Spring is here! Come bloom with us!  

"Paint Out" to be Thursday, May 1st in Corinth. 

Millie Giles, our watercolor expert, 

will be in the garden to help us grow our skills "en plein air".

Date: Thursday, May 1st

Time: 9:30am - 4pm

Place: Behind the Global Spheres Center; 7801 S I-35E  Corinth, TX 7621( they have a public garden)

Cost: $25; make check out to Millie Giles and bring to Paint Out. 

RSVP to Jo Williams at [email protected] so that we will know how many artists to expect.

Directions:

Take 35 S from Denton, exit Swisher, take u-turn under the bridge (left) and go North (left) on the access road. The Global Spheres Center (old Boeing manufacturing plant - white with orange stripe around the top of the building) will be on the right about a quarter mile. There is a little entrance guard building (no guard) that you will pass as you enter the drive. Turn right at the first little drive and go in front of the building.  There are 2 parking lots... the lot to the right of the building as you face it is closest to the garden. You can park in front of the small buildings to the right of the main building. The garden is behind the small buildings.

Supplies: 

Your paint, brushes, canvas/paper, easel, lawn chair, (there are a few picnic tables and benches), water pail, or other clean up supplies, drawing supplies, sketchbook, camera...  in other words your portable studio! Restroom is nearby.  Bring a lunch or grab a bite to eat near Swisher Road. Scout it out beforehand if you wish.  Don't forget sunscreen, sunglasses/visor. There is shade all over but it may be a bright day.

 Public Reception, April 24, 2014, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Center for the Visual Arts, 

400 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201

Merging Visions is a collaborative exhibit of poetry and art sponsored by the Denton Poets Assembly (DPA) and the Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST).  Since 2005, the two organizations have paired their works to form an exhibit each spring.   This year it will hang in the Meadows Gallery of the Center for the Visual Arts.  These works will be displayed in the gallery from April 24 - June 6, 2014 before many of the combined works move to the Denton branch libraries, June 13 - August 15. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Greater Denton Arts Council and the Denton Public Library.

The public is invited to a free, opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on April 24th.  Music will be provided by internationally acclaimed Lorenzo Gonzales playing the Paraguayan harp accompanied by local flutist Patsy Urbina.  After the reception, Merging Visions can be viewed during regular CVA gallery hours, 1pm-5pm, Tues-Sun.

Held in April to honor National Poetry Month, the exhibit promotes the works of local poets and artists from these two organizations.  Sometimes a poet becomes inspired by a particular piece of visual art.  Occasionally an artist responds to an image conjured by the poet.  Most often the poems and art works come together based on an affinity of mood, sensibility and subject matter.  Both genres benefit by the cross-pollination of ideas and imagery.

Lorenzo Gonzales is a master harpist whose appearances include performances at the World Harp Festival in Asuncion, Paraguay, the National Independence Concert at the Paraguayan Embassy in Costa Rica, and the Grand Concert of Latin American Music at the White House for President Richard Nixon.  Love for his native country Paraguay and its music led him to design his own version of the Paraguayan harp.  His music has been described as "Utterly transporting, you will be swept away."  Patty Urbina, flutist, received her BA in Music from the University of North Texas and her Masters in Music Performance from the University of Texas in Austin.  

Participating Artists Please Note: 

Joshua West is a watercolor and mixed media artist as well as an adjunct professor of Studio Art, teaching watercolor painting at the University of North Texas and 2D Design at Richland College in Dallas. In 2013, West received an MFA in Studio Art from UNT and has been the recipient of numerous scholarship competition awards.  His work has been exhibited in a number of group shows in the DFW area and been featured in publications such as Pineywoods Live Magazine, Dallas Arts Review, and the cover of the North Texas Review 2012.

Artists whose work is juried into the calendar will receive one free calendar and will be:

➤ required to submit a 75-word statement regarding the process   used to create the accepted piece. The statement should be

written in the first person and could include information on the artist's background and/or artistic process.           

➤ asked to attend one (1) calendar signing promotional event to help facilitate calendar sales.

➤ required to provide the accepted piece for the VAST 2015 Calendar Exhibition: Original Works at The Chestnut Tree

➤ encouraged to promote calendar sales on an individual basis.

➤ required to submit a digital photo (headshot) of yourself.

Please keep David's family and friends in your prayers.   

Please contact the coordinator for the exhibit(s) that you would like to be considered for.

"Art About Town" exhibition at The Chestnut Tree

"Noble Visions" exhibition at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Cafe - Golden Triangle Mall 

Works by Lori MacLean through April.

Coordinator for exhibit: Gail Cope at [email protected]

Works by Ingrid Scobie through April 25

The Artwork of Dawn Swepston 

April 25- July

Coordinator for exhibit: Jo Williams at [email protected]

The Point Bank Black Box Theatre Exhibition is co-sponsored by Denton Community Theatre and VAST, and is located at 318 E. Hickory.

Friday 10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Oxide Gallery

115 Eagle Drive
Denton, TX 76201

Gallery Night is Saturday, April 5, 6 - 9pm.  Artwork from over 40 North Texas artists with featured artist, Teri Muse; her encaustic works will be showcased. 

Submission dates for May & June Exhibit, 2D and 3D Art: 

April 18 and April 19.

more information: oxidegallery.com 

tAd Gallery

901 Avenue C, suite 101, denton, texas 76201 (enter through the bowllery.)

940-383-2695

For more information: tadgallery.org