Welcome To CAS!
​The Creative Arts Society, established in 1999, is an Austin based, non-profit 501(c)(3) thriving arts organization actively promoting the development of the “Artist in Everyone” for the expanding growth and diversity of our community. Our vision is to be a vital presence in the community inspiring: Cultural enrichment, Community participation, and respect for diversity. Our goal is to increase awareness and appreciation for and through the Arts.  CAS welcomes artists from all backgrounds and supports diversity of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability and age.

FEATURED ARTIST

 ​Jennifer Polnaszek
Artist Statement
"My work is informed by the relationship between shadow and substance, shape and form, light and dark, value and hue. My primary focus is the human form, the outward expression of attitude and emotion, that magic thread that connects us one to another.".

Jennifer Polnaszek came to Texas from rural Wisconsin where she worked in the medical profession as both a physician assistant and a registered nurse.  Polnaszek works in oil, watercolor, graphite, and printmaking.  Particularly drawn to the human form and in documenting the human experience through her work, she is influenced by both her love of biological science and anthropology.  

In addition to participating in numerous exhibitions in the Austin-San Antonio area, Polnaszek has received awards for oil painting at the Southwest School of Art, the Georgetown Arts Center, the Round Rock Arts Imagine and BIG exhibitions at Texas State University.  She has received awards for watercolor at the Coppini Academy of Fine Arts, TWS, and Waterloo Watercolor Society. She has been featured in the publication SPLASH 15.  She has shown work at the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Texas Watercolor Society, International Watermedia Exhibit - Houston, Texas State University-Round Rock and Waterloo Watercolor Group juried exhibitions, and at Georgetown Arts Center.

See Jennifer on Facebook and Instagram: Jennifer Polnaszek, artist
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Website:
http://www.jenniferpolnaszek.com
Email:
jenniferpolnaszek@yahoo.com

2022 MEETING SCHEDULE


FEBRUARY 2,2022:  Watch your email for ZOOM details
6:30 pm  Networking   |  7 pm  Meeting
Amanda Zappler and Jane Fier will demonstrate, discuss and have visual images of the proper ways to present your artwork for hanging at CAS venues.

MAY 4, 2022:  For the May 4, 2022 CAS General meeting we will have Show and Tell.  Please bring your artwork to share in the meeting.  We will exchange our art stories and get to know each others' art styles.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022: TBD

NOVEMBER 2, 2022: TBD
​6:30 pm  Networking   |  7 pm  Meeting

FEATURED EXHIBITS

Some of our venues:

Cypress Grill
4404 W William Cannon Dr,  Austin, TX 78749

Zaviya Grill
1212 W Parmer Lane, Unit A, Austin, TX 78727

See more of our venues.

​President's Message

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Hello CAS members,  
We are already in the second quarter of 2022.  I hope you all are doing well.  Our CAS exhibits are going as planned with few changes due to factors out of our control.  We are grateful to all the Venue Coordinators for all the hard work behind the scenes they put in to make all the exhibits such a success.   
I would like to share some interesting readings I landed on about relationship between Art and Human Brain. When faced with different situations, our brains will continue to change and respond to environmental activity throughout our lives. This concept is called neuroplasticity.  New research finds neural changes not only reflecting increased technical capacities, but also enhanced creativity. There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that proves art enhances brain function. It has an impact on brain wave patterns and emotions. Art can change a person’s outlook and the way they experience the world.
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Our next general meeting is on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022, from 7:00-8:30 pm (networking starts at 6:30 pm).   This will be on Zoom and we will send you meeting details end of this month, closer to the meeting date. For this General meeting we will have Show and Tell.  Please bring your artwork to share in the meeting.  We will exchange our art stories and get to know each others' art styles.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Check out KLRU's feature
​on CAS in their series Arts in Context!
Read the latest newsletter: JANUARY 2022
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The Creative Arts Society is an Austin based, non-profit 501(c)(3) thriving arts organization actively promoting the development of the “Artist in Everyone” for the expanding growth and diversity of our community. Our vision is to be a vital presence in the community inspiring: Cultural enrichment, Community participation, and respect for diversity. Our goal is to increase awareness and appreciation for and through the Arts.