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SUMMARY:VAS "Coffee Together" at Polite Coffee Roasters
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, August 27 10am at Polite Coffee Roasters in the Kyle House\, a stop on the Aggieland Art Trail for coffee (or your favorite beverage and good conversation with like-minded artists and art lovers! Wander through the rooms looking at VAS artists’ work by Iva Banik and Garrett Hines shown HERE. In September\, our “Lunch Togethers” at Degallery will start up again.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/coffee-together-8-27-24/
LOCATION:Kyle House/Polite Coffee\, 800 S Bryan Ave\, Bryan\, TX\, 77803\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,get-togethers,meetings
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SUMMARY:VAS "Coffee Together" at Polite Coffee Roasters
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, July 23 10am at Polite Coffee Roasters in the Kyle House\, a stop on the Aggieland Art Trail for coffee (or your favorite beverage and good conversation with like-minded artists and art lovers!
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/coffee-together-7-23-24/
LOCATION:Kyle House/Polite Coffee\, 800 S Bryan Ave\, Bryan\, TX\, 77803\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,get-togethers,meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240618T100000
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SUMMARY:VAS "Coffee Together" at Polite Coffee Roasters
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, June 18 10am at Polite Coffee Roasters in the Kyle House\, a stop on the Aggieland Art Trail for coffee (or your favorite beverage and good conversation with like-minded artists and art lovers!  See works by members\, Jaimie Ladysh and Lupita Drumgoole\, which you can see and buy HERE.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/coffee-together-6-18-24/
LOCATION:Kyle House/Polite Coffee\, 800 S Bryan Ave\, Bryan\, TX\, 77803\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,get-togethers,meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240426T165900
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240426T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090021
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SUMMARY:High School Scholarship Deadline - April 26\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Our Visual Art Society scholarship application deadline is 5 pm\, Friday April 26\, 2024. We have two $500 scholarships for high school seniors graduating (by August 2024) from a high school located in Bryan/College Station and who plan a course of study and a career in the visual arts.  You can find the application HERE.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/high-school-scholarship-deadline-april-26-2024/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:community events,reminders
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414
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SUMMARY:Paint Out Bryan 2024
DESCRIPTION:Paint Out Bryan 2024 hosted by VAS\, in conjunction with the Downtown Bryan Street and Art Fair and Destination Bryan\, is an event open to all artists who wish to paint or draw the scenes of historic downtown Bryan in the lively atmosphere of the Art Fair!  Click HERE for a map (downloadable pdf) of downtown Bryan\, TX\, with a listing of shops\, food and drink plus arts\, culture & entertainment! \nRead more and sign up to participate in this FREE event! Deadline to register has been extended to April 10. Experienced and novice plein air artists are all welcome! \nPaint Out Bryan 2024 is a different event from Degart 2024.  You need to sign up separately. \n 
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/paint-out-bryan-2024/
LOCATION:Downtown\, Bryan\, TX 77803\, Bryan\, TX\, 77803\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090021
CREATED:20240121T190823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T190823Z
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SUMMARY:Last Day for Art Show "Resolutions"
DESCRIPTION:The last day to visit our amazing art show “Resolutions – New Beginnings” is Thursday\, Feb 8 at the Arts Council of Brazos Valley\, 4180 Hwy 6\, College Station\, TX 77845. It is a great show. Come by and you might find art that speaks to you. We have 22 members showcasing 69 of their more recent art – including oil\, acrylic\, watercolor\, abstract\, mixed media\, lithographs\, photography\, glass and fiber art. Come see the wide range of incredible art from our members and maybe walk away with art! \nFor this exhibition\, we encouraged artists to explore the theme of new beginnings by thinking about the challenges\, rewards and images of starting over\, as well as the power of art to help us visualize our hopes and dreams for the future.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/last-day-for-art-show-resolutions/
LOCATION:Arts Center of Brazos Valley\, 4180 HWY 6 South\, College Station\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,shows
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SUMMARY:First Saturday Arts Market at Degallery
DESCRIPTION:Display and sell your art at Degallery’s First Saturday Arts Market!  Members can participate for free – a $30 savings.  To register\, go HERE. Participants are asked to be on-site from 9:30-10am and Dary Dega\, the owner\, will direct where you will put up your tent.  The market will happen rain or shine.  Toilets are available to artists inside the gallery.  You will get full instructions emailed to you beforehand. \nAs members\, we strongly encourage you to collect sales tax and promote VAS.  It is easy and free to apply online for your sales tax permit – go to comptroller.texas.gov/permit.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/first-saturday-arts-market-at-degallery/
LOCATION:DEGALLERY\, 930 N Rosemary Dr.\, Bryan\, TX\, 77802\, United States
CATEGORIES:art markets,community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T230000
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CREATED:20230918T000955Z
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SUMMARY:Brazos Valley Gives - Tuesday\, Oct 17\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Visual Art Society of B-CS has been involved with Brazos Valley Gives for the last 4 years.   You can visit our page at www.brazosvalleygives.org/Visual_Art_Society  On the page we have a 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 started September 18.  It is a wonderful event for the community. \nBrazos 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. \n\nBrazos Valley Gives is a community day of giving that strengthens nonprofits\, empowers donors\, and builds community. The goal for 2023 Brazos Valley Gives is $1\,250\,000 with 165 participating nonprofit organizations. During 2022\, donors rallied to raise $1\,176\,760 and donated 9\,677 volunteer hours to support the good works of 161 nonprofit organizations. Since 2019\, the Community Foundation’s Brazos Valley Gives Day has raised $3\,268\,788 for participating nonprofits in the 7-county region of the Brazos Valley.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/brazos-valley-gives-tuesday-oct-17-2023-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T190000
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SUMMARY:Let's start at the beginning... a little felt and a little spinning!
DESCRIPTION:We have been using and manipulating fibers for millennia\, at least 100\,000 years and probably a lot longer.  Unfortunately\, this organic material doesn’t survive BUT just because we don’t see evidence of it doesn’t mean it didn’t exist or wasn’t used. I will introduce you to felt and to spinning yarn on a spindle and a spinning wheel. While I am spinning\, we can discuss the history of fiber\, felt and twisted cordage. We can also touch on the importance of these technological innovations to our artistic lives today and in the future. \nAbout the Presenter\, Helen Dewolf (in her own words) \n \nI am a tapestry weaver and fiber artist. My undergrad was in Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo\, Waterloo\, Ontario in 1977. After working as a fiber artist for a few years (as well as other occupations) I came to grad school at TAMU in Anthropology/Nautical Archaeology in 1987 and graduated with a PhD in 1995. I was employed in the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation in the Conservation Research Lab illustrating archaeological artifacts for publications and conserving artifacts. I retired as chief conservator in 2020. \nDuring the intervening years\, I have been weaving tapestries and producing fiber art pieces. I belong to the Brazos Spinners & Weavers Guild (BSWG) and INTERSECTIONS Textile Learning Center & Gallery (ITLC). As a member of both BSWG and ITLC\, I have promoted the textile and fibers arts in this area for about 20 years. \nVisit Our Artists Webpage to see more of her work!  Note: All VAS members can get their own page – just fill out the FORM! \nDoors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm for our October meeting.  There will be light refreshments.  Come by\, chat and catch up!
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/lets-start-at-the-beginning-a-little-felt-and-a-little-spinning/
LOCATION:DEGALLERY\, 930 N Rosemary Dr.\, Bryan\, TX\, 77802\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T192235Z
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SUMMARY:Old School Rules! The Magic of Silver Gelatin Prints
DESCRIPTION:Old School Rules! The Magic of Silver Gelatin Prints \nIf asked to name some famous artists who used photography as their medium\, what names come to mind? Ansel Adams? Edward Weston? Henri Cartier Bresson? Imogene Cunningham? Dorothea Lange? Margaret Bourke-White? These are all giants in the field who have their photographs in major art museums and private collections. All of them captured “decisive moments” and masterful images using technology and equipment that by today’s standards seems archaic\, or even primitive. Or is it? For many commercial photographers\, advanced digital cameras and powerful image-editing software are “must-haves\,” but many artistic photographers are still using film cameras to capture their images\, and even still printing in traditional “wet” darkrooms! Why? Come hear one photographer describe this mysterious and arcane process from start to finish; and discuss some of the advantages and trade-offs for doing things “the old-fashioned way.” \nAbout the Presenter\, Joel Kitchens (in this own words): \nAlthough I was born in Birmingham\, and grew up in small towns around northern Alabama\, I have lived in Texas since 1997\, and was on the faculty of Texas A&M University for nearly 25 years before retiring. \nAs a photographer\, I am largely self-taught. I did take an art photography class in college that taught the basics of black and white film photography (no digital in those days!). Today\, my photographic process remains traditional and purposely retro; from capturing images on black and white films in sizes from 35mm and 2 ¼ x 2 ¼\, to 4×5 inches (my favorite!)\, developing the film in a wet darkroom\, to printing the images on silver gelatin papers from the enlarged negatives. Each print is hand processed according to the Ilford archival sequence\, toned in selenium\, and mounted using acid-free materials for longevity. \nMy photography reflects a wide range of interests\, including historic sacred architecture\, landscapes and nature\, abstracts\, and still life. With my photographs\, I try to attract viewers’ interest by revealing the “spirit of place\,” as well as the interplay of light and shadow. I also try to show through my images that beauty\, serenity\, and tranquility are to be found all around us. In doing so\, my purpose is to highlight overlooked details\, pique viewers’ curiosity\, and encourage them to see and experience familiar places anew. \nVisit Our Artists Webpage to see more of his work!  Note: All VAS members can get their own page – just fill out the FORM! \nDoors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm for our first meeting of the fall.  There will be light refreshments.  Come by\, chat and catch up!
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/old-school-rules-silver-gelatin-prints/
LOCATION:DEGALLERY\, 930 N Rosemary Dr.\, Bryan\, TX\, 77802\, United States
CATEGORIES:community events,meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230902T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230902T160000
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SUMMARY:First Saturday Art Fair 9-2-23
DESCRIPTION:Degallery will host the First Saturday Art Fair on September 2 10am-4pm.  If you are a member in good standing you are welcome to join us in the VAS tent(s). Sales proceeds are shared 80/20 between the artist and VAS\, since VAS manages all sales and collects sales tax. As a note\, items under $100 sell better. This is an outdoor market that happens rain or shine.  Please fill out the FORM if you are interested.
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/first-saturday-art-fair-9-2-23/
LOCATION:DEGALLERY\, 930 N Rosemary Dr.\, Bryan\, TX\, 77802\, United States
CATEGORIES:art markets,community events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230416
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CREATED:20230223T172337Z
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SUMMARY:Paint Out - a plein air event
DESCRIPTION:First Annual BV ArtFest Paint Out\, sponsored by the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station and Destination Bryan\, is a 1-day event open to all artists who wish to paint or draw the scenes of historic downtown Bryan TX. \nRead more and sign up to participate in this FREE event!
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/paint-out-a-plein-air-event/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:community events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210912
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SUMMARY:Aggieland Art Trail Kickoff 2021
DESCRIPTION:Starting with a breakfast at POV Coffee House at 8:00am\, we will meet up to provide maps and information about special offers from stops along the trail. POV Coffee House: 4114 Lake Atlas Dr\, Bryan\, TX 77807\nParticipants\, make your way along the trail at your own pace. Be sure to visit local restaurants\, many are stops on the trail\, to sample their specialties!\nCollect 5 stamps on your passport then bring them to the reception to be entered into a raffle for art and other items!\n6-8pm: The day winds down with a reception at the Wyndham Garden  College Station. Heavy hors d’oeuvres\, beer\, and wine from the hotel owner’s vineyards. Wyndham Garden College Station 2829 Texas Ave S\, College Station\, TX 77845 \nIn addition to the food\, we’ll have music and a silent auction of items from featured art trail stops.\nFinally\, complete the participant survey to let us know how you liked the Aggieland Art Trail!\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.visualartsociety.org/event/aggieland-art-trail-kickoff-2021/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:community events
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