Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit
Name:
Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit
Date:
February 5, 2023 - February 11, 2023
Event Description:
The 2023 Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit
The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit will be accepting entries Friday, January 27th, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, January 28th, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Depot, located at 600 E. Depot Street in Brownwood. The 2023 Stars of Texas exhibit is a juried fine arts exhibit which is open to Texas residents 18 and older. Over $7,000 in awards will be presented at a VIP, invite-only reception on February 4, 2023.
Submitted entries must:
• Be original,
• Not be done under supervision,
• Not be a copy of published work, including photographs, by a person other than the artist,
• Have been completed within the last three years,
• Not have been previously exhibited in a Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit.
• Be suitable for display to young students. (Nude subjects will not be accepted.)
2D and 3D works in most disciplines, media, and combinations of media are accepted including:
• Painting
• Drawing
• Printmaking
• Photography
• Digital/Computer-generated art
• Sculpture
No crafts, quilts, stained glass, jewelry, or video arts will be eligible for entry. A non-refundable $25 entry fee per artwork must be paid upon delivery. The number of entries is limited to a total of three per artist. For more information visit: www.starsoftexasjuriedartexhibit.com
This Year's Juror is Carol Fairlie, who has been a professional artist since she had her first one-person show in 1974. Although she originally was an oil painter, she gained national recognition for her watercolors in the 1990’s. Professor Fairlie studied Traditional figurative painting for four years at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Texas Woman’s University and her Masters of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts / University of North Texas. Nationally known, she has had numerous solo exhibitions and has exhibited her work in many national juried exhibitions.
Fairlie has been a Professor of Art at Sul Ross State University since 1996. Her classes include teaching watercolor, oil painting, drawing, figure drawing, and printmaking. Currently, she is the West Texas Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America. She served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Schools of Art and holds Signature status in the Watercolor Honor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and Elite Signature status in the Watercolor Art Society of Houston (WAS-H).
The 2023 Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit awards are sponsored by:
$1,000 Dorothy Mayes Best of Show - Jane Ellen Jamar
$750 Juror Award - Big Country Ford
$500 Watercolor Award - Hutson Creative
$500 3D Award - Empire Iron Works
$500 Kohler Award - Kohler
$500 Merit Award - Charles & Kay Beth Stavley
$500 Photography Award - COLDWELL BANKER Mark Campbell & Associates
$500 Oil Medium Award - Sally & Robert Porter
$500 Mary & Ernest Cadenhead Memorial Pastel Award - Ross & Nesa Setzler
$500 Digital Media Award - ASAP Creative Arts
5 - $100 Honorable Mention Awards - Calvin & Suzanne Fryar
$500 + $250 Paint-off Awards - The Arts Council of Brownwood
$250 Photo Shoot-Out Award - Scott Coers Photo & Video
New this year, the Stars Exhibit is proud to offer one local Brown County student a chance to have one of their works displayed in the exhibit, and win $500. Any Brown County student (public, private, or homeschooled) ages 12-17 years old can submit ONE entry on Friday, January 27th, from 5-8 p.m. at the Depot in Brownwood. Students can enter paintings in any medium, drawings and sketches, or a sculpture piece. Only ONE student artwork will be accepted into the show, and that accepted entry will win the $500 Dr. Joyce R. Wilson Student Award. All other entries will be displayed at the Lehnis Railroad Museum, or the students can take their work home on Saturday, January 28th, when the accepted entries are announced.
The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit will be open to the public February 5-11th at the Depot Civic Center with the following schedule: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. There is no admission fee to view the exhibit and the art will be for sale.
The year’s Exhibit would not be possible without the generous support from Visit Brownwood and the City of Brownwood, Texas Bank, The Beadle Family Foundation, United Supermarket, Ann Jones Real Estate, Kohler, Dr. Stephen Kelly, Wendlee Broadcasting, The Arts Council of Brownwood, Scott Coers Photo and Video, and the Women's Club of Brownwood.
Art demonstrations will be open to the public throughout the one-week event. Many local schools visit the exhibit to experience a high level of art, crucial for their education. This year TexasBank and the Beadle Family Foundation have sponsored the art demonstrations in order to continue offering the significant art experience for local students. Art demonstrations will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Fridays, during the two weeks of the exhibit and are open to the public with no charge to attend.
Submissions Intake: Friday, January 27th-Saturday, January 28th
Photo Shoot-Out: Saturday, January 28th
Award Ceremony and VIP Reception: Saturday, February 4th
Exhibit Open to the Public: Sunday, February 5th-Saturday, February 11th.
Art Demonstrations: Monday, February 6th-Friday, February 10th
Jazz Concert: Friday, February 10th
Paint Off: Saturday, February 11th
Art Pick Up & Closing: Saturday, February 11th.
The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit will be accepting entries Friday, January 27th, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, January 28th, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Depot, located at 600 E. Depot Street in Brownwood. The 2023 Stars of Texas exhibit is a juried fine arts exhibit which is open to Texas residents 18 and older. Over $7,000 in awards will be presented at a VIP, invite-only reception on February 4, 2023.
Submitted entries must:
• Be original,
• Not be done under supervision,
• Not be a copy of published work, including photographs, by a person other than the artist,
• Have been completed within the last three years,
• Not have been previously exhibited in a Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit.
• Be suitable for display to young students. (Nude subjects will not be accepted.)
2D and 3D works in most disciplines, media, and combinations of media are accepted including:
• Painting
• Drawing
• Printmaking
• Photography
• Digital/Computer-generated art
• Sculpture
No crafts, quilts, stained glass, jewelry, or video arts will be eligible for entry. A non-refundable $25 entry fee per artwork must be paid upon delivery. The number of entries is limited to a total of three per artist. For more information visit: www.starsoftexasjuriedartexhibit.com
This Year's Juror is Carol Fairlie, who has been a professional artist since she had her first one-person show in 1974. Although she originally was an oil painter, she gained national recognition for her watercolors in the 1990’s. Professor Fairlie studied Traditional figurative painting for four years at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Texas Woman’s University and her Masters of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts / University of North Texas. Nationally known, she has had numerous solo exhibitions and has exhibited her work in many national juried exhibitions.
Fairlie has been a Professor of Art at Sul Ross State University since 1996. Her classes include teaching watercolor, oil painting, drawing, figure drawing, and printmaking. Currently, she is the West Texas Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America. She served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Schools of Art and holds Signature status in the Watercolor Honor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and Elite Signature status in the Watercolor Art Society of Houston (WAS-H).
The 2023 Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit awards are sponsored by:
$1,000 Dorothy Mayes Best of Show - Jane Ellen Jamar
$750 Juror Award - Big Country Ford
$500 Watercolor Award - Hutson Creative
$500 3D Award - Empire Iron Works
$500 Kohler Award - Kohler
$500 Merit Award - Charles & Kay Beth Stavley
$500 Photography Award - COLDWELL BANKER Mark Campbell & Associates
$500 Oil Medium Award - Sally & Robert Porter
$500 Mary & Ernest Cadenhead Memorial Pastel Award - Ross & Nesa Setzler
$500 Digital Media Award - ASAP Creative Arts
5 - $100 Honorable Mention Awards - Calvin & Suzanne Fryar
$500 + $250 Paint-off Awards - The Arts Council of Brownwood
$250 Photo Shoot-Out Award - Scott Coers Photo & Video
New this year, the Stars Exhibit is proud to offer one local Brown County student a chance to have one of their works displayed in the exhibit, and win $500. Any Brown County student (public, private, or homeschooled) ages 12-17 years old can submit ONE entry on Friday, January 27th, from 5-8 p.m. at the Depot in Brownwood. Students can enter paintings in any medium, drawings and sketches, or a sculpture piece. Only ONE student artwork will be accepted into the show, and that accepted entry will win the $500 Dr. Joyce R. Wilson Student Award. All other entries will be displayed at the Lehnis Railroad Museum, or the students can take their work home on Saturday, January 28th, when the accepted entries are announced.
The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit will be open to the public February 5-11th at the Depot Civic Center with the following schedule: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. There is no admission fee to view the exhibit and the art will be for sale.
The year’s Exhibit would not be possible without the generous support from Visit Brownwood and the City of Brownwood, Texas Bank, The Beadle Family Foundation, United Supermarket, Ann Jones Real Estate, Kohler, Dr. Stephen Kelly, Wendlee Broadcasting, The Arts Council of Brownwood, Scott Coers Photo and Video, and the Women's Club of Brownwood.
Art demonstrations will be open to the public throughout the one-week event. Many local schools visit the exhibit to experience a high level of art, crucial for their education. This year TexasBank and the Beadle Family Foundation have sponsored the art demonstrations in order to continue offering the significant art experience for local students. Art demonstrations will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Fridays, during the two weeks of the exhibit and are open to the public with no charge to attend.
Submissions Intake: Friday, January 27th-Saturday, January 28th
Photo Shoot-Out: Saturday, January 28th
Award Ceremony and VIP Reception: Saturday, February 4th
Exhibit Open to the Public: Sunday, February 5th-Saturday, February 11th.
Art Demonstrations: Monday, February 6th-Friday, February 10th
Jazz Concert: Friday, February 10th
Paint Off: Saturday, February 11th
Art Pick Up & Closing: Saturday, February 11th.
