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

Monica Mohnot
Artist Statement
My paintings and sculptures are a response to the contrasting cultures I inhabit. They explore different aspects of my Indian and American identity. I am constantly navigating both countries, my past and my present, and seeking balance while trying to find personal clarity and guidance to raise my kids in a common ground. The forms in my works are slippery; edges become planes which then sometimes fade into fields. Combinations of broad and tapered organic shapes fold over and intertwine. Inner becomes outer, and vice versa. My patterns are idiosyncratic, and each is a response to the previous one; this softens the lines between the real and the imagined or remembered. My compositions seek to reveal an intricate field of interrelationships through overlapping arrangements of colorful organic shapes. Landscape, bodily curves, angles, depressions, overlapping shapes, and gravity are suggested but intentionally free of a fixed reading. My work has been influenced by mid-century abstract expressionism, more contemporary forms of genre painting as well as the traditional Indian textiles arts of my birthplace. Indian silk sarees are a trademark of beauty, elegance, and the social status of an owner. My current body of work transforms my own wedding sarees into weaved sculptural paintings, challenging the meaning of preciousness and function while maintaining the delicateness of the textile. These diverse Eastern and Western influences culminate in paintings and sculptures that reflect my identity, and the larger movement towards a more globalized society.

www.monicamohnot.com
monica.mohnot12@gmail.com
NEXT MEETING:  
May 5, 2021 via ZOOM
​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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Dear CAS Members,

We are looking forward to the new year.  Thank you to those who have already renewed their membership for 2021.  All challenges are more manageable when we face them together and we encourage those who haven't yet renewed to do so.  We will explore new opportunities to exhibit our art, learn from our fellow artists and support each other on our creative journeys.  As a reminder, we are offering a reduced 2021 membership renewal fee of $30 (vs. $45).  Please renew before March to avoid the risk of being dropped from our distribution list for future calls for art, announcements and meeting notices.

Even though we are physically separate, there are opportunities to remain connected to the CAS family.  Please check out our CAS Facebook pages  Creative Arts Society | Facebook as well as our Members Resource page, MEMBERS RESOURCES - Creative Arts Society

We do have some rotating exhibits still open where we have implemented contactless drop off and pick up procedures.  Check out the Exhibits tab for more information on the rotating exhibits as well as on our curated exhibit program.  Our curated venues are still active, with the exception of the libraries which currently remain closed. 

Please mark your calendars for our next General meeting February 3rd at 7 pm (networking starts at 6:30 pm).  Zoom info will be sent out at the end of January.

I am honored to serve as your president for 2021 and will do my best to ensure the continued success of CAS.  If you have any suggestions for improvements as we negotiate these challenging times together, please feel free to email me.

Best wishes for a safe, healthy, resilient and creative New Year!

Thank you,

Thank you,
Joyce LaBaw
president@creativeartssociety.org

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Check out KLRU's feature
​on CAS in their series Arts in Context!
Read the latest newsletter: SEPTEMBER 2020
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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.