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T.A.A. Welcomes All Adult Artists
working in any medium such as clay, acrylic, oil, watercolor,
pastel, glass, jewelry, wood carving, photography, etc.!
Member Information
Dues
Yearly membership runs from August 1 through July 31. The membership fee is $35 for new members, and $10 for a second person at the same address. Payment is accepted at your first visit with us. Method of payment at this time is cash or check only. Please click here to join T.A.A.
Board Meetings
We will only hold aboard meeting before taking in for a show, in the main gallery. Please refer to the Calendar page for dates and times.
Monthly Meetings
General membership meetings are held the 1st Sunday of each month from 2 to 4:30pm (unless otherwise informed). If it is a holiday weekend, the meeting is held on the 2nd Sunday. Several times a year, we have a "mini-workshop" tied in with our monthly meeting. On those days, the meeting will start at 1pm.
Mini-Workshop/Meeting
Several times a year we will start the meeting at 1pm. The demo will end at 2pm, refreshments will be served at 2:30pm, and the Mini-Workshop will take place from 2:30 - 4:30pm.
Monthly Mini-Show
Show it off! Each member may bring one piece of art per meeting. It must be your own original work. It may not be copied from a photo in a newspaper, magazine, book, published material, or photos take by a professional photographer. The work does not have to be matted or framed. Everyone who attends the meeting gets to vote. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, place ribbons will be awarded, along with corresponding checks for $15, $10, and $5. There must be 5 pieces entered to have a mini-show. The art must be checked in by 2pm.
Pieces entered in the Monthly Mini-Show are still eligible for the Annual Award Show, as long as they meet all of the Annual Award Show guidelines. If you bring a piece of art and do not win, you MAY NOT bring that piece of art back for another Monthly Mini-Show. Mini-Show Winners!
Pieces entered in the Monthly Mini-Show are still eligible for the Annual Award Show, as long as they meet all of the Annual Award Show guidelines. If you bring a piece of art and do not win, you MAY NOT bring that piece of art back for another Monthly Mini-Show. Mini-Show Winners!
Membership Shows
You must be a member and your work must be properly matted, framed and wired (please refer to your TAA Annual Member Handbook for complete guidelines). No work may be hung again; in a show or in the Mesquite Arts Center Gallery, within a 2-YEAR period. (The show committee has the right to reject and not hang work which is not properly wired or that does not meet our guidelines). Area Artists
Annual Awards Show
You must have been a member and attended at least 3 meetings prior to the show in order to qualify for entry. The work must have been done entirely by you and not copied from a published source. Artwork must be properly matted, framed and wired (please refer to your TAA Annual Member Handbook for complete guidelines or click here). The artwork MAY NOT have hung in any show at the Mesquite Arts Center within the last 2 years and never been in any previous TAA Annual Awards Show. Annual Show dates and additional information is listed on the Calendar page.
Show Rules
In addition to any above stated rules, the following applies:
1. For complete information regarding entry sizes, framing requirements, number of entries, entry fees, categories being accepted, drop-off/pick-up requirements and other important details, please refer to your TAA Annual Member Handbook or click here.
2. Paintings which have been painted in a workshop, where the teacher has painted on your work, or even made "a few strokes" on your work, are ineligible for the monthly Mini-show, the Awards show or any TAA show. Paintings are not totally ours unless 100% of the strokes are our own.
3. The Mesquite Arts Council, has informed us that in the past, there has been some questionable work that may have been plagiarized. They consult a lawyer who deals exclusively with plagiarism, and he will be paying very close attention to everything that is on hung at the art center. Please ensure your paintings really are your paintings.
4. Liability: Although Texas Area Artists will exercise due care in handling artworks submitted to the exhibitions, neither Texas Area Artists, nor the Mesquite Arts Center, nor the City of Mesquite, will be held responsible for any loss or damage to any work of art.
Show Rules
In addition to any above stated rules, the following applies:
1. For complete information regarding entry sizes, framing requirements, number of entries, entry fees, categories being accepted, drop-off/pick-up requirements and other important details, please refer to your TAA Annual Member Handbook or click here.
2. Paintings which have been painted in a workshop, where the teacher has painted on your work, or even made "a few strokes" on your work, are ineligible for the monthly Mini-show, the Awards show or any TAA show. Paintings are not totally ours unless 100% of the strokes are our own.
3. The Mesquite Arts Council, has informed us that in the past, there has been some questionable work that may have been plagiarized. They consult a lawyer who deals exclusively with plagiarism, and he will be paying very close attention to everything that is on hung at the art center. Please ensure your paintings really are your paintings.
4. Liability: Although Texas Area Artists will exercise due care in handling artworks submitted to the exhibitions, neither Texas Area Artists, nor the Mesquite Arts Center, nor the City of Mesquite, will be held responsible for any loss or damage to any work of art.
Monday Paint-In
The second Monday of each month is our open paint day at the mesquite Arts Center from 10am to 5pm. You may bring anything you would like to work on...and don't forget to bring your own lunch! NO TURPENTINE OR SOLVENTS ALLOWED. You do not have to be a member to participate.
Refreshments
One (1) member signs up to host each meeting by bringing snack foods, making beverages, setting up the refreshments table, and is responsible for clean-up. We recommend arriving about thirty minutes early to set up when volunteering to sponsor refreshments for a meeting. (Members may buddy up for this.) TAA provides drink mixes, napkins, glasses, and utensils. Please contact ......... for more information and/or signing up to bring refreshments. Members appreciate the artist who brings the yummy food!!! Favorite recipes can be found under here under TAA member recipes.
For the Holiday Party each December, all members bring food and a $5 gift to include in a fun gift-swapping game!
For the Holiday Party each December, all members bring food and a $5 gift to include in a fun gift-swapping game!
Last but not least...Sunshine!
Please contact our Sunshine Chairperson Betty Stovall if you know of a TAA member who would appreciate a Get Well or Sympathy card.
Please contact our Sunshine Chairperson Betty Stovall if you know of a TAA member who would appreciate a Get Well or Sympathy card.
