Feb 09
The Association of Oriental Arts [TAO ARTS] (Black ink, and watercolor) is hosting two workshops for 2010:
• March 12th,13th, 14th Oriental Brush Painting workshop. Instructor: Phyllis Case Bennett.
• October 8th, 9th, 10th Oriental Brush Painting workshop Instructor: Hsi - Mei Yates
For information contact Brandy Thomas breddthomas@swbell.net or 972-931-1900
Exhibits: In the East Gallery at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, The Association of Oriental Arts will have its annual Members Exhibit May 30th - June 25th. Reception will be June 16th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
In January TAO ARTS was part of the Year of the Tiger: Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Flowers, in the Irving Arts Center Main Gallery (Brush paintings and ikebana from the Association of Oriental Arts, the Dallas Chapter of Sogetsu School and the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters of Ikebana International).
Meetings: TAO meets bimonthly on 2nd Saturdays 9-noon. For information, contact Pat Southard 214-534-9501 or by email patriciafaye02@aol.com
- Feb. 13
- Apr. 10
- Sept 11
- Nov. 13
Thursday Painters: On most Thursday 10 am - 3 pm TAO ARTS hosts an oriental brush painting group. The public is invited.
2010 Year of the Tiger Exhibit
TAO ARTS is an association member of Irving Art Association.
Posted in: Exhibits, Meetings, Workshops & classes.
Feb 07
The Kent Wallis Oil Workshop scheduled for February has been moved to October 27, 28 & 29. Contact Becky Parks at 972-495-8776 or email beckyandsonny@verizon.net.
Becky Parks will offer a two-day Oil Workshop as an alternative on February 26 & 27. Cost is $120 for both days. Contact Becky Parks at 972-495-8776 or email beckyandsonny@verizon.net. For more of her work, see her website at http://www.beckyparksartist.com/.
Posted in: Workshops & classes.
Feb 04
Irving Art Association presents Spontaneous Combustion with Judy Melvin
April 17 & 18, 2010: 9:00am - 3:00pm - Saturday and 9:30am - 5:30pm Sunday
Jaycee Center for the Arts, 2000 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX
$105 for both days (includes supply fee)
This workshop is full of tricks and techniques which are applied to actual design projects. The vision of this class is to control the full of failure and to encourage participants to work quickly on several pieces at once…jumping from one to the other spontaneously.
Judy works with a myriad of media…bring whatever you have and we will try and use it. These 2-days will be fast-paced, positive and fun.
The focus is to add to the individual vision of each artist. The class will be fast-paced, electric and fun! Collaborations are also encouraged. Come and celebrate the joy of creating and opening your mind to new solutions and ideas!
REGISTER FOR SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION ONLINE and pay by PayPal online OR send a check in the amount of $105 the Irving Art Association with the registration form (Judy Melvin Spontaneous Combustion flyer). Make checks payable to IAA and send to: Irving Art Association, P.O. Box 153581, Irving, Texas 75015-3581. Your payment guarantees your spot in class. Refunds will be given only if your place can be filled.
MAIL IN BONUS - Contest: Mail your registration in a hand-lettered, decorated envelope to
be displayed at the workshop. Envelopes will be judged for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable mention
categories.
Contact Angie Vangalis 214-957-1736 for questions about this workshop or contest. Contact register@irvingart.org about registration questions.
Supplies included are Arches Text Wove and Cover Papers, inks and gesso. Complete supply list available at www.txlac.org/jmsupplies.htm
Posted in: Workshops & classes.
Feb 03
Two Days of Writing, Poetry & Bookmaking in a contemplative atmosphere
Where:
Jaycee Center for the Arts (Plymouth Park on Map)
2000 W. Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
When:
March 8 and 9, 2010 at 9:00 am- 5:00 pm [March 6 & 7 is already filled]
In this workshop, we will:
- Begin with one’s own handwriting and work with it visually as a means of expression.
- Incorporate writing exercises and poetry to include the auditory and tactile aspects of making words.
- Learn ways to make their handwriting have rhythm and beauty, as well as including poetic facets of assonance and alliteration.
- Each student will take home a small handmade book.
- This class is for anyone interested in hand lettering, watercolor, bookmaking and poetry in a contemplative atmosphere.
- All levels of experience are welcome.
- Laurie’s Supply List
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Monday & Tuesday
March 8 & 9
9:00am - 5:00pm
$250* until March 1st
$295 after
(seating is limited - This is an “overflow” workshop to the
weekend workshop - which has filled)
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*To guarantee your space by March 1st, send check
for full amount made payable to :
Texas Lettering Arts Council
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Posted in: Workshops & classes.
Jan 24
The 55th Annual Irving Art Association Members Juried Art Show will be on exhibit April 25 to May 28, 2010 at the Jaycee Center. Juror will be Chris Fulmer. For complete information, see the 2010 IAA Juried Show Prospectus.
Members should take note that the entry deadline is March 26 and preregistration and prepayment is REQUIRED. Digital images (by email or on CD) is the accepted format. You can now also enter online and pay by PayPal or a credit card through PayPal. See the Registration page.
If you need assistance with digital entries, there will be aid provided on March 23 10am-12noon at the Jaycee Center. Contact Show Chair Brenda Mattioli for details.
Calendar:
- March 23 Digital Submission Help 10am -12noon
- March 26 Entry deadline. Entry options:
- Use the Online Registration Form and pay by PayPal (or a credit card using PayPal)
- Or send a CD of up to 3 jpg. images to Brenda Mattioli, Show Chairman at to arrive no later than midnight 3/26/10. Include $35 entry fee check made out to Irving Art Association c/o Brenda Mattioli, 3225 Ricci Lane, Irving TX 75062. Detach and send completed entry labels and entry form with check.
- April 16 Notices of acceptance sent.
- April 24 (10AM to 2PM) Hand deliver accepted artwork ONLY: to Jaycee Center for the Arts, 2000 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas. Phone (972)721 8063/2488.
- April 25 to May 28 Show on exhibit at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts
- May 2 (2PM to 4PM) Reception and Awards Ceremony at Jaycee CFA at Jaycee Park. If unable to attend, please notify Brenda Mattioli at 972-717-7606
- May 28 (10AM to 4PM) Pick up your artwork at Jaycee Center for the Arts. Award winning works are to be delivered by the artist with their ribbons to the Irving Arts Center New Talent Gallery between 11 am and 1 pm on May 28, 2009 and picked up by the artists on June 27, during the business day by noon. Artist must sign in at IAC office
Posted in: Call for entries, Exhibits.
Jan 23
Direct link to newsletter: January 2010
January issue’s contents
- 55th Annual Juried Members Show
- November Artists of the Month
- Monthly Meeting Presentations calendar
- President’s Message
- Selection Committee
- Sogetsu School of Ikebana & Becky Parks exhibits
- IAA 2010 Calendar
- Creative Studio Nights & Judy Gelfert oil classes
- Remodeling
- Volunteers needed
- Member exhibit space openings
- Upcoming competitions: IAA 55th Annual Members Juried Show and Texas & Neighbors
- Gallery hours & closing dates
- IAA Online Store
- Doll Collector’s Club of Irving
- Get Your 2010 IAA Calendar!
- Member News
- Workshop, demonstration and gallery schedules
- Photos from Christmas party (photoessay)
- 25th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition
- IAA’s Free Basic Art Lessons
- Calling all Artist Members (CAAP Program)
- Creative Studio Night
Important dates:
January 26: Next Members Meeting; demo Tony Saladino - Transforming Traditional into Abstract-Acrylic
Posted in: Call for entries, Exhibits, Meetings, News, Winners Gallery, Workshops & classes.
Jan 16
Tony Saladino will do an acryrlic demonstration at the IAA members meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 pm. His topic will be “From the Real to the Abstract.” He will show how to make an abstract painting by using what we already know and letting our own “marks” and individual perspectives take over.
Tony Saladino was born in New Orleans. His work is in the collections of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, University of Dallas, Wichita Falls Museum, Museum of International Art, Bahia, Brazil, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, and Parkersburg Art Center - Parkersburg, West Virginia. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, and Who’s Who in the South and Southwest. He has taught at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Oxbow Summer School of Art, Michigan. For more about Tony, see his website: www.saladinostudio.com
Tony will also teach a workshop on “From the Real to the Abstract”:
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Cost: $80 for IAA members; $85 nonmembers
Time: 9:30-4:30
Place: Jaycee Park Center for Arts, Irving, 2000 W. Airport Freeway
Brochure: Tony Saladino Workshop Brochure
$50 deposit is required to reserve space (or pay entire amount $80 IAA members / $85 nonmembers). You can register by mail and pay by check OR online & pay by PayPal – see Registration page.
For more info , contact Mary Treadwell at 972.745.1700 or email Mary@Treadwell.biz
Posted in: Meetings, Workshops & classes.
Jan 05
You are invited to the TAO Arts annual art show, The Year Of The Tiger, a show of Oriental Paintings and Ikebana Floral Arrangements. The opening reception will be held this Sunday, January 10, 2010, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Irving Arts Center and will include a lion dance and art demonstrations. The show will hang through January 24, 2010. TAO Arts is an association member of IAA.
Posted in: Exhibits.
Dec 13
Irving Art Association’s Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition pulls entries representative of the the best of American art! It is an honor simply to be hung in this show. The 25th Exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older living in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Up to three works of art may be entered by an artist for an entry fee of $35. More than $8,000 in prize money!
The exhibit will run May 22 through June 26, 2010 at the prestigious Irving Arts Center, which is cosponsoring the event with IAA. Juror is Judy Melvin and there will be a Juror Talk & Reception April 16 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. The Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held May 23 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For entry details see the prospectus. For online submission of images go to http://texasandneighbors.com/form2010.htm. Payment may also be made online through PayPal. Entries can also be submitted on CD by mail.
On January 30, 2010 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, a workshop “Shooting Your Artwork for Digital Submission” will be given at the Irving Arts Center in order to help artists convert from submitting slides to using digital images for entries. Update: another digital workshop will be held on Feb. 28, 2:00-5:00 pm, at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts). For more info email the Workshop Chairmain at info@texasandneighbors.com. For tips on shooting your artwork click here - Angie Vangalis explains taking good digital art photos.
On March 20 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, IAA will host a Texas & Neighbors Preview Night at the Irving Arts Center. Light refreshments will be served. Come enjoy the art & the company!
Posted in: Call for entries, Exhibits.
Dec 08
The artwork of thirteen artists who submitted images was selected by the IAA Board for inclusion in the 2nd annual IAA Calendar. The calendar is published in full color on 8&1/2″ x 11″ size cardstock which opens to a 11″ x 17″ format. It includes a schedule of IAA events –meetings, painting groups, exhibits, classes & workshops. Keep up with what’s going on and enjoy the beautiful artwork too! Plus the money raised on sales of the calendar goes to benefit the art association.
Order yours now - only $12 for one or $40 for four. Email Beverly Fuqua for details at bgfuqua@aol.com.. Pay by check or PayPal online:
Marilyn Chandlers’s painting “Charms of Tea” was chosen for the cover. Thanks to all the artist contributors: Dot Blalock, Marilyn Chandler, Frankie Sieloff-Couch, Christine Croarkin, Beverly Fuqua, Jene Gravley, Sharon Giles, Ann Hardy, Brenda Mattioli, Andy Morris, Ron Stephens, Mary Treadwell, and Carolyn Weinman.
Calendar design was done by Sharon Giles, and print production by Beverly Fuqua and helpers
Gallery of 2010 calendar art:
Posted in: News, Opportunities.
