Shows

Our Spring Member LSAG Show is held in April and is a Lone Star Art Guild
qualifier. Members who win awards qualify to show their work at the Lone Star
Art Guild (LSAG) Convention which is held in July or August giving members the
opportunity to compete on a regional level. LSAG consists of 18 independent art
leagues located within a 200-mile radius of Houston Texas.
National Show, NSA also has a National Show in October with entries submitted
online.  Along with these shows, NSA offers artists monthly meetings with demos
and periodic workshops.

LSAG categories
A. Oil/Acrylic Painting – oil paintings and acrylic paintings painted like an
oil painting
B. Watercolor/acrylic Painting – watercolor and acrylic paintings applied
with water giving the appearance of a watercolor painting
C. Pastels – including pastels applied over a watercolor under painting
D. Drawing – including Sumi-e and oriental brush painting
E. Mixed Media – artwork displaying two or more types of media, including
but not limited to collage, encaustic painting and other mixed media
F. Photography – digital or film photography minimally manipulated or
altered using technology
G. Digital Art – all forms of digital art including photography that has been
greatly manipulated or altered using technology
H. Abstract/Experimental/Non-Objective Art – on any media
I. Sculpture – 3D forms in various media, including sculptures in relief
J. Studio Fine Crafts – original fine crafts created in a studio environment
including glass blowing, stained glass, printmaking, porcelain, woodwork,
jewelry, mosaic, weaving, fiber art, metal work, and other finely crafted
items.

LSAG Divisions (once in a divisions, you may not move down!)
I. Professional
II. Semi-Professional
III. Non-Professional
IV. Adult Student- Adult who has created art work for less than 3 years
either through self-study or under the direction of an art teacher. The
teacher may give any and all verbal assistance needed; however the
teacher MAY NOT PHYSICALLY work on the artwork to be entered in
a show. After two years of College art (4 art courses) or 3(three years)
as a LSAG Adult student, any LSAG member shall enter the Non-
Professional Divisions.
V. School student – Any school student, Elementary, Middle, or High
School.