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2023 recipient of the 4-H Project Area Award for Photography – Olivia Davis

Congratulations to Olivia Davis, recipient of the 2023 4H Project Area Award for Photography! We are always proud to sponsor and present this award at the annual awards banquet on August 13 at the Brazos County Expo Center.

VAS has been supporting this award for over many years.

From left to right: Dr. Joel Kitchens, VAS board member and photographer, Olivia Davis, Kyler Wendt, Chairman of the the Brazos County Council Officer Team, and Matthew Pfeifer, Brazos County Extension Agent for 4-H & Youth Development.

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More Shows Scheduled!

We have two more shows scheduled, one in January 2024 at The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, and our spring judged show in April, 2024. These shows are open to ALL artists and we now have themes! The January show is entitled “Resolutions: New Beginnings,” We encourage artists to explore the theme of new beginnings by thinking about the challenges, rewards and images of starting over, as well as the power of art to help us visualize our hopes and dreams for the future. This prompt is very open and subject to many different interpretations. The spring judged art show has the title “Art in Bloom.” I see a cacophony of color! The details aren’t finalized but the show will run April 26 – May 29! Deadline for artists is April 14th.

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Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Winners

2023 VAS Scholarship Winners
2023 Scholarship Winners with VAS President. From left to right: Marcella Deer, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, Cedric Gonzalez

VAS was pleased to present these certificates at the reception for our 50th Anniversary to our 2022-2023 scholarship winners, Marcella Deer and Cedric Gonzalez, both from College Station High School. You can learn more about our scholarship program HERE.

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We need your input!

Our new board needs your input! Grab a cup of coffee, sit back and help us! We have created 3 forms for our members:

  • VAS Exhibit Questionnaire for Members Form , created by Ruth Scego, our VP and Exhibits Chair.. Fill this out if you are interested in exhibiting your art around our community.
  • Member Demo and Workshop Interests Form created by Jaimie Ladysh, our Demo and Workshop Chair, We want to know your interests as a member of VAS for future demos, workshops, field trips, etc. to make art, or view art.
  • Member Artist Info Form created by Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, President and Technology Chair . We are looking for members who want their own webpage on our website. Take a look who we have now on the Our Artists tab!

New Perk for Members – Your own webpage!

All members in good standing can have their own page on our website to showcase themselves and their art! Visit https://www.visualartsociety.org/our-artists/ to learn more.

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2023-24 Board of Directors to be Installed at June 12 Meeting/Ice Cream Social

At our June 12 meeting 6-7pm (doors open at 5:30pm for Meet and Greet), our new slate of board members will be introduced and installed. The main topic will be organizing the 2023-24 year while enjoying an ice-cream social. The upcoming year will be exciting with so many new ideas! See June 12 meeting for more details. You can find the list of our new Board of Directors here.

How to Use Color to Silently Impact Your World

“You can sell anything in a yellow box,” is an old advertising notion that General Mills has certainly certainly found to be true for Cheerios cereal since 1941. And remember when yellow Post-It Notes started popping up everywhere? Yellow is considered most visible for traffic signs.

Long before she picked up a paintbrush, Chris Rogers began working with color as a graphic designer of company brochures, magazine ads, and other promotional materials. Later, as an avid amateur photographer, she sought out color in nature from sunrise to moonrise. And still later, as an instructor in mystery writing, she encouraged students to use color and texture liberally to draw readers into their stories.

Color, Rogers believes, speaks its own language. We listen with our eyes and our hearts, and it has been speaking to us for a very long time. Join us at our April meeting to hear from Chris. In this presentation, she will take us from the primaries to the neutrals by revealing what psychologists and other authorities can tell us about the how and why of color impact.

Meeting details

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Paint Out 2023

First Annual Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair Paint Out

The First Annual Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair Paint Out, sponsored by the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station and Destination Bryan, is a 1-day event open to all artists who wish to paint or draw the scenes of historic downtown Bryan in the lively atmosphere of the Art Fair!

 Saturday April 15, 10am to 4pm

In the style of Plein Air, bring your own art supplies, easels, chairs, etc. and enjoy the Art Fair while painting the scenes of downtown Bryan!  Participating artists will have an opportunity to sell your artwork, the Visual Art Society B/CS will charge a 20% sales commission. There is no entry fee, but you will need to register by April 10.  For entry or questions please email publicity@visualartsociety.org or call Mindy Austin (979)218-4418.  You will be emailed the details or check out the event on our Facebook page @vizartsociety.

REGISTRATION FORM

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CAPTURED: 2022 Group Photography Exhibit Goes Live

Our first ever, virtual exhibition is live–days ahead of schedule.

View Captured: 2022

Brazos Valley Gives: Annual Opportunity for Giving to Non-Profits

Brazos Valley Gives is an initiative of the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley, serving to bring the region together as one community during the month of October to raise money and awareness for local nonprofits in 7 Brazos Valley counties. The VAS participates in this event and each year, we are grateful for the support our community shows for our organization and it’s mission to support local artists.

The 2022, 18 hour giving day is October 18, 2022.  

On that day, you can can help us continue our mission by donating using the following button.

BV Gives

Brazos Valley Gives is powered by the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley