Author Archives: artstudio

Excavating patterns in chaos

Pitak explores push, pull of artistic process in October exhibition “What I love is the physicality, the memory of movement. Making a mark, with a paintbrush or charcoal, whatever, it’s your movement. It’s your breath. It’s how you feel at that moment.” Neal Anthony Pitak is all about process — recycling, regurgitation, expulsion. The results

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Monster Mashup

BCP, Ad-Hoc use ’90s gaming to explore deep issues Dealing with loss, mourning, family issues, and overall geekdom in a setting of a parallel universe sliding between fantasy and reality, “She Kills Monsters” strives to be something other than a traditional, run-of-the-mill community production for its run Oct. 14-29 at the Betty Greenberg Center for Performing

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Around & About

Lamar University will welcome world-renowned classical musician Itzhak Perlman as the 12th speaker in the Judge Joe J. Fisher Distinguished Lecture Series, Oct. 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Montagne Center. The free public lecture is titled “a moderated presentation featuring Itzhak Perlman’s violin to demonstrate the power of music to emotionally

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A View From The Top

Hope all have had a wonderful summer. The Studio has been hopping this summer with a variety of activities, one being the Summer ArtSkool. It was well attended and we thank the artist-instructors for their expertise and enthusiasm during the two-week program. Joe Winston, photography; Neal Pitak, printmaking; Sheila Busceme, painting and drawing; Paisley Polk

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BAL to host Celebración del arte Latino

Call for entries Celebración del arte Latino, hosted by the Beaumont Art League, will feature artwork celebrating the rich and multifaceted cultures and traditions of the Latino communities in Southeast Texas. “The City of Beaumont has a thriving Latino community that makes up close to 15 percent of the city population,” Bridget Johnson, BAL president, said. “The Beaumont

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