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Upcoming Classes/Workshops/Demos

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

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DEGART VisiON – Digital/Photo/AI Art Event

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.

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June Pop-Up VAS Art Show

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.

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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!