TASI celebrates milestone with party, Nov. 16 The rain threatened, but stayed away. It seems the universe loves a good party. When The Art Studio, Inc. throws a party, it attracts a mottley crew of arts lovers, and “TASI to the Max: Thirty Bodacious Years,” The Studio’s 30th anniversary bash, was no exception. More than
Art + Music = Good Marriage A mob of teenagers gather in the dry, warm Texas night in downtown Beaumont. Death metal radiates from amps and speakers as the rock band thrashes their instruments. Sweaty bodies crash into one another and stringy hair whips into the darkness as heads bang to ear-piercing reverb. Suddenly, there
The Art Studio, Inc. is a staple of Southeast Texas. It may continue to reside on the fringe of the community, but is a main stay of the arts scene. If one wants to make art, look at art, sit back and listen to poetry or rock out to local bands — but certainly not
TASI tenant McLaurin to host ‘Blue and Permanent’ in November It is fairly easy to spot Abigail McLaurin at The Art Studio. She is the slim girl with clothes covered in colored blotches with streaks of charcoal and chalk across her face. She resembles a Dickensian urchin most times, but she isn’t begging for change
Artist, teacher, storyteller Herman Hugg dies at age 92 If one had five minutes to spare, one did not pop by Herman Hugg’s house. However, if one had an hour to spare, popping by Herman’s was a very good idea. That five minutes would turn into at least an hour anyway. Herman would start on
AMSET exhibit highlights Texas Impressionism Impressionism is arguably the most popular art in the world. Impressionist works are pleasing to the eye, romantic and unpretentious. We easily relate to these paintings because they evoke memories that we all have — memories of a sunny day when time stood still and we suddenly became acutely aware of
Review Andy Coughlan, ISSUE Contributor New Orleans is a unique place. The Crescent City is a combination of the sacred and the profane — the exact percentages of each seem to vary according to whom is being asked to judge. The Dishman Art Museum on the Lamar University campus, in collaboration with the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery,
Studio to celebrate 30 years, Nov. 16, 2013 Art exhibitions, poetry, theater space and original music venue, The Art Studio, Inc., has survived the weather, politics and a recession to make it to its 30th birthday. To celebrate this momentous milestone — one that no one was sure would ever be reached — The Studio
This is the first in a two-part story on veteran artist and teacher Herman Hugg which ran in the May/June ISSUEs in 2009. Hugg died Oct. 2, 2013 at age 92. An arts life well lived Herman Hugg sits in his Beaumont house surrounded by clutter. It is the clutter of a life well
When Dorothy Sells Clover decided to write poetry, she didn’t just sit in the corner of her home and write. She published a book of her work and took to the street fairs to spread the word. As she developed a network of fellow writers she looked for a place where they could share their
