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The deadline for the VAS Winter Show “Art Feeds the Soul” has been extended to Monday December 30, 2024. To learn more, visit visualartsociety.org/2025-winter-show-art-feeds-the-soul/
If you missed our Fall 2024 Member Show, you only have a few more days to catch it! The last day is Saturday 9/28. Lots of great art. If you were in the show, you need to pick up your art at Degallery on Sunday, September 29 from 10am-3pm.
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.
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!
Have art & craft supplies, including art books that you no longer need? Donate them to VAS for an art rummage sale at our April 8 meeting. Bring them to the meeting. Attendees can pick out what they want for a donation to VAS. Learn more HERE. Our publicity chair, Mindy Austin, will also give a short presentation on our upcoming Paint Out Bryan event on April 12-13. Deadline to sign up as a registered plein air artist is extended to April 10. Learn more and sign up HERE! Registration is free and there are cash prizes.
The Visual Art Society of B-CS has been involved with Brazos Valley Gives for the last 4 years. You can visit our page at www.brazosvalleygives.org/Visual_Art_Society On the page we have an additional fundraiser page for the Aggieland Art Trail. All proceeds go toward all our community projects, including scholarships for art students. All donors giving at least $20 will be listed on our Sponsor webpage and on our Aggieland Art Trail brochure. Early giving starts TODAY, Sept 18. The actual 18 hour day of giving is Tuesday, October 17, 2023 5am – 11pm. It is a wonderful event for the community.
Brazos Valley Gives, an initiative of the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley, is a month-long community giving effort that culminates in 18 hours of online giving on the 3rd Tuesday of October. Giving together as one community to raise money and awareness for local nonprofits in 7 Brazos Valley counties can do a great deal.
Brazos Valley Gives is a community day of giving that strengthens nonprofits, empowers donors, and builds community. The goal for 2023 Brazos Valley Gives is $1,250,000 with 165 participating nonprofit organizations. During 2022, donors rallied to raise $1,176,760 and donated 9,677 volunteer hours to support the good works of 161 nonprofit organizations. Since 2019, the Community Foundation’s Brazos Valley Gives Day has raised $3,268,788 for participating nonprofits in the 7-county region of the Brazos Valley.
This annual day of “giving where you live” is powered by the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley, and all donations pass-thru directly to the donor’s charity or charities of choice.
Dec 9-10 10am – 3pm
This 2-Day Acrylic Workshop by Houston artist, Christie Coker, encourages experimentation as you explore the creation of a landscape by layering paint on a textured surface. Whether the result is Realism or Abstraction, let nature be your muse and texture be your guide.
Cost: $195.00 ($175.00 for VAS members) For students 22 and younger, there is a $20 discount using the code RBMUU6ZT.
For more info and to sign up, go HERE.
Everyone is invited to attend the reception for our 2023 Member Show “Aqua Vita” Reception, this coming Friday Sept 1 6-8pm at Degallery, 930 N Rosemary Dr, Bryan, TX 77802. We have 22 members showcasing 68 of their more recent art – including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, paper, photography, glass and fiber art. Come see the wide range of incredible art from our members! Great refreshments! Free and open to the public! The show runs through Tuesday, Oct 3.
The Call for Art has opened for our annual member show, “Aqua Vita.” Deadline is now August 25. The general theme this year is water: its physical forms and its symbolism. The show runs from September 1 – October 3, 2023. If you are not a current member, you may join or renew online. Student members get 50% off their submission fees. Check HERE for more information.
