Last Weekend to see Glenn Ligon: AMERICA at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Malcolm X, Version 1, by Glenn Ligon, 2000

Malcolm X, Version 1, by Glenn Ligon, 2000

Glenn Ligon: AMERICA
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Thru Sunday, June 3, 2012

This is the last weekend to see Glenn Ligon: AMERICA at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The exhibit closes Sunday, June 3, 2012. I highly recommend catching this one before it gets away. Continue reading

New Meadows Museum Exhibit Offers Rare Look at Texas and Southwest Art

San Millán Iglesia, Segovia, Spain by Jerry Bywaters, 1929

San Millán Iglesia, Segovia, Spain by Jerry Bywaters, 1929

The Collection of Calloway and Jerry Bywaters Cochran: In Honor of a Lone Star Legend
The Frances Golden Ware Gift: Landscapes of the Southwest
Meadows Museum
June 3 through August 19, 2012

Two new exhibitions at the Meadows Museum offer a rare look at major pieces of Texas and Southwest art. Complementary summer exhibitions The Collection of Calloway and Jerry Bywaters Cochran: In Honor of a Lone Star Legend and The Frances Golden Ware Gift: Landscapes of the Southwest (June 3 through August 19, 2012) highlight recent gifts to SMU’s University Art Collection, which is overseen by Meadows Museum. Continue reading

Two University of North Texas Faculty Named Fellows in Institute for the Advancement of the Arts

Miroslav Penkov, assistant professor in the UNT Department of English (photo courtesy of Nelly Tomova)

Miroslav Penkov, assistant professor in the UNT Department of English (photo courtesy of Nelly Tomova)

Vincent Falsetta, professor in the University of North Texas (UNT) College of Visual Arts and Design, and Miroslav Penkov, an assistant professor in the UNT Department of English, have been selected as faculty fellows in UNT’s Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2012-13 academic year. As fellows, Falsetta and Penkov will be granted a semester off from teaching duties to work on their projects full time. Continue reading

Dallas Artist Featured on HGTV Property Brothers Show

Steve Lawrence resident artist at the M Mansions Dallas’ amazing work of art will be featured prominently on the season premier of Property Brothers on HGTV, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 8 p.m. CST. The art piece is called “the Morgan”, Steve, a self-taught artist with a classical education, studied art history in Rome as well as photography and gross anatomy in college. Steve naturally gravitated to art production, producing an astonishing amount of work-his color-drenched canvases have come to define his dynamic style. Continue reading

John Cleary Gallery Announces Rita Bernstein: Out of Place

Journey by Rita Bernstein

Journey by Rita Bernstein

Rita Bernstein: Out of Place
John Cleary Gallery
June 2 through September 1 , 2012

Join the John Cleary Gallery Saturday, June 2, from 6 – 8 p.m. for the opening of Rita Bernstein: Out of Place.  The exhibition will run through Saturday, September 1, 2012.  The artist will be in attendance for the opening reception. Continue reading

Laura Moore Habitant de Paris

Habitant de Paris by Laura Moore

Habitant de Paris by Laura Moore

It is with great pleasure to announce that Laura Moore has been awarded an Artist in Residence in Paris, France, at the American Church in Paris. Moore will create a large-scale oil painting as a continuation of her labyrinth series during the three-week residency. The painting will be displayed in the sanctuary of the American Church in Paris for one year. As an additional requirement of the residency Moore will design and orchestrate a charity street labyrinth made of goods that will benefit the American Church in Paris’ Friday Mission Lunch for the homeless. Moore has also been asked to prepare a prospectus that will be used to launch an ongoing Artist in Residence program for the American Church in Paris. Continue reading

SMU Meadow School of the Arts Announces Summer Programs for Pre-College-Aged Students

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts is offering three summer programs in June and July for pre-college-aged students. Programs include the Meadows Academy for Young Artists, targeted to high school art students; Fashion Media Summer Workshops, for high school students interested in fashion journalism; and the SMU Institute for Young Pianists, for piano students at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels who are entering grades 3-12. Continue reading

SMU Announces Launch of First International Arts Management Master’s Degree Program

HEC Montréal, Bocconi University Graduate School of Management and SMU’s Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship program will finalize an agreement on May 30 to launch a new 12-month International Arts Management Master of Management Degree (M.M.). Beginning in fall 2013, the new M.M. degree will be the first to focus on issues unique to international arts management and to approach arts management from a global perspective. The program includes one four-month session at each of the three partner universities and will prepare students to manage and lead international arts and cultural organizations. Continue reading

After Hours at the Kimbell Museum of Art with Aurora Bleu

Aurora Bleu (photo courtesy the artist)

Aurora Bleu (photo courtesy the artist)

Don’t miss the final opportunity to visit The Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Clark after hours. From ballads to swing and blues to rockabilly, the sounds of Aurora Bleu will echo throughout the galleries at After Hours at the Kimbell on Saturday, June 9, 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Continue reading

The MAC Announces Three New Exhibits for June 2012

Vernacular by robert mateo diago, 2012

Vernacular by robert mateo diago, 2012

The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) is pleased to present three new exhibitions featuring residents of the Core Fellowship Program of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston; robert mateo diago with Willie Baronet and Cristella Medrano; and Terry Hays. An opening reception with the artists will be held Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at The MAC galleries, located at 3120 McKinney Avenue, in the Uptown District of Dallas. Exhibitions will be on view through July 7, 2012. Continue reading

Summer 2012 Children’s Gallery Programs at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth announce the Children’s Gallery Programs for Summer 2012. Programs include drawing, tours, sketching and films. Visit the Modern’s website for more information. Continue reading

Summer 2012 Adult Education Programs at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth announced their Adult Education Programs for Summer 2012. Some of the programs will be in conjunction with their new exhibit, Lucian Freud: Portraits. The modern is offering tours, drawing and painting. Visit the Modern’s website for more information. Registration opens June 15. Space is limited. Continue reading