Our VAS president, Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, gave a PowerPoint presentation last night at the October meeting – a 75 year retrospective of her personal journey from scientist to watercolor artist. If you missed it and are interested, you can find it HERE. She was asked if it could be posted.
Here is our October 2025 newsletter and the October Spotlight. Check these out for the latest news and events. Not everything gets put on the website. You can always catch up in our Newsletter Archive.
The Visual Art Society of B-CS has been involved with Brazos Valley Gives for the last 6 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 has begun. The actual 18 hour day of giving is Tuesday, October 21, 2025 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. Since 2019, the Community Foundation’s Brazos Valley Gives Day has raised over $6M 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.
Here is our September 2025 newsletter and the September Spotlight. Check these out for the latest news and events. Not everything gets put on the website. You can always catch up in our Newsletter Archive.
Here is our August 2025 newsletter . You can always catch up in our Newsletter Archive.
Interested in telling the world about the Visual Art Society in a comfy, high-quality t-shirt? We have partnered with local company, BCS Print, Signs & Graphics, to bring you a great selection of colors and styles with our logo and on the back “Nurturing Artists…Enriching Our Community.” Click HERE to learn more.
Our VAS members are keeping busy this summer – here is a list! I hope I haven’t left anyone out…
All July – Sabra Wilhelm – Art Camps for Kids
All July & August – Dary Dega at Degallery – Art Camps for Kids, Adult classes, Workshops
July 18 or 19 – Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt – Lazy Watercolor Afternoon
July 19 – Robyn Glass – The Art of Paper Cut
August 23 – Joel Kitchens – Photographing with Intent
August 23-24 – Jaimie Ladysh – Painting with Color and Fire (an encaustic workshop)
August 26 – Mark Sadoski – You Don’t Take a Photograph, You Make a Photograph
Dary Dega, our show chair and owner of DEGALLERY, is having a FREE 9-day event for digital, photo, and AI artists and everyone else!
DEGART VisiON is an immersive art and photography experience bringing together visual storytellers from all backgrounds — from traditional film photographers to AI, AR, and digital artists. They will be sharing what they know with everyone for FREE. All presenters will showcase their work in the main gallery during the event.
Held in DEGALLERY Bryan, Texas, from August 22–30, 2025 this unique event includes hands-on workshops, artist demos, a community photo walk, exhibitions, and visionary meetups designed to inspire and unite the visual arts community. All events are FREE to the public, except the 2-day encaustic workshop with Jaimie Ladysh. She is an outstanding teacher and all participants will finish with completed art.
Everyone is welcome — from seasoned professionals to curious beginners. Please click on the event you wish to attend and “buy” a FREE ticket. This will help Dary and the workshop presenter prepare for each event.
Here is our June 2025 newsletter and our June Art Spotlight! You can always catch up in our Newsletter Archive.
Several VAS artists are showing their art at the Parker-Astin gallery in historic downtown Bryan, TX. You can find photography by Joel Kitchens, and original art and prints by artists Stacey Mayer, Theodora Krc, Vicki Richardson-Halsell, and Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt. The gallery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday through June. Check the hours on the poster. We would love to see you.
