Welcome to Visual Art League

We have moved and you are invited to visit the Visual Art League of Lewisville Art Center at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theatre 100 North Charles St. Classroom C, Lewisville, Texas 75067 during any of our activities especially during our monthly members meeting held every second Tuesday of the month. Monthly meetings are always open to the public. So, come and experience VAL!

VAL “Our Town” plein air workshop

December 10, 2011

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

The VAL “Our Town” plein air workshop will held this saturday, December 10 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the courtyard at The MCL Grand Arts Center. The MCL Grand is located at 100 North Charles Street between Main Street and Church Street in old town Lewisville.

This is a FREE workshop, offered to all VAL members.

  • The workshop will have an open format.
  • Artists walking around town and capturing their impressions of the historic old town Lewisville through sketches, photographs, etc.
  • Bring your own materials.
  • The Main Street and surrounding areas of this beautiful Texas town with the crisp fall morning light should offer interesting as well as challenging compositions for cityscapes.
  • VAL plen-air artist member, Murthy Mantha will be available through-out to the session to offer suggestions and advice.
  • The art work produced during this workshop will be displayed in a val member show at MCL Grand starting on January 7, 2012.
  • Please send an email to Murthy confirming your attendance to the workshop or for further details.
  • If you cannot make it on 12/10, it is perfectly acceptable to come any time between now and December 10, take picture or do sketches or painting on location.
  • These works including photographs will be eligible for “Our Town” plein air show on January 7th.

Posted under Events, Workshops on December 9, 2011 by VAL  |   No Comments »

VAL “Our Town” plein air group exhibition

January 7, 2012

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The January 7, 2011 VAL “Our Town” plein air group exhibition will be held in the Art Gallery at The MCL Grand Theater Complex.

While the main theme is plein air (work created out of doors); this show will include photographs, and drawing and paintings made in any media on location in Lewisville.

If you are not an outdoor painter, and prefer the comfort of your own studio, art work executed in studios is also acceptable as long as the theme is Lewsiville and is based on your own photographs or sketches.

Parking is available on either side of the building on Main or Church streets.

View the map to MCL Grand  →

Posted under Events, Exhibits on December 8, 2011 by VAL  |   No Comments »

November 2011 Asel Award Winners

First Place, Kathleen Womack

Second Place, Tony Ulichnie

Be sure to bring your art work to the December meeting and Holiday Party for your chance to win.

Posted under News, Photos on November 29, 2011 by VAL  |   No Comments »

Theater Windows Nov 2011

VAL artists, Kathleen Womack and Wanda Grice painted the art panels for the “Nunsuch” performance by the Greater Lewisville Community Theater in Old Town Lewisville.

Want to Share Your Talent with the Community and get your work seen? Then you will be interested in these upcoming Artist Opportunities to create art for Greater Lewisville Community Theater for the following performances:

The GLCT 2011-2012 season shows

  • Nuncracker
    Dec. 2-18. The Nunsense Christmas Musical. Comedic Christmas pageant theme.
  • Room Service
    Feb. 10-26. Marx Brothers comedy (1938 movie). Company of actors and producer living in Broadway hotel.
  • The Cover of Life
    Apr. 20-May 6. Three World War II wives living with their mother-in-law while the husbands are overseas are chosen as a cover story for Life Magazine.
  • Hairspray
    July 6-29 Musical, set amidst backdrop of 1960′s social, racial, political inequities.

Posted under Opportunities on November 29, 2011 by VAL  |   No Comments »

VAL Angel 2011

Greater Lewisville Arts Alliance Angel Awards 2011

VAL’s own Murthy Mantha was awarded a 2011 Angel Award. The ceremony was held on Sunday, November 13. A number of Visual Art League members attended the ceremony. After the awards presentation a small reception was held for the honorees.

Below: Neil Ferguson, President of the GLAA and Murthy Mantha after the awards ceremony.

Posted under News, Photos on November 29, 2011 by VAL  |   No Comments »

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