Category Archives: Shows & Competitions

Date correction – March 2026 General Meeting –

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions March 9, 2026

Our General Meeting for March Will be on Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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

March Demo Artist – Cheryl Evans – “Out Of Africa”

Cheryl has just returned from a trip to Africa and is eager to show us some of her art from the journey! It should be amazing and beautiful.

Creative Challenge

Don’t forget – the current Creative Challenge is due in March – Anything you want, but done in CRAYONS!

Kingwood Town Center Event

If you are interested in helping us with a booth at Kingwood City Limits, please let us know at the meeting! You can help man the booth (probably for just an hour or two), help with setup or takedown, or contribute some art.

Spring Art Show and Competition and Art Gallery

Mark the date – Saturday, April 11, 2026. You can compete with people at your own skill level, or just bring in some of your work to share with the public! Ribbon winners from Best of Show down to First Honorable Mention will be eligible to compete at the LSAG show (the first in-person show in six years) at Tomball LSC, June 11, 12, &13.

March 2026 General Meeting

General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions, Creative Challenge March 9, 2026

Our General Meeting for March Will be on Tuesday, March 13, 2026

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

March Demo Artist – Cheryl Evans – “Out Of Africa”

Cheryl has just returned from a trip to Africa and is eager to show us some of her art from the journey! It should be amazing and beautiful.

Creative Challenge

Don’t forget – the current Creative Challenge is due in March – Anything you want, but done in CRAYONS!

Kingwood Town Center Event

If you are interested in helping us with a booth at Kingwood City Limits, please let us know at the meeting! You can help man the booth (probably for just an hour or two), help with setup or takedown, or contribute some art.

Spring Art Show and Competition and Art Gallery

Mark the date – Saturday, April 11, 2026. You can compete with people at your own skill level, or just bring in some of your work to share with the public! Ribbon winners from Best of Show down to First Honorable Mention will be eligible to compete at the LSAG show (the first in-person show in six years) at Tomball LSC, June 11, 12, &13.

April 2026 Art Show and Competition and Art Gallery Show

Information, Shows & Competitions February 18, 2026

SHOW PROSPECTUS

LHAA Judged Show and Competition – April 11, 2026
Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Artwork Check In:  9:00 am – 10:30 am (show entry fee payment due at art work check in, cash and check only)
Judging:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm (Judge and Judge support team only)
Artists in Action:  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (live art demonstrations)
Public Viewing and Reception:  12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Judge Introduction, Best of Show Award Presented, Judge Critique and Walk Through:  2:00 pm
Artwork Pick Up/Show Take Down:  3:30 pm

Show Entries Accepted through midnight:  Wednesday, April 8, 2026
All artists MUST pre-register on the LSAG database at lsag.wspub.com, no walk ins

ENTRY FEES (PER ENTRY): (No refunds for entries entered but not received)
LHAA members:  $10.00
LSAG members:  $12.00
School Students:  $2.00
Late Entries:  N/A, no late entries accepted

Please go to LakeHoustonAreaArtists.com for Online Registration Instructions, Divisions and Categories and Show Rules.

February 2026 General Meeting

Activities, Artwork Displays, Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions February 11, 2026

Our General Meeting for February Will be Tuesday, 17, 2026

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

Featured Artist – Joel Salmons

Our own Joel Salmons will be giving us a talk about the current exhibition, “The Stars We Do Not See” at the National Gallery of Art, where he is a regular volunteer. The exhibition is of contemporary art from Australia.

Our next Kingwood Library Art Changeout will be in May. Stay tuned for further details.

Creative Challenge – CRAYONS

Our next Creative Challenge is due in March, and will feature whatever you want to draw, but in Crayon!

Gift to the Church

We would like to show our appreciation to Strawbridge in the form of a special outdoor bench decorated with a mosaic. Each participant would be given a small tile to decorate with a heart in their own design. Our project leaders, Linney Hamilton and Sheila Stoll, will then arrange the tiles on the bench and fix them there permanently. Let us know if you would like to contribute to this gift!

Kingwood Town Center Event

Also coming in March – Kingwood City Limits at Town Center, sponsored by Megaton Brewery. The event will be held on March 28 and will feature music, food, and a variety of booths. We are considering manning a booth there, so we will be very interested in anyone who wants to participate. Let us know at the meeting!

Art Show and Competition

The next Art Show and Competition is planned for Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Kingwood Community Center. This will be our only art show for this season, so get ready to participate! All winners of ribbons from Best of Show and 1st place down to First Honorable Mention will be eligible to enter the Lone Star Art Guild, June 11, 12, & 13 at Lone Star College in Tomball. This will be the first time in quite a while the LSAG has presented a live competition, and we would love to contribute to its success! Further details on the show to follow.

Spring 2025 Show Winners

Information, Shows & Competitions May 5, 2025
Best of Show
“Spoonbill”
Acrylic, by David Kent

Here are the Winners From Our Spring 2025 Art Competition

Best of Show
Spoonbill, David Kent, acrylic

Division I
Oil/Acrylic Painting
1st Without a Net, Peggy Steup
2nd Quest, Peggy Steup
3rd Web Browsing, Peggy Steup
1st Honorable Mention Askance, Linda Achard

Watercolor/Acrylic Painting
1st Cooper, Sally Kullman

Drawing
1st American Egret, Greg Livingston

Mixed Media
1st Not Too Old, Sheila Stoll
2nd Morning Commuters, Greg Livingston
3rd Outcrop, Sheila Stoll
1st Honorable Mention Turn the Tide, Sheila Stoll

Division II
Oil/Acrylic Painting
1st Spring Blooms, Carol Showalter

Watercolor/Acrylic Painting
1st Sophie, Bonnie Butler

Drawing
1st Just to See You Smile, Bonnie Butler

Division III
Oil/Acrylic Painting
1st Davis, Selena Kindig

Watercolor/Acrylic Painting
1st The Dark Horse, Jennifer Cooper

Pastel
1st Beach Bloom, Victoria Kirk
2nd Still Lake Houston, Victoria Kirk
3rd Night Feeling, Victoria Kirk

Drawing
1st Carefree, Elena Gonzales
100 Petals, Elena Gonzales

Mixed Media
1st Conroe’s Switch on American Gothic, Elena Gonzales

Studio Fine Crafts
1st Star Squared, Victoria Kirk

Division IV
Abstract/Experimental/Non-Objective Art
1st La Suzoniere, Patricia Redman

Division V – MS
Oil/Acrylic Painting
1st Guiness, Helen Stoll

Division V – ES
Oil/Acrylic Painting
1st Spring Day, Lucy Berghman

Drawing
1st Valley Sunset, Norah Berghman
2nd Jaws, Charlie Haynes

Mixed Media
1st Magical Unicorn Kitties, Elizabeth Haynes
2nd The Spring Kitten, Elizabeth Haynes
3rd Dancing Ballerinas, Elizabeth Haynes

Congratulations, One and All! We loved seeing all your amazing work!