With membership being not much more than a handful, The
Woodlands Art League began meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
in 1981. The guest artist would speak or demonstrate while
members sat in pews. Artwork was displayed along the walls of the
sanctuary. As time passed and membership grew, meeting space
would move as The Woodlands itself was growing and developing.
During those early years, The Woodlands Corporation helped
provide space for the group. One of those spaces included a
Gallery at The Wharf in The Village of Grogan’s Mill.
By 1984 membership had grown to over 100 artists. WAL
sponsored art classes at what was then a psychiatric hospital along
I-45. WAL members had galleries in the Woodlands Inn building.
WAL sponsored national level workshops by Tom Browning, Mary
Jane Cox, Bill Kalwick, Bob Rohm, Betty Carr, Bobbie Kilpatrick, and
more.
Around 1995 the new Montgomery College Art Gallery opened.
WAL began regular quarterly shows with members sitting the
Gallery daily.
WAL sponsored the 1999-2000 Lone Start Art Guild Convention at
The Woodlands Inn and Resort Center. There were over three
hundred and twenty five artists present, nine demonstrators, and
four national workshops to attend.
Right around WAL’s 25th anniversary, Trademark Properties
offered a space at Market Street. WAL turned the space into Local
Color Gallery. The Gallery was open for close to one year. It was a
very successful venue for members to share their work with the
community. Even though the space was leased out, “Local Color
Gallery” still exits as WAL works toward a new home to exhibit
work, provide workshops and demos, and become an even greater
presence in the community.
Woodlands Art League began meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church
in 1981. The guest artist would speak or demonstrate while
members sat in pews. Artwork was displayed along the walls of the
sanctuary. As time passed and membership grew, meeting space
would move as The Woodlands itself was growing and developing.
During those early years, The Woodlands Corporation helped
provide space for the group. One of those spaces included a
Gallery at The Wharf in The Village of Grogan’s Mill.
By 1984 membership had grown to over 100 artists. WAL
sponsored art classes at what was then a psychiatric hospital along
I-45. WAL members had galleries in the Woodlands Inn building.
WAL sponsored national level workshops by Tom Browning, Mary
Jane Cox, Bill Kalwick, Bob Rohm, Betty Carr, Bobbie Kilpatrick, and
more.
Around 1995 the new Montgomery College Art Gallery opened.
WAL began regular quarterly shows with members sitting the
Gallery daily.
WAL sponsored the 1999-2000 Lone Start Art Guild Convention at
The Woodlands Inn and Resort Center. There were over three
hundred and twenty five artists present, nine demonstrators, and
four national workshops to attend.
Right around WAL’s 25th anniversary, Trademark Properties
offered a space at Market Street. WAL turned the space into Local
Color Gallery. The Gallery was open for close to one year. It was a
very successful venue for members to share their work with the
community. Even though the space was leased out, “Local Color
Gallery” still exits as WAL works toward a new home to exhibit
work, provide workshops and demos, and become an even greater
presence in the community.
Woodlands Art League History
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