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Texas Events Calendar Events Organized by Art & Literary Location: Amarillo     Event Date: August 15 - November 15, 2009 America's Horse in Art Show & Sale Western artists from around the country celebrate the American Quarter Horse and the Western lifestyle. American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. Website: http://www.aqhhalloffame.com Phone: 806-376-5181 Location: Austin     Event Date: September 01 - November 02, 2009 Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker Features 39 prints from 1935 to 1948, source photographs and select archival materials that illuminate the artist's process. The Blanton Museum of Art. Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: 512-471-7324 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: September 01 - December 07, 2009 Fall Art Festivals Sample the rich cultural life of this colorful city. Website: http://www.fallartfestivals.com Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: September 01 - December 31, 2009 Storybook Playhouse Exhibition Fourteen interactive playhouses based on classic children's stories will be displayed. Dallas Arboretum. Website: http://www.dallasarboretum.org Phone: 214-515-6500 Location: Austin     Event Date: September 08 - January 04, 2010 From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allen Poe Features manuscripts, books, art and personal effects documenting Poe's career as a writer, his romantic relationships and mysterious death, and the decline and rehabilitation of his literary reputation. Ransom Center. Website: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu Phone: none Location: San Antonio     Event Date: September 17 - November 08, 2009 Abelardo Morell: Liminal Universe Photographer exhibits selected works. Navarro Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: September 18 - January 03, 2010 Menudo: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection Art Museum of South Texas Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: September 18 - January 03, 2010 Texas Modern: The Rediscovery of Early Texas Abstraction (1935-1965) Exhibition surveys three critical decades of abstract art. Art Museum of South Texas. Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Houston     Event Date: September 24 - January 03, 2010 Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Wood Constructions The Menil Collection Website: http://www.menil.org Phone: 713-525-9400 Location: Austin     Event Date: October 04 - February 07, 2010 Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece Reconstructed for the first time in two centuries, Veronese's famous altarpiece painting will be featured. Blanton Museum of Art. Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: none Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: October 14 - January 10, 2010 Inside Peanuts: The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz Exhibition contains reproduction comic strips and preliminary sketches. Art Museum of South Texas. Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: October 22 - December 05, 2009 10th Annual Texas Furniture Makers Show Juried statewide competition attracts top furniture makers from acorss the state. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. Website: http://www.kacckerrville.com Phone: 830-895-2911 Location: Round Top     Event Date: October 24 - November 15, 2009 Rick Hodgins -- Still Life Reflections The artist will be at the opening reception from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24. The Gallery at Round Top. Website: http://www.thegalleryatroundtop.com Phone: 979-249-4119 Location: Austin     Event Date: November 01 - January 03, 2010 Teresita Fernandez: Blind Landscape Blanton Museum of Art Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: none Location: San Antonio     Event Date: November 02 - November 07, 2009 Dia de los Muertos: La Ofrenda Personal offerings honor the memory of an ancestor or loved one. Ursuline Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Longview     Event Date: November 05   Art Walk Website: http://www.lmfa.org Phone: 903-753-8103 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: November 06   First Friday Art Walk Stroll among the displays. 3701 Plains Boulevard. Website: http://www.amarilloartists.com Phone: 806-353-5700 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: November 06   First Friday Art Walk Tour fine art galleries offering special events and extended viewing hours. Website: http://www.fbgartgallery.com Phone: 830-990-8151 Location: Lubbock     Event Date: November 06   First Friday Art Trail Discover art that is uniquely Lubbock. Downtown Lubbock. Website: http://www.ffat.org Phone: 806-762-8606 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: November 06 - January 17, 2010 Color in Freedom: Journey along the Underground Railroad Features new works by Joseph Holston. 2200 S. Van Buren. Website: http://www.amarilloart.org Phone: 806-371-5050 Location: Denison     Event Date: November 07 - November 08, 2009 Fall Fine Art Tour Stroll in and out of galleries and meet with artists. Main Street, Downtown Denison. Website: http://www.denisontexas.us Phone: 903-465-1551 Location: Winnsboro     Event Date: November 07 - November 08, 2009 Small Town Atmosphere -- First Class Art! Plan a short drive through the changing autumn leaves to historic downtown Winnsboro, where you will experience the first annual Wiinsboro Fine Art Market featuring art of all mediums by regional artists. Continuous musical entertainment, children's activities and lots of great food. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Downtown Winnsboro, Elm & Market streets. Website: http://www.winnsboroart.com E-Mail: info@winnsboroart.com Phone: 903-342-3438 Location: Stanton     Event Date: November 07   Quilt Show Beautiful quilts made by local crafters are displayed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Downtown Stanton. Website: http://www.stantontex.com Phone: 432-756-2006 Location: Smithville     Event Date: November 07   Airing of the Quilts Quilts are displayed throughout town. The Lost Pines Artisan Alliance will have a special exhibit of quilts and arts at the Gazebo. Website: http://www.smithvilletx.org Phone: 512-237-2313 Location: Smithville     Event Date: November 07   First Saturday Art Show Website: http://www.lostpinesartisansalliance.org Phone: 512-360-4347 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: November 07   First Saturday at the Chicken Farm Art Center Features the work of special invited artists, plus the artists' studios are open. 2505 Martin Luther King Boulevard. Phone: 325-653-4936 Location: Palestine     Event Date: November 07   Embrace the Arts Progressive Arts Tour Visit with artists and enjoy refreshments and music. Museum of East Texas Culture and additional venues. Website: http://www.visitpalestine.com Phone: 800-659-3484 Location: Winnsboro     Event Date: November 07 - November 08, 2009 Fine Art Market Features art by regional artists. Includes music, children's activities and more. 217 Market Street. Website: http://www.winnsboroart.com Phone: 903-342-3438 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: November 13 - November 15, 2009 Die Kunstler Fine Arts Exhibit Check out the fine art exhibit and sale of members' works. St. Josephs Halle. Phone: 830-997-4589 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: November 13 - November 15, 2009 Art Past Dark More than 200 artists are represented at invitational art shows, gallery walk and open studios. Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. Website: http://www.artpastdark.com Phone: 830-990-6914 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: November 13 - December 05, 2009 Contemporary Masters Invitational Art Show & Sale Fredericksburg Art Gallery, 314 E. Main Street Website: http://www.fbgartgallery.com Phone: 830-990-2707 Location: Elgin     Event Date: November 14   Art Walk Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Main Street, Downtown Elgin. Website: http://www.elginartwalk.com Phone: 512-278-0150 Location: Marshall     Event Date: November 14   Marshall Main Street Watch local artists creating original pieces and enjoy live music. Washington Square District. Phone: 903-935-4417 Location: McKinney     Event Date: November 14   Second Saturday on the Square Includes live music, art demonstrations and more. Website: http://www.downtownmckinney.com Phone: 972-547-2660 Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: November 14   24th Annual Downtown Art Walk Join with local galleries to celebrate artists from around the world. Downtown Nacogdoches. Phone: 936-564-2066 Location: Boerne     Event Date: November 14   Second Saturday Art & Wine Website: http://www.SecondSaturdayBoerne.com Phone: 830-248-1919 Alt Phone: 877-833-0621 Location: Burnet     Event Date: November 14   Texas Recycles Event Make recycled art projects. Begins at 10 a.m. Inks Lake State Park. Phone: 512-793-2223 Location: Round Top     Event Date: November 18 - January 03, 2010 Small Treasures Exhibits small works by gallery artists. The Gallery at Round Top. Website: http://www.thegalleryatroundtop.com Phone: 979-249-4119 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: November 18 - January 03, 2010 Third Thursday Enjoy films, art activities, live music and gallery tours from 6 to 9 p.m. Amarillo Museum of Art. Website: http://www.amarilloart.org Phone: 806-371-5050 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: November 19   Art Walk Features a variety of galleries, art exhibits and more. Download a map from the website. Website: http://www.downtownsanangelo.com Phone: 325-655-1234 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: November 19 - January 09, 2010 Art for Giving Gallery Shop and Ursuline Hall Gallery Southwest School of Art & Craft Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: November 19 - January 24, 2010 The Art of Pulp Painting Portfolio of works by 17 artists from across the United States. Navarro Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Alpine     Event Date: November 20 - November 21, 2009 Alpine's Art Walk Features art, artisans, food and entertainment. Holland Avenue. Website: http://www.alpinegallerynight.com Phone: none Location: Houston     Event Date: November 21 - November 22, 2009 Via Colori: A Street Painting Festival Watch more than 17 artists. Enjoy music, food and children's activities. Sam Houston Park and surrounding streets. Website: http://www.houstonviacolori.com Phone: 713-523-3633 Location: Orange     Event Date: November 21 - January 30, 2010 Entwined Across the Ages: Illuminated Manuscripts & Tapestries Stark Museum of Art Website: http://www.starkmuseum.org Phone: 409-886-2787 Location: Mason     Event Date: November 21   Fine Arts Show & Sale Website: http://www.masontxcoc.com Phone: 325-258-4624 Location: Bastrop     Event Date: November 27 - November 28, 2009 Harvest Art Fest Celebrates local artists. 1308 Chestnut Street. Website: http://www.bastropassociationforthearts.org Phone: 512-303-9599 Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: December 01 - December 06, 2009 Abstract Expressionist in Watermedia Art exhibit by Judy Wilder Dalton. Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.ntcc.edu/whatley Phone: 903-434-8181 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - December 07, 2009 Big Bugs Exhibit Featuring gargantuan sculptures of insects, the exhibit alters viewers' perceptions and magnifies the role of insects as nature's "hidden gardeners." Includes interactive programs. San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston. Website: http://www.sabot.org Phone: 210-207-3255 Location: Galveston     Event Date: December 01 - December 15, 2009 13th Annual Island Quilters Guild Show "Ike Challenge Quilts," reflecting the quilter's experience with the storm, will be this year's special feature. 1861 U.S. Custom House, 502 20th Street. Website: http://www.galvestonhistory.org Phone: 409-765-7834 Location: San Marcos     Event Date: December 01 - December 18, 2009 The Lightning Field: Mapping the Creative Process Illustrates the variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University-San Marcos. Website: http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu Phone: 512-245-2313 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet Features 50 colorful, super-sized globes designed by artists to depict everyday solutions to global warming. Discovery Green. Website: http://www.coolglobes.com Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 Holiday at the Arboretum Offers a fantasy world filled with marionettes, ornaments and figurative art. Dallas Arboretum. Website: http://www.dallasarboretum.org Phone: 214-515-6500 Location: Round Top     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 Small Treasures Exhibits small works by gallery artists. The Gallery at Round Top. Website: http://www.thegalleryatroundtop.com Phone: 979-249-4119 Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 Art for the Holidays Show Includes paintings, sculpture, pottery, photographs and jewelry. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 239 W. San Antonio. Website: http://www.newbraunfelsartleague.com Phone: 830-629-8022 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - December 20, 2009 Water Sparks Exhibit with artist lecture features fine limestone and glass works by Damian Priour. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Website: http://www.wildflower.org Phone: 512-232-0100 Location: Midland     Event Date: December 01 - December 30, 2009 Jon Langford -- Artist/Musician Langford's multi-layered paintings take imagery from old country music publicity photos and sheet music and envelop them in a haze of ironic nostalgia. Museum of the Southwest. Website: http://www.museumsw.org Phone: 432-683-2882 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - December 24, 2009 Celebrating Our Creative Spirit: Texas Federation of Fiber Artists See a wide range of exceptional fiber art -- quilts, embroidery, collage, tapestry, sculpture and more. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Website: http://www.crafthouston.org Phone: 713-529-4848 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - December 24, 2009 Texas Masters Series: Rachelle Thiewes Thiewes, a jeweler and metal artist, has created works that have made an instrumental difference to the field of art jewelry. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Website: http://www.crafthouston.org Phone: 713-529-4848 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 01 - December 05, 2009 Texas Furniture Makers Show Juried statewide competition attracts top furniture makers from across the state. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. Website: http://www.kacckerrville.com Phone: 830-895-2911 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: December 01 - December 05, 2009 Contemporary Masters Invitational Art Show & Sale Fredericksburg Art Gallery, 314 E. Main Street Website: http://www.fbgartgallery.com Phone: 830-990-2707 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 The Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on Paper McNay Art Museum Website: http://www.mcnayart.org Phone: 210-824-5368 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Wood Constsructions The Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross Website: http://www.menil.org Phone: 713-525-9469 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea Approximately 110 objects dating from the first millennium B.C. through the 17th century, on rare loan from Vietnam's leading museums, will be on view. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Phone: 713-639-7300 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography Features large-scale photographs by 40 Korean artists, many of whom have never before exhibited in international museum exhibitions. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Phone: 713-639-7300 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs. Dallas Museum of Art Phone: 214-922-1200 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Wild Flowering: The Crow Family & Asia Features a portion of the family's extensive collection of Asian art and marks the first time many will be shown to the public. Crow Collection of Asian Art. Website: http://www.crowcollection.org Phone: 214-979-6430 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Yeohlee: Design for Now Originally from Malaysia, this New York fashion designer creates clothing with an architectural feel. Crow Collection of Asian Art. Website: http://www.crowcollection.org Phone: 214-979-6430 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Masterworks of American Photography: Moments in Time Amon Carter Museum Website: http://www.cartermuseum.org Phone: 817-989-5067 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Susan Rothenberg: Moving in Place Exhibits paintings that span the artist's career from the early horse paintings of the mid-1970s to her most recent body of work. The Modern Art Museum. Website: http://www.themodern.org Phone: 817-840-2167 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Jeff Wisniewski Exhibit Artpace, 445 N. Main Avenue Website: http://www.artpace.org Phone: 210-212-4900 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - January 04, 2010 From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allen Poe Features manuscripts, books, art and personal effects documenting Poe's career as a writer, his romantic relationships, mysterious death, and the decline and rehabilitation of his literary reputation. Ransom Center. Website: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu Phone: none Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Kerrville Art Club Fall Jamboree Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. Website: http://www.kacckerrville.com Phone: 830-895-2911 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Photoquest Annual Hill Country Camera Club competitive show and sale. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. Website: http://www.kacckerrville.com Phone: 830-895-2911 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Texas Modern: The Rediscovery of Early Texas Abstraction (1935-1965) Exhibition surveys abstract art created following the more familiar regionalist art that dominated Texas and the American heartland in the early 20th century. Art Museum of South Texas. Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - January 02, 2010 The Small Corners of Existence Austin photographer Robert Shults captures the architecture of homelessness. L. Nowlin Gallery. Website: http://www.lnowlingallery.com Phone: 512-694-6544 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Drawn Toward Lights Artists Stephen Antonakos, Paul Chan, James Turrell and Leo Villareal contributre to this exhibition that looks at light as a form of art. Blanton Museum of Art. Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: none Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Teresita Fernandez: Blind Landscape Touring exhibit features sculptures and pieces that take a look at natural phenomena. Blanton Museum of Art. Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: none Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 Views & Visions: Prints of the American West, 1820-1970 Features works by American artists who depicted the grand landscapes, wild animals and rugged individuals of the West. Amon Carter Museum. Website: http://www.cartermuseum.org Phone: 817-738-1933 Location: Ingram     Event Date: December 01 - January 09, 2010 Destinations Competition and exhibition of works by college students. Juror is Ash Almonte. The Gallery at the Point, Hwy. 39. Website: http://www.hcaf.com Phone: 830-367-5120 Alt Phone: 830-459-HCAF Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 01 - January 09, 2010 Charles M. Russell Exhibit Features works by this famed Western artist on loan from the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Website: http://www.museumofwesternart.com Phone: 830-896-2553 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 09, 2010 Art for Giving Gallery Shop and Ursuline Hall Gallery, Southwest School of Art & Craft Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 Inside Peanuts: The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz This exhibition contains reproduction comic strips and preliinary sketches that follow the development of the Peanuts characters. Art Museum of South Texas. Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 Menudo: Chicano Art from the Cheech Marin Collection According to Marin, "The word 'menudo' in the exhibition title refers to its slang usage -- a little bit of this, a little bit of that." Art Museum of South Texas. Website: http://www.ArtMuseumOfSouthTexas.org Phone: 361-825-3500 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 The Art of Architecture: Foster + Partners Exhibition explores Foster + Partner's major architectural achievements. Includes architectural models, drawings, renderings, photographs and videos. Nasher Sculpture Center. Website: http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/Exhibitions Phone: 214-242-5100 Location: Orange     Event Date: December 01 - January 30, 2010 Entwined Across the Ages: Illuminated Manuscripts & Tapestries Stark Museum of Art Website: http://www.starkmuseum.org Phone: 409-886-2787 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - January 31, 2010 Dreams Come True: The Dallas Arts District Includes archival images, ephemera and media clips illustrating the establishment and growth of the Dallas Arts District. Dallas Museum of Art. Website: http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/View/FutureExhibitions Phone: 214-922-1200 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - February 07, 2010 Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece Reconstructed for the first time in two centuries, Veronese's famous altarpiece painting will be featured. Blanton Museum of Art. Website: http://www.blantonmuseum.org Phone: none Location: Canyon     Event Date: December 01 - February 14, 2010 A Running Fight: The Red River War in Art Shows the U.S. Army's campaigns against American Indians on the Northern Plains through paintings, drawings and chromolithographs. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Website: http://www.panhandleplains.org Phone: 806-651-2244 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - February 14, 2010 Cy Twombly: Treatise on the Veil The painting will be shown with a significant group of related drawings on loan from the artist's private collection. The Menil Collection. Phone: 713-525-9400 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - February 14, 2010 Your Bright Future: 12 Korean Artists The exhibition features work by a generation of artists who have emerged since the mid-1980s working on the cutting edge of international art trends and within a distinctly Korean context. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Phone: 713-639-7300 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - February 21, 2010 Jaume Plensa: The Making of Sho Plensa is known for his monumental representations of the human form and for light sculptures that incorporate everything from trees to letters to shoes. Meadows Museum. Phone: 214-768-2516 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - February 21, 2010 Santiago Calatrava: The Making of Wave An exhibit inspired by the form of a DNA double helix, Calatrava created a number of preparatory drawings and watercolors of Wave from different angles. Meadows Museum. Phone: 214-768-2516 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - February 28, 2010 All the World's a Stage: Celebrating Performance in the Visual Arts Features 100 works demonstrating how the performing arts have been captured in various forms of fine art. Dallas Museum of Art. Website: http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org Phone: 214-922-1200 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - February 28, 2010 Body in Fragments Drawn from the Menil's collection, the exhibit explores the manner in which the human form is dissected and reconfigured in the art of various times and places, conveying spiritual, physical and intellectual notions of personhood. The Menil Collection. Phone: 713-525-9400 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - March 07, 2010 Sculpture Exhibit Enjoy viewing some of Texas' finest artists' work. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Website: http://www.wildflower.org Phone: 512-232-0100 Location: Albany     Event Date: December 01 - January 24, 2010 A Cell of One's Own: John Frost In this site-specific installation, Frost takes ordinary materials, plywood and tree limbs, and transforms them into recognizable objects and forms. The Old Jail Art Center. Website: http://www.theoldjailartcenter.org Phone: 325-762-2269 Location: Albany     Event Date: December 01 - January 24, 2010 Six Degrees of Separation Showcases the relationships between artists and works from various areas of the Old Jail Art Center's permanent collection. The Old Jail Art Center. Website: http://www.theoldjailartcenter.org Phone: 325-762-2269 Location: Irving     Event Date: December 01 - January 24, 2010 The Global Artistry of Leo & Dianne Dillon Features original illustrations from these children's book illustrators. Dupree Theater Lobby. Website: http://www.irvingartscenter.com Phone: 972-252-2787 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 24, 2010 Peter Sowiski: Stealth Service New York artist exhibits his room-sized work made of paper pulp and screenprint. Navarro Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 24, 2010 The Art of Pulp Painting Portfolio of works by 17 artists from across the United States. Navarro Lobby Gallery, Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Lufkin     Event Date: December 01 - January 19, 2010 John James Audubon: American Artist & Naturalist The exhibition features original Audubon paintings and drawings, along with letters, books, photographs and personal items. Museum of East Texas. Website: http://www.metlufkin.org Phone: 936-639-4434 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: December 01 - January 17, 2010 Color in Freedom: Journey along the Underground Railroad Features new works by Joseph Holston, 2200 S. Van Buren. Website: http://www.amarilloart.org Phone: 806-371-5050 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 17, 2010 On Stage in Amsterdam: Prints from the Schouwburg Theatre McNay Art Museum Website: http://www.mcnayart.org Phone: 210-824-5368 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker McNay Art Museum Website: http://www.mcnayart.org Phone: 210-824-5368 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 Recent Acquisitions: Modern & Contemporary McNay Art Museum Website: http://www.mcnayart.org Phone: 210-824-5368 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: December 03 - December 10, 2009 Art Thursdays at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Dec. 3 and 10. Includes art activities. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Phone: 325-653-3333 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: December 04   First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg Tour ten fine art galleries offering special events, refreshments and extended viewing hours. Website: http://www.firstfriday-fbg.blogspot.com Phone: 830-990-8151 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 04 - December 06, 2009 Wild Ideas On Friday, stop by Jo Pollock's annual ornament signing party and enjoy Chef Keem's newest chocolate truffles. On Saturday, find book signings by Kelly Bender, author of Texas Wildscapes, Lance Allred, author of Enchanted Rock, and Jim Stanley, author of Hill Country Landowners Guide. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Website: http://www.wildflower.org Phone: 512-292-4200 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: December 04   First Friday Art Walk Stroll among the displays at The Galleries at Sunset Center. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. 3701 Plains Boulevard. Phone: 806-353-5700 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: December 05   First Saturday at the Chicken Farm Art Center Features work of invited artists, plus all the art center artists' studios are open for visitors. 2505 Martin Luther King. Phone: 325-653-4936 Location: Gonzales     Event Date: December 05   Gonzales County Book Fair Features Texas authors. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Liford's Books & Fine Art. Phone: 830-672-6532 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 06 - May 23, 2010 The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture by Jacob Lawrence Lawrence created 15 dramatic and colorful silk-screen prints based on a series of 41 paintings entitled The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture. Dallas Museum of Art. Phone: 214-922-1200 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 07   Brinker International Forum -- Paul Nicklen This gifted photographer has created National Geographic stories that break new ground with startling and stunning depictions of wildlife in Antarctica and the Arctic. Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, 2100 Ross Avenue. Phone: 214-954-9925 Location: Albany     Event Date: December 08   Community Holiday Party View a special holiday student art show, create paper snowflakes or other holiday artworks, and enjoy homemade holiday cookies. Hours are 4 to 6 p.m. The Old Jail Art Center. Website: http://www.oldjailartcenter.org Phone: 325-762-2269 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: December 10 - January 30, 2010 Two Bits for Your Brain Art from junior and senior high school students from around the Panhandle is assembled in a juried art show. American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. Website: http://www.aqhhalloffame.com Phone: 806-376-5181 Location: Abilene     Event Date: December 10   Artwalk Begins at 5 p.m. Historic Downtown. Phone: 325-677-8389 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: December 12   Family Day at the San Angelo Museum of Art Participate in hands-on art activities, sample new foods, listen to music and tour current exhibits. Focus is on Scotland. Website: http://www.samfa.org Phone: 325-653-3333 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 12   Art.i.copia Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Southwest School of Art & Craft. Website: http://www.swschool.org Phone: 210-224-1848 Location: Marshall     Event Date: December 12   Marshall Main Street Watch local artists creating original pieces, enjoy live music. Washington Square District. Phone: 903-935-4417 Find tickets to sports events, concerts, rodeos and other fun events at Lone Star Tickets on Texana Looking for clothing or collectibles for Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies or Texas Tech Red Raiders? Jackets, jerseys, caps and more are at the Texas Sports Store on Texana

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