The Brownwood Art Association Photo Group is preparing to open their annual exhibit, “A photographic Journey…The Texas Missions” and invites the public to attend. The exhibit will be open and free to the public August 7th through 29th at the Art Center, located at 215 Fisk Avenue, in Brownwood with an opening reception on August 6th.
The opening reception will be held the evening of Thursday, August 6th, from 5 to 8 pm, at the Art Center, 215 Fisk Ave in conjunction with the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce After-Hours program featuring KTXS. Thanks to the generosity of the BAA and the Arts Council of Brownwood, the photo group was given funds to support photography as a medium of visual arts in Brownwood.
In addition to highlighting the various works of the members’ efforts of the past year, the exhibit will also have a display of images reflecting a specific subject. It was decided by the group to photograph the National Park Service’s Missions of San Antonio, Texas, with the intent of providing not only an exhibit of photographs, but to show how photography can impact and educate the public in the visual arts. In order to accomplish this, 12 members of the group went to San Antonio the last weekend of June and shot more than 8000 pictures of the various missions. From that number, only about 70 will actually be used for “A Photographic Journey…The Texas Missions.”
Some photographs will be available for sale. As of Sunday, there were 91 photos submitted and approximately 35 more anticipated according to organizers.
For additional information about the exhibit or membership in the Photo Group or the Brownwood Art Association, contact Roger Levesque at 325-998-3025 or Fred Spencer at 325-642-3036.
Sponsors for the reception are KTXS Television Station of Abilene, the Brownwood Art Association, the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce and the Arts Council of Brownwood.
Pictured above is Conception, by Julie Mize. Below are additional photos which will be entered in the show.
Concepcion Cross, by Scott Coers
Untitled, by Fred Spencer
The Alamo, by Anthony Reine
Mission Steps by Nelle Coursey
San Jose Interior, by Pat Coursey