RICHARDSON, TX- The Richardson Civic Art Society (RCAS) has showcased visual artists of the Richardson community and surrounding areas for 50 years. They have promoted the craft members have created and people have donated in local homes, businesses, and public buildings with shows.
Showcases like, but not limited to, The Young People’s Scholarship Show and The Rosemary Cheney Memorial Art Show allow them to do just that. Exhibits like these avail local young artists by not only promoting their work but also offering up to around $2,000 dollars in cash prizes. Typically, the society will buy the best in show artwork and put it on display at the Library.
The RCAS, founded officially in 1966, is the first nonprofit organization in Richardson. …show more content…
Along with these showcases, the RCAS also conducts monthly meetings and art demonstrations at the Richardson Library.
Last night, the Art Society hosted a meeting in the Library Basement Program Room and artist Gail Delger demonstrated a how-to on Acrylic Collages.
Professionally, Delger has been painting since 1990. She is a member of the American Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain Watermedia Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Society, and the Southwestern Watercolor Society. Several of her artwork has been accepted in numerous accredited art shows, including the Watercolor USA Show, National Watercolor Show, and many others. Recently, Delger has opened up her own art studio, LAST Art Gallery in McKinney. Delger also has a blog called BirdDo.
“It’s called BirdDo because birds are doing things,” Delger joked. “But I did take pictures of bird doo on my shoe to help give a visual.”
Delger describes her blog as “weird, wacky, and adorable escapades of my original bird collection”. She uses the dried acrylic paint left over from paintings and transforms them into realistic looking birds…doing
Showcases like, but not limited to, The Young People’s Scholarship Show and The Rosemary Cheney Memorial Art Show allow them to do just that. Exhibits like these avail local young artists by not only promoting their work but also offering up to around $2,000 dollars in cash prizes. Typically, the society will buy the best in show artwork and put it on display at the Library.
The RCAS, founded officially in 1966, is the first nonprofit organization in Richardson. …show more content…
Along with these showcases, the RCAS also conducts monthly meetings and art demonstrations at the Richardson Library.
Last night, the Art Society hosted a meeting in the Library Basement Program Room and artist Gail Delger demonstrated a how-to on Acrylic Collages.
Professionally, Delger has been painting since 1990. She is a member of the American Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain Watermedia Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Society, and the Southwestern Watercolor Society. Several of her artwork has been accepted in numerous accredited art shows, including the Watercolor USA Show, National Watercolor Show, and many others. Recently, Delger has opened up her own art studio, LAST Art Gallery in McKinney. Delger also has a blog called BirdDo.
“It’s called BirdDo because birds are doing things,” Delger joked. “But I did take pictures of bird doo on my shoe to help give a visual.”
Delger describes her blog as “weird, wacky, and adorable escapades of my original bird collection”. She uses the dried acrylic paint left over from paintings and transforms them into realistic looking birds…doing