It greatly distresses me that I am so soon writing another tribute to a treasured VAST member and friend. Jeanne Heartsill had been a member of VAST for over thirty-five years. She twice served as President of the organization, 1981-1982 and 1985-1986. She exhibited her work annually in our Members Exhibitions. One of her greatest contributions to the organization was helping with exhibit installations. I valued her help so much that during the years she was flying, I would schedule installations around her schedule.

If you'd like to get ahead of the game, we are taking renewals for 2014/2015!

Tickets are $65.00 per person. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets visit www.caddallas.net. Guests are provided with bus transportation, lunch, and refreshments. The tour is approximately four hours long.  

For more info about the bus tour, email Holly@hollyjohnsongallery.com.

How to Photograph your Artwork

Instructor: Tom Judd
When: March 29; Time:  8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Where:  Central Fire Station, 332 East Hickory Street, Denton, TX  (tentative)
Cost: $10.00

This workshop is for artists that would like to learn how to digitally photograph their 2-D artwork themselves, or improve upon their technique. We will discuss photographing artwork under various lighting conditions to produce an accurate digital representation of your art. Being familiar with basic operations of your camera before the workshop is a good idea. We will also go through the steps of sizing and titling your photos on the computer to create digital files that meet the requirements of an exhibition prospectus. Participants may wish to bring along their own digital cameras and a laptop with image editing software if desired. There will be a live demonstration of photographing art as well as preparing the photo for exhibition entry using a computer and image editing software.

To find out more about the instructor, see: www.thomasjuddphotography.com/

To sign up for this workshop, please email Jo Williams at texjo@msn.com and put the name of the workshop in the "Subject" line of the email. Mail the $10 fee to VAST and memo your check, the name of the workshop. (VAST, PO Box 1281, Denton TX 76210)

How to Create Your Artist Website: 

Instructors: David Riewe, Assistant Rebecca Barham
When: April 19; Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Where:  Central Fire Station, 332 East Hickory Street, Denton, TX.  (tentative)
Cost: $10.00
Limit: 10 attendees

During this workshop, artists and other creative types will be taught step-by-step how to create their own free website.  Artists will be shown free, easy-to-use templates that can be personalized to fit their individual needs. The instructors will give personal attention to each of the attendees and assist them as they build their own website. In addition, artists will be shown how to upgrade their newly created free websites if they so desire by choosing a hosting plan and uploading their site under their own personal domain name (ex.: SusieBrown.com). Artists can actually leave this workshop with an easy-to-use free or hosted website.

Attendees will need to bring their own laptops and images of their artwork to put in their website. 

To find out more about the instructors, see: www.davidriewe.com and www.rebeccabarham.com

To sign up for this workshop, please email david.riewe@gmail.com and put the name of the workshop in the "Subject" line of the email. Mail the $10 fee to VAST and memo your check, the name of the workshop. (VAST, PO Box 1281, Denton TX 76210) 

How to Promote your Art with +Google  Instructors: David Riewe, Assistant Rebecca Barham
When: May 31, from 1 - 4 p.m. Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Where:  Central Fire Station, 332 East Hickory Street, Denton, TX.  (tentative)
Cost: $10.00
Limit: 10 attendees

Did you know that 80% of internet searches are done in Google and Google is integrating +Google into all their products. What this means is that if your art and artist site is to be found and work for you, the best way to do this is to promote with +Google.

During this workshop, artists and other creative types will learn step-by-step how to create a +Google profile, integrate their artist website into +Google, create a +Google badge to integrate into their artist website, and how to properly use +Google to find and connect with their target market.

Attendees will need to bring their own laptops, images of their artwork and an image of themselves.  

To find out more about the instructors, see: davidriewe.com and rebeccabarham.com

To sign up for this workshop, please email david.riewe@gmail.com and put the name of the workshop in the "Subject" line of the email. Mail the $10 fee to VAST and memo the check, the name of the workshop. (VAST, PO Box 1281, Denton TX 76210)

March 15: Artist Statements of 75 words or less due to Beth

  Honeycutt, windword@verizon.net

If you wish to contribute, please print and fill out the information on the sponsorship form link here and present with your check to either organization in person, or mail to:  VAST, PO Box 1281, Denton, TX 76202-1281.  appreciates your support, in any form - monetary, time and talent!

Hewlett Packard (VAST) Printer 

For Sale

$20

Contact Jo Williams at texjo@msn.com

We need funky, creative handbags to auction off at this year's event. Whether you are a designer or simply a lover of handbags, join the fun by submitting your very own creation!

400 E. Hickory Street, Denton, TX 76201 

Meadows Gallery: 

27th Annual Materials: Hard and Soft

February 7 - April 4

Gough Gallery: 

Exhibition of Denton ISD's Elementary Artists

March 4 - March 30

For more information: dentonarts.com

Texas Woman's University Art Galleries

East Gallery and West Gallery 

13th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition 

February 20 - March 19

East Gallery, After Sargent by Lydia Panas

Solo Exhibition Winner of JEG Photography Exhibition 2013

West Gallery, JEG Photographic Exhibition

010 Gallery

Playful Shadows, photography by Amber Hall 

March 3 to March 21, closing reception March 19 at 4:00pm.  

Center for the Visual Arts

400 E. Hickory, Denton

Meadows Gallery

27th Annual Materials: Hard and Soft

Gail Williamson Cope and Ingrid W. Scobie have works on exhibit. 

February 7 - April 4

Marshall-McPhail Gallery in North Dallas,

11450 Sprowles Street, Dallas, TX  75229

214.902.0952 

January 1 through March 31

Darla Bostick is the featured artist of this one-woman show.

Opening Reception: February 8, 2-6 PM.  The public is invited to this free wine and cheese reception.