Since its founding in 1927, the Brownwood Art Association, originally the Brownwood Art League, has brought world class art instruction, demonstrations and classes to the area and continues this tradition with many events offered during the month of September.
September 13, 20, & 27: Tuesday Art Classes with Claudette Womack
Morning session is from 9 to 11 a.m. and evening session is from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $12 per class, for more information, contact Claudette at 512-940-1713
September 8th: The Brownwood Art Association Photography Group
Meeting are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. and are open to photographers at any level, no camera equipment is required. The group is free to join and is focused on the love of photography. Mentors are available for amateur photographers looking to improve their abilities. For more information about the group, contact Fred Spencer at fdspencer@msn.com.?
This monthly painting party will recreate Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanazawa” on Friday, September 9th. Cost is $35 per painter and includes all supplies and step-by-step instruction. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and painting begins at 7 p.m. Seating is limited, please email museandmerlot@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
September 10, 2016: Edie Jones-Clay Sculpture
Jones will share the way she creates original works from a slab of clay. Techniques include preparing the clay for the sculpturing processes, use of materials to create textures, sculpting methods and glazes used for each individual creation in high fire, and low fire and raku processing. Jones began her work with clay during the 1970s as a student at Garden City Community College, Garden City, Kansas. She continued to enjoy visiting ceramic classes as a higher education professional while serving in Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota, as a faculty member, a college dean and as a vice president. Retiring to San Angelo in 2008, Jones has invested more time creating with clay. Her clay art has been entered into West Texas art contests including the Stribling Art Extravaganza, San Angelo, the Colorado City Art showings, the Odessa Art Association Juried Show, at the Kendall Gallery, San Angelo, and at the Stars of Texas Juried Art Show, Brownwood, Texas. Exhibits of her clay sculptures in San Angelo have been located at The Chicken Farm Art Center, with the Women Artists of West Texas, a private showing, at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, at the Kendall Gallery and at the San Angelo West Library. Jones is a member of the San Angelo Art Club. She continues to search for ways to improve her sculptures under the tutelage of Esteban Apodaca, Professor of Ceramics, Angelo State University. ?
?September 15th: AMP (Art, Music, People)
The Brownwood Art Association is partnered with A.M.P. (Art, Music, People) to host a monthly Open Mic Night for the community. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend this free event. There are twenty (20) entertainment slots available each month. Performers are encouraged to call 325.642.3036 to be added to the list, if no answer, please leave a message. Artists are welcome to come and create during the Open Mic Night. Open Mic Night is scheduled for Thursday, September 15th, starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. at the Art Center at 215 Fisk Avenue in downtown Brownwood.
