Category Archives: Scholarship

Reminder – December Scholarship Dinner

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Scholarship December 9, 2025

All Our Members Are Invited to Our Christmas Potluck and Scholarship Award Celebration

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Strawbridge United Methodist Church
Meet in the Rec Room (Same entrance, different room. Follow the signs)
Setup and General Arrival, 6:00 p.m. to 6:30
Prayer and Dinner Served, 7:00 p.m.
Approximately 7:45 p.m. – Awardee Presentation and Talk
Creative Challenge and Winner Selection
Other Business

Those of you who have signed up to bring food and/or supplies, please let us know if you can’t make it.

This year’s talented and promising scholarship award recipient is Lizzie Alba of Lone Star College!

Creative Challenge – Native Flora and Fauna

If you have an entry, please bring it to the meeting. A special gift will be awarded to the winner.

Kingwood Library Art Changeout

Our next library art changeout will be on Friday, January 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (Note the change in time)

Looking Forward to Seeing You All Soon!

December 2025 General Meeting

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Scholarship December 2, 2025

Christmas Potluck Dinner and Scholarship Presentation, Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Strawbridge United Methodist Church, Great Hall
5029 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345
6:00 p.m. – Food arrives for the potluck
6:30 p.m. – Dinner Begins
Scholarship Presentation After Dinner
Finish by 8:45 p.m

Merry Christmas!

As is our yearly custom, our December meeting will feature the presentation of a scholarship award to a deserving and promising art student from Lone Star College. This year we will combine this event with a potluck dinner. We hope many of you have signed up to bring something to the feast!

Everyone bringing food should arrive at 6:00 p.m. Our dinner will begin at 6:30, followed by the scholarship presentation. You will be able to see examples of our recipient’s work at the dinner. Spouses and Significant Others are welcome!

Creative Challenge

Our Creative Challenge is currently “Native Flora and Fauna”. Everyone who has an entry should bring it to the meeting so that members can vote on the winner.

We are looking forward to seeing you all on December 16!

November 2025 General Meeting

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Scholarship November 15, 2025

Our General Meeting for November Will Be On Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Strawbridge United Methodist Church, Great Hall
5029 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m. Meeting begins
Finish by 8:45 p.m

Work On Your Art While Discussing Art

This month, in lieu of a demo artist, bring in an art project that you can work on while we have a question-and-answer session about various art topics, such as pricing your art. We can have a show-and-tell segment, too. Show us what you’re working on, and if you want advice on its completion, we can help you out! We can also supply much admiration, appreciation, and encouragement!

December General Meeting

Our December General Meeting will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Strawbridge United Methodist Church at 6:00 p.m. We will be having our annual Scholarship Award Presentation and dinner. This year’s dinner will be a potluck, so we hope everyone will be bringing something delicious! There will be a sign-up sheet at the November meeting, so if you haven’t yet committed to contributing, sign up at the meeting! Particularly appreciated will be desserts and salads.

Library Art Changeout

The art on display at the Kingwood Public Library will be changed out in January. Further details to come. The current wall display has been very popular, and we hope to come up with another eye-catching presentation! As always, all paid members are eligible to show their art with us.

Look Book

We STILL need artists to help us fill out our Look Book! With an up-to-date Look Book we can approach local potential display locations to show our work to more people. Write a short artist bio and send 4-5 high-res pictures of your art to sheilabucchinoart@yahoo.com.

Membership Dues

It’s that time again. Membership dues for 2025/26 are due. You can pay in cash, Paypal (with a small fee), or via Zelle with a QR code (no fee). Dues are $50 for adults, $10 for students.

Our New Creative Challenge is “Native Flora and Fauna” (NO DEAD ANIMALS, please)

Entries will be due at our December meeting on December 16, which will include a potluck dinner and our Scholarship Award celebration.

Studio Time at Kingwood Public Library

The next Studio Time at the library will be on November 24 in the Lower Meeting Room at 5:30 p.m.

Linda C. Dumas Scholarship Luncheon

Information, Scholarship December 14, 2024

On December 9, 2024, our group held its annual Scholarship Luncheon, now known as the Linda C. Dumas Scholarship. This year’s recipient was Victoria Munguia from Lone Star College. Victoria is a very promising young artist who shared with us a few of her excellent and powerful pieces. A very good time was had by all, and we wish our art scholar a long and successful art career!

Merry Christmas!

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Scholarship December 15, 2023

December Scholarship Luncheon

    Every December we hold a Scholarship Luncheon to award a $500 scholarship to a promising art student at Lone Star College. The Scholarship Committee is chaired by Sheila Bridges, and the judges are Linda Hamilton, Kristin Dumas and Victoria Kirk. Our luncheon host was Sharkey’s Restaurant. This year’s recipient was the very talented Camille Lopez, who shared some of her amazing work with us. In addition to her scholarship check, Camille received a complimentary LHAA membership for this year. Many thanks to our Scholarship Committee, and hearty Congratulations to Camille, and our best wishes for a brilliant artistic career!

January 2024 General Meeting

    Our General Meeting for January will be on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

     Meeting Place:
     Homewood Suites
     23320 Hwy 59N
     Kingwood, TX 77339
     6:30pm Meet & Greet
     7:00pm Meeting & Demo

January’s Demo Artist is Mary Claire Moloney – Gouache & Sharpie

    My art is a reflection of my travels. I want you to feel, if only for a moment, that you are with me in my adventures. Gouache is my current medium of choice, and I am equally comfortable working in oils and pastels. My main influences are Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh and particularly James Whistler’s paintings of Venice, Italy. I am a keen reader of their biographies and enjoy exploring the places where they lived and were inspired by. Brenham, Texas; Venice, Italy; and Kefalonia, Greece influence me with fabulous preserved architecture, gorgeous surrounding scenery and lovely residents.

    Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
    16 Solo Shows
    Artwork Collections on 3 Continents
    Artist in Residence, 2017 – Venice, Italy
    Artist in Residence, 2018 – New Mexico, USA
    Artist in Residence, 2022 – Kefalonia, Greece
    Group Art Exhibits in: Michigan (2018), New Mexico (2018), Venice, Italy (2017)
    Solo Art Shows in Brenham, Texas (2018) and Brenham, Texas (2019) and Brenham Group     Show (2020-2022)
    Juried Show – Taos, New Mexico Group Show (2020)
    Group Venice Show – 2023

    M.C. Arts, Studio & Gallery
     206 E. Alamo
     Brenham, Texas 77833
    Find me on Instagram: MaryClaireMoloney
    Facebook: M.C. Arts, Inc. or Mary Claire Moloney

Creative Challenge

    Our next Creative Challenge theme is “Shine”. Entries will be presented at the General Meeting in February (Feb. 20, 2024). The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate.


We Wish You All Happy Holidays, and Look Forward to Seeing You in 2024!