Center City Brass Quintet (Weds., Oct. 3)

SHSU's School of Music will host guest artists Center City Brass Quintet on Weds., Oct. 3 at 7:30p in the Performing Arts Center - Payne Concert Hall.

Center City Brass Quintet consists of five American brass players. They are known for their performances of classical pieces, but they also play original arrangements of popular pieces by Gershwin, Ellington, Bernstein, etc.

Tickets to the event are $5 for students, $12 for seniors, and $15 for the general public.

To purchase tickets, you can call the GPAC Box Office at 936.294.2339.

from http://centercitybrassquintet.com/

Foreign Film Festival (SHSU; Tuesdays)

Hey, film lovers! It's time for the Fall 2012 Foreign Film Festival at SHSU! Each Tuesday, a different movie will be shown - at two times during the day: 3:45 and 7p. The films will be shown in the Evans Building, Room 105.

Educating Rita - the first film to be shown

For a complete list of the films being shown, click here!

Admission is free for SHSU students, faculty, staff, and their guests.

Oleanna (Sept. 26-29)

Oleanna is a two-person play written by David Mamet that tackles the tough subject of sexual exploitation accusations by a female student against a male professor. 

The performance will take place in the Showcase Theatre on the SHSU campus from Sept. 26 through Sept. 29. Show time is 8p each night. On Saturday, there will also be a matinee performance at 2p. 

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 936.294.1329. 

Faculty Lecture Recital (Fri., Sept. 7)

On Fri., Sept. 7 at 7:30p, the SHSU School of Music will host a faculty lecture recital - Poulenc's Four-Hand Piano Music. The event will take place in the Performance Arts Center (PAC) Recital Hall. Admission to this event is free.

Francis Poulenc

For more info, you can call the School of Music at 936.294.1360.

Music Faculty Gala (Thurs., Sept. 20)

SHSU's School of Music will host the Music Faculty Gala on Thurs., Sept. 20 at 7:30p in the Performance Arts Center Recital Hall.

Admission to this event is free.

For more info, you can call the School of Music at 936.294.1360.

Beneath the Surface Exhibit (through 9/20)

Beneath the Surface is an art exhibit featuring works by three Houston-based artists: Kristy Peet, Britt Raggsdale, and Emily Peacock. It focuses on looking beyond the external. The works will be on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery.

A reception will be held on Thurs., Sept. 6 from 6-7p.

There will also be artist talks by Kristy Peet and Emily Peacock on Sept. 6 at 5p and by Britt Raggsdale on Sept. 12 at 5p.

For more info, you can contact Becky Finley at 936.294.3418.

Aftermath: SHSU Art Auction (4/30)

Hey, art patrons. On Saturday, we headed over to the first annual SHSU Student Art Association auction. There was plenty of art to view on the walls in the main room and tons of art laying out on tables in the back room of Crazywood Gallery. What was missing? The art patrons of Huntsville and participants in the live auction. I'm not sure why the attendance was so low, but you all missed out on free refreshments - and I know you love free stuff. More importantly, you missed out on seeing the artwork of some talented artists. Some of the work really stood out. Hopefully, we will be featuring some of these artists' talents in our blog soon.

Aside from posting in a newspaper that no one reads or putting up posters that many will overlook, there are not many ways to get the word out about these types of events in Huntsville, so please tell your artist and art lover friends about us and have them subscribe to or bookmark this blog. We will try our best to notify you of upcoming events and feature many known and underground artists in the area. If you know of someone who creates and you would like to see them featured here, please let us know.

Next time there is an event like this, I want to see all sorts of people there! There was seriously something for everyone - a wide variety of styles. See you next time!

SHSU Student Art Auction (April 29 & 30)

What: The SHSU Student Art Association Annual Auction
When: Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30
Where: Crazywood Gallery - 1416 Sam Houston Ave.


The auction will be a two-day silent auction, culminating into a live auction at 7:00p Saturday, April 30. The silent auction will be held in the back room of the gallery from 9a until 5p both days. Refreshments will be served in the main gallery at 6p Saturday, before the live auction.


All artwork was created by SHSU alumni, students, and faculty, and there will be a wide variety. Funds raised will be applied to the Student Art Association Scholarship.

Reminder: Animation Submission Deadline (SHSU)

Are you into animation? The campus group "Animation From Sam" is seeking submissions. Any student, faculty or graduate of SHSU may submit. The deadline is 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 (that's tomorrow!). 


Submissions can be made at the Art Department Office, in Building F of the Art campus, or in Farrington 215 or 217, or to Michael Henderson or Diana Salles. The animation file should be in a format such as avi. Mpg-4 or QuickTime, on a CD, DVD or USB drive. Files should be uncompressed or high-quality compression, at 640 x 480 or better resolution. 


The Animation from Sam Spring 2011 screening will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28. The event is sponsored by SHSU Siggraph and the SHSU Art Department.