ARTifacts: December 2012
ACTOR HAGMAN’S FINAL ACT The late actor Larry Hagman visited the Dallas Children’s Theater two weeks prior to his death and donated $25,000 through his newly-formed arts foundation. “We spend so much money in this community on sports compared to the arts and that’s a real shame when you think about the fact that the [...]
ARTifacts: November 2012
PREMIERE EXHIBIT In October 2013, Dallas Museum of Art will premiere a major traveling exhibition and the first comprehensive survey to be organized in the U.S. on the work of contemporary American artist Jim Hodges. Co-organized by the DMA and the Walker Art Center, Jim Hodges: sometimes beauty explores the trajectory [...]
ARTifacts: October 2012
On Friday night, October 19, 2012, something amazing will happen in downtown Dallas: buildings will become projection screens; streets and courtyards will morph into art galleries; and steel, glass, and concrete will pulse and reverberate, transforming The Dallas Arts District’s 19-square blocks into a mega-surround-sound system [...]
ARTifacts: July/August 2012
DMA appoints first Chief Conservator The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Dallas Museum of Art a $500,000 grant in support of the newly created position of Chief Conservator, ensuring the launch of a strong conservation program at the Museum. The position [...]
ARTifacts: June 2012
A new exhibit sponsored by Dallas Architecture Forum, Our Architecture: Arts & Humanities DFW 2012, is now on display at NorthPark Center through June 17. The exhibition features 12 of Dallas and Fort Worth’s landmark museums and performing arts buildings photographed by renowned [...]
ARTifacts: April 2012
Maxwell L. Anderson, the new director of the Dallas Museum of Art, has appointed Robert Stein as the Museum’s Deputy Director, effective April 19. Stein, who currently serves as the Deputy Director for Research, Technology and Engagement at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, will work with [...]
Coming Attractions
If spring symbolizes birth and celebrates the new, then this spring, North Texas stages are about to go into labor big-time. More than any other season in recent memory, it looks like theaters all over the Metroplex are trying out plays that are either brand spanking new, or just a few years old. Interesting, a [...]
Dramalog: News from the Stage Feb 2012
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in the classic film “Casablanca” to be shown at the Dallas Symphony to a live soundtrack. Composer Jake Heggie is working on a new modern opera to premeiere in 2015 at Dallas Opera. Marc Engel steps into a high-profile role as Director of Entertainment and Event Services for the AT&T Performing Arts Center. [...]
Oak Cliff Cultural Center Gets New Face
A Dallas native and alumnus of the Booker T. Washington HSPVA, the 27-year-old entrepreneur was hired by the City of Dallas’ Office of Cultural Affairs last November to manage the year-old Oak Cliff Cultural Center which replaced the Ice House Cultural Center as a source of artistic and cultural opportunity in one of Dallas’ most [...]
News: CADD’s “Eat Your Art Out”
On January 28, the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) produced “Eat Your Art Out,” a secret destination dinner that brought together a wide variety of art lovers, from casual collectors to gallery owners and professional art dealers. Participants purchased tickets for the event well in advance [...]
