“The naked man is the most striking figure in human form.” Photographer Will Stark says that in today’s world, we are conditioned to think of the nude as being exclusively female. However, his new exhibition of photographs, “Safe Space,” seeks to turn that perception on its head. “There is the feminist movement that I believe
Young, old, gay, straight — all are invited to wrap themselves in leather, rainbows, glitter or suits for the second-annual Beaumont Pride, June 13, in downtown Beaumont. “Last year, we brought more than three thousand people together for a single purpose,” Shawn Hare, committee chair, said. “That is a beautiful thing.” The LGBTQIA Pride walk
AMSET hosts homecoming exhibition for pioneering SETX artist Will-Amelia Sterns Price was a wife, mother and grandmother — she was also a pioneering artist who was a driving force in the burgeoning Southeast Texas arts scene of the mid-20th century. In the Art Museum of Southeast Texas’ exhibition, “Will-Amelia Sterns Price: Mike’s Road To Taos,”
Submitting art to a gallery can be intimidating. An artist may believe his art is not worthy to be hung and will be rejected. However, The Art Studio, Inc. will offer an opportunity for artists to hang their work without rejection at The Alternative Show, opening June 6. Submissions will be accepted 2 p.m. to
Newton’s art collection reflects lifetime of partnership, travel This is the latest in an ongoing series about Southeast Texas art collectors. Frank and Nancy Newton have mapped their personal history though the accumulation of art works from around the Western hemisphere. From the time of their marriage and the early days living in New York
Hello everyone and hope your summer is starting out like it should. Our summer ArtsKool program is slated for the weeks of July 13 and July 20, a little earlier this year as scheduling made it possible to avoid the August heat — as if we could tell August heat from July heat. Nonetheless, there
A record 99 entries were received for TASIMJAE 2015, with 67 accepted works for The Art Studio’s annual membership show. First prize was awarded to” Louise and Betty,” 17-year-old Avril Falgout’s life-size paper maché sculpture of dancing flappers. Juror David Cargill awarded second place to “Noble One,” by Marilyn Manson-Hayes, and third place went to Beau
Thank goodness young John James Audubon was not very good at business. If he had been more successful at finance, we would never have had the phenomenal collection of images that have influenced the way we see nature for nearly 200 years. The exhibition, “Drawn to Life: Audubon’s Legacy,” on display through July 25, offers
South Korean Riah Lee, TASIMJAE 2014 winner, returns for solo show at Art Studio in May When Riah Lee decided to spend a semester as an exchange student at Lamar University in spring 2014, she didn’t expect to be back in Southeast Texas just a year later — especially having to transport a series of paintings
Tam Kiehnhoff’s Texas art only part of eclectic collection This is the first in an ongoing series about Southeast Texas art collectors. Sitting in her study with a quilt-in-progress sprawled across her lap, Tam Kiehnhoff threads a needle while describing what attracted her to the craft. “The cool thing about a quilt is all the
