Visual Art Society Bryan-College Station

January 2026 VAS Meeting: Meet Jacqui Miller
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Jacqui Miller at our January 12 meeting when she shares her story.
My artistic practice began in childhood, shaped first by my love for horses and then by my exposure to the Vietnam War. The moment I encountered Nick Ut’s photograph of the young girl fleeing the bombing, my work shifted from beauty to advocacy. Even at nine, I understood that images can carry moral force—that art can confront, witness, and demand response.
Over the years, my creative life intertwined with a long professional career in the equestrian world and a parallel path in design and communication. These disciplines trained me to observe closely, to understand emotion in form, and to appreciate how visual language shapes perception.
After retiring from the horse industry, I returned fully to art, only to find an oversaturated visual landscape. This challenged me to ask essential questions: Why contribute more images to a world teeming with them? What is my voice? What is the purpose?
The answer lies in my earliest motivations. I am drawn to art that provokes thought, challenges assumptions, and opens space for empathy. My work engages themes of injustice, resilience, and the human cost of political and social systems. I often use found materials and symbolic forms, transforming the familiar into commentary.
My practice is still evolving, but its intention is clear: to create imagery that compels the viewer to pause, question, and feel—and perhaps to see the world, and their place within it, a little differently.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS Board Meeting 2/5/2026
2026-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday February 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 a few days before for meeting id information.

February 2026 VAS Meeting: Meet Joel Kitchens
2026-02-09 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Joel Kitchens at our February 9 meeting when he shares his story and his new book!
Where will your art take you? For Joel Kitchens, it led to a doctoral degree and a book newly published by Texas A&M University Press. In the early 2000s, Joel had been changing his photographic technique from 35mm color to 4×5 large format black and white, and a return to the traditional wet darkroom. San Antonio’s five colonial-era missions became the preferred subjects he photographed as he honed his skills. Because Joel was neither a native Texan nor Catholic, he began to read and research the missions in order to make better informed images. Somewhere along the way, he realized there was a story about the missions that was not being told. The research escalated exponentially and he chose to make these missions the focus for his doctoral dissertation, and after many revisions, the present book, San Antonio and Its Missions: Three Centuries of History, Memory, and Heritage. The missions are “sites of memory,” and the book defines this concept and explores how and why Spain built the missions, what happened to the missions after the Spanish colonizers left, and how and why the missions came to weigh so heavily in American imagination and identity, even into the twenty-first century. Now with the book published, Joel can return to the style of photography he loves most, the silver gelatin print, created on film, and made in the traditional wet darkroom.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS Board Meeting 3/5/2026
2026-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday March 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 a few days before for meeting id information.

March 2026 VAS Meeting: Meet Theodora Krc
2026-03-09 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Theodora Saladino Krc at our March 9 meeting when she shares her artist story!

Born in 1949 to Czech and Sicilian parents, Theodora Saladino Krc (pronounced “Kerch”) was raised on a family nursery in Bryan, Texas. A talented artist from a young age, she moved to Houston in 1971 and eventually graduated from the University of Houston in 1984 with a degree in Fine Art.
While she initially studied interior design, Theodora found her true passion in painting. Her style evolved through a deep fascination with astronomy, quantum physics, and ancient philosophies. Today, her “spiritual, cosmic” artwork merges atomic theory with healing colors and shapes to explore the space-time continuum. Her visual expression aims to make the “invisible webs of the cosmos” visible, imagining art from other dimensions where light forms matter.
After further studies in graphic and web design in San Diego, Theodora has returned to her roots in Bryan, Texas, where she continues her unique artistic exploration.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS "Lunch Together", Friday March 27 11:30-1pm
2026-03-27 11:30 - 13:00 | First Watch, 4501 S. Texas Ave., College Station, TX, 77802, United States
Come join us at First Watch, Friday 3/27/2026 11:30am-1pm for our March “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. It’s a fun way to connect with other members.

April 2026 VAS Meeting: Meet Mark Sadoski
2026-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Meet member Mark Sadoski at our April 13 meeting when he shares his story, “The Craft and Art of Mark Sadoski”!

Mark Sadoski is an award-winning landscape photographer and Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University. Originally trained in fine arts, Mark transitioned from film to digital photography, eventually studying under masters like Jack Dykinga and John Shaw. Inspired by a formative meeting with Ansel Adams, he now specializes in capturing the majestic, remote reaches of the American landscape. His work has earned international recognition in the Epson PANO Awards and consistent honors from the New Haven Camera Club and the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station. Through his lens, Mark seeks to share the profound grandeur of the natural world.
Contact: marcars@verizon.net
Gallery: markpictures.smugmug.com
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!

VAS Board Meeting 5/7/2026
2026-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
The VAS Board will meet at 7pm, Thursday May 7 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.

May 2026 VAS Meeting: Inside the Studio: Reflections on the Spring Art Show
2026-05-11 18:00 - 19:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
This month’s program offers a unique opportunity to step behind the canvas. We are thrilled to have featured artists from the VAS Spring Judged Art Show, open at Degallery until May 29. They will share the stories, techniques, and inspirations behind their exhibited works.
Whether you are curious about a specific medium or looking for insight into the creative process, this evening promises an engaging look at the talent within our local community.
Doors open at DEGALLERY at 5:30pm. Everyone is invited! There will be light refreshments. Come by a bit early, chat and catch up!
