board is amending, creating and seeking specific processes and procedures that take away some of
October was an eventful month full of ad-hoc events peppered into our usual schedule of activities. The basis of the hoopla was the exhibition presented by Christopher Troutman, drawing professor in the Lamar University department of art and design, that created quite a bit of excitement around The Studio. Three Lamar faculty members, Troutman, design
Ceramic artists Greg Busceme will present “Fatal Cups” at Finder’s Fayre Antiques. Busceme will be on site to meet, greet and share his work during First Thursday at the Mildred, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Dec. 5. His works will be available to view and purchase through January 2. The exhibition is part of
Global travels give local artist new lens to view humanity The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will host “Jerome Cabeen: Window to the World – The People & The Places,” Nov. 21-Feb. 2, in AMSET’s Café Arts Series for Local Artists. On Sunday, Dec. 8, 1-3 p.m., AMSET will host a free and open to the public artist’s
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will exhibit “Emily Peacock: Pure Comedy” and “David McGee: Black Painting”s from Dec. 14 to March 1 in the main galleries. On Friday, Dec. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., AMSET will host a free and open to the public opening reception featuring a gallery talk by artists Emily Peacock and David
Kelli Scofield to present first solo show at TASI in November It’s always difficult finding words to describe someone else’s work to an audience. Art reviews are an imperfect science of conjecture and anticipation — a balancing act between the known and unknown and certainly a challenge between the authentic and the clichéd. Kelli Scofield’s
