Don’t miss Kimberly Morris “wearable art” 1 Day Truck Show at iota in Dallas!
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WHAT: 7th Annual “TEXAS METAL ARTS – A FESTIVAL AT GRUENE”
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10am – 5pm
Sunday, September 12, 2010 10am – 5pm
WHERE: Gruene Historic District in New Braunfels
ADMISSION: FREE

From Red-Hot Steel to Polished Gold, you will find a full range imagination and craftsmanship in metal at the 7th Annual “TEXAS METAL ARTS – A FESTIVAL AT GRUENE”. Artistic metal works including funky & fine jewelry, decorative art, sculpture, fun garden decorations and functional objects will be presented at this Art show and sale.

Forty Texas Artists, including goldsmiths, tinsmiths, silversmiths, blacksmiths and sculptors will show their creative work ranging from fine art to folk art for your shopping pleasure. Ongoing demonstrations will reveal intricate skills, techniques, and tricks in metalworking using age old techniques & space age ideas to transform raw metal into Fine Art, Jewelry, Folk Art & Sculptures. Metal of all kinds will be cut, hammered, riveted, soldered, welded, painted, polished and embellished with precious stones and other objects. From sophisticated to practical to radical, it will be a “Red Hot n’ Hammered” weekend.

The Metals Festival will be held in the heart of Gruene, the beautiful, historic district of New Braunfels on the banks of the Guadalupe River. Be sure to visit the unique stores, dine at a variety of local restaurants, and kick up your heels at Gruene Hall, Texas’ oldest dance hall. The E Flat Porch Band will play for the Festival both Days

Gruene is located in New Braunfels just off IH 35. Take IH 35 to Exit 191 (Canyon Lake, FM 306), go west 1.5 miles, turn left at the traffic light at Hunter Road and go one half mile to Gruene.

For more information, please contact Zeke & Marty, 903-852-3311 or email zekeandmarty@zekeandmarty.com . Please visit www.texasmetalarts.com .

July 29, 2010 Submission deadline

The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) is accepting artists’ submissions for the exhibition "New Art in Austin," which will be on view at AMOA-Downtown from February 26 -May 22, 2011. The fourth in a triennial showcase, "New Art in Austin" introduces emerging and lesser-known artists from Central Texas whose work stretches the boundaries of contemporary art. A statewide curatorial review team will evaluate the work of local artists made over the past three years. Through this exhibition of cutting-edge work in a variety of media, and its accompanying catalogue, the museum seeks to create a dialogue about contemporary art in Austin and attract attention to artists within our community.
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible artists must live within fifty miles of the Capitol at the time of the application and exhibition. They must not have had a solo show in a major mainstream exhibition venue in the area. Artists of any age may apply.
WORK ELIGIBILITY:
Work in all media is eligible. Only work made since 2008 will be considered for exhibition. A preference will be given to new work that has never been exhibited and proposals for new projects.
Click here for more information on New Art in Austin

May 1, 2010 will be the awards gala fund raiser at the Mexican American Cultural Center from 6:30-9:00 p.m. During the awards gala, the fiber art exhibit will be available for viewing; a wearable art style show begins at 7:30; and fiber arts will be for sale in the Plaza. Awards will be presented at 7:30.
Tickets are $65 per person. Host bar of wines, vodka, and tequila. Flavorful Texas Tidbits served. No tickets will be available at the door. Online ticket purchase only.

THE VENUE: The Mexican American Cultural Center – 600 River Street, Austin, Texas provides its beautiful buildings and setting along the Colorado River in the downtown area for our exhibit and the promotion of Mexican American Culture. See: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/macc
The viewing of the TEXAS – A Blending of Cultures exhibit continues May 2-31 during regular museum hours:
Monday – Thursday: 10 am – 9 pm
Friday: 10am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm

For additional information about this event, please contact info@texasfiberarts.org

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This just in from Carol Ikard and the Texas Museum of Fiber Arts.

Dear Artists and Designers,
If you would like to exhibit your wearable art in the fiber arts style show, please send photos of your entry (or entries) and contact information to info@texasfiberarts.org by April 1.

Place in the Subject Line: Wearable art for style show

The style show director will make the selection by April 10th and let you know the details by April 15th of sending your work for the May 1 style show.

If some one would like to buy your selection, TMFA will put the prospective buyer in contact with you. TMFA is not accepting a commission on sales. The MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center) has not imposed any restrictions on TMFA regarding sales.

TMFA wants to promote Texas talent and hope you are part of that rich pool.

The designs will be worn by models during the 25 minute style show then returned to you.

Thank you for your generosity in sharing your designs.

Carol Ikard
Executive Director

Texas Musem of Fiber Arts
www.texasfiberarts.org

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Picasso at the Lapin Agile
In this fast-paced comedy from Steve Martin, Einstein and Picasso meet in a Paris bar, become instant rivals, and battle wits about probability, lust, art and the future of the world. Enjoy the play, fine wine, bistro food and a fabulous silent auction and be one of the first to see the inside of Mud Dauber I! All Proceeds Benefit Project ClayPlay $45 per ticket.

Austin Playhouse
3601 South Congress
Austin, TX 78704
Thursday March 25, 2010

Austin, join Project ClayPlay in a night of theatre, food and fun! We are a start-up 501(c)(3), celebrating the launch of Mud Dauber I, a vintage Airstream motor home converted into a mobile pottery studio.

We’re ready to hit the road and we need your help. We need funding right now through donations. Once we’re on the road, we’re a non-profit that doesn’t have to completely rely on donations and grants. We have profit-driven programs like corporate team-building events and birthday parties that will help fund and sustain our primary goal which is to break down barriers faced by economically challenged kids so they can learn to be creative with clay and with their own lives in their own neighborhoods.

To make a donation to Project ClayPlay or buy tickets: Call ClayWays at: 512-459-6445 to do a credit card payment over the phone. You may also mail a check to: Project ClayPlay,  5442 Burnet Rd. Austin, TX 78756.  

Ticket(s) – $45 per person
Legendary Friend – $5,000+
Silver Friend – $500-$999
Platinum Friend – $2,500-$4,999
Bronze Friend – $100 – $499
Golden Friend – $1,000 – $2,499
Friend – $99 or less

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Texas Museum of Fiber Arts Exhibit and Awards Gala Texas—A Blending of Cultures
When: May 1, 2010 – 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Where: At the Mexican American Cultural Center
                600 River Street, Austin, Texas

The best of Texas talent on display in fiber arts Wearable Art Style Show Fiber Art Plaza featuring Texas artists and much more at the monumentally beautiful MACC—another Austin gem. Only advance tickets will be sold. Available soon on our website: http://www.texasfiberarts.org

For more information: http://texasfiberarts.org/events_exhibits.html

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Frisco Square transforms into an outdoor gallery during Arts in the Square. The Festival will take place March 6-7, 2010, featuring the Arts and Texas-style fun. Activities for children of all ages and live entertainment. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore your creative talents.

Arts in the Square is an annual juried show presenting works from the nation’s top visual artists. Jurors select 100 artists to exhibit their museum-quality work at the festival. The artists compete in the following categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital, Drawings/Pastels, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metalwork, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood. 

Feast your eyes on incredible art, sit and relax by the Simpson Plaza, listen to local bands and also treat yourself to the food and spirits available in a variety of award-winning restaurants on site. A stroll from the Frisco Library, the Heritage Village and Museum and the SciTech Museum. All of these attributes further set Frisco Square apart. Naturally, there is shopping, too! The Market Place at Frisco Square is home to almost 30 unique boutiques offering something for everyone.

Whether you’re shopping for art, listening to music, enjoying the outdoors, or making art of your own, Arts in the Square has something for you! For more information visit

http://www.friscosquare.com/AITS

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Recent Paintings by Yang Jin Long
Running Jan 23 through April 18th, 2010.
Dallas, Texas

As a child of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, Yang Jin Long grew up in a society that not only stifled creativity, but forced its intellectuals and artists to be “re-educated” to serve as laborers in the fields and factories. Now, he filters the traditions of his homeland through a Western pop sensibility, often pairing hypermodern and fabled human figures with the detritus of pop culture iconography in surreal situations that defy immediate logic. Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Go here for more information: www.crowcollection.org

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Don’t miss the Third Annual Dallas Pottery Invitational on April 9th-11th, 2010 at the Janette Kennedy Gallery at Southside on Lamar. Celebrate the functional ceramics of eleven nationally recognized artists. Explore the diversity of contemporary styles crafted using earthenware, stoneware and porcelain clays. Share, learn, and buy from the artists, themselves.

This year five new artists will be hosted: Michael Corney from Albuquerque, NM, Brian R. Jones from Portland, OR, Simon Levin from Gresham, WI, Kent McLaughlin from Bakersville, NC and Gwendolyn Yoppolo from Helena, MT. Also featured is our current core group of Texans: Amy Halko, Daphne and Gary Hatcher, Brenda Lichman, Lisa Orr and Louise Rosenfield. Please visit the individual artist pages for more information on each artist and their work.

The work of this diverse group will provide you with a unique overview of the field of functional ceramists today. Whether you are a novice or seasoned collector, you will appreciate the exceptional opportunity to talk to the artists while viewing their wares.
Click here for more information on this event on the Third Annual Dallas Pottery Invitational.

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