The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs proudly announces the grand opening of the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, located at 223 West Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75208, and will mark the event with a dedication ceremony on Thursday, August 12, 2010 and a community open house and street fair on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
Since the inception of the Arts of Collin County, the phrase “it takes a village” has perfectly described the level of teamwork, collaboration, volunteer hours and investment to develop the 100+ acre arts park and performance hall for all of North Texas to enjoy for generations.
Collaboration is at the heart of the arts park and performing arts hall project planned for the Arts of Collin County. From the start, hundreds of volunteers came together with a vision for a significant cultural space to be shared among the entire region.
Like Father, Like Son: The Art of Henry Howard Sr. & Jr. is a unique exhibition. Dallas painter, Henry Howard is best known for his murals one of which adorns the wall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library right in South Dallas.
The Bath House Cultural Center presents Todo Sobre mi Madre (All About my Mother), an exhibition of mixed media artwork by María Teresa García Pedroche, May 1 to June 5, 2010. An opening reception with Ms. García Pedroche will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public.
The Bath House Cultural Center presents Fresh Faces 2×2, an eclectic art exhibition featuring the artwork of more than fifty artists, May 1 to June 5, 2010. An opening reception with the artists will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public.
Did you swim at the Bath House when it was known as the Municipal Bath House on the shore of White Rock Lake? Did your parents dance on the Bonnie Barge? Do you have photographs of those bygone days? If so, Enrique Fernández Cervantes, Bath House Visual Arts Coordinator and Curator of Exhibitions, would like your help with an upcoming art exhibition, We Used to Swim Here. The Bath House Cultural Center is looking to borrow historical photographs taken at White Rock Lake in the 30s, 40s, and 50s to display in the White Rock Lake Museum Gallery at the Bath House Cultural Center from July 10 to November 20, 2010. The deadline for submitting entries will be Saturday, May 29, 2010.
The Arts of Collin County has received a significant contribution to the project in the form of an in-kind donation of sandstone, valued at $100,000, from Sunbelt Stone. The sandstone will be used on the interior walls of the Arts of Collin County’s 2,100-seat performing arts hall. Sunbelt Stone is owned by Scott and Lisa Carpenter, formerly of Plano and now a Highland Park resident.
The Arts of Collin County Commission Board of Directors and their Executive Director, Mike Simpson have invested months of strategic planning and discussion on the importance of timing to bid Phase 1 of the project. Based on recent results of other capital projects awarded in the three Owner cities of Allen, Frisco and Plano during 2009, the Arts of Collin County decided to bid the project in order to secure the best possible construction price. In addition, by proceeding with the bidding, the Arts of Collin County Board of Directors will establish an exact figure of the final donations needed to be raised to proceed with Phase I.
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, with the help of Carter BloodCare, is hosting a special patient blood drive benefitting Elaine Taylor! Elaine has been a regular blood donor for many years but due to recent surgery, which she has made an excellent recovery from, she will not be able to give as much as she has in the past. Let’s help donate what she can’t!
The Bath House Cultural Center presents the 16th Annual El Corazón art exhibition, February 6-March 6, 2010. An opening reception with the participating artists will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public.
The following is from the Fort Worth Community Arts Center newsletter. Current exhibits include art by Glen Downing, Sam Peters, the Fort Worth 15, Don Wall and Corliss Wall, Allie Wynne, Denise Hall, Sunnie LeBlanc and Sharon Corcoran, Jerry Johnston, Tracy Watson and Soon Y. Warren. Sign-up for the FWCAC newsletter at www.fwcac.com.
The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs proudly presents Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative featuring John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts President, Michael M. Kaiser, on Monday, November 30, 2009 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Latino Cultural Center, located at 2600 Live Oak Street, Dallas, TX 75204. Mr. Kaiser’s visit to Dallas is part of a national tour that takes him to all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to lead arts management symposia.
Fall in Dallas means, among other things, that art lovers can get a head start on holiday shopping during the Bath House Cultural Center Art Mart, November 20 – 22, 2009. Art Mart has always been the place to find a special piece of art for yourself, family, and friends: paintings, sculpture, photography, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, cards and other unique creations. This year, the Art Mart will include a reception launching the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center, a new non-profit organization supporting the Bath House. There will also be a sneak peek of art on sale, a silent auction, and much more.
Lu and her band, Catch-23 (Drake Rogers and LaDonna Goetz), provide an eclectic mix featuring Lu’s original songs that are outrageously funny and frequently encourage audience participation. Lu has performed at festival, churches and clubs throughout the United States and recently in Ireland. She has nine albums and a songbook, “Singing For Her Sanity” to her credit.
Michael Roman — Painter, printer and photographers.
www.michaelroman.com
Futurowoman Fotographie — Photographer Nancy Stockdale produces wonderful images with vintage and toy cameras, especially Polaroids.
futurowoman.etsy.com
