i am opening an art gallery in frisco and searching the net for local artists i am extending to you an invitation to my first showing of students work from collin county college preston ridge campus spring semester... "students@work" friday12jun. 2009. 7-9pm 8680 main street frisco texas.. now my home town ....working for the artist... i am hoping to continually build our profile so we may present one man exhibitions and also be a place of representation for local artists....
always robyn p. feehan art director thegallery8680

We have a new web site for the Guild. Please go to www.visualartsguildoffrisco.org.
Thanks!

Our first mixer is on April 23rd! Come mix and mingle with the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco at the Frisco Bar! Membership information will be available along with the launch of our new website and exciting new events for 2009.

Thursday, April 23
6:30-9:30PM
Frisco Bar
(Legacy & Lebanon)

Please RSVP and join us for a fun evening! E-mail at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com or become a fan of the Guild on Facebook!

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EVENING FEATURING WORKS BY SEVERAL TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS. SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH 7-9PM 5150 BEACON HILL DRIVE, FRISCO LONESTAR RANCH AMENITY CENTER

For those of you who don’t know it yet, my term as VAGF's President is about to expire at the end of the month. The past three years have been fun, busy and eventful. Many things have been accomplished and others need to be worked on some more. All in all, I had a great time.

My most sincere thanks to everybody who have made significant contributions to the organization. I'd like to express my appreciation to all those wonderful people who have supported us. It's been my good fortune to work with highly creative, challenging, fascinating and sometimes demanding individuals, most of them ready to share their talents and love for the arts with others. Thank you all for your hard work, your patience, and your ideas.

I think we have a great new Board of Directors for 2009-2011. They come with the best attitude to listen to new proposals and to share their gift with our community.

Happy Holidays to All!

Diana Moya

The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco has a new Board effective January 1, 2009.

The Board of Directors believes in a family friendly VAGF for a family oriented city, giving the opportunity to artists of all ages to interact with other creators of art at various levels. The Board believes in the importance of VAGF giving back to the community that supports it, and is very excited that this group of outstanding individuals will lead the organization forward.

Kathryn Petroff, President.
A professional artist with her own company. She joined VAGF in January and has been a solid volunteer since then, contributing her talents and many hours of volunteer work to coordinate four collective shows this year that included artists working on site, music and theater. Kathryn introduced to our group her artists friends from surrounding cities, thus giving more exposure to the Guild and to the City of Frisco.

Melissa Rader, Secretary.
An artist and a Frisco ISD art teacher at Borchardt Elementary, now completing her Ph.D. in art education at the University of North Texas. Melissa has participated with her whole school (administrators included) in the Rising Stars Project for the last 3 years and Borchardt Elementary has won the highest award two years in a row. This year's Borchardt's Rising Stars Project engaged in a conversation about 'going green.'

Kayla McKennon, Treasurer.
The McKennon family has been a supporter of the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco since its inception. The late Richard McKennon, a successful young lawyer in Frisco was committed to help the organization. As our benefactor, Richard paid the rent for the first building the Guild had as a home in Historic Downtown. Kayla and her two daughters have remained in touch with the Guild and actively participated in events as the Garden Party by the downtown gazebo and the Scholarship Awards presented in the City Council chambers last year.

Best wishes to our incoming Board.