‘The Glamour and Romance of Oscar de la Renta’ at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston “What I try to do in my design is to make a woman dream.” — Oscar de la Renta Every artist is Pygmalion at heart dreaming of Galatea, a living, breathing embodiment of his or her artistic vision. Painters and sculptors
TASI art auction raises funds for Harvey repairs The Art Studio, Inc. raised approximately $4,000 during an art auction fundraiser Nov. 16 at the Logon Café. More than 70 pieces were donated for the auction by various artists and art collectors. Grace Mathis emceed the event with TASI founder Greg Busceme, and various Studio tenants and friends displayed
Ad Hoc to present ‘The Lonesome West’ at TASI in December In small towns, rumors travel fast. Especially when those rumors involve murder. The volatile relationship between two brothers and a priest leads to dysfunction and never-ending arguments, and the outcome is not a happily-ever-after. Ad Hoc Beaumont will present “The Lonesome West,” by Irish
“The Moon and Stars” will chair the “Hot Tropics Night in the Conservatory” event Jan. 25 at the Beaumont Botanical Gardens, with an art collectors silent auction. The night will include hors d’oeuvres, fun, Friends of Torchy, and a captivating view of the Warren Loose Conservatory at night. The event will be held from 6:30
If you come across any interesting exhibitions, museums or other places on your travels, share them with us. Call 409-838-5393, or contact us through our web site at www.artstudio.org. Be sure to include the location and dates of the subject, as well as any costs. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will present a pair
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A seemingly continuous flow of events and situations are moving through The Studio. From changing banks, phone systems, new board members and changing residents, there is a myriad array of decisions to make. Each choice could have a positive or negative effect on The Studio’s forward progress. I am so glad I have such a
Quiet museum shows talent, drive of Edison, America’s greatest inventor To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. It has been said that an hour does not go by where someone is not using an invention that was created by Thomas Edison. The inventor’s work ushered in many of the conveniences
Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum comfortable fit among Surrealists The Menil Collection opened in 1987 to display the collection of John and Dominique de Menil whose taste in Surrealism, American abstraction and indigenous art (amongst other pursuits) exposed a Houston audience to important works in art history. Contemporary exhibitions at the Menil not only show important
Visual arts, music to combine in open art show at TASI in November Sound/In-Sight opens at the Studio, Nov. 4, curated by tenant artist Andy Coughlan in collaboration with music composers Austin Franklin and Tommy McPhee. The show is unique in that artists were asked to create artwork based on musical compositions. Coughlan sought open submissions and, at
