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Entry Deadline for Fall Member Show – August 25!

Entry Deadline for Fall Member Show – August 25

Put August 25 on your calendar – it is the deadline for entering our member show that will run from September 5-26 at Degallery! The theme is “Ciaroscuro: The Interplay of Light and Shadow.” The call for art can be found HERE.

Visual artists have been using the interplay of light and shadow for hundreds of years. One only needs to look at paintings by masters such as Vermeer, da Vinci, Goya, Caravaggio, Reubens, Rembrandt, or Raphael, to see the power of this style to produce 3 dimensional forms and enhance the illusion of depth . Although chiaroscuro is usually interpreted as having very strong contrasts between light and shadow, for this show, artists are challenged to highlight the interplay more generally; examples could be the emphasis of rough textures, using strongly contrasting colors, or dark subjects against a light background (the reverse is equally valid). Show us how you use light and shadow to tell your story, or direct the viewers’ attention.

A part of VAS’s mission, is to help our members grow as artists. If you are still uneasy about chiaroscuro, here are three Youtube videos to help explain. There are many more.

VAS May 2025 Newsletter and VAS Art Spotlights

Here is our May 2025 newsletter! Take a look HERE! If you missed a previous newsletter, you can find it in our Archive HERE. We are also introducing our ART SPOTLIGHT which will come out periodically. Here is the April 2025 Edition. You can alyas catch up in our Archive.

VAS April 2025 Newsletter

Here is our April 2025 newsletter! Take a look HERE! If you missed a previous newsletter, you can find it in our Archive HERE. We are also introducing our ART SPOTLIGHT which will come out periodically. Here is the March 2025 Edition.

VAS March 2025 Newsletter

Here is our March 2025 newsletter! Take a look HERE! If you missed a previous newsletter, you can find it in our Archive HERE.

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Keep Our Art Shows in Mind!

Our current exhibit, Art Feeds the Soul, is currently showing at The Arts Center of Brazos Valley. It is running until March 6, so catch it while you can.

Our new call for art “All Things Bright & Beautiful” is for our annual spring judged art show, which will run from April 18 – May 16. Acceptable mediums include  Acrylic, Charcoal, Collage, Color Pencil, Computer Art, Digital Art, Digital Photography, Drawings, Fiber Arts, Glass Art, Graphite, Gouache, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media, Oil, Pastel, Pen and Ink, Printmaking, Sculpture, Studio Fine Crafts, Traditional Photography, or Watercolor and others. We are introducing a new category: AI Mediated Art. Learn more HERE. The deadline to enter is Monday, April 7, 2025. There are ribbons, cash Judges’ Awards and cash People’s Choice Awards.

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Aggieland Art Trail has a Digital Passport!

We are so excited! We partnered with Destination Bryan to create a digital passport to navigate through our Aggieland Art Trail! The Aggieland Art Trail spans the entire Bryan-College Station area, showcasing art galleries, public art and installations in our community, including the Texas A&M University campus, and the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. There are over 100 art stops! You can check off the stops you have visited and earn prizes! It is mobile exclusive, instantly delivered via text and email with no apps to download! Go to aggielandarttrail.app to sign up!

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Scholarships Available for Art Students and Emerging Artists

We have listed three local scholarships with March deadlines:

  • VAS College Scholarship – The Visual Art Society is offering two $1000 scholarships to high school seniors graduating (by August 2025) from a high school located in Bryan/College Station and who plan a course of study and a career in the visual arts, restricted to painting, drawing, sculpture, printing ceramics, photography, fiberart, digital art etc. Applications are due before 5:00 PM, Monday, March 31, 2025. The application is on the link.
  • The Arts Center of Brazos Valley – Our Arts Center is offering different scholarships: college scholarships and emerging artist scholarships. Their scholarships cover visual arts, dance, music etc. Applications due by 5pm on Friday, March 21, 2025. The application is on the link.

VAS January 2025 Newsletter

Here is our January 2025 newsletter! Take a look HERE! If you missed a previous newsletter, you can find it in our Archive HERE.

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VAS Spring Judged Show “All Things Bright & Beautiful”

Even though our Winter Show is ongoing, we are getting excited to present the prospectus for our next show, “All Things Bright & Beautiful.” This is our spring judged show – there will be ribbons and cash prizes! The Call For Art Deadline is April 7, 2025 and the show will run from April 18 – May 16, 2025 at Degallery.

To learn more about it, go HERE!

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VAS Winter Show “Art Feeds the Soul”

We are so excited for our upcoming show “Art Feeds the Soul” starting Tuesday January 7, 2025 at the Arts Center of Brazos Valley and will continue until March 6. The Opening Reception and Ribbon Cutting is Thursday, January 16, 2025 4:30 – 6pm.

The final numbers are in: we have 28 local artists and 99 art pieces: paintings (oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media), photography, digital art, ceramics and fused glass. Almost all are for sale, from $20 – $6000, so there is art to fit into anyone’s budget. Come by!