The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has announced the Texas State Legislature's 2011 and 2012 appointments to the positions of state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist and state three-dimensional artist.

The 2011 Art Festival Prize Jurors are Austin-based ceramic artist Susan Budge, Rockport artist/photographer Pamela Fulcher, and Rob Felder, owner/director of Felder Gallery, Port Aransas.

Local community builder and arts patron Jan Wendell passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 21, 2011.

To all who helped make 2011 Tour of Homes a success -- all of our fabulous homeowners, sponsors, underwriters, and docents -- THANK YOU!

Jane DeDecker's sculpture "Into the Wind" was dedicated April 2, 2011, bringing a successfull collaborative venture with the artist and her family, the Art Center, and donors The Margaret Sue Rust Foundation.

Estelle Stair Gallery will reopen its doors Saturday, May 7 at 4 pm with a reception for the Rockport Nine: Paints Texas.

The Rockport Music Festival is a member-based event designed to bring top acts to South Texas. The venue offers coastal views, sea breezes and the charm that only the Rockport-Fulton, TX area can offer.

The Women Artists of the West will exhibit their annual juried show at Rockport Center for the Arts May 11 - June 4, 2011. Juror Ann Templeton will give a workshop May 11-May 13, and several artists will demo their work on Saturday May 14 just prior to the reception.

Six member artists are chosen every year to show as a group in the annual Merit Artists Exhibition, Standing Out. The 2011 Merit Artists are Ed Boyd, Mary Downing, Marie Gian, Jose Guardiola, Jamie Speck, and Pam Stanley.

In an effort to showcase the work of creative artists interested in ecology and the environment through their media or in the techniques they use, the 2011 Festival of the Arts will be hosting an exhibition entitled Going Green. The Festival of the Arts will be held at the Art Center of Corpus Christi on March 25, 26,27, 2011.

Barnes & Miner will be appearing for one night only at Main Street Arts/Bay Area Fellowship, at 7:30 pm. Childcare is provided! Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased at the door or in advance at the church campus.

Since 1991, ISEA has been promoting the creation and awareness of Experimental Art! We are a group of contemporary experimental artists known for our prestigious annual art exhibits -- held both in the US and internationally. We produce a print catalogue of our exhibit and we host an annual Art Symposium where artists attend workshops, demonstrations and presentations by leading artists and instructors in experimental art.

Open to Texas Pastel Society members. Annual dues must be current.

The County Fair for Aransas County is called the San Patricio & Aransas County Agriculture and Homemakers Show, the week of January 22-29. Entries are being accepted now.

Rockport residents and visitors are encouraged to cheer about our fantastic community as part of the Reader's Digest "We Hear You America" program.

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