Big Bend Arts Council
Big Bend Arts Council
PO Box 1764, Alpine, TX 79831
PO Box 1764, Alpine, TX 79831
Find out more about our artists!
CALL FOR BBAC ARTISTS:
Sign Up for Bank & Hospital Shows
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.
Ready to join us? Click here.
Current Show: ClayWorks Annual Show and Cup Invitational
Celebrating the medium of clay by artists of the Big Bend and beyond, the 2020 Annual ClayWorks Show and Cup Invitational is now running through August 11, 2020, with a reception to be announced later depending upon social distancing guidelines. Check out the photos below and please support our local Big Bend Arts Council clay artists.
The good news is that Gallery on the Square is now open to the public Thursdays - Saturdays 11 am - 5 pm and Sundays 10 am - 5 pm. The gallery limits the number of visitors at one time, and asks that you please wear a mask to ensure the safety of our hosts and other visitors. Enjoy the show and peruse the permanent exhibits as well. 
ClayWorks Photo Gallery:
Click on an image to enlarge.
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.
Gallery Gets Creative During Temporary Shutdown
Shout out and Thanks to Gallery on the Square members who kept the sales going during the recent shutdown. Lori Griffin, curator of the R3: Recycle, Reuse & Re-purpose Show, and Assistant Director Amanda Calhoun made sure artwork was visible in the front windows and available for viewing and purchase by appointment only.
Meanwhile, our BBAC director Jan Moeller, GOTS director Jim Senneff and gallery member artist and schedule manager Diane Baylor kept the ship afloat and the keel even during transitions in gallery hours during the reopening phases.
Special thanks also to all the members who have stepped up ready to work again and to ensure the safety for hosts and visitors as well.
Visit Us
Gallery On The Square
115 West Holland Ave
Alpine, TX 79830
across from the train depot
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.
