Walthall garners top prize, earns solo show in 2018 Lamar University graduating senior Travis Walthall placed first in TASIMJAE 2017 with his painting “Self Conscious Idiom No. 3.” Walthall earned a cash prize of $500 and a solo show in May 2018. The show attracted 85 pieces by 48 different artists, with 65 pieces from 41
The Dishman Art Museum will host Mind Garden, the Spring 2017 Lamar University senior thesis exhibition, in which art students will fulfill the requirements for their degree by presenting their thesis projects, ranging from graphic design and painting to ceramics and sculpture. The show begins with a reception, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., April 28,
The High Street Gallery will host an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Travis Walthall, 8-11 p.m., May 6. The gallery is located in Victoria House, 2110 Victoria St. in Beaumont. “I am very excited to present sets of drawings and paintings from the previous year,” Southeast Texas artist Travis Walthall said. “The works
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Seville’s Real Alcazár a draw for lovers of Iberian culture, history, architecture SEVILLE — Everyone kept saying, “Eres tan afortunado” — “You are so lucky.” The temperature in the middle of June was only 83 degrees — “A cool snap,” they said. My friend had even tried to warn me off visiting Seville in the summer because it
AMSET hosts exhibition of pioneering Spanish-Texan painter European art at the fin-de-siècle was a full force of experimentation — new artforms such as photography and film allowed painting to break with its tradition in capturing life in all its painstaking detail. French painters formed the Impressionist school, where oil paintings were completed en plein air with
April is an exciting time at The Art Studio, Inc. as it brings with it TASIMJAE (The Art Studio, Inc. Member Jurored Art Exhibition) which showcases the diverse skills of TASI’s membership. This year’s show opens April 1 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. The juror for this year’s show is Dennis Kiel, director
‘From the Womb to the Grave: The Journey of Life’ by Ron Mueck at MFAH One pill makes you larger/And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you/Don’t do anything at all. — “White Rabbit” Grace Slick/Jefferson Airplane A hookah-smoking caterpillar must have given me a call: suddenly the world around
Artist Nathan McCray to host second-annual grass roots arts, music festival, April 15 Nathan McCray will host the second annual Preying Mantis Arts Festival, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., April 15. “It’s basically a group art sale to get the community out to see there is an arts community in this area and help the
The Southeast Texas Arts Council will present the Cajun Heritage Fest 2017 (formerly Carnival Des Cajuns), April 8 at the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center, 1800 Lakeshore Dr. in downtown Port Arthur. Doors open at noon and tickets are $10. “It is going to be a rip-roarin’ good time, just like it always has,” Blake
