Printmaker Abelman discovers inspiration in Estonia Maurice Abelman is quiet. The soft-spoken artist is not the kind of person who one expects to stand on a street corner and rant at the world. Through his detailed woodblock collages, Abelman comments on the world around him, but it was from an increasingly narrow point of view.
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.
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
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
TASI to host multi-sculptor 3D show in March Metal and wood sculptures will be suspended from the ceilings, with hanging artworks adorning the exterior of the building, and a cornucopia of ceramics and found object pieces will infiltrate the gallery at The Arts Studio, Inc.’s Sculpture Invitational opening, March 6. Elizabeth French, assistant director of
Artist Kailee Viator muses on mortality, celebrates life A veil of death hangs over Kailee Viator’s art. An awareness of mortality infuses every brush stroke of her paintings, every kneaded piece of clay, every item in her assemblages. That does not, however, mean that Kailee’s work is not brimming with life and vitality. “It’s more
Beaumont architect/artist to display work at AMSET beginning Oct. 30 In Rob Clark’s world, “Nothing separates.” The transplanted Beaumonter and local architect, who hails from central Mississippi, will showcase his art in his exhibition, “Finding Light; Works on Paper: Ink, Pencil and Watercolor” in the Café Arts at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. The exhibition
Artist Nesmith finds inspiration in return to Southeast Texas after travels “You can’t go home again.” The general philosophy behind this quote, the title of the 1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe, is that once we leave a place, it changes, so that what we return to is no longer the home we remember. But what
“Earthly Delights,” the annual Tenants Show opens Sept. 6 with a free reception, and runs through Sept. 26. The show features work by more than 20 artists who work in a variety of disciplines.
Lisa Reinauer, TASIMJAE 2013 winner will showcase her work, along with that of her McNeese State University colleague, at The Art Studio, Inc., May 3-30. The show opens with a reception, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., May 3.
