Art Guild of Central Texas

Exhibitions

Art Guild Exhibits

Please read the Exhibit Rules at the bottom of this of this page.

Current Exhibits

March 13 - May 7 Art Guild Exhibit at MCC

Be sure take in the MCC exhibit in the foyer of the Ball Performing Arts Center. The exhibit is especially good at night when there is less glare on the glass in some of the frames. Also, the hall is open evenings when there are performances, and the performances are almost always wonderful, and always either inexpensive or free. It is also open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, except during spring break, March 17-21. Note the change in ending time. This leaves the exhibit up for the May 6 concert. Please pick up your art between 2 and 3 p.m. May 7, or ask someone to do it for you.

All scheduled performances are all at 7:30 p.m., except for the April 26 performance at 2 p.m.:

April 24-26: "Tartuffe," Molière’s classic French comedy satirizing hypocrisy and zeal in the name

of religion. For tickets call 299-8283, $10 adults, $8 seniors.

April 28: MCC Wind Symphony Concert, FREE.

April 29: MCC Chorale, FREE.

May 2: "Spotlight," students will perform enhanced concert versions from "Pajama Game" and

"Blood Brothers." FREE.

May 6: Waco Community Band Concert, FREE.

For more details or other MCC events see the calendar at www.mclennan.edu.

New exhibitors this time are Hilde Giles and Jason Sorley, both of whom entered painting that command attention by virtue of large size and exceptional quality. The paintings are shown below from left to right as they appear. We have grouped them by artist again.

Hilde Giles

Bill Franklin

Judy Franklin

Christine Niekamp

Jason Sorley

Gloria Meadows

Nancy Cagle

Martha McKinney

Dorothy Johnston

The Art Guild of Central Texas has scheduled the following exhibits:

Fall of 2008 and spring of 2009 at MCC.

Recent Exhibits

March 3 - Reception for the Arboretum Exhibit

We had a great turnout for both the exhibit and the reception. In all there were 44 art works by 15 artists, including our "old masters" and some wonderful new members. Exhibiting for the first time were Hilde Giles, with some light, airy oils, and John Twardowski, with pointillist paintings in warm colors. If you didn't make it to the reception, drop by sometime to see the exhibit. The Arboretum is open 9 to 5 weekdays and 10 to 2 on Saturday, except when events are scheduled. Because there are a number of events, it's best to call before going. The number is 399-9204.

Above are some of the reception attendees. Below is a virtual tour, beginning to the right of the front door and continuing to the right around the room. In some photos, windows between paintings have been cut out.

November 15 - December 10 - Exhibit at MCC

      We received 19 paintings from six artists, fewer than we would have liked, but it still made a good showing. At Christine Niekamp's suggestion, we kept the works of each artist grouped together, rather than scattering them out as we have been doing. What do you think? Is it better to let people see one artist in a grouping, or to come upon each painting as a new experience as they move along the line? Each artist group in the exhibit appears below in the order they appear from left to right. To achieve some balance, we put the artists with larger paintings in the middle and put the smaller works on the ends.

       Drop by and see it in the foyer of the Ball Performing Arts Center. Many fine performances are held there, including some free ones, so take some of those in too. Check the calendar at mcclennan.edu.

                                                   Bill Franklin

                                  Christine Niekamp

                                      Martha McKinney



                                  Linda Morales

                                             Sue Young

                                              Judy Franklin

Reports of Exhibits will appear here after they are installed. After a while the reports will be removed from this page, but will still be available on the Archives pages.

Exhibition Rules:

    1. Only current, dues-paying members may exhibit at Art Guild exhibits.

    2. Art must be delivered and picked up by the artist or a designated agent at the times set by the exhibit Chair . No art shall be added after the official installation. Once installed, all art shall remain in place until the exhibit is over. A fine of $5 per item will be imposed on the owners of any art not picked up during the specified period. If fines are not paid, the works will become the property of the Art Guild and may be sold by the guild with proceeds going into the guild treasury.

    3. Unless requested to complete a theme, art previously shown at a particular venue cannot be accepted again.

    4. All art and frames must be clean and in good condition. All hanging art must be provided with wires. Three dimensional art must be free standing or provided with stands by the artists.

    5. Some exhibits will have themes established by the Exhibit chairs or the venue managers. Exhibit Chairs have the authority to reject any art they find inappropriate for the exhibit. Most Venue managers also reserve the same right, and some completely control the selection of art to be displayed.

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