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A View From The Top

­As we close TASIMJAE (The Art Studio, Inc. Member Jurored Art Exhibition), I am impressed, not only with the volume of work, but the quality of the work as well. Our juror had a lot to work with and he did a commendable job parsing it all out. Along with the volume of work and

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Orange just one color in Bates’ pallette

Orange artist C. Delle Bates fills the sweeping space with panels of expressive oil paintings on canvas and plywood — a material with which the artist has a special connection. Before his bohemian existence in Texas, Bates worked in the timber industry for 18 years, during which he found success patenting an innovative plywood adhesive.

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Pride comes to SETX

Coming Out Ball set for June 4 followed by Festival on June 11­­ Beaumont Pride will present a dozen LGBTQ debutantes ages 15 – 50 at the second annual Coming Out Ball, June 4 at MCM Elegante. “We are trying to make everything Pride bigger and better,” Shawn Hare, Pride chair, said. “We are confident

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Tearing it up

Falgout, TASIMJAE 2015 winner, turns paper into artistic gold Avril Falgout sits cross-legged on her dorm room floor, a warm pot of corn starch and water by her side and a pile of torn newspaper on the floor. She picks up a strip of paper, dips it in the mixture and applies it to the leg

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View From The Top

It is always a wonderful time during TASIMJAE, the membership show. Not only do I get to interact with all returning artists bringing work in, but I get to meet the new entrants as well. This year I was impressed by how many new entrants we had and how young some of them are. It

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