Events & Shows
VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCO
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May
May 9: Art Switch out at The Beacon gallery Frisco 2p-3p
May 11: Monthly Meeting at the Gallery 8680 7p-9p (doors open at 6:30p)
May 12: Meet the Artists & Load Out En Plein Air 2026 at The Grove 5- 7pm
May 16: Submission Deadline – “Funky Fun Modern Art” at The Gallery
May 16: Art Pop Up Gallery at the Green at Omni PGA Frisco 10am – 2pm
May 30: Load-in Artrageous 2026 at Frisco Discovery Center 12p-2p
May 30: Load-in “Seascapes” at Sweetwaters Frisco 2p-3p
june
June 6: Load-in at The Gallery “Funky Fun Modern Art” 2pm – 3pm
June 7: Load-in at Frisco Public Library “Chasing the Sun” 2pm – 3pm
June 8: Monthly Meeting at the Gallery 8680 7p-9p (doors open at 6:30p)
June 13: Artrageous Art Reception Frisco Discovery Center 6:30p-8:30p
july
July 5: Submission Deadline “Everyday Life” Sweetwaters Frisco
July 11: Meet the Artists “Seascapes” Sweetwaters Frisco 3p-5p
July 13: Monthly Meeting at Hall Park Dancer Room 7p-9p (doors open at 6:30p)
July 25: Art Switch Out at Sweetwaters 2p-3p
July 26: Registration Deadline Art in the Arena indoor fine art festival
August
August 1: Load Out Artrageous 2026 at Frisco Discovery Center 12p-2p
August 1: Load In Artrageous 2026 Revisited at Sweetwaters Frisco 2p-3p
August 2: Submission Deadline “Colorful Abstracts AGAIN” at The Beacon Rail District
August 10: Monthly Meeting at the Gallery 8680 7p-9p (doors open at 6:30p)
August 12: Meet the Artists “Everyday Life” at Sweetwaters Frisco 3p-5p
August 21 – 23: Art in the Arena Frisco at Comerica Center Arena
August 29: Art Switch Out at The Beacon Rail District
August 30: Submission deadline “Creme de la Creme 2026”
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Artist Education * Networking * Celebration
MOVED TO 2ND MONDAYS IN 2026
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is hosting a monthly membership meeting at thegallery8680 located at 8680 Main St e1, Frisco, TX 75034
Monday, May 11, 2026
* Doors open at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7pm.
* Our VAGF Member Artists are encouraged to bring a piece of original art for Artist of the Month voting.
* The meeting is free for members, while guests are encouraged to make a $10 donation at the door.
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Please welcome our guest presenter: Jessica Bell, MS ED, Public Art Artist
TOPIC: An Artist’s Journey – What happens when an artist treats their practice like a business?
Jessica Bell explores her evolution from working artist to founder of Jessica Bell LLC, and how that shift unlocked larger opportunities, sustainable growth, and the ability to give back. From public art commissions to launching Chapman Collective, she shares how building structure around her practice allowed her to create not just artwork—but opportunity for others.
* Announcements start at 7pm, artist of the month voting and award by 8:45pm, mix/mingle until 9pm.
Presented by the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, the third annual Art in the Arena Frisco is a unique Three Day INDOOR fine art festival located in Frisco, Texas, just 20 miles from the Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport, inside the Dallas Stars Comerica Center Arena.
Local and Regional visual artists will be exhibiting their artworks while patrons enjoy music, food, and a juried art gallery! Up to 65 emerging to established artist booths to engage with and collect original artworks throughout this 3-day event inside a cool hockey arena in #sportscityUSA. August 21-23, 2026 (complimentary garage parking all weekend space permitting)
August 21: VIP *Night in the Arena with $50 VAGF donation with Reservation Required – limited passes!
August 22 and 23: Free entry Sponsored in part by the Dallas Stars Hockey and made possible in part by a grant from the Frisco Arts Foundation, Art in the Arena Frisco 2026 Indoor Art Festival is a showcase of a large variety of fine art from local artists but is open to all levels and regions of visual artists and provides our patrons with the opportunity to meet and talk with the artist who created the work.
Kick off this exciting weekend with an Exclusive, Limited Entry VIP Night in the Arena: August 21st from 6pm-10pm. For a $50 donation to VAGF, make your reservations to experience the art awards reception, a delicious Texas-sized buffet, cash bar, live music on the main stage as well as first-to-shop the art booths and featured juried art pop-up gallery. Jump start this perfect August weekend in this cool air-conditioned arena!
Please review the available slots HERE, click on the button to sign up!
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