News from the Bosque Arts Center

Atrium Gallery - Rev. Jerry Smith

Posted: Sunday, August 3, 2025

 Atrium Gallery welcomes Rev. Jerry Smith as our August artist of the month. Smith has always been an artist beginning at the age of 5 in his home of Nocona, Texas. Majoring in Art at Bayl...(read more)

Bingo August 26

Posted: Sunday, August 3, 2025

$500 Jackpot Bingo in August is Tuesday, August 26. This is a date change from the previously announced August date. Don’t miss the fun and excitement…You just might be the luc...(read more)

Books on the Bosque Writing Contest

Posted: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Get your short stories, narrative essays, and poetry ready for the 2025 Books on the Bosque writing contest. Entry deadline will be September 22. The contest will again feature two divisions: a...(read more)

Atrium Gallery August - Jerry Smith

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

 Atrium Gallery welcomes Rev. Jerry Smith as our August artist of the month. Smith has always been an artist beginning at the age of 5 in his home of Nocona, Texas. Majoring in Art at Bayl...(read more)

40th Annual Bosque Art Classic

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Save the date of September 13, when the BAC Art Council will celebrate four decades of supporting the arts with the 40th Anniversary Bosque Art Classic national exhibition and sale. The 40th An...(read more)

BAC Quilt Show 2025

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Look for the mega quilt blocks at the corner of 219 and Hwy. 6 as we announce the 2025 Bosque Arts Center Quilt Show on August 15 and 16. We have a great lineup of vendors both quilt- and shopping-...(read more)

August 2025 Newsletter

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Read this month's edition of BAC News by clicking here. ...(read more)

Lee Roy Parnell - Texas Troubadour

Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025

We are excited to announce that Lee Roy Parnell will serve as judge and headliner for the 2025 Texas Troubadour Songwriter Classic on October 25.  Born in Abilene, TX, the singer, songwriter, ...(read more)

Murder Mystery Dinner

Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2025

It’s time to get out your detective monocle and spyglass to figure out who killed the victim in our current version of Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.  Ma...(read more)

Bosque Art Classic Open for Entries

Posted: Friday, February 28, 2025

Bruce Greene Serving as 2025 Judge Entries are now open for the 40th Annual Bosque Art Classic. Known for its outstanding representational art, the national exhibition and sale awards $15,5...(read more)

Books on the Bosque Literary Festival

Posted: Friday, October 4, 2024

Keynote speaker Virginia Miller Reeves will kick off this year’s Books on the Bosque on November 9 at 9:30 a.m. The author of Once in the Blue Moon will speak to us about her newly publi...(read more)

Atkinson Plein Air Workshop Cancelled

Posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The April plein air workshop with Steve Atkinson has been cancelled.  We hope to have to this accomplished artist join us in the near future!   ...(read more)

e-BAC Preview Begins March 20

Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

New items revealed daily! In the days leading up to bidding, we will slowly unveil the treasures in this year’s auction.  Click the button below to begin viewing items in the e-...(read more)

HS Art Show Winners 2024

Posted: Monday, March 4, 2024

Best in Show A Golden Outlook - Oil/Acrylic by Rebekah Tyler - Home School/11   Mixed Media 1st Place - Drips by David Solis - Clifton/10 2nd Place - Skull Sunrise by Cheye...(read more)

Taekwondo Classes

Posted: Monday, February 19, 2024

Taekwondo classes are underway on Tuesdays and Fridays at the BAC, taught by Catherine Wilkinson. Wilkinson has several different classes, by age, by level of experience and even a family class...(read more)

HS Student Art Show

Posted: Friday, January 12, 2024

Attention, young artists: The BAC Art Council will accept submissions for the 21st Annual High School Student Art Show February 26-28, 2024.  The show is open to students from Bosque Count...(read more)

Atrium Gallery - George Boutwell

Posted: Monday, January 2, 2023

George Boutwell is our Atrium Gallery artist featured in January to begin 2023.As a self-taught artist, Boutwell has been plying his artistic talents for 51 years  and managed to support his f...(read more)

BAC Honored by Tarleton's COLFA Award

Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Receiving Purple Praise and Recognition Bosque Arts Center recognized as exemplary institution at Tarleton College of Liberal and Fine Arts Inaugural Leadership Council Event Oct. 21 By ini...(read more)

Bosque Art Classic Winners 2022

Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Steven Lang and Patrick Saunders were big winners in the 37th Annual Bosque Art Classic.  Lang captured the John Steven Jones Purchase Award, along with Gold Medal Oil/Acrylic for his piece, P...(read more)

Book Club - June 29

Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The BAC Book Club’s June selection is Forty Autumns by Nina Willner. Written by a former U. S. Army Intelligence Officer, the book is about her East German mother’s escape to the west a...(read more)

Books on the Bosque – November 11-12, 2022

Posted: Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Make plans to join us for Books on the Bosque.  Friday kicks off the conference with An Acoustic Evening with Radney Foster, where the country music singer/songwriter of Foster & Lloyd fam...(read more)

Texas Troubadour Winners

Posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

2021 Texas Troubadour & People's Choice Winner - Sadie Self Song of the Year Winner - Kelly McGuire, "Rich Man"  What a terrific night we had at our 8th Texas Troubad...(read more)

Bingo - August 17

Posted: Friday, August 6, 2021

LET’S PLAY BINGO!!!!  Maybe you will be the lucky winner of the $500 jackpot for the evening.  August brings back Bingo on Tuesday, Aug. 17 and then again on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Bing...(read more)

Texas Troubadour with Marty Haggard

Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Calling all songwriters and singer/songwriters!  Deadline for entering the 2021 Texas Troubadour Songwriter Classic is August 3, with the live competition on November 6, 2021.  We are...(read more)

Lisa Wingate Luncheon - October 12

Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Join us on October 12, 2021, for another great book talk by the popular Lisa Wingate.  The #1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels, Wingate is a Goodreads Choice award win...(read more)

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