UPCOMING EVENTS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020    7-8 PM
VIRTUAL ART OPENING via FACEBOOK LIVE

"RITA'S FRIENDS"
Pastel Paintings by Rita Kirkman and introducing new artists Karla Mock and Maggie Fuller. With music by Travis Tharp.
Art Connections Gallery is please to welcome Texas pastel artist Rita Kirkman as our newest gallery artist.  We will be featuring her delightful farm and ranch animal portraits at our August featured artist event August 9th at 7pm Live on our Facebook Page @artconnectionsgallery.  While we wish that we could do our beloved Second Saturday Soiree, that is just not yet to be with the Covid 19. So, instead, we will continue with live events from our Facebook page.

EVERY FRIDAY AT 5 PM
FABULOUS FRIDAYS AT FIVE

Join us at 5pm for our weekly live TGIF happy hour event.  It will be a fun and fast event showcasing 5 pieces from the gallery collection all offered with a 5% discount. You will just need to tune into our Facebook page @artconnectionsgallery and look for the live event.

All will be available for purchase immediately during the event by commenting "sold".  If you have not registered already, click the "Register Now" button below and register with artconnectionsgallery.commentsold.com. Make sure that you give them your info, click the button for messenger and click "get started".  Then when you find something you want during the event, you just comment "sold" with the number that I will give you.  After the event, you will need to click the site again to go back to your account and complete the purchase.  As long as you complete this within one hour of commenting "sold" you will get free shipping as well as the 5% discount.

​Tune in at 5pm sharp on our Facebook page @artconnectionsgallery and look for our live event.​ ​

PAST EVENTS:

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2020    7-8 PM
VIRTUAL SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

Our Second Saturday in July will be virtual again on Facebook Live and will actually be on Sunday, July 12 from 7-8pm. Featured artists are Enid Wood and Jill Robinson and they will be on the live conversation. Their work will be shown with the opportunity to purchase from the Facebook live event with FREE SHIPPING. We will have music by Travis Tharp on the piano and his wife on vocals. We are offering a pre-opening sale of 20% off all of Enid's and Jill's work both in the gallery and online. The sale will run July 3-11.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020    5:30-6:30 PM
VIRTUAL SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

​We have missed all of you so much since we stopped doing gatherings on Second Saturdays so we decided to learn how to join up with you live via Social Media.  As a result,  we are taking Second Saturday Soiree to the internet!  We will be live on Facebook at @artconnectionsgallery this Saturday starting at 5:30 and ending at 6:30pm.  

We will be looking at some of the art that was done during the pandemic lockdown and lots of new things that came in after we closed mid-March.  Travis Tharp will be on the keyboard providing some musical interludes.

You will be able to purchase things directly from us during the event by using the new program that we have joined: CommentSold.

If you want to join us for the Facebook Live event, just find our page @artconnectionsgallery on Facebook and watch for the live event to show up as close to 5:30 as we can get it.

If you think that you might want to buy something, you may want to do the following steps ahead of time to make that possible.  These registration steps are a one time process which will allow you to shop directly and immediately from our Live events as well as purchase items we show on Facebook and Instagram.
1.  It is recommended that you are connected to Messenger on your Facebook page.
2.  Click this link http://www.artconnectionsgallery.commentsold.com and follow the prompt to log into Facebook.
3.  You will then provide your name, email, and phone number.  Make sure on this step that you click the box for Messenger.
4.  Click the arrow to to expand your account and then click "get started" button
5.  You should very quickly receive a message on Messenger asking you to reply.  Just reply something like "hit" which will complete the registration process.

You are now ready to shop with us via Social Media, so what happens next? 
1.  During the live event, if you see something that you want to purchase, just comment "sold" and the indentifier number for the item that we will provide for you.
2.  At that point, you click back on the artconnectionsgallery.commentsold.com link to get to your page where you should see your product choice.  You then proceed to complete the sale with shipping information, credit card information, etc. 
3.  The sale will be complete and we will take over to get the item shipped to you or delivered.
4.  One very important thing to remember:  if you complete your purchase within one hour of commenting "sold", you will get free shipping (or delivery) if you are local.  So remember that final step to go back to your account on our site and complete the purchase within one hour.

So put 5:30 Saturday on your calendar, open a nice bottle of wine or make a margarita and join us for what is sure to be almost as fun as actually being at the gallery.

Remember, you can still shop our online store anytime 24/7 by going to http://www.shop.artconnectionsgallery.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020    4-7 PM
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE ft. Jeri Moore

March 14 will find those of us at Art Connections Gallery not only celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a bit of Irish music and something green, but we will be celebrating the opening of Jeri Moore's show "Life Celebrations", This show of all new work will be Jeri's celebration of 70 years of life and 60 years of painting.

MARCH 2020

STARTING MARCH 7, 2020
SPRING FLING SALE

​We will be offering some of our favorite artisan created items on the front table at a 40% discount as we welcome in spring with a little "spring cleaning" Art Connections style.  Come check out some wonderful bargains and keep in mind those events that you may need a gift for--your best friend's birthday, an anniversary, Mother's Day, graduation, or just a little something special for yourself.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020    4-7 PM
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

February 8 will feature the opening of "A Fresh Look: Paintings by Kristi Standley". Please come enjoy!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020    4-7 PM
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

We are excited to be back with our first Second Saturday Soiree of the year!  We will be featuring works by three artists at the reception on January 11 from 4-7pm.  Drawings by Jean Blais Oliver, clay art by Richard Eastman, and paintings by Dawn Winter. There will be live music by Colin Guerra.  In addition to our usual wine and cheese spread, Deborah will bring in her favorites (prosecco and chocolate) to celebrate another birthday (they just keep adding up). 
Dawn Winter
Jean Blais Oliver
Richard Eastman

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019    4-7 PM
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE ft. Mary Faust Carradine

Join Art Connections Gallery on November 9th from 4-7pm for our last Second Saturday Soiree of 2019. We will be featuring our newest gallery artist Mary Faust Carradine. 
The diversity of mediums she works in stimulates her creativity. Although primarily working in printmaking, with monotypes, serigraphy, and lithography, she likes to push boundaries by overlapping and combining some of the different techniques each process offers. Other mediums she works with include fabric, painting, and photography. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4-13, 2019    4-7 PM
AMERICAN CRAFT WEEK

American Craft Week is a very special event as it celebrates those creatives who make both fine art as well as functional items.  At Art Connections Gallery, this includes almost everything in the gallery ranging from jewelry to sculpture, cards to large paintings, purses to wine glasses, as well as hand crafted journals, and functional kitchen ware. In words from CRAFT, “American Craft enriches our homes, wardrobes, offices, and public spaces.  It contributes to our nation’s economy, our balance of trade, and the fabric of our national history.  It is original, beautiful and enduring.”

Art Connections Gallery will be doing demos at the gallery and on Facebook Live as well as posting tours of some of our gallery artists in their studios as we celebrate the event.  The schedule of events at Art Connections at 123 N. Main Street is as follows:

October 4, 3:45pm:  The gallery will do Facebook Post of a tour of jewelry designer Cynthia Bloom’s  studio in Austin, Texas

 October 5, 4-7pm: During Octoberfest, there will be a demonstration of Watercolors by La Grange artist Polly Cisneros and a demonstration of Pencil Drawings by New Ulm artist Jean Blaise Oliver.  Tickets are required for Octoberfest participation but the gallery is open to anyone until 7pm.

October 6, at 1pm: There will be a post on Facebook of the tour of the oil painting studio of Kelley Goldsmith of Bastrop.

October 7, at 3pm: ACG will post on Facebook the visit with Jill Robinson in her Austin gourd studio.

October 8, at 3:30pm: Facebook viewers will be able to see our tour of painter Kristi Standley in her Austin studio.

October 10, at 3:30: There will be a Facebook Live event from the gallery with a 30 minute demo of acrylic painting where Houston Artist Holly Hunter Berry will share some of her knowledge of color and texture techniques in acrylic.  Participants will be able to ask questions online via Facebook.

October 11, at 12 noon: ACG will have another Facebook Live event from the gallery during which Enid Wood, a nationally recognized pastel artist from Bastrop, will do a 30 minute demo on doing Florals in pan pastels.  Again, questions will be taken from the Facebook audience.
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October 12, 4-7pm: There will be the monthly celebration of art with an opening reception of the show by Kathy Callaway of Fayetteville and Roy Brown of Winters, Texas, “Metal, Clay and Paints”.  Kathy Callaway will be showing her new watercolor paintings as well as sculpture.  Roy Brown will feature his clay vessels that include work in metal and mosaic.  There will be live music and a wine and cheese reception. This is a free event.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019    4-7 PM
METALS, CLAY AND PAINTS:
​THE WORKS OF KATHY CALLAWAY AND ROY BROWN
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

Art Connections Gallery is pleased to present the works of two talented and versatile artists for Second Saturday Soiree as well as part of the American Craft Week.  It is only fitting that the artists both exemplify all that is being celebrated in this week of national emphasis on the wonders of American craft and the artists who share their vision and talent by producing amazing fine art and hand crafted objects.  Kathy and Roy, between them, work in clay, bronze, mosaic, watercolors, and other metals such as aluminum and steel. 
​The opening reception for this show will be October 12 from 4-7 pm with live music by Travis Tharp and a wine and cheese reception. 

Roy Brown
Kathy Callaway

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019    4-7 PM
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS: THE OIL PAINTINGS OF KELLEY GOLDSMITH
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

Second Saturday Soiree in September will feature paintings by Kelley Goldsmith of Bastrop, Texas.  Trained in the classic style of still life painting, Kelley puts her own personal stamp on each piece.  With vibrant light and soft edges, her art will grace any home.  You can meet her at our reception during Second Saturday Soiree where you will enjoy the music of Brian Howell as well as the gallery wine and cheese reception.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019    4-7 PM
"PRISMATICS" BY LESLIE KELL
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE

Join us on the 10th of August starting at 4pm for a wine and cheese reception. Music by Travis Tharp.
Learn more about Leslie Kell here!

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019    11 AM
BOOK TALK AND SIGNING

​Charles Hebert will be in the gallery on Saturday, July 13, at 11:00 am to talk about his new book about the Kreisches and will join us at Second Saturday Soiree to do a book signing. The Kriesches built a brewery here in the 1860's. Music will be by Brian Howell.

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019    4-7 PM
SECOND SATURDAY SOIRÉE FEATURING SARA SHARP

July 13 Second Saturday Soiree will feature "Painting in Thread: The Fabric Art of SARA SHARP".  This incredible Austin artist will be on hand to share her wall hangings.  You might even get her to share some of her secrets on how to achieve such stunning effects with just thread and fabric.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019
ACG ONLINE SHOP OPENS!

We're proud to announce we've been hard at work on getting our online shop ready to go! This Friday it will go live with a limited number of products, but we will be continuing to add more products to the site. 
123 N. Main Street, La Grange, TX 78945
Email:  artconnectionsonline@gmail.com
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