Call for Artists for Plano Art Associations 7th Annual 125 Show

This year, the Plano Art Association is excited to have artist Ryder Richards and Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden’s Director Laura Green as jurors. They will select works for the exhibit, and choose the recipients of our Grand Prize of $1000, as well as first, second and third place cash awards in each category.

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Sharks, Dissections, Live Shows and Extended Holiday Hours at the Museum of Nature & Science

With schools out for winter break and holiday guests in town, the Museum of Nature & Science has plenty in store for stir-crazy kids and fun-seekers of all ages. From live sharks and twice-weekly feedings, to a new children’s area within the 12,000-square-foot Planet Shark: Predator or Prey exhibition, to daily electrifying live shows, Planetarium shows and IMAX® films, the challenge will be trying to see everything in one day. Not to worry: From December 26 – 30, the Museum will stay open until 6 p.m. giving visitors an extra hour to explore and discover.

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New Fashion Exhibition from University of North Texas Student Shows Stylish Comfort

University of North Texas fashion design student Chelsea Rose Bell answers the needs of today’s women, taking into account their busy lifestyles with her well-tailored ponté knit dresses and ensembles that offer the comfort of jersey and the feminine styling of the 1950s. Each piece is adorned with her hand-crafted metalwork embellishments.

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‘The Great Big American Auction,’ with Ty Pennington and Heritage Auctions, set to air Thursday, Dec. 8 on ABC

ABC has announced that it will air The Great Big American Auction, starring Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, one of America’s leading reality TV personalities, and featuring exclusively Heritage Auctions’ experts, auction services and staff, in a very special television first made-for-TV auction event, at 10 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, Dec. 8.

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Laying the Foundation Exhibition Explores Art Roots at the University of North Texas

UNT announces Laying the Foundation: UNT Art Faculty, 1890 – 1970, which explores the roots of the visual arts program at UNT, looking at art works from early faculty members who provided the foundation for UNT’s award-winning art programs.

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UNT's Finest Student Musicians to Perform Chamber Music on Nov. 28

The University of North Texas Center for Chamber Music Studies — a highly selective program made up of 18 of UNT’s finest student musicians — will perform chamber music from 19th-century Johannes Brahms to modern-day Anthony Plog in a Nov. 28 (Monday) concert.

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UNT Faculty Member Earns Honorable Mention in International Contest

University of North Texas faculty member Lari Gibbons earned honorable mention in the international Adobe Design Achievement Awards competition for using Adobe software to make a printing matrix for a restored printing press.

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UNTold+new: Communication Design Alumni Retrospective Exhibition

This juried exhibition of award-winning art from University of North Texas communication design alumni, presented by the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, features graphic design, advertising, illustration, photography, copywriting and interactive design.

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Acclaimed Jazz Trumpeter Terell Stafford to Perform with UNT One O’Clock Lab Band

Jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford, hailed by piano legend McCoy Tyner as “one of the greatest players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player,” will perform with the world-renowned University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band in its 51st Annual Fall Concert.

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National Parks Project: Exhibition of Vessels and Other Works by Metalsmith Harlan Butt

University of North Texas Regents Professor Harlan Butt began a trek through some of the national parks of the United States, gathering inspiration for the intricate enamel vessels and metal works that he creates in his Denton and Colorado studios.

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Favorite Sites

Dead Photographers Society — Photographers who still find pleasure in taking pictures the old fashioned way with film, chemicals and a dark room.
www.deadphotographersso..

Laura Moore Fine Art Studio — A working artist's studio and gallery. Check this one out in McKinney, Texas.
www.lauramooreart.com

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