Boots & BBQ, one of The Arts Council's annual fundraisers that is low-key and offers a fun afternoon of music, art, and entertainment! Enjoy delicious BBQ and view recent work from our artists in residence. They’ll even have items for purchase to add to your home, give as a gift, or enjoy in your office!
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Empty Bowls, Jr. began in 2013 as a way to directly support local in-school food pantries and The Arts Council programs. Students and art educators from more than 25 Brazos Valley schools have created hundreds of handmade, artistic bowls to donate for this event with the purpose of “kids helping kids.” Due to Covid, this event is more important than ever! With your help families struggling to meet a basic need can afford food to feed their loved ones.
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Celebrate the Arts is The Arts Council’s largest and most important annual fundraiser. Proceeds raised during the event help The Arts Council achieve its mission of making the arts accessible to all citizens and visitors of the Brazos Valley. Over the past year alone, The Arts Council has awarded over $400,000 in direct funding support to non-profit arts, culture, and heritage organizations throughout the region.
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Mandela: The Official Exhibition
Mandela: The Official Exhibition is the major new global exhibition that explores the life of one of the world’s most famous freedom fighters and political leaders.
Passion for Art: 25 Years of the Texas Art Collectors Organization
Passion for Art: 25 Years of the Texas Art Collectors Organization (TACO) Sept. 8–Dec. 17, 2022 This exhibition conveys the stories of TACO members through shared interests and experiences, while celebrating the broad spectrum of Texas art and the diversity of the member’s collections.Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110
Eyewitness to Conflict: WWII Prints from the Sheryl and John Fiegel
Eyewitness to Conflict: WWII Prints from the Sheryl and John Fiegel CollectionSept. 15–Dec. 17, 2022 This exhibition features prints of WWII subjects done during WWII by American artists.
Focusing on Asia
Focusing on AsiaOct. 4–Dec. 16, 2022 The Forsyth collections include wonderful examples of fine and decorative art that was made in Asia or influenced by the arts of Asia.
Questionable Foods
In the collection Questionable Foods, Kathleen Elliot makes use of glass to create sculptures but also produces collage pieces that reimagine America's attitude towards food. This exhibit will have visitors rethinking their role as consumers and contemplating the effect of food on American society.
A Transient Nature
"A Transient Nature" by artists, Dameon Lester, Shawn Camp and Shannon Faseler.November 7 2022 – January 13 2023.Closed for holidays: November 23 – 25, 2022 & December 22, 2022 – January 4, 2023.
Building Bridges: George Bush and the end of Apartheid
Building Bridges: George Bush and the end of Apartheid. Building Bridges explores the United States' diplomatic efforts during the final years of the apartheid regime in South Africa.
The Nutcracker
Ballet Brazos is proud to present their 11th annual production of Tchaikovsky's holiday classic: The Nutcracker. Join Clara Stahlbaum as she goes on a magical journey. Her mystical Uncle Drosselmeyer brings wonder and magic to her world in the form of a Nutcracker given as a present at her family's holiday party.
The Day Before Christmas
"The Day Before Christmas"Upbeat Christmas musical presentation featuring the Blinn College Drama Department students and the Brenham Children's Chorus Broadway Kids.
The Games Afoot: Holmes for the Holiday
Our Christmas show is equal parts breathtaking mystery and high hilarity! The Game’s Afoot is the story of Broadway star William Gillette, who has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry.