Fall Newsletter- featuring Fabulous Fall Events!

UT SOUTHWESTERN-ON MY OWN TIME

-July 23 -September 9, 2014

I am honored to participate as a UT Southwestern Maternal Fetal Medicine ultrasound employee in the  On My Own Time art exhibition.

On My Own Time is the only annual art competition that features the artistic talents of business professionals throughout the region. Each summer, area companies hold in-house competitions, featuring employee art that was created outside of working hours. Winners are selected by arts experts who act as jurors. Business Council for the Arts then showcases 
the winners from each company in a regional celebration held annually 
at NorthPark Mall Center.
 September 14-28th, 2014..

The On My Own Time program enables North Texas professionals to share their talents in the literary and visual arts with their co-workers, and allows participating companies to successfully recognize and encourage creativity, stimulate dialogue, and build team spirit and morale.

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VISUAL LANGUAGE MAGAZINE

I am pleased to announce that I am featured in the
 Visual Language Magazine Vol.3 No.9 - September 2014 Issue. 

Article: Carnivale, also known as Carnival or Mardi Gras, is celebrated in Italy 
and many places around the world 40 days before Easter, 
a final party before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent.

The Venice Carnival is now world famous-Being a pre-Lent festival means 
"farewell to meat" and is celebrated throughout Italy. 
It was first held in Venice, it was revived in 1979. 
With great success it is now a open air festival where people parade
 around Venice and St. Marcos Square and don masks and costumes.

These pastel paintings are just a few of my favorite memories
 of costumes of Venice, France-Carnivale 2014.

"Secrets"- Pastel Painting was accepted into the 2014 Pastel Society of America
42nd Annual Exhibition. The jury panel selected 180 finalist from a field of 1,222 submissions.
 The exhibit will run from September 2 - September 27, 2014
 at the National Arts Club in New York, NY.

"Timeless" - Pastel Painting was accepted into The International Guild Of Realism (IGOR)

Exhibition. The jury panel selected 74 paintings and drawings from 350 submissions. 
The exhibit will run November 7 - November 28, 2014
 at the Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, SC.

www.dragonflystudiocreations.com

110-111 VL Magazine- www.VisualLanguageMagazine.com

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PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

"Secrets"- Pastel Painting was accepted into the 2014 Pastel Society of America-42nd Annual Exhibition. The jury panel selected 180 finalist from a field of 1,222 submissions. The exhibit will run from
 September 2 - September 27, 2014 at the National Arts Club in New York, NY.

"Secrets"© Pastel Painting by Barbara J. Mason

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ART & AUTUMN BRADLEY FAIR

Wichita, Kansas September 12-14th, 2014

Friday, September 12 - 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, September 13 - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 14 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An alfresco fine arts show and sale, Autumn & Art at Bradley Fair takes place lakeside on beautiful Bradley Fair Parkway in Wichita, Kansas. The 2014 event features 100 artists from 21 states, including 24 Kansas artists, nine of whom are from Wichita. Fidelity Bank returns as the presenting sponsor of the 5th annual event. The event is free and open to the public.

http://www.autumnandart.com

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29th ANNUAL BOSQUE CLASSIC

Of 664 entries, 158 pieces were selected. I am excited to return to

The Bosque Classic exhibit this year!

 

I will have 3 paintings included into this exhibit, which runs from September 11-13th, 2014.

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IAA 2014 Wildlife & Domestic Animal Juried Art Competition

"The Wild Bunch"- 24x36 "-Pastel Painting by Barbara J. Mason

The Juror made her final selection of 65 pieces from 138 submissions.

My Painting, "The Wild Bunch" was juried into the Irving Art Association 
Wildlife & Domestic Animal Art exhibition.

The winners of the competition will be announced at the  
Reception and Award Ceremony on Sunday, September 14, 2014, 2-4p.

  3rd Annual IAA Animal Art Traveling Exhibit at the 
West Irving Library, 4444 W. Rochelle, Irving, TX 75062. 
Dates are September 27-December 6, 2014.
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SOUTHWESTERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

Dog Tired - Watercolor painting by Barbara J. Mason

My watercolor painting "Dog Tired" 

has been accepted into the SWS 51st Annual Members Exhibition. 

September 4, - September 28, 2014

Viewing hours: 10am - 6pm (Monday-Saturday)

Eisemann Center

2351 Performance Drive 

Richardson, Texas 75082

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 October 18 + 19, 2014,    

Saturday &  Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm 

Join us for our 4th Annual ArtSeen Studio Tour, 

Visit artists in various art studios, businesses and gallery locations in Frisco.

 (printable map coming mid September).  

 The tour is family-friendly and free.  This is a fantastic way to get to know 

local artists and see how and where they create their artwork.  We hope to see you!

2014 Participating Artists (more to come): 

Barbara J. Mason, Kelly Bartlett, Jennifer Monet Cowley, 

Eilene Carver, Carolyn Nelson Funk,  Charmaine Harris,

 Thomas Jordan, Janine Maupin, Misty Oliver-Foster.

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 Dragonfly Studio Gallery  & GMT Studio's 

Montly --ARTWALK

 

September 20th, 2014

6pm-10pm 

Valley View Mall - suite 2016

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COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL  - October 4-5, 2014

Cottonwood Art Festival is a juried show.

Cottonwood Art Festival is a semi-annual event which features works from the nation's top visual artists.
This year approximately 1,400 artists submitted their work for consideration.
 For each show, jurors select over 240 artists to exhibit their museum-quality work.
The artists compete in 14 categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics,
Digital, Drawings/Pastels, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metalwork,
Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood. 

Admission is free.

WHEN

Saturday, October 4, 2014: 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday, October 5, 2014: 10 am - 5 pm   

WHERE

Located in scenic Cottonwood Park in Richardson, Texas.

This prestigious art show has been a part of Richardson life for over forty years.

Cottonwood Park, centrally located in the metroplex at
1321 W. Belt Line Rd. Richardson, TX. 

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INTERNATIONAL GUILD OF REALISM

My pastel painting "Timeless" has been accepted into 

The 9th Juried IGOR EXHIBITION 

IGOR is pleased to announce 68 artists have made it through two jury levels and now will be showcasing their paintings in our upcoming 9th Annual IGOR Exhibition at the Robert Lange Studios in the historic Charleston, SC. The Robert Lange Studios is one of the largest art markets in the United States.

November 7 - November 28, 2014 

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THE GREATER GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL

I have been accepted into the GGAF in Pensacola, Florida.

Seville Square, Downtown Pensacola 

November 7, 8 & 9, 2014

9-5 on Friday and Saturday
9-4 on Sunday
Children’s Festival Hours:
Saturday & Sunday 10-4
Admission to the festival is free.

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival has been named 
an ELITE 100 Fine Art Fair 2014
  by Art Fair SourceBook.