“It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them.” — Claude Monet GIVERNEY, France — Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas,” better known as water lilies, are as ubiquitous as Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. Every imaginable item of consumer goods —
BEAUMONT —In the boiling heat of a Southeast Texas summer, a gaggle of unruly artistic types are hatching a plan — no, they are not planning on breaking into a bank and making off with millions, although most of them fit the “starving artist” stereotype — they are planning to launch the new arts season.
Beaumonters Clark, Thacker ‘take care’ of contemporary art This is the latest in an ongoing series about Southeast Texas art collectors. BEAUMONT — The term architecture, in a nutshell, is the art and science of designing buildings and other structures. Taking into account the environment, materials available and purpose of the newly constructed space, architects
Welcome back to the Issue. I hope your summer was as productive as ours. Along with sweltering to the heat, as all the residents will attest to, they nonetheless persevered in their effort to create art. Our refurbished exhaust fan on the roof has come back to life thanks to the efforts of a machine
The Art Studio, Inc. will be hosting a themed fundraiser with live performances and a dance party from 7:30 until midnight on August 8. The Art Studio is located at 720 Franklin St. in Beaumont. “With everyone returning from vacation we wanted a last hurrah of summer that will remind them why there is no
BEAUMONT — The Art Studio, Inc. was well represented at the Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media awards, held June 5 at the MCM Elegante Hotel, earning 11 awards overall for related publications. ISSUE magazine staffers earned nine awards for the publication, including placing second in the Best Magazine category. First place award
Iron pour raises funds for LU art department More than 1,100 pounds of iron were dumped into the furnace, and an expectant crowd of almost 50 shielded themselves from the intense heat as they waited for the students and faculty to pour molten metal into 70 molds, May 2, at Lamar University. Visiting artists Hans Molzberger,
Our resident geek highlights summer treats for the non-outdoorsy Summer is finally here and at the time of this writing, the Astros are No. 1 in the American League, which puts this year in the running for one of the greatest years in baseball history, which, in turn, puts it in the running for greatest
The Art Studio, Inc.’s summer 2015 ArtsKool for ages 10 and up will be held July 13-17 and July 20-24. Cost for morning and afternoon classes is $200 for each week. Morning or afternoon only week-long sessions are $100. The morning classes, which are held 9:30 a.m. to noon, include drawing, linocut printmaking and film
Acclaimed as “strikingly beautiful” by the New York Times, “The Other Mozart,” a one-woman show telling the little-known story of Mozart’s talented sister, travels from New York City to the Beaumont stage for a limited run the first two weekends in June. The exciting new play features Sara Florence Fellini as Nannerl Mozart, a virtuoso
