#dentonart

[greenfaeriedesigns]

Close up of a cute crab planter!! I have some limited spots for commissions for this holiday season DM if you are interested! . . . . . . . . . posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CVN6hhytYAX/

[stacytompkins]

This piece is a #Memento to family. The #sculpture is composed of a large piece of metal drip my father brought me years ago from a large job. Hanging from the tips of slag are three vials, each containing remains of a loved one: 1) ashes of our dog Nona, 2) some of my mother's hair, and 3) ashes of our dog Toro. Atop is a cardinal nest from the family that raised their chick next to our front door. We were blessed to be able to watch every step of the rearing up close and the family still lives in our back yard, rearing young in their second nest of the season. Inside the nest are dried pomegranates, a symbol of fertility, blood, and death. I mounted all of these items to a log of birch, which is itself a symbol of new beginnings, stability, and structure. .......................................................................... #sculptures #art #artwork #visualart #visualarts #miamiart #dallasart #dentonart #galleryart #mementomori #natureart #foundobjects #macabreart #macabrearts #mixedmediaart #visualsymbols #symbolisminart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjQp_aFNHj/?igshid=mosx8u784i9s

[fauxe]

It's officially Halloween y'all! 🍂🎃 Here's a spooky jack-o'-lantern I drew as tribute. Only 38 days of Halloween left. #halloween #art #spooky #pumpkin #drawing #skeleton #jackolantern #fall #print #ghoul #autumn #gritty #popart #fauxe #denton #dentonart #dentonartist (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xHk6pnfy5/?igshid=1lusqiupeoln4

[majennyta]

Commissions are wide open! 😍😄🎨🖌 #commissionsopen #artforsalebyartist #artforsale #artistsoftexas #art #artoninstagram #artistsonig #northtexas #lgbtq #artists #jennybarrow #dentonart #dentontx

[xunique13]

Jr's performance during lvl 9's set was not to be missed! · · @j3s_journal @lil.durt @thelvl9 · #hiphop #music #livehiphop #rapper #rap #lvl9 #kundalinikids #dentonart #dentonmusic #Denton #dentoning #localmusic #undergroundhiphop #undergroundrap (at Andy's Bar)

[fluidartstudios-blog]

Bada bing bada boom. . . . . #fluidart #fluidartgallery #fluidartfinds #fluidartist #flowart #flowartist #acrylicpainting #acrylicartist #acrylicpour #acrylicpouring #fluidacrylics #paintporn #colors #acrylicart #artistsoninstagram #instapaint #contemporaryart #abstractart #artlovers #artoftheday #fluidartwork #makingart #dentontx #dentonarts #dentonartist #fluidsouls #dfwart #paintpouring (at Denton, Texas)

[archaiink-blog]

2 Dollar Portraits at @sues_crewdallas @sueellensdallas ! Fundraiser for Q's, a #Denton #queerspace #queerart #portraits #minuteportrait #dollarportrait #dallasartist #dentonart #dallasart #gaybar (at Sue Ellens)

[cap1tattoos]

Another drawing did with charcoal💥 #cap1tattoos #charcoaldrawing #tattoosbycapone #tattoos #darkart #dentonart #dallasart (at Dark Age Tattoo Studio)

[jacoboalonso]

⚡️⚡Acá les dejo el catálogo de la Exposición Internacional "Materials: Hard + Soft" en Denton, Texas.✨ Rápido pásenle a la página 68 para ver la obra de @karen.perry.sculptor y luego la página 94 donde sale su servilleta. Complete catalogue 👇 https://issuu.com/dentonarts/docs/mh_s_2022_4thround2 🥰 (en Greater Denton Arts Council) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeuIQAmlf0b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stacytompkins]

"And I Bled as She Lay Dying" is a fiber arts Memento Mori for my mother. My mother stopped breathing; she lay in a coma for weeks as we looked for signs of brain activity, for some hope of recovery. In this agonizing time, I had double knee surgery for a pre-existing condition. The piece is composed the gauze that covered my wounds. I sat at her bedside, the gauze soaking up my own life's essence as Mom's trickled away. My sister and I eventually had to sign to unplug our mother from all the machines. We watched, along with the rest of the family as her skin turned from reddish to pale yellow and her hypoxic blood turned cold. ...................................................................... #fineart #fiberarts #mementomori #memento #visualart #visualarts #miamiart #dallasart #dentonart #art #arts #artwork #contemporaryart #macabreart (at Denton, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgt3ooF5K-/?igshid=kdcmrshdr4mc

[sundowntheatre]

On June 2nd I attended the Greater Denton Arts Council Award Ceremony. As I’m sure we all know, securing a performance space for a theatrical production without a large budget can be an enormous challenge. Fortunately, there are amazing people who believe in local art, like the folks a GDAC, eager to offer their support. 2017 will be the third year in a row that Sundown has been awarded a grant from GDAC. As Sundown prepares to announce its tenth season (stay tuned for the details coming out in the next few weeks!) we want to say thank you to GDAC for their continued support. We couldn’t do it without them!

The ceremony itself was a blast. They served cookies, cake, and wine while local artists and GDAC members socialized and networked. We took in the sculptures and art pieces on display at the Patterson Appleton Arts Center. We saw thought provoking short films that had recently been featured at the Thin Line Festival and the Denton Black Film Festival (two other highly deserving local organizations honored with GDAC grants this year.) The organization also said farewell to longtime GDAC member and Grant Allocations chair Sandra Robinson, who is moving on to bigger things. All together eighteen organizations and two individuals (including friend and frequent Collaborator with Sundown, Cesar Velasco) were awarded grants this year. The full list will be posted on the GDAC website and you can expect great art from all of them.

It wasn’t all good news, unfortunately. Many arts supporters, not just GDAC, are concerned about a national climate increasingly hostile to funding the arts. Large organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts are constantly being threatened with funding cuts. That is sadly something they are used to. But earlier this year, the Trump administration’s proposed budget sought to eliminate funding the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities entirely (along with NPR, PBS, and numerous other organizations that support art everywhere, even in places that it can’t make anyone rich). This anti-arts budget was fortunately not passed by Congress which instead decided to kick the can down the road another seven months with a continuing resolution. But after that, who knows? These independent government agencies that have been investing in education and the arts since their creation in 1965 could be gone. This uncertainty makes it difficult for them to plan their grant funding.

You might say, “These organizations give out enormous grants to established theaters, galleries, and museums. Why should small not-for-profits be concerned about them?” The answer is that these organizations also offer substantial grants to be used by local organizations as sub grants. A large organization like the NEA benefits from being large because is much easier to raise funds and it uses these funds to fund large projects. It also recognizes the value of funding the arts in underserved and rural areas. The arts are an essential investment even in areas where arts are a guaranteed financial loss because the arts are critical if you want a well-rounded, empathetic population capable of critical thinking. This is common sense and has also been confirmed in multiple studies over the decades. However, large organizations are not suited to act on a smaller, local level. So the National Endowment for the Arts gives a grant to the Texas Commission on the Arts which has the local expertise to give grants out on a state level. The Texas Commission on the Arts gives a grant to the Greater Denton Arts Council, who knows the Denton Community and how to effectively disperse the funding to local organizations and artists. Tragically, next year the Texas Commission on the Arts will no longer offer the sub granting portion of their Arts Create program, which had prioritized TCA funds for organizations in rural counties. There is no way to tell at this early stage exactly how this change will impact GDAC or Sundown but the uncertainty itself absolutely limits the kinds of plans we can make.

Fortunately, Denton is a great city filled with great people who support the arts. GDAC has always been largely funded by individual memberships and donations. If you can, please consider supporting them. You can find more information at https://dentonarts.com/membership/

And be sure to check out

http://dentonbff.com/ (Official website for the Denton Black Film Festival)

http://thinline.us/short-films/ (Official website for the Thin Line Festival)

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/txartsplan/SUB.htm (details the Texas Commission on the Arts sub grant for Arts Create)

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/TCA-rule-changes--grant-deadlines--Rural-Arts-Roundtable--video-making-pro-tips--and-more-.html?soid=1107006981810&aid=ODs7DXNzxYs (details the ending of the TCA’s sub grant portion for Arts Create)

https://dentonarts.com/ (homepage for Greater Denton Arts Council)

[majennyta]

Oh hi! My birthday is coming up, and I'm about to spend a week house sitting! Which means non stop painting time~ I definitely need some inspiration and help. Browse/follow my Insta @majennytapaints . . . #donationsaccepted #birthday #commissions #commissionsopen #artcommission #artistsoftexas #art #artoninstagram #artistsonig #northtexas #artists #artistsofinstagram #dentonart #dentontx #jennybarrow #paypal #venmo #help #needfollowers

[xunique13]

Rage in The Den was a perfect end to the week. Elijah Heaps and Nikolai Rya put on a great show as usual. · · @elijahheaps @nikolai_rya · #hiphop #rapper #rap #underground #undergroundhiphop #Denton #dentonart #dentonmusic #livemusic #livehiphop #musician #music #life #happy #purple #musiclover #localmusic #local #thelittlethings (at Andy's Bar)

[dentonslacker]

Who is ready for a giveaway?! Painting with a Twist Denton is hooking it up with a free painting class for you and a friend. Just follow their page @pwatdenton & tag a friend in the comments below. 1 entry per person. Runs through 8pm on Sunday. We'll choose a winner through #randompicker Go! #paintingwithatwist #denton #pwatdenton #dentonslacker #giveaway #dentontx #dentontexas #wddi #dentoning #wddi #dentonite #dentonlocal #dentonproud #dentonarts #dentonsquare http://ift.tt/2tRuDhd

[fluidartstudios-blog]

Flipped a Cup of Paint . . . . #fluidart #fluidartgallery #fluidartfinds #fluidartist #flowart #flowartist #acrylicpainting #acrylicartist #acrylicpour #acrylicpouring #fluidacrylics #paintporn #colors #acrylicart #artistsoninstagram #instapaint #contemporaryart #abstractart #artlovers #artoftheday #fluidartwork #makingart #dentontx #dentonarts #dentonartist #fluidsouls #dfwart #dfwartist (at Denton, Texas)