October Newsletter
🎨 FROM THE PRESIDENTS EASEL
October is shaping up to be a busy and inspiring month for our art community! Be sure to check out the many local events and opportunities coming up. It's a wonderful time to stay engaged and creative.
- Linda Peitz
October
October 18, 2025
Rosenberg Arts Alliance Wizard Walk
Open to Public
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ana's Confections
*Gallery and Gift Shop will be open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
ALFB will be offering a "Make your Own Magic Wand" activity for kids!
October 20, 2025
WORKSHOP
Paint Yourself Free with Joan Fullerton
Fort Bend Art Center
October 25, 2025
Garden Committee Meeting
All are welcome!
Be a part of planning the 3rd Street patio transformation
9:00 am
Gallery Conference Room
October 27, 2025
General Membership Meeting
For all members of ALFB!
10:00 - 11:00 am
Fort Bend Art Center
DEMO on Tessellations with Linda Pietz
For all members
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fort Bend Art Center
October 31, 2025
City Boogeyman Bash
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Streets will be closed
*Gallery and Gift Shop will be open from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
November
November 8, 2025
Fall Festival
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Watertower Square, 2100 Avenue G, Rosenberg
November 10, 2025
Board Meeting
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Open to all members
Fort Bend Art Center
November 11, 2025
WORKSHOP
Working with Tessellations with Linda Pietz
Fort Bend Art Center
November 24, 2025
General Membership Meeting
For all members of ALFB!
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fort Bend Art Center
DEMO
For all members
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fort Bend Art Center
November 29, 2025
Small Business Saturday
Local Authors' and Illustrators Book Signing
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
For questions, contact Nina [email protected]
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
Want to help shape the future for our art league?
Come to the General Meeting on October 27th to meet the candidates running for open board positions. Thinking about serving? Reach out to Diane Whitmarsh soon ([email protected]) to throw your hat in the ring! Deadline is October 20th. It's a great way to get involved and share our ideas. And don't forget - Board Meetings are open to every member!
Open Positions:
Vice President
Secretary
Education Director
Membership Director
Marketing Director
Fundraising Developmental Director
*The names of those running for positions and the voting timeline will be announced at the General Membership Meeting. Don't miss it!
Team Up & Sign Up!
We're all volunteers, and every shift counts! Please use the Team Up schedule to sign up IN ADVANCE so we can keep things running smoothly. Teamwork makes the art work! For questions or concerns contact Jen Gawrys: [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!
Joan Fullerton Workshop
October 20 - 22, 2025
Paint yourself free
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!
Coming Next Year
Perplexed by the intricacies of perspective drawing?
Clear them up with a small workshop coming in 2026
Stay tuned for more info!
🌎 DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development, Brenda Bowman
LSAG In Person Show
For the first time since 2020, LSAG (Lone Star Art Guild) is planning an IN PERSON annual show!
Thursday, June 11 - Saturday, June 13, 2026
Location: Beckendorf Conference Center, Lone Star College: just off Hwy 249 and 99 in Tomball
Setup and intake: Thursday, June 11
Judging / Show Critiques: Friday, June 12
Take down and clean up: Saturday, June 13
All winners of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and First Honorable Mention qualify for the LSAG June show next year. Multiple vendors will be accepted. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Brenda Bowman [email protected]
Please plan to participate and volunteer if able!
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 continue from October 15th until the end of the year.
Come take a look!
Current display will be available until the end of the year.
Come and enjoy the new display in the Long-Smith Cottage!
This display will end November 13th.
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
Our monthly Demo featured Oil Painting with Sue Zelko.
It's safe to say that all those who attended left with a newly ignited love for the art thanks to her expertise.
The Fall Art Show was a great experience for all who attended. Congratulations to our winners! And a huge thank you to our volunteers - this couldn't happen without you.
Special THANKS to our Fall Art Show Sponsors!
Mayor William Benton
Another Time Soda Fountain
OCuSOFT
HEB
Gino's Pizza
Blick Art Supplies
Fort Bend County Museum
Lisa McLean
Please do business with these kind community partners as a way to say thank you for their support of the arts.
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