The City of San Benito Cultural Arts Department invites you to the opening of Due South 2024: A Juried Texas Sculpture Group Exhibition, featuring artwork by members of the Texas Sculpture Group.

Due South 2024 is a multi-faceted exhibition that includes installations, photographs, and sculptures by artists and professors from across the state. The exhibit is a survey of recent sculptures by TSG members juried by Alexis Ramos, an artist, curator, and lecturer at South Texas College, and Aleida Garcia, the Director of the San Benito Cultural Arts Department.

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, May 23
5:30-8:30 pm

LUNCH TIME PLÁTICA
Friday, May 24
11:30am – 1:30pm

Join us on your lunch hour for a light meal and casual panel conversation with our co-jurors and members of the Texas Sculpture Group. Snacks and beverages provided or bring your own – along with an extra serving of curiosity and insight to share!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Please join us in celebrating this incredible work:

San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum
250 E. Heywood St.
San Benito, TX 78586

FEATURED ARTISTS

Elizabeth Akamatsu (Nacogdoches) | Domenico Balli (Houston) | Robbie Barber (Waco) | Susan Budge (Pattison) | Danville Chadbourne (San Antonio) | Erin Cunningham (Austin) | Karla Gabriela De La Fuente (Mission) | Josephine Durkin (Greenville) | Kurt Dyrhaug (Beaumont) | Bill FitzGibbons (San Antonio) | Brendan Flores (Houston) | Larry Graeber (San Antonio) | Sarah Hirneisen (Austin) | Dewane Hughes (Troup) | Christopher Hynes (Austin) | Norman Kary (Plano) | Chris Leonard (McAllen) | Michelle O’Michael (Houston) | Beverly Penn (Austin) | Caprice Pierucci (Austin) | Ed Pogue (Harlingen) | Greg Reuter (Corpus Christi) | Lauren Selden (Nacogdoches) | Suzanne Shield-Polk (San Marcos) | Luke Sides (Oak Point) | Laura Sturtz (Manchaca) | Gary Webernick (Seguin) | Jo Zider (Houston)

[Austin] MATERIAL EVOLUTION at ACC

by admin on January 20, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION:
6-8pm Saturday, February 17, 202
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The Art Galleries at Austin Community College, in collaboration with Texas Sculpture Group, is pleased to bring Material Evolution: Selected Works from the Texas Sculpture Group to Gallery 2000 at ACC Highland Campus. Juried by Lana Meador, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, this exhibition includes artworks from over twenty Texas Sculpture Group members and highlights an array of traditional and modern techniques in sculpture. 

The exhibition will be on view January 16-March 7, 2024 at The Art Galleries (TAG) on the Highland Campus of Austin Community College, located at 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78752

Please join us for the OPENING RECEPTION on Saturday, February 17, from 6pm to 8pm in Gallery 2000, campus location HLC 2.2450 (click HERE for directions and please RSVP here.) This event is free and open to the public, enhanced by live music by ACC Music Students. There will also be a series of gallery talks throughout February and March featuring TSG Artist Members on a variety of topics (see list below or click HERE for more information).

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Olaniyi R. Akindiya | Jill Bedgood | Steve Brudniak | Danville Chadbourne | Valérie Chaussonnet | Erin Cunningham | Yousif Del Valle | Josephine Durkin | Kurt Dyrhaug | Tim  Gonchoroff | Larry Graeber | Hollis Hammonds | Sarah Hirneisen | Matthew  Isaacson | Meredith Jack | Pat Johnson | Barry Krammes | Mark  Monroe | McKay Otto | Jamie Spinello | Tanya Synar | Gary Webernick

ABOUT OUR JUROR: Lana Meador is the Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from The University of Texas at Austin and master’s degree in Art History from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, where she concentrated on contemporary art. Prior to her position at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Ms. Meador held the Semmes Foundation Internship in Museum Studies at the McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, TX) and contributed to the e-publications French & Michigan and …might be good. At SAMA, Ms. Meador was co-curator of the exhibitions Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art (2017) and Intercambios: Modernist Photography in Mexico from the Permanent Collection (2017); curator of Marilyn Lanfear: Material Memory (2018); and co-curator of Capturing the Moment: Photographs from the Marie Brenner and Ernest Pomerantz Collection (2019) and Texas Women: A New History of Abstract Art (2020).

RELATED EVENTS:
TSG Artist Talks: Art + Social Issues
February 7th, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450) at ACC Highland Campus
Artists Yousif Del Valle (faculty, ACC) and Hollis Hammonds (faculty, St. Edwards University) will give tandem artists talks in Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450). Both Del Valle and Hammonds focus on social and political themes through their artworks, which are included in the exhibition.

TSG Artist Talks: Art + Scale
February 22, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450) at ACC Highland Campus
Artists Matthew Isaacson (faculty, ACC) and Valérie Chaussonnet will give tandem artists talks in Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450) in conjunction with Material Evolution: Selected Works from Texas Sculpture Group. Isaacson and Chaussonnet will focus on their use of scale in their works, which utilize ceramic and metal materials.

TSG Artist Talks: Art + Gender
February 28, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450) at ACC Highland Campus
Artists Sarah Hirneisen (faculty, Texas State University) and Erin Cunningham (faculty, University of Texas at Austin) will give tandem artists talks in Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450). Both Hirneisen and Cunningham focus on gender roles and expectations through their artworks, which are included in the spring exhibition Material Evolution: Selected Works from the Texas Sculpture Group.

Texas Women in Art: Curator Talk with Lana Meador
March 5, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450) at ACC Highland Campus
The Art Galleries at ACC will host a hybrid talk with Lana Meador, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, who will dive into her recent research into Texas women in the arts.

GALLERY HOURS
Tuesdays: 10:00am – 5:00pm 
Wednesdays: 10:00am – 5:00pm 
Thursdays: 10:00am – 5:00pm 
Mondays and Fridays: Appointment only

For general inquiries or to schedule an appointment, please email:
theartgalleries@austincc.edu

[Irving] TSG 2023 MEMBER EXHIBITION at the Irving Arts Center

May 21, 2023

May 13-July 8, 2023 with Opening Reception on May 27, 5:30-7:30pm IRVING ARTS CENTER – MAIN GALLERY3333 North MacArthur Blvd. Irving, TX 75062(972) 252-7558 FEATURED ARTISTS: Anne Baxter, Ashland | Jill Bedgood, San Antonio | Lotus Bermudez, Houston | Jim Brightwell, Caddo Mills | Steve Brudniak, Austin | Susan Budge, Pattison | Rodney Butler, Houston […]

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[Sugar Land] TEXAS SCULPTURE SLTX: TSG at Art Museum TX Sugar Land

August 8, 2022

Are you ready for a Texas-sized sculpture experience? The Texas Sculpture Group is thrilled to partner with Art Museum TX to showcase 100+ artworks from 52 TSG artist members from around the state! Please join us for the OPENING RECEPTION of this spectacular exhibition on Friday, August 19 from 6-9pm at Art Museum TX Sugar […]

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[San Angelo] THE STATE OF SCULPTURE: An All-Member Exhibition of the Texas Sculpture Group

July 5, 2021

Please join the TEXAS SCULPTURE GROUP in celebrating of our 10th Anniversary with The State of Sculpture: An All-Member Exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts located at 1 Love Street, San Angelo, TX Opening Reception: Thursday, July 15, 5:30-8pm Juried by Johannah Hutchison, Executive Director of the International Sculpture Center, the exhibition […]

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[San Antonio] Sculpture TODAY: Exhibit and Silent Auction – Saturday, June 12

May 16, 2021

Please join us for an exhibit and Silent Auction, featuring sculpture by members of the Texas Sculpture Group! Titled “Sculpture TODAY by Texas Sculpture Group,” this event is scheduled for Saturday June 12, 2021 from 6-9PM at Dock Space Gallery, 107 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX. This event coincides with the 2nd Saturday ArtWalk […]

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[Dallas] CELEBRATION: Texas Sculpture Group Exhibition at Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas April 24 – August 1

April 22, 2021

Please join us LIVE and IN-PERSON* for the opening reception on Saturday, April 24, 10am-12pm and help us celebrate International Sculpture Day (#ISDay), 60 years of the International Sculpture Center, and 10 years of the Texas Sculpture Group! Curated by Patricia B. Meadows and Scott Peck, the exhibition features a selection of indoor and outdoor […]

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[Houston] REDBUD GALLERY presents ON THE BAYOU An Exhibition of the Texas Sculpture Group

January 10, 2021

ON THE BAYOUTexas Sculpture Group Exhibition January 16 – February 23, 2021 Opening ReceptionSaturday, January 16, 2021 12pm to 9pm GALLERY HOURSMonday through SundayNoon – 5pmOr by Appointment Redbud Gallery is pleased to present the diverse works of 80 artists from the Texas Sculpture Group (TSG). The group of regional Texas sculptors represents a vast repertoire […]

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[Texas] TSG Members Featured on ISC Rapid Fire ARTSlam

December 30, 2020

TSG artist members Leticia Bajuyo, Jill Bedgood, Roger Colombik, Kurt Dyrhaug, Wells Mason, Michelle O’Michael, Chasity Porter and TSG President Sabine Senft each made a 10-slide, 5-minute presentation on their work for a virtual audience of 75 ISC members around the country. The art was great, the presentations enlightening, and the dialogue was dynamic. Congratulations […]

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New Book:

November 27, 2020

“Daddy-O’s Book of Big Ass Art” has been recently published by Texas A&M University Press. The soft-cover book is available for $35 from Texas A&M Press, 256 pages, with 145 color and 11 b/w photos. Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, who died last year, was an Honorary TSG Member and renowned international artist. Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art  […]

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