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We are open Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Docent shifts are 11:00 - 1:30 and 1:30 - 4:00. |
January 26th is Sip N' Shop , but the gallery will not be staying open late this month. |
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Come visit the gallery in January, vote for your favorite art piece, and see the show winners for December. Winners were (1) Juan Cantavella Award of Distinction to Loraine Tomon for her 3D glass piece “Floral Surprise”, (2) Award of Distinction to Cynthia Reid for her painting “By The Pond”, and (3) Award of Merit to Martha Ezell for her paper quilling “I See You”. Wayne McDonald‘s painting “Geronimo’s Spit”, was chosen as the Banner winner and can be seen in the courtyard.
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Floral Surprise by Loraine Tomon |
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I see you by Martha Ezell |
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By the Pond by Cynthia Reid |
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Geronimo's Spit by Wayne McDonald |
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EVENTS Participate, Share, and Celebrate the Arts |
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This is the 8th Annual 12x12 Art Show and Exhibition. 89 - 12” x 12” pieces of art were created and donated by our talented CAL members. Each panels is being auctioned to raise money for the student art show awards held on May 6, 2023. The auction went live on Saturday, January 7th at 11:00 am and we have already raised over $5,ooo. Go to https://www.32auctions.com/CAL2023 to bid on these amazing works. Our goal is to raise $10,000. We have until the 27th to meet our goal so please visit, bid, and/or share the link with art lovers. |
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Take-In/Out will be Tuesday, January 31st from 11 am - 4 pm. Don’t forget to sign up for your docent shift in February or March.
This is a regular member show, so be sure to register online and sign up for your docent shift prior to dropping off your artwork (here). Registration is required online and no later than Monday evening at 8:00pm, January 30th. Please review the rules for displaying in the gallery (here). |
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The Feature Wall Artist for February is Charles Wallis. Meet the Artist February 4th from 6 pm - 8 pm at Conroe Art League in the Madeley Gallery. |
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The next docent training session, led by Bev Hall, will be held on February 8th from 11:30 - 12:30 in the gallery.
Please sign up here. |
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MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING
The next general meeting will be held on Saturday, February 4th, at 4:00 pm. |
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Demo Artist will be Charles Wallis. Charles will be giving a demonstration on the Art of Open Impressionism at 5:00 pm (after the meeting). |
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Be sure to get your tickets for this month's raffle item.
Support Montgomery County high school seniors and the student art awards by making a donation to participate in the drawing.
Purchase your tickets in person at the general meeting. |
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The raffle items for January have been donated by Kerry Conkling. Included in the "Downtown Abby Gift Basket" is "Lady Catherine and the Real Downtown Abby" book, "Tea at the Downtown Abby" recipe book, Mrs. Pattmore's Downtown Abby scones mix, Queen's Rusamund china tea set, all to paired with tea and marmalade. |
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The February reception will be Saturday the 4th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. |
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This year 225 artists entered 560 pieces of art for the 2023 CAL International. Juror Annette Palmer has selected 70 works from those applicants. Artists were notified this week if they were chosen for the show, so check your email if you applied. Please come, view, and share this spectacular show with friends and family through the month of March. The $5500 in awards will be announced to the winners at the March 11th reception.
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Join us for a great night of music accompanied with drinks. Moors & McCumber will be playing at the Madeley Gallery March 9th at 7:00 pm. Event arranged by Martha Ezell; to contact Martha email ezmarty@gmail.com for more information. This concert will sell out so get your $30 tickets now at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5600735. B.Y.O.B. (alcoholic or nonalcoholic)
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If you have been in the gallery over the past year you have likely seen CAL member, David Bartell’s, beautiful woodworking skills. David makes beautiful wooden vases, bowls, platters, sculptures, and now cremation urns. David was approached by a prestigious funeral home in Houston about creating wooden cremation urns and a new line of business began for David. Learn about David and his passion for transitioning trees into treasure at texaswildwoods.com. |
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There is a new magazine in Conroe – Conroe City lifestyle. The January issue featured Debra Riley’s painting “This Little Light Of Mine” on it’s cover. Read the magazine on-line at https://citylifestyle.com/conroe. |
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FESTIVAL OPPORTUNITY – The Houston Folk Festival is currently taking reservations for vendor booths. The festival will be held on April 1, 2023, at Independence Park in Clear Lake, TX. For more information contact https://houstonfolkfestival.com/artists. |
PARADE FLOAT OPPORTUNITY – Who doesn’t love a parade?Saturday, February 18, in Downtown Conroe at 1:00pm, the loca; Go Texan Parade will be held. If you would like to represent CAL by entering a vehicle in the parade, we have two magnetic signs that can go on your vehicle and we will pay the entry fee. Contact the Gallery Manager if you are interested in this. For more information about the parade visit https://www.chamber.conroe.org/events/details/go-texan-parade-2023-5117751?calendarMonth=2023-02-01.
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MURAL OPPORTUNITY – Work with the Conroe Service League by volunteering time by working to create a mural on the Bargain Box building located at 123 Thompson St in Downtown Conroe. This is a great opportunity for you to give back to the Downtown Conroe community that we love. Contact Kary Thigpen at karythigpen@gmail.com. |
COMMUNITY OUTREACH – CAL has joined with the Magnolia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to offer an Art/Literacy program to children in the after school program at the City of Conroe Oscar Johnson Center. This program is divided into four sessions with each session including the reading of a story about a famous artist followed by a related art project. This program was developed by Linda Prince of DAR and Debra Riley of CAL with Rebekah Billings creating the art project. The first session kicks off in January and we are very excited to be a part of bringing art and literacy to these children. |
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How about helping CAL as a substitute docent? Send request to Heidi Williams and include your phone number. Subs must be fully trained and able to process sales transactions. Please email her at docentcoordinator@conroeartleague.com. |
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We welcome models of all ages and sizes. Be sure to tell your grandchildren, children, and friends we are always in need of models for both the Wednesday drawing and the Friday portrait groups.
For more info, please contact Vickie Nash at vickienash.artist@gmail.com or Juan Cantevella at juancantavella@yahoo.com |
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WORKSHOPS Learn new tips and tricks within a few days |
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Painting Flower Portraits with Texture
with Carolina Dalmas
on January 21st and 22nd she will offer two complete days of instruction on color, value and composition in pastels. |
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Painting Reflections in Watercolor
with Catherine Hills
more to come... |
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Painting People and Places in Oil
with E. Melinda Morrison
more to come... |
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Painting "Painterly" from photos
with Dan Graziano
more to come... |
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Dynamic Portraits in Colored Pencil
with Jesse Lane
more to come... |
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Painting
with Patrick Saunders
more to come... |
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CLASSES Grow where ever you are on your art journey |
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Homeschool Art Class
with Rebekah Billings Wednesdays, Sept. 7th - May 24th |
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Early Art with Rebekah Billings held on Thursdays |
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Ceramics
with Carol Berger
Learn some helpful tips, whether beginner or advanced, Carol has a few for you. |
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Acrylic Basics
with Sarah Johnston
Learn the essential techniques for creating art with acrylic paints.
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Portrait Painting
with Juan Cantavella
A small class to focus on the details required in successful portraiture. |
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Portraits with
Juan Cantavella
Juan will show you what an everlasting impression a portrait can leave. Now offered Saturday at 9:00 - 11:00 am. |
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Drawing 101
with Cynthia Reid Start with a good foundation. |
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Expanding on Watercolor Skills
with Cynthia Reid
Take your skills to the next level. |
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Watercolor Painting with
Gary Hernandez
Leave your mark; let Gary help. |
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Watercolor and Acrylics with Carrie Allbritton
Classes will be held Monday 1 - 3 pm or Thursday 6 - 8 pm |
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Drawing Classes
with Gary Hernandez
Come and take in Gary's tips of the trade. |
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Oil Painting Classes
with Gary Hernandez
Come visit with Gary and other classmates and brush up on your skills. |
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Photography Classes
with Ed Gorman
Get some helpful tips to capture the world as you see it. |
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Bring your supplies and paint with Kathy Martin & the rest of the gang All mediums and levels welcome. |
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Live figure drawing Participants can use any medium, there is no instruction, and any experience level is welcome. The fee is $10 per to have a live model each session. |
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Painting with Juan Cantavella
Juan Cantavella portrait group will be held on the 1st and 3rd Friday mornings at 10:00am. Contact Juan at juancantavella@yahoo.com.
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RENT THE CAL GALLERY FEATURE WALL |
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Adult members are able rent the Feature Wall in the gallery for a $100 fee and 2 docent shifts. You can find the application on line here. How to show in the Gallery |
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Also check out the CAL Community This group is open to all members as well as non-members and is a great way to stay engaged in all things art.
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Check us out on Facebook. Click icon above. |
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THE ARTS IN DOWTOWN CONROE |
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GREATER CONROE ARTS FESTIVAL 2023
The Greater Conroe Arts Alliance will be hosting their Annual Greater Conroe Arts Festival on Saturday, March 18th, 2023 from 10:00-4:00 at Founders Park in Downtown Conroe. There will be food trucks, fine art for sale, live music, plus plenty of activities for all ages!
If you are interested in helping at the Festival, we will need volunteers to help with the community participation mural, art booths, *Plein Air painting, and more, please register at https://www.greaterconroeartsalliance.com/festivalvolunteer
*The Plein Air paintings painted at the Festival will be donated to the Greater Conroe Arts Alliance and auctioned off at the end of the day. Plein Air Artists are welcome to bring a few paintings to sell (at their painting area) and give out their info while they paint.
Festival Fine Art Vendor Registrationis now OPEN! Fine Art categories include:
CLAY DIGITAL ART DRAWING GLASS JEWELRY LEATHER METAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY WOOD SCULPTURE TEXTILE/FIBER
The early bird special for a 10x10 space is $75 for Greater Conroe Arts Alliance (GCAA) members. Conroe Art League is a GCAA member. 10x20 space is $150. If you are interested in registering for a juried space to sell your art, please register at: https://www.greaterconroeartsalliance.com/vendor-forms#
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SAVE THE DATE:
KIDZFEST is just around the corner on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at Founders Plaza in Downtown Conroe. Kidzfest is an annual Festival hosted by the City of Conroe Parks & Recreation. If you are a chalk artist, or can help facepaint or help in any of the Arts Booths or other area of the village, please register at https://theartofmusicstudio.wufoo.com/forms/mvpmodm01ezx0g/ If you have questions about the Festival or Kidzfest, please contact Judi Lanza at judilanza@aol.com or by text at 936-203-2423. |
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