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:
New Year, New Works
New Year, New Works
Each year, BBAC showcases new work by its members in January and February. This year the show runs through February 25th. In addition, the art council's cooperative gallery features permanent exhibits of some the most creative artists in the region. Do not miss this opportunity to see new work, whether you are local or visiting the Alpine area.
The Holidays Brought Us Together
Closing out a successful year in 2019, the membership holiday party included a reception for the event on Thursday, December 12 at Gallery On The Square. This year, 17 pieces of art were awarded as door prizes.
HOLIDAY PARTY! Click on photo to enlarge.
Jim Senneff, the gallery director for BBAC, commented: "Musicians favored us with Christmas music twice during the evening. It was not only a good Starlight Shopping evening but also a great party. People came, had fun, enjoyed each other’s company, and bought art."
Visit Us
Gallery On The Square
115 West Holland Ave
Alpine, TX 79830
across from the train depot
Coming Up Soon:
Second Annual Print Show
Second Annual Print Show
A call for art has been sent to BBAC Members for the upcoming Second Annual Print Show at Gallery on the Square. Curators Richard Curtin and Lori Griffin established this show last year, and this year's show, which runs from February 27th thought April 21st, promises to host a variety of print methods by print makers and printers throughout the Big Bend. A reception is planned for April 3 from 5 to 8 pm at the gallery.
Featured artwork will include aquatint, monoprint, engraving, collagraph, woodcut, stamp, etching, linocut, variable, stencil, stone, lithography, digital prints (archival ink), screen printing, 3D printing, and giclee reproductions.
For more Information, click on the links below, or contact the gallery at 432-837-7203 or info@bigbendartscouncil.org.
Come to the 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.
