Degart Grand Art Event
Embrace the arts during Degart Grand Art Event! Here's our guide to everything you need to know about this week-long annual event.
APRIL 4-11, 2025
What is the Degart Grand Art Event?
The Degart Grand Art Event brings award-winning artists to Bryan, Texas. Every first week of April, local, regional, and international artists join in a week-long celebration of the arts, featuring artist excursions, art classes open to the public, and gallery exhibits.
Throughout the week, artists paint different scenes around town and display them at DeGallery at the end of each day. These pieces are available for purchase during the week and at the Grand Event Gala!
Featured Events
April 5, 2025
Plein Air Community Paint-Out
Throughout the week, artists will "paint out" around Bryan, TX. The community is invited to join them on April 5, 2025, during the Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair. The event is free to attend — you'll just need to bring your own paints, brushes, and canvas. Feel free to set up anywhere near the artists and join in the paint out!
If you are an aspiring artist and would like to have your artwork professionally critiqued, you can sign up at DeGallery's booth at the Art Fair, and the award-winning artists will give you feedback on your work. You can also sign up to have your artwork displayed at DeGallery during the Art Gala on April 10.
April 6–8, 2025
Art Classes & Workshops
- Gouache Painting Technique with Natalia Andreeva
Sunday, April 6 — Learn how to create impressionistic art with Gouache! Natalia will share all the steps, including design composition, format selection, and working with color. - Color Theory Color I: Learning About Colors and Pigments with Carolina Dalmas
Monday, April 7 — Get to know your pigments, learn to work with a restricted palette to create color harmony, and implement the use of color schemes on small paintings. - Paint a Portrait of Your Pet with Tatiana Roberts
Tuesday, April 8 — Paint a pre-traced canvas of your pet or favorite animal! Tatiana will share how to paint this portrait step-by-step. It will be like filling in a coloring book, no drawing required.
April 9 | 7PM — 9PM
“Art & Body” Art Show
On Wednesday, April 9, the public is invited to showcase their figure drawings, paintings, and photography at Degallery, alongside the work of award-winning artists. All of the art will be for sale.
The previous night, on Tuesday, April 8, Degallery is hosting an open studio with a live model from 7PM to 10PM (adults only). Artwork from the studio session will also be on display.
If you would like to display your work at the "Art & Body" art show, please contact Degallery at contact@artdega.org. This event is free and open to the public.
April 10 | 6:30PM — 8:30PM
Art GalaOn Thursday evening, artists will display all of their plein air paintings from the week (along with several other pieces). Artwork from the Plein Air Community Paint Out will also be displayed. With your ticket to the Gala, you will receive a $50 art credit to purchase a piece of art from the gallery. The theme for this year is Cowboys & Cowgirls, and everyone is encouraged to dress the part!
This is the last night that the Degart Grand Event artists will have their work on sale at Degallery — the next morning, they'll pack up and head home. A portion of proceeds raised during the event will go towards arts education opportunities, such as scholarships for high school students and free art classes for Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center Patients.
The Degart Grand Art Event is organized by DeGallery and DEGA International Art Association with support from the City of Bryan.
If you are an artist interested in joining the Degart Grand Art Event in 2026, click here.