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.
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.
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
LHAA Judged Show and Competition – April 26, 2025 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 23, 2025 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.
We had our Fall 2024 Show and Competition on October 26, 2024. Listed below is the Best of Show recipient and the qualifying ribbon winners.
Congratulations to you all! Also a big thanks to all who came to and participated in the show. Hopefully a good time was had by all and everyone learned and benefited from the critique and walk through with the judge.
We look forward to all of our members participating in the spring judged show and gallery show scheduled on April 26, 2025!
Best Of Show “Sluggish Encounter” Peggy Steup
Professional, Oil/Acrylic First: Her Turn in the Limelight, Peggy Steup Second: Let the Cabaret Begin, Peggy Steup Third: Nice Tattoo!, Peggy Steup First Honorable Mention: French Vineyard, Peggy Steup
Professional, Pastels First: Banana Bench, Joel Salmons Second: Fall Day at Turtle Point on the Guadalupe River, Joel Salmons Third: Water Lilies Lions Park, Joel Salmons
Professional, Mixed Media First: Primary Sweeps, Gregory Livingston Second: Flora, Sheila Stoll Third: Tempo 65, Sheila Stoll First Honorable Mention: Sublime Resonance, Linda Hamilton
Professional, Studio Fine Craft First: Spirit of Abundance, Linda Hamilton Second: Date Night, Sheila Stoll Third: Hip to be Square, Sheila Stoll First Honorable Mention: The Watcher, Linda Hamilton
Semi-Professional, Oil/Acrylic First: Purple Haze, Carol Showalter
Semi-Professional, Mixed Media First: Flower Power, Carol Showalter
Non-Professional, Oil/Acrylic First: Mountain Scene, David Kent Second: Egret, Cathy Soberon Third: Order of the Elk, Selena Kindig First Honorable Mention: Eggplant, Cathy Soberon
Non-Professional, Drawing First: Somebody’s Mother, Jennifer Cooper
Non-Professional, Mixed Media First: Carlo, Gonzales
Non-Professional, Digital Art First: Pink, Rebecca Hall Second: Stripes, Rebecca Hall
Non-Professional, Studio Fine Craft First: Heavenly Places, Linda Ezzell Second: Fire and Ice, Linda Ezzell Third: Still Water, Linda Ezzell
Middle School Student, Oil/Acrylic First: Fields of Blue, Helen Stoll Second: Miss Lavender, Helen Stoll Third: Anonymous Figure, Emma Rodriguez First Honorable Mention: Alien Nights, Emma Rodriguez
Grade School Student, Oil/Acrylic First: One Fine Day, Charlie Haynes Second: A Sunny Day, Elizabeth Haynes Third: Pink Petals, Elizabeth Haynes
Grade School Student, Drawing First: A Magical Pony Ride, Elizabeth Haynes
Grade School Student, Mixed Media First: Space Cowboy, Charlie Haynes
Welcome to Lake Houston Area Artists, formerly known as Kingwood Art Society.
The Mission of the Lake Houston Area Artists is to encourage artistic development of local professional and amateur artists and cultivate an appreciation of the visual arts through education, exhibition and community outreach.
Our group offers art related opportunities for artists and art enthusiasts around the Lake Houston area, including Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita, Huffman, Crosby, Porter, New Caney and others.
Lake Houston Area Artists 