Big Bend Arts Council

 

  PO Box 1764, Alpine, TX  79831

Find out more about our artists!


CALL FOR BBAC ARTISTS:
Sign Up for Bank & Hospital Shows

   Rotating exhibits at the West Texas National Bank and Big Bend Regional Medical Center are great opportunities for BBAC members to display your wall art to new sets of eyes in our community. The folks there (employees and clients) say they enjoy having our artwork. 

   Available starting months for two-month exhibits are: January, February, March, May, June, September and October. Sign up at the tack sheet in the back of Gallery on the Square, or contact Shelly Rogers for more information. 

   Email Shelly at agshelly78@aol.com or text  432-294-1538.

The Big Bend Arts Council 
Established 2004

Mission Statement:

   The BIG BEND ARTS COUNCIL’S purpose is to provide a forum for supporting and promoting the arts in the Big Bend region; to encourage community interest in the arts and to share ideas, discuss techniques, encourage creativity, provide consultation to area and city organizations and to work cooperatively with other art groups in the region.

Call to Plein Air Artists
demonstrate your artistic connection to the environment

   The annual BBAC Plein Air Show takes place  August 13 through October 6.  If you have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather and have been painting outdoors, this is the show for you!
  The curator for the show is BBAC member artist Carol Fairlie. The deadline is coming up soon, so check out the prospectus link (below) right away. For any questions, please contact Carol at fairlieh2o@sbcglobal.net or info@bigbendartscouncil.org
   Artists can submit work from August 6 through 9. Entry forms are also available at Gallery on the Square.     
   Please note that although the prospectus lists two entries per artist, this year artists are allowed four.  

ClayWorks Show & Cup Invitational

   Celebrating the medium of clay by artists of the Big Bend and beyond, the 2020 Annual ClayWorks Show and Cup Invitational runs through August 9th. Be sure to check out the array of work in the front window, and come inside the gallery, which allows four visitors at a time. The gallery is following protocols for cleaning as well as mask and distancing guidelines. 
   Gallery on the Square is open to the public Thursdays - Saturdays 11 am - 5 pm and Sundays 10 am - 5 pm. 

   NOTE: If you are uncomfortable coming into the gallery, but are interested in a piece in the window or posted on our Facebook page, our hosts will be glad to bring it outside the gallery for your perusal.  Thank you for your cooperation and support of local artists.

Come to Membership Meetings!

   BBAC members are welcome and encouraged to attend the monthly membership meetings which run through the spring (no meetings during the summer). 

   Meetings are generally held the third Sundays of each month at 2 pm at the Museum of the Big Bend on the Sul Ross State University Campus. For more information, please email info@bigbendartscouncil.org.

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Visit Us 

Gallery On The Square

115 West Holland Ave

Alpine, TX  79830

across from the train depot

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