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The Conroe Art League is inviting submissions for the CAL International 2026, running March 3-28, 2026 at the historic Madeley Fine Art Gallery in the Cultural Arts District of downtown Conroe, TX. Juried by Houston-based, multidisciplinary artist Teresa L. Staley, the show offers $5,500 in cash prizes and the chance to exhibit in a vibrant cultural hub known for supporting and celebrating the arts. Application deadline is December 8, 2025. Awards reception will be held on March 21, 2026. Enter your art HERE. |
Make a donation to CAL and win this beautiful original vessel created by Carol Roach. "This Longhorn Slab piece is a low fire red clay Loghorn Red built with a slab method. This piece was hand built, hand carved, hand stamped, and painted with ceramic glaze to create this quilt like vision. Melted glass appears on the inside of the pottery as a surprise of medium. Inspired by the quilts the artist's grandmother made. This piece embodies the spirit of putting pieces together to make a whole. For each $10 donation one ticket will be entered into the raffle. The winning ticket will be drawn on November 8th at the general meeting. You do not have to be present to win. Support the arts and win a beautiful piece of art. Raffle tickets may be purchased here or in the gallery at 127 Simonton Street, Conroe, where you can see the piece in person. |
J. D. Davenport will be presenting an art demonstration on Palette Knife Painting immediately following the November General Meeting on November 8th. |
Brenda McDougall steps into the spotlight this October as our Feature Wall Artist, bringing her bold, uplifting and often witty perspective to the gallery walls. |
The first Friday of every month the gallery is open until 7:00pm to host Artist In Action Sip N Shop. Visit the gallery to see artists at work. Every month brings different artists with different mediums so you may see painting, sculpting, drawing, ceramics, photography, or any number of other mediums. This is a free event open to the public. |
12x12 panels are now available for members to check out for the annual 12x12 art Show and Auction on display in the gallery during January to benefit the Student Awards Show & competition. Panels may be picked up at the docent desk during normal business hours. |
Conroe Art League awarded more than $13,000 at the Student Awards Show on Saturday, May 10th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 PM. As many as eighteen monetary awards were awarded in the show category. In addition to the open show, there was a $500 award for the Adrianne Gerlach Memorial Art Scholarship for Best Western/Wildlife and an award in the amount of $300 for the Sherry Wagner Memorial Award for the theme Forever Cats. |