Bosque Arts Center

12/06/2024

While you're here for Arts of Christmas this weekend, be sure to view the BAC Atrium Gallery, which will feature a variety of work from the Art Club for the month of December. Feast your eyes on paintings, drawings and sculptures from our very own award winning members. This collaborative exhibit is your chance to own original artwork from local artists who meet monthly at the Art Center to create, inspire and share ideas, techniques and methods. [Painting and frame by Pam Chamberlain]

12/02/2024

Thank you, Chisholm Country magazine, for covering our Books on the Bosque event and writing contest awards ceremony!

Engaging, encouraging & inspiring writers: Bosque Arts Center’s Third Annual Books on the Bosque Readers & Writers Convention welcomes keynote speaker Reeves, workshops, awards ceremony

11/20/2024

Big thanks to the entertaining and inspiring Virginia Miller Reeves, author of “Once in the Blue Moon,” for sharing her journey with our crowd at Books on the Bosque. We were especially delighted to have artist Kyle Hobatschk—illustrator of the book—joining us. Mark A. Daniel and Tony Burnett added to the day with interactive, lively workshops.

The complete list of contest winners is now posted at www.BosqueArtsCenter.org. Congratulations to Michael Mayes of Temple, Texas, winner of the Best of the West Award and third place nonfiction essay in the 3rd Annual Books on the Bosque at the BAC.

Our thanks to Roland and Joyce Jones for sponsoring the $1,000 Best of the West Award, and to our judges from Tarleton State University’s Department of English & Languages. Dr. Moamin Quazi led the panel made up of himself, Dr. Jacob Brewer, and William Jones.

Many thanks also to all our award and event sponsors: Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., First Security State Bank, Roland & Joyce Jones, Steve & Leslie McConnico, Don & Belle Berg, Tolstoy & Co. Bookshop, Savannah Lea – State Farm

11/14/2024

Call soon to sign up for the Christmas Card Workshop taking place this Saturday at the Bosque Arts Center. Make special cards for your loved ones. The $65 registration fee includes all supplies. 254-675-3724

11/13/2024

Congratulations to the winners and finalists in the 3rd Annual Books on the Bosque Writing Contest! Shown are top ten finalists attending the awards ceremony on November 9.

We are thrilled to announce we had entries from Clifton, Whitney, Meridian, Hico, Comfort, Richardson, Temple, Comanche, Austin, Dublin, Tyler, San Marcos, Lovelady, Breckenridge, Crawford, DeLeon, Denton, and Kerrville. Out of state entries included work from these places: Pittsburg, CA; Ithaca, NY; Buffalo, MO; and Clinton, OK. Winners will be posted soon on the BAC website.

11/09/2024

We extend our deep thanks to the CLIFTON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE CORPORATION for its generous donation to this year’s Books on the Bosque conference for writers and readers. CHEFC is so supportive of the various educational opportunities in our community. Many thanks!

Congratulations to the students making the top ten in the High School division in this year’s writing contest: Courtney Baccus, Kaitlyn Baker, Kamen Baker, Ruthie Ball, Sterling Cloer, Reese Finney, Will Goolsby, Scarlett Kennedy, Jaime Lamus, Jayden Nickel, Shea O'Reilly, Madison Otter, Tulah Paschal, Kelsey Rodriquez, Violet Rodriquez, Taelyn Price, Cheyenne Thiele, Dakota Vaughn, Reed Willmann

11/08/2024

Congratulations to writers placing in the top 10 of their categories in our 3rd Annual Books on the Bosque Writing Contest in the Open division. The awards ceremony will take place at 2:30, at the conclusion of the Books on the Bosque conference for writers and readers Saturday, November 9.

Finalists: DaLinda Ackerman, Theo Boyd, Yvonne Carpenter, Tessa Chenoa, Laquita Dettman, Linda Fyke, Keith Goedecke, Lucy Griffith, Marie Halapin, Rita M. Huie, Laura Ruth Loomis, Katharyn Howd Machan, Michael Mayes, Betty Lynne McCarthy, Jackie Melvin, Lauren Oertel, Gage Parker, Virginia Richards, Candace Smith, Marion Surles, Carol Thompson, Miles Wilson, Johnny L. Wooten.

Register www.BosqueArtsCenter.org or call 254-675-3724.

11/06/2024

TONY BURNETT - BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE – NOVEMBER 9

Tony will present an interactive workshop session entitled “Aerobic Plot Development” at the Bosque Arts Center’s Books on the Bosque. Burnett joins Virginia Miller Reeves and Mark A. Daniel for an entertaining, enlightening day of celebrating the written word at 215 S. College Hill Drive Clifton, TX. Admission is $30.

An award-winning poet, songwriter, and novelist, Burnett has had work published in over 40 international literary magazines including Short Story America, Midwest Review, and Equinox. He has served as board president of the Writer’s League of Texas and is currently the managing editor and CEO of Kallisto Gaia Press. His publications include a short story collection, Southern Gentleman, a book of poetry titled The Reckless Hope of Scoundrels, and his most recent novel, Watermelon Tattoo, winner of the Water Tower Press Novel Prize.

In addition to writing and publishing, he occasionally teaches writing workshops. He lives in rural Central TX with his trophy wife of 32 years, Robin. His hobbies include wandering aimlessly about and poking wasp nests with short sticks.

Visit www.bosqueARTScenter.org for tickets and details.

11/01/2024

Happy Halloween, everyone! If you’re looking for some suspenseful reading this fall, make plans to attend Books on the Bosque 11/9/24 to pick up some books by Mark A. Daniel. Mark specializes in thriller/suspense genres. He will give a workshop session on character development and will have his novels on hand. Daniel’s RAZOR’S EDGE: “8 horror stories set in the late 80's. The victims (or heroes) can't be rescued by a cell phone call, a text, or a post on social media. And yes, smoking was allowed on planes (it's in "Final Descent"). The terror is real, nonetheless.”

Visit www.BosqueArtsCenter.org for tickets and information. Breakfast and lunch are provided in the $30 admission fee.

10/30/2024

BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE – NOVEMBER 9 – 9:30 A.M.

Make your reservations soon for this year’s Books on the Bosque conference at the Bosque Arts Center in Clifton, TX, when our keynote speaker will be Virginia Miller Reeves, author of Once in a Blue Moon.

The day begins with check-in and continental breakfast at 9 a.m. Reeves will speak at 9:30 a.m.

Two writing workshops will be presented by Mark A. Daniel and Tony Burnett. Daniel will give tips on character development at 10:45, while Burnett will guide a lively “Aerobic Plot Development” session after lunch.

The conference concludes with the awards ceremony for the 3rd Annual Books on the Bosque Writing Contest at 2:30 p.m., followed by book signings.

Continental breakfast and lunch are included in the $30 admission fee. The afternoon awards ceremony and reception are free.

For the keynote, the entertaining Reeves will share a little about her life and tell the journey of her novel into print. Set in 1940s Oklahoma on a red dirt cotton farm, Once in a Blue Moon is “grounded in the realities of life near the end of the World War II…A tale of willpower in ordinary people who act with courage and grit.”

Our deep gratitude goes to our sponsors who provide event underwriting and $3,800 in cash prize money: First Security State Bank, Roland & Joyce Jones, Steve & Leslie McConnico, Don & Belle Berg, Tolstoy & Co. Bookshop, and Savannah Lea – State Farm.

Make reservations at www.bosqueartscenter.org or call 254-675-3724.