December Meeting: Annual Holiday Social 2024
2024-12-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Let’s enjoy this festive season together at our annual end-of-year celebration on Monday, December 9, 6-7pm – doors open at 5:30pm! Bring your favorite plate of holiday cookies for a cookie exchange. We will provide the beverages. Families are welcome! Members can take part in our white elephant gift exchange, which is totally optional but loads of fun!
If you’d like to participate, bring a small artsy gift (in size and cost) to contribute to the pool. Those of us who are artists typically bring a small something that we have created. Some have even brought note cards, artist supplies or custom calendars as gifts.

EXTENDED Deadline for VAS Winter Show: Dec 30, 2024
2024-12-30 23:58 - 23:59 | Virtual
The submission deadline has been extended to Dec 30th!
The Visual Art Society of B-CS invites submissions to “Art Feeds the Soul”. This winter exhibition will be on display in the gallery at The Arts Council of Brazos Valley January 7-March 6, 2025, and is open to all artists. We accept works from emerging, mid-career, and/or professional artists.
“Art Feeds the Soul” invites submissions that evoke a sense of wonder and connection. Does your art resonate with the human spirit? Do your pieces spark hope or encourage reflection? Does your art transform the commonplace into something extraordinary? Share your work and connect with viewers seeking artistic nourishment. This prompt is very open and subject to many different interpretations. Each artist can submit up to 6 pieces.
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.
All submissions must be family-friendly and meet the general theme of the show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a previous Visual Art Society or Brazos Valley Art League show.
For more information, visit the Call for Entry.

VAS Board Meeting 1-9-25
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday January 9 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

VAS Meeting with Joana Rocha 1-13-25
2025-01-13 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
To kick off our first meeting of the new year, our member and secretary/newsletter guru, Joana Rocha, will present: “How I leveraged my passion to stay afloat, to stay sane, and to achieve success.” She is an amazing pastel artist, a wife and and working scientist at Texas A&M. She will be talking about her art journey and discuss her style, techniques and give time-lapse examples of her art.

“My name is Joana Rocha. I have the intellect of a scientist and the heart of an artist. Couple that with my love for animals, and you’ve got *me* in a nutshell. These 3 guiding lights of mine have helped me through forks in the road; they’ve given me resilience, joy, and connection. Ever since I can remember, I doodled. I always doodled animals. Animals fascinate me. Life fascinates me. Science fascinates me. But when life gets hard, when science gets hard, I find solace knowing there will always be art. Through my art, I forget the complexities of life and focus on the simple things that bring me joy. Like, painting a dog’s expressive eyes, or painting the warmth of a bright cheery sunlit morning.
My medium of choice is pastels. I find them to be very forgiving and intuitive. This therapeutic hobby of mine once helped me through a time when I had no other financial options. I know now it is something I can fall back on, and I am very grateful for it. But it takes more than good art. It takes a community you share common ground with; people who resonate with you. If you find your people, you’ll find your support. I paint for me, and I paint for those who see the world like me.”
You can find out more and see her work HERE.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Our Social Chair, Renee Richards, always does a great job providing us with tasty treats! Come by a bit early, chat and catch up.

VAS "Lunch Together", Wednesday, 1-22-25
2025-01-22 11:30 - 13:00 | First Watch, 4501 S. Texas Ave., College Station, TX, 77802, United States
Come join us at First Watch, Wednesday 1/22/25 11:30am-1pm for our January “Lunch Together.” First Watch is located at 4501 S. Texas Ave., College Station, TX 77802 The restaurant is on the Aggieland Art Trail, our primary community project. You can view the special College Station mural painted on corrugated metal by Angela Delaplane .
All members and future members are most welcome! If you want to be a member, you can join VAS HERE. We would love to have you!
We’ll chat, share feedback on our current projects and everything else. This will be a fun way to start year 2025.

VAS Board Meeting 2-6-25
2025-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday February 6 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

AI: Is It the Future of Art?!?? Is It Even Art?? Meeting 2/10/25
2025-02-10 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
AI (artificial intelligence) is very controversial topic. Some people, gallery owners, museum curators embrace it and some will not allow it. What do you think? Is it art? Should it be allowed in exhibitions and museums? Jaimie Ladysh and Renee Richards will present some information about this stimulating topic. Come and learn about the hottest topic in art circles today!

AI Image by Donna Dangott

Our VAS board has agreed to have a new provisional category added to our judged art show: AI-generated art. We think a discussion is necessary. Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Our Social Chair, Renee Richards, always does a great job providing us with tasty treats! Come by a bit early, chat and catch up.

VAS "Lunch Together", Wednesday, 2-26-25
2025-02-26 11:30 - 13:00 | Daisy’s Table, 998 George Bush Dr W, College Station, TX, 77845, United States
Come join us Wednesday 2/26/25 11:30am-1pm for our February “Lunch Together ” at Daisy’s Table – Cafe & Market. The menu is on the webpage. It is located right next to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum inside the recently opened Marine One/4141 Locomotive Pavilion. All members and future members are most welcome! If you want to be a member, you can join VAS HERE. We would love to have you!
We’ll chat, share feedback on our current projects and everything else. We had a great time in January – this should be just as enjoyable.

VAS Board Meeting 3-6-25
2025-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday March 6 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

VAS Meeting with Film Photographer Joel Kitchens 3-10-25
2025-03-10 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Observing, Performing and Why I Do What I Do
Come meet member and film photographer, Joel Kitchens at our March 10 meeting.
In a time when digital technology has transformed image-making, why would anyone continue to use obsolete equipment and techniques such as view cameras and film to make art? In this presentation, photographic artist Joel Kitchens tries to explain some of the method behind the madness of using a massive camera and secluding himself in a dark room for hours on end. Are there any parallels to other art forms?
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Our Social Chair, Renee Richards, always does a great job providing us with tasty treats! Come by a bit early, chat and catch up.

VAS "Lunch Together", Wednesday, 3-19-25
2025-03-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Marfa Texas Kitchen, 1551 Greens Prairie Rd Suite 100, College Station, TX, 77845, United States
Come join us Wednesday 3-19-25 11:30am-1pm for our March “Lunch Together ” at Marfa Texas Kitchen ! All members and future members are most welcome! If you want to be a member, you can join VAS HERE. We would love to have you!
We’ll chat, share feedback on our current projects and everything else. We had a great time at Daisy’s near the Bush Library in February – this should be fun too.

VAS Board Meeting 4-3-25
2025-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday April 3 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

EXTENDED Deadline for VAS Spring Judged Show: April 13, 2025
2025-04-13 23:58 - 23:59 | Virtual
The Visual Art Society of B-CS invites submissions to “All Things Bright & Beautiful”. Our spring judged show will be on display at Degallery April 18 – May 16, 2025, and is open to all artists. We accept works from emerging, mid-career, and/or professional artists.
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 have a new category – AI-mediated art.
All submissions must be family-friendly and meet the general theme of the show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a previous Visual Art Society or Brazos Valley Art League show.
For more information, visit the Call for Entry. Please be sure you submit on time.

April 14, 2025 VAS Meeting: What's on Your Easel?
2025-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
What’s On Your Easel?
Our April meeting will be focused on you! Let’s share a piece or 2 we are working on or have just finished! Bring your artwork to the meeting (no frames required). Tell us what you are doing; don’t be shy. Maybe it’s a photograph, a sketch or drawing, a painting (finished or not), a sculpture – let’s share and give/get some positive feedback!
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm for our April meeting. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS "Lunch Together", Wednesday, 4-23-25
2025-04-23 11:30 - 13:00 | The Toasted Yolk, 700 University Dr E Suite B, College Station, TX, 77840, United States
Come join us Wednesday 4-23-25 11:30am-1pm for our April “Lunch Together.” We are meeting at another art stop on the Aggieland Art Trail – The Toasted Yolk. You can see the lunch menu HERE. All members and future members are most welcome! If you want to be a member, you can join VAS HERE. We would love to have you!
We’ll chat, share feedback on our current projects and everything else.

VAS Board Meeting 5-1-25
2025-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday May 1 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

May VAS Meeting Combined with Closing Show Reception
2025-05-16 18:00 - 20:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
May Meeting Combined with Judged Show Closing Reception
Our May 2025 meeting is cancelled because we would like you to come to the closing reception of our Spring Judged Show “All Things Bright & Beautiful”. It will be at Degallery on Friday, May 16 6-8pm. We will be giving prizes for the most popular art works from the show. Please come and celebrate our show. Free and open to the public. Great refreshments!

VAS Board Meeting 6-5-25
2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday June 5 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

VAS "Lunch Together", Wednesday, 6-18-25
2025-06-18 11:30 - 13:00 | Tavo Coffee Co., 419 N Main St #100, Bryan, 77803, United States
Come join us Wednesday 6-18-25 11:30am-1pm for our June “Lunch Together.” We are meeting at another art stop on the Aggieland Art Trail – Tavo Coffee Co. 419 N Main St #100, Bryan TX 77803. Here is the small but yummy menu. All members and future members are most welcome! If you want to be a member, you can join VAS HERE. We would love to have you!
We’ll chat, share feedback on our current projects and everything else.

VAS Board Meeting 7-1-25
2025-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Tuesday July 1 (Note the day change) on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org at least the day before for meeting id information.

VAS Board Meeting 9/4/25
2025-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday September 4 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org a few days before for meeting id information.

September 8 VAS Meeting: Meet Jeannette Guetersloh - Textile Artist
2025-09-08 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet Jeannette Guetersloh at our September 8 meeting! She was featured in our April VAS Art Spotlight. Jeannette is an artist who, while proficient in many media, is currently focusing on textiles. Her inspiration is based on the customs and arts of other cultures. She connects the heritage of the past to the present, creating Art as Fashion…or is it Fashion as Art? This piece is called “Sacred Spirit of the Ancient Ones.”
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm for our Sept 8 meeting – the first meeting of the fall. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

2025 Fall Member Show Closing Reception
2025-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
2025 Member Show Closing Reception
Join us for the closing reception of our Fall Member Show “Chiaroscuro: Interplay of Light and Shadow”. It will be at Degallery on Friday, September 26 6-8pm. We will be giving prizes for the most popular art works from the show. Please come and celebrate our artists. Free and open to the public. Great refreshments!

VAS Board Meeting 10/2/25
2025-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday October 2 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org a few days before for meeting id information.

October VAS Meeting: Meet Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt - Chemist turned Artist
2025-10-13 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, chemist turned artist at our October 13 meeting. She will share a 75 year retrospective of how a young girl in the 1950’s found science and the arts in a small upstate NY town. You can read more about her in our May Art Spot.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS Board Meeting 11/6/25
2025-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday November 6 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org a few days before for meeting id information.

November VAS Meeting: Meet Liv Langley
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Liv Langley at our November 10 meeting when she shares her story: “Teaching, Creating, Becoming: Lessons from a Life in Art.” Olivia Langley is a multi-media artist, teacher, and lifelong creative explorer. In her talk, she’ll share the story of her artistic journey and the deep role art continues to play in her life. From curious student to dedicated teacher — and with a master’s in art education — Olivia has gathered a rich collection of experiences, lessons, and moments of inspiration. She’s excited to invite you along as she reflects on her adventures, discoveries, and the creative sparks that keep her work alive.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS Board Meeting 12/4/25
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday December 4 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org a few days before for meeting id information.

December Meeting: Annual Holiday Social 2025
2025-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Let’s enjoy this festive season together at our annual end-of-year celebration on Monday, December 8, 6-8pm – doors open at 5:30pm! Bring a couple dozen of your favorite plate of holiday cookies for a cookie exchange. We will provide the beverages. Families are welcome! There will be dancing!!
Members can take part in our white elephant gift exchange, which is totally optional but loads of fun! If you’d like to participate, bring a small artsy gift (in size and cost) to contribute to the pool. Those of us who are artists typically bring a small something that we have created. Some have even brought note cards, artist supplies or custom calendars as gifts.
Hope to see you there!

VAS Board Meeting 1/8/2026
2026-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday January 8 on Zoom. Our board meetings are open to members, so if you would like to attend and if you are a member good standing, please email Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at president@visualartsociety.org a few days before for meeting id information.
