Archive for year: 2024
Several of our members have art in this show that celebrates Brazos Valley art educators! Please join the MSC Visual Arts Committee in the James R. Reynolds on Saturday, June 22 from 2 – 4 pm for a reception and celebration of “Practice What We Teach.” Artists, friends and family are welcome to attend this informal reception. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. The show will be on display until July 31, 2024.
The James R. Reynolds Gallery is located on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University, College Station campus. Additional location details and a virtual tour are available at https://vac.tamu.edu.
Parking is available in the University Center Garage and Gene Stallings Blvd Garage.
Wendy forgot to copy Tim’s notes from last nights June Member Meeting, so here they are as a pdf – handouts. So informative!
Take a look at our June 2024 newsletter. A new look from our new secretary, Joana Rocha. You can always glance at our old newsletters HERE.
The Visual Art Society is proud to announce three winners of our $500 scholarships to high school seniors graduating (by August 2024) from a high school located in Bryan/College Station and who plan a course of study and a career in the visual arts. We had problems deciding between the top applicants, so we decided to offer scholarships to three deserving students: Norah Robinson from Bryan High School, Melanie Sweet from College View High School and Margaret Whitten from A&M Consolidated High School.
Congratulations to all three winners! They and their families are invited to the closing reception of our Spring Judged Show, “Art in Bloom,” coming up on Friday, July 26th 6-8pm at Degallery. Come by to meet them.
VAS has joined with Degallery for the “DEGART International Art Event” April 4-11, 2025 for local, national and international artists & art lovers. It’s a week of plein air opportunities and more! Additional information, schedule and registration for the week-long event can be found HERE.
All artists are welcome to join their fellow artists for free in the Community Paint Out Day – plein air painting downtown Bryan during the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair on April 5, but we want you to register on the form below. There are extra benefits if you are a VAS member (only $45 to join). If you are not a VAS member, we would love to have you join us, but you are responsible for your own tent (you must sign up on the above link – 10’x10′ booth is $200) and sales. Either way, we would like you to register if you are planning to participate on April 5. Anyone who registers, member or not, can come to the Meet and Greet held on Friday, April 4, 2025 6-8pm at Degallery. The form is at the bottom of the page.
VAS members have the following opportunities:
- Attendence at Meet & Greet with DEGART’s invited artists and guests on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Degallery, 930 N Rosemary Dr, Bryan, TX 77802. Please register below.
- Participation at Community Day Paint Out at the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
VAS/Degallery will have a tent, so VAS members can sell their art, prints, etc. Sales will be handled by VAS; artists get 80% and VAS retains 20%. If plein air art is sold that day, artists get 80%, VAS gets 10% and 10% goes to a charity chosen by Degallery. - Free participation in all paint outs and demonstrations for free during DEGART’s many plein air events. However, VAS members must sign up and pay for any workshops (10% off) and if you wish to attend the gala, you must purchase a ticket.
- Degallery is planning a show after the event of plein air art and members are welcome to apply to enter their plein art work. Your art must be preapproved by the Show Chair. The artist will receive 60% of any sales. More information to come.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station, we would love to have you. It is $45/yr for adults, $10 for students and $80 for families. Here is the LINK to sign up to be a member!
REGISTRATION FORM FOR COMMUNITY PAINT OUT DAY 4/5/25
Our May meeting will be focused on you! Let’s share a piece or 2 we are working on or have just finished! Bring your artwork to the meeting (no frames required). Tell us what you are doing; don’t be shy. Maybe it’s a photograph, a sketch or drawing, a painting (finished or not), a sculpture – let’s share and give/get some positive feedback! Learn more HERE.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm for our May meeting. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!
Here is our colorful, informative April 2024 Newsletter! Lots of great things in store. You can delve into our old archived newsletters HERE (the direct link is under the About tab).
To allow everyone a bit longer to finish up their entries to our 2024 spring judged show “Art in Bloom”, the entry deadline is extended to Saturday, April 20. The show itself has been extended to July 30, since Degallery will be closed for a few weeks this summer. The extension gives more time for the public to view and hopefully purchase your art.
Calling all volunteers to help VAS in Paint Out Bryan 2024 April 12-13. We already have many artists participating in our Plein Air event, but we need help to pull it off. Please sign up on this google document. All volunteers can bring prints & small originals in a box, small stand or basket to sell. VAS gets 20% and will manage all sales and sales tax. For more information, click HERE. It was lots of fun last year and the volunteers had good sales.