In 2013, the CTAA is sponsored the First Annual "Cruisin the Chisholm Trail" Juried Art Show in conjunction with the citywide celebration "Cruisin' Nocona" and the Vicari Classic & Muscle Car Auction. Artists from northern Texas and southern Oklahoma participated, with cash awards and ribbons presented for winning artists accepted into the juried show. The CTAA provided the city with much-needed manpower for the event, as well as sponsored the ribbons and all the graphic art and advertising for the show, including the website hosting to announce the event.
In 2013, several CTAA members participated in the planning and coordination of the Small Town America Art Show presented by the Bowie Alliance for Education & the Arts, in conjunction with Bowie's Chicken and Bread Days festival. The CTAA also painted the washer-toss booth for Sunset's Fall Festival, put on by area churches as an old-fashioned carnival for area youth. In addition, during the 100th birthday celebration of the Montague Courthouse, the CTAA sponsored an art contest for area third through sixth graders, decorating the courthouse for the event. Members Larry Lemons and J.R. Cook both participated in the "Light on the Land" Plein Air Event in Saint Jo, benefiting the Montague County Child Welfare Board.
In 2012, the CTAA sponsored the top prize in the 15-18 age group category in the "Small Town America Art Show" held in conjunction with Bowie's Chicken & Bread Days celebration. Thank you cards from our two winners are displayed to the left.
The "Small Town America Art Show" was presented by the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts, which works to benefit the cultural life in our community. Through its activities and scholarship fund, artists of all ages to display their talents by providing avenues of participation in all of the arts: music, theater and visual arts.
In 2011, the CTAA held an art show for the students at Bowie Elementary School in conjunction with the city's Chicken & Bread Days Celebration. All students participating received ribbons, and the top three winners in each grade had their artwork displayed at the CTAA Art Gallery for the summer.
Also several members of the CTAA put together a PowerPoint Presentation titled "Bowie's First Fast Food Restaurant" for Bowie Elementary School, to explain the history behind the city's Chicken & Bread Days Celebration.
In 2010, the CTAA painted directional signs for the Montague County Historical Commision for the dedication of the Chisholm Trail historical marker at Red River Station.
In 2013, the CTAA is sponsored the First Annual "Cruisin the Chisholm Trail" Juried Art Show in conjunction with the citywide celebration "Cruisin' Nocona" and the Vicari Classic & Muscle Car Auction. Artists from northern Texas and southern Oklahoma participated, with cash awards and ribbons presented for winning artists accepted into the juried show. The CTAA provided the city with much-needed manpower for the event, as well as sponsored the ribbons and all the graphic art and advertising for the show, including the website hosting to announce the event.
