https://artists.cedarsunion.org/events/rss <![CDATA[Events]]> Events at my space. 2026-09-26T18:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Office Hours w/ Financial Professional Curtis Tran]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20087

CU Membership Required

 

Schedule a complimentary meeting at The Cedars Union with CU partner and financial professional Curtis Tran. Bring your burning questions on how to better incorporate business practices into your artistic practice!

 

This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our Join page.  

 

]]> 2026-08-05T16:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Photodoc Session]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20088

CU Membership Required 

 

Need professional documentation of your artwork? Stop by The CU and have Sonny Martinez (Cohort 4 alum) professionally document your work. Cameras, lighting, and backdrops will be set up—just bring your artwork!

Artists may bring 1–2 pieces for documentation, with edited images emailed the following week. Each work will be photographed with an overall image and at least 1 detail shot. Spots are limited!

 

This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our Join page.  

]]> 2026-08-05T23:30:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Grant Writing and Artist Applications Office Hours w/ Julie Copoulos]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20089

CU Membership Required

 

Have a grant application—or just an idea? Maybe an upcoming residency application deadline? Improve your application or just learn where to start. Julie is available to provide guidance, editing, and strategy to support you from concept to submission.

 

 

This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our Join page.  

]]> 2026-08-08T19:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Woodshop Orientation]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20090

CU Membership Required 

 

Wanna get the most out of your membership? Join CU staff as they walk you through how to safely operate the woodworking equipment in the shared workspace. This orientation is required in order to use the CU woodshop. Following the course, you'll gain 24/7 access to the space and the ability to grow your practice with your newfound woodworking skills.

Please be sure to wear appropriate clothing with closed-toe shoes, fitted clothing, and longer hair pulled up.

 

This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our Join page.  

]]> 2026-08-12T22:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[CU Supply Swap]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20091

Open to the public

 

Stop by The CU for an art supply swap! Clean out your studio and contribute unwanted supplies to the swap, then pick up inspiring new finds donated by other artists. Purchase a Cedars Union Tote bag featuring a limited edition design by Huey Dynamite to carry your loot back to the studio. Reduce, reuse, recycle and support The CU community!

 

Open to the Public Drop-Off: August 12/13, 12p - 6p

Swap Day: Saturday, August 15 1p - 3p

 

Rules for those interested in donating materials: (those donating supplies recieve $5 off the cost of a tote bag!)

- Items like paint tubes must but in usable condition and must contain at least 40% of contents

- Paper and canvas must be unused

- No furniture or perishables, please

- Donated supplies will be assessed at drop off and may be rejected by CU staff

- Anything you claim during shopping hours must be removed from The CU that day

- Items left at the end of the day will be donated to a local art reuse store

]]> 2026-08-15T18:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Critical Feedback Sessions]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20092

Open to the public

 

This program provides deep, critical feedback on participating artists' work. Five artists may participate in 15-minute conversations, welcoming feedback from an audience of members of the DFW community. Both CU members and non-members may present work.

While potentially blunt, Critical Feedback Sessions serve to provide unfiltered and honest feedback regarding conceptual, contemporary, or formal aspects of artworks being discussed. Conversations will center more on viewer reactions and feedback rather than artist's explanation. Presenting artists may present up to 3 works either in progress or completed.

Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

 

SIGN-UP TO PRESENT

]]> 2026-08-20T23:45:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Experimental Wood Dyeing w/ Narong Tintamusik]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20093

Free for CU Members: use coupon code CUWorkshopWaiver | $40 tickets for public

 

This one-day workshop introduces aniline dyeing as an experimental approach to coloring wood beyond traditional stain or paint. Participants will explore how translucent dyes can transform wood surfaces into layered, textile-like skins through techniques such as washing, layering, bleeding, bleaching, and resist. The workshop is open to artists working across painting, craft, sculpture, and design who are interested in expanding their surface vocabulary. Students will leave with a set of test panels and a deeper understanding of how dyes can be used as structural and conceptual materials. This workshop is open to all levels.

Narong Tintamusik (ณรงค์ ตินตมุสิก) is a Thai-American artist and material researcher based in Dallas, Texas. His interdisciplinary practice explores personal and collective survival through painting, sculpture, wearables, and installation, all shaped by a craft-centered approach. Drawing from Thai heritage, queer identity, Buddhist-animist cosmology, and a former career in biological sciences, his work engages with themes of infrastructural collapse, cultural assimilation, spiritual disconnection, and systemic barriers to care. He asks: how can we look beyond material systems of value toward deeper forms of connection, attention, and nourishment?

]]> 2026-08-22T18:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Member Critique w/ Jeremy Biggers]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20094

Open to the Public | Member Presentation Only

  

This is a sign-up page to attend and offer feedback, CU members please sign up on Proximity using the google form to present work.

 

This monthly critique session will be moderated by Jeremy Biggers. During the course of the program, we will discuss the works of three talented artists from our community. Participate in an engaging and constructive discussion as we provide valuable feedback and insights to support the growth and development of their artistic practice. Critiques are a time to connect with fellow artists and gain new perspectives on art. Presenting is reserved for CU members only, though nonmembers are encouraged to attend and offer their unique insight

   

CU members please sign up on the google form HERE to present work.

 

 

]]> 2026-08-29T15:15:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Office Hours w/ Financial Professional Curtis Tran]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20203
*CU Membership Required*
Schedule a complimentary meeting at The Cedars Union with CU partner and financial professional Curtis Tran. Bring your burning questions on how to better incorporate business practices into your artistic practice!
This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our **[Join page](https://www.cedarsunion.org/join/).**]]> 2026-09-02T16:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Methods in Critique w/ Christopher Najera & Fernando Alvarez]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20204
*Open to the public*
Join us for a lecture co-presented by artists Christopher Najera and Fernando Alvarez. As artists, we spend a lot of time discussing our opinions and the formal properties of artwork, but what makes a critique both beneficial and stimulating as a conversation? These two artists will discuss their approach to critique, tools and formats, and engage in a live critique of artwork as a demonstration.
[Christopher Najera](https://www.christophernajera.com/about) is an artist based in Fort Worth, Texas and a current MFA candidate at TCU. Christopher is part of and works with the local mutual aid and immigration justice groups here in DFW. His work deals with the intersectionality of identities, his Chicanx roots, queer identity, and the current cultural zeitgeist.
Originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, [Fernando Alvarez](https://www.instagram.com/fjac_art/?__d=11) moved to North Texas in 2006. His concept-driven work uses his displacement from Honduras to explore broader themes like paranoia, culture, and class, often with a humorous or flippant tone at his own expense. Through an interdisciplinary practice, Fernando examines the eccentricities of his background to better understand himself and the subcultures he navigates. Fernando is also a co-founder of Easyside, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Easyside is an art space in East Fort Worth that provides career resources for artists and addresses food access and equity in the area. Currently, Fernando is an Assistant Curator of Education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.]]> 2026-09-05T19:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Member Critique w/ Hatziel Flores]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20205
*Open to the Public \| Member Presentation Only*    This is a sign-up page to attend and offer feedback, CU members please sign up on Proximity using the google form to present work. This monthly critique session will be moderated by [Hatziel Flores](https://hatziel.myportfolio.com/). During the course of the program, we will discuss the works of three talented artists from our community. Participate in an engaging and constructive discussion as we provide valuable feedback and insights to support the growth and development of their artistic practice. Critiques are a time to connect with fellow artists and gain new perspectives on art. Presenting is reserved for CU members only, though nonmembers are encouraged to attend and offer their unique insight CU members please sign up on the google form **[HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yBOHgkx_E8_kzTzMvr-pVsRKBk9T-jeLe7-SeFdqyl4/edit?tab=t.0)** to present work.]]> 2026-09-12T15:15:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Grant Writing and Artist Applications Office Hours w/ Julie Copoulos]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20206
*CU Membership Required*
Have a grant application—or just an idea? Maybe an upcoming residency application deadline? Improve your application or just learn where to start. Julie is available to provide guidance, editing, and strategy to support you from concept to submission.
This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our **[Join page](https://www.cedarsunion.org/join/).**]]> 2026-09-12T19:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Woodshop Orientation]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20207
*CU Membership Required* 
Wanna get the most out of your membership? Join CU staff as they walk you through how to safely operate the woodworking equipment in the shared workspace. This orientation is required in order to use the CU woodshop. Following the course, you'll gain 24/7 access to the space and the ability to grow your practice with your newfound woodworking skills.   Please be sure to wear appropriate clothing with closed-toe shoes, fitted clothing, and longer hair pulled up.
This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our **[Join page](https://www.cedarsunion.org/join/).**]]> 2026-09-16T22:00:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Photodoc Session]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20208
*CU Membership Required*    Need professional documentation of your artwork? Stop by The CU and have Sonny Martinez (Cohort 4 alum) professionally document your work. Cameras, lighting, and backdrops will be set up—just bring your artwork! Artists may bring 1–2 pieces for documentation, with edited images emailed the following week. Each work will be photographed with an overall image and at least 1 detail shot. Spots are limited!
This program requires a Cedars Union Membership. To learn more about being a CU artist, please visit our **[Join page](https://www.cedarsunion.org/join/).**]]> 2026-09-23T11:30:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Coil Built Ceramics w/ Cat Rigdon]]> https://artists.cedarsunion.org/20209
*Free for CU Members, use code: **CUWorkshopWaiver** \| $65 tickets for public*   Come get your hands dirty at the CU! Join Cohort 2 alum, [Cat Rigdon](https://www.catrigdon.art/) as she guides you through the process of coil-built ceramics inspired by ancient Cypriot artifacts. This workshop will cover the basics of creating a coil-built ceramic vessel with handles. Once your vessel is built, you’ll dive into decorating using sgraffito underglaze techniques, allowing you to personalize your creation.
CU staff will bisque fire your creation which will be ready for pick-up 2 weeks after the workshop. These pieces will not be food safe and are intended to be sculptural.
Cat Rigdon is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas. She grew up on the island of Cyprus during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rigdon and her siblings would sneak into ancient archeological sites such as Tomb of the Kings in Paphos and rummage through abandoned monasteries and hotels, sometimes under their parent’s supervision. These strong memories along with the island’s strong folk art, naturalism, and archeological relevance are reflected in Rigdon’s work through her depictions of ancient funerary goods.
Rigdon graduated from Texas State University in 2014 with a Bachelor degree in Studio Art-Painting. After graduation, she moved to Dallas as a Decorative Arts Junior Specialist and Cataloger for Heritage Auctions.  During her tenure with the auction house, Rigdon honed in her understanding of object and material culture. The position allowed Rigdon to handle thousands of objects, pieces of furniture, and a few ancient artifacts.]]> 2026-09-26T18:00:00+00:00