Join The Chanclas Squad: Dallas Artist Giovanni Valderas Runs For City Council
How much can art do? In a way, this question animates the work of many artists whose work is socially and politically engaged.
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Choral Music for Modern Audiences: Verdigris Offers a New Perspective in Dallas
It’s likely that no one in the seats of the UT Arlington Planetarium had ever been to a choral concert like this one.
Breaking Bread and Breaking Through: The CADD FUNd and Emergent Talent in Dallas
In February 2007, a group of 13 Dallas galleries came together to form Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas, or CADD, with the goal of promoting the advancement of contemporary art in the Dallas cultural community.
From Stage to Screen: One of Dallas’ most original plays is becoming a homegrown movie.
Ruben Carrazana has never made a movie before. Yet when he takes the stage at the Texas Theater one hot night in early May, it’s to introduce the first 37 minutes of his film Stacy Has a Thing For Black Guys.
Drawing on influences: Benito Huerta at William Campbell Contemporary Art
The latest one-man show from Arlington painter/professor/curator Benito Huerta is dominated by self-portraits.
A-Typical Painting: Laura Owens at the Dallas Museum of Art
Serendipity often plays a large role in life; it can in the art world, too. Laura Owens’s mid-career survey Laura Owens, is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through July 29, after a run at the Whitney Museum.
Choreographer at the Helm: Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Bridget L. Moore Charts New Territory
Bridget L. Moore can’t quite see her alma mater from the window of her Dallas Arts District office.
Fairy Tales & Fairies: Dark Circles Contemporary Dance’s Elevator Project Debut
In Heinrich Hoffmann’s 1845 children’s book Struwwelpeter, a little boy is warned by his mother to stop sucking his thumbs, lest they be cut off by a scissor-wielding, red-legged tailor.
Glimpsed Through Liquid: Graham Caldwell at Circuit12 Contemporary
Brooklyn-based artist Graham Caldwell’s exhibition Glimpsed Through Liquid, his first at Circuit12 Contemporary in Dallas’ design district, fills the space with serial glass sculptures, spanning nearly two decades.
Making Dallas a Global Dance City: A New Season at TITAS Presents
Dallas dance-lovers are proud that a dance-centric presenter like TITAS Presents exists in their city—and they should be. Executive Director Charles Santos is famous for his eye for up-and-coming troupes, as well as showcasing international groups.
Beauty in Slaughtered Bodies: Lionel Maunz at Austin Contemporary
Exploring the aesthetics of self-destruction, Lionel Maunz uses cast iron, concrete, and steel to create dystopian figurative sculptures—surprisingly organic forms that appear distorted by dismemberment and decay.
Dallas Art Fair: Student Sunday on April 9th
The Dallas Art Fair in collaboration with Arts+Culture Texas magazine announces Student Sunday on April 9th, a day of free admission for students.