Carl Chick winner of the Frisco Style Photography contest and to Warren Paul Harris for the cover of Frisco Image
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VAGF invites you to participate in this Arts and Music Festival In collaboration with our neighboring City of Prosper, a 13 minute drive north of Frisco. If you are interested in participating please click the  Artist_Registration.pdf ( 246.56k ) Number of downloads: 31

The 2nd Annual Prosper Arts & Music Festival will be held on Sept. 13, 2008 in Prosper, Texas. The Festival will be nestled among the shops of the Prosper Town Center at the corner of FM 289/Preston Road and Broadway. The Prosper Arts & Music Festival is sponsored by the Prosper Texas Chamber of Commerce, the Prosper Town Center, Whitley Place and local businesses and builders. This one day event is free and open to the public.
Date: Sept. 13, 2008 / Time: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Location: Prosper, Texas at the Prosper Town Center (corner of FM 289/Preston Rd. & Broadway)

August 5: Artists Gathering - Hands-on Collage by Misty Oliver Foster.
Tuesday, August 5th, 6-8pm at the Frisco Arts Center. Cost: $5 at the door. For details contact Misty at artist@moliverfoster.com.

August 16: Figuratively Speaking
Artists Reception for Misty Oliver Foster at Frisco Arts Center. 7-9PM

September 9: Artists Gathering - History of Landscape Lecture by Jim VanKirk.
Tuesday, September 9 at 6-8pm at the Frisco Arts Center.

September 19: Artist Reception for solo show by Jim VanKirk
Friday, September 19, 6-8pm at the Frisco Arts Center

Figuratively Speaking - August 1st to August 31st at the Frisco Arts Center in Downtown Frisco
A show of the newest paintings and mixed media pieces by Frisco artist Misty Oliver Foster.

As the title implies, the subject matter of these works is the human figure, but the content of Ms. Foster's art goes much deeper than mere figure studies. Using layers of vibrant paint, collage and other materials, the artist explores themes of gender roles, the responsibility, privilege and sanctity of family, and the internal struggle between what is expected vs. what is desired.

The artist's influence from the history of art is evident on these canvases. She borrows styles, compositions and imagery from the past, yet creates a very contemporary point of view. Many of her works in this collection reference icons seen in European cathedrals, but these are no religious paintings. Instead, they "represent the sovereignty (whether allocated or assumed) that we possess as humans, particularly in regard to the role as the 'figurehead' of the family. " Through her use of brilliant colors, bold lines and iconographic imagery, the artist invites the viewer to peer into the stained glass windows of a very intimate chapel.

A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, August 16, from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Frisco Arts Center, 6827 Main Street, Frisco, TX.

Join us July 17th for Fine Artists working on site, Music and fun!.

Faces of Frisco
Meet the artist Neil Scanlan at the Frisco Arts Center 6827 Main Street in Historic Downtown Frisco TX 75034.
Frisco artist Neil Scanlan will exhibit a series of acrylic portraits entitled “Faces of Frisco” at the Frisco Arts Center from July 1st thru July 31st. Mr. Scanlan said the idea was inspired by a photographic series by Alessandra Petlin in the New York Times Magazine. In February, Mr. Scanlan decamped to Frisco City Hall to enlist volunteers for the portrait series. Included in the group are Mayor Mike Simpson, Frisco Rough Riders Manager Scott Little, librarians, policewomen, meter readers, moms and kids. “We even got the Snow Cone Lady,” said Mr. Scanlan. “I was told we couldn’t have a show without her.”

Mr. Scanlan took up acrylic painting five years ago. His work has been featured at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa and was a Jury Award Winner in the Tulsa Art Coalition’s 2007 Christmas Show. He was the winner of the 2007 Visual Arts Guild of Frisco Member Show. There will be a reception for the artist and the subjects of the paintings July 25th from 6-8pm at the Frisco Arts Center. “I want everyone to come and see if they can recognized themselves in their portrait,” said Mr. Scanlan.
For more information, call 972-668-5180 or e-mail: nscanlan@tx.rr.com

The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is a volunteer non profit 501( c )(3) organization that promotes the arts, support the artists to benefit of our community. Frisco Arts Center home of the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (972) 668-5180