Register your family of 4 for this FREE Event and compete in fun games for prizes!

1st place team wins $2000 in prizes
2nd place team wins $500 in prizes
3rd place team wins $250

Register @ http://galvestonchallenge.com/index.php/registration/

Family fun is taking on a new meaning this spring and summer at Stewart Beach, located at 6th Street and Seawall Blvd., Galveston, with friendly competitions between families.

The challenge will transform a portion of Stewart Beach into a gigantic obstacle course, allowing families to compete in life-size versions of classic games. The course includes 14 stations for kids and adults with eight new stations this year, including a bean bag game, a life-size battleship game, limbo, volley balloon, “beam” bag, giant Connect Four and more.  The event is free, and participants will have a chance to win the grand prize of a $500 gift card plus tickets to popular Galveston attractions.

Family Beach Challenges are free and will take place on May 19th, June 16th, July 21st, August 18th, September 22nd from 11am-5pm.

The family with the most points at the end of the day will receive $2000 worth of tickets to Island attractions and a $500 gift card.

For complete rules and regulations and to register in advance, go to galvestonchallenge.com.

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to get a behind the scenes tour at Moody Gardens! This will be a great opportunity to learn all about the blue pyramid and all of the marine animals, fish, sharks, seals, and penguins. We will meet at Moody Gardens, Sunday morning, at the entrance to the aquarium, at 9:45 a.m. and then head in for the tour. This is being offered to our dive club at no cost! But please be sure to RSVP so we can plan for you (click on tickets link in this FaceBook event to RSVP, no payment necessary). 

On view through November 17th is Erin Curtis’ “Night and Day.” 

Curtis’ exhibition includes recent large-scale paintings that are dense with color and pattern. Her layered, cut-canvas works contain disrupted surfaces and reflect an interest in geometric abstraction and its historical roots in weaving, architecture, nature, and ritual. The paintings in “Night and Day” are nearly overwhelmed by an unreadable chaos that is pulled back to the edge of order by familiar patterns and forms. The exhibition will be on view through November 17th, 2019.

Erin Curtis is an artist living and working in Austin, Texas. Curtis’s work combines utopian ideals of beauty and structure, with process and chance. Primarily working as a painter, she also creates large-scale, site-specific installations and public art projects.

She has received grants from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the City of Austin and the District of Columbia. Curtis has had solo shows at Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX (2017), CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, California (2016), Big Medium Gallery, Austin, Texas (2015) and Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC (2015). She has created commissioned works for the Chicago Transit Authority, the City of Washington D.C., Facebook, Art in Embassies and the City of Austin. In the summer of 2019, a 20- foot tall cut brick mural commissioned by Intelligentsia Coffee will be installed in downtown Austin. Curtis attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2010 and was awarded residencies at Anderson Ranch (2012) and Vermont Studio Center (2014). In 2008-2009, Curtis was a Fulbright Scholar in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Curtis graduated from Williams College with a BA in Liberal Arts in 1999 and received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007.

For more info go to erinelizabethcurtis.com.

In GAC’s second-floor galleries, the exhibition Exchange Rate is on view through October 6th, 2019. The exhibition features artists who incorporate currency in their work as material and subject matter. “Exchange Rate” features work by Corey Ackelmire, Mike Beradino, Rene Cruz, Kevin Curry, Kathy Hall, Mary Jeys, Virginia Lee Montgomery, Ken Little, Deborah Mersky, Phillip Pyle II, Dan Tague, The Art Guys, and Anthony Thompson Shumate.

These exhibitions are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

GAC is the organizer of ArtWalk, which takes place every six weeks in downtown Galveston. The ArtWalk brochure, which lists participating venues, hours, information, and map can be downloaded at galvestonartscenter.org. The galleries are open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm, and Sunday 12 noon-5pm. Admission is free at all times.

Time for this month’s Salty Souls Barcycle, but this time it’s Football Themed! Grab your bike and head to Island Bike!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2381804085441718/

Galveston Art League exhibits the entries that were accepted into its Fall 2019 Juried Show. Members and nonmembers from Galveston County and beyond create works in various media; most are for sale. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. www.GalvestonArtLeague.com

Every Sunday 1-4pm, join the acoustic jam!

Galveston Island Brewery (GIB) is a local brewery featuring an on-site taproom showcasing classic beer styles from around the world. The tap room is open seven days a week, Monday-Thursday 3-9pm, Friday 3pm-11pm, Saturday 12 noon-11pm, and Sunday 12 noon-9pm. For more info call (409)740-7000, go to galvestonislandbrewing.com, or you can always stop by the brewery located at 8423 Stewart Rd., Galveston.

Our guest curator for Visions of New Mexico, Byron Price, will walk you through this new exhibition, to discuss how this remote region became a haven of creativity! Learn how the communities of Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, emerged as symbols of an artistic renaissance.

Included in Museum Admission Price. RSVP required.

September 29th (6-9pm): The Art of Saving Sea Turtles – Turtle Island Restoration Network invites you to The Art of Saving Sea Turtles, an evening benefit celebrating local sea turtle conservation and community art on Sunday, September 29th at The Bryan Museum in Galveston. In its second year, The Art of Saving Sea Turtles recognizes the efforts of Turtle Island Restoration Network and their supporters who promote, implement, and contribute to local sea turtle conservation and continuously lead the way in raising awareness and making significant contributions to improve and protect Texas oceans, beaches, and wildlife. Please join at The Bryan Museum conservatory as they showcase the Turtles About Town art project that showcases the city of Galveston and the conservation efforts of Turtle Island Restoration Network while boosting economic growth and tourism. The event includes a silent auction, beer, wine, and hors d’ oeuvres. All proceeds go to Turtle Island Restoration Network’s local sea turtle conservation and rescue programs. Tickets are $100 and available at eventbrite.com.

Every Monday (10am-10pm): Military Monday – Active Military members can visit Moody Gardens with half-off of the Value Pass every Monday. Tickets are just $30 (regular price $69.95).

Senior Tuesdays (10am-10pm): Senior Tuesday – Seniors 65 years old and above get half off a Value Pass to experience all of the great attractions like the Rainforest and Aquarium Pyramid.

Every Wednesday (10am-10pm): Mommy (or Daddy) Wednesday at Moody Gardens – Come and enjoy #MommyWednesday, where Moms or Dads can bring their toddlers 4-5 years old and enjoy all the exhibits for half-off per person. Explore the depth of the Aquarium Pyramid, see if you can find both sloths in the Rainforest Pyramid, and enjoy a 3D and 4D movie.

Moody Gardens is located at 1 Hope Blvd. in Galveston. For more info or tickets go to moodygardens.com.