Visual Art Society Bryan-College Station

2025 Fall Member Show Closing Reception
2025-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | 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 "Lunch Together", Thursday, 9-25-25
2025-09-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Stella Southern Cafe, 4040 Texas 6 Frontage Road South, Suite 100, College Station, 77845, United States
Come join us Thursday September 25 11:30am-1pm for our September “Lunch Together.” We are meeting at a stop on the Aggieland Art Trail, Stella Southern Cafe, located at 4040 Texas 6 Frontage Road South, Suite 100, College Station, TX 77845. HERE is the 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.

Plein Air Tuesday
2025-09-23 09:30 - 12:00 | Booneville Heritage Park, 2421 Boonville Road, Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
A Blustery Day in downtown Bryan: (l to r) Amanda Arnold, Mindy Austin, Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt
VAS member and board member, Mindy Austin is inviting everyone to the very first meeting of the Plein Air Tuesday group!

When: Tuesday Sept 23 9:30am – 12 noon
Where: Boonville Heritage Park, 2421 Boonville Road, Bryan TX 77802 Check out our Aggieland Art Trail post
Where to meet: at the entrance gate
Parking: There is a little parking at the entrance, but it is OK to park at the medical office next door.
What to bring: Supplies, easel or table tray, a chair if you would like. snacks or lunch. Mindy used a French easel with an attached box (see picture), but this is not necessary. You will be working independently in whatever medium you choose.
If you have any questions, please call Mindy at 972-218-4418 or email her at mindyaustin79@gmail.com.
The group will be deciding when and where the next meeting will be. Mindy is excited to share her love of painting outdoors with everyone! She has been attending plein air festivals around Texas and beyond for many years.

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!

First Saturday Art Market at Degallery
2025-09-06 11:00 - 16:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
As a VAS member, you may show/sell your art for free at the First Saturday Art Market 11am-4pm on the Degallery grounds. You also have the use of a free tent (there are 7 available). Contact Dary, the owner of Degallery, a week ahead by emailing her HERE. It would be great to promote the Visual Art Society at your booth. As a note, items under $100 sell better. Of course you need to ready to sell by 11am and be charging sales tax. If you have questions, contact Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt at webmaster@visualartsociety.org.

Opening Reception: VAS Member Show 2025
2025-09-05 18:00 - 20:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Join us for the Opening Reception for our VAS Fall Member Art Show, “Chiaroscuro: Interplay of Light and Shadow” at Degallery, Friday, September 5, 2025 6-8pm. Everyone is invited to attend. Come see the wide range of incredible art from local artists! Great refreshments! Free and open to the public! Vote for your favorite art all month. Winners will be announced at our Closing Reception on September 26. The show runs from September 5-26, 2025.

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.

Entry Deadline for 2025 VAS Fall Member Show - August 25
2025-08-25 23:58 - 23:59 | Virtual
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.
We know many of our members are not familiar with chiaroscuro, but it is a part of our VAS mission to help our members grow as artists.
Visit our post for more information on chiaroscuro.

DegArtVisiON
2025-08-22 18:00 - 2025-08-30 16:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Dary Dega, our show chair and owner of DEGALLERY, is having a FREE 9 day conference 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. There will also be a show of all presenters’ art 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 paintings.

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.

VAS "Lunch Together", Thursday, 8-21-25
2025-08-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Casa Monarca, 206 W 26th St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
Come join us Thursday August 21 11:30am-1pm for our August “Lunch Together.” We are meeting at locally owned Casa Monarca Mexican Cantina, 206 W 26th St, Bryan, TX 77803. They had expressed interest in hanging our art at one point. It is right next to Brazos Glassworks in downtown Bryan. HERE is the menu from their soft opening. 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 "Lunch Together", Thursday, 7-24-25
2025-07-24 11:30 - 13:00 | Caffe Capri, 222 N Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
Come join us Thursday (different day) 11:30am-1pm for our July “Lunch Together.” We are meeting at another art stop on the Aggieland Art Trail – Caffe Capri 222 N Main St, Bryan TX 77803. Here is a link to their lunch 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 "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 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.

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 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.

Community Paint Out Day
2025-04-27 10:00 - 18:00 | Downtown, Bryan, TX 77803, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
Join us for free at the Community Paint Out Day! Sunday 4/27/25 10am-6pm.
The Community Paint Out – We will be plein air painting in historic downtown Bryan TX during the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair (parking information, etc.) It will be so much fun! If you are a VAS member, you can even sell some of your art at our tent if you help out at the tent. We will be having a drawing of a plein air setup for all artists who join us!
Please find out more information and register on the website so we have an idea of who is coming! We would love to have you join us!

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.

Opening Reception: VAS Spring Judged Show 2025
2025-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan, TX, 77802, United States
Join us for the Opening Reception for our VAS Spring Judged Art Show, “All Things Bright & Beautiful” at Degallery, Friday, April 18, 2025 6-8pm. Everyone is invited to attend. Come see the wide range of incredible art from local artists! Great refreshments! Free and open to the public! Vote for your favorite art. Do you agree with the judges? The show runs from April 18 – May 16, 2025.

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!

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.

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.

Special Zoom Presentation on How to Prepare Art for a Show
2025-03-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The owner of Degallery and our Shows Chair, Dr. Dary Dega, will present a zoom call on how to professionally frame and wire art to hang in a gallery as well as other info. This is critical information for artists submitting their 2-d work for our upcoming shows. We hope you can join us for the live event so you can ask questions. This talk will also be recorded and the recording will be available on the Calls for Artists tab on our website.
The zoom info will be emailed to all VAS members and the other artists who have already submitted for the judged show a few days beforehand. If you want to come to the live zoom event and don’t fall into the above groups, please email webmaster@visualartsociety.org at least 2 days beforehand.

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 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 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 "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.

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 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.

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.
