TASI to host darkroom photography exhibition In this digital age, a group of like-minded individuals are stepping back in time to create works in an old-fashioned style. The Art Studio, Inc. will host “Positive/Negative Space,” an exhibition of photographs by The Studio’s “Darkroom Friends,” March 4-24. A reception displaying the work will be held 7 p.m.
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‘Party-cipation’ teams TASI, Stark Museum for DIY arts event If you’ve ever dreamed of having your artwork hang in an honest-to-goodness gallery, now’s the time for your dream to come true. Beaumont’s The Art Studio, Inc., in collaboration with art educators from the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, will host “Party-cipation 2.0,” a free do-it-yourself
Film and music festival still ‘Boom’ing after decade With an eye on cultivating local networks of enthusiasts, fans and professionals, the Boomtown Film Festival is entering its tenth year of existence and has earned credibility among area events to literally “see” art in motion. The humble beginnings of a few like-minded folks who got a
Weirdness abounds at TASI fundraiser More than 100 people took part in The Art Studio, Inc.’s Surrealist Ball, Jan. 21. The event raised more than $8,000 for The Studio’s coffers. Many of the guests entered into the spirit of the event and wore extravagant outfits. A costume runway parade showed off the vision of various
Murphy, Aylsworth exhibits challenge viewer perceptions at AMSET With sweeping lines and curves, and a song or two, a pair of artists challenge perceptions of space and balance at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas through Feb. 26. Steve Murphy’s “It’s All Come Down to This,” and David Aylsworth’s “Either/And,” play off each other perfectly.
Experiencing Magdalena Fernández’s ‘Rain’ “Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative.” — Piet Mondrian The cold breath of the earth on your face, you follow a descending tunnel into the deeper underground. Finally, the space unfolds and you find yourself standing on a balcony running along the perimeter of a giant
Happy new year everyone. I hope you all had an eventful and enjoyable holiday season. It is a time to reconnect and refresh ideas and commitments, establish old ties and create new ones. Here at The Studio, we seemed to do all those things in a very short period of little more than a month —
Southeast Texas artist Mark Nesmith will exhibits his vibrant and expressive depictions of the landscape as February’s featured artist at Finder’s Fayre Antiques. Inspired by the bayous, beaches and woods he roamed growing up in Beaumont, Nesmith’s richly textured paintings combine observation, memory, and imagination. Part of the ongoing C.L.A.S.S. series featuring local artists, the
High Street Gallery will host an exhibition of artwork by Chance Hall, 7-10 p.m., Feb. 18. The gallery is located in Victoria House, 2110 Victoria St. in Beaumont. The exhibition includes acrylic paintings, drawings, and collages on canvas, paper and masonite. Hall describes his work as “psychedelic, abstract, dark and colorful, high contrast.” Entry is
