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List of Visual Arts Events

Monday January 6th - Perspective Intrieure Art Contest Kick off art contest, focusing on indoor perspectives, akin to a plein air contest but set inside, (artists can paint or draw inside, showcasing different vantage points of Galveston).

Monday January 6th - Art Drop Galveston is a fun and free art exchange opportunity promoted by ARTS Downtown GTX and Galveston Island Park board. See details below.

Monday January 6th, Time TBA - Sunday January 12th - MarMo Artist Market, 
Details c
oming soon. 2121 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550
 

Monday January 6th-Sunday January 12th, Time TBA - The Art of Antiques Tours to local antique dealers in the CAD, Details coming soon.


Monday January 6th-Sunday January 12th, Time TBA - GHF History Tours, Details coming soon.

Monday January 6th- Thursday January 9th, Time TBA - GCM Mardi Gras Exhibit, Details c
oming soon.

Tuesday January 7th, Time TBA - Milk Bar Workshop at The Milk Bar at The Studio Experience, Details coming soon. 2327 Winnie St Entrance on, 24th St, Galveston, TX 77550

Tuesday January 7th, Time TBA Free Intro Ballet Class Galveston Ballet Co., Details coming soon.
2301 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550

Saturday January 11th, Time TBA -  The Houston ArtCar Klub (HACK) and Galveston

Golf Cart Society “Artistic Journey of Art on Wheels!” and pop up market, Details coming soon.

Saturday January 11th, 6pm-9pm - Galveston Art Center, 2127 The Strand, Galveston, TX 77550
Galveston At Center's Art Walk “Art Fusion: Where Art Walk Meets Art Week”

Expanded Details for Some Listed Events

Monday January 6th - Perspective Intérieure Art Contest 

 

  • 9am - Beginning briefing @ The Grand Opera House 2020 Postoffice St, Galveston, TX 77550

  • 10am - Painting commences at your chosen locations, through to Friday January 10th 

  • 10am - Saturday January 11th drop off your work at Edna's Room at The Grand Opera House to be hung for the Perspective Intérieure Showcase in Edna's Room later that day from
    6pm-9pm.​

Monday January 6th - Art Drop Galveston

How to participate.

  • Create a small piece of art - It can be carved, decorated, woven, drawn, painted or composed. It can by anything from poetry to pottery! Open for artists of all ages & abilities.

  • Label it - Label your creation with your name and information. 
    Download the label.

     

  • Share it - Share by hiding your art in downtown Galveston.

 

Notes for Art Hiders: 

  • We would love to have art out on the town all week long. Please share your artwork on multiple days if you are creating an abundance of art. 

  • Post hints to where your art is hidden using our hashtag #ARTDROPGALVESTON and #ARTWEEKGALVESTON
     

Disclaimer: Art Drop Galveston  is a peer-to-peer art exchange opportunity promoted by ARTS Downtown GTX and Galveston Island  Parkboard . Art Drop artwork is provided by private parties and is not reviewed in advance; ARTS Downtown GTX is not and cannot be responsible for the content of Art Drop art. To make Art Drop a positive experience for everyone, the following material is not allowed: profane, obscene, indecent, violent, or pornographic content and/or language; content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination or defamatory or personal attacks; content that promotes illegal activity, is not original, or infringes on another person’s copyright or other legal rights; or components that are unsafe in any way. All persons participating in Art Drop assume any and all risks related to such participation, some of which are unknown. All Art Drop participants must obey the law at all times. ARTS Downtown GTX will not assume responsibility for any injury, death, property loss, or property damage resulting from or related to any person’s participation in Art Drop. The rule of “finders keepers” shall be strictly observed; when an artist leaves a piece of artwork for Art Drop, such artwork shall be available for any person to find and keep permanently, and the artist shall have no further ownership interest of any kind in such artwork. All Art Drop participants consent to the publication and/or use of any photographs or recordings of the Art Drop artwork by the City of Meridian or members of the public for any purpose, including advertising, marketing, public information, and/or posting on social media.

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