Get inside Beautiful Minds tomorrow at BAL
Artwork from last year's show One of the Beaumont Art League’s most fascinating annual shows is this weekend and we never miss it. A Beautiful Mind features more than 90 works from Southeast Texans...
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A watercolor by Gary Patore that will be on display this weekend at the Beaumont Art League's National Show. *Story by Adrienne Ryherd Like a vintage wine, a distinctly-flavored cheese or a prized...
View ArticleHot Pick: Nederland Summer in the City
Well this just sounds lovely: The City of Nederland is putting on Summer in the City this weekend, which will feature plenty of art, music and food to fill your lazy summer afternoon. There will be a...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL 3D show
Last year's 3D show. Photo courtesy of BAL's Facebook page We thoroughly enjoy looking at stuff while eating cheese cubes and drinking free wine. As such, we’re quite excited to check out the Beaumont...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Rummage Sale
Just one of many items on sale at this weekend's BAL Rummage Sale. Photo courtesy of BAL's Facebook page The Beaumont Art League is hosting a rummage sale this weekend and plenty of home decor, art...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Membership Show
The Beaumont Art League’s annual Membership Show opens this weekend and features pieces by local artists. Jasper realist wildlife painter Tommy Humphrey judges this year. When: Opening reception 7-9...
View ArticleLocal art openings bring color to 2013
James Elhers, Death Walks Into a Bar, 2012, part of the Modern Impulses & Surreal Dreams show at the Dishman Art Museum This time of year is a busy one in the local art scene — local galleries and...
View ArticleHot Pick: Boomtown Film Fest 48-Hour Video Race
If you’ve got what it takes to write, shoot and edit a short film in two days, the Boomtown Film Festival’s 48-hour Video Race is for you. The kickoff to this year’s festival (Feb. 22-23) gives...
View ArticleHot Pick: Kurt Schnell opening at BAL
Bass Soloist, Curtis A. Schnell. 2012 Author and Hollywood production designer Curtis A. Schnell will fill both Beaumont Art League galleries with more than 70 works. He will show artwork from two of...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Portrait Show Opening
Linnis Blanton, Atlantis Platter, fired clay Three shows open at once on Saturday night at the Beaumont Art League — the annual Portrait Show and two clay exhibitions, Lamar University Clay: Then and...
View ArticleHot Pick: ‘Within the Studio’ Artist Symposium
David Cargill poses for a photo in his self built home on Wednesday. Cargill is a local artist known for sculpting several pieces showcased around Southeast Texas. Guiseppe Barranco/cat5 A new monthly...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL National Show
Michelle Matthews, “A Disjointed Beginning, ” 2013. Stoneware, volcanic grit. With more than 60 works of art from artists around the country, you’ll see everything from watercolor to assemblage at the...
View ArticleHot Pick: Fresh Start at BAL
The Beaumont Art League’s 70th anniversary celebration continues with Fresh Start, a concept show created to showcase artists’ interpretations of newness and the excitement of starting a new journey,...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Classic Nude & 3D show
Two shows open simultaneously Saturday at the Beaumont Art League: the 3D and Relief show and the Classical Nudes exhibition. BAL’s annual 3D show always brings a curious array of pieces into public...
View ArticleRichard Tallent’s nudes explore body, soul and space
The Richard Tallent photo that took first place in the Beaumont Art League’s 2012 Membership Show, which earned him a solo show opening this weekend at BAL. Nothing speaks to the aphorism of “baring...
View ArticleHot Pick: Censorship at BAL
The Beaumont Art League’s artist symposium series returns with a conversation about censorship and its effect on art. Local artists Sandra Laurette, Greg Busceme and Richard Tallent will lead the...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Membership Show
One of the Beaumont Art League’s biggest shows of the year opens this weekend, and there are always a few surprises at this one. Check out two galleries of recent works by BAL members during the...
View ArticleHot Pick: Robert Lawson at 68
Work by Robert Lawson. Photo provided by BAL Lumberton artist Robert Lawson creates large-scale abstract paintings that approach simple subject matter (cubes and boxes, in this case) in a stunning and...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL Portrait Show
Beaumont Art League’s annual portrait show fills the main gallery with stunning portraiture in all media. Pop into the Scurlock Gallery to see a show from the Painted Ladies of Crystal Beach. When:...
View ArticleHot Pick: BAL National Show
Felice House, Liakesha Dean in “Giant”, oil on canvas, showing this weekend at BAL’s National Show. Photo provided by the gallery With more than 90 pieces by 50 artists on view in both galleries, the...
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