The High Street Gallery will host an exhibition of paintings, drawings and ceramics by Carlo Busceme IV, The gallery is located in Victoria House, 2110 Victoria St. in Beaumont. Busceme has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Lamar University with an emphasis in painting. His work is rhythmic, spontaneous, and abstract. The show is
Greek artist Takis implements magnets to attract art, science In 1960, in the Iris Clert Gallery in Paris, Panagiotis “Takis” Vassilakis suspended the poet Sinclair Beiles in a chair using magnets. Spectators held their breaths as they watched the poet declare in mid-air, “I am a sculpture. I would like to see all nuclear bombs
Mel Chin’s Rematch in Four Museums in Houston “The survival of my own ideas may not be as important as a condition I might create for others’ ideas to be realized.” — Mel Chin A haunting sculpture, strangely reminiscent of both nature and machinery, greets visitors as they enter Asia Society Texas Center in Houston.
Just now got a call that our printer of ISSUE is going out of business. Four Star Press has been with us a long time and we truly will miss them. Now we need to find a new printer for our arts magazine. New problems are always coming up at The Studio. We respond to
Symphony Pops concert to spotlight classic Hollywood themes Chelsea Tipton II, music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, is putting together a concert comprised entirely of familiar songs from classic movies and television shows. “ SOST Goes to the Movies!” will be held at the Julie Rogers Theater at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 21. Tickets
Newcomb Pottery paved way for women’s education There is a lot of talk in the news right now about feminism. But what is it really? It’s really a simple philosophy of equality of opportunity. This equal opportunity, while exploding into the consciousness in the bra-burning ’60s, is not a new concept. In the arts, the
‘Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River’ at MFAH “Monet is just an eye, but good God, what an eye!” — Paul Cézanne The pale sky has barely acknowledged the arrival of the new dawn when a strange-looking boat noiselessly pushed away from the shore and drifted into the middle of the river. It
I just got used to writing 2014 on my checks and now it’s almost over. Time flies when you’re pushing 60, and sooner than I expected it’s time for the Holiday Shop-O-Rama Extravaganza, The Studio’s annual arts sale. This year we put a little twist on the event with a Disco-Rama after hours featuring the
The Southeast Texas Arts Council hosted the first Montage Arts Festival, Oct. 17 and 18. The festival was held on the grounds of the Betty Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts, home of Beaumont Community Players. Street performers, including musicians, dancers, face painters and medieval knights, joined more than 30 vendors to promote the arts
Acting coach and author Chambers Stevens will bring his Hollywood expertise to Beaumont in October with a pair of Disney 101 workshops for aspiring young actors, and an advanced commercial workshop for adults. The workshops, hosted by Divergent Theater (formerly Outside the Box Productions), are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-noon for 2nd through
