Multiple Exhibits Now Open
Thru August 30th @ Arts Council!
Information courtesy | Arts Council of the Brazos Valley
OBSCURE TEXAS
Obscure Texas, an exhibit displaying artwork by Michelle Florence, will be on display at the Arts Council from July 16th to August 30th, 2024.
The Lone Star State is brimming with unique and quirky landmarks. In Michelle’s series, “Obscure Texas,” she captures some of those obscure places, bringing each landscape to life in a colorful and humorous way. The artist’s favorite Texas animal (the armadillo) makes a hidden appearance in most of the paintings. Travel across Texas with Michelle as she explores unusual landmarks on this colorful adventure.
Inspired by color, Michelle understands how color impacts our daily lives and emotions. Growing up in Texas, she was never satisfied with a Crayola box of 64 crayons – she wanted more! At age 3, Michelle used that box of crayons to bring life to her boring white walls. Today, her art (and walls) continues to be filled with vivid colors that evoke cheerful and bright emotions in her graphic/pop art style. The mediums she enjoys include acrylic, gouache, watercolor, fused and stained glass, photography, clay, and pen and ink. Whether with a brush, pen, or mouse, Michelle strives to create art that brings a smile to her audience.
Michelle’s artistic pursuits have earned recognition in Texas, where her works on canvas, photography, and graphic design have been honored with numerous awards. She is currently in an exhibition at Rice University-Glasscock School. Her artwork is also found at Art Machine Gallery in Sawyer Yards, Fort Bend Art Center, and along SH 6 south on two traffic control boxes. Recently, Michelle was the featured artist at the “Art in the Bend” art festival in Richmond, TX, where she will also decorate another traffic control box later in 2024. More information about Michelle and her artwork can be found at michelleflorence.com.
More information about the exhibit can be found at acbv.org/event/obscure-texas.
Exhibit Dates
July 16th – August 30th
Exhibit Location
Arts Council Lobby Gallery
4180 Highway 6 South
College Station, TX 77845
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MEMORIES
Memories, an exhibit displaying artwork from Charles Doucet, will be on display at the Arts Council from July 16th to August 30th, 2024.
Created between 2002 and 2023, the artwork in Memories showcase Doucet’s artistic journey. They trace the evolution of a style that he’s made all his own.
Charles moved to the Brazos Valley area with his family from Houston back in the mid-90’s. He attended Junior High in College Station where he encountered Mr. MacKenzie teaching art classes. He credits MacKenzie with getting him into art and fostering a mindset that anything can be art if you create it. While attending A&M Consolidated High School, he started doodling on 3×5 note cards, and that’s where he feels he started his style of free-form abstract art. He has progressively continued honing his artwork, working on it off and on for about a decade. Since meeting his now wife, Charles has been encouraged to get more serious about his craft. His goal now is to create a website where he can offer prints, original pieces, and commissions to anyone interested in his unique creations. As a completely self-taught artist, Charles enjoys experimenting with texture, color, medium, and technique.
Art has the unique ability to outlive its creator. It is a physical representation of where the artist was mentally and emotionally at the time it was created. Charles strives to create art that is visually striking and elicits an emotional response from the viewer. As it is important to chronicle our lives, he has come to look at his art as a non-linear journal for his wandering mind.
More information about the exhibit can be found at acbv.org/event/memories.
Exhibit Dates
July 16th – August 30th
Exhibit Location
Arts Council Lobby Gallery
4180 Highway 6 South
College Station, TX 77845
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FRAGILE, YET FOREVER
Fragile, Yet Forever, an exhibit displaying artwork from Joseph Robinson, will be on display at the Arts Council from July 16th to August 30th, 2024.
Joseph Robinson is a borosilicate glass blower in Bryan, Texas. He has called Bryan/College Station his home for the past 10 years, starting with his time at Texas A&M. Two years ago he used his knowledge of metalworking, along with his interest in glass, and began his glass-blowing journey. His interest in glass started when he was young, with grandparents and other relatives who collected glass, and has stayed with him his whole life.
Most of his inspiration comes from his love of plants and animals, but with a twist of bright, fluorescent colors, that are very rarely found in nature. His other large inspiration is geometry and a variety of repeating patterns. These two things combined are the foundation of his art.
More information about the exhibit can be found at acbv.org/event/fragile-yet-forever.
Exhibit Dates
July 16th – August 30th
Exhibit Location
Arts Council Lobby Gallery
4180 Highway 6 South
College Station, TX 77845
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Arts Council of Brazos Valley is a non-profit organization chartered in 1970 by a group of visionary local arts patrons with the purpose of establishing a leadership role in organizing local arts advocacy efforts and fostering a true community for the arts. Over 50 years later, The Arts Council has grown to serve the 5,000 square mile Brazos Valley region and since 2008, has provided over $4,000,000 in direct funding support to arts organizations throughout the Brazos Valley.
For questions, comments, or concerns please contact the Arts Council at info@acbv.org.