November Newsletter
🎨 FROM THE PRESIDENTS EASEL
As always, there is so much happening at The Fort Bend Art Center, and we want you to be a part of all the fun and excitement!
Don't forget to cast your vote for Vice President. Your choice will help shape the future direction of our art league.
Our annual Book Show and Sale will be held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Thanks to our own Nina Struthers, we have an incredible lineup of talented local authors. It's the perfect time to pick up some unique holiday gifts for the book lovers in your life!
We're also launching an exciting new opportunity for our talented members to become a Featured Artist in the ALFB Gallery. Be sure to check out the details and see how you can showcase your work.
Remember - you are what makes this organization so amazing.
- Linda Peitz
Featured image: Vincent Van Gogh, The Garden of Saint Paul's Hospital ('Leaf-Fall') 188
November
November 17, 2025
WORKSHOP
Working with Tessellations with Linda Pietz
Fort Bend Art Center
November 17th - 23rd, 2025
ALFB Online Voting
Voting will take place online
Results announced at the General Meeting on Nov. 24
November 24, 2025
General Membership Meeting
For all members of ALFB!
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fort Bend Art Center
*No demo in November
November 29, 2025
Small Business Saturday
Local Authors' and Illustrators Book Signing
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
For questions, contact Nina [email protected]
December
December 6, 2025
Hometown Holiday
Open to the public
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Water Tower Square
December 8, 2025
ALFB Christmas Party Sock Exchange!
All members of the ALFB
*Be sure to wrap your surprise exchange item!
10:00 am
Fort Bend Art Center
December 8, 2025
Board Meeting
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fort Bend Art Center
December 11th & 18th, 2025
Holiday Nights
Open to Public
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Historic Downtown Rosenberg
December 22, 2025
General Membership Meeting
For all members of ALFB!
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fort Bend Art Center
*No demo in December
LOOKING AHEAD
March 2026
"Outside the Box" Exhibit
All members are invited to join our next special event, Outside the Box!
Start with a wooden cigar box, available free at some shops or for about $1.50 at Specs, and transform it into something extraordinary. Let your imagination take the lead, and you might just win one of our fun prizes for your creativity!
📢 ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALFB Board Elections - Your vote will help shape the future of our art league
Voting begins November 17th and closes November 23rd
Voting will be online via the ALFB website
Results will be announced at the General Membership Meeting on November 24th
Open Position: Fundraising Developmental Director - If interested, contact Diane Whitmarsh ([email protected]) or Brenda Bowman ([email protected])
🎓 EDUCATION / PROGRAMS
Education / Programs Director, Bobbie Davis
🎨 CLASSES
Looking to sharpen your skills or explore something new?
Sign up today HERE
for a class taught by our talented members.
Ready to teach your own class?
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR CLASS
🖌️ WORKSHOPS
Our workshops are open to all ages and skill levels, offering a fun, supportive space to learn, create, and connect. Sign up today and be part of our vibrant art community!
Linda Pietz Workshop
November 11, 2025
Working with Tessellations
Explore the magic of M.C. Escher style tessellations
Join Linda to learn simple, fun techniques for creating your own mesmerizing designs, no fancy supplies needed. Warning: it's addictive!
Vie Dunn-Harr Workshop
March 16-18, 2026
Acrylic Expedition
In this workshop Vie will introduce movement and abstraction as the foundation of any subject matter. She will share how to superimpose and weave realism into the original abstract expression using design elements in the process.
🌎 DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development, Brenda Bowman
Community Display Opportunities
Community Displays are open to ALL members and offer a wonderful opportunity to showcase your artwork throughout Fort Bend County - free of charge. Even better, sales do happen!
If you'd like to learn more, sign up as a volunteer to help hang pieces, or join the Community Displays Committee, please reach out to Brenda Bowman [email protected]
Display will through the end of the year.
Come take a look!
Current display will be available until the end of the year.
Come and enjoy the display in the Long-Smith Cottage!
We will display again in January 2026
For all you sports fans and those who like to plan ahead:
Sugar Land Airport will be very busy next summer with the FIFA games in the Houston area. If you do sports art, or have considered doing sports art, here is your chance to shine! The same SLA rules apply, but get those sports pieces ready to hang next summer! We will be hanging them in June and July 2026.
👀 LOOKING BACK
Joan Fullerton Demo
Field Trip Visitors from Texas Connections Academy
🌐 LETS GET SOCIAL
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