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Reinventing Ross Avenue: Retail, Restaurants, Residences Revitalizing Major Thoroughfare
The thoroughfare transects the northern edge of downtown Dallas, and renovations and new construction are transforming its place as a hub fo…
Texas Lens: Arts Pedestrians
“Where are you going?” asked Dallas’s favorite classical DJ Amy Bishop, as I was heading straight into Meyerson Symphony Center, which would…
The Moody Foundation accelerates $10 million payment for the benefit of small arts groups in Dallas
With the new sign being illuminated that officially changes the name of Dallas City Performance Hall to Moody Performance Hall, Mayor Mike R…
Dallas Is Blooming in the City’s Cultural Explosion
Dallas Is Blooming in the City’s Cultural Explosion John Mariani Contributor Feb 15, 2018, 01:40pm A new arboretum in Dallas’s Botanical G…
Close to the Ground: Lily Cabatu Weiss Leads the Dallas Arts District Forward
As a dancer and teacher, Lily Cabatu Weiss operated close to the ground. “That’s what I consider my forte — floor work,” the diminutive dire…
Nasher Sculpture Center Announces Paper into Sculpture Exhibition
Nasher Sculpture Center Announces Paper into Sculpture Exhibition Considers paper as a dynamic sculptural medium Two ancillary exhibitions—a…
Dallas Museum of Art Announces Acquisition of Yayoi Kusama Mirror Room
Dallas Museum of Art Announces Acquisition of Yayoi Kusama Mirror Room All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins Is the First Mirror Pump…
North Texas’ Arts & Culture Industry Generates $1.4B in Economic Activity
North Texas’ Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry Generates $1.47 Billion in Economic Activity and Supports 52,848 Jobs Annually Arts Industr…
Dallas Arts District Foundation Awards $25,500 to Fifteen Dallas Cultural Organizations
(DALLAS) – The Dallas Arts District Foundation announced Tuesday the fourteen local arts and cultural organizations receiving $24,500 in gra…
A Solid Foundation
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT FOUNDATION GRANTS BRING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND NEW WORKS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD Founded in 1990, the Dallas Arts District…
Chef Stephan Pyles to close flagship restaurant in Dallas, open Flora Street Cafe
Sarah BlaskovichGuideLive @sblaskovich; sblaskovich@dallasnews.com Dec. 17, 2015 Longtime Dallas chef Stephan Pyles would like to “reinvent …
Dallas Museum of Art Announces The 25th Anniversary Season for Arts & Letters Live, The Museum’s Literary and Performing Arts Series
DALLAS, TX – December 8, 2015 – Today the Dallas Museum of Art announced the 25th anniversary season of Arts & Letters Live, the Museum’s li…
Firm Chosen for Community Development Plan
Contact: Sarah Galaro Telephone: 214.744.6642 E-mail: sarah@dallasartsdistrict.org Dallas Arts District Selects Urban Design Firm for Commun…
DMA Delivers Extraordinary Jackson Pollock Show
Rick Brettell rbrettell@dallasnews.com Art Critic Published: 21 November 2015 Updated: 21 November 2015 In the 27 years I have lived in Dall…
Dallas Chamber Symphony’s 2015-16 Season Opener on October 13 will be its most Ambitious, Expansive Production-to-date
September 22 2015 DALLAS – The Dallas Chamber Symphony will kick off its 2015-2016 season on Tuesday, October 13 in conjunction with opening…
Soluna Bridges The Gap Between Classical Music And Contemporary Culture
June 9 2015 Ann Binlot CONTRIBUTOR It’s around 7 p.m. on a Friday and the Dallas Museum of Art is about to experience the busiest May ever o…
Crow Collection Of Asian Art Launches New Wellness Institute And Announces Jacqueline Buckingham Anderson As Director
DALLAS (January 14, 2015) – Intended to provide a bridge between Asian art and western well-being, the Crow Collection of Asian Art today an…
Dallas Arts District Foundation Awards $14,000 in Grants to Seven Dallas Non-Profits
DALLAS, December 2, 2014 – The Dallas Arts District Foundation announced Tuesday the seven local arts and cultural organizations receiving $…
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Artist Commissions For Inaugural Soluna International Music & Arts Festival In May 2015
DALLAS, TX (April 11, 2014) – The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is pleased to announce selected program details for the first annual SOLUN…
2014 New Cities Summit in Dallas “Re-Imagining Cities: Transforming the 21st Century Metropolis”
Embargo: 10.30am CST, Monday, December 9, 2013 Contact: Marina Bradbury, mbradbury@newcitiesfoundation.org, +33 6 17 79 17 72 The 2014 New C…
The Dallas Arts District Announces Newly-Elected Officers
DALLAS, TX — May 7, 2013 — The Dallas Arts District announced Tuesday its new officers for the 2013-2015 term with a common goal of strength…
The Dallas Arts District and The Aurora Project Present GLIMPSE: A Sneak Peek into Aurora 2013
October 11, 2012 – The Dallas Arts District announces today details of the signature event of the District’s Art in October month-long celeb…
Veteran Arts Leader Stepping Down
DALLAS (September 19, 2012) – The Governance Committee of the Dallas Arts District today announced the resignation of Founding Executive Dir…