The Decorative Artists of Texas (DAT) is an affiliated chapter of the national Society of Decorative Painters

The Chapter...

includes artists at all levels of painting who share an interest in and an appreciation for tole and decorative painting.

Our goal is to generate increased opportunities for education, fellowship and the exchange of ideas. During this process a support system both locally as well as nationally was developed to operate collectively to acquire valuable knowledge and to encourage high standards in decorative art.

Meetings...

The first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. (social hour @ 6:30 pm) in the Pasadena Towne Square Mall Community Room, Pasadena, TX  281-487-1317. 

Discover the joy of painting, be creatively inspired, improve your painting, meet new friends who love to paint, enjoy interesting and informative
programs at monthly meetings, attend decorative painting workshops, attend
the premier decorative painting convention, attend DAT's biannual painting retreat, and be informed with an award winning magazine!

Links

Join

Click here to download our membership application.

When completed you may submit your entry by mail to:

DAT
P O Box 64
Deer Park, Texas 77536

Or you may bring your application to the next meeting and deliver it to Victoria Gonzalez.

The application can either be filled out on your computer or by hand then printed.

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Membership dues are $10 annually and you must be a present member of the national “Society of Decorative Painters” (SDP).

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Sample of Decorative Painting.

The Society of Decorative Painters is a membership organization with 26,000 members throughout the United States, Canada and 47 other countries. It has more than 300 affiliated chapters that actively promote the art form through community service projects and other painting-related activities. SDP publishes the industry's leading magazine, The Decorative Painter; houses the Decorative Arts Collection, an extensive collection of decorative painting; and hosts the largest annual decorative painting show, conference and expo.

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Sample of Decorative Painting. Painted by DAT member.