Membership

Benefits of TVAA membership include the opportunity to belong to an established and respected organization with over 60 years in the Dallas Arts Community. Continue reading

About TVAA

The TVAA mission is to encourage artists and to promote art in Texas. Enriching the Dallas art scene: The Texas Visual Arts Association inspires communication and cooperation between artists and the Dallas community by providing exhibitions in painting, sculpture, printmaking, pastels, watercolors, computer generated art, photography, and mixed media. TVAA offers educational workshops, seminars, and tours of major museum and private collections. TVAA served in  promoting the development of the Dallas Arts District and The Contemporary, originally known as D’Art. … Continue reading

Exhibition opportunities

Annual exhibits include: the spring Member Show, the Citation Show in the fall and a Spring High School Show. There are additional exhibits, some are open shows that accept entries by non-members. Continue reading

Annual exhibits

TVAA Membership Show, a non-juried member show held each spring at various locations. The member show allows each member to place one piece of their artwork. The exhibit is usually three to four weeks, and there is an awards reception. The Citation Show is a juried member show that takes place in the fall at various locations. The exhibit normally runs three to four weeks. Members may submit three works for consideration. There is an awards reception. New memberships are … Continue reading

Downtown Gallery

Twelve month-long exhibits are held at TVAA’s gallery in the Plaza of the America’s building in downtown Dallas. Creative themed shows, guest artist exhibits, and jewelry trunk shows are featured. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 to 4. TVAA Downtown Gallery Plaza of the Americas 700 N. Pearl Street, Suite G207 Dallas, Texas  75201 (972) 951-7879 Gallery located on the lobby concourse above the skating rink, Suite G207 Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm The gallery is available … Continue reading

Contacts

Find addresses, directions, and hours of operation for the locations of most TVAA events on this page. Continue reading

In Full Color: A History of Black Comics (Feb)

In Full Color: A Look At Black History Through Art February 2 – 26, 2012 Reception February 18, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm This exhibit features work from the private collection of Dr. Rick Halperin, Embrey Human Rights Program at SMU, Finally In Full Color: A History of Black Comics by Comic Book Historian Professor William Foster III, and artwork from The Echoes of the Lost Boys graphic novel as well as work from a new graphic novel on slavery. … Continue reading

New Members Show 2012 (Mar)

NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION March 1 – 30, 2012 Each year TVAA recognizes new members of the organization with their own exhibition. The TVAA Downtown Gallery invites all artists who have joined TVAA during 2011 to show their work in the 2012 New Members Exhibition. There is no theme for this show, and all mediums are welcome. Each artist is invited to submit up to three entries. Prospectus in Word Prospectus PDF TVAA Downtown Gallery Plaza of the Americas – Suite … Continue reading

Holocaust Remembrance (Jan)

Texas Visual Arts Association Holocaust Remembrance Exhibit January 3 – 31, 2012 Reception January 12, 6:30 pm to 9 pm The Color of Memory by Veronique Jonas & Julie Meetal In the Face of Evil by Ralph Kelman Darknest Revealed by Students from the Dr. Rick Halperin Collection of the Embrey Human Rights Program of SMU Curated by Jan Partin, Gallery Director TVAA Downtown Gallery Plaza of the Americas 700 N. Pearl, Suite G 207 Dallas, TX 75201 tvaagallery@sbcglobal.net

New Members Show Gallery

Summer Party Photos

All Things 3-D Gallery

Wildlife and Nature, CAC Bonham

Wildlife and Nature Exhibition Reception at the Creative Arts Center, Bonham, Texas, August 5th, 6-8 pm.

Celebrate Wabi-Sabi (Oct)

Celebrate Wabi-Sabi with 7 on the Edge Exhibition October 3-29, 2011 Reception Thursday, October 6, 5-8 pm Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty and profundity in the natural cycle of aging. Paula Joyce, Cynthia Schneidler, Robin Sacks, Barbara Nehman, Judie Meetal, Susan Kandell, and Veronique Jonas.

Citation 2011 (Nov)

TVAA Citation 2011 November 3 – 27 Reception and Awards November 19, 7-9 pm IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our Exhibit has been extended through December 16th. The new pickup date is December 17th, at PFamily Arts, between 10 am and noon. The Citation 2011 exhibition is scheduled for November 3 – 27 at PFamily Arts in Plano. This year’s Citation jurors are JD Miller and Barbara Frey. The Reception is Saturday, November 19th from 7 to 9 pm. Awards presentation will be … Continue reading

The Paper Chase (Nov)

The Paper Chase  will showcase art made of paper or on paper. Re-cycle, re-use, re-purpose. Get you thinking caps on and your scrap paper out. Put that trash to good use. 2-D or 3-D. Any size, any media. Two month exhibit: the Paper Chase shows at TVAA Downtown Gallery during November, and then will move to ArtReach Gallery in Lovers Lane Methodist Church for the month of December. Deadline, October 24 Curator, Liz Netherland liznart@tx.rr.com Download Prospectus: PDF / Word … Continue reading