Heard-Craig Center for the Arts

Printmaking. We all remember it from elementary school.....being given half of a potato, shown how to draw a design on it, carving it out, and then stamping...

Being able to study under nationally-renowned artists like Gerald Brommer, Steven Quiller, Jane Jones, Bob Burredge, Mark Mehaffey, and Marie Renfro was both...

The Six Dowell, The Blueprint, and The Square Round, are three of Artist Don Chesser's favorite custom ornament styles. A wood turner who makes beautiful va...

A year ago, when the weather was great and we were all outdoors instead of harboring indoors on quarantine, the Heard-Craig Center hosted McKinney's 4th ART ...

"As a kid, I remember my dad saying that the only way for women to financially make it was to become a secretary," says 30-year- financially-independent-arti...

McKinney Artists have gathered and learned at the historic Heard-Craig house for close to 100 years, thanks to the vision of Kathryn Heard. One of the curren...

For 50 years, the Heard-Craig Historic Home Museum Tours have featured "The Quarantine Room" - a room in the back of the house used to separate ill family me...

Yesterday was the 2019-2020 kick off session for the Art Club of McKinney, an organization originally formed over a hundred years ago in this small but ever-...

The Heard-Craig in McKinney, Texas was designed by J.E. Flanders, a famous architect who designed multiple buildings in Dallas and surrounding areas. James ...

Heirloom pieces are passed down from generation to generation and sometimes they might not appear to be the prettiest thing in the world. However, according ...

Throughout the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts in downtown McKinney, stained glass is scattered everywhere. The stained glass has different colors, differen...

I did not expect this to happen...... Walking up to the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, an extravagant, yellow, and picturesque mansion appears. The beaut...

In 2018, The Heard-Craig Center for the Arts formed a partnership with the Freya Frahm Haus (Laboe, Germany) for an international gallery exchange. Set to t...

On April 27, 28, and 29, 2018, the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts hosted McKinney's ART MEETS FLORAL regional design competition in the main museum. Design...

On Friday, January 19, 2018, Mrs. Pat Rogers presented a rousing lecture for the women of the Edelweiss organization. She regaled the history of the group, ...

Classical Ballet performances are simply magical. Combine ballet's graceful moves and gorgeous costumes with an afternoon of tea and scones and you'll have ...

The September Edelweiss Program featured Ms. Pam Hack, Foreign Service Officer for the State Department in Amsterdam. She provided the program from Amsterda...

Every April and August the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts hosts a large event for Grandmothers, granddaughters, and those who love a great program. This A...

About this time last year, the Heard-Craig Center hosted DFW artist Carolyn Skei for a celebration of collage artistry. Known nationally for her mixed-media...

Creating a joint exhibit with Bay Willow Design's president JENNY MATHISON-FOSTER was an adventure in merging the styles of the early 1920's with the styles ...