For museums to attract the human, social, reputational, and financial capital necessary to thrive rather than just survive, they must become “magnetic.” Dallas Museum of Art Associate Director of External Affairs Anne Bergeron has co-authored an insightful new book on community engagement, Magnetic: The Art and Science of Engagement (The AAM Press, May 2013), which debuted at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums in May. Continue reading
Big Tex Buckle Photo Op at Summer Adventures in Fair Park
Summer Adventures in Fair Park is paving the way for its parent company, The State Fair of Texas, to usher in its all-new Big Tex at this Fall’s annual exposition. The 52-foot tall icon was consumed by fire during the final weekend of the 2012 State Fair; all that remained was his three-ton cage-like skeleton, which consisted of 4,200 feet of steel rods, his hands and belt buckle. Continue reading
Fort Worth Museums and Arts Center Announce Day in the District
September 28, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fort Worth’s Cultural District is home to many acclaimed museums and cherished community organizations. These institutions are happy to announce the eighth annual Day in the District, a celebration of the rich and diverse cultural organizations in Fort Worth, with exciting, entertaining, and interactive programming and performances. The museums will offer free admission, and performing arts organizations from Fort Worth will offer free performances in and around the district (organizations and schedule to be announced). Continue reading
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Announces Richard D. Kinder to Chair the Board of Trustees
After six extraordinary years of leadership as Chairman of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Board of Trustees, Cornelia Cullen Long today announced the Board’s unanimous selection of Richard D. Kinder as her successor. The vote took place at the Annual Meeting of the Board. Mrs. Long will continue in her capacity as a Life Trustee, and will move into a new role as head of the future capital and endowment campaign for the Museum’s planned campus redevelopment. Continue reading
Nasher Sculpture Center to Reveal First Project of Citywide Exhibition
Nasher Sculpture Center and Trinity Audubon Center will announce first Nasher XChange Projext
The Nasher Sculpture Center and the Trinity River Audubon Center will announce the first Nasher XChange project on Friday, June 14, 2013. The free event will be held at the Trinity River Audubon Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nasher XChange press announcement and bird release will be at 1 p.m. Continue reading
The Menil Collection Appoints Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates to Create New Landscape Design
Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, today announced the appointment of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) to enhance and expand the landscape design of the institution’s 30-acre campus in the heart of Houston. The appointment signals the beginning of implementation of the Menil’s master plan for its urban “neighborhood of art,” as the enclave of museum buildings, green spaces, and bungalows has been called. Continue reading
Dallas Museum of Art Announces Publication of Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art announced the publication of a catalogue devoted solely to the Museum’s Island Southeast Asian collection and a weeklong commemorative celebration of the spectacular collection from Indonesia, East Malaysia, and East Timor. Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art is the third in a series of catalogues documenting the magnificent works in the DMA’s encyclopedic collection, following the 2009 publication of The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art and the publication of The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art released earlier this year. Continue reading
24 Works on Paper Exhibition Travels Across Oklahoma
24 Works on Paper, a travelling exhibition of work by living Oklahoma artists, will open to the public on July 26, 2013, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City. Produced as a collaboration between Individual Artists of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC), the exhibition will then travel the state for over a year, bringing original, contemporary Oklahoman artwork to viewers in communities large and small. Continue reading
The Sixth Floor Museum Features Civil Rights Activist Ernest McMillan
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza’s yearlong Living History Series continues in June with civil rights activist Ernest McMillan. The program will be presented on the Museum’s seventh floor on Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. Admission is included with paid Sixth Floor Museum admission or $10 for the program only. Advance tickets are available at www.jfk.org through noon Friday. Remaining tickets will be available at the Ticket Sales desk on the day of the program. Continue reading
Dallas Museum of Art Announces Grant from the Meadows Foundation
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that The Meadows Foundation is making a grant of up to $300,000 in support of the Museum’s recent return to free general admission and concurrent launch of DMA Friends, the first free membership program in the country. The Foundation has given an outright gift of $200,000 and will make an additional gift of up to $100,000 as a dollar-for-dollar match to other contributions made for a similar purpose. Continue reading
Alison Jardine and Erika Jaeggli Featured at the Dallas Arboretum
As the Sun Moves by Alison Jardine at the Dallas Arboretum
The Artists’ Garden
Dallas Arboretum
Through month of June
Dallas Arboretum artists-in-residence Alison Jardine and Erika Jaeggli will exhibit their work at the Rosine Hall Gallery at the garden. The opening of The Artists’ Garden with artist reception is Wednesday, June 5, 2013, from 6:15 p.m. The opening will also include a video presentation and introductory talk at 6:45 p.m. Continue reading
The Xplorer Series by Brain Braun on Kickstarter
The Xplorer Series by Brian Braun
We recently tweeted back and forth with Dallas-based commercial advertising photographer (and dare we say visionary) Brian Braun. Mr. Braun caught our attention with his Kickstarter.com campaign. Braun wants to take a Mercury-era space suit on tour of the United States. And we think that is a grand idea. We would even like to follow his progress along the way. Check out Bran’s press release below and consider contributing to his campaign.
The campaign needs $31,000 to be fully funded. Braun already has over $5,000 and 57 backers. Continue reading
Junko Otsu: The Fantasy World at The Goodrich Gallery
Love Song-VIII by Junko Otsu
Junko Otsu: The Fantasy World
The Goodrich Gallery
June 2 through June 30, 2013
The Fantasy World of Junko Otsu is inspired by the artist’s genuine life. This solo show contains nearly 20 dazzling oil paintings, including the award winning Wonderland series. Inspired by Otsu’s loyal patronage of the local jazz scene, Love Song VIII is painted with a Technicolor candy palette and pulses with the good-time vibe of happiness and camaraderie. “An examination of these paintings reveals the spirit of improvisation. Wave-like backgrounds become the motion of music or an atmosphere that swirls around the characters. Music, itself a fluid process, becomes a stream flowing among the people and spaces, bringing them together and connecting them.” Continue reading
Dallas Museum of Art Acquires New Work of Decorative Arts and Design in Honor of Deedie Potter Rose
Miss Blanche Armchair by Shiro Kuramata, 1988 at the Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art today announced the acquisition of a major work of postmodernism, the Miss Blanche armchair by Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934–1991). An integral addition to the Museum’s decorative arts and design collection, the chair’s acquisition honors outgoing DMA Board of Trustees Chairman Deedie Potter Rose and her many years of service to the Museum. The work was presented to Mrs. Rose yesterday at the final Board meeting over which she presided, and it is now on view in the DMA’s Form/Unformed: Design from 1960 to the Present installation on Level 4. Continue reading
Laura Moore Fine Art Studios Leaves McKinney for Dallas
Laura Moore Fine Art Studios has announced they are moving to the Lakewood area of Dallas. The gallery spent six and a half years just off the historic downtown McKinney square on Tennessee St. Moore is shifting her focus away from gallery activities. She plans to focus her full-time painting for commissions and galleries. Moore will also continue as an art agent for artists in her network. Continue reading
