Grandscapes: 20 Years of Black and White Photography by Michael B. Askew
Reception: December 16, 6 to 8 pm
Texas Sculpture Association
Opening Reception: Friday, November 11 from 6 - 8 pmExhibit on display from November 11 - December 9, 2011
Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm
A demonstration by Portrait Sculptor James Bradley will occur on
Saturday, November 19th at 1 pm.
Collecting food donations for local food pantries for the duration of the exhibit.
Wild Reaches: A Western and Wildlife Art Perspective
Randy Baker, a self-taught artist from Plano is an artist that works primarily in oils and has never exhibited his work before outside of his home. His paintings, mostly of wildlife, nature and landscpapes are breathtakingly beautifulOn display through November 5, 2011.
PixelNation: The Art of Alison Jardine
Alison Jardine's newest body of work, PixelNation, integrates a naturalistic vision of the world with an understanding and mastery of the impact of digitization on images and perception. Using the leitmoff of the pixel - the root element for all digital images - Alison creates a series of works that raise one or several cluster of pixels to visual prominence in works that play with juxtaposition, involving the viewer in an exciting moment of discovery.Alison states ... "I want to offer the viewer not only a journey to the inner psychological wilderness, but a connection to the wider beauty and mysteries of our world. Art is wilderness."
This Old House
EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 28th!The Art of Looking!
This is the theme for our JumpStart for Arts 2011 summer camp. This exhibition, This Old House, illustrates the fact that artists can take the same subject (the Olney Davis house in this case) and all see/create a work of art about it, very differently!
There are a variety of mediums used in this exhibition, from digital photography, acrylic, watercolor to a 3D model made from found objects.
Old Girl, New Tricks
These paintings and ceramic pieces will be on display at the ArtCentre from May 13 to June 18Reception: Friday, May 27, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Southwestern Watercolor Society
April 8-May 7, 2011Please join us for a reception:
Friday, April 15, 2011
6:00 to 8:30 pm
PISD AP/IB SENIOR EXHIBITION
PISD: AP & IB Senior ExhibtionMarch 11 to 31, Reception: Thursday, March 31
The ArtCentre of Plano is always proud to host the AP/IB Seniors Art Students. These students from the three high schools in Plano are extremely talented and the exhibition contains a variety of mediums, including fashion, painting, sculpture and drawing.
Closing Reception to include awards given by the Plano Art Association.
PISD AP/IB SENIOR EXHIBITION
PISD: AP & IB Senior ExhibtionMarch 11 to 31, Reception: Thursday, March 31
CALL TO ARTISTS
CALL TO ARTISTSAttention Artists:
The ArtCentre of Plano has two exciting ART exhibition opportunities coming up that we wanted to share with you.
Thirty by 30
The ArtCentre of Plano will turn Thirty years old this year! We will be celebrating with a REALLY fun birthday party at our new house! As part of the event, we would like local/area artists to create and donate (to the ArtCentre) a work of art that will be sold during the event.
Some details about the Thirty by 30 event: FUN, casual, great bargain ($30 ticket, one free ticket to each artist that donates a work), sliders, beer, frozen wine, did we mention FUN? A great evening!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: April 30, 2011 (Event) from 5:30 to 8:30
SIZE OF WORK: 30 cm x 30 cm (approximately 12” x 12“)
MEDIUM: All accepted
WORK DUE TO ARTCENTRE: Wk. of April 25 (call if you need to deliver before 10 am or after 5 pm)
INTERESTED IN ENTERING? Email suzysloanjones@yahoo.com, subject: Thirty by 30
*All works to be donated to ArtCentre of Plano and to be sold for $130 during the event. No labels will be on works while on exhibit…encouraging guests to “buy what they really love!” Artists names/information will be identified upon purchase. All unsold work will be returned to artist.
THIS OLD HOUSE
This summer for our JumpStart for Arts summer program (economically-challenged kids in Plano benefit from FREE arts lessons for a week during the summer) we want to teach the kids about the art of looking/seeing!
Therefore, we invite you to create YOUR creative representation of the new ArtCentre of Plano, also known as the Olney Davis House (Victorian, built in 1890) at 901 18th Street. The subject is the house, and we know that everyone will have a different creative approach on the subject. Any medium and method is encouraged. We want to illustrate to the kids that a single subject can be visually interpreted and represented in many forms.
SIZE OF WORK: No limit. Should be hanging ready or have a stable support system or base.
MEDIUM: All accepted
WORK DUE TO ARTCENTRE: By June 20, 2011
INTERESTED IN ENTERING? Email suzysloanjones@yahoo.com, subject: This Old House
*All works to be lent to ArtCentre by artist for THIS OLD HOUSE exhibition, June 30-August 19. If sold, 25% donation to ArtCentre is greatly appreciated. All unsold work will be returned to artist.
The Skin Quilt Project: Uplifting our Culture, Celebrating Tradition
The Skin Quilt Project: Uplifting our Culture, Celebrating TraditionFebruary 11 to March 5, Reception: Friday, February 11
ORGANIZED by the PLANO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
CURATED by Lauren Cross
The Skin Quilt Project: Uplifting our Culture, Celebrating Tradition
Quilting displays a joyous and significant history within the African American community, a field of creative expression which unifies the hearts of people. Quilting comes from the heart, and through the tradition of quilt-making connects future generations to the struggles and triumph of their African cultural heritage. The quilts and quilted sculptures featured in this exhibition offer a collective narrative, signaling the uplift and celebration of the African American experience.
Exhibition curator and filmmaker, Lauren Cross, is the creator of the documentary, The Skin Quilt Project, a film exploring colorism through the lives of African American quilters. The film is much like a quilt, a extensive patchwork of African American quilters, their quilts, and their stories. Quilters within African American culture have been the pillars, record-keepers, and historians of families and communities for centuries. They have the unique ability as one participant says, “to see the beauty in all colors.”
Cross explains, “Many of the quilters that have participated in the film have either experienced or known others who have been affected by colorism, yet they’ve each found a way to overcome these issues as well as other insecurities. They have gained strength either by the practice of quilting itself or through the fellowship amongst fellow African American quilters. For some it’s been the African American quilting tradition that’s given them a new sense of pride and self-confidence to love the ‘skin they’re in.’”
The Skin Quilt Project was an official selection for the 2010 International Black Women’s Film Festival (www.ibwff2010.com) in Berkely, CA, and has been screened in various venues and exhibitions across the country. The accompanying exhibition, The Skin Quilt Project: Uplifting our Culture, Celebrating Tradition, features quilts and fiber art works by prominent African American quilters, committed to the African American story-quilt tradition. Their work reflects the celebration of cultural tradition, pride, hope, and friendship. “History and creativity are threaded collectively within these quilts”, says Lauren Cross, exhibition curator, “their work is a reflection of who we are. These artists provide a lens into our culture that we are often unable to see. I’m proud to present such incredibly talented artists to the DFW area.”
The Skin Quilt Project exhibition premiered first at the Towne Art Gallery at Wheelock College in Boston, MA in October 2010, and The Plano African American Museum and the Art Centre of Plano present The Skin Quilt Project and the essence of African American quilting to the DFW area from February 11 through March 5, 2011. A screening of the film will be looped in the exhibition, and a opening reception with the curator will be held 7 p.m on February 11, 2011.
The exhibition features the works of quilters: Marion Coleman (San Francisco, CA), Carolyn Crump (Houston, TX) , Michele David (Boston, MA) , Marjorie Freeman (Durham, NC) , Laura Gadson (New York, NY), Carolyn Mazloomi (West Chester, OH), Dorothy Montgomery (Charleston, SC) , Vermelle “Bunnie” Rodrigues (Pawleys Island, SC) , Brenda Kinner-Sandles (Houston, TX) , Selena Sullivan (Durham, NC), Maxine Thomas (Jamestown, OH), and Jerona Williams (Houston, TX).
This exhibition was organized by Plano African American Museum, curated by Lauren Cross, and presented in part by the ArtCentre of Plano, the City of Plano, Jeff Jenkins Signature Homes, EJES Incorporated, and Plano African American Museum.
Plano Art Association Member Show
This exhibition has 48 works of art by members of the Plano Art Association. There are paintings, drawings, sculpture and mixed media works in the exhibition. Something for everyone to enjoy!RECEPTION: Friday, January 21, 7-9 pm
The Photography of Dan Barber
Many people have something they really enjoy doing. But how many of those people can say that they create works of art? Dan Barber is a true artist. His first solo exhibition opens this Friday, December 3 and will run through Friday, December 31 at the ArtCentre of Plano. To celebrate Dan and his photography, the ArtCentre will be hosting a reception on Saturday evening December 4 from 5-7 p.m. Wine and cheese will be served, and parking is available off Ave H just north and behind the ArtCentre.Dan Barber, Photographer, is a resident of Forney, Texas and was previously a writer for the Dallas Morning News. He has always loved photography; when he was young he spent hours looking at old Life magazines and photography books. He left the paper in 2003 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He took up photography, starting with analog photography. He has worked with pinhole cameras, Holgas and various alternative processes, including cyanotype, van dyke and gum bichromate. He is now experimenting with scanned and manipulated negatives and digital imaging, with both point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras.
Dan’s photographs are recognizable images seen in a new and different way. “We often take the world around us for granted. Dan has an amazing eye and sees life and the mundane in ways that will amaze and excite you!” says Executive Director, Suzy Sloan Jones. This exhibition is made up of black and white, color and solarized images.
“We, at the ArtCentre of Plano, enjoy looking at beautiful and surprising images. Photography is an important and approachable art form that can be enjoyed by all audiences.” says Jones. Make sure you don’t miss this exhibition. This would be the perfect opportunity to buy a unique framed photograph for that special someone on your holiday gift list.