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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.

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FREE Community Paint Out – Sunday 4/27/25

The Community Paint Out and the the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair is Sunday 4/27/25. It will be so much fun!! Please register on the form below (volunteers and painters) so we know who is coming! We will have a drawing for a Masters Touch beechwood table easel with drawer (retails $74) for just the plein air artists who come and join us.

VAS/Degallery will have a tent, located at the corner of 26th St and Bryan Ave, so VAS members can sell their art, prints, etc. if they help at the tent for morning or afternoon shifts. Contact Wendy at president@visualartsociety.org to sign up for a time slot. Sales will be handled by VAS; artists get 80% and VAS retains 20%. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station, we would love to have you. It is $45/yr for adults, $10 for students and $80 for families. Here is the LINK to sign up to be a member!

Here is info on parking and street closures: https://www.destinationbryan.com/art-fair/getting-here/  Here the original map before the event was postponed – some artists may be different, but our tent is C1 – a prime spot. The red lines are where you can drive and drop off stuff. All vehicles will need to be out of the street closure area no later than 9:30AM!

REGISTRATION FORM FOR COMMUNITY PAINT OUT DAY 4/27/25

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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!

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Extended Deadline for VAS Winter Show – 12/30/24

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The deadline for the VAS Winter Show “Art Feeds the Soul” has been extended to Monday December 30, 2024. To learn more, visit visualartsociety.org/2025-winter-show-art-feeds-the-soul/

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Our 2024 Fall Member Show is Almost Over

If you missed our Fall 2024 Member Show, you only have a few more days to catch it! The last day is Saturday 9/28. Lots of great art. If you were in the show, you need to pick up your art at Degallery on Sunday, September 29 from 10am-3pm.

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Art Show “Practice What We Teach”

Several of our members have art in this show that celebrates Brazos Valley art educators! Please join the MSC Visual Arts Committee in the James R. Reynolds on Saturday, June 22 from 2 – 4 pm for a reception and celebration of “Practice What We Teach.” Artists, friends and family are welcome to attend this informal reception. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. The show will be on display until July 31, 2024.

The James R. Reynolds Gallery is located on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University, College Station campus. Additional location details and a virtual tour are available at https://vac.tamu.edu.

Parking is available in the University Center Garage and Gene Stallings Blvd Garage.

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A Week of Plein Air with Degallery’s DEGART Grand Art Event – April 4-11, 2025 (FREE Community Paint Out Postponed to Sunday 4/27/25

The Community Paint Out and the the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair , has been postponed to Sunday 4/27/25 due to weather concerns. Please register on the form below. There are extra benefits if you are a VAS member (only $45 to join). If you are not a VAS member, we would love to have you join us, but you are responsible for your own tent (you must sign up on the above link – 10’x10′ booth is $200) and sales. Either way, we would like you to register if you are planning to participate on April 5. Anyone who registers, member or not, can come to the Meet and Greet held on Friday, April 4, 2025 6-8pm which is still a go at Degallery. The form is at the bottom of the page.

This is the kick-off event for Degallery’s “DEGART International Art Event” April 4-11, 2025 for local, national and international artists & art lovers. It’s a week of plein air opportunities and more! Additional information, schedule and registration for the week-long event can be found HERE.

VAS members have the following opportunities – most are free:

  • Attendence at Meet & Greet with DEGART’s invited artists and guests on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Degallery, 930 N Rosemary Dr, Bryan, TX 77802. Please register below.
  • POSTPONED to 4/27/25. Participation at Community Day Paint Out at the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
    VAS/Degallery will have a tent, so VAS members can sell their art, prints, etc. if they help at the tent for morning or afternoon shifts. Contact Wendy at president@visualartsociety.org to sign up for a time slot. Sales will be handled by VAS; artists get 80% and VAS retains 20%. If plein air art is sold that day, artists get 80%, VAS gets 10% and 10% goes to a charity chosen by Degallery.
  • Free participation in all paint outs and demonstrations for free during DEGART’s many plein air events. However, VAS members must sign up and pay for any workshops (10% off) and if you wish to attend the gala, you must purchase a ticket.
  • Degallery is planning a show during the event of plein air art and members are welcome to apply to enter their plein art work. Your art must be preapproved by the Show Chair. The artist will receive 60% of any sales.   More information to come.

This is the kick-off event for Degallery’s “DEGART International Art Event” April 4-11, 2025 for local, national and international artists & art lovers. It’s a week of plein air opportunities and more! Additional information, schedule and registration for the week-long event can be found HERE.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station, we would love to have you. It is $45/yr for adults, $10 for students and $80 for families. Here is the LINK to sign up to be a member!

REGISTRATION FORM FOR COMMUNITY PAINT OUT DAY 4/5/25