One Hundred and Ten Degrees Opens at TractorBeam Gallery
Last Saturday night was burning HOT with the One Hundred and Ten Degrees opening at TractorBeam Gallery downtown. There are 10 artists showcasing their hottest work.
The Dallas Museum of Art Opens The Living Room with a Summer Installation by Visiting Artist Jull Foley
This summer the Center for Creative Connections (C3) at the Dallas Museum of Art moves into the museum’s fourth-floor Tower Gallery as construction begins on a new C3 exhibition and other renovations that will debut on September 25. While the first-floor location is closed, Susan Diachisin, The Kelli and Allen Questrom Director of the Center for Creative Connections, invited visiting artist Jill Foley to create a dynamic installation for the Center’s “temporary home away from home.”
City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Announces the Grand Opening of the Oak Cliff Cultural Center
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.
RISING Gallery Opens I Am Women to a Packed Venue
RISING Gallery was pulsing like a crowded downtown nightclub for a full three hours on July 15, 2010, for the I Am Woman art opening. The FGIII Art & McKane organization who put on the exhibition packed the venue with great art, a DJ, string musicians, a beautiful crowd, and eighteen local smoking hot female artists. The show features a group of artists’ works benefiting Alley’s House, a non-profit for teen mothers and their children. The artwork is on 24 x 24 inch canvases all priced at $300 and based on the theme “feminity, love, beauty, passion and power”.
The Women’s Museum’s Dreams of Flight Exhibit Opening Coincides with Legendary Pilot’s Birthday, Amelia Earhart
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future announces the opening of Dreams of Flight: A Journey through Air and Space on Friday, July 23, 2010, and runs through October 31, 2010. In a special twist, the opening of the exhibit coincides with one of America’s beloved pioneers of flight birthday, Amelia Earhart, born July 24, 1897. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight in 1932. In June 1937, Amelia began the infamous final trip that would mark the first around-the-world flight. She and her navigator, Frederick Noonan, completed almost two-thirds of their flight when they were lost at sea.
Southern Methodist University Features Works from the Stanley Marcus Collection and DeGolyer Library
In celebration of the centennial of the Mexican Revolution in 2010, the Mildred Hawn Gallery in SMU’s Hamon Arts Library is featuring an exhibit of historic books and portfolios from Mexico, on view through August 29. The items are part of the Stanley Marcus Collection at SMU’s DeGolyer Library. Marcus, from the family of the founders of the exclusive Neiman Marcus store, was a passionate book collector who assembled a truly remarkable private library, numbering about 8,000 volumes and ranging across the centuries.
Ed Jaster appointed Senior Vice President at Heritage Auctions, will transfer to new Heritage Manhattan office
Heritage Auction Galleries has announced the appointment of Ed Jaster to Senior Vice President. He will be transferring to the company’s soon-to-be-opened Manhattan gallery.
Famed Dallas Artist/Sculptor, Renato Mazza, to be Featured at Mary Tomás Studio Gallery
Renato (René) Mazza will be featured at the Mary Tomás Studio Gallery July 31, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The preview will be July 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Mary Tomás Studio Gallery is located in the Design District in building 1080 at 1110 Dragon St., Dallas, Texas 75207.
I am Woman: Group Exhibition to Benefit Alley’s House
RISING Gallery is proud to host a two week art exhibition here at the gallery titled I AM WOMAN. All proceeds from this exhibition will benefit Alley’s House, a wonderful non-profit Dallas organization. The mission of Alley’s House is to empower teen mothers and their children to achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring. Alley’s House strives to break the generational, economic, and social impact of teen pregnancy within the community. Please visit www.alleyshouse.org for more information.
North Texas Professional Artists Invited to Participate in Fifth Annual Catholic Foundation Plaza Artists Competition
The Catholic Foundation is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Catholic Foundation Plaza Artists Competition and invites all professional North Texas artists to submit their artwork for consideration. The deadline for entries is 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Memories of the Swimming Days at White Rock Lake are Kept Alive in Photography Exhibition
The Bath House Cultural Center and the White Rock Lake Museum present We Used to Swim Here, an exhibition of historical photographs dating to the time when swimming was allowed at Dallas’ White Rock Lake. The exhibition will be on display at the White Rock Lake Museum (housed inside the Bath House Cultural Center) from July 10 to November 20, 2010.
Make a Splash this Summer at the DMA without Draining Your Wallet
Get out of the heat and into the art this summer at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) with the introduction of new activities, film series and special discounts. Beginning July 7, Wednesdays in July offer half-price admission for the entire Museum, including the current summer exhibition Coastlines: Images of Land and Sea. This summer you can travel to the coast for $5, and kids under 12 are always free. In celebration of Coastlines: Images of Land and Sea, a free five-week film series in partnership with the Dallas Film Society will begin on Thursday, July 15.
Vertu Juried Art Exhibition at Artists’ Showplace with July 9 Reception
Artists’ Showplace gallery will host an exhibition of juried artwork from July 9 – 30, 2010. A free reception on Friday, July 9, 2010, from 6 to 9 p.m., is open to the public and includes wine and hors d’oeurves. The exhibition, titled Vertu (Latin for “a love or knowledge of fine art”) is sponsored by Collage, the arts ministry of Plano’s Chase Oaks Church, and submissions were open to the community. Juror Marie Renfro, nationally known artist from Allen, Texas, chose the works in the exhibition. A “People’s Choice” vote will be taken at the July 9 reception, with a cash prize awarded to the winner.
First Nationally Touring Exhibition of the Work of Gustav Stickley, Patriarch of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Organized by Dallas Museum of Art
Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement is the first nationally touring exhibition to offer a comprehensive examination of the work of one of the leading figures of the American Arts and Crafts movement, Gustav Stickley. Organized by the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), the exhibition will examine Stickley’s contributions to the American Arts and Crafts movement during his most productive and creative period, from 1900 to 1913. Ranging from furniture to metalware to embroidered textiles, the majority of the objects on view are from private collections and three-quarters have never been seen before by the public.
Dallas Art Dealers Association Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) celebrates its 25th anniversary year with Fall Gallery Walk, an Edith Baker Art Scholarship exhibition, panel discussions for artists and the public, and an After Gallery Walk Party the weekend of Sept. 24, 2010. In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, the film 25 Years of Dallas Visual Art premieres Sunday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Horchow Auditorium at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.
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