The 15th Annual Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit announces a call for entries which will be due January 25-26, 2013. The exhibit itself will open to the public February 3rd through 15th at the Depot Civic and Cultural Center in Brownwood.
This year’s Juror is Billy Hassell, a native Texan and artist who has painted nature inspired works for over 25 years. His colorful and expressive artworks, frequently featuring birds and indigenous plants and animals of Texas and the Gulf Coast region have been exhibited nationwide and are included in the permanent collections of the Houston Museum of Art, the Menil Collection, the Fort Worth Modern, The Dallas Museum of Art and numerous other public and private collections. A traveling survey exhibition of his work was organized by the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi and toured the state. Articles on his work have appeared in ARTNEWS and SOUTHWEST ARTS and he has been commissioned to produce color etchings and color lithographs for The Nature Conservancy and Audubon Texas. He currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas and spends much of his free time traveling, often to remote places and canoeing. For more information about Hassell, visit www.billyhassell.com.
Exhibit Events include the 8th Annual Paint Off Competition and the newly added Digital Photography Shoot-Out Competition. Cash prizes are offered for the Paint Off and final details of the Digital Photography Shoot-Out are coming soon. For more information on the competitions, visit http://www.starsoftexasjuriedartexhibit.com/info.html
The Salon des Refusés will open once again to artists to display their works that do not make the 2013 Stars of Texas Exhibit and will be held at the Art Center which is located at 215 Fisk Avenue. The Salon des Refusés will also be open from February 3rd through 15th. For complete details of the salon, please visit www.brownwoodart.com.
An art talk will be presented by Randy Hall, which will be free to Stars of Texas entrants. The Art Talk will be held at the Art Center, 215 Fisk, at 1:30pm.
Artist Demonstrations will also be featured during the event; however a list of demonstrations and times has not yet been released. Selected artist will be demonstrating their techniques and styles throughout the exhibit each weekday, from 9 am to 3 pm.
Important dates of the exhibit are as follows:
· Friday, January 25 – 5:00 – 6:30 pm – Drop off entries at the Depot Civic & Cultural Center, 600 Depot
· Saturday, January 26 – 9 am to 12 noon – Drop off entries
· Saturday, January 26 – Juror judges entries 12 noon to 4 pm
· Works not selected must be picked up on Saturday, January 26, 4 to 5 pm
· Art work for the Salon des Refusés will be accepted at the Art Center, 215 Fisk Ave from 4 to 6 pm
· Art Talk – Art Center, 215 Fisk Avenue, Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM
· Saturday, February 2 – Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony – 7 to 9 pm
· Saturday, February 9 – 9:30 to 10:30 am registration for the Paint-Off Competition
· Saturday, February 9 – 9:30 to 10:30 am registration for the Digital Photo Shoot-Out Competition
· Saturday, February 16 – End of Exhibit – Pick up Art Work – 12 noon to 1:30 pm
Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit gallery hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm – 4:00pm
According to organizers of the event, last year’s exhibit was a great success and the quality of works was exceptional. There were 176 artists from 34 cities throughout Texas who entered a total of 376 pieces of artwork. These were narrowed down to 129 works from 108 artists for the exhibit. The Salon Des Refuse, sponsored by the Brownwood Art Association, took in 129 pieces of artwork that were not accepted at the 2012 Stars Exhibit for display and sale.
