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# Patron Magazine

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- [Contemplating the Scenery](https://patronmagazine.com/contemplating-the-scenery/) - In his solo exhibition at Lone Gallery, Tom Jean Webb examines the inherent nature of humans through his perceived Texas landscapes. Photography by Steve Reeves. On view through June 24 at Lone Gallery within Neighborhood on Converse Street, Tom Jean Webb’s The Inseparable Nature of Land from Itself unveils the London area born-and-raised artist’s observations and imaginings
- [Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Honors Juneteenth](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-holocaust-and-human-rights-museum-honors-juneteenth/) - The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is preparing for an impactful week of commemoration and education, beginning with a day of free admission to all guests on June 19th in honor of Juneteenth. This offering is made possible through the generous support of museum members Peggy and Mark Zilbermann and Susie and Larry Mondry.
- [PATRON's Father's Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-fathers-day-gift-guide/) - Father's Day — a special occasion to honor the dad who has always been there, guiding you, supporting you, and offering words of wisdom even when you didn't know you needed them. This year, we want to help you show your appreciation for everything your dad does in a meaningful way. With our Ultimate Father's Day
- [Colors of Courage: 19th Annual Art for Advocacy](https://patronmagazine.com/colors-of-courage-19th-annual-art-for-advocacy/) - Art has long been part of Dallas philanthropy, moving between artists, galleries, collectors, and the causes they support. On September 12, that relationship takes center stage at the 19th annual Art for Advocacy, bringing together more than 60 artists and four galleries in support of Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Presented by LABORA and hosted by Stephanie
- [Scott + Cooner: The New Modern with Amanda and Bud Taylor](https://patronmagazine.com/the-new-modern-with-amanda-taylor/) - When Scott + Cooner first opened, founder Lloyd Scott liked to say that modern design could be found in Dallas; you just had to poke around to find it. Decades later, you need far less searching. Dallas has developed a modern design language of its own, one that Scott + Cooner sees as distinct from
- [Art Boost Helps Dallas Artists Break Through the Business of Making Art](https://patronmagazine.com/art-boost-helps-dallas-artists-break-through-the-business-of-making-art/) - Making the work is only part of being an artist. Pricing, bookkeeping, grant writing, marketing, inventory, taxes, networking, and seemingly endless administrative work are also required to build a career around it. For many artists, they learn those skills somewhere between the studio and the first invoice. Art Boost is attempting to make that education
- [The Art of Exchange at ‘The Steward Shop’](https://patronmagazine.com/the-art-of-exchange-at-the-steward-shop/) - The first painting I received was a portrait my grandmother painted of the two of us. I had a mullet and wore overalls. I looked directly at the viewer while my grandmother’s eyes were fixed on me. The most recent painting I received came in exchange for photography work from my studio mate at the
- [Idina Menzel Headlines DSO Gala](https://patronmagazine.com/idina-menzel-headlines-dso-gala/) - Idina Menzel is bringing a little Broadway star power to the Meyerson this fall. The Tony Award-winning performer and recording artist will headline the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Symphony Gala on Saturday, Sept. 26, joining the orchestra for a special performance led by Principal Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez. Known for originating the role of Elphaba in Wicked,
- [DMA’s Center for Creative Connections Reopens This September](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-center-for-creative-connections-reopens-this-september/) - After several years away, one of the Dallas Museum of Art’s most interactive spaces is ready to welcome visitors back. The DMA’s Center for Creative Connections, better known as C3, reopens this September following renovations prompted by major flood damage in 2022. The more than 10,000-square-foot learning environment returns with upgraded studios, new technology for
- [Liberty and the Symbol of America Examined at the Carter](https://patronmagazine.com/liberty-and-the-symbol-of-america-examined-at-the-carter/) - Think of America, and what do you get? Red, white, and blue? Hot dogs and hamburgers? The Bill of Rights? Top of mind in American iconography, the Statue of Liberty may be among the most recognizable figures. But has it always had the same meaning? Generation after generation, the monument has served as an emblem
- [The Cedars Union's New Cohort (VI)](https://patronmagazine.com/the-cedars-unions-new-cohort-vi/) - The Cedars Union has announced the selection of 18 artists for Cohort VI, the sixth iteration of its signature incubator program designed to support emerging artists throughout North Texas. During the 18-month residency, the newest cohort will receive subsidized studio space, access to shared tools and equipment, along with professional development opportunities to exhibit their
- [2026 Texas Juried Exhibition Names Award Recipients](https://patronmagazine.com/2026-texas-juried-exhibition-names-award-recipients/) - The Love Texas Art Foundation and Artspace111 announced the award recipients of the 2026 Texas Juried Exhibition during its opening reception on July 25. Now in its 13th year, the statewide exhibition brings together work by 40 artists and remains on view at Artspace111 through August 29. Yasuyo Maruyama received the exhibition’s highest honor, the
- [EDITOR'S NOTE](https://patronmagazine.com/editors-note-3/) - Some homes impress because they're large. Others because they’re lavish. The one on our cover earns your attention for a different reason: its confidence. Designed from the ground up by Bodron/Fruit, with art advisory by Michael E. Thomas, it demonstrates what happens when architecture, interiors, and art are treated not as competing elements but as
- [Ahava Silkey-Jones Named Executive Director](https://patronmagazine.com/ahava-silkey-jones-named-executive-director/) - The Dallas Arts District has appointed Ahava Silkey-Jones as its new executive director, placing an experienced arts administrator and educator at the helm of the nonprofit organization responsible for advocating for and connecting one of the city’s most visible cultural neighborhoods. Silkey-Jones joins the organization after serving as vice provost of Dallas College’s School of
- [The Body in the Nave](https://patronmagazine.com/the-body-in-the-nave/) - In conversation with Brittani Arnold, curator of Herald at Gallery 12.26 The first thing Brittani Arnold remembers about church is her thighs sticking to the pew. She was five, enrolled in a Catholic school in Michigan. In the text she wrote for Herald, her three-person exhibition at Gallery 12.26, she catalogs what stayed with her: leather,
- [Broadway Dallas Opens the Door to CLUB 909](https://patronmagazine.com/broadway-dallas-opens-the-door-to-club-909/) - The Music Hall at Fair Park is preparing to lower the lights and narrow the distance between performer and audience. Broadway Dallas has announced CLUB 909, a new cabaret series staged inside the Music Hall’s Crystal Terrace restaurant. Launching Sept. 3–5 with Broadway actor and musician Reeve Carney, the concept introduces an intimate, 200-seat performance
- [Texas Juried Exhibition Returns to Artspace111](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-juried-exhibition-returns-to-artspace111/) - Juried by PATRON publisher and editor-in-chief Terri Provencal, the 2026 exhibition brings together 40 artists selected from more than 2,400 submissions across Texas. The Texas Juried Exhibition returns to Artspace111 this summer with a statewide view of contemporary art in Texas. Presented by the Love Texas Art Foundation, the 2026 exhibition will be on view
- [Amphibian Stage Goes Behind the Blockbuster 'Jaws'](https://patronmagazine.com/amphibian-stage-goes-behind-the-blockbuster-jaws/) - Before Jaws terrified moviegoers and effectively invented the summer blockbuster, it almost sank itself. The mechanical shark would not work. The budget was spiraling. The weather was unreliable. And Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, and Richard Dreyfuss were stuck together on a boat off Martha’s Vineyard, waiting through the delays that would become part of the film’s mythology.
- [AFFD Marks 25 Years of Asian and Asian American Cinema](https://patronmagazine.com/affd-marks-25-years-of-asian-and-asian-american-cinema/) - This July, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas celebrates a landmark year. Returning to the Angelika Film Center Dallas in Mockingbird Station from July 23–26, AFFD marks its 25th anniversary with a program that reflects both the festival’s history and its continued commitment to Asian and Asian American cinema. Founded in 2002, AFFD has presented
- [The Artist Behind Instagrammable Murals Finds a Home at JW Marriott Dallas Arts District](https://patronmagazine.com/the-artist-behind-instagrammable-murals-finds-a-home-at-jw-marriott-dallas-arts-district/) - Photography by Summer Delashaw.PATRON (P): What first inspired you to pursue mural art, and how did your journey as an artist begin?Chera Brooker (CB): I grew up in a family of artists in a small town in West Texas, so I’ve been painting pretty much my whole life. I went on to major in graphic design
- [New Texas Talent Returns with Daisha Board as Juror](https://patronmagazine.com/new-texas-talent-returns-with-daisha-board-as-juror/) - The statewide juried exhibition brings together emerging visual artists from across Texas, on view June 27–Aug. 22. New Texas Talent returns this summer with a new group of finalists selected for the statewide juried exhibition dedicated to introducing and promoting emerging visual artists in Texas. On view June 27–Aug. 22, the annual exhibition continues its role
- [When David Lomelí Returned to The Dallas Opera, It Felt Like a Dream Fulfilled](https://patronmagazine.com/when-david-lomeli-returned-to-the-dallas-opera-it-felt-like-a-dream-fulfilled/) - Twelve years ago, David Lomelí worked in a cubicle just outside the CEO's office at The Dallas Opera. The office itself wasn't much larger than his workspace. But to Lomelí, it represented something bigger. He could see the door every day. Behind it sat the leader of one of the country's most respected opera companies.
- [Bruce Wood Dance Dallas' IGNITE](https://patronmagazine.com/bruce-wood-dance-dallas-ignite/) - Bruce Wood Dance Dallas closed its sixteenth season with IGNITE, a three-work program that made good on its title. Presented June 12–14 at Moody Performance Hall, the evening brought together a world premiere by artistic director Joy Bollinger, a Dallas premiere by Jessica Lang, and a return to the company’s roots with Bruce Wood’s Zero Hour. The
- [Heritage Auctions Presents a Different West](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-auctions-presents-a-different-west/) - This June, Heritage Auctions turns its attention to the many ways artists have pictured the American West. Across two sales, the June 18 Western Art Signature® Auction and the June 26 Texas Art Signature® Auction, the Dallas-based auction house gathers works that move from Indigenous modernism and classic frontier imagery to the coastal scenes and Hill Country vistas
- ["All ’n All:" Artists Embracing Community Opens During Freedom Vibes](https://patronmagazine.com/all-n-all-artists-embracing-community-opens-during-freedom-vibes/) - This June, the National Juneteenth Museum will bring art, music, history, and community together through the second iteration of Freedom Vibes, its annual Juneteenth celebration in Fort Worth. At the center of the festival’s arts programming is All ’n All: Artists Embracing Community, a group exhibition curated by Christopher Blay, director of public programs at the
- [A PATRON Guide to the World Cup](https://patronmagazine.com/a-patron-guide-to-the-world-cup/) - When FIFA World Cup 2026 arrives in North Texas, the matches will be only part of the story. Dallas Stadium in Arlington will host nine games, (most of any venue) including five group stage matches, two Round of 32 matches, one Round of 16 match, and a semifinal. But across the city, the World Cup
- [Dallas Theater Center Centerstage 42 at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-center-centerstage-42-at-the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre/) - Photographs by Tamytha Cameron and Chase Hall
- [The True Tale of Two Matildas](https://patronmagazine.com/the-true-tale-of-two-matildas/) - The Stream Family Collection Auction at Christie’s In 1931, at the bottom of the Depression, the Soviet government was moving Imperial Russian treasures through American department stores. The objects were Fabergé eggs, silver frames, hardstone carvings which had mostly been confiscated from the church, the aristocracy, and the Romanov family after the revolution. There it
- [Kitchen Dog Theater Season Closer](https://patronmagazine.com/kitchen-dog-theater-season-closer/) - Kitchen Dog Theater will close its 35th season with the 2026 New Works Festival, anchored by the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of VENUS by award-winning playwright Steve Yockey. Running June 4–28 at KDT’s new theater at 4774 Algiers Street, the production brings Yockey’s celestial, pitch-black comedy to Dallas as part of a multi-city premiere
- [The Modern Scores with Jess’ "Montana Xibalba"](https://patronmagazine.com/the-modern-scores-with-jess-montana-xibalba/) - As FIFA World Cup draws global attention to the pitch, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is turning to its collection for a work that expands the language of the game beyond sport. Continuing throughout the World Cup, Montana Xibalba: Translation #2, 1963, by Jess will be on view in the museum’s Grand Lobby. Admission
- [100th Anniversary Broadway Dallas Gala](https://patronmagazine.com/28617-2/)
- [Kaitin Saragusa Studio Launch at Dallas Contemporary](https://patronmagazine.com/kaitin-saragusa-studio-launch-at-dallas-contemporary/) - Photography by Chase Hall
- [CANDELA WILL SET DALLAS CONTEMPORARY ABLAZE WITH ART AND RHYTHM](https://patronmagazine.com/candela-will-set-dallas-contemporary-ablaze-with-latin-heat/) - At Dallas Contemporary, anything can happen and every idea is given room to evolve. Embracing that spirit are board members Catalina Gonzalez-Jorba, Ramiro Garcia, and Peter Augustus Owen, who have joined forces as co-chairs of this year’s fall gala, Candela, to bring their shared creative vision to life. Inspired by the work of Iván Argote and
- [DMA’s Awards to Artists Program Expands Amid Record Applications](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-awards-to-artists-program-expands-amid-record-applications/) - The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the recipients of its 2026 Awards to Artists program, awarding nearly $42,000 to 21 Texas artists through the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund, the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, and the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant. This year’s cycle drew 160 applicants, the largest pool in the
- [AURORA's Art Quest Returns](https://patronmagazine.com/auroras-art-quest-returns/) - Photography by Turk Studio This summer, AURORA will bring back Art Quest, the organization’s annual initiative focused on expanding access to art and technology through free public programming across Dallas. Since launching in 2022, Art Quest has combined interactive events, artist commissions, and educational workshops to engage communities while drawing attention to the ongoing digital divide and
- [Keijsers Koning Presents Estate Sale of Charles Dee Mitchell Collection](https://patronmagazine.com/keijsers-koning-presents-estate-sale-of-charles-dee-mitchell-collection/) - Photography by Charles Davis Smith Keijsers Koning will present Goodbyes Are Not Forever, a major estate sale of works from the late Charles Dee Mitchell, on view May 9 through May 23, 2026. Organized in collaboration with his collection manager Temple Shipley, the sale brings together approximately 300 artworks assembled over more than four decades, offering a
- [Tracing Memory at the Crow](https://patronmagazine.com/tracing-memory-at-the-crow/) - Two Artists, Two Practices, One Persistent Question There's a through line running between the two exhibitions currently on view, or coming soon, at the Crow Museum of Asian Art in the Dallas Arts District, and it has nothing to do with medium or nationality or even aesthetic sensibility. Du Chau works in porcelain and piano
- [Sound as Alarm, Sound as Gesture](https://patronmagazine.com/sound-as-alarm-sound-as-gesture/) - Ivana Dama at the Modern On May 22 and 23, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth hands its Grand Lobby over to a Serbian sound artist who has spent her career making air do uncomfortable things. Ivana Dama presents two performances as part of the museum's programming around Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,
- [PATRON's Dallas Art Fair Round-Up](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-dallas-art-fair-round-up/) - The Dallas Art Fair 2026 returns to the Fashion Industry Gallery from April 16 through 19, bringing together a mix of international and domestic galleries for its eighteenth edition. Anchored by a Preview Benefit supporting the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Dallas Contemporary, the fair continues to function as a central point of exchange during a week that extends
- [Bruce Wood Dance Dallas Ends Season with IGNITE](https://patronmagazine.com/bruce-wood-dance-dallas-ends-season-with-ignite/) - Bruce Wood Dance Dallas ends its sixteenth season with IGNITE, a three-work program running June 12–14 at Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District. Tickets run $25–$65 at TicketDFW.com, with $15 rush tickets available at the box office 90 minutes before each show. The bill opens with a world premiere. Artistic director Joy Bollinger's MOVE brings
- [Dallas Art Fair and Dallas Museum of Art Mark a Decade of Collecting](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-and-dallas-museum-of-art-mark-a-decade-of-collecting/) - Ten years into its acquisition program, the Dallas Art Fair Foundation and Dallas Museum of Art have announced six works entering the permanent collection from this year's fair, bringing the program's total to 78 acquisitions made possible through more than $1 million in dedicated fund contributions since the fund launched in 2016. The 2026 selections
- [Working Within the City](https://patronmagazine.com/working-within-the-city/) - Photography courtesy of the artists and Dallas College In the lobby of the Omni Dallas Hotel, where business travelers and convention traffic typically set the pace, a quieter but no less deliberate intervention takes shape this April. Contemporary Canvas: Iconic Art of the City, presented in partnership with Dallas College School of Creative Arts, Entertainment, and Design,
- [KTX Biennial to Launch Along Katy Trail in 2027](https://patronmagazine.com/ktx-biennial-to-launch-along-katy-trail-in-2027/) - Photography by Kevin Tadora A new large-scale public art initiative is set to take shape along one of Dallas’ most heavily trafficked corridors. The KTX Biennial, announced this month, will debut in spring 2027 along the Katy Trail, introducing what organizers describe as Texas’ first public art biennial of its kind. Spanning the trail’s 3.5-mile
- [Shyboy Hi-Fi Announces April Programming](https://patronmagazine.com/shyboy-hi-fi-announces-april-programming/) - Led by In Sheep’s Clothing Residency Shyboy Hi-Fi is extending its footprint this April with a full month of programming anchored by a multi-day residency from In Sheep’s Clothing, marking one of the venue’s most substantial collaborations to date. Since opening March 4, 2026, Shyboy Hi-Fi has quickly established itself within Dallas’ nightlife landscape, a
- [Fleurs de Villes Returns to NorthPark with a Floral Tribute to the Arts](https://patronmagazine.com/fleurs-de-villes-returns-to-northpark-with-a-floral-tribute-to-the-arts/) - 2025 Fleur de Villes photographs by Justin Clemons Photography This March, NorthPark Center once again becomes a site of convergence, where fashion, performance, and visual culture are translated into an unlikely medium: flowers. From March 24–29, the internationally recognized Fleurs de Villes returns for its third Dallas iteration, presenting Fleurs de Villes MUSE, a six-day installation
- [Theatre Three Reimagines a Christie Classic](https://patronmagazine.com/theatre-three-reimagines-a-christie-classic/) - This spring, Theatre Three turns its attention to one of detective fiction’s most enduring, and often debated, stories. Running April 16 through May 10 on the Norma Young Arena Stage, a new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd arrives in Dallas with a distinctly local perspective, reworked by playwright Blake Hackler and directed by
- [Soft Surprise at Zeke's Projects](https://patronmagazine.com/soft-surprise-at-zekes-projects/) - At Zeke's Projects, the line between object and idea is intentionally thin. Opening March 21, Stupidity is Timeless presents a new body of work by Dallas-based artist Soft Surprise, a practice that treats consumer culture as both structure and material. Joanna Lin’s Soft Surprise emerged from an unusual but telling trajectory spanning roles in product design, animation,
- [DAVID SUTHERLAND TO RECEIVE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERIOR DESIGN AWARD FROM FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL OF DALLAS](https://patronmagazine.com/david-sutherland-to-receive-career-achievement-in-interior-design-award-from-fashion-group-international-of-dallas/) - Back to CONTEMPORARIES? The Fashion Group International of Dallas Night of Stars Gala is an evening of glamour, with purpose, gathering local and national fashion, design, and media industry professionals. Recent years have seen the event expand and evolve, welcoming internationally acclaimed celebrities and guests of honor. Returning Friday, November 13, to the Fashion Industry
- [Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Expansive 2026/27 Season](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphony-orchestra-announces-expansive-2026-2027-season/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced programming for its 2026–2027 concert season, bringing a wide-ranging lineup of classical masterworks, major guest artists, pop tributes, films in concert, and several premieres to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Led by Dallas Symphony Music Director Fabio Luisi, the season continues the orchestra’s commitment to pairing canonical repertoire
- [WaterTower's 2026/27 Season Announcement](https://patronmagazine.com/watertowers-2026-27-season-announcement/) - WaterTower Theatre has announced its 2026–2027 season, marking the Addison-based company’s 31st year of professional theatre in North Texas. The four-show season, curated by producing artistic director Shane Peterman and associate producing artistic director JC Schuster, brings together Broadway talent, classic American theatre, a U.S. premiere comedy, and a country music–inspired revue. Peterman, now in
- [What Does it Mean to Make Art From a Place?](https://patronmagazine.com/what-it-means-to-make-art-from-a-place/) - Minor Regional Novelist at Nature of Things This spring, the Dallas gallery Nature of Things opens Minor Regional Novelist, an exhibition that revisits the idea of regionalism through the lens of Texas artists across generations. Bringing together works by members of the Lone Star Regionalist movement, Texas folk artists, and contemporary practitioners, the exhibition asks a
- [Shared Brilliance: A Bolt of Color at Jody Klotz Fine Art](https://patronmagazine.com/shared-brilliance-a-bolt-of-color-at-jody-klotz-fine-art/) - Jody Klotz Fine Art presents Juxtapositions, a rare and revelatory encounter between two of the most compelling American abstract colorists to emerge in the mid-twentieth century: Friedel Dzubas (1915–1994) and Emily Mason (1932–2019). Bringing together thirty paintings and works on paper spanning from the 1960s through the final decades of their careers—Dzubas into the 1980s and
- [Verdigris Ensemble with Two Immersive Spring Productions](https://patronmagazine.com/verdigris-ensemble-with-two-immersive-spring-productions/) - Award-winning Verdigris Ensemble will close its RE:IMAGINE 25/26 season with two ambitious spring productions that underscore the Dallas-based company’s commitment to transforming choral performance into immersive, interdisciplinary theater. The ensemble continues to push beyond the traditional concert format, inviting audiences into fully realized narrative environments shaped by voice, movement, and projection. First on the spring
- [Kelly Cornell Takes The Aspen Art Fair Helm](https://patronmagazine.com/kelly-cornell-takes-the-aspen-art-fair-helm/) - Following last week’s announcement, the Aspen Art Fair will return to Hotel Jerome July 29 through August 1, 2026, marking its third edition, led by newly appointed director Kelly Cornell. The boutique fair, staged across booths and hotel rooms in an immersive takeover of the historic property, has quickly become a cornerstone of Aspen Art
- [TOGETHER FOR THEATER](https://patronmagazine.com/together-for-theater/) - A decade of champions return to chair Dallas Theater Center’s annual fundraiser this May. BY TERRI PROVENCAL On a spring evening in early May, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre will glow a little differently. Its glass walls will catch the last light of day as familiar spaces transform for a gathering that sustains Dallas
- [AN EVENING OF ART AND DESIGN AT KD BIEL WITH MATT CLARK AND SUSIE PHILLIPS](https://patronmagazine.com/an-evening-of-art-and-design-at-kd-biel-with-matt-clark-and-susie-phillips/) - BENEFITING DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERPHOTOGRAPHS BY PEYTON MIXON
- [Bird is the Word: A cozy Dallas nest for curious readers and unexpected finds](https://patronmagazine.com/birds-the-word-a-cozy-dallas-nest-for-curious-readers-and-unexpected-finds/) - Bird’s Bookstore within the bustling Preston Royal Shopping Center is a newly beloved Dallas gem where stories, community, and curiosity collide. More than a place to buy books, it’s a welcoming perch for readers who love smart recommendations, lively author events, and discovering the uncommon. Independent, warm, and rooted in the neighborhood, Bird’s champions thoughtful
- [Valentine's Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/valentines-day-gift-guide-3/) - Valentine’s Day doesn’t require grand gestures. The most compelling gifts are often the most considered. The ones chosen with intention, meant to last, and reflective of how someone lives, dresses, or moves through the world. Dallas-based design studio KD BIEL has partnered with the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, alongside artists Matt Clark and Susie Phillips, on a special fundraising initiative benefiting
- [Mercy or Justice? Where We Stand Turns the Stage Into a Civic Space](https://patronmagazine.com/mercy-or-justice-where-we-stand-turns-the-stage-into-a-civic-space/) - Beginning February 25, Dallas Theater Center presents Where We Stand, an immersive theatrical experience that places moral choice directly in the hands of its audience. Running through March 22 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Theater campus, the production marks the third offering of DTC’s 2025–2026 season and is produced in association with Stage West Theatre. Written
- [It's HYPERLOCAL V, Y'all](https://patronmagazine.com/its-hyperlocal-v-yall/) - The Cedars Union will present HYPERLOCAL V, an exhibition showcasing new works by the eighteen artists of Cohort V, on view from October 31 through November 25, 2025, at Atelier in the Dallas Arts District. Juried by Jessica Fuentes, Editor-in-Chief of Glasstire, the exhibition offers what the organization describes as “an expansive look at the depth and
- [Heritage Bets on Focus with Compact American Art Sale](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-bets-on-focus-with-compact-american-art-sale/) - Heritage Auctions is trying something different with its November 14 American Art Signature® Auction: just 49 lots, carefully chosen, with an emphasis on what the house calls “quality over quantity.” Whether this signals a genuine curatorial shift or a strategic repositioning in a cooling market remains to be seen, but the sale has enough substance to
- [Modern Grandeur: Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas 2025 ](https://patronmagazine.com/modern-grandeur-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-dallas-2025/) - For the sixth year, the Kips Bay Decorator Show House returns to Dallas, and for the second time, to the French Renaissance estate at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard designed by the late architect Cole Smith. Twenty-six designers, returning and new, were given the same architectural canvas as last year, with one challenge: reimagine it entirely.
- [Resonance in Balance](https://patronmagazine.com/resonance-in-balance/) - Nasher Public presents new stacked metal sculptures by Oshay Green The Nasher Sculpture Center continues its commitment to elevating North Texas artists with the latest installment of Nasher Public, featuring six new works by Oshay Green, on view in the museum’s free Public Gallery through February 1, 2026. In this untitled body of work, Green extends his
- [Beauty as Tension with Chris Wolston](https://patronmagazine.com/beauty-as-tension-with-chris-wolston/) - In Profile in Ecstasy, Dallas Contemporary presents the most expansive look yet at artist and designer Chris Wolston, whose work bridges material tradition and contemporary imagination. Moving between studios in Brooklyn and Medellín, Wolston draws from ancestral craft, ecological awareness, and the exuberant language of performance. His furniture and sculpture blur boundaries between body and object, utility
- [African American Museum, Dallas Advances Conservation Efforts with New Grant and Research Lab](https://patronmagazine.com/african-american-museum-dallas-advances-conservation-efforts-with-new-grant-and-research-lab/) - The African American Museum, Dallas is entering a significant new chapter in its preservation work. This month, Communities Foundation of Texas awarded the museum a $250,000 grant to support the first phase of a three-year conservation initiative, strengthening the long-term care of its extensive archival, fine art, and folk-art collections. At the center of the
- [Richard Thomas Brings Mark Twain Tonight! to Bass Performance Hall](https://patronmagazine.com/richard-thomas-brings-mark-twain-tonight-to-bass-performance-hall/) - On January 27, Bass Performance Hall will host a singular theatrical event: Richard Thomas performing Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight! marking the first time the iconic one-man show has been performed by anyone other than its creator since its Broadway debut in 1966. Thomas, who holds the distinction of being the first and only actor authorized to
- [Z Pinson Transforms North Texas Hinterlands Into Sound and Memory](https://patronmagazine.com/z-pinson-transforms-north-texas-hinterlands-into-sound-and-memory/) - This January, Dallas Contemporary continues its experimental performance and film series DC EMPTY with Lone Star Dream Journal, a durational multimedia performance by Dallas-based artist Z Pinson. Presented over two afternoons, the work unfolds as an immersive meditation on landscape, memory, and the porous boundary between documentation and dream. Drawing from sites south of the Dallas County line, Red
- [Exhibitions Poised to Shine in 2026—A PATRON Preview](https://patronmagazine.com/exhibitions-poised-to-shine-in-2026-a-patron-preview/) - As museums across North Texas look ahead to 2026, the year arrives with an unusual sense of convergence. Landmark retrospectives, long-awaited surveys, and ambitious institutional projects will unfold alongside a global spotlight, as the Dallas–Fort Worth region hosts matches for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and welcomes an international audience to the city. Against this
- [The Cedars Union to Host Minerva's Feast](https://patronmagazine.com/the-cedars-union-to-host-minervas-feast/) - The Cedars Union will host its annual Minerva’s Feast fundraiser on Friday, February 27, bringing together artists, collectors, and supporters for an evening of studio visits, direct artist engagement, and a four-course curated meal. The event takes place at the organization’s South Ervay Street facility beginning at 6:30 p.m. Named for the Roman goddess of wisdom and the
- [Dallas Museum of Art to Host Second Annual Black History & Culture Celebration](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-museum-of-art-to-host-second-annual-black-history-culture/) - The Dallas Museum of Art opens Black History Month with its second annual Black History & Culture Celebration on Saturday, January 31. The free, day-long program features artist talks, live music, film screenings, and guided tours. The museum will stay open until 8 p.m., with free admission to all exhibitions and programming throughout the day.
- [The Dallas Opera Secures Record Funding](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-opera-secures-record-funding/) - The Dallas Opera has concluded 2025 with a major philanthropic achievement, announcing the successful completion of a $25 million challenge grant from the Texas-based O’Donnell Foundation, a milestone that brings the company’s total fundraising haul to $54.5 million, the largest campaign in its history. The challenge grant required The Dallas Opera to obtain $25 million in new
- [The Last-Minute Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/the-last-minute-gift-guide-northpark-center-highland-park-village/) - There’s an art to last-minute gifting. The clock is ticking, the parking lot is full, and yet some of the most thoughtful selections in Dallas sit just a few steps apart at NorthPark Center and Highland Park Village. From leather to fragrance classics to objects that carry their own poetry, we gathered the season’s most
- [Concepto Holiday Event at Mirador](https://patronmagazine.com/concepto-holiday-event-at-mirador/) - Photography by Chase Hall
- [A Celestial Spin: La DoubleJ brings Cosmic Maximalism to Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/a-celestial-spin-la-doublej-brings-cosmic-maximalism-to-dallas/) - Now and then, the Moon glides across the Sun, slipping gently into its path as daylight softens the Earth around us. Beneath the shifting of light is a hint of the spiritual—a hush that invites us to look up, breathe, and feel the rare stillness of cosmic alignment. J.J. Martin channeled the eclipse for La
- [Bachendorf's A Night at the Opera with Roberto Coin at the Hall of State](https://patronmagazine.com/bachendorfs-a-night-at-the-opera-with-roberto-coin-at-the-hall-of-state/) - Photographs by Luis Martinez
- [PATRON Holiday Gift Guide 2025 Part One: The Season Starts Here](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-holiday-gift-guide-2025-part-one-the-season-starts-here/) - Art. Jewelry. Objects of presence. The joy of gifting lies in choosing something that carries meaning: an artwork that lingers, a piece of jewelry that becomes part of someone’s story, or an object that elevates the everyday. This year, we gather standout pieces from galleries, jewelers, and designers across North Texas and beyond, offering options
- [A Very Good Project](https://patronmagazine.com/a-very-good-project/) - In IT IS A GOOD PROJECT AND SHOULD BE BUILT, artist and filmmaker Fred Schmidt-Arenales dissects the bureaucratic unconscious behind one of the most ambitious and admittingly troubling, proposed infrastructure projects in the United States: the Texas Coastal Barrier Project, better known as the Ike Dike. Through a blend of documentary observation, speculative performance, and musical
- [Night at the Museum:  Perot Museum of Nature and Science Gala Raises Over $2 Million](https://patronmagazine.com/night-at-the-museum-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-gala-raises-over-2-million/) - Photography by Tamytha Cameron On November 8, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science opened its doors for one of Dallas’ most anticipated philanthropic evenings, the annual Night at the Museum gala. This year’s event, chaired by Shelly and Michael Dee in honor of Sally and Forrest Hoglund, transformed the museum’s five floors into a nocturnal playground of discovery, dining,
- [THERE: CURATED an Evening of Art + Design at The Muse & Plein Air Atelier](https://patronmagazine.com/there-curated-an-evening-of-art-design-at-the-muse-plein-air-atelier/)
- [Spellbound: Johnny Floyd Returns to Conduit for a Solo Show](https://patronmagazine.com/spellbound-johnny-floyd-returns-to-conduit-for-a-solo-show/) - Last Saturday, Conduit Gallery was alive with the opening of Johnny Floyd’s I Am the Spell—an exhibition that blurs the line between painting and ritual, image and invocation. Through layered, gestural processes, Floyd creates works that are not merely representations but living records—spells—rooted in Black memory, materiality, and presence. In a moment shaped by automation and
- [Across the City Architecture is on Display](https://patronmagazine.com/across-the-city-architecture-is-on-display/) - The American Institute of Architects Dallas Chapter has announced the return of its annual Tour of Homes, presented by eggersmann Kitchens & Home Living, taking place Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26. Now in its 19th year, the two-day event highlights eight architect-designed residences that reveal how architecture shapes the ways people live, work,
- [Threads that Bind: Art, Craft, and Cultural Exchange at Craighead Green Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/threads-that-bind-art-craft-and-cultural-exchange-at-craighead-green-gallery/) - Craighead Green Gallery’s Stitching Connections is a vibrant exhibition that unites contemporary fine art with traditional textile craftsmanship through international collaboration. Featuring artists Carolyn Brown, Sue Benner, and Pamela Nelson alongside artisans from Honduras Threads—a nonprofit empowering women through embroidery—the show highlights the creative dialogue between cultures.Through intricate embroidery and appliqué, the women of Honduras reinterpret original
- [When Stone Becomes Stage](https://patronmagazine.com/when-stone-becomes-stage/) - Art Rocks for a Cause at Rocktoberfest 2025 On Thursday, October 23, Texas Counter Fitters once again transforms its Richardson showroom into one of North Texas’ most electric stages. Now in its third year, Rocktoberfest has grown into a dazzling fusion of music, art and philanthropy. This year’s celebration layers live performance with community impact.
- [This Weekend and Beyond for Dallas Art](https://patronmagazine.com/this-weekend-in-dallas-art/) - Texas Vignette Art FairOn view October 2–4 at On The Levee in the Dallas Design District, the seventh-annual Texas Vignette Art Fair features 55 women artists from across the state. Curated by Maggie Adler, the juried exhibition spans painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and installation, offering a wide lens on contemporary practice in Texas. Oak Cliff Art WalkSaturday,
- [Sam Sano Creates a Sanctuary in the City](https://patronmagazine.com/sam-sano-creates-a-sanctuary-in-the-city/) - At Shop SWOON inside The Joule Hotel, visitors are invited to do something deceptively simple: touch grass. For Sam Sano, founder of SWOON, the Studio, the phrase carries both a personal and cultural resonance. It began with her two young sons, avid gamers who often remind one another to “touch grass,” internet slang for stepping away from
- [Petrit Halilaj Named 2027 Nasher Prize Laureate](https://patronmagazine.com/petrit-halilaj-named-2027-nasher-prize-laureate/) - The Nasher Sculpture Center has named Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj the 2027 Nasher Prize Laureate, awarding him the $100,000 distinction that has become one of the most influential honors in contemporary sculpture. At 39, Halilaj is the ninth and youngest recipient of the prize, recognized for a practice that folds biography, history, and imagination into
- [From Gallery to Turntable: Dallas Contemporary Gala 2025](https://patronmagazine.com/from-gallery-to-turntable-dallas-contemporary-gala-2025/) - The Dallas Contemporary Gala arrives this Saturday, September 20, transforming 161 Glass Street into an evening of art and momentum for the museum’s mission. Doors open in the early evening for the ticketed event with the program led by Artistic Chairs Shayna Fontana Horowitz and Robyn Siegel and Auction Chairs Peter Augustus Owen and Robyn
- [Art for a Cause: Where Art Meets Stone](https://patronmagazine.com/art-for-a-cause-where-art-meets-stone/) - Some pairings feel inevitable. Art and stone are two forms of expression shaped by time — one immediate, one eternal. On Wednesday, September 24, they come together at Art for a Cause, an exhibition that pairs contemporary works by internationally collected artists with natural stone slabs — geological canvases millions of years in the making. Presented
- [Fort Works Art Opens Call for "The Marks We Make"](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-works-art-opens-call-for-the-marks-we-make/) - With Jenny Saville’s monumental survey making its sole U.S. stop at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the city’s conversation around the human figure has rarely felt more focused. Fort Works Art seizes that moment with The Marks We Make, a national juried exhibition inviting artists to consider the human body as both subject and
- [Texas Vignette Names 55 Women Artists for 2025 Vignette Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-vignette-names-55-women-artists-for-2025-vignette-art-fair/) - Texas Vignette will stage its seventh-annual Vignette Art Fair October 2–4, 2025 at On The Levee in the Dallas Design District (1108 Quaker St., Dallas, TX 75207), bringing together 104 works by 55 women artists from across the state. The juried, exhibition-style fair remains distinctive for a simple but powerful commitment: 100% of all sale proceeds go directly to the artists. Curated
- [Twenty-Five Visions, One Landmark](https://patronmagazine.com/twenty-five-visions-one-landmark/) - Kips Bay Dallas Returns to Turtle Creek The Kips Bay Decorator Show House returns to Dallas this fall with its sixth and most ambitious edition, opening Friday, November 7, 2025, inside a storied residence at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard. Long a bellwether for American interiors, the Show House convenes twenty-five designers and architects to reimagine
- [The Gaze Looks Back](https://patronmagazine.com/the-gaze-looks-back/) - Lauren Fleniken at Zeke’s Projects In It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Dallas painter Lauren Fleniken turns the gallery into a charged theater of seeing and being seen. On view at Zeke’s Projects from September 6–October 18, 2025, the exhibition brings together new oil paintings and an installation that pairs hand-sewn undergarments with saturated self-portraiture. The result
- [New Hours, New Team at DC](https://patronmagazine.com/new-hours-new-team-at-dc/) - Dallas Contemporary is entering a new chapter with an operational refresh designed around how visitors actually use the museum. Starting Thursday, September 4, 2025, DC will be open to the public Thursday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Evenings and weekends remain a priority, with robust programming continuing across DC EMPTY, Third Thursdays, Dallas Art Book Fair, the DC Summer Series, and
- [Brian Ferriso Named Next Director of the Dallas Museum of Art](https://patronmagazine.com/brian-ferriso-named-next-director-of-the-dallas-museum-of-art/) - Yesterday, the Dallas Museum of Art announced the appointment of Brian Ferriso as its next Eugene McDermott Director, with his tenure beginning December 1, 2025. Ferriso arrives from the Portland Art Museum, where he has served as director since 2006 and is completing a comprehensive campus transformation slated to open to the public on November
- [The Family Place Retires the Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon](https://patronmagazine.com/the-family-place-retires-the-texas-trailblazer-awards-luncheon/) - On October 10, 2025, The Family Place will gather longtime supporters and first-time attendees at The Fairmont Dallas to close a defining chapter in the city’s philanthropic life: the final Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon. For nearly three decades, the annual event has celebrated leaders who open doors, amplified voices of survival and resilience, and generated
- [Nasher Artist Grants Fuel the Future of North Texas Creativity](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-artist-grants-fuel-the-future-of-north-texas-creativity/) - The Nasher Sculpture Center has announced the recipients of its 2025 Artist Grants, spotlighting five bold North Texas voices working at the intersection of sculpture, community, and experimental storytelling. Each artist or collective will receive $2,000 to support the development of new projects, from reviving urban interventions to interrogating cultural memory through material play. Now
- [A Mysterious Masterwork Joins the Kimbell](https://patronmagazine.com/a-mysterious-masterwork-joins-the-kimbell/) - The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a radiant painting by one of the most enigmatic figures in early 17th-century art. Still Life with Melon, Watermelon, and Other Fruits (c. 1610–20), attributed to the artist known only as the “Pensionante del Saraceni,” now joins the museum’s permanent collection and goes on view today in the Louis I. Kahn
- [“Good Morning/Mourning America” Brings Urgent Expression to Fort Worth](https://patronmagazine.com/good-morning-mourning-america-brings-urgent-expression-to-fort-worth/) - Mass shootings make headlines while democracy strains under partisan gridlock. Climate disasters devastate communities as global conflicts rage on. Social media amplifies division while economic uncertainty leaves millions anxious about the future. Against this backdrop of national upheaval, Fort Worth becomes an unlikely sanctuary this August. Not for escape, but for collective reckoning. Good Morning/Mourning
- ["The Heart Sellers" Opens at Amphibian](https://patronmagazine.com/the-heart-sellers-opens-at-amphibian/) - In a warmly lit Fort Worth kitchen, where shag carpet meets yellow cabinetry and a frozen turkey refuses to thaw, two women find themselves at the crossroads of identity, longing, and unexpected friendship. Amphibian Stage’s upcoming production of The Heart Sellers by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh invites audiences into a night of wine spills, awkward cooking,
- [$445,000 in New Grants from the Moody Fund for the Arts](https://patronmagazine.com/445000-in-new-grants-from-the-moody-fund-for-the-arts/) - In a city where small and emerging arts organizations often operate on shoestring budgets, the Moody Fund for the Arts continues to be a lifeline and a catalyst. Now in its eighth year, the fund has announced $445,000 in new grants to 66 Dallas-based arts organizations, bringing its total investment to more than $2.8 million
- [36th Texas Black Invitational Rodeo Returns](https://patronmagazine.com/36th-texas-black-invitational-rodeo-returns/) - On Saturday, July 26, the Fair Park Coliseum will once again come alive with the electric energy of a tradition that blends athleticism, heritage, and community celebration. The 36th Texas Black Invitational Rodeo returns to Dallas for what has become one of the city’s most anticipated summer events, an evening that sells out year after
- [How to Support Flood Relief Efforts in the Texas Hill Country](https://patronmagazine.com/how-to-support-flood-relief-efforts-in-the-texas-hill-country/) - On July 4th, catastrophic floods swept through the Texas Hill Country, claiming at least 120 lives, leaving 170 unaccounted for, and causing widespread devastation. Rivers swelled beyond historic levels, homes and businesses were destroyed, and entire communities in Kerr, Gillespie, and surrounding counties were uprooted. What followed was an extraordinary response: neighbors rescuing neighbors, volunteers
- [Lisa Brown Ross to Lead the African American Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/lisa-brown-ross-to-lead-the-african-american-museum/) - In a new moment for one of Dallas’ cultural institutions, the African American Museum, Dallas has announced Lisa Brown Ross as its new president and CEO. Ross, an esteemed communications strategist and nonprofit leader with a global portfolio, will officially begin her tenure on July 21, following a national search and the historic 50-year leadership
- [A Full-Circle Moment](https://patronmagazine.com/a-full-circle-moment/) - Kimberly Grigsby Named Inaugural Music Director at SMU's Sexton Institute SMU Meadows School of the Arts is stepping into a new era for musical theatre education and it’s doing so with one of Broadway’s most respected music directors at the helm. Kimberly Grigsby, a conductor, pianist, and visionary collaborator, has been named the inaugural music
- [Last Call for Vignette Art Fair ](https://patronmagazine.com/last-call-for-vignette-art-fair/) - In a state as large and creatively rich as Texas, it's no small thing to stand out. But for seven years, the Vignette Art Fair has done just that, carving out space for Texas women artists to be seen, supported, and directly celebrated. Tomorrow, June 27, is the last submission deadline. Artists across the state have only one day
- [Where to Be This Saturday](https://patronmagazine.com/where-to-be-this-saturday/) - CADD’s Summer Gallery Walk Returns Between the book signings and block parties, the tapestry talks and ice cream trucks, something interesting happens: Dallas' contemporary art scene reveals itself in real time. That's the premise behind CADD's Summer Gallery Walk, returning this Saturday, June 28, to connect eleven galleries in one self-guided afternoon. Free and open
- [Sparklers, Satire, Shakespeare, and the Fourth of July at the Samuell-Grand](https://patronmagazine.com/sparklers-satire-shakespeare-and-the-fourth-of-july-at-the-samuell-grand/) - While the crowds pack into Fair Park and scramble for parking ahead of the city’s annual fireworks display, Dallas insiders know there’s an alternative way to celebrate the Fourth. At the Samuell-Grand Amphitheater tucked into the tree-lined stretch just east of downtown, Shakespeare Dallas is staging one of its most beloved summer traditions—Shakespeare in the Park offers a
- [WITNESS TO THE WILD](https://patronmagazine.com/witness-to-the-wild/) - Mital Patel’s photographs of East African wildlife are vivid testaments to the untamed beauty and fragile balance of the natural world. Through a lens both reverent and raw, Patel captures fleeting moments in the wild: the silent poise of a leopard at dusk, the thunderous energy of an elephant herd, the majestic dignity of the
- [OTIS HUBAND’S LIFELONG PAINTING PURSUITS](https://patronmagazine.com/otis-hubands-lifelong-painting-pursuits/) - Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden invites viewers into the uniquely introspective world of Otis Huband with Recent Paintings, a solo exhibition on view through July 5. This latest body of work offers a compelling glimpse into the evolving vision of a seasoned artist who has spent more than six decades in passionate pursuit of visual
- [A City Remembers](https://patronmagazine.com/a-city-remembers/) - Through an intersection of personal lineage and collective history, two exhibitions open today, June 12, at Fort Works Art in Fort Worth: Declarations of Freedom, a group exhibition curated by the National Juneteenth Museum (NJM), and Inheritance, a solo show by gourd artist Michele Tejuola. Together, the exhibitions offer a layered portrait of Black identity, memory, and
- [PATRON Father’s Day Gift Guide 2025](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-fathers-day-gift-guide-2025/) - An edit of extraordinary gifts for the father figures who’ve shaped our sense of time, style, and presence. From elevated experiences to timeless accessories, this curated collection celebrates the many versions of “Dad.” The traveler, the aesthete, the chef, the collector, the classic. STYLE & LUXURY | For the Fashion-Forward Dad Tulipano Boot – $1,495Italian leather meets
- [The Cedars Union Inaugural Minerva's Feast](https://patronmagazine.com/the-cedars-union-inaugural-minervas-feast/) - Photography by Sheryl Lanzel
- [Eisner Award Nod for Unearthing Forgotten Comics Pioneer Frank Johnson](https://patronmagazine.com/eisner-award-nod-for-unearthing-forgotten-comics-pioneer-frank-johnson/) - Chris Byrne, an ongoing contributor to Patron, has been nominated alongside co-author Keith Mayerson for the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The duo are finalists for Best Archival Collection/Project– Strips category for Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics Vol. 1: Wally’s Gang Early Years (1928–1949) and The Bowser Boys (1946–1950). Patron caught up with Byrne about
- [Learning by Design: Inside the Perot’s Reimagined Children’s Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/learning-by-design-inside-the-perots-reimagined-childrens-museum/) - The newly transformed Moody Family Children’s Museum at the Perot Museum is bolder, more intuitive, and fundamentally reshaped by how children actually learn. After nearly three years of research, design, and construction, the museum reopens with a mission that extends far beyond square footage: to create a dynamic, child-centered space where open-ended play, sensory exploration,
- [The Mouth as a Monument](https://patronmagazine.com/the-mouth-as-a-monument/) - Masahiro LaMarsh at Dallas Contemporary At Dallas Contemporary this summer, teeth become architecture. In Anticlastic, a focused and formally rigorous exhibition by New York-based artist and metalsmith Masahiro LaMarsh, the mouth is treated as a site of narrative, of design, of cultural memory. Composed entirely of custom-made grillz, LaMarsh’s work pushes against the idea that jewelry
- [Moving Through Moiré with Tom Orr](https://patronmagazine.com/moving-through-moire-with-tom-orr/) - It’s easy to forget in a world so saturated with infinite distraction that wonder can still be found in the quiet exchange between object and observer. Nasher Public: Tom Orr brings that exchange into sharp focus. Installed in the Nasher Sculpture Center’s street-facing Public Gallery, a glass-walled threshold between museum and city, Atlas (2025) offers a compelling study in
- [A Million in Support, and Still Growing: DMA’s Enduring Investment in Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/a-million-in-support-and-still-growing-dmas-enduring-investment-in-artists/) - Milestones in the art world tend to be more symbolic than financial, but every so often, the numbers matter. The Dallas Museum of Art has just crossed a significant threshold with its Awards to Artists program, quietly announcing this week that it has awarded over $1 million in grants since the initiative began in 1980. This year's
- [LeBlanc and Ferguson Awarded 2025 Fowler Grant](https://patronmagazine.com/leblanc-and-ferguson-awarded-2025-fowler-grant/) - It’s always encouraging to see a memorial fund do what it promises: seed art that might not otherwise bloom. The Donald Fowler Theater Arts Memorial Fund, now in its fifth year, has named writer Lauren LeBlanc and composer Ian Ferguson as the 2025 grant recipients for their original musical The Penumbra: a moody, supernatural thriller based
- [Texans Amplified in Marfa](https://patronmagazine.com/texans-amplified-in-marfa/) - Marfa’s never been shy about scale. But this May, the desert town that has long punched above its weight on the art world stage is upping the ante in a big, boisterous, unapologetically Texan way. Enter the MARFA INVITATIONAL OPEN, an ambitious new exhibition mounting more than 150 artists from across the state, an unruly, expansive, salon-style showcase
- [Past and Present Converge in Bruce Wood Dance's Anniversary Program](https://patronmagazine.com/past-and-present-converge-in-bruce-wood-dances-anniversary-program/) - This June, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas will close its 15th anniversary season with Echoes presented at Moody Performance Hall from June 6–8. The program features four works that explore themes of memory, resilience, and connection bringing together a mix of revivals and premieres by notable choreographers and company alumni. At the heart of Echoes is a rare synthesis of
- [Prada culminates its grand Dallas return at its flagship boutique in NorthPark.](https://patronmagazine.com/prada-culminates-its-grand-dallas-return-at-its-flagship-boutique-in-northpark/) - With a seamless blend of minimalist sophistication and avant-garde edge, Prada remains a timeless symbol of style—cementing its status as one of the most coveted names in fashion. When the 10,000-square-foot boutique unveiled its doors at NorthPark Center in December, the fashion elite descended with anticipation—poised to welcome a new temple of style. A grand opening
- [Native Voices Illuminate Fort Worth Stage at SparkFest '25](https://patronmagazine.com/native-voices-illuminate-fort-worth-stage-at-sparkfest-25/) - It’s not every day that a regional theater festival dares to define itself by specificity rather than scale. Yet SparkFest ’25, Amphibian Stage’s annual celebration of new work and emerging talent in Fort Worth does exactly that. This year, the festival casts a luminous focus on Native American and Indigenous voices from Turtle Island and Hawai‘i
- [Still Getting It Right: Joel Ferrell’s Lifelong Pursuit of Transformative Theater](https://patronmagazine.com/still-getting-it-right-joel-ferrells-lifelong-pursuit-of-transformative-theater/) - For decades, Joel Ferrell has been shaping the American stage with productions that are as ambitious as they are emotionally incisive. From the bold stages of the Dallas Theater Center to the founding vision of the G. Marlyne Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre at SMU, Ferrell has moved through the world of theater like a quiet
- [A Youthful Disruption](https://patronmagazine.com/a-youthful-disruption/) - It’s easy for events branded as “immersive” to promise transformation and deliver only overstimulated demo. But Kaleidoscope: A Night to Shine, hosted by OutLoud Dallas, offers something far more radical—and far more necessary: a celebration of young people not as symbols of the future, but as full participants in the present. Taking place April 25 at
- [Grief as Structure, Memory as Material](https://patronmagazine.com/grief-as-structure-memory-as-material/) - There’s something undeniably brave, and refreshingly unflashy, about Allie Regan Dickerson’s new body of work at Fort Works Art. This is How We Remember, presented in collaboration with Gallery of Dreams, escapes posturing. It doesn't shout. It doesn’t even conclude. Instead, it breathes. It lingers. That’s the whole point. The exhibition, which marks the end of
- [The Art of the Set](https://patronmagazine.com/the-art-of-the-set/) - For a man whose life's work has involved creating spaces for others to inhabit, it's fitting that John Arnone’s latest set is not a Broadway stage but a university library. I AM THE SPACE WHERE I AM with John Arnone, now on view at SMU’s Hamon Arts Library, is a gesture of return. A return to
- [Dallas Invitational Preview](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-invitational-preview/) - In the age of overstimulation, the Dallas Invitational insists on a quieter, more precise kind of looking. Now in its third iteration, the fair returns April 10–12 with seventeen national and international galleries gathered at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, an elegant, if unlikely, setting for what has quietly become one of the more
- [Dallas Contemporary Celebrates Iván Argote at Hôtel Swexan](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-contemporary-celebrates-ivan-argote-at-hotel-swexan/) - Photography by Luis Martinez
- [What Matters, Endures](https://patronmagazine.com/what-matters-endures/) - In its ninth year, the Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program once again does something quietly radical: it selects with care, resists spectacle, and insists on the power of materiality and geographic breadth. Seven artworks by six artists have entered the permanent collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, and while the gesture might appear
- [17 for 17: Dallas Art Fair Preview](https://patronmagazine.com/17-for-17-dallas-art-fair-preview/) - As the Dallas Art Fair returns for its 17th edition, the 2025 iteration presents a thoughtful cross-section of contemporary art from both rising and established voices. Featuring a dynamic group of galleries, this year’s fair brings together international perspectives, regional narratives, and intimate moments of material and memory. Below, we offer a curated preview of
- [Monitor Street Block Party](https://patronmagazine.com/monitor-street-block-party/) - White Cube Meets the Street There’s a stretch of Monitor Street in Dallas that doesn’t quite feel like anywhere else. It’s industrial, yes, but softened by design. Tucked into the Design District like a half-kept secret, it’s where gallery spaces bump up against design showrooms, where you’re just as likely to see a minimalist sofa
- [Friends on Flora: The Breakroom Becomes the Artist](https://patronmagazine.com/friends-on-flora-the-breakroom-becomes-the-artists/) - Museums are often perceived as temples, spaces of reverence, control, and curatorial polish. But behind their pristine surfaces lies a world that is far messier, funnier, more human. Friends on Flora, a new exhibition hosted not at the Nasher Sculpture Center but at Atelier, a sleek high-rise in Dallas’s Arts District, cracks that polished surface open—just
- [The Soft Edges of the Scene](https://patronmagazine.com/the-soft-edges-of-the-scene/) - Not all art happens in the white-walled quiet of the gallery. Some of it flickers on screens beneath city lights. Some lives in half-finished studios, among the smell of coffee and the rustle of paper. And some, beautifully, begins and ends in places you might not expect—a historic hotel, for instance, or on the edge
- [Shaping Spaces: Aaron Parazette at the Elaine de Kooning House](https://patronmagazine.com/shaping-spaces-aaron-parazette-at-the-elaine-de-kooning-house/) - In the serene environs of East Hampton, at the storied Elaine de Kooning House, Texan artist Aaron Parazette finds himself a new canvas—not just of linen or wood, but of time and possibility. Renowned for his vibrant, geometrically intriguing paintings, Parazette has carved out a niche in the contemporary art scene with works that pulsate
- [Three-fold Revelation](https://patronmagazine.com/threefold-revelation/) - On April 5, 2025, the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas's vibrant Arts District opens its doors to a trinity of compelling exhibitions, each offering a unique lens on the rich tapestry of Asian art and its resonances with Texan ties. The museum presents Cecilia Chiang: Don’t Tell Me What To Do; Anila Quayyum Agha: Let
- [Dallas Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Quasquicentennial with Gusto](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphony-orchestra-celebrates-quasquicentennial-with-gusto/) - Under the baton of music director Fabio Luisi, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra announces an ambitious 2025/26 season marking a monumental 125 years of musical artistry. This quasquicentennial celebration promises a season of reflection, innovation, and spectacular performances at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The season is a paean to the past with a determined
- [Elegance in the Hills](https://patronmagazine.com/elegance-in-the-hills/) - Round Top’s First Designer Showhouse Opens Doors to Texas’ Finest The inaugural Round Top Designer Showhouse makes its grand entrance on Thursday, March 20th, marrying heritage charm with contemporary design flair across its two-week tenure through April 5th. Presented by household names such as Kohler, Thermador, and Ferguson, the event is a nod to the
- [The Art of Ease with Chad Dorsey](https://patronmagazine.com/the-art-of-ease-with-chad-dorsey/) - Luxury, as a concept, has long been caught in a tug-of-war between the ostentatious and the understated, a revolving door between minimalism and maximalism. But for designer and architect Chad Dorsey, luxury is not about being seen, it’s about being felt. However, it’s not only in the fineness of fabrics, but the sentiment tangled into
- [Center Stage with Hamilton Sneed](https://patronmagazine.com/center-stage-with-hamilton-sneed/) - In the bustling arts tapestry of Dallas, few threads are woven with as much dedication and vibrancy as those handled by Hamilton Sneed, a stalwart supporter and current chair of the Dallas Theater Center's Centerstage Gala. With a decade of board membership under his belt and a personal history steeped in theatrical love—a flame kindled
- [Rubén Guerrero Named for Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight](https://patronmagazine.com/ruben-guerrero-named-for-meadows-arco-artist-spotlight/) - The partnership between Fundación ARCO and the Meadows Museum at SMU continues to bridge the artistic dialogue between Spain and the United States with the announcement of Rubén Guerrero as the selected artist for the third edition of the Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight (MAS) program. This initiative, celebrated for enhancing the international recognition of Spanish artists,
- [PATRON Celebrates ETRO Opening at NorthPark](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-celebrates-etro-opening-at-northpark/)
- [TWO x TWO First Look](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-first-look-2/) - Photography by Bruno, Snap the Picture: Photography by Kaitlin Saragusa:
- [The Emotive Topography of Home](https://patronmagazine.com/the-emotive-topography-of-home/) - In 2025, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Art Bridges Texas Cohort, will launch Home, Love, and Loss, an exhibition that travels across Texas, examining the intimate and universal cycles of family, connection, and change. This poignant collection of 66 works, drawn from the holdings of Art Bridges, the Carter, and
- [Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Small Towns](https://patronmagazine.com/exploring-the-past-present-and-future-of-small-towns/) - In a nation where urban expansion continues to dominate the landscape, rural America has undergone vast changes in the last century. The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, offers an in-depth look at the forces that have shaped small towns, while celebrating the resilience and cultural richness that continue to define them. Currently
- [Finding Connection in "Primary Trust"](https://patronmagazine.com/finding-connection-in-primary-trust/) - Dallas Theater Center Stages Pulitzer Prize–Winning Drama In a poignant exploration of connection and transformation, Dallas Theater Center presents Primary Trust, the 2024 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama by playwright Eboni Booth. Running from February 27 to March 23, 2025, at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Theater campus, this co-production with Stage West Theatre of Fort Worth
- [Marla Aaron bejewels Kick Pleat's new Dallas boutique](https://patronmagazine.com/marla-aaron-bejewels-kick-pleats-new-dallas-boutique/) - Kick Pleat is a style maven’s paradise: ample parking, great location, stunning boutique, and contemporary brands that invite you to layer and mix for day-to-evening looks, and accessorize with bags, belts, shoes, and jewelry. Birthed in Austin by Wendy Koletar Martin, Dallas marks the brand’s third location. In addition to the comely open interiors, and
- [At the Intersection of Process & Identity](https://patronmagazine.com/at-the-intersection-of-process-identity/) - The fourth cohort of artists from The Cedars Union incubator program unveils Material Realities: At the Intersection of Process and Identity. Opening on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Space at Adolphus Tower. This exhibition marks a significant milestone for emerging artists as they navigate the evolving landscape of contemporary art. Running through March 21, the
- [A Digital Tapestry Unfolds at Ro2](https://patronmagazine.com/a-digital-tapestry-unfolds-at-ro2/) - Tonight, as Dallas’s Tin District pulses with creative energy, Ro2 Art Gallery will open its doors to an exhibition that merges the digital with the tangible in a fluid, evolving dialogue. From 6 to 8 p.m., this debut event—born of a collaboration between Ro2 Art and New Media Contemporary—will invite audiences to step into a realm
- ["Wakey, Wakey" – A Humorous Glimpse at Life’s Final Act](https://patronmagazine.com/wakey-wakey-a-humorous-glimpse-at-lifes-final-act/) - Stepping into the realm of existential comedy, the Kitchen Dog Theater’s latest offering, Wakey, Wakey, serves as a reminder of our shared human condition. Playwright Will Eno scripts narrative that is both a cozy blanket and a prickly thorn. The play embarks on its area premiere this February, under the thoughtful direction of co-artistic director Tina
- [A Year of Culture, Conversation, and Community for 2025 at the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/a-year-of-culture-conversation-and-community-for-2025-at-the-dma/) - The Dallas Museum of Art is set to captivate art enthusiasts in 2025 with an array of events that promise to blend culture, conversation, and community engagement. This year’s schedule is carefully curated to cater to all ages and interests, ensuring that every visit is as enriching as it is entertaining. Art & Letters Live
- [Year of the Snake at NorthPark](https://patronmagazine.com/year-of-the-snake-at-northpark/) - Mark your calendars for a vibrant celebration at NorthPark Center on January 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1p.m., as the Lunar New Year unfolds with a series of culturally rich and engaging activities. In partnership with the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas and Bookmarks, a branch of the
- [The Surreal World of Dr. Seuss](https://patronmagazine.com/the-surreal-world-of-dr-seuss/) - Dr. Seuss, the beloved architect of whimsical worlds and iconic characters, stepped into the spotlight at Patrick Jones Gallery this December with an exhibition that peels back the layers of his creative universe. Titled Discovering the Art of Dr. Seuss: 25 Years Through the Wrong End of the Lens, the show offers an intimate journey through
- [Dallas Contemporary Welcomes Fresh Faces to its Board of Directors](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-contemporary-welcomes-fresh-faces-to-its-advisory-board/) - Dallas Contemporary announced that two new board members have joined the organization, along with a returning board member, under the leadership of interim executive director Lucia Simek and co-presidents of the board of directors Rod Sager and Ann McReynolds. Peter Augustus Owen and Ramiro Garcia have recently joined the board. Augustus is known for his
- [Cluley Projects Announces Mentorship Initiative for Arts Writing](https://patronmagazine.com/cluley-projects-announces-mentorship-initiative-for-arts-writing/) - Cluley Projects has unveiled its first Arts Writing Mentorship Initiative in an exciting development for the Texas art community. This program is crafted to bridge the gap between emerging writers and contemporary artists, providing a unique platform for collaboration and professional growth. The initiative pairs a promising writer with the winner of the annual Cluley
- [William Bardin Ushers in New Era at Craighead Green Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/william-bardin-ushers-in-new-era-at-craighead-green-gallery/) - Craighead Green Gallery has changed hands. As William Bardin steps into his new role as director and owner of the gallery, he brings a fresh vision that honors the gallery's storied past while steering it towards a vibrant future. Having served as assistant director for nearly four years, under owners and founders Kenneth Craighead and
- [A Touch of Glass](https://patronmagazine.com/a-touch-of-glass/) - There’s a new boutique at NorthPark Center that offers an array of blown glass candleholders perfect for the gift-giving season. Called glassbaby, the company has given back over $15 million through the glassybaby foundation. The purchase of each hand-blown vessel at the Dallas boutique offers a generous give back, benefitting local Dallas area non-profits. We
- [2025 Carter Community Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/2025-carter-community-artists/) - The Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s Carter Community Artists program is an embodiment of the Carter’s mission of creativity and community engagement. By bridging the gap between artists and audiences, the initiative fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas, creativity, and inspiration all the while celebrating the rich artistic talent found in North Texas. This
- [Keiran Brennan Hinton Searches for Light in a Lonesome Whistle](https://patronmagazine.com/keiran-brennan-hinton-searches-for-light-in-a-lonesome-whistle/) - In the realm of contemporary painting, few artists capture the ineffable dance of light and atmosphere quite like Keiran Brennan Hinton. His work, rooted in the rigorous practice of observation, bridges the intensely personal and the quietly universal, transforming the mundane into the poetic. Whether rendering the ephemeral glow of a Texas dusk or the
- [Hand-picked Treasures for Everyone](https://patronmagazine.com/handpicked-treasures-for-everyone/) - Gifts for Her Sophistication & Style Gucci at NorthPark Center: Horsebit Boot ($2,500): For the woman who effortlessly blends classic and contemporary, these boots are a winter wardrobe essential. The Horsebit detail reflects Gucci’s iconic craftsmanship, while the practical yet sleek design makes it a standout piece for every occasion. Gucci Horsebit 1955 Small Shoulder Bag
- [The Royal Court Painter: Donald Robertson](https://patronmagazine.com/the-royal-court-painter-donald-robertson/) - In the sprawling, technicolor landscape of contemporary art, few figures embody its current, commercial-savvy edge as dynamically as Donald Robertson. An artist who’s equally comfortable riffing on celebrity culture as he is selling his work directly to fans via Instagram, Robertson’s voice is unfiltered and refreshingly direct. Recently named a 2024 Innovation in Art Honoree
- [A Journey Through Iconic Eras of Design and Functional Art](https://patronmagazine.com/a-journey-through-iconic-eras-of-design-and-functional-art/) - In a season marked by landmark works and rare pieces, Heritage’s November auctions are positioned to deliver a journey through the most iconic eras of design. Led by Isamu Noguchi’s rare and important table from the late 1940s, Heritage’s November 21–22 Art & Design Auctions, brings together masterworks that epitomize not only aesthetic beauty but
- [Meg Cranston's World of Color](https://patronmagazine.com/meg-cranstons-world-of-color/) - To interview Meg Cranston is to step into a world where color and form are not simply aesthetic choices but psychological, cultural, and historical arenas. Cranston experiments, tests, and sometimes even subverts established systems, whether it's color theory, social data, or the very structures that define visual hierarchy. Her canvases and installations are studies in
- [A Grand Farewell: The Best of TWO x TWO 25th Anniversary](https://patronmagazine.com/a-grand-farewell-the-best-of-two-x-two-25th-anniversary/) - The 25th and final TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art culminated in a series of remarkable events drawing the art world’s elite, philanthropists, and celebrities to Dallas. Over its 25-year history, TWO x TWO has raised more than $130 million for amfAR and the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), with this year alone adding
- [It’s a wild wild world at Zoo to Do](https://patronmagazine.com/its-a-wild-wild-world-at-zoo-to-do/) - In a sold-out show of support that exceeded all expectations, this year’s Zoo To Do themed Safari Noir, is set to be an memorable night for Dallas’ conservation champions. Grace Cook and her mother Mary McDermott Cook as co-chairs have made this event the hottest ticket for community engagement and the growing mission of the
- [The 5th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House is in Full Swing](https://patronmagazine.com/5th-annual-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-dallas-opens-in-turtle-creek/) - The 5th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas is in full swing at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard flaunting the in-demand talents of 25 acclaimed designers and architects across the country who have transformed the property into an inspired display of resourceful ingenuity. Visitors have until November 13th to explore this stunning collaboration which celebrates
- [Trailblazing Voices at The Family Place’s 28th Annual Luncheon](https://patronmagazine.com/trailblazing-voices-at-the-family-places-28th-annual-luncheon/) - The Family Place's 28th Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon brought together over 800 attendees on October 4, 2024, at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas. Co-chaired by Lauren Black, Nakita Johnson, Clarisa Lindenmeyer, and Lauren McKinnon, the event celebrated Dr. Opal Lee, recipient of the 2024 Texas Trailblazer Award, and Jamie Williams, honored with the inaugural Paige Flink Icon Award for
- [AIA Dallas 2024 Tour of Homes: A Celebration of Architectural Marvels](https://patronmagazine.com/aia-dallas-2024-tour-of-homes-a-celebration-of-architectural-marvels/) - The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, now in its 18th year, returns on October 26-27, 2024, presenting a unique opportunity to experience some of the finest residential architecture in North Texas. Presented by Eggersmann Kitchens & Home Living, the tour offers attendees a curated glimpse into eight extraordinary homes spread across East Dallas, Preston Hollow, Highland Park,
- [A Capital First Look](https://patronmagazine.com/a-capital-first-look/) - In an exclusive event hosted by Capital One and longtime partner, The Cultivist on Thursday, September 26, the TWO x TWO First Look Dinner provided guests with early access to over 100 contemporary artworks set to be auctioned at the 25th and final gala and auction on October 19. As guests mingled and dined, they
- [ONE FOR THE AGES](https://patronmagazine.com/one-for-the-ages/) - Bid on tickets to TWO x TWO's 25th and final Anniversary Gala Bypassing the waitlist to TWO x TWO's 25th Anniversary Gala is not just a privilege—it’s a rare moment of entry into one of the art world’s most prestigious and impactful events. For twenty-five years, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art has set
- [Parisian Elegance Meets Dallas Style](https://patronmagazine.com/parisian-elegance-meets-dallas-style/) - The iconic Parisian fashion house Givenchy has unveiled its first store in Dallas, a move that further cements the city's status as a growing luxury retail hub. Situated in the NorthPark Center, the expansive 5,600-square-foot boutique marks Givenchy’s tenth standalone store in the Americas and promises to deliver an unparalleled shopping experience for both men
- [Vignette Art Fair 2024: Celebrating Maverick Women ](https://patronmagazine.com/vignette-art-fair-2024-celebrating-maverick-women/) - In a state as expansive as Texas, it's only fitting that the talent emerging from its cities is equally vast. The sixth-annual Vignette Art Fair is set to present an eclectic mix of works from 36 women artists across the state, under the thoughtful curation of Dr. Vivian Li. As a uniquely female-driven art fair,
- [Final Hours of North Texas Giving Day 2024](https://patronmagazine.com/final-hours-of-north-texas-giving-day-2024/) - As the sun sets on North Texas Giving Day 2024, the window to participate in one of the largest single-day fundraising events in the country is rapidly closing. Today marks the last day to join the thousands of North Texans rallying to support the nonprofits that serve the region’s diverse communities. This annual day of
- [Leaving a Legacy of Grace and Innovation: Alexandra F. Light to Retire in 2025](https://patronmagazine.com/leaving-a-legacy-of-grace-and-innovation-alexandra-f-light-to-retire-in-2025/) - The curtain is set to fall on an era of artistry as Texas Ballet Theater announces the upcoming retirement of principal dancer Alexandra F. Light. After captivating audiences for over a decade, Light will take her final bow in spring 2025, concluding a 13-year career with the company that has defined her as one of
- [Sweet Pass Sculpture Park Unveils Sculpture School: Concrete](https://patronmagazine.com/sweet-pass-sculpture-park-unveils-sculpture-school-concrete/) - Sweet Pass Sculpture Park has launched Sculpture School: Concrete, the second installment of its innovative Sculpture School series. This exhibition features new works by artists Valentina Jager, Dalila Sanabria, Tatiana Sky, and Ariel Wood centering on the theme of concrete — a material second only to water in global ubiquity. The participating artists explore a variety
- [Meadows Museum Enriches Its Collection with Key Works by Contemporary Spanish Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-museum-enriches-its-collection-with-key-works-by-contemporary-spanish-artists/) - The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has expanded its collection with four pivotal works by contemporary Spanish artists, enhancing its already robust assembly of Iberian art. This acquisition includes works by Ignasi Aballí, José Hernández, and Miguel Zapata, reinforcing the museum’s commitment to representing a broad spectrum of Spanish artistic expressions. Amanda W. Dotseth,
- [Flamenco Fever](https://patronmagazine.com/flamenco-fever/) - Ida y Vuelta Flamenco is set to spark a cultural celebration during Hispanic Heritage Month with an ambitious schedule of events spanning from September 7 to October 20. The Oak Cliff-based nonprofit Flamenco Fever is spearheading these festivities, marking the season with the launch of the inaugural Texas Flamenco Festival. This fall's lineup has an
- [The Janus House: Talley Dunn on Curating Art in Frank Welch's Iconic Spaces](https://patronmagazine.com/curating-with-care-talley-dunn-on-art-in-frank-welchs-iconic-spaces/) - In the ever-evolving dialogue between art and architecture, few conversations are as compelling as the one that unfolds when Talley Dunn enters the scene. An exceptional gallerist with a deep understanding of both disciplines, Dunn has long been a steward of artistic expression and curating spaces. Her latest venture—a collaboration with Stacy Jacobsen of SJ
- [Matthew Bourbon's Exploration of Sameness and Difference](https://patronmagazine.com/matthew-bourbons-exploration-of-sameness-and-difference/) - Matthew Bourbon's current exhibition at Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Where Sameness and Difference Meet, reflects a journey shaped by both personal history and a dedication to exploring the complexities of painting. Growing up in a family where art was a central part of life, Bourbon was influenced early on by his mother and uncle, both painters,
- [A Symphony and Love](https://patronmagazine.com/a-symphony-and-love/) - Music has a unique way of weaving through the fabric of personal and shared experiences, and for Laura Harris-Means and Patrick Means, it has been a constant thread throughout their relationship. From their first date at a Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert to their wedding at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, music—and particularly the DSO—has
- [Jean Shin's Reverse Disappearing Act](https://patronmagazine.com/jean-shins-reverse-disappearing-act/) - How often do we consider the unseen hands and hidden faces behind the art we admire in museums? Or to that matter, the unseen forces behind the the majority of our modern life ? Jean Shin's latest exhibition, The Museum Body, challenges us to reflect on these very questions. Through an innovative and labor-intensive process, Shin transforms
- [Baba Shop Brings West Africa to Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/baba-shop-brings-west-africa-to-dallas/) - Dallas is set to experience a unique blend of art, culture, and community with the highly anticipated Baba Shop: Dallas exhibition, launching for one day only on September 2, 2024, at Blade 21 Barbershop. Sponsored by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and produced by Baba Shop, this immersive event promises to transport
- [Football Spirit Meets Contemporary Art in TAILGATE](https://patronmagazine.com/football-spirit-meets-contemporary-art-in-tailgate/) - It’s not often art is met with adoring fans spending hours in the parking lot grilling meats and drinking their fill before an opening but on Friday, August 16, from 10 a.m. to midnight, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth invites fanatics to TAILGATE, a one-day-only interactive exhibition that transforms the museum’s parking lot
- [Dr. Patricia Manzano Rodríguez Takes the Lead as Curator at Meadows Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/patricia-manzano-rodriguez-takes-the-lead-as-curator-at-meadows-museum/) - The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has welcomed a significant addition to its team, appointing Dr. Patricia Manzano Rodríguez as its new curator. Starting September 1, Manzano Rodríguez will take on her new role, following her tenure as the museum’s Mellon Curatorial Fellow. Her background is distinguished by a profound expertise in 17th-century Spanish
- [OutLoud Dallas Innovative Theatrical Experience "See Me"](https://patronmagazine.com/outloud-dallas-innovative-theatrical-experience-see-me/) - OutLoud Dallas, a vibrant arts organization dedicated to amplifying youth voices through creative expression, has been awarded the prestigious Eisemann Edge Grant. This accolade, distributed by the Communities Foundation of Texas, will provide $100,000 to support OutLoud’s latest endeavor, See Me, an immersive theatrical production set to transform how audiences connect with technology and human experiences.
- [Nasher Sculpture Center Unveils Augmented Reality Monuments in Dallas's Historic Tenth Street District](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-sculpture-center-unveils-augmented-reality-monuments-in-dallass-historic-tenth-street-district/) - Dallas, Texas, is witnessing a groundbreaking intersection of technology, history, and art through the Nasher Sculpture Center's latest project under its Nasher Public initiative: Urban Historical Reclamation and Recognition (UHRR). This initiative has brought history to life in one of the nation's last standing Freedman’s Towns, the Tenth Street Historic District, with a series of
- [Summer Treat: See Karolina Jabłońska's Punchy Paintings](https://patronmagazine.com/summer-treat-see-karolina-jablonskas-punchy-paintings/) - Karolina Jabłońska is making waves in the art world with her vibrant and thought-provoking works. Known for her expressive and cartoony figuration, Jabłońska's paintings delve into themes of visibility, gender politics, and the intricacies of everyday life. As part of the ongoing exhibition Who’s Afraid of Cartoony Figuration? at Dallas Contemporary, curated by Alison M. Gingeras, Jabłońska
- [Michelle Miller Burns at the DSO Helm](https://patronmagazine.com/michelle-miller-burns-at-the-helm/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced Michelle Miller Burns as the new Ross Perot President and Chief Executive Officer. Burns will begin her tenure on September 23, 2024, bringing with her a wealth of experience and a strong vision for the future of the DSO. Burns, who has been serving as president and CEO of
- [Frontiers of Flight Museum's Moon Day 55th Anniversary Celebration](https://patronmagazine.com/frontiers-of-flight-museums-moon-day-55th-anniversary-celebration/) - The Frontiers of Flight Museum will honor the 55th anniversary of National Moon Day promising a day filled with space-themed activities, exclusive exhibits, and inspirational presentations at its16th Annual Moon Day event. Scheduled for Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this much-anticipated event invites the community to celebrate the marvels of space
- [Open Call: 6th Annual Texas Vignette Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/open-call-6th-annual-vignette-art-fair/) - Texas Vignette, a leading platform dedicated to uplifting female artists in Texas, has announced its call for entries for the sixth-annual Vignette Art Fair, set to take place from October 17–19, 2024, at Dallas Market Hall. The event, which stands out for directing 100% of all artwork sale proceeds to the artists, will once again
- [Fort Worth and Dallas Art Installations Among CODAaward Finalists](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-worth-and-dallas-art-installations-among-codaaward-finalists/) - Two public art installations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have been named among the top 100 finalists for the CODAawards, an international competition celebrating the integration of commissioned art into public, interior, and architectural spaces. The public is invited to cast their votes for their favorite projects with online voting open through July 2. The
- [Janet Echelman’s "Butterfly Rest Stop" Sees Art and Nature Interwoven](https://patronmagazine.com/janet-echelmans-butterfly-rest-stop-sees-art-and-nature-interwoven/) - Internationally acclaimed artist Janet Echelman, renowned for her large-scale artworks that dynamically interact with wind and light, has introduced her latest installation, Butterfly Rest Stop, in a new public park in North Texas, Kaleidoscope Park. This mesmerizing piece not only enhances the park's beauty but also highlights the delicate interdependence between humans and nature, specifically regarding
- [Fort Worth Opera Honors Juneteenth with Morris Robinson Recital](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-worth-opera-honors-juneteenth-with-morris-robinson-recital/) - In a celebration of freedom and resilience, the Fort Worth Opera hosts the finale of its 2023–24 season, An Evening with Morris Robinson, on June 18, 2024. This special one-night-only performance at the Kimbell Art Museum will honor Juneteenth with a powerful blend of classical works and traditional Black spirituals. The event features the world-renowned
- [Preview: 31st New Texas Talent](https://patronmagazine.com/26328-2/) - Two things are certain: during summer in Dallas, the sun will feel like a thousand, and Craighead Green Gallery’s New Texas Talent will fill the gallery with dozens of emerging artists, many their first foray into their artistic careers. This year marks the 31st edition of the juried exhibition, a hallmark of emerging artistic excellence
- [PATRON Magazine’s Ultimate Father’s Day Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-magazines-ultimate-fathers-day-guide/) - Father’s Day is just around the corner, and Dallas offers a plethora of ways to honor the special men in our lives. From shopping with Dad to find the perfect gift to enjoying cultural events with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and engaging exhibits at the Perot Museum, here’s PATRON Magazine’s guide to making this Father’s Day unforgettable
- [French Twist at Heritage Auctions](https://patronmagazine.com/french-masters-at-heritage-auctions/) - On June 4, Heritage Auctions will celebrate an impressive array of French masters in its Fine European Art Signature Auction, led by notable works from Édouard Vuillard and Louis de Schryver. The event promises a captivating selection of paintings, including pieces by renowned artists such as Lucien Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and Jacques Majorelle. Édouard Vuillard's Full-length
- [SITE131's Summer Abroad](https://patronmagazine.com/site131-transports-audiences-abroad-this-summer/) - Dallas’ SITE131 celebrates a decade of dynamic exhibitions by opening its summer season on Saturday, June 22, 2024, with Foreign Affairs, a compelling new show curated by esteemed artist and University of Texas at Dallas professor John Pomara. This exhibition, running through August 3, 2024, features the work of thirteen graduate students, all immigrants studying at
- [Family Music Theatre Asks What Makes a Man](https://patronmagazine.com/family-music-theatre-asks-what-makes-a-man/) - Family Music Theatre reveals the cast and creative details for its upcoming production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a Disney classic musical based on Victor Hugo's novel. This much-anticipated show marks the second production in Family Music Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season and promises to deliver a memorable theatrical experience. Set to open on June 14,
- [The DSO Takes to the Streets](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dso-takes-the-streets/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has unveiled the lineup for its annual Parks Concert Series this spring and summer. These family-friendly events, which are free and open to the public, will be hosted in parks and neighborhoods throughout Dallas, from North to South. “Each year, we look forward to presenting outdoor performances in our beautiful Dallas
- [Art Boost Dallas 2024: Empowers Artists on June 1](https://patronmagazine.com/art-boost-dallas-2024-empowers-artists-on-june-1/) - Art Boost Dallas 2024 is poised to invigorate the creative community with a one-day conference designed to equip artists of all disciplines with essential entrepreneurial skills. Scheduled for June 1 at the Taubman Atrium in the Owens Art Center at Southern Methodist University, the event’s potential to be a pivotal moment for local artists seeking
- [DTC Makes a Splash with 'The Little Mermaid'](https://patronmagazine.com/dtc-makes-a-splash-with-the-little-mermaid/) - The Dallas Theater Center has announced that tickets are now on sale for its upcoming Public Works production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, in collaboration with the AT&T Performing Arts Center. The production will run from July 12 to August 4, 2024, at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Single tickets are available at DallasTheaterCenter.org and by
- [Art Ball 2024 Celebrated a Night of MOMENTUM: Dallas Museum of Art’s 62nd Gala Event Presented by Neiman Marcus](https://patronmagazine.com/art-ball-2024-celebrated-a-night-of-momentum-dallas-museum-of-arts-62nd-gala-event-presented-by-neiman-marcus/) - The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) played host to its 62nd annual Art Ball, presented by Neiman Marcus. Themed "MOMENTUM," this year's gala was a spectacular blend of art, elegance, and philanthropy, reaffirming the DMA's commitment to dynamic growth and artistic innovation. As guests, including art connoisseurs, fashion icons, and prominent Dallas figures, made their
- [In Depth with Nicole Garton of The Other Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/in-depth-with-nicole-garton-of-the-other-art-fair/) - Nicole Garton, Global Fair Director of The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, embodies the transformative spirit driving today's art world. Under her leadership, the fair has become a beacon of innovation, making art accessible and providing artists with a platform to thrive independently. In her role, Garton oversees the strategic and operational aspects
- [Dallas Arts Community Rallies Behind Proposition E](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-arts-community-rallies-behind-proposition-e/) - The Dallas arts and cultural community is mounting a major campaign urging voters to support Proposition E in the upcoming May 4th bond election. Proposition E calls for allocating over $75 million from the bond package to fund critical infrastructure repairs and maintenance at 15 city-owned arts venues across Dallas. This is not about anything
- [TITAS Commands Your Attention](https://patronmagazine.com/titas-commands-your-attention/) - In the ever-evolving world of the performing arts, dance remains a powerful medium for storytelling, cultural expression, and community connection. At the heart of this vibrant scene in North Texas is TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, led by Charles Santos Executive/Artistic Director of TITAS. His vision has consistently propelled the organization to new heights. This year’s Command Performance and gala, on
- [Dallas Art Fair's Sweet Sixteen](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fairs-sweet-sixteen/) - The 16th edition of the Dallas Art Fair concluded with a resounding success, marked by vigorous sales, acquisitions by the Dallas Museum of Art, and enthusiastic participation from collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide. Kelly Cornell, Director of the Dallas Art Fair, expressed her delight, stating, “Our 16th edition affirms Dallas’s reputation as an exciting hub
- [Sweet Pass Sculpture Park Debuts Dark Study and Terra Femme](https://patronmagazine.com/sweet-pass-sculpture-park-debuts-dark-study-and-terra-femme/) - Sweet Pass Sculpture Park has announced the much-anticipated debut of their spring exhibition, featuring the captivating works Dark Study by Anika Todd and Terra Femme, a film by Courtney Stephens. This dynamic pairing will be on display from April 27­–July 13, 2024, promising an immersive experience. Anika Todd's Dark Study is a site-responsive sculpture that pays homage to the historic
- [See you at the Movies](https://patronmagazine.com/see-you-at-the-movies/) - Get ready to immerse yourself in the magic of cinema at the Dallas International Film Festival 2024, taking place from Thursday, April 25, through Thursday, May 2. This eight-day celebration of films worldwide promises an unforgettable experience for movie enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. DIFF 2024 is a platform for meaningful interactions between storytellers, audiences,
- [Exploring Artistic Boundaries with Andy Dixon and Jeremy Scott](https://patronmagazine.com/exploring-artistic-boundaries-with-andy-dixon-and-jeremy-scott/) - Photography Courtesy of The Hole The Dallas Art Fair is set to dazzle visitors with unconventional yet captivating pieces at its entrance. A striking fusion of art and fashion, the larger-than-life artwork in question is the brainchild of artist Andy Dixon and renowned fashion designer Jeremy Scott. We have the privilege of publishing the conversation
- [Dallas Art Fair 2024: PATRON Preview](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-2024-patron-preview/) - The Dallas Art Fair 2024 beckons art enthusiasts and collectors to a premier showcase of contemporary and modern art, presenting a remarkable array of galleries and artists from around the globe. With the fair's longstanding tradition of fostering artistic dialogue and exchange, this year's PATRON Preview offers a first look at an eclectic mix of
- [Celebrating the Heins Legacy and the Solar Eclipse at DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/celebrating-the-heins-legacy-and-the-solar-eclipse-at-dma/) - The Dallas Museum of Art recently unveiled a significant addition to its collection, titled From Munch to Kirchner: The Heins Collection of Modern and Expressionist Art. This exhibition pays homage to the late Marie “Elinor” Heins, whose heirs donated 30 pieces of her meticulously gathered artworks, spanning from 1967 until her death in 2018. Elinor Heins, who
- [Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE Blooms at NorthPark Center](https://patronmagazine.com/fleurs-de-villes-artiste-blooms-at-northpark-center/) - Dallas welcomes the exquisite Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE exhibition, a floral spectacle making its Texas debut at NorthPark Center through March 24. This world-renowned show presents 15 unique fresh floral mannequins, each crafted to celebrate the rich arts and cultural scene of Dallas-Fort Worth. The display, orchestrated by some of North Texas’ most gifted florists, showcases the
- [Dallas Arts Month Celebrates with Third Edition of Video Art Night](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-arts-month-celebrates-with-third-edition-of-video-art-night/) - As part of the Dallas Arts Month festivities, AURORA, in collaboration with Downtown Dallas, Inc., has announced the return of Video Art Night (VAN), slated for April 5, 2024. This event is set to transform Pegasus Plaza into a vibrant canvas for video art, offering an immersive outdoor exhibition experience. VAN, now in its third
- [When you see me.](https://patronmagazine.com/when-you-see-me/) - This spring, the Dallas Museum of Art is set to unveil the exhibition, When You See Me: Visibility in Contemporary Art/History, that delves into the nuanced realms of visibility and representation. Inspired by the profound work of Deborah Roberts, this exhibition emerges as a pivotal exploration into the complexities of how we see and are seen,
- [DSO Welcomes Shira Samuels-Shragg](https://patronmagazine.com/dso-welcomes-shira-samuels-shragg/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is set to welcome a dynamic new talent to its ranks, as Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship) announces Shira Samuels-Shragg as the orchestra's next assistant conductor, holding the Marena & Roger Gault Chair. Selected from a competitive pool of over 170 applicants from across
- [Gallery of Dreams’ 2024 Artist in Residency Program](https://patronmagazine.com/gallery-of-dreams-2024-artist-in-residency-program/) - The Gallery of Dreams, in collaboration with The Arts Fund of the North Texas Community Foundation and Fort Works Art, is thrilled to unveil its 2024 Artist in Residency (A.I.R.) program, a significant initiative designed to foster local talent and enrich the cultural fabric of Fort Worth. This program, underpinned by a substantial grant, promises
- [Andy Smith and Paul von Wupperfeld bring MOMENTUM to DMA’s Art Ball 2024.](https://patronmagazine.com/andy-smith-and-paul-von-wupperfeldbring-momentum-to-dmas-art-ball-2024/) - Art Ball 2024: Momentum, chaired by Andy Smith and Paul Wupperfeld, will build on the legacy of the Dallas Museum of Art while celebrating its dynamic present and exciting future. In addition to presenting diverse exhibitions, engaging viewers through educational and public programs, and caring for 25,000 objects, all proceeds from the Art Ball support
- [TWO x TWO Announces Nicolas Party as Featured Artist for 2024](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-announces-nicolas-party-as-featured-artist-for-2024/) - Read the announcement in its entirety below: TWO x TWO is pleased to announce Nicolas Party as the featured artist for 2024. Based in New York, Party studied at the Lausanne School of Art in Switzerland before receiving his MFA from Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. Born in Lausanne in 1980, Party is a figurative painter who
- [Exploring the Tectonics of Value Systems Through Art](https://patronmagazine.com/exploring-the-tectonics-of-value-systems-through-art/) - In the heart of Dallas, The Warehouse presents a groundbreaking exhibition titled For What It’s Worth: Value Systems in Art since 1960, a profound inquiry into the value systems that underpin our society and influence our everyday lives. This ambitious project assembles an impressive roster of 80 artists spanning various generations and geographies who delve into
- [Stride Through History with Stuart Weitzman](https://patronmagazine.com/stride-through-history-with-stuart-weitzman/) - The latest exhibition, Walk This Way, is set to captivate visitors by showcasing over 100 pairs of unique shoes, tracing nearly two centuries of fashion and social history. Hosted at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, this collection, curated from the wardrobes of high-fashion shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and businesswoman and philanthropist Jane Gershon Weitzman,
- [Dallas Symphony’s Musical Journey Through Time and Space](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphonys-musical-journey-through-time-and-space/) - This February, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is set to captivate audiences with a lineup that journeys from the ethereal landscapes of Finland to the vibrant heart of Harlem. Under the baton of Donald Runnicles, the DSO will present an all-Sibelius program featuring violinist Alexi Kenney, from February 1-3. Later in the month, from February 16-18,
- [Celebrating Hip-Hop's Legacy: The Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra Returns to Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/celebrating-hip-hops-legacy-the-scott-joplin-chamber-orchestra-returns-to-dallas/) - The African American Museum is set to feature the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra of Houston in a concert that marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at 5 p.m., the performance will take place at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Bruton Theater. This event represents the orchestra's
- [What’s coming up at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in 2024?](https://patronmagazine.com/whats-coming-up-at-the-amon-carter-museum-of-american-art-in-2024/) - The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has announced an ambitious and diverse exhibition schedule for 2024. The lineup showcases a blend of historical and contemporary art, featuring artist archives, new works by living artists, and never-before-seen pieces from the Carter's works on paper collection. Check them out here: Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the
- [Irina Rozovsky’s "Turn the Sun" and other impossibilities.](https://patronmagazine.com/irina-rozovskys-turn-the-sun-and-other-impossibilities/) - In a new exhibition at Tureen, photographer Irina Rozovsky invites viewers into a world where the impossible becomes tangible. Titled Turn the Sun, the exhibition embarks on an artistic journey that defies and embraces the natural and sentimental forces simultaneously. At the heart of Rozovsky's latest work is the Sisyphean challenge encapsulated in its title. Turn the
- [Dallas Art Scene Ignites with January Exhibitions ](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-scene-ignites-with-january-exhibitions-and-events/) - The Dallas art scene bursts into the new year with an array of exhibitions and events that promise to captivate art enthusiasts and casual observers alike. Ranging from individual retrospectives to group shows, the city's galleries are offering a plethora of artistic expressions. Here's a look at what's unfolding across the city. On January 6,
- [Fred Villanueva's Artwork Illuminates Latino Cultural Center in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/fred-villanuevas-artwork-illuminates-latino-cultural-center-in-dallas/) - Fred Villanueva, a pioneering Latino artist and co-founder of Ash Studios, unveils his mid-career retrospective, Las Trayectorias 93-23/ Trajectories 93-23, at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas. This exhibition, open to the public at no cost, runs from January 27–March 1 and represents a significant milestone in Villanueva's illustrious career. For three decades, Villanueva has
- [Ageless Passion: Celebrating Seasoned DFW Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/ageless-passion-celebrating-seasoned-dfw-artists/) - Ageless Passion returned for its second installment at Bath House Cultural Center, curated by Dallas artist Susan Lecky. The exhibition offers a unique and vibrant showcase of seasoned DFW artists who have crossed the age of 65. In an art world that often prioritizes emerging young talent, Ageless Passion turns the spotlight onto the often-overlooked, mature artists whose
- [NATURALLY CURATED](https://patronmagazine.com/naturally-curated/) - Mirador, Forty Five Ten's penthouse American bistro, reopens with new art selections curated by John Runyon. To the delight of Dallas, Forty Five Ten's beloved restaurant Mirador, which closed during the pandemic, has reopened on the penthouse level in grand style. Interiors reimagined by Swoon the Studio, complement John Runyon’s, Tim Headington’s longtime art advisor, nature-imbued curated art
- [PATRON's Holiday Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-holiday-guide/) - Fashion & Jewelry: Shop the Look from the Dec/Jan Issue: On the Casci Plaster ceiling medallion, Princess drop necklace featuring pear-shaped and round brilliant diamonds set in platinum by Harry Winston. Opposite: On the Casci Plaster low-relief silhouette, Winston Cluster bracelet featuring marquise, pear-shaped, and round brilliant diamonds set in platinum. Winston Cluster chandelier earrings
- [SHE CREATES / WE COLLECT](https://patronmagazine.com/she-creates-we-collect/) - Through December 5th, Texas-based art advisory firm C2 is making a bold statement in the Dallas Arts scene with its first-ever pop-up exhibition, She Creates / We Collect. Hosted at Atelier on Flora Street, the exhibition showcases an impressive array of collectible works by female artists, spanning a variety of media. The exhibition is centered around
- [The Meow Wolf Foundation Donates $600,000](https://patronmagazine.com/the-meow-wolf-foundation-donates-600000/) - The Meow Wolf Foundation, known for its innovative approach to art and community engagement, has announced the recipients of its 2023–2024 community grant program. This inaugural initiative is allocating an impressive $600,000 to support 63 organizations across New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas. This funding represents a significant investment in diverse arts and culture programs
- [Dallas Lights Up the Holiday Season](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-lights-up-the-holiday-season/) - As the holiday season approaches, Dallas is set to sparkle with an impressive lineup of festive events and performances. From the Meyerson Symphony Center's musical extravaganza to the Dallas Black Dance Theatre's innovative dance showcase, the city promises a rich tapestry of cultural experiences. The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, adorned in holiday finery, is
- [KDT Presents Safe at Home in a Home Run Setting](https://patronmagazine.com/kdt-presents-safe-at-home-in-a-home-run-setting/) - Kitchen Dog Theater is set to launch its 33rd season with a unique theatrical experience, the second-ever professional production of Safe at Home by playwrights Gabriel Greene and Alex Levy. This site-specific work is an atypical theater production; it's designed to be performed inside a baseball stadium, utilizing the existing spaces of Riders Field as stages. The
- [Chris Stewart’s Fractured Memories ](https://patronmagazine.com/chris-stewarts-fractured-memories/) - In addition to collecting art, Chris Stewart and his wife Denise are frequent visitors to galleries and museums. A friendly face at openings, Chris is always eager to discuss the shows on view. Here, we take a look at his own art pursuits he has been quietly creating for the past several years: PATRON (P): You
- [From Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford:  OFF THE FLOOR](https://patronmagazine.com/from-kirsten-fitzgibbons-and-kelli-ford-off-the-floor/) - Following their impressive participation in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House with a beautifully designed family room, Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford have launched OFF THE FLOOR, a showroom concept that offers instant gratification. Located in the Dallas Design District, OFF THE FLOOR pairs the duo’s expert taste through an array of furnishings, accessories, and other
- [Discover Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Enchanting Holiday Programming.](https://patronmagazine.com/discover-dallas-symphony-orchestras-enchanting-holiday-programming/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra brings the festive spirit to life with its spectacular holiday programming for 2023. From the much-anticipated Christmas Pops to the debut of Country Christmas, the lineup promises a variety of musical experiences to captivate audiences of all ages. The season's festivities will kick off on December 1, 2023, with the opening night of the
- [Your invitation to the 2023 Kips Bay Decorator Show House](https://patronmagazine.com/your-invitation-to-the-2023-kips-bay-decorator-show-house/) - This year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House is a five-bedroom home in Old Preston Hollow at 9446 Hathaway Street on 1.7 acres in the Sunny Brook Estates neighborhood. The black-painted brick exterior of the 1940s home was a unanimous decision by all the participating designers from the U.S. to the UK. There are 22 of them.
- [Interabang Books with Ann Patchett and  Elizabeth McCracken](https://patronmagazine.com/interabang-books-with-ann-patchett-and-elizabeth-mccracken/) - Interabang Books is set to present a literary event featuring acclaimed authors Ann Patchett and Elizabeth McCracken at Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church on Friday, November 10th. The evening will shine a spotlight on their latest novels, Patchett's Tom Lake and McCracken's The Hero of This Book. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., allowing attendees to
- [Special Evening of Literature and History Awaits in Corsicana on November 9](https://patronmagazine.com/special-evening-of-literature-and-history-awaits-in-corsicana-on-november-9/) - Corsicana is gearing up for a evening next Thursday, November 9, with two standout programs: COMING TO CONCLUSIONS and DUST. Attendees will be pleased to know that the evening's programs will be hosted at three venues, all of which are comfortably located within a two-block walking distance, making it convenient for guests to navigate. The evening
- [Nasher Sculpture Center's Esteemed Director, Jeremy Strick, Announces Retirement](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-sculpture-centers-esteemed-director-jeremy-strick-announces-retirement/) - The internationally acclaimed Nasher Sculpture Center has made a significant announcement: its long-serving director, Jeremy Strick, is set to retire in June 2024. This decision marks the culmination of Strick's illustrious 40-year journey in the museum field, where he brilliantly led the Nasher for 15 out of its 20 years, being only the second individual
- [PATRON Q&A for MHM LIVING](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-qa-for-mhm-living/) - At the crossroads of personalization, craftsmanship, and outstanding service lies MHM LIVING—a design-build firm that is redefining the remodeling experience. In this exclusive interview with Patron Magazine, we delve deeper into the philosophy and core values that set MHM LIVING apart. PATRON: What sets MHM LIVING and your design-build philosophy apart? MHM LIVING: MHM LIVING's
- [24th Annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Benefit Gala](https://patronmagazine.com/24th-annual-two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-benefit-gala/) - On October 21, 2023, the 24th annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art benefit dinner, presented by Saks at The Rachofsky House in Dallas, raised an impressive $7.6 million for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Dallas Museum of Art, bringing the total raised to over $120 million. Co-hosted by Cindy and
- [Robert Grosvenor: Frozen in Time](https://patronmagazine.com/frozen-in-time/) - Dallas welcomes the innovative work of Robert Grosvenor at The Power Station from October 20, 2023, to March 2, 2024, with an opening event on October 20 from 5–8 PM. Grosvenor, who has expressed his penchant for making things ranging from boats to cars, brings his distinctive flair for collecting and transforming objects to this
- [Art Walk West](https://patronmagazine.com/art-walk-west/) - This Saturday afternoon, October 21, 2023, West Dallas will once again pulsate with the vibrant colors and innovative spirit of its expansive creative community, as the ninth edition of Art Walk West returns to charm the art enthusiasts from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Established in 2015 by the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Art
- [Dallas Arts Pioneers to Receive 46th TACA Silver Cup Award](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-arts-pioneers-to-receive-46th-taca-silver-cup-award/) - TACA unveiled the esteemed recipients of its 46th annual Silver Cup Award, shining a spotlight on Dallas' most ardent arts champions. Sharon Young and Stephen B.L. Penrose were named as next year's awardees, with the special TACA Tribute Award going to Morton H. Meyerson for his unmatched dedication to the arts in the region. The
- [Gallery Roundup: Emotion, History, and Identity reveal diverse artists of today.](https://patronmagazine.com/gallery-roundup-emotion-history-and-identity-reveal-diverse-artists-of-today/) - Immerse yourself in the DFW art scene this weekend, as the cities reveal a compelling ensemble of solo exhibitions and avant-garde works offering a rich spectrum of introspection, history, and identity. In River Bend 12.26: Masamitsu Shigeta: Reflections closes Saturday. Opening October 19, Something to Do With Pleasure: Showcasing a modern interpretation of the Pattern and Decoration movement, four contemporary
- [The Other Art Fair-An Artistic Oasis at Dallas Market Hall](https://patronmagazine.com/the-other-art-fair-an-artistic-oasis-at-dallas-market-hall/) - For those with an insatiable appetite for unique experiences, Dallas Market Hall is the place to be this week. Presented by the renowned Saatchi Art, The Other Art Fair is making its illustrious return from Thursday to Sunday, October 8. But what exactly can you expect from this anticipated event? With 130 independent artists showcasing
- [New Futures at The Other Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/new-futures-at-the-other-art-fair/) - Art, at its core, is a universal language – a canvas of emotions, history, and experiences. And at The Other Art Fair, this language is for everyone. Rejecting the notion of art as a domain solely for the elite, the fair embarks on an inclusive journey, ensuring no one is left behind. Central to this
- [Charles Michael Davis Goes Wild](https://patronmagazine.com/charles-michael-davis-goes-wild/) - This season, attendees at The Other Art Fair Dallas are in for an unparalleled treat: a pop-up portrait studio by none other than the multifaceted artist Charles Michael Davis. Drawing inspiration from his evocative black and white series Park Menagerie, Davis offers an exclusive opportunity for attendees to immerse themselves in his Wild at Heart concept through personally
- [Natalia Di Pietrantonio to Curate Crow Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/natalia-di-pietrantonio-to-curate-crow-museum/) - This week, the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas announced the appointment of Natalia Di Pietrantonio, PhD., as its new curator. A national search led to the selection of Di Pietrantonio, who was previously the inaugural curator of South Asian art at the Seattle Art Museum. Known for her
- [Say Goodnight](https://patronmagazine.com/say-goodnight/) - As part of its ongoing dedication to promote new music theatre works, WaterTower Theatre will workshop and premiere the anticipated new musical Say Goodnight. The musical dives deep into the legendary love story of the famous comedy duo, George Burns and Gracie Allen, and is the creation of celebrated artists Steve Dorff, John Bettis, and Rick
- [Texas Vignette Celebrates Women Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-vignette-celebrates-women-artists/) - The fifth-annual Vignette Art Fair, touted as one of Texas’ premier women's art fairs, is gearing up for a grand showcase of diverse and talented women artists. Scheduled for Nov. 3-4, 2023, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Dallas Market Hall, the fair promises a visual feast for art enthusiasts. This year’s event is remarkable
- [Deep Ellum's Sesquicentennial](https://patronmagazine.com/deep-ellums-sesquicentennial/) - Deep Ellum Celebrates 150 Years with Event Series this fall Deep Ellum stands as a testament to the fusion of cultures, arts, and history. Born in 1873 at the crossroads of the Texas and Pacific (T&P) and the Houston and Texas Central (H&TC) Railroads near Elm Street and Central Avenue, Deep Ellum quickly became a
- [Fashion Bingo with Saks and TWO x TWO](https://patronmagazine.com/fashion-bingo-with-saks-and-two-x-two/) - The renowned Rachofsky House became the epicenter of art and fashion on Tuesday, September 12, as luxury fashion platform Saks hosted a close-knit luncheon in collaboration with TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art. The event, leading up to the annual benefit gala dinner, provided guests with an exclusive shopping experience. Guests were given the
- [An Exhibition to Linger, Room to Room](https://patronmagazine.com/an-exhibition-to-linger-room-to-room/) - Art enthusiasts and connoisseurs are in for a unique treat this fall as Room by Room offers an immersive journey into The Rachofsky Collection. Debuting on September 9 and running through November 25, 2023, the exhibition aims to cast a spotlight on the myriad artists and themes within the collection that might have missed the limelight in
- [NorthPark Showcases Saplings of Forest Theater](https://patronmagazine.com/northpark-showcases-saplings-of-forest-theater/) - A historical landmark of South Dallas’ the Forest Theater is getting its well-deserved spotlight at NorthPark Center. Forest Forward: The Future Is Here ]dives deep into the theater's storied past and offers a sneak peek into its exciting future. Tracing back to its roots, the Forest Theater was constructed in 1949 by Karl Hoblitzelle, the visionary behind
- [The Hidden Tapestry of Flamenco](https://patronmagazine.com/the-hidden-tapestry-of-flamenco/) - The hidden tapestry of Spain's Afro-Andalusian heritage is set to be unveiled at the Latino Cultural Center September 8–9. Local nonprofit, The Flame Foundation, in collaboration with B. Moore Dance, brings to the stage Flamenco Black, a transformative work celebrating the African essence deeply intertwined with Flamenco dance and music. Originating from Andalusia, the cradle of
- [Mundane into Magic with Jessica Drenk](https://patronmagazine.com/mundane-into-magic-with-jessica-drenk/) - In the dynamic world of art, Jessica Drenk stands out as a beacon of innovation who brings life to everyday materials and provokes viewers to see find the extraordinary within the ordinary. Her explorations, heavily inspired by the intricate patterns of nature, reveal not just her talent but also her ability to transcend. In this
- [Sowing the Seeds](https://patronmagazine.com/sowing-the-seeds/) - A conversation with Reinhard Ziegler By Steve Carter Dallas’ Reinhard Ziegler is best known as an artist whose practice is rooted in photography, but with his latest body of work, Gardener of Peace, he’s expanding his horizons with an immersive exhibition involving a veritable garden of media. In addition to traditional photography, here Ziegler is working with
- [Dallas Symphony Gala Returns](https://patronmagazine.com/dso-gala-delights/) - September 30th marks the date of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's annual gala, one of the most anticipated fall events in the Dallas Arts District. The DSO Gala combines glamour, culture, and philanthropy to support the orchestra’s extensive community and education initiatives. The black-tie evening will commence with an elegant cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner
- [Coming Soon: Motion Pictures Get Bigger in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/coming-soon-motion-pictures-get-bigger-in-dallas/) - Talon Entertainment Finance has announced ambitious renovation plans for its South Side Studios in Dallas, heralding a new era for the North Texas entertainment industry. The extensive multi-million-dollar project led by Steven Demmler South Side Studios head and co-founder of Talon, underscores the growing importance of Dallas as a hub for film and television production.
- [A Party for the Planet](https://patronmagazine.com/a-party-for-the-planet/) - The EarthX Film Festival is preparing to host the landmark event A Party for the Planet ft. Abraham Alexander on September 8th at the Fort Worth Stockyards. Attendees are invited to a night of environmental inspiration and musical expression. This unique gathering will unfold in the newly refurbished Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater. Following
- [A Celebration of Residential Architecture](https://patronmagazine.com/a-celebration-of-residential-architecture/) - 17th Annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Returns Mark your calendars for a unique architectural experience, as the 17th Annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, presented by eggersmann Kitchens & Home Living, is set to return on Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29. As Dallas' only citywide home tour curated by architects, this event
- [Kendal Henry and Leslie Moody Castro to Curate AURORA in 2024](https://patronmagazine.com/kendal-henry-and-leslie-moody-castro-to-curate-aurora-in-2024/) - Dallas is gearing up for AURORA's innovative biennial exhibition in November 2024, as the city looks forward to an immersive art experience curated by Kendal Henry, a New York-based artist and curator, and Leslie Moody Castro, a curator and writer from Austin and Mexico City. The event, titled FuturePresentPast, will be an artistic exploration of technology-based public
- [Teresa Lanceta Weaves Her Way into the Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight](https://patronmagazine.com/teresa-lanceta-weave-her-way-into-the-meadows-arco-artist-spotlight/) - Meadows Museum has teamed up with Fundación ARCO to declare that esteemed textile artist, Teresa Lanceta, will be the second talent to feature in the dynamic MAS: Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight initiative. This program, which began in 2021, is aimed at promoting extraordinary contemporary Spanish artists who have yet to make their mark on the American stage. The
- [The New Look: DMA’s Concept Designs Are In!](https://patronmagazine.com/the-new-look-dmas-concept-designs-are-in/) - The Dallas Museum of Art has made public the finalists' designs to reimagine and reshape the future of the DMA. Top-tier U.S. and international architect teams are vying for the opportunity to inject new vitality into the museum's campus, promoting greater visibility, accessibility, and a more welcoming atmosphere. These innovative concept designs are open for
- [Dallas Contemporary Ushers in New Era](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-contemporary-ushers-in-new-era/) - Dallas Contemporary rings in its 45th anniversary by empowering two prominent team members with fresh roles to spearhead the museum's innovative strategic vision. Lucia Simek has ascended from director of external affairs to deputy director, and Emily Edwards takes a step forward from assistant curator to associate curator. With Carolina Alvarez-Mathies as its executive director,
- [Joel Murray Makes Up HIs Mind](https://patronmagazine.com/into-the-mind-of-joel-murray/) - Joel Murray, a Dallas-based artist whose show opens on July 8th, shares his thoughts with Patron Magazine in this exclusive interview. Murray’s paintings straddle the worlds of the real and the surreal, and the personal and the universal. Murray will show new work alongside Sean Cairns in an exhibition titled Everyday Magic, Everyday Music at Gallery 12.26.
- [Matthew Monahan at the Nasher](https://patronmagazine.com/matthew-monahan-at-the-nasher/) - Acclaimed Los Angeles artist Matthew Monahan, born in 1972, is back in the spotlight with his remarkable exhibition Matthew Monahan: Recent Acquisitions at the Nasher. This multifaceted display, on view through July 16th, showcases his proficiency in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. Intriguingly, Monahan often melds these mediums into individual sculptures, demonstrating his distinctive artistry. A graduate
- [Fireworks without the Boom](https://patronmagazine.com/fireworks-without-the-boom/) - Does 4th of July put you and those in your family on high alert? While entertaining for many, for some, especially pets, glittering though bombastic chrysanthemums filling the night sky will send a shock through the system that puts every nerve on high alert. This year, on Monday, July 3rd, the Rogers-O’Brien Amphitheater at The
- [Meadows Museum Receives Prestigious Bernardo de Gálvez Award](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-museum-receives-prestigious-bernardo-de-galvez-award/) - The Meadows Museum of Art at SMU was presented with the esteemed 10th Bernardo de Gálvez Award in an elegant ceremony on May 26, 2023, at Madrid's magnificent Teatro Real. Through this award, the foundation celebrates the museum's dedication to exploring and promoting Spanish art since it opened in 1965, spurred by its generous benefactor Algur
- [From Page to Stage: Kitchen Dog Theater’s 25th Annual New Works Festival](https://patronmagazine.com/from-page-to-stage-kitchen-dog-theaters-25th-annual-new-works-festival/) - Kitchen Dog Theater, a founding core member of the National New Play Network (NNPN), has unveiled the lineup for its milestone 25th annual New Works Festival. This unique festival allows audiences to explore four lively new plays handpicked from talented playwrights within and beyond Texas. Notable Kitchen Dog Theater artistic company member Michael Federico contributed Six
- [Shakespeare Dallas Promises Love and Tragedy](https://patronmagazine.com/shakespeare-dallas-promises-love-and-tragedy/) - Immerse yourself in the theatrical delights of the Bard this summer as Shakespeare Dallas proudly announces their forthcoming season of Shakespeare in the Park. Nestled under the starlit skies of the Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, the stage is set for two of Shakespeare's classic tales of love, humor, and the occasional bout of chaos and tragedy. From
- [A Riveting One-Woman Play Comes to Undermain Theatre](https://patronmagazine.com/a-riveting-one-woman-play-comes-to-undermain-theatre/) - From June 1–18, Undermain Theatre will stage The Way She Spoke, a compelling and haunting solo performance by the talented Gigi Cervantes. Penned by Isaac Gómez, this compelling piece traces a journey from the performance stage to the perilous streets of Juárez, Mexico, shining a light on an unsettling reality: the continued murder of thousands of women,
- [Enrico Lopez-Yañez Lands at the DSO](https://patronmagazine.com/enrico-lopez-yanez-lands-at-the-dso/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of renowned conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez as the Nancy A. Nasher & David J. Haemisegger Principal Conductor for Dallas Symphony Presents The newly created role was designed to enhance the first-rate performances scheduled for the upcoming seasons. Lopez-Yañez will conduct at least three programs in the 2023–24, 2024–25,
- [Hide and Seek with AURORA](https://patronmagazine.com/hide-and-seek-with-aurora/) - This summer, Dallas-based public arts organization AURORA has revealed the return ofits annual art discovery program, Art Quest. Taking place in three Dallas neighborhoods identified in the Dallas Cultural Plan, Art Quest aims to connect diverse communities with regional artists through interactive, scavenger hunt–style events. The initiative reflects AURORA's mission to foster creativity, diversity, and
- [Mother's Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/mothers-day-gift-guide-2/) - Mother's Day is just around the corner and PATRON is here to help you decide the perfect gift. Every day is a day to shower your mom with gifts and admiration, but Mother’s Day is the ideal occasion to pamper your mom with something that captures her unique personality and interests. Our Mother's Day Gift
- [Six Finalists Envision a Reimagined DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/six-finalists-envision-a-reimagined-dma/) - The Dallas Museum of Art has unveiled the shortlist for the Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition after attracting 154 submissions from around the world. Naturally, due to the exceptional opportunity and the quality of entries, the Architect Selection Committee expanded the shortlist from five to six teams. The finalist teams, listed
- [JJJJJerome Ellis Springs Up in Sweet Pass Sculpture Park](https://patronmagazine.com/jjjjjerome-ellis-springs-up-in-sweet-pass-sculpture-park/) - JJJJJerome Ellis: Loops of Retreat opens on May 25 and continues through July 22, 2023, at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park. The exhibition features an immersive video installation in SP2, based, in part, on Ellis' groundbreaking 2021 album, The Clearing. The album explores themes of music, blackness, disabled speech, and time, taking inspiration from the artist's own stutter, which he
- [SOMETHING UNEXPLAINABLE](https://patronmagazine.com/something-unexplainable/) - Ronan Day-Lewis discusses his works on view at Dallas Art Fair exhibitor Galleri Urbane Among the artists' exhibited at Galleri Urbane’s Booth B6 at Dallas Art Fair, Ronan Day-Lewis is an emerging standout. The son of Daniel Day-Lewis and filmmaker and novelist Rebecca Miller, he is a multimedia artist and filmmaker based in New York
- [Texas Galleries You Need to See at the 2023 Dallas Art Fair ](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-galleries-you-need-to-see-at-the-2023-dallas-art-fair/) - 12.26 Gallery: 12.26 has burst on the scene in Dallas and now has its grasp in Los Angeles. The burgeoning gallery will display works by Theodora Allen, Aglaé Bassens, Claire Colette, J. A. Feng, Emily Furr, Julia Maiuri, Marjorie Norman Schwarz, Masamitsu Shigeta, Keer Tanchak, Sarah Ann Weber, and Gray Wielebinski in their D9 booth—additionally, a
- [Everything You Need to Know about the 2023 Dallas Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-dallas-art-fair/) - 12.26 Gallery: 12.26 has burst on the scene in Dallas and now has its grasp in Los Angeles. The burgeoning gallery will display works by Theodora Allen, Aglaé Bassens, Claire Colette, J. A. Feng, Emily Furr, Julia Maiuri, Marjorie Norman Schwarz, Masamitsu Shigeta, Keer Tanchak, Sarah Ann Weber, and Gray Wielebinski in their D9 booth—additionally, a
- [International Galleries at the Dallas Art Fair Bend to Texas Tastes](https://patronmagazine.com/international-galleries-at-the-dallas-art-fair-bend-to-texas-tastes/) - Almeida & Dale: Out of San Pãulo, Brazil, A&D promotes the work and legacy of Brazilian artists among institutions and private collections worldwide. The gallery covers 100 years of Brazilian art, from Tarsila do Amaral to Maria Martins, Neo-concrete stars such as Sergio Camargo and Lygia Pape, historic figures such as Rubem Valentim and Mestre Didi,
- [Spring Gallery Night in Fort Worth is Here](https://patronmagazine.com/spring-gallery-night-in-fort-worth-is-here/) - Spring Gallery Night in Fort Worth is upon us. Twice a year, through cooperative programming, the Fort Worth Art Dealers Association (FWADA) brings together the collective spirit of the arts community. Fort Worth's art community has created a flourishing environment that produces top-tier talent, including celebrated local artists who exhibit their work nationally and internationally. The
- [Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation](https://patronmagazine.com/emancipation-the-unfinished-project-of-liberation/) - On view during the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation visualizes what freedom looks like for Black Americans today and the legacy of the Civil War in 2023 and beyond. Highlighting the perspectives of contemporary Black artists, Emancipation features commissioned and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh
- [Biden Honors Black Dance Pioneers](https://patronmagazine.com/biden-honors-black-dance-pioneers/) - On March 21, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden presented the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) with the National Medal of Arts, along with eleven other renowned artists and arts organizations, during a ceremony in the East Room of The White House. IABD President and CEO Denise Saunders Thompson accepted the award on behalf
- [Last Stop on Market Street Makes its First Stop](https://patronmagazine.com/last-stop-on-market-street-makes-its-first-stop/) - Three years after first production, Dallas Children’s Theater’s Last Stop on Market Street will make its debut. From, March 18 – April 2, 2023, the play takes the stage at the Rosewood Center for the Arts. Based on The New York Times bestseller that won a Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and a Caldecott Honor, Last
- [Dallas Honors Quincy Jones this Weekend](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-honors-quincy-jones-this-weekend/) - The African American Museum will present The Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra of Houston Concert on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 5 p.m. at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters’ Bruton Theater, located at 1309 Canton St. in Dallas. The orchestra’s seventh Dallas appearance pays homage to world-renowned musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer Quincy
- [Waranch Blows Up Out West](https://patronmagazine.com/waranch-blows-up-out-west/) - A Dallas artist has etched his largest show to date. Past Particles: Simon Waranch’s Life in Glass is now on view at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, Texas. Segmented into three thematic galleries, the artist's fifth solo museum exhibition explores the aesthetic, conceptual, and methodological aspects of glass blowing. The exhibition also marks a first
- [ALL THE MAKINGS OF A PICNIC](https://patronmagazine.com/a-surf-brand-launches-in-dallas/) - Surfs up in Dallas! This is just one of the unexpected, artfully designed products that are taking space on the third floor of The Power Station beginning March 4th. The PICNIC Launch and Artist Pop-Up will also include unique goods by artists Soup Ceramics, a collaboration between Summer E. Aquino and Jeff Gibbons, Specific Objects
- [The Past, Present, and Future of Ferns with Dornith Doherty](https://patronmagazine.com/the-past-present-and-future-of-ferns-with-dornith-doherty/) - The Fort Worth Botanic Garden presents Dornith Doherty: Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research, an art exhibition free and open to the public through Jun. 30 at the Madeline R. Samples Exhibit Hall in the BRIT building at 1700 University Dr. Fort Worth, Texas 76107. The exhibition displays the result of a two-year research-based
- [Let There Be Love](https://patronmagazine.com/let-there-be-love/) - There are just a handful of days left until Valentine’s Day on Tuesday and you may be scrambling to find a unique way to express your love to your significant other. With Patron's selection of gifts and experiences at every price point, you will never look like a last-minute gifter. Hive & Colony. This Valentine’s
- [Discover the History Under The Mound](https://patronmagazine.com/discover-the-history-under-the-mound/) - The Mount Experience exhibition seeks to uncover America’s buried past through a combination of photography, augmented reality, audio recordings, and visual installations created by Black Dallas artists. It is the product of a years-long renewal of Old Mount Gillion Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas, led by Rodney Hawkins and his family. In the last century efforts
- [DC EMPTY is FULL](https://patronmagazine.com/dc-empty-is-full/) - Despite the name, DC EMPTY is filled with opportunity and more importantly, the work of regional artists. DC EMPTY is a new performance and film programming series presented in collaboration with area artists, supplying a short-term venue for them to deploy a range of time-based work in available space throughout the museum. Artist and professor
- [DBDT Launches On-Demand Collection](https://patronmagazine.com/dbdt-launches-on-demand-collection/) - DBDT On-Demand Collection continues to expand Dallas Black Dance Theatre's global presence and build new audiences. Its library of works, offers performances by DBDT, DBDT: Encore!, and DBDT Academy. In face of the pandemic in July 2020, DBDT began sharing selected works from its repertoire via on-demand, with patrons from 34 countries and 38 states
- [Bottega Veneta Opens Grandly at NorthPark](https://patronmagazine.com/bottega-veneta-opens-grandly-at-northpark/) - As part of its noteworthy accoutrements, NorthPark Center features the only Bottega Veneta boutique in Dallas/Fort Worth. The Dallas store was designed and developed around a palette of materials and colorways inspired by the Veneto region. Born in Vicenza, the house is rooted in Italian culture yet maintains a truly global outlook. Bottega Veneta’s identity is
- [Art that Breaks the Humdrum of Winter](https://patronmagazine.com/art-that-breaks-the-humdrum-of-winter/) - The humdrum of late winter is upon us, the holidays have passed and the season of waiting for spring has arrived. However, good art viewing doesn’t stop when the temperature drops. We’ve curated a small list of openings for this late-winter that will get you out of the house and into some incredible worlds created
- [CancerBlows returns to Dallas with legendary line-up of brass](https://patronmagazine.com/cancerblows-returns-to-dallas-with-legendary-line-up-of-brass/) - Ryan Anthony started his accomplished career in trumpet at the tender age of 8, abandoning the violin to play like his grandfather, a trumpet player. By the age of 16, Ryan had won the highly publicized Seventeen Magazine/General Motors Concerto Competition and was one of the only two contestants ever to win the Grand Prize.
- [Top Ballet Dancers Meet for Chance to Shine](https://patronmagazine.com/top-ballet-dancers-meet-for-chance-to-shine/) - From February 2–4, hundreds of ballet dancers assemble from all over Texas (and beyond) at the Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest network of dance, for a chance to audition for ballet scholarships. This is where the next big ballet stars are scouted. Participants go on to dance professionally for American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera
- [AIG Private Client Group Protects Your Collection](https://patronmagazine.com/aig-private-client-group-protects-your-collection/) - Interview with Muys Snijders and Kyle McGrath PATRON (P): You commissioned the Collectors Lounge at Design Miami for the second year in the row, will you tell me more the idea behind your commission? AIG: Through our partnership with Design Miami and the commission of the Collector’s Lounge, AIG Private Client Group was able to realize our
- [Bring out the Silver](https://patronmagazine.com/bring-out-the-silver/) - The Arts Community Alliance, TACA, has announced that Gene Jones and Joe Hubach will be honored as this year’s 45th TACA Silver Cup Award recipients, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Texas Instruments. This year’s 2023 TACA Silver Cup luncheon will take place on Wednesday, May 3, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. For over four
- [Free Admission at DHHRM on MLK Day](https://patronmagazine.com/free-admission-at-dhhrm-on-mlk-day/) - Ninety-four years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. MLK Day, celebrated on the third Monday of January, honors his birth, and gives the world the opportunity to take stock in the world we’ve created. Often, that means reflecting on history to see how far we’ve come, and what steps to take
- [American Greats at Heritage Auction](https://patronmagazine.com/american-greats-at-heritage-auction/) - Month after month, an amplified collecting world, falls more deeply in love with American artists and designers. Especially those whose remarkable works recall the creative freedom and innovation of the earlier part of the last century, when the post-industrial impulse burst before, after, and in between shattering world wars and booming economies. The US beckoned
- [8 Compelling Museum Exhibitions of 2022](https://patronmagazine.com/eight-compelling-exhibitions-of-2022/) - Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances at the Dallas Museum of Art: The Dallas Museum of Art, the only museum that collected Wong's work during his lifetime, presents the first museum retrospective and U.S. museum exhibition devoted to the self-taught artist, through Feb. 19. Featuring approximately 50 paintings, the exhibition offers the first formal account
- [PATRON's Gift of Art:](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-gift-of-art/) - Gift of Art: If you're looking for the perfect gift for the art lover in your life, there are plenty of options to choose from! Here are a few ideas to get you started: Galleri Urbane Under $2000: Galleri Urbane has an entire section of artwork from their rostered artists for under $2000. The selection
- [PATRON's Gift of Movement](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-gift-of-movement/) - The holidays are for cozying up at home and avoiding winter weather, however, what is just as important is creating new experiences with your loved ones outside of the home. That's why we have curated a list of concerts and events that will get you out of the house and making memories. B. Moore Dance:
- [<em>RAISE YOUR VOICE FEST!</em>](https://patronmagazine.com/raise-your-voice-fest/) - While many in Texas are looking to stifle civic learning and engagement of younger generations, the Dallas Contemporary has created a festival to enhance them. The Dallas Contemporary Student Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2023, highlights a revolutionary day celebrating teens’ voices with artist-led workshops, public speaking, and creative expression through live music and dance.
- [Peoples without Borders](https://patronmagazine.com/peoples-without-borders/) - Through January 8th, the AT&T Discovery District exhibition, YAHVLANE & HA ĮLÈ - ART WITHOUT BORDERS, honors and commemorates the Indigenous peoples of North America, respectfully acknowledging the Caddo, Wichita and Kickapoo tribes who were the original stewards of the land we now call Dallas, Texas. The original inhabitants of North Texas, the Caddo, called the
- [Daisha Board Gallery in Miami](https://patronmagazine.com/daisha-board-gallery-in-miami/) - Daisha Board is on the beach. Participating in Prizm Art Fair in Miami this week, it marks the Dallas based gallerist’s first fair. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary year, Prizm’s Vernacular À la Mode investigates artmaking “originating in global African contexts that influence the cultivation of fine art practices worldwide.” Board says she never imagined it
- [Palmer/Harding will receive the Career Achievement in Fashion Award from FGI Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/palmer-harding-will-receive-the-career-acheivement-in-fashion-award-from-fgi-dallas/) - London-based fashion designers Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding are in town this week to accept FGI Dallas’ coveted Career Achievement in Fashion award. But those aren’t the only ties the cult fashion label have to the area. Flashback almost two decades. “Levi was a Fashion Group International of Dallas scholarship winner in 2003 and it’s
- [Louis Vuitton Cruises into 2023 at the Perot Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/louis-vuitton-cruises-into-2023-at-the-perot-museum/) - On Tuesday, the Perot Museum held more than nature and science discoveries when the museum flaunted a bit of fashion history. The Louis Vuitton Women's Cruise 2023 Collection, originally unveiled at the Salk Institute in San Diego in May, highlighted the Perot Museum on November 15th with two fashion shows. The sun shone through the
- [PATRON'S 2023 Holiday Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-2023-holiday-gift-guide/) - Gifts for Pets: The Shinola Pet Collection made in collaboration with Carolina Pet Company – South Carolina-based pet experts and manufacturers. With a commitment to quality and attention to detail, Carolina Pet Company was the perfect partner to create a thoughtfully designed pet collection. Our fur friends deserve the best and that means putting functionality, comfort and style
- [Open House: AIA Dallas Tour of Homes](https://patronmagazine.com/open-house-aia-dallas-tour-of-homes/) - The 16th AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, curated exclusively by architects, returns Saturday, November 5, and Sunday, November 6. This year’s tour includes a contemporary take and classic mid-century modern designs. On Maple Springs, the first historic home on the tour, was designed and occupied by Dallas architect Harold Prinz, AIA in 1950, which boasts
- [Fashion & Art From Down Under](https://patronmagazine.com/fashion-art-from-down-under/) - The newly opened Scanlan Theodore boutique brings a unique blend of down-under ethos, high fashion, and art to the venerated NorthPark Center. An Aussie favorite, locals and travelers alike can peruse the latest Scanlan Theodore W22 collection, from ready-to-wear to accessories and swim. The boutique complements NorthPark Center's heritage of premium retail experiences. This is the luxury
- [Join Michael Sørensen & The Dallas Architecture Forum](https://patronmagazine.com/join-michael-sorensen-the-dallas-architecture-forum/) - The 2022-2023 Dallas Architecture Forum Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. as part of the s 25th anniversary celebration. Michael Sørensen, North American Design Director of Henning Larsen Architects will be the featured architect. This lecture will be presented at the Angelika Film Center in Mockingbird Station. The Dallas Architecture Forum is a non-profit organization
- [The Farrah Fawcett Foundation Tex-Mex Fiesta](https://patronmagazine.com/the-farrah-fawcett-foundation-tex-mex-fiesta/) - Photography by Getty Images
- [TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art 2022 Gala and Auction](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-2022-gala-and-auction/) - Photographs by Bruno Snap the Picture and Kevin Tachman.
- [The Other Art Fair Lands Again](https://patronmagazine.com/the-other-art-fair-lands-again/) - The Other Art Fair has returned to Dallas. Opening tonight, and spanning through the weekend, the event brings together creative thinkers, game changers, and pleasure seekers to share emerging talent and unforgettable experiences. The fair presents boundary-pushing affordable works combined with immersive installations, performances, and the odd tattoo or taxidermy class thrown in for good measure. The
- [PALETTE PLEASERS](https://patronmagazine.com/palette-pleasers/) - TWO x TWO Gala preserves culinary traditions while keeping them current.BY DIANA SPECHLER Picture a parfait inside an elegant glass dome—egg mousse on the bottom, a layer of crème fraiche with chives, another layer of crispy onions, and a crown of Regiis Ova caviar—the caviar companyof Michelin-starred Chef Thomas Keller of The French Laundry fame.
- [Meditations with Rashid Johnson](https://patronmagazine.com/meditations-with-rashid-johnson/) - Stress builds when aspects of our lives seem out of our control, when the world moves around us faster than we can keep up. When Chicago native, Rashid Johnson, was living abroad in Berlin stress understandably built around him. To alleviate the stress a friend suggested he try one of the oldest forms of stress
- [Wild Child: Richard Orlinski brings his love for animals to Texas](https://patronmagazine.com/wild-child-richard-orlinski-brings-his-love-for-animals-to-texas/) - Richard Orlinski: Born Wild is currently on view at Markowicz Fine Art. We caught up with the artist about his sculpture, love for animals, and accessibility here: Patron (P): In your practice, animals are clearly a great source of inspiration which speak to the duality of humans. Will you describe your ongoing investigation? Richard Orlinski (RO): It's
- [2022 TWO x TWO First Look ](https://patronmagazine.com/2022-two-x-two-first-look/) - Photography by Bruno
- [The Prescient Voices of Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/the-prescient-voices-of-artists/) - Ukraine’s Voloshyn Gallery mounts Artists Know Better with Dallas Art Fair Voloshyn Gallery, together with Dallas Art Fair projects, presents Artists Know Better, an exhibition of contemporary Ukranian artists reflecting on the radical situation of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. Working on the edge of different techniques and media, while combining research with intuition, artists often envisage forthcoming
- [Come for the Burgers Stay for the Burgundy](https://patronmagazine.com/come-for-the-burgers-stay-for-the-burgundy/) - ALL TO BENEFIT DIFFA DALLAS The best foodie event of the fall happens this Friday, October 14, when Burgers & Burgundy, presented by Michelin-Star Chef John Tesar and Patron Magazine’s Terri Provencal, takes place. Featuring ultimate burger creations and favorite wine pairings, nine award-winning local chefs will be on hand for a burger feast like no other. Each hand-picked chef
- [Fall Openings Flourish](https://patronmagazine.com/fall-openings-flourish/) - Various Small Fires: Kohshin Finley: Eight Artworks opening October 8. Various Small Fires' Eight Artworks by Los Angeles-based artist Kohshin Finley at its Texas gallery. The exhibition of recent paintings is the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery and in the American South. Eight Artworks features portraits of significant people from the artist’s community, including family and
- [Only Four Days to See Kips Bay Decorator Show House](https://patronmagazine.com/only-four-days-to-see-kips-bay-decorator-show-house/) - You have four days to catch the opening hit of the fall season! The Third Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas officially opens to the public today, September 22 at 9250 Meadowbrook Drive in Old Preston Hollow’s Sunnybrook Estates Neighborhood. Brimming with design prowess, the house showcases the creativity and expertise of twenty-four of the nation’s
- [Senga Nengudi is the next Nasher Prize Recipient](https://patronmagazine.com/senga-nengudi-is-the-next-nasher-prize-recipient/) - Narrowed down from a list of over 100 significant artists, the Nasher Sculpture Center has announced American artist Senga Nengudi as the recipient of the 2023 Nasher Prize. Now in its seventh year, the Nasher Prize is an international award for sculpture. Experts from around the world “whittle down the list to one figure who
- [Impact Dallas Gala Returns](https://patronmagazine.com/impact-dallas-gala-returns/) - The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Dallas) and the Architecture and Design Foundation, announce their second annual Impact Dallas Gala, a black-tie event taking place on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Thompson Hotel. Impact Dallas’ mission is to raise funds to directly impact real-world problems, connect communities, and improve lives.
- [The Meadows Museum's Acquisitions Honor Dr. Mark Roglán](https://patronmagazine.com/the-meadows-museum-acquisitions/) - The Meadows Museum at SMU has added seven important works of Spanish art, from the 17th through the 20th centuries, including three paintings and four works on paper. The three paintings—Francisco de Herrera’s Saint Francis (1635), Román Ribera Cirera’s Leaving the Ball (1901), and Antonio Rodríguez Luna’s Still Life (Naturaleza Muerta) (1981)—all enter the collection thanks to donations made to celebrate
- [DSO's Music Man Fabio Luisi Brings Brahms to Life](https://patronmagazine.com/dsos-music-man-fabio-luisi-brings-brahms-to-life/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and music director Fabio Luisi, Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship, has announced their first album recording of Luisi’s tenure. Brahms Symphonies No. 1 & 2 will be released on the DSO’s in-house label, DSO Live, next Friday, September 16, 2022. The album is the first recording of a complete Brahms Symphony
- [By Design: WestEdge Dallas eschews a trade-show format in favor of a “lifestyle event” this September.](https://patronmagazine.com/by-design-westedge-dallas-eschews-a-trade-show-format-in-favor-of-a-lifestyle-event-this-september/) - By Elaine Raffel Market Hall will be the go-to destination for modern design aficionados with the debut of WestEdge Dallas, September 16–18. The three-day curated event will showcase a myriad of high-end domestic and international manufacturers alongside independent designers and makers of premium furniture and lighting. “After a two-year Covid break, the timing is right,”
- [Get Ready for North Texas Giving Day](https://patronmagazine.com/get-ready-for-north-texas-giving-day/) - This year, North Texas Giving Day, in its 14th year, will premiere with more than 3,300 nonprofits (3,334, to be exact) from the Red River to the Brazos; from Dallas, Denton, Collin, Tarrant, and 16 other North Texas counties set to benefit from the critical financial support generated each year by this colossal day of giving. Of
- [Verdigris Ensemble opens with a Big Bang](https://patronmagazine.com/verdigris-ensemble-opens-with-a-big-bang/) - Dallas-based performance group Verdigris Ensemble has released its upcoming Big Bang concert series which will mark the opening of the ensemble’s 5th anniversary season. Big Bang, with performances in early September, combines the old with the new in an exciting exploration of the cosmos and the human experience. In a fresh collision of technology, music, and visual arts,
- [Blind Lemon Jefferson's Spirit Lives On](https://patronmagazine.com/blind-lemon-jeffersons-spirit-lives-on/) - Deep Ellum has long been known to Dallas residents as a great place for live music and nightlife. Many touring bands, large and small, make a stop at Trees or The Factory, (formally known as The Bomb Factory.) Dallas’ own Erykah Badu held her birthday bash at The Factory for several of the last few
- [Bass Performance Hall Hits the Mark!](https://patronmagazine.com/bass-performance-hall-hits-its-mark/) - The Lineup for the Bass Performance Hall has been announced and hits its mark! The lineup features a return of audience favorites, a celebration of peace, a variety of musical showcases and a tribute worthy of an icon. The 2022-2023 series kicks off with the previously announced return of Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
- [Two Silver Owls Appear in Exall Park](https://patronmagazine.com/two-silver-owls-appear-in-exall-park/) - What does it mean to immortalize someone through public art and what of the implications? There are countless examples of commissioned busts of kings, prophets, historical figures, and other wealthy or powerful individuals, deserving or not, but what about lifelong community leaders? Dallas artists Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin have rendered and donated a second
- [Solidarity Now! Solidarity Forever!](https://patronmagazine.com/solidarity-now-solidarity-forever/) - This Saturday, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will open a special temporary exhibition, Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibition will be on view through February 26, 2023. The exhibition is part of a
- [A Conversation with Deborah Scott](https://patronmagazine.com/a-conversation-with-deborah-scott/) - Known for a sophisticated and creative clubby atmosphere, Park House is also known for great food and its unique rooms, each vibing something a bit different. Throughout Park House, find art loans from prestigious club members in addition to the private club’s own collection. And the black-and-white tiled corridor is home to a rotating art
- [Weir’s Plaza Enlists Debra Ferrari for a two-painting commission](https://patronmagazine.com/weirs-plaza-enlists-debra-ferrari-for-a-two-painting-commission/) - The long-awaited Weir’s Plaza will open to the public this month with a commission by local artist Debra Ferrari. A mixed-use building at the corner of Knox and Travis streets, Weir’s Plaza will welcome visitors with Ferrari’s diptych just inside the front doors. We caught up with the local artist here: PATRON (P): Tell us about
- [PRADA brings the tropics to Neiman Marcus, NorthPark Center](https://patronmagazine.com/pardas-tropical-installation-at-northpark-center/) - If you’ve been to NorthPark Center recently, you may have noticed a little tropical paradise. Through multiple combinations of colored stripes and light effects create a hypnotic experience in Prada’s exclusive installation and shop windows, launched at Neiman Marcus NorthPark on May 11, 2022. An original landscape inspired by the colors and atmospheres of striking
- [Designers Announced for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/designers-announced-for-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-dallas/) - Back for the third year, the fall Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas will feature twenty-four of the country’s celebrated designers and architects, all in the middle of transforming 9250 Meadowbrook Drive in Old Preston Hollow’s Sunnybrook Estates neighborhood. “The distinguished designers and architects working on this year's Decorator Show House in Dallas are highly admired within
- [CARTIER AND ISLAMIC ART: IN SEARCH OF MODERNITY VIP OPENING  RECEPTION AND GALA AT DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/cartier-and-islamic-art-in-search-of-modernity-vip-opening-reception-and-gala-at-dallas-museum-of-art/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAMYTHA CAMERON
- [Kimbell Art Museum’s Banner Year](https://patronmagazine.com/kimbells-banner-year/) - In conjunction with its 50th anniversary, the Kimbell Art Museum announces its 2022–23 celebratory-year exhibition schedule, featuring two landmark exhibitions organized by the Kimbell as well as a rarely seen presentation of Maya masterpieces organized with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Additionally, special exhibitions, related programs, and events will be presented in tandem with the
- [DMA’s Top of the Class](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-top-of-the-class/) - For the purpose of recognizing outstanding talent and potential in young visual artists, the Dallas Museum of Art established the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund and The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund in 1980. Over 310 artists have received a combined total of nearly $630,000 through these two separate funds. The Otis and Velma Davis Dozier
- [Meet Genesis Lopez](https://patronmagazine.com/meet-genesis-lopez/) - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas has presented their 2022 CADD Scholarship to Genesis Lopez, a dedicated young artist and graduating senior from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Images courtesy of CADD Drawing inspiration from her hardworking single mother to support her and her five siblings Lopez's
- [What does a music producer from Indiana know about Dallas’ underground music scene?](https://patronmagazine.com/what-does-a-music-producer-from-indiana-know-about-dallas-underground-music-scene/) - What does a music producer from Indiana know about Dallas’ underground music scene? Three years ago, Terrance "Tee-C" Crowell Jr. began working with Fort Worth’s, now Dallas-based Siobhán Linnane. Siobhan signed to the independent label called Groove Child Records, run by Tee-C, where they’re working together on a new album titled ‘The Reason,’ set to release soon.
- [Sublime Natural Movements](https://patronmagazine.com/sublime-natural-movements/) - Fort Works Art unveiled Crystal Wagner’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, Sublime. Wagner is a full-time interdisciplinary artist who builds her worlds by incorporating textural materials and the natural movement of human bodies through temporary landscapes. Wagner created a large-scale, site-specific installation for the gallery during her residency, sponsored by Gallery of Dreams. The exhibition
- [Analytical Expressionism & Other Experiments with Michael Schultheis](https://patronmagazine.com/analytical-expressionism-other-experiments-with-michael-schultheis/) - Gravity & Levity opens at Laura Rathe Fine Art on July 9th and presents a curated selection of paintings and sculptures that embody a new sense of depth through shapes and patterns oscillating over the borders of lightness and density. Moving freely across a variety of media, the artworks are unified in their exploration of suspended motion,
- [NEW TALENT EMERGES AT CRAIGHEAD GREEN GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/new-talent-emerges-at-craighead-green-gallery/) - Next Saturday, Craighead Green Gallery mounts New Texas Talent (NTT), where diverse artists working in varied mediums all across Texas share their unique, yet-to-be discovered talent. For 29 years, hundreds of applications are submitted annually to be evaluated by two different jurors each year. Once the artists' works are chosen by the jurors, each artist will
- [Sibylle Szaggars Redford’s "The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth" comes to the Dallas Symphony this fall](https://patronmagazine.com/sibylle-szaggars-redfords-the-way-of-the-rain-hope-for-earth-comes-to-the-dallas-symphony-this-fall/) - EarthX and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced yesterday the U.S. premiere of The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth. This multidisciplinary environmental performance is a creation for orchestra, chorus, film, art, and spoken word and will be presented at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022. The
- [International Folk Artists to Stop in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/international-folk-artist-to-stop-in-dallas/) - There are a few things that our western neighbor New Mexico is famous for: the annual hot air balloon festival, turquoise, a diverse and expansive landscape, aliens, and of course, art and artisans. The 2022 International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe will see 164 artists from 49 countries exhibit their art and take part
- [A Life's Work Cast in Metal Continues](https://patronmagazine.com/a-lifes-work-cast-in-metal-continues/) - Heritage Auctions presents a unique opportunity for numismatists and philanthropists when it brings Dmitry Muratov’s 2021 Nobel Peace Prize under the gavel, with 100% of proceeds to benefit UNICEF's humanitarian response for Ukrainian children displaced by war on June 20. The five Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace are regarded as the
- [Your Weekend Starts Today](https://patronmagazine.com/your-weekend-starts-today/) - If you don’t have plans tonight, you do now. As part of the PNC Patio Series, AT&T Performing Arts Center hosts DAMOYEE, for free. Dallas’ own rising star is a talented singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and recording artist. Her musical abilities spread from classical to pop to R&B, to jazz and folk. Her pure and beautiful
- [For this Farewell, We Wear White](https://patronmagazine.com/for-this-farewell-we-wear-white/) - Since 2015, SITE131’s mission has been to highlight the concept of pairing–presenting new art from America and abroad side by side with new works by Texas artists. By coupling bright, mostly young talents who deal with similar issues, the art audience sees novel connections and finds a unique context for understanding contemporary art in new
- [Kitchen Dog Theater's New Works Festival](https://patronmagazine.com/kitchen-dog-theaters-new-works-festival/) - Kitchen Dog Theater, a founding core member of the National New Play Network (NNPN), has announced the official lineup for the 24th anniversary of its annual New Works Festival. For the Staged Reading Series, audiences will have the unique chance to hear and discuss five exciting new plays, selected from past NWF top-ranked playwrights from DFW and beyond
- [From Their Piano Keys to Your Computer Keys:](https://patronmagazine.com/from-their-piano-keys-to-your-computer-keys/) - The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Kicks Off Today. The Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, kicks off today and continues at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU. Widely considered one of the preeminent international music contests, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition exists to share excellence in classical music with the largest international audience possible to launch
- [What to See this Weekend!](https://patronmagazine.com/what-to-see-this-weekend-2/) - Conduit Gallery: Conduit will open three exhibitions on May 21, Phantoms, a solo exhibition of recent work by Dallas, -based artist Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt; Jeff Baker: Gaia's Rant; and Something Like My Neighborhood, a solo exhibition of recent work by Denton-based artist Steven J Miller. For Phantoms, Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt created a variety of soft sculptures that are at once
- [Get Ready For an Arts-Centric PRIDE](https://patronmagazine.com/get-ready-for-an-arts-centric-pride/) - Dallas Arts District, collaborating with the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas, will present the fifth annual Dallas Arts District 2022 Pride Block Party, the largest PRIDE event in Downtown Dallas, kicking off on Friday, June 17, 2022. Due to the pandemic,
- [A World Premiere and a Final  Bow](https://patronmagazine.com/a-world-premiere-and-a-final-bow/) - Texas Ballet Theater’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the whimsical Shakespearean tale of enchanted lovers opens in Fort Worth this Friday and runs through Sunday, May 22. The production marks the final performance for prima ballerina Carolyn Judson who recently announced her retirement after nearly 20 years with TBT. She is paired with Ian Johnson, a nine-year-old TBT
- [The Black Heritage Celebration at Dallas Arboretum](https://patronmagazine.com/the-black-heritage-celebration-at-dallas-arboretum/) - Next week, the Dallas Arboretum will host its second annual Black Heritage Celebration (BHC), presented by Bank of America, on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15. The weekend will place the spotlight on the unique talents, art and businesses from our local Black community. New this year is an art exhibit coordinated by the South
- [The EarthX Film Festival Makes Waves in Red Dirt in Closing Lineup](https://patronmagazine.com/the-earthx-film-festival-makes-waves-in-red-dirt-in-closing-lineup/) - The EarthX Film Festival 2022 presented by Curiosity has announced the closing night films and events. Set to take place May 12–15 in the Dallas Arts District, the EarthX Film Festival will showcase over 75 feature-length and short documentary films celebrating nature, environment, conservation, and outdoor adventure while honoring the heroes working to protect our planet. EarthX convenes the
- [One Week Until The Other Art Fair!](https://patronmagazine.com/one-week-until-the-other-art-fair/) - It is in our humble opinion that there is no such thing as too much art, there are only too few opportunities to view it. That’s where The Other Art Fair comes in. The Other Art Fair was created as an experience that is inclusive, inspiring, evocative, and fun. Combining boundary-pushing yet affordable works from 130 independent
- [ETRO Welcomes Dallas Art Fair Foundation](https://patronmagazine.com/etro-welcomes-dallas-art-fair-foundation/) - Photography by Brad Linton
- [TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Has Announced Rashid Johnson as the Honoree Artist for 2022 ](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-announces-2022-honored-artist-rashid-johnson/) - Rashid Johnson (b. 1977, Chicago) is recognized as one of the major voices of his generation, an artist who composes searing meditations on race and class while establishing an organic formal vocabulary that fuses a variety of sculptural and painterly traditions. Though he employs materials drawn from specific autobiographical contexts—including those related to African American
- [Cultural Cornerstone: Dallas Art Fair Blossoms](https://patronmagazine.com/were-back-dallas-art-fair-returns/) - For us at PATRON, April is the best time of the year. Dallas' Art Month highlights the wealth of artistic talent, culture and events that Dallas has to offer, and crowned by the Dallas Art Fair. The Fair gives Dallasites to explore the best that Dallas galleries have to offer, as well as, national and
- [VIP Studio Reception at Cedars Union](https://patronmagazine.com/vip-studio-reception-at-cedars-union/) - As rostered local, national, and international artists are highlighted at the Dallas Art Fair, make time to visit the life blood of Dallas's local art and culture. Join Cedar Union artist and friends on Friday, April 22nd between 5PM and 8PM for a studio reception featuring Cedars Union Cohort 3, artists Taylor Cleveland, Laura Davidson, Angela Faz, Carlin Flores, Tiara Unique
- [Get Your Daily Art Fix](https://patronmagazine.com/get-your-daily-art-fix/) - Get Your Daily Art Fix With Dallas Art Fair Programming! Enjoy the flurry of programming surrounding the Dallas Art Fair next week. Get calendar-ready with these highlights. DESIGN DISTRICT ART NIGHT Design District Art Night takes place Wednesday, April 20 at 14 art spaces including Dallas Contemporary. Conduit Gallery, Karpidas Collection, Holly Johnson Gallery, Cris
- [DALLAS ART FAIR SNEAK PEEK](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-gallery-spotlight/) - Join 85 exhibitors bringing their best to Dallas Art Fair for the back-to-April installment of Dallas Art Fair. PATRON will be bringing you coverage throughout the week. Here’s some a preview of what’s coming. “The Dallas art market has been on a sharp incline in recent years, and since the pandemic we have seen Texas’s
- [THE QUINTESSENTIAL DANCE AUTHORITY ](https://patronmagazine.com/the-quintessential-dance-authority/) - TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, North Texas’ preeminent dance presenter bringing extraordinary dance and performance art from around the world, is celebrating 40 years since its founding with the in-person return of their beloved Command Performance and gala on April 23, 2022. Moved to a virtual format during the pandemic, the premiere event and performance has not taken place in-person
- [WELCOME BACK DALLAS ARTS MONTH](https://patronmagazine.com/the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/) - The most wonderful time of the year is here. It’s not too hot, the birds are chirping, the flowers blooming, and art is blossoming all around the city. It’s officially Dallas Arts Month 2022. The Office of Dallas Arts and Culture announced in a press conference yesterday the official to kick-off Dallas Arts Month at the
- [Broadway's Sure Thing](https://patronmagazine.com/so-long-dallas-summer-musicals/) - The storied Dallas Summer Musicals, which traces its lineage back to June 12, 1941, with the production of Sigmund Romberg’s Blossom Time, is no more… Well, not exactly. Dallas Summer Musicals announced last week, a new operating name change, to Broadway Dallas. With the announcement, Broadway Dallas also released its 2022-2023 Germania Insurance Broadway Series, in partnership
- [Meet JooYoung Choi and her Outta Sight Family](https://patronmagazine.com/meet-jooyoung-choi-and-her-outta-sight-family/) - Seeking life on other planets? Discover a land that exists outside of our world right in the Dallas Arts District. 7200 light years away from Earth find a planet called the Cosmic Womb, and on that planet, there is a continent that stretches approximately 6,732 miles. Filled with vivid psychedelic color, humanoid, super-powered. talking creatures- known
- [April | May Issue Exclusive: A Collectors Study](https://patronmagazine.com/april-may-issue-exclusive-a-collectors-study/) - A Collectors Study from Patron April–May 2022Download
- [Your Fridays are Booked in April](https://patronmagazine.com/your-fridays-are-booked-in-april/) - Treat yourself to a movie night every Friday in April with AURORA. The Dallas-based public arts organization has partnered with Downtown Dallas, Inc. for a month of curated art programming in public outdoor spaces. The two institutions in Dallas will present a five-night program titled Video Art Nights taking place each Friday in April in celebration of
- [Reflections of a Reflectionist](https://patronmagazine.com/reflections-of-a-reflectionist/) - JD Miller releases a 400-page hardcover tome. JD Miller is a force on the Dallas art scene often revealing his signature technique through live painting performance. A recently released tome titled JD Miller Reflections from Dragon Street shows the breadth and depth of the artist’s work based on his philosophy and school of Reflectionism, which he has been
- [Jennifer Scripps to Steward Downtown Dallas Inc.](https://patronmagazine.com/jennifer-scripps-to-steward-downtown-dallas-inc/) - On March 7, Downtown Dallas, Inc., the principal advocate, champion, and steward of Downtown, effecting change by developing strategies, setting targets, and mobilizing resources that make for a stronger public and business district, announced the hiring of Jennifer Scripps, the City of Dallas Director of Arts & Culture, as the next president and CEO of
- [Goin’ Up Yonder to Talley Dunn](https://patronmagazine.com/goin-up-yonder-to-talley-dunn/) - Talley Dunn and Sedrick Huckaby have marked their first exhibition together. Goin’ Up Yonder, will be on view through April 23 with an open house from 12–5 p.m., and a reception for the artist from 5–7 p.m. on Saturday, March 12. In the exhibition at Talley Dunn, Sedrick Huckaby’s paintings, drawings, and sculpture metaphorically express universal themes of
- [Carolina Alvarez-Mathies to Helm Dallas Contemporary](https://patronmagazine.com/carolina-alvarez-mathies-to-helm-dallas-contemporary/) - A position that has been held at Dallas Contemporary for over a decade will be in new hands. Founded in 1978, the museum has announced the appointment of Carolina Alvarez-Mathies as its new executive director. Alvarez-Mathies, who since 2019 has served as deputy director of the institution, will succeed Peter Doroshenko. Doroshenko took control of
- [Deep Ellum Inks New Banners](https://patronmagazine.com/deep-ellum-inks-new-banners/) - If you know anything about Deep Ellum you know tattoo parlors are a distinct part of the area. Though a winter storm may not be the best day for a journey into Deep Ellum, this being Texas, the weather will soon give way for a nicer excursion to see the newest scenic additions. The Deep
- [A Home Built from Love, Family, Community, and Art](https://patronmagazine.com/a-home-built-from-love-family-community-and-art/) - A very talented couple have made a home built from love, history, community, and art. Kinfolk House is a collaborative project space that inhabits a 100-year-old historic home, where community and art converge in the predominantly Black and Latina/e/o neighborhood of Polytechnic in Fort Worth, Texas. Celebrated artist Letitia and Sedrick Huckaby opened the doors
- [Angela Faz Wins CADD x Maddrey Prize](https://patronmagazine.com/angela-faz-wins-cadd-x-maddrey-prize/) - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) and Thomas Maddrey have announced the recipient of the second annual CADD x Maddrey Artist as Dallas artist Angela Faz. Awarded annually by members of the Dallas arts community dedicated to supporting creatives, the award seeks to champion historically under-served and under-represented groups within the city's arts community. The 2021
- [Valentine's Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/valentines-day-gift-guide-2/) - Here we are on February 10th, a mere four days away from Valentine’s Day, do you have a gift and the night planned out yet? If not, we’ve got you covered. Gifts: Gucci Bamboo 1947 handbag from NorthPark Center Alessandro Michele takes inspiration from the historic Bamboo Bag and presents it through a contemporary
- [The Cosmic Womb has Always Loved You](https://patronmagazine.com/the-cosmic-womb-has-always-loved-you/) - Opening Saturday, February 12–September 4, the Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas will present JooYoung Choi: Songs of Resilience from the Tapestry of Faith in the third and final artist of the Crow Museum’s multi-year series celebrating Texas-based contemporary Asian women artists. “I have admired JooYoung’s career for many years and
- [Igniting Conversations: Selections From the Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Family Collection to Exhibit at SMU](https://patronmagazine.com/igniting-conversations-selections-from-the-jessica-and-kelvin-beachum-family-collection-to-exhibit-at-smu/) - Southern Methodist University alum and Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle, Kelvin Beachum continues to give back to his alma mater in inspiring ways. The former SMU Mustang is a member of the executive boards for the Simmons School of Education and Human Development and Lyle School of Engineering—he graduated from SMU in 2010 with a B.A.
- [Tootsies Grand Reopening](https://patronmagazine.com/tootsies-grand-opening/)
- [Gallery at UTA Examines Mel Chin's Multidisciplinary Practice](https://patronmagazine.com/gallery-at-uta-examines-mel-chins-multidisciplinary-practice/) - In 1976 at Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, Mel Chin debuted his first work in the city he was born. See/Saw,consisted of two six-by-six foot “planter boxes” set approximately 60 feet apart that were linked by a hydraulic system. A participant standing on one part of the “incised” ground would slowly sink while watching the other
- [TITAS is Recognized for Inovation and Pursuit of Art](https://patronmagazine.com/titas-is-recognized-for-inovation-and-pursuit-of-art/) - TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND is the only Texas organization to receive a 2021/2022 Performance Forward Fund grant from the esteemed Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). Through the grant, TITAS will continue its efforts to bring the world’s finest touring dance artists to North Texas. Through the unparalleled obstacles presented by the pandemic, TITAS has focused on finding
- [Healing Songs with esperanza spalding](https://patronmagazine.com/healing-songs-with-esperanza-spalding/) - In 1989, a five-year-old girl, a year out from learning to play the violin, secured a spot with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon, a community orchestra open to both children and adult musicians. Ten years later, esperanza spalding left the music society as concertmaster. At sixteen, after a stint at Portland State University, spalding
- [The Odyssey of Art Forms](https://patronmagazine.com/the-odyssey-of-art-forms/) - This Sunday, January 16th, Odyssey Studios will host their Winter Zine Fest and Market. From 2–6 p.m., patrons have the chance to shop for goods from local vendors and artists, or even grab a grilled cheese and hot cocoa. Odyssey Studios opened its doors last March and operates as a multi-purpose space for artists to
- [A Girl Named Carrie and Her Great Niece Jerrie](https://patronmagazine.com/a-girl-named-carrie-and-her-great-niece-jerrie/) - SMU’s An Eye for Elegance explores the life of Carrie Marcus Neiman from a cultural and historical perspective alongside many of the other women who helped turn Neiman Marcus into Neiman Marcus. The exhibit coincides with the publication A Girl Named Carrie: The Visionary Who created Neiman Marcus and Set the Standard for Fashion by Jerrie Marcus Smith. The exhibition
- [New Year, New You](https://patronmagazine.com/new-year-new-you/) - Now that Christmas is over, it is time to gift yourself healthy and beauty. Get ahead of the new year and make a change for yourself or, maybe you just want to relax in an oasis away from family? If this sounds appealing, then we suggest three Dallas businesses that are for you. First up,
- [Exploring Housewives and Suburbia at PDNB Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/exploring-housewives-and-suburbia-at-pdnb-gallery/) - PDNB Gallery's two solo exhibitions by gallery artists Patty Carroll and Bill Owens deserve to be seen. The first exhibition, Anonymous Woman, marks the first solo show for Chicago-based Patty Carroll in the celebrated all-photographs gallery. Concurrently, Bill Owens has had a large presence at PDNB since the early 2000’s when the gallery first featured
- [A 300-Year-Old Tree Roots Itself in Dallas (Sort of)](https://patronmagazine.com/a-300-year-old-tree-roots-itself-in-dallas-sort-of/) - For 300 years, the most isolated tree in the world sat alone in the Sahara, more than 250 miles away from any other. The acacia survived the harsh, dry conditions of the desert by driving its roots more than 100 feet into the ground. If you have not guessed, this tree no longer exists-not living anyway. In
- [A Last-Minute Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/a-last-minute-gift-guide/) - Are you still scrambling to have your gifts wrapped and ready for Christmas morning? Struggling to decide? Looking for inspiration? We’ve got you covered or at the very least, we can get your creative gift-giving juices going with a selection of local products from in and around the city. The holiday season isn’t complete without Galleri Urbane’s annual The
- [Katarina Grosse's Wunderful Additions to NorthPark](https://patronmagazine.com/wunderful-additions-to-northpark-center/) - If you’re haven’t finished your holiday shopping, first, check out our Holiday Gift Guide, and then stop by NorthPark Center to feast your eyes on form and color. Two artworks by Germany-based artist Katharina Grosse are now on view at NorthPark Center. Ohne Titel, 2014, and Wunderblock, 2013, and will join the NorthPark Center Art Collection which includes works by internationally known artists, including Huma Bhabha, Jonathan Borofsky,
- [INDULGE YOUR NICE LIST WITH GIFTS THAT SAY WOW](https://patronmagazine.com/indulge-your-nice-list-with-gifts-that-say-wow/) - The holiday gift-giving season sure can be tricky. With limited time to shop, lines at the register, and so many loved ones and business associates to buy for, it’s overwhelming. To provide you with an edited perspective, Patron has selected some of the standouts this year. From opulent jewelry to gorgeous weekender bags, and Peloton
- [MARKET x Galvan: Brooke Davenport hosts fabulous Park House dinner](https://patronmagazine.com/market-x-galvan-brooke-davenport-hosts-fabulous-park-house-dinner/)
- [Sweet Tooth Hotel Kindly Asks You to Rewind](https://patronmagazine.com/sweet-tooth-hotel-kindly-asks-you-to-rewind/) - Be kind, rewind. If you were around before the new millennium when Blockbuster was booming, you absolutely remember their tagline. With so much hunger for nostalgia, even if you weren’t among the video-rental crazed, you know where the line stems. Sweet Tooth Hotel, created by wife and husband duo Jencey and Cole Keeton, know a
- [Dallas Art Fair Gallery Round-Up](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-gallery-round-up/) - After a couple of delays, the return of the Dallas Art Fair is back. Tomorrow, November 12, the fair will officially open to the public. There are 59 exhibitors listed for this year's iteration, down from almost 100 exhibitors in April of 2019. The pandemic obviously made an international gathering of this nature impossible while
- [DMA ADDS SIX NEW WORKS THROUGH THE DALLAS ART FAIR FOUNDATION](https://patronmagazine.com/dma-adds-six-new-works-through-the-dallas-art-fair-foundation/) - For each installment of the Dallas Art Fair, curators of the Dallas Museum of Art along with local collectors choose work to add to its holding through the Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program, now in its fifth year. “It always excites me seeing our exhibitor’s work become part of the DMA’s shows; at the
- [The Great American Cowboy](https://patronmagazine.com/the-great-american-cowboy/) - It is fair to say that regardless of age, it is tough to remember a time without cowboys. The origin of the cowboy can be traced back to ancient Persia according to Riding the Horse, Writing the Cultural Myth: The European Knight and the American Cowboy as Equestrian Heroes, from Persia to Spain to the
- [22nd TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Breaks Record With $11 Million Raised!](https://patronmagazine.com/22nd-two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-breaks-record-with-11-million-raised/) - In a triumphant return following a yearlong pandemic postponement, on Saturday evening, October 23, 2021, the 22nd annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art benefit dinner and contemporary art auction raised a record-breaking $11 million with funds benefiting amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Dallas Museum of Art. This year the Todd
- [The Supreme Leader Demands Your Presence](https://patronmagazine.com/the-supreme-leader-demands-your-presence/) - When was the last time you were at the historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalita Humphreys Theater? Odds are it has been more than 606 days…since March 1, 2020. That was the last day live performances were held by the Dallas Theater Center. However, that changes today October 28th, 2021, as DTC is set to premiere
- [Kips Bay Decorator Show House: A Preview in Pictures](https://patronmagazine.com/kips-bay-decorator-show-house-a-preview-in-pictures/) - Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas: September 24, 2021 - October 24, 2021. 5138 Deloache Avenue, Dallas, Texas Monday thru Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For tickets visit: https://kipsbayboysandgirlsclub.tickets Bobbitt & Company Interior Design: Photography by: Stephen Karlisch A. Lantz Design: Photography by: Stephen Karlisch Acorn & Oak by Shelly Rosenberg: Photography by Stephen Karlisch Alexa Hampton
- [THE COLLECTOR’S PARADISE:](https://patronmagazine.com/the-collectors-paradise/) - Hammering down TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art’s Live Auction for 20-plus years, Sotheby’s enlists the bid call of seasoned specialist Michael Macaulay. The phenomenal achievements of TWO x TWO over the past twenty years are nothing short of a profound inspiration,” says New York–based Michael Macaulay, senior vice president and auctioneer at Sotheby’s.
- [Eataly Dallas's Newest Addition Isn't Food](https://patronmagazine.com/eataly-dallass-newest-masterwork/) - If you have been to Eataly at NorthPark Center recently, you may have noticed a new work of art installed as you descend from the second level into the Caffè Lavazza seating area. Two metal sculptures dance with each other, speaking a language that is at once familiar without a need for reply. This new
- [#FortWorth, #Followme](https://patronmagazine.com/fortworth-followme/) - Set the date on your calendar to Thursday, November 11, KERA’s Art&Seek and the Kimbell Art Museum will present “Fort Worth, Follow Me: The City’s Cultural Influencers,” a live online State of the Arts discussion. In the discussion, Fort Worth’s tastemakers and trendsetters gather to discuss how public figures have the power to affect change
- [Saks and the Dallas Contemporary Converge at the Thompson Hotel to Celebrate the Museum's Fall Programming](https://patronmagazine.com/saks-and-the-dallas-contemporary-converge-at-the-thompson-hotel-to-celebrate-the-museums-fall-programming/) - Gathered at the Thompson Dallas hotel, artists, philanthropists, and art collectors shared an artfully delightful evening in celebration of the opening of the Dallas Contemporary museum’s fall exhibitions, including four concurrent solo presentations by artists Peter Halley-CELL GRIDS, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov-paintings about paintings, Shilpa Gupta-for, in your tongue, i cannot fit and Renata Morales-inane
- [The Fundamental Emotions All Humans Possess](https://patronmagazine.com/the-fundamental-emotions-all-humans-possess/) - Meet Yoshitomo Nara, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art's 2021 Honoree’s rebellious and affecting figures inspired an enduring friendship with Blum & Poe’s Tim Blum. Text by Anna Katherine Brodbeck and Vivian Li Yoshitomo Nara is this year’s TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art honoree, and he is beloved by local institutions, with
- [Impact Dallas Gala to honor Larry Good and Deedie Rose](https://patronmagazine.com/impact-dallas-gala-to-honor-larry-good-and-deedie-rose/) - Finalists Announced for new AD Ex Community Cornerstone Award The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Dallas) and the Architecture and Design Foundation’s first annual Impact Dallas Gala will fête Larry Good and Deedie Rose on November 4 at Thompson Dallas within The National. AIA Dallas’ Lifetime Achievement award is the highest
- [WaterTower Theatre presents A Raisin in the Sun](https://patronmagazine.com/watertower-theatre-presents-a-raisin-in-the-sun/) - Dallas theaters are doing an outsized job of addressing diversity on their stages and in their staffing. In the midst of a rising pandemic wave, WaterTower Theatre reminds the community of the vitality of conversation around social justice. In a whirlwind of racial injustice, a glooming pandemic, and uncertainty, WaterTower Theatre is one of the
- [WELCOME BACK NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY!](https://patronmagazine.com/welcome-back-north-texas-giving-day/) - We are only one week away from the biggest nonprofit fundraiser in North Texas. Next Thursday, September 23rd, marks Communities Foundation of Texas’ 13th North Texas Giving Day. Technically, it launched Wednesday, September 1, with early giving and 22 days of donations, events, and volunteering that culminate with North Texas Giving Day on September 23.
- [RETURN TO THE STAGE](https://patronmagazine.com/return-to-the-stage/) - It’s been two years since COVID-19 was discovered. In March 2020, the Dallas arts community shut down completely and while many museums and galleries have reopened, the performing arts have gone through 18 months of openings, closures, and postponements. However, with the rise in vaccinations, these vibrant institutions are ready to part the red curtains
- [ART FOR ADVOCACY: A Preview at NorthPark Center](https://patronmagazine.com/art-for-advocacy-a-preview-at-northpark-center/) - Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center unveiled a unique new exhibition showcasing regional and nationally recognized artists at NorthPark Center. The preview of Art for Advocacy is located on Level One between Neiman Marcus and Dillard’s and will be on view through Sept. 22. The showcase seeks to raise awareness of child abuse and seeks community support
- [Delicate Hope](https://patronmagazine.com/delicate-hope/) - Anila Quayyum Agha’s A Beautiful Despair mounts at the Carter. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) will present Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair by the multidisciplinary Pakistan-born, US-based artistopening September 25, 2021. Known for her large sculptural installations, Agha received her MFA from the University of North Texas and presented Intersections,
- [Arts of Oppression at Pollock Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/arts-of-oppression-at-pollock-gallery/) - But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. From Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird.” 2021 marks the sixth annual Arts of Oppression exhibit
- [A GEM OF AN EXHIBITION](https://patronmagazine.com/a-gem-of-an-exhibition/) - The Perot Museum of Nature and Science presents works by Paula Crevoshay Nature and jewelry will comingle this fall at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to showcase the possibilities of art through natural resources. Internationally renowned jewelry designer Paula Crevoshay creates nature-inspired works of art. Her new creations will be unveiled at the
- [Amon Carter Museum Acquires Expansive Collection of Finis Welch](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museum-acquires-expansive-collection-of-finis-welch/) - As school gets back into full swing, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s collection just added a new reason to visit for students and art scholars alike. The Carter recently announced the acquisition of more than 240 photographs and works on paper bequeathed through Finis Welch who passed away last year. The collection and
- [RICHARD PHILLIPS GOES NUCLEAR TO BENEFIT DALLAS CONTEMPORARY](https://patronmagazine.com/richard-phillips-goes-nuclear-to-benefit-dallas-contemporary/) - Dallas Contemporary will drop a new print by renowned Pop artist Richard Phillips at noon today (CT), August 10. Phillips will launch his work nuclear (1997) as a fine print edition for the very first time. The work was originally exhibited as part of the artist’s first solo American museum show at Dallas Contemporary in 2014, and is
- [Undermain Undertakes a Diverse and Lively 38th Season](https://patronmagazine.com/undermain-undertakes-a-diverse-and-lively-38th-season/) - Bruce DuBose sighs into the phone as the past year forces him to recoil in a reminiscent manner. With the last season upended with statistics and news cycles looming over him, he realized how valuable the stage is to him. “It’s a real primal need people have, the theater. It’s penetrating and cathartic,” the producing
- [Dallas Symphony’s NFT Commemorates a Collaboration with the MET Orchestra](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphonys-nft-commemorates-a-collaboration-with-the-met-orchestra/) - In a virtual world the livelihoods of orchestras offer resiliency. To that end, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has released a unique offering on the blockchain that celebrates the collaboration with the members of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The DSO’s NFT will offer multiple perspectives of the concert with all the proceeds going to the musicians of
- [PRINTED MATTERS – June 2021](https://patronmagazine.com/printed-matters-june-2021/) - Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey Frank Stella was starstruck. An enduring theme throughout his career, Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey pays homage to the artist’s work dedicated to the celebratory shape. In Stella’s hands, there is nothing simplistic about the symbolic star. Beginning with two-dimensional paintings and quickly expanding into the dimensional wall hanging explorations,
- [Ardent Art in the Summertime](https://patronmagazine.com/ardent-art-in-the-summertime/) - Emerging from the corridors of rainy weather and the slew of pandemic discourse, the glass-paned doors of many galleries opened for their summer season. Over the weekend of Jul 10, artists spanning the globe, whose work gather an ethnographic feel, hung at mid-sixty for the city of Dallas. Local galleries such as 500x, Erin Cluley
- [Opera’s Greatest Hits usher in The Dallas Opera’s Fall Return](https://patronmagazine.com/operas-greatest-hits-usher-in-the-dallas-operas-fall-return/) - This week Dallas Opera announced its fall 2021 lineup of performances and events just in time for cooler weather. Though fall colors here are less showy here than in other areas of the country, the month of October will bring another autumnal treat. The Dallas Opera’s slate of live, in-person performances for the 2021/2022 season
- [Dallas VideoFest Ends on a High Note](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-videofest-ends-on-a-high-note/) - Bart Weiss began his career when cable TV had freshly emerged and wireless internet was still a far-off dream of tech enthusiasts. Film festivals were scarce, and in particular, the only film festival in the 1980s was the USA Film Festival. Unfortunately for fans, Dallas VideoFest, will run its final festival this year, ending a
- [Gucci Pins Experience: Basketball Courts for Gucci Basket](https://patronmagazine.com/gucci-pins-experience-basketball-courts-for-gucci-basket/) - Luxurious and sporty, Gucci presents Gucci Basket, a high-top genderless sneaker, paired with its own individual identification tag. Designed by House Creative Director Alessandro Michele, the sneaker is made out of Gucci’s pioneering material, Demetra, a result of dedicated research and practice by Gucci artisans and features a durability and softness to the sole of
- [TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND’S DETERMINED/GRATEFUL 2021-2022 Season Brings A Range of Joy](https://patronmagazine.com/titas-dance-unbounds-determined-grateful-2021-2022-season-brings-a-range-of-joy/) - From Latinx history, to breakdancing, to taking risks, to the Mad Hatter, the 2021-2022 season for TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND in association with AT&T Performing Arts Center brings back live showstopping performances. The DETERMINED/GRATEFUL season emerges from the fog of the pandemic and reimagines inclusivity, accessibility, and conversation in the form of dance and performance. The Charles
- [The Agave of Casa Dragones and Judd Foundation](https://patronmagazine.com/the-agave-of-casa-dragones-and-judd-foundation/) - Along with the Marfa sun, Judd Foundation, which is home to Chinati Foundation, will open another integral piece within the Marfa neighborhood. An Agave Garden for the community is the outcome of a partnership with Bertha González Nieves, co-founder and CEO of Tequila Casa Dragones, and Rainer Judd of the Judd Foundation. Situated in the
- [Hamilton’s Return to Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/hamiltons-return-to-dallas/) - The lyrics "Hey yo, I'm just like my country / I'm young, scrappy and hungry / And I'm not throwin' away my shot” transcends beyond the life of Alexander Hamilton. His life, animated by In the Heights lyricist and creator, Lin Manuel Miranda, is being brought back to the stage in Dallas. History has its
- [INSIDE VERNON FISHER'S STUDIO](https://patronmagazine.com/inside-vernon-fishers-studio/) - HIS LATEST WORK MAY PROVE TO BE HIS LONGEST SPARK. Vernon Fisher lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas, which is a mere 150 miles from Hardin-Simmons University where he began his academic career as an English major. When he had only one class to complete before graduation, one of Fisher's professors urged him to
- [DBDT Spring Celebration Invokes the Human Spirit](https://patronmagazine.com/dbdt-spring-celebration-invokes-the-human-spirit/) - New York City is in Dallas for this year’s Spring Celebration at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Dean and director at The Juilliard School Alicia Graf Mack will perform as a guest artist for the May 22 and 23 events. The online performance will be available to view from 7:00 p.m. on May 22 to
- [Donald Fowler Theater Art Memorial Fund brings 38 Minutes to Life](https://patronmagazine.com/donald-fowler-theater-art-memorial-fundbrings-38-minutes-to-life/) - Holly Doubet, once a backup singer for Frank Sinatra, is a composer who is now a playwright. Now immersed in writing, Doubet must relive her Hawaiian vacation that turned into a deafening experience, one that she will remember every day as she pictures the missile alert on her cell phone, which brought panic to the
- [Fauna Meets Finality with Desire Paths at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park](https://patronmagazine.com/fauna-meets-finality-with-desire-paths-at-sweet-pass-sculpture-park/) - Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, a verdant pocket at the end of Fabrication Street founded by Tamara Johnson and Trey Burns, welcomes the non-hierarchical art collective MATERIAL GIRLS. The core group of six female artists all bring intimacy to the site-responsive outdoor exhibition Desire Paths, on view through July 31. Spanning across the country, from LA
- [If/Then Rethinks the STEM Field in 3D](https://patronmagazine.com/if-then-rethinks-the-stem-field-in-3d/) - Bright orange 3D printed sculptures have made their way to NorthPark Center. The group of 120 life-sized statues commemorates the leading women in science, technology, engineering, and math. Drawn from all over the world, #IfThenSheCan recognizes the STEM field should be more accessible to young girls and women. Doctors, women with PhDs, athletes, and even
- [Dallas Arts District Introduces Pride Party +](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-arts-district-introduces-pride-party/) - Art engenders conversation, as such the Dallas Arts District will launch its June Pride celebration with programming beginning on June 18. Encompassing the entire stretch of the district, the Dallas Arts District has paired up with the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas, the Dallas Museum of Art, the
- [Tomoo Gokita Gets Down with Dallas Contemporary](https://patronmagazine.com/abstracting-success-in-tomoo-gokitas-get-down/) - As discourse whirls around the unprecedented tiredness and Zoom fatigue experienced over the course of the pandemic, time has proliferated a set of large-scale artworks for artist Tomoo Gokita. The Tokyo-based artist’s first solo exhibition in North America, Tomoo Gokita: Get Down will present his figurative and didactic work, which hinges on departures, at Dallas
- [A Digital take on the Gallery Experience](https://patronmagazine.com/a-digital-take-on-the-gallery-experience/) - Dallas will experience its first-ever NFT Pop-up Art Gallery event this weekend when Artist Uprising and Landmark Dallas combine to illuminate art collectors this Saturday, June 12 at 7pm at the Landmark Center. The show aspires to bring light and dialogue to local artists and educate the community about NFTs and their contributions to the
- [Prada Paradise](https://patronmagazine.com/prada-paradise/) - Flora and fauna find their way into the latest Prada experience, one that encapsulates landscapes and the shifting seasons. From a sunny outdoor picnic where ants crawl aimlessly on a log toward the ocean’s orchestra; from the brisk air of the mountains to a shady trail, Prada Outdoor, a series of pop-up stores and installations,
- [Blind Alley Projects Present Doomscrolling by Cheryl Donegan](https://patronmagazine.com/blind-alley-projects-present-doomscrolling-by-cheryl-donegan/) - Doomscrolling, an installation by Cheryl Donegan, presents a decontextualized hieroglyphic-like drop-cloth banner which can only be viewed from a window surrounded by bricked inlay from the grass beneath your feet. As the sun shifts across the sky, the vibrant colors that depict the corpses of shopping malls illustrate the artist’s interest in material, abstraction, consumerism,
- [The Women behind Family Dollar](https://patronmagazine.com/the-women-behind-family-dollar/) - “Dang. And from the Family Dollar of all places. Things must be hard if our people are stealing from the Family Dollar,” Kay exasperates, eying Kenneth who gleams of hope. The Family Dollar, a small and thrifty convenience store is source to many in the play Family Dollar. Straddling the life of an art installation
- [Kimbell Art Museum welcomes Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon](https://patronmagazine.com/kimbell-art-museum-welcomes-buddha-shiva-lotus-dragon/) - Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon at the Kimbell Art Museum reinvigorates the expansive collection of Asian Art. Once collected by John D. Rockefeller and his wife, the collection spans from an extraordinary range of bronzes, ceramics, and metal work, to thoughtfully assembled Chinese vases, Indian Chola bronzes and dynamic sculptures that seem to dance with life
- [Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas Masterclass and Dinner at Eataly Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/italy-america-chamber-of-commerce-of-texas-masterclass-and-dinner-at-eataly-dallas/) - Photography by Claire Giroux
- [2021 DALLAS GALLERY DAY PRESENTED BY DALLAS ART FAIR  AT RIVER BEND AND CADD SPACE AT SIEMATIC](https://patronmagazine.com/2021-dallas-gallery-day-presented-by-dallas-art-fair-at-river-bend-and-cadd-space-at-siematic/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRADLEY LINTON
- [2021 TACA SILVER CUP AWARD LUNCHEON HONORING  DONNA WILHELM AND SAM SELF AT STRAUSS SQUARE](https://patronmagazine.com/2021-taca-silver-cup-award-luncheon-honoring-donna-wilhelm-and-sam-self-at-strauss-square/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARY DONIHOO
- [The Family Place’s ReuNight at the Nasher](https://patronmagazine.com/the-family-places-reunight-at-the-nasher/)
- [Art in Small Corners](https://patronmagazine.com/art-in-small-corners/) - By Kit Freeman Tucked in a corner of a small town is a quaint building with large-paned windows and a glass-encased gallery across the street called the Anteroom that features past, present, and ongoing work. Within this gallery space, a printing press, and a workshop lives Kyle Hobratschk, the founder and director of 100 West
- [THERE: Texas Vignette Pop-Up Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/there-texas-vignette-pop-up-fair/) - Texas Vignette Pop-Up Fair reception that took place on Friday, May 14 in the heart of Deep Ellum. The event showcased artwork from Haydee Alonso, Ann Johnson, Rehab El Sadek, Lisa E. Harris, and Tammy Melody Gomez, the recipients of the first Artist Grant Program created to support female-identifying artists in need during the pandemic and curated by
- [Texas Vignette’s Pop-Up Show Creates Opportunities for Women Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-vignettes-pop-up-fair-creates-opportunities-for-women-artists/) - By Kit Freeman A vignette, a small repetitive detailing in design, or a literary tangent, points to an acute sense of appreciation, as it is subtle yet recognizable. Texas Vignette, an all-woman cohort, is a small arts group looking to promote, share, and experience art with women across Texas. A ten-member team, the group celebrates
- [Concentrations 63: Julian Charrière, Towards No Earthly Pole](https://patronmagazine.com/concentrations-63-julian-charriere-towards-no-earthly-pole/) - By Kit Freeman The Dallas Museum of Art will present the inaugural solo museum exhibition of French-Swiss artist Julian Charrière, Concentrations 63: Julian Charrière, Towards No Earthly Pole on May 2, 2021. A part of the exhibition series Concentrations, which features emerging artists, Charrière’swork will be on display for the 40th anniversary of the exhibition
- [Dallas Showroom brings Luxury to Life with Molteni&C and Baxter](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-showroom-brings-luxury-to-life-with-moltenic-and-baxter/) - By Kit Freeman Modern and contemporary European style, design, and architecture are arriving to Dallas mid-May. Arbitare18 adds to Italian luxury living on High Line Drive located in the Dallas Design District and will showcase the brands Molteni&C and Baxter. In bringing European design to architects, interior designers, and potential homeowners, Abitare18 is Dallas’s newest
- [Heritage Auction Brought Banksy and Pursued Picasso with Successful Auction](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-auction-brought-banksy-and-pursued-picasso-with-successful-auction/) - By Kit Freeman Heritage Auction splashed headlines with a monumental Signature event last Thursday, selling its biggest lot, a 2018 Banksy titled Nola (White Rain). The auction realized almost $2 million with major art figures such as Picasso, Hockney, and Warhol. The 81-lot auction brought international attention to the Dallas auction scene as it lauded
- [Think Piece: EarthxFilm Engenders Advocacy and Awareness for Mother Earth](https://patronmagazine.com/think-piece-earthxfilm-engenders-advocacy-and-awareness-for-mother-earth/) - By Kit Freeman As Earth Day reminds all about awareness around conservation, climate change, the overall health and love for the planet, EarthxFilm has taken another route to advocate for advocacy: film. For Earth Day 2021, EarthxFilm’s annual film festival is returning to Dallas April 16–25 with online and in-person viewings. Emerging media and films
- [Dallas Gallery Day Celebrates Spring Art Season](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-gallery-day-celebrates-spring-art-season/) - By Kit Freeman As the spring exhibition season awakens, a group of Dallas galleries have paired up with the Dallas Art Fair to produce Dallas Gallery Day on April 17, 2021. Aimed to generate conversations about contemporary art, Dallas Gallery Day offers gallery-goers the chance to visit area art spaces on their home turf. Participating galleries have
- [Amon Carter Welcomes Retrospective of Contemporary Photographer An-My Lê](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-welcomes-retrospective-of-contemporary-photographer-an-my-le/) - By Kit Freeman The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has become home to the first comprehensive survey of contemporary photographer An-My Lê. A Vietnamese photographer, An-My Lê (b. 1960) will present her work in a vast collection of black-and-white and color photographs, all of which are monumental in scale. The exhibition, An-My Lê: On Contested Terrain, will be on
- [PRINTED MATTERS – March 2021](https://patronmagazine.com/printed-matters-march-2021/) - By Douglas King Alexander Calder, Modern from the Start Engineer and modern, abstract sculptor Alexander Calder enjoyed a long creative relationship with the Museum of Modern Art New York beginning in 1930. This sleek new volume of Calder’s work celebrates that decades-long relationship. At 144 pages, the book is slight but filled with great examples
- [Wael Shanky brings Cairo to Fort Worth](https://patronmagazine.com/wael-shanky-brings-cairo-to-fort-worth/) - As part of his FOCUS exhibition, the Egyptian-born, Alexandria-and Philadelphia-based artist Wael Shawky will present the film Path to Cairo, 2012, from his ambitious and iconic trilogy Cabaret Crusades. The film will be exhibited alongside new, related drawings and sculptures. In this exhibition, as with much of his work, Shawky explores the ambiguities between history
- [Restore our Planet with EarthXFilm](https://patronmagazine.com/restore-our-planet-with-earthxfilm/) - EarthxFilm has announced ten days and nights, April 16–25, of drive-in, outdoor, and online screenings during this year’s hybrid edition of the Dallas-based environmental film festival. The festival continues its mission to showcase films and emerging media that explore science, conservation, climate change, and the environment while honoring the heroes working to protect our planet.
- [The Return of Whither Goest Thou America at Undermain](https://patronmagazine.com/the-return-of-whither-goest-thou-america-at-undermain/) - Undermain Theatre presents Whither Goest Thou America, its third series of readings of new American plays examining the American Landscape. The centerpiece production will be the virtual solo performance of David Rabe’s new play, Suffocation Theory, with Bruce DuBose. The play originated as a short story that Rabe wrote for The New Yorker. He is working remotely with Undermain Theatre
- [Edith Baker: Mentor, Friend, Legend](https://patronmagazine.com/edith-baker-mentor-friend-legend/) - By: Nancy Cohen Israel Edith Baker was like a second mother to me, as she was for many in the Dallas art community. And as with all great mothers, she was supposed to live forever. But early Sunday morning, we lost her to natural causes, at the age of 97. Through her countless contributions, her
- [Out from the Shadows-Cubist Juan Gris Debuts in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/out-from-the-shadows-cubist-juan-gris-debuts-in-dallas/) - Collaboration is the key to interesting museum exhibitions and Cubism in Color: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris, opening today at The Dallas Museum of Art and co-organized with The Baltimore Museum of Art exemplifies that. Cubism in Color is the first U.S. exhibition in over 35 years dedicated to the Spanish artist and highlights
- [Meet UNT's Newest Dean: Karen Hutzel](https://patronmagazine.com/meet-unts-newest-dean-karen-hutzel/) - The University of North Texas has welcomed a new leader for its top-ranked programs in visual arts and design. Karen Hutzel, an internationally recognized and community-minded arts leader, has been named the new dean for the College of Visual Arts and Design. “Dr. Hutzel is a collaborative, caring and inclusive leader,” UNT Provost Jennifer Cowley said. “She is deeply
- [AURORA EMBRACES THE “IREGULAR” WITH ANTIBODIES](https://patronmagazine.com/aurora-embraces-the-iregular-with-antibodies/) - The Dallas-based public art organization AURORA is pleased to present a new interactive artwork by Montreal-based artist Daniel Iregui in partnership with Parks for Downtown Dallas at West End Square—the first public green space in Dallas’s West End Historic District. Iregui’s interactive digital sculpture, ANTIBODIES, will react to the movement of park visitors via motion
- [Spring Break at the Kimbell Art  Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/spring-break-at-the-kimbell-art-museum/) - In mid-March, the Kimbell Art Museum invites families and art lovers of all ages to a free week-long celebration of creativity, storytelling, movement, and more. From Monday, March 15, to Friday, March 19, the virtual Spring Break Art Extravaganza offers imaginative fun for curious spring breakers to enjoy from home. The museum is partnering
- [CADD Space heralds Women at Work](https://patronmagazine.com/cadd-space-heralds-women-at-work/) - In partnership with SieMatic, Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas launched CADD SPACE @ SieMatic, an exhibition space located within the German kitchen showroom in the Dallas Design District. The current exhibition, WOMEN AT WORK, celebrates Women’s History Month in March. WOMEN AT WORK applauds the vital role and contributions of women in the arts. Women
- [MAKING IT HAPPEN:](https://patronmagazine.com/making-it-happen/) - RESILIENCE at Laura Rathe Fine Art marks 8th Anniversary in Dallas Celebrating its milestone of eight years in the Dallas Design District, Laura Rathe Fine Art presents RESILIENCE, a group anniversary exhibition featuring new works from their distinguished gallery artists. The opening days will take place by appointment next week beginning on Friday, February 26th,
- [AURORA Announces New Relief Grants for Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/aurora-releases-new-relief-grants-for-artists/) - Following a first round of emergency artist grants in August 2020, the Dallas-based public arts organization AURORA is pleased to announce a second round of relief grants for BIPOC artists in North Texas who have suffered from the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19. This round of funding was made possible by PNC in partnership with
- [PRINTED MATTERS](https://patronmagazine.com/printed-matters/) - Celebrating the power of coffee table books.BY DOUGLAS KING Imagine if you could look inside the homes and creative spaces of some of the foremost artists, designers, musicians, architects, and creative geniuses from around the world. What new insights could be discovered, producing a greater sense of understanding of these artists? This is the premise
- [Free Tosca Simulcast Stream Begins Friday, February 26th](https://patronmagazine.com/free-tosca-simulcast-stream-begins-friday-february-26th/) - The Dallas Opera will make the company’s gripping 2015 production of Giacomo Puccini’s immortal Tosca available free of charge for home viewing. This passionate, star-studded production was originally simulcast live in high definition to a North Texas audience at Klyde Warren Park. TDO’s Tosca stream will premiere online Friday, February 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Central Time and will be available until Saturday,
- [Valentine’s Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/valentines-day-gift-guide/) - Here we are, ten days from Valentine’s Day and you still haven’t found a gift for your significant other. Don’t fret, PATRON has you covered. We’ve compiled a list of products to inspire that warm loving feeling in you and your partner: You and your partner can dress like Harry Styles and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the music video for Treat People
- [Yesi Fortuna’s Photographs Reinforce the Beauty of Black Fortitude](https://patronmagazine.com/yesi-fortunas-photographs-reinforce-the-beauty-of-black-fortitude/) - Black Is Beautiful DFW, a series of black-and-white portraits by Yesi Fortuna of Fort Lion Studio, will be on display at Galleria Dallas through February 29. The series was created to show the studio’s solidarity with the Black community in an artistic form. More than 30 portraits will be on display, including families, individuals and
- [Richard Sharum Investigates the Campesino Community](https://patronmagazine.com/richard-sharum-investigates-the-campesino-community/) - Photographer Richard Sharum is a quiet guy, but he does let his photography speak volumes. Over the course of his career, Sharum has used his art as a form of bold commentary, questioning socio-economic norms and sharing stories of unlikely people in inventive ways. In 2015, Sharum began documenting a specific community in rural Cuba,
- [Cultural Ecologies of Asia](https://patronmagazine.com/cultural-ecologies-of-asia/) - Crow Museum’s Jacqueline Chao and Sapar Contemporary’s Nina Levent discuss their new show at Dallas Art Fair Projects. INTERVIEW BY JACQUELINE CHAO New York and Almaty-based gallery Sapar Contemporary, in collaboration with the Dallas Art Fair, presents Cultural Ecologies of Asia, an exhibition featuring new works by contemporary Asian artists from Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea,
- [Perot Museum's Giant Steps Honor African Americans in STEM](https://patronmagazine.com/perot-museums-giant-steps-honor-african-american-in-stem/) - Calling it a “bold and inspiring tribute to African American leaders who made momentous contributions to science,” the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in partnership with the African American Museum, Dallas, has announced that local architect and emerging artist Daniel M. Gunn is the winner of the Staircase Project design competition. In addition to
- [Dallas Arts District Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Winners](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-arts-district-foundation-announces-2021-grant-winners/) - The Dallas Arts District Foundation announced the nine local arts and cultural organizations receiving a total of $24,000.00 for innovative projects in 2021. These recipients support the Dallas Arts District’s mission, enhancing the value of the city’s creative and economic life by engaging neighbors through excellent programs. The Dallas Arts District Foundation grants program was
- [Drawn from his native Nigeria, Jeremiah Onifade’s own Coming of Age brings cultural vibrance to Site131](https://patronmagazine.com/drawn-from-his-native-nigeria-jeremiah-onifades-own-coming-of-age-brings-cultural-vibrance-to-site131/) - Patron (P): Congratulations on your solo show at Site131. You've said that emotion and memories are the driving force behind your work. From being thirteen years old during the Kaduna Riots of 2000 to immigrating to the US, you've experienced such emotional, physical, and mental turmoil, however, your work seems remarkably calm on the surface.
- [Undermain's 'THINGS MISSING/MISSED' Streams Tomorrow](https://patronmagazine.com/undermains-things-missing-missed-streams-tomorrow/) - Photos by Christian Vasquez A couple is battling the gaps appearing in their memories, their domestic environment, and their relationship. They find their reality to be less tangible than they thought, slowly losing grasp on their own physical presence and emotional agency. The pain of their strained affection is elevated by the slow and steady
- [AT&T Performing Arts Center Announces 6th Season of the Elevator Project](https://patronmagazine.com/att-performing-arts-center-announces-6h-season-of-the-elevator-project/) - The partial performance schedule for the 2020/2021 season of AT&T Performing Arts Center’s The Elevator Project, featuring the diverse work of small and emerging arts groups performing on the campus in the Dallas Arts District has been announced. The Elevator Project’s new season will feature productions from eight Dallas-based performing arts companies. Six of the
- [CADD FUND's Lands a New Date](https://patronmagazine.com/cadd-funds-lands-a-new-date/) - Since 2014, CADD has hosted six exciting events surrounding the annual CADD FUND. During the event, the finalists present short proposals for original and yet-to-be-realized new projects. Members of the audience have an opportunity to ask questions and then vote for their favorite project. The finalist with the most votes is declared the winner. The
- [The Cube at LCC Redefines What Community Means](https://patronmagazine.com/the-cube-at-lcc-redefines-what-community-means/) - The past few months have forced us all to isolate and distance ourselves from our friends and loved ones, and it has become more difficult to feel any sense of community. The Cube is an immersive experience for the socially distanced era, taking place at the Latino Cultural Center. Featurinng projections, audio, and lights that
- [DBDT Extends it's 44th Season to the Digital Realm](https://patronmagazine.com/dbdt-extends-its-44th-season-to-the-digital-realm/) - Dallas Black Dance Theater is completing its 44th season with all virtual performances. In January 2021, the company will continue to capture the dance and choreography on video in natural outdoor environments across Dallas in many instances. Additionally, the dance company has decided to make virtual performances a part of its offering even after it goes
- [Dallas Theater Center Increases Virtual Learning in Time for the Holidays](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-center-increases-virtual-learning-in-time-for-the-holidays/) - Dallas Theater Center is offering even more opportunities for students with its next round of virtual classes. The new classes include podcasting, branding, an on-camera workshop, and movement. The virtual lessons will range for students from age 8 to adult. Dallas Theater Center’s Education Department continues building on the success of its summer and fall
- [Today: Erica Felicella has one more thing to do](https://patronmagazine.com/today-erica-felicella-has-one-more-thing-to-do/) - Erica Felicella has one more thing to do before we all turn the corner to 2021. For 18 years, the Dallas artist has continued to produce solo works that speak to the community and this year wasn’t going to be the exception. For some time, Felicella thought that she wouldn’t be able to produce a
- [WANGECHI MUTU’S BRONZE GODDESS ADDS STRENGTH TO THE MODERN](https://patronmagazine.com/wangechi-mutus-bronze-goddess-adds-strength-to-the-modern/) - The Modern Director, Marla Price, announced yesterday, the acquisition of a significant work by Wangechi Mutu, The Seated III, 2019. The large sculpture of a seated female figure entwined in bronze coils will become part of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s permanent collection. The new work will be on view in one of
- [Fort Worth Opera Green Room Presents Music Speaks: The Language of Poetry and Libretti Workshop Series, Led by Internationally Renowned Opera Coaches Lucy Yates, J.J. Penna, and Rachelle Jonck](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-worth-opera-green-room-presents-music-speaks-the-language-of-poetry-and-libretti-workshop-series-led-by-internationally-renowned-opera-coaches-lucy-yates-j-j-penna-and-rachelle-jonck/) - Fort Worth Opera Green Room Presents Music Speaks: The Language of Poetry and Libretti Workshop Series, Led by Internationally Renowned Opera Coaches Lucy Yates, J.J. Penna, and Rachelle Jonck Fort Worth Opera will kick off the New Year with Music Speaks: The Language of Poetry and Libretti Workshop Series, led by distinguished opera coaches Lucy Yates, J.J. Penna, and Rachelle Jonck. Part of the new digital
- [Watch: Animals take over AT&T Performing Arts Center](https://patronmagazine.com/watch-animals-take-over-att-performing-arts-center/)
- [Gilded Age Returns in Latest Heritage Auction](https://patronmagazine.com/gilded-age-returns-in-latest-heritage-auction/) - The Gilded Age may have passed but it was not forgotten as Heritage Auctions’ presentation of the best of American silversmiths led its $1,465,902 Silver & Vertu Auction Nov. 17 in Dallas, Texas. The sale is the most successful auction of its kind in the history of the house. From the press release:Leading the auction
- [Roger Winter's Layer Cake at Kirk Hopper Fine Art](https://patronmagazine.com/roger-winters-layer-cake-at-kirk-hopper-fine-art/) - During the three-month lockdown in New York City due to the pandemic, Denison, Texas-born Roger Winter frequently thought of his mentor and teacher, also a Texan, Everett Spruce’s adage about anxiety brought on by idleness in art: “If you can’t paint eight hours a day, find something you can do eight hours a day.” Since
- [AT&T PAC brings the Holiday Cheer As Never Before](https://patronmagazine.com/att-pac-brings-the-holiday-cheer-as-never-before/) - We are all ready for some holiday cheer. Which is why live performances within the Dallas Arts District as a is just the place to find good tidings. Tomorrow, as part of its reimagined free annual event Reliant Lights Your Holidays, the AT&T Performing Arts Center has announced its lineup of staged and roaming performances
- [Where Do We Go From Here? PATRON's 2020-2021 Performing Arts Issue is out now.](https://patronmagazine.com/where-do-we-go-from-here-patrons-2020-2021-performing-arts-issue-is-out-now/) - By the time this issue reaches you, we will have just entered the twelfth month of a most trying year. While these months have been difficult, they’ve also revealed the resilience of North Texans, who continue to reinvent to save their own businesses and support others, including the arts. Thirty-one days remain in 2020 to
- [Louis Vuitton NorthPark Expands With Signature Savoir-Faire](https://patronmagazine.com/louis-vuitton-northpark-expands-with-signature-elevated-savoir-faire/) - Sneaking in just ahead of the holidays, Louis Vuitton unveiled its newly renovated store at NorthPark Center. Greatly expanded, and now boasting 10,000 square feet, the store incorporates unique art and design elements, using innovative materials and architectural approaches that simultaneously reference the Parisian house’s rich history and renowned craftsmanship while integrating ultra-modern components. The
- [DALLAS ART FAIR’S FOUR X FIVE MAKES AN IMPACT](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fairs-four-x-five-makes-an-impact/) - The Dallas Art Fair Foundation via Four x Five, a part-physical, part-virtual exhibition presenting art from nine international galleries, and continuing through November 25, 2020, announced the gifts of two artworks placed with major Dallas museums in the Dallas Arts District. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has acquired Cynthia Daignault’s painting, Elegy (Los Angeles), 2019, for its permanent
- [What's in Your BISETTE Box?](https://patronmagazine.com/whats-in-your-bisette-box/) - Luxury gifting service BISETTE has gone digital this holiday season with the launch of its first e-commerce pop-up, The Box. Founded in 2019 by Bradley Agather and Eden Delaune, BISETTE is a cultivated editorial voice specializing in personal gifting, wedding registry consultation and corporate gift selections. Curating unique gifts from across the globe, cofounders Agather
- [Benito Huerta curates a virtual Latinx show for the Houston Museum of African American Culture.](https://patronmagazine.com/benito-huerta-curates-a-virtual-latinx-show-for-the-houston-museum-of-african-american-culture/) - The Houston Museum of African American Culture opened the virtual exhibition Latinx Museum in Houston? curated by Benito Huerta. Artist and educator, Huerta received a B.F.A. degree from the University of Houston, and his M.A. from New Mexico State University. He was cofounder, executive director and emeritus board director of Art Lies, a Texas art journal.
- [Donna Wilhelm & Sam Self are TACA's 2021 Silver Cup Honorees](https://patronmagazine.com/donna-wilhelm-sam-self-are-tacas-2021-silver-cup-honorees/) - The Arts Community Alliance has announced that Donna Wilhelm and Sam Self will be honored as the 43rd TACA Silver Cup Award recipients, presented by J.P. Morgan. Celebrated each year, TACA Silver Cup spotlights two individuals who have made lasting contributions to arts and culture in our community. Author of A Life of My
- [Dallas Art Fair will Open Four x Five](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-will-open-four-x-five/) - The Dallas Art Fair’s Four x Five, a part-physical, part-virtual exhibition that presents art from nine international galleries to its collectors, opens on November 11 and continues through November 25, 2020. The exhibition is coupled with hybrid physical-virtual programming, including curator talks, tours, and more.“This year has pushed us to pivot in new directions and
- [Good Trouble at SMU](https://patronmagazine.com/good-trouble-at-smu/) - Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. John Lewis tweeted this
- [DTC's A Christmas Carol for Our Time](https://patronmagazine.com/dtcs-a-christmas-carol-for-our-time/) - As the holiday season approaches Dallas Theater Center will keep at least one-holiday tradition on the calendar, despite the pandemic. In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time, will set the classic Christmas novel in a modern setting that audiences can watch from their homes. “The challenges of COVID prevent us from being
- [Friends Unite to Honor the Life of Donald Fowler](https://patronmagazine.com/friends-unite-to-honor-the-life-of-donald-fowler/) - The Donald Fowler Theater Arts Memorial Fund announced a fall fundraising campaign honoring the late Dallas actor, composer and playwright, as well as plans to award the first grant from the fund and a memorial celebration and concert in 2021. Created following the unexpected death of Fowler in May, the fund will provide annual support
- [The Nasher Extends from the Windows and into the Streets](https://patronmagazine.com/the-nasher-extends-from-the-windows-and-into-the-streets/) - The Nasher Sculpture Center announces a new, year-long, two-pronged public art initiative called Nasher Public, which aims to generate access to public art by North Texas artists at the Nasher and throughout the greater Dallas community. The project will launch first at the Nasher Sculpture Center in a newly formed gallery, with the presentation of
- [DBDT Celebrates Dance History, Virtually, in Tribute](https://patronmagazine.com/dbdt-celebrates-dance-history-virtually-in-tribute/) - Dallas Black Dance Theatre celebrates African American dance masters in Tribute, an inspiring work for the ages. Matthew Rushing Associate Artistic Director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater choreographed the work. Sponsored by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, the Legacy Series + Dancemaker’s Discussion is scheduled for this Saturday, October
- [Dallas Theater Center expands visibility with Public Works Dallas Free Virtual Workshops](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-center-expands-visibility-with-public-works-dallas-free-virtual-workshops/) - In adapting to the new way of life, 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award ® Recipient Dallas Theater Center is offering even more virtual options. DTC recently added additional free virtual workshops with Public Works Dallas. Individuals of all ages and skill levels can learn from professional artists at their own pace. Workshops started October 12
- [ZOOM Happy Hour: Dali Loves Campari](https://patronmagazine.com/zoom-happy-hour-dali-loves-campari/) - Join us here on October 22 at 5:30 PM CST as Daniel Warrilow shows us how to make some delicious cocktails. As the Campari America Italian Portfolio Ambassador for the West Coast, Daniel Warrilow brings his expertise and passion for all things bitter to the masses. When he’s not in his home city of Los
- [Sumptuous Sanctuary: Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas Opens Tomorrow](https://patronmagazine.com/sumptuous-sanctuary-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-dallas-opens-tomorrow/) - Photography by Stephen Karlisch Shelter-in-place has never been more beguiling than within the inaugural Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas opening to the public this Friday, September 25th at 5828 Woodland Drive in Old Preston Hollow’s Historic Woodland Estates neighborhood. The house, listed for $5.75 million by Faisal Halum of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, gathers the
- [Jammie Holmes in conversation with Vivian Crockett via the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/jammie-holmes-in-conversation-with-vivian-crockett-via-the-dma/)
- [Visiting Artist Talk by FAHAMU PECOU on YouTube Live](https://patronmagazine.com/visiting-artist-talk-by-fahamu-pecou-on-youtube-live/) - On October 19th Dr. Fahamu Pecou will participate in a UTA's Artist Talk. Fahamu is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture. Pecou’s paintings, performance art, and academic work address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men and how these images impact both the reading and
- [Deco Dazzler at Heritage Auctions](https://patronmagazine.com/deco-dazzler-at-heritage-auctions/) - From Russian-born French artist Erté (1892–1990), comes a suite of 26 serigraphs on paper depicting each letter in the English language and is believed to be among the top draws in Heritage Auctions’ Erté Art & Design Online Auction on Oct. 23. Erté, came to define the Art Deco period through drawings, illustrations, jewelry design,
- [Stories from the HeART: Art, Music, and Poetry](https://patronmagazine.com/stories-from-the-heart-art-music-and-poetry/) - Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, a Dallas-area nonprofit organization, is announcing its 2020 Rock Your HeART Out roster, which includes 22 visual artists, 12 musicians, and nine poetry performers who will come together for a free virtual event on October 17, 2020, from 6:00–9:00 p.m. The evening of celebration will feature visual arts available
- [Zimmermann brings an Artfully Designed Experience to NorthPark Center](https://patronmagazine.com/first-look-into-the-artfully-inspired-zimmermann-at-northpark-center/) - Late summer, ZIMMERMANN continued its retail expansion in the U.S. with the opening of a retail location in Dallas in August 2020. Located in the art-and-shopping haven NorthPark Center, this is the first Texas-based store for the ultra-feminine-with-an-edge brand.“Dallas is such a fun and vibrant city. So many women from Dallas have shopped with us
- [Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Cements its Legacy at 40](https://patronmagazine.com/rosewood-mansion-on-turtle-creek-cements-its-legacy-at-40/) - Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, the inaugural property of the ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts collection, recently unveiled newly refurbished guestrooms and suites, an inviting lobby, and inspired guest experiences as the latest elements of the property’s extensive, multi-year reinvention. Redefining the concept of residential luxury–a concept that the Mansion itself introduced when it first
- [JOE BRADLEY & ERIC HAZE ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE ELAINE DE KOONING HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/joe-bradley-eric-haze-artists-in-residence-at-the-elaine-de-kooning-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHERINE MCMAHON AND CRAIG WESTERBY
- [See B. Moore Dance's Rooted Live  September 25](https://patronmagazine.com/see-b-moore-dances-rooted-live-september-25/) - B. MOORE DANCE’s production of ROOTED: Envisage Dance Installations takes the stage Friday night September 25, in its outdoor venue, Annette Strauss Square. ROOTED will mark the second live performance at the center’s Dallas Arts District campus during the pandemic. Founded in 2018, B. MOORE DANCE made its debut as a Dallas-based contemporary modern dance
- [CADD Two New Initiatives Bolster the Visual Art](https://patronmagazine.com/cadd-two-new-initiatives-bolster-the-visual-art/) - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) and Maddrey PLLC have announced the establishment of the CADD x Maddrey PLLC Artist Prize. Enacted by two organizations dedicated to serving creatives in our city, the annual prize aims to champion historically underserved and underrepresented groups of the Dallas arts community by offering quantifiable support. While the criteria
- [Navigating a New Era: Fashion Group International of Dallas Hosts Virtual Forum](https://patronmagazine.com/navigating-a-new-era-fashion-group-international-of-dallas-hosts-virtual-forum/) - Fashion Group International of Dallas will host its second-annual Fall Forum next week with a digital twist. Hear hear from distinguished industry experts on how the industry is evolving and moving forward during this time of social distancing. The event will feature four days of panel discussions from Monday, September 28 through Thursday, October 1.
- [DBDT: Encore! Legacy Performance on Saturday, September 26](https://patronmagazine.com/dbdt-encore-legacy-performance-on-saturday-september-26/) - The DBDT: Encore! Legacy Performance on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 7:00 pm CDT features the intricate work Mirror of the Effigy with its complex patterns and fascinating elements. Choreographer Dallas native My'Kal J. Stromile dances with the Boston Ballet. He is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and The Juilliard School. Following
- [Nasher Soundings: Composer Portrait-Mario Davidovsky (1934 – 2019)](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-soundings-composer-portrait-mario-davidovsky-1934-2019/) - Yellow Barn Patio Noise is a series of weekly conversations exploring each of the 2020 summer programs. Conversations take place on Tuesdays through October 27. Composer Portrait: Mario Davidovsky (1934–2019) explores synchronisms, remembrances, and words from Mario. Tuesday, September 22 4:30 p.m. (EDT) / 3:30 p.m. (CDT) Registier Here
- [New Virtual from the Dallas Arts District](https://patronmagazine.com/new-virtual-from-the-dallas-arts-district/)
- [To Be Determined at DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/to-be-determined-at-dma/) - In a year that feels like a decade, there are certain natural responses that span across the population. While fear and uncertainty has crept into everyone’s mind so has introspection, research, and action. In that vein, mass movements have swept through the U.S. as people have more time to organize both online and off. Content
- [Strauss Square Goes Live](https://patronmagazine.com/strauss-square-goes-live/) - Friday, the AT&T Performing Arts Center will present its first live performance since the COVID-19 shutdown with a flamenco jazz program in its outdoor venue Annette Strauss Square. Memorias Flamencas is produced by Flamenco Fever, North Texas’ premier flamenco company and the producer of the highly popular Oak Cliff Flamenco Festival. Memorias Flamencas will feature
- [Old Parkland’s Freedom Place Honors 9/11 Heroes](https://patronmagazine.com/old-parklands-freedom-place-honors-9-11-heroes/) - As the 19th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001 approaches, many Americans find themselves hurting for lost loved ones and remembering the heroic acts by first responders and ordinary citizens. Among the remembered are the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that fought back against the terrorists that hijacked their
- [Dallas Turns Red Tonight in Support of the Arts](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-turns-red-tonight-in-support-of-the-arts/) - In a show of support for the live entertainment community, most of which is still closed due to COVID, arts organizations, and businesses in the Dallas Arts District and across downtown will light up their buildings in red to participate in a nationwide Red Alert. Red Alert will take place Tuesday night, September 1, 2020
- [Our Faces, Our Voices](https://patronmagazine.com/our-faces-our-voices/) - Our Faces, Our Voices opening September 4 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center features 15 local DFW artists from varied backgrounds, mediums, and styles. This exhibition began, as co-curator Raymond Wyatt explains, “A couple of years ago (when) Shauna (Benoit) and I began to collect portrait paintings from JD Moore and Riley Holloway. I
- [DMA to Unveil First Exhibition Since Shutdown](https://patronmagazine.com/dma-to-unveil-first-new-exhibition-since-shutdown/) - Dallas Museum of Art Debuts New Acquisitions in Contemporary Art + Design Opening this Sunday, August 30, the Dallas Museum of Art will debut a selection of recently acquired contemporary and decorative art works in Contemporary Art + Design: New Acquisitions. Jointly organized by the museum’s decorative arts and design and contemporary art curators, Contemporary
- [AURORA ANNOUNCES OSHAY GREEN AND HAILEY SUMMERS AS THE FIRST RECIPIENTS OF THE ARTIST RELIEF FUND](https://patronmagazine.com/aurora-announces-oshay-green-and-hailey-summers-as-the-first-recipients-of-the-artist-relief-fund/) - This week, AURORA announced the first two recipients of the Artist Relief Fund grants are Oshay Green and Hailey Summers. “We received well over a hundred applications for our inaugural launch of the Artist Relief grant. It was open to all artists located in North Texas and focused on all disciplines,” states Erica Felicella executive
- [Wednesday: NorthPark Center Virtual Art Tour](https://patronmagazine.com/wednesday-northpark-center-virtual-art-tour/) - The tour will begin at 11AM take place via Zoom and will last approximately 30 minutes. Registration is required, as spaces are limited. Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation e-mail with detailed instructions Click here to register!
- [Step Inside Dallas Theater Center's Production Classroom](https://patronmagazine.com/step-inside-dallas-theater-centers-production-classroom/) - 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award​®​ Recipient Dallas Theater Center offers a unique look at how the magic happens with free Virtual Production Classes. “We've been building masks for months now, and have donated approximately 2,100 throughout theDallas-Ft. Worth community. Not knowing how long the pandemic might last, we chose to create a how-to video to
- [Highlighting Women Artists on Culture Place](https://patronmagazine.com/highlighting-women-artists-on-culture-place/) - Conduit Gallery: Cris Worley Fine Art: Erin Cluley Galley: Galleri Urbane: Inman Gallery: Laura Rathe Fine Art: Liliana Bloch Gallery: Moody Gallery: Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art: Ruiz-Healy Art: William Campbell Contemporary Art:
- [Tomorrow Institutions in the Dallas Arts District Will Begin to Reopen](https://patronmagazine.com/tomorrow-institutions-in-the-dallas-arts-district-will-begin-to-reopen/) - In a note of optimism since museums were shuttered mid-March, area museums have announced reopening plans. The Dallas Museum of Art and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, August 14 followed by the Nasher Sculpture Center on August 20. Next month, the Crow Museum of Asian Art
- [Venny Etienne Outfits Queen Bey in “Already”](https://patronmagazine.com/venny-etienne-outfits-queen-bey-in-already/) - Beyoncé recently released the “Already” video from her Black is King filmon Disney+ which places a garment by the Dallas-based designer Venny Etienne and his brand Levenity in a starring role. Conventual wisdom places many budding fashion designers on the path to New York, Los Angeles, Paris or Milan, however, the Haitian-American designer Venny Etienne made
- [Leslie Martinez: Thrashing on the Mooring Mast at And Now](https://patronmagazine.com/leslie-martinez-thrashing-on-the-mooring-mast-at-and-now/) - As the pandemic rages on, patrons have found only a few brave socially distanced openings at a smattering of galleries this summer. So it’s a rare treat for the art-starved when an exhibition mirrors the reexamination of materiality and interconnectedness while peeling back the complexities of our borders. McAllen-born, Dallas artist Leslie Martinez, newly represented
- [WATCH: Dallas Black Dance Theatre x DMA: "The Art of Movement"](https://patronmagazine.com/watch-dallas-black-dance-theatre-x-dma-the-art-of-movement/)
- [Artist Creating Live at Southwest Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/artist-creating-live-at-southwest-gallery/) - Starting this weekend, Southwest Gallery will host two artists in their gallery for live painting from 1-5 pm. August, 7th, and 8th - Kay Walton, Lynwood Bennett, and Nancy Boren. August, 14th, and 15th - Dennis Johnson, Robert Fobear, Bob Hogan, and Jewelry Creations by Inga Borgia. August, 21st and 22nd - Manuel Garza, George Kovach, Mark Whitmarsh, and Jewelry Creations by Martha Boles. August, 28th, and
- [Stream Undermain's Caftan for Free through August 19](https://patronmagazine.com/stream-undermains-caftan-for-free-through-august-19/) - Left to right: Cory Kosel, Braden Socia, Jake Nice(photo by Zane Pena) Caftan is a musical act created and performed by Cory Kosel (guitar, vocals), Jake Nice (banjo, guitar, synthesizer, vocals), and Braden Socia (percussion). Their psychedelic take on American folk music invokes both classic and contemporary guitar rock. Caftan’s inceptive EP Where You Lead You is
- [Coming Soon: The DSO's Elektra Streaming Aug. 10–Sep. 22](https://patronmagazine.com/coming-soon-the-dsos-elektra-streaming-aug-10-sep-22/) - Elektra ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss performed Jan 11-20, 19967:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8th on WRR, 101.1 FMStream here August 10 through September 22, 2020 Set in Ancient Greece, Elektra is the tale of a deeply dysfunctional royal family and one woman’s determination to avenge her father’s murder—no matter the cost. Recorded live in the Music Hall
- [WATCH: TBT and Lyle Lovett: "Don't Touch My Hat"](https://patronmagazine.com/watch-tbt-and-lyle-lovett-dont-touch-my-hat/)
- [Intangible Live Stream and Virtual Tour](https://patronmagazine.com/intangible-live-stream-and-virtual-tour/) - On August 15th you can explore Intangible by Sweet Tooth Hotel. The very first live stream will feature a tour of all eleven colorful fiber art installations with Sweet Tooth Hotel founder, Jencey Keeton, and Sarah Guenther of Craft Yarn Council. The live stream is pay-what-you-can. Also, joining the live stream is artist Niki Dionne who
- [TACA Resiliency Initiative Reshapes Funding in Response to the Pandemic](https://patronmagazine.com/taca-resiliency-initiative-reshapes-funding-initiatives-in-response-to-the-pandemic/) - As the pandemic rages on, the Dallas arts community is left with a dire need for funding to continue operations, or even survival. Traditional funding methods are not well adapted to this new landscape. TACA—The Arts Community Alliance—known for their grants to the arts and artists has responded to the collective need with theTACA Resiliency
- [Senator John Cornyn Pushes Bill to Save Our Stages](https://patronmagazine.com/senator-john-cornyn-pushes-bill-to-save-our-stages/) - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Save Our Stages Act, which would provide Small Business Administration grants for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. These grants would provide six months of financial support to keep venues afloat, pay employees, and preserve a critical economic sector for
- [Reintroducing Everett Spruce](https://patronmagazine.com/reintroducing-everett-spruce/) - The Amon Carter Museum of American Art will open Texas Made Modern: The Art of Everett Spruce, the first exhibition in nearly 30 years to highlight the pioneering and inventive career of Texas artist Everett Spruce (1908–2002) opening August 18. On view through November 1, 2020, with three Carter member-only preview days August 14–16, Texas Made
- [This Week at Culture Place](https://patronmagazine.com/this-week-at-culture-place/) - Conversation and Q and A with Artist Jennifer Ling DatchukWednesday, July 2912:00 pm Central TimeJoin Ruiz-Healy Art's associate director, Patti Ruiz-Healy, and artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk for a conversation followed by a Q and A discussing identity, women and the future of art in our current cultural and political landscape."My work has always dealt with identity,
- [Austin-Based Filmmakers Take on COVID-19](https://patronmagazine.com/austin-based-filmmakers-take-on-covid-19/) - We’ve seen the numbers grow from hundreds, to thousands, to millions and at this moment, 3,653,378 people have contracted COVID-19 nationwide. However, many may not personally know someone with the virus. In an effort to put people lives at the forefront of those numbers, Austin-based writer, filmmaker Kirk Word, and actor and filmmaker Sam Dillon
- [Path to Reopening Dallas Arts](https://patronmagazine.com/path-to-reopening-dallas-arts/) - In the months since Dallas issued stay-at-home orders and shut down, many museums and performance halls doors remain closed. Despite these organizations having unknown restart dates, the Dallas arts community is preparing for a safe reopening of facilities so they can resume bringing live, in-person cultural experiences to North Texas. A task force of
- [From Sideshow to Heroine](https://patronmagazine.com/from-sideshow-to-heroine/) - In a time when human rights are at the forefront of the public conversation, the story of a woman whose rare genetic condition set her life on a path of more than a century of macabre exploitation could not be more relevant. Many look to history to see how we got here. Enter, Amphibian Stage’s
- [Now playing in the DIFF Virtual Cinema](https://patronmagazine.com/now-playing-in-the-diff-virtual-cinema/) - JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 79 years old, Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. Click
- [Dallas Black Dance Theatre x DMA: The Art of Movement](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-black-dance-theatre-x-dma-the-art-of-movement/) - Watch the collaboration between Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the DMA below:
- [Monarchs in the Windows](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-windows-leslie-martinez/) - This week’s Nasher Windows installation features the work of Dallas-based artist Leslie Martinez and runs June 19–24, 2020. Titled Monarchs on the Hoop, Martinez’s installation was originally slated for inclusion in the group exhibition Cruising the Horizon at the Phoenix Art Museum before the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Monarchs on the
- [AURORA RESPONDS TO THE PLIGHT OF WORKING ARTISTS](https://patronmagazine.com/aurora-responds-to-the-plight-of-working-artists/) - What do creatives do when the going gets rough? They create. Dallas artists Joshua King and Shane Pennington, the cofounders of the AURORA Biennial, along with arts supporter Veletta Forsythe Lill, are quite accustomed to flexing their creative muscles. “AURORA has always been a platform of ‘How do we support the working artists of our
- [Amon Carter Museum Acts Out](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museum-acts-out/) - This August, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art will present Acting Out: Cabinet Cards and the Making of Modern Photography. The exhibition brings the first in-depth examination of the nineteenth-century photographic phenomenon of cabinet cards. Charting the proliferation of this underappreciated widely used photographic format, Acting Out reveals that cabinet cards coaxed Americans into
- [Drive Up to the Tribeca Film Festival at AT&T Stadium](https://patronmagazine.com/drive-up-to-the-tribeca-film-festival-at-att-stadium/) - The Tribeca Film Festival team is in North Texas to launch the Tribeca Drive-In at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Beginning today, the festival will feature an exciting slate of over 30 iconic films shown throughout the summer. This limited-engagement drive-in series will provide families with a safe, comfortable entertainment experience that captivates audiences of
- [WATCH: The DSO Remembers Ryan Anthony](https://patronmagazine.com/watch-the-dso-remembers-ryan-anthony/) - As part of their Green Room Chats DSO alum talk about their experiences and memories of Ryan Anthony.
- [Watch: PATRON's Conversation Series with Timothy Harding, Cris Worley Gallery, and SieMatic](https://patronmagazine.com/watch-patrons-conversation-series-with-timothy-harding-cris-worley-gallery-and-siematic/)
- [Simon Waranch’s Glass Act](https://patronmagazine.com/simon-waranchs-glass-act/) - Dividing his time between his hometown of Dallas and in Detroit where he attends college, Simon Waranch is currently Craighead Green Gallery’s featured artist for the ongoing series First Launch through July 9. First Launch introduces emerging talent across mediums in this established contemporary Dallas gallery. At twenty-one, Waranch’s prowess with his chosen glass medium
- [This Friday, Watch Arthur Jafa's "Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death"](https://patronmagazine.com/this-friday-watch-arthur-jafas-love-is-the-message-the-message-is-death/) - Arthur Jafa’s Love is the Message, The Message is Death (2016) was the centerpiece of the DMA’s 2017 exhibition Truth: 24 frames per second. A survey of the DMA's film and video collection, Truth explored the role of the moving image in framing our lived experiences and forcing us to reckon with what we see.
- [Famed Dancer Silas Farley to Teach at SMU](https://patronmagazine.com/from-nyc-to-smu/) - New York City Ballet Veteran Silas Farley Named Armstrong Visiting Artist-in-Residence in Ballet at SMU Meadows School of the Arts for 2020-21 School Year The Division of Dance at SMU Meadows School of the Arts announced Tuesday, June 16, that acclaimed dancer and choreographer Silas Farley, who retired from New York City Ballet in May
- [Talley Dunn Gallery Initiates Equity in the Arts Fellowship](https://patronmagazine.com/talley-dunn-gallery-initiates-equity-in-the-arts-fellowship/) - Talley Dunn Gallery has announced the creation of The Talley Dunn Gallery Equity in the Arts Fellowship for emerging Black and Indigenous artists, and other artists of color. The fellowship will provide three artists with mentorship and resources to further their practice and artistic endeavors. “Supporting Black artists, Indigenous artists and other artists of color
- [2020 TACA SILVER CUP AWARD LUNCHEON AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL DALLAS](https://patronmagazine.com/2020-taca-silver-cup-award-luncheon-at-the-fairmont-hotel-dallas/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDDIE MARAK
- [David Jeremiah Has A Lot To Say](https://patronmagazine.com/david-jeremiah-has-a-lot-to-say/) - Photography by Branton Ellerbee David Jeremiah has a lot of tattoos. He has a lot of conversations too. And through his practice the Dallas-based artist wants you to have them with you. Jeremiah made headlines last fall with his in-your-face installation The Lookout, in which he locked himself in a cell of his own making
- [WORDS THAT NEED TO BE SEEN: JAMMIE HOLMES REMEMBERS GEORGE FLOYD](https://patronmagazine.com/words-that-need-to-be-seen-jammie-holmes-remembers-george-floyd/) - On Saturday, May 30, 2020, airplanes with banners of George Floyd’s final words flew across five American cities. In Detroit the sign read: “PLEASE I CAN’T BREATHE.”In Los Angeles: “MY STOMACH HURTS.”Here in Dallas: “MY NECK HURTS.”In Miami: “EVERYTHING HURTS.”And in NYC: “THEY’RE GOING TO KILL ME.” The high-flying public art was Dallas-based artist’s Jammie
- [Dallas Area Museums Stand With Black Lives Matter](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-area-museums-stand-with-black-lives-matter/) - A powerful week has unfolded since the death of George Floyd sparked protests nationwide. In Dallas, many protests spilled into riots and over 600 peaceful protesters were detained on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Since then, the city has marked three days of peaceful protests. Throughout this week many Dallas arts and cultural institutions have
- [Enjoy a virtual concert series featuring the Lone Star Global Ensemble:](https://patronmagazine.com/enjoy-a-virtual-concert-series-featuring-the-lone-star-global-ensemble/) - For more concerts, visit here.
- [FOOD N' FANCIES TASTING KITCHEN AT SIEMATIC](https://patronmagazine.com/food-n-fancies-tasting-kitchen-at-siematic/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY THANIN VIRIYAKI
- [Brian Bolke Brings Acclaimed Lehmann Maupin Gallery to The Conservatory on Two](https://patronmagazine.com/brian-bolke-brings-acclaimed-lehmann-maupin-gallery-to-the-conservatory-on-two/) - Known for his innovative retail savvy, Brian Bolke announced plans to open a second Dallas space of The Conservatory in Highland Park Village. The original location debuted in March 2019 with a 7,000 square-foot gallery in New York’s Hudson Yards. The Conservatory on Two will open on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in a spacious 4,000 square-foot
- [Nasher Windows Bring A New Exhibition Space](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-windows-bring-a-new-exhibition-space/) - Tomorrow marks the opening of a new weekly series of street-facing exhibitions that will make art accessible to the public and offer opportunities to North Texas artists. Nasher Windows will present exhibitions featuring works by early and mid-career North Texas artists, who are selected by the Nasher curatorial team. Artists have been invited to develop
- [SAVE THE DATE: A POSTERIORI AT LILIANA BLOCH’S NEW ART SPACE](https://patronmagazine.com/save-the-date-a-posteriori-at-liliana-blochs-new-art-space/) - After a brief delay due to the public health crisis, Liliana Bloch Gallery has announced the opening of its new location at 4741 Memphis Street, in the Dallas Design District, with A Posteriori, a group show. This exhibition aims to open an honest conversation about how the current world COVID-19 crisis has affected, threatened, and
- [Explore the DMA's European Art Galleries](https://patronmagazine.com/explore-the-dmas-european-art-galleries/) - Additionally, don't miss the opportunity to listen to Dr. Nicole R. Myers, The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Senior Curator of European Art, and Julien Domercq, The Lillian and James H. Clark Assistant Curator of European Art, speak about the reinstallation that the DMA’s European art galleries underwent last fall.
- [Mother's Day Gift Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/mothers-day-gift-guide/) - David Yurman's stunning Helena pearl strand necklace in 18K yellow gold with diamonds and Helena pearl station necklace in 18K yellow gold with diamonds. Leatherology's Belmont Structured Tote features a minimalist silhouette that seamlessly transitions from work to weekend. This tote is lightweight, versatile and easy to wear, and crafted from a beautiful Italian leather.
- [Donald Fowler: Remembering a Creative Genius and Friend](https://patronmagazine.com/donald-fowler-remembering-a-creative-genius-and-friend/) - Life has a way of creeping up on us, and that call to a friend you planned to make yesterday turns into next month while those lunch plans, well, they just never seem to happen. I met Donald Fowler in the home store he helmed at Stanley Korshak in 2004 while I was launching a
- [North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Raises $20.7 Million](https://patronmagazine.com/north-texas-giving-tuesday-now-raises-20-7-million/) - North Texas Giving Tuesday Now, the joint giving effort between United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Communities Foundation of Texas, and Dallas Cowboys, closed out 18 hours of philanthropy with nearly 45,000 donors giving more than $20.7 million to more than 2,500 North Texas nonprofits. Additionally, more than 9,400 donors pledged nearly 300,000 volunteer hours. Furthermore,
- [PERSON OF INTEREST: The Curious and Very True Tale of Donald Fowler and The Making of Creep.](https://patronmagazine.com/person-of-interest-the-curious-and-very-true-tale-of-donald-fowler-and-the-making-of-creep/) - By Lee Cullum Photography by Steven Visneau “What do people do with secrets? What do we do when those secrets get out? What do we do when we learn what we wish we never knew?” Those are questions percolating in Creep, a new musical by Donald Fowler that also bills itself as the Very, Very
- [Launch of "Sound of the Earth: The Pandemic Chapter"](https://patronmagazine.com/launch-of-sound-of-the-earth-the-pandemic-chapter/) - The DMA, in collaboration with London-based experience and sound designer Yuri Suzuki, launched today Sound of the Earth: The Pandemic Chapter—a crowdsourced archive of sounds captured around the world during this global pandemic. Drawing from an ongoing open call for submissions, the collected sounds from audio and video of life in this new era are mapped onto a virtual rendering of
- [Erin Cluley Gallery's Silver Linings: Zeke Williams](https://patronmagazine.com/erin-cluley-gallerys-silver-linings-zeke-williams/) - Silver Linings at Erin Cluley continues with Zeke Williams. Zeke's recent works reference images of national parks around the United States taken by his late grandfather. During his childhood and as recently as a few years ago, Zeke would accompany his grandparents as they worked at national parks over the summers. It was a meaningful time for
- [DMA's Stewpot Art Program](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-stewpot-art-program/) - The DMA has posted a virtual display of community artworks that celebrates the Museum’s longstanding partnership with the Stewpot Art Program. The Stewpot offers a safe haven for people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness in Dallas. Beyond addressing basic survival needs, The Stewpot offers enrichment opportunities for healing, financial support, and personal growth. The Art
- [Women Honoring Mother Earth](https://patronmagazine.com/women-honoring-mother-earth/) - Today is the launch of EarthxWomen, a virtual summit regarding Women in the Environment. The summit begins with EarthxWomen producer, Beverly Camhe with EarthX founder Trammell S. Crow and will be divided into three sessions over the next three days. The summit will feature over thirty participates including Jane Fonda, V (formerly known as Eve Ensler), Tokata Iron Eyes, Erica Woosley, and Emma Carrasco. The livestreams are free to watch here. Below is
- [New CARES Act program offers grants to stabilize humanities organizations nationwide.](https://patronmagazine.com/new-cares-act-program-offers-grants-to-stabilize-humanities-organizations-nationwide/) - Some good news came from the National Endowment for the Humanities earlier this week. The NEH announced on Monday, new grant guidelines designed to rapidly distribute CARES Act funding to cultural nonprofits affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The new funding opportunity, NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations, will provide grants of up to $300,000 to sustain humanities
- [Your Voice Wanted: Sound of the Earth](https://patronmagazine.com/your-voice-wanted-sound-of-the-earth/) - The Dallas Museum of Art is collaborating with London-based experience and sound designer Yuri Suzuki to create a new work of art—a crowdsourced archive of sounds captured around the world during this global pandemic. The audio/video collected sounds of life in this new era will be integrated into Sound of the Earth: The Pandemic Chapter,
- [EarthxFilm Virtual Screenings:](https://patronmagazine.com/earthxfilm-virtual-screenings/) - EARTHxFILM 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EarthXR: Wild Immersion endorsed by Jane Goodall A panel with Adrien Moisson Director/Co-Founder and Gregoire Moisson Co-Founder2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Earthrise Screening Party with EarthxFilm To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we’re hosting a special screening party featuring the Emmy-nominated film Earthrise.Directed by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Earthrise tells the story of
- [Fort Works Art Gallery ‘No Commission' Program to Support Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-works-art-gallery-no-commission-program-to-support-artists/) - A statement from Fort Works Art Owner, Lauren Childs: “Like so many others around the world, Fort Works Art is in a rapidly changing business setting. While economically, as a small business, we are financially working to adapt and restructure, we also understand that the ARTISTS that have been loyal and supportive to our gallery
- [Local Gallery Round-up for the Dallas Art Fair Online](https://patronmagazine.com/local-gallery-round-up-for-the-dallas-art-fair-online/) - 12.26: Cary Leibowitz, I Still Have a Lot to Learn, Me too, 2019 Latex paint on wood panel Diptych, each 26 x 16.75 x .75 in.; Emily Furr, The Big Sky, 2020 Oil on canvas, wood frame 36 x 60 in.; Emily Furr, Cloudbusting 2, 2020, Oil on board, wood frame, 9 x 8 in.;
- [Photographs Define the Past and Imbue the Present](https://patronmagazine.com/photographs-define-the-past-and-imbue-the-present/) - For the Dallas Art Fair Online edition, Galerie Frank Elbaz presents four gelatin silver prints by Jay DeFeo shown to the public for the first time, here. Jay DeFeo was a central figure from the Beat community in San Francisco. She received her MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. Upon graduation, she was awarded
- [Tiny Tours at the Meadows Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/tiny-tours-at-the-meadows-museum/) - If you're looking for a breath of fresh air, The Meadows Museum recently launched a video series, Tiny Tours, which takes a quick look into pieces in the collection. In the first installment, the oil painting by María Blanchard titled Seated Woman (Femme assise), pictured above, is examined. The Tiny Tour gives a brief background
- [DMA's Virtual Tour: "For a Dreamer of Houses"](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-virtual-tour-for-a-dreamer-of-houses/) - The DMA has posted a virtual tour of their exhibition For a Dreamer of Houses. The Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, said in a statement: "For a Dreamer of Houses was organized before we as curators had any idea how much time we would all be spending in our homes. My
- [The Kinsey Collection Restores The History and Culture of African Americans](https://patronmagazine.com/the-kinsey-collection-restores-the-history-and-culture-of-african-americans/) - The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection celebrates the achievements and contributions of black Americans from 1595 to present. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their five decades of marriage
- [The Pop Up Project Brings Fresh Art Voices to NorthPark Center](https://patronmagazine.com/the-pop-up-project-brings-fresh-art-voices-to-northpark-center/) - The Pop Up Project is a new art initiative that aims to continue the dialogue between NorthPark Center’s world-class art collection and emerging artists. Inspired by the concept of pop-up stores—The Pop Up Project engages a rotating roster of fresh voices from the art world, providing them with two-dimensional opportunities to activate throughout the year.
- [A Night of Stars is Set to Shine](https://patronmagazine.com/a-night-of-stars-is-set-to-shine/) - Fashion Group International of Dallas announced the honorees for its annual Night of Stars Gala taking place on Friday, November 15 at the Adolphus Hotel. The 2019 Night of Stars honorees includes legendary fashion designer Bob Mackie who will honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Adding to the all-star lineup, ready-to-wear designers Veronica Swanson Beard
- [Betsabeé Romero unveils An Altar in Their Memory / Un Altar en Su Memoria](https://patronmagazine.com/betsabee-romero-unveils-an-altar-in-their-memory-un-altar-en-su-memoria/) - Timed with Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead (October 31–November 2 in the US), internationally acclaimed Mexican artist Betsabeé Romero will unveil her site-specific installation An Altar in Their Memory / Un Altar en Su Memoria at Latino Arts Project on Tuesday, October 29. On view through November 17, the artist’s installation elements were delayed
- [THERE: Night at the Museum: Ignite](https://patronmagazine.com/there-night-at-the-museum-ignite/) - The Perot Museum of Nature and Science’s Night at the Museum: Ignite illuminated Dallas on Nov. 9 for a gala unlike any other. More than 1,000 guests attended, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dallas City Councilmember David Blewett, Texas Instruments officials Peter Balyta and Terri West, and philanthropist Sally Hoglund – all on hand to help dedicate the newly reimagined Texas Instruments Engineering and Innovation Hall days
- [The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Gideon Lewin’s Behind-The-Scenes Magic with Richard Avedon](https://patronmagazine.com/the-sorcerers-apprentice-gideon-lewins-behind-the-scenes-magic-with-richard-avedon/) - Sometimes it’s the stories behind the camera that bring the most meaning to a photograph. Such was the case with a young assistant who rose to Richard Avedon’s studio manager, also charged with the darkroom to eventually become a master printer and photographer in his own right. In November, at the flagship store downtown, Neiman
- [GET YOUR ART ON: 20 EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEW DECADE](https://patronmagazine.com/get-your-art-on-20-exhibitions-and-performances-in-the-first-quarter-of-the-new-decade/) - AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Eliot Porter’s Birds opens this Saturday, January 4th. Porter set the model for today’s nature photography. While he is internationally celebrated for his colorful renderings of the natural world, Eliot Porter’s Birds highlights his equal, career-long focus on photographing birds. More than thirty photographs and archival objects are presented
- [Heritage Auction's Design Auction Highlights](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-auctions-design-auction-highlights/) - A rare lamp by French designers Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti highlights an important California collection in Heritage Auctions’ Design Auction April 20 in Dallas, Texas. The 245-lot sale also includes, among its highlights, an extensive collection of studio glass by elite artists from the movement, as well as a selection of furniture, accessories, windows,
- [#DCfromhome](https://patronmagazine.com/dcfromhome/) - Dallas Contemporary launches #DCfromhome a selection of free educational and creative activities to do while COVID-19 keeps museum-goers at home. Additionally, DC has paired with DJ Sober on a playlist to jam to while you're indoors. The Spotify playlist titled "Hang Tight" can be found here.
- [DMA’s speechless: different by design defines the interconnections among us](https://patronmagazine.com/dmas-speechless-different-by-design-defines-the-interconnections-among-us/) - How many times have you been tempted to touch the artwork at museums? The Dallas Museum of Art and the High Museum of Art have co-organized, speechless: different by design, an exhibition that merges research, aesthetics, and innovative new design to explore the vast spectrum of sensory experiences and new approaches to accessibility and modes
- [Artisan Rugs to Benefit The Goss-Michael Foundation](https://patronmagazine.com/artisan-rugs-to-benefit-the-goss-michael-foundation/) - Henzel Studio is partnering with Paddle8 for an upcoming auction of the studio’s handcrafted, artist-designed rugs. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Goss-Michael Foundation Dallas. Since the 2014 launch of Henzel Studio Collaborations at Barneys New York on Madison Avenue during Frieze Art Fair, Henzel has developed art rugs with
- [Your First Look at First Look](https://patronmagazine.com/your-first-look-at-first-look/) - TWO x TWO’s Annual Preview Party and Fundraiser presented by Headington Companies & Forty Five Ten kicked-off at The Rachofsky House TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art hosted their annual preview party, First Look, at The Rachofsky House in Dallas on Wednesday, October 23. Guests were invited to preview 153 works of art and
- [Cedars Open Studio Set for Largest Ever](https://patronmagazine.com/cedars-open-studio-set-for-largest-ever/) - Dallas artists will open their doors on Saturday, Nov. 23, for the 17th year in a row, exhibiting and making art live as part of a longstanding tour of studios and galleries in the city’s eclectic Cedars neighborhood. The tour, the biggest in the event’s history, provides area residents with an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the
- [Sandra Cinto Bridges Humans and Nature](https://patronmagazine.com/sandra-cinto-bridges-humans-and-nature/) - Sandra Cinto: Landscape of a Lifetime will occupy the Concourse hall at the Dallas Museum of Art with a commissioned immersive mural through July 5, 2020. This internationally exhibited artist has an interest in the natural world; she combines drawing and painting to create intricate installations that evoke voyages through sea and space. “The DMA’s
- [The 2020 Dallas Arts District Foundation Grant Recipients Are...](https://patronmagazine.com/the-2020-dallas-arts-district-foundation-grant-recipients-are/) - The Dallas Arts District Foundation announced the twelve local arts and cultural organizations receiving a total of $25,000 for innovative projects in 2020. “Since 1997, Dallas Arts District Foundation has cultivated innovative and inclusive artists and performances that attract new and diverse audiences to the neighborhood,” says Dallas Arts District Executive Director, Lily Weiss. These
- [UPLIFTING STUDENT ART AT NORTHPARK](https://patronmagazine.com/uplifting-student-art-at-northpark/) - The Pop Up Project, an art initiative that aims to continue the dialogue between NorthPark Center’s world-class art collection and emerging artists, presents a new site-specific mural in a special collaboration with Uplift Education. Inspired by the concept of pop-up stores―temporary spaces that introduce young, up-and-coming brands to a new audience―The Pop Up Project engages
- [TCU School of Music to Celebrate Libby Larsen](https://patronmagazine.com/tcu-school-of-music-to-celebrate-libby-larsen/) - 2014 by Angela Turner Wilson, the division chair of voice in the TCU School of Music, to celebrate every genre of American music and its significant living composers. Past guest artists include composers Jake Heggie, John Corigliano, Jason Robert Brown, and Ricky Ian Gordon. Over the course of her more than 40-year career, Larsen has
- [Art in High Places](https://patronmagazine.com/art-in-the-sky-and-art-inside/) - AMLI Fountain Place to Open with a Public Art Collection As the crane comes down at AMLI Fountain Place and pre-leasing begins, the 45-story luxury high-rise apartment building in the Dallas Arts District is nearing completion of the original vision for two Fountain Place towers. AMLI Fountain Place is scheduled to open in mid-May. Once
- [Just Released: PATRON's February/March Issue!](https://patronmagazine.com/just-released-patrons-feburary-march-issue/) - A cross-cultural exchange between The Meadows Museum, The Dallas Opera, and Madrid’s Teatro Real has drawn much attention of late. In November, we were in Madrid to witness the official signing of the agreement that shares their arts affluence through delegations, performance, and loans. We will host Teatro Real’s patrons in March. Read our firsthand
- [In Bloom: Flores Mexicanas Mounts at the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/in-bloom-flores-mexicanas-mounts-at-the-dma/) - On Saturday, February 16, 2020, The Dallas Museum of Art will present Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art. The exhibition will explore representations of women in Mexican Modernism and is highlighted by the loan of the monumental painting Flores Mexicanas by Alfredo Ramos Martínez to the DMA from the Missouri History Museum in St.
- [Nasher Sculpture Center has Postponed Nasher Prize Celebration Weekend](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-sculpture-center-has-postponed-nasher-prize-celebration-weekend/) - Jeremy Strick, Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, has released a statement postponing the Nasher Prize Gala and Nasher Prize events. In the statement, Strick explains: “We have greatly looked forward to celebrating the 2020 Nasher Prize Laureate Michael Rakowitz with you here in Dallas this April 2-4 for the Nasher Prize Celebration Weekend. However, given the risk that the spread
- [Dream with the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/for-a-dreamer-of-houses-at-the-dma/) - This Sunday, For a Dreamer of Houses, an imaginative new exhibition of contemporary art that explores the significance of the spaces we inhabit and how they represent ourselves, our values, and our desires opens at the DMA. Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art and organizer of the exhibition, states “the exhibition takes
- [VIRTUALLY OPEN: The Arts Go Online](https://patronmagazine.com/virtually-open/) - Arts & Letters Live is a literary and performing arts series organized by the Dallas Museum of Art. Texas Bound features Texas-connected actors reading works of short fiction by Texas-connected authors. This performance was recorded on February 2, 2015 at the Dallas Museum of Art. Kimbell Art Museum: The Kimbell Art Museum collection can also
- [Fort Worth Opera to Host Watch Parties](https://patronmagazine.com/fort-worth-opera-to-host-watch-parties/) - Fort Worth Opera will be hosting free YouTube Premieres and Facebook Watch Parties for families at home during the COVID-19 crisis. On April 16 and 18, FWO will present our recent world premiere children's opera, Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World, and on April 23 and 25, we will show a 20-minute pocket opera
- [Photographs for Puzzling Times](https://patronmagazine.com/photographs-for-puzzling-times/) - While scanning the online archives of works by PATRON’s contributing photographers, we happened upon Geof Kern’s Girl and Puzzle on PDNB’s website. Shot in 1995, the work appeared eerily prescient. The longer we looked, however, the puzzle―seemingly signifying the stay-at-home measures―withered to the contemplative disposition of a woman in repose, and inspired hope. As
- [Dallas Art Fair Gets Virtual](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-gets-virtual/) - As the physical world shuts its doors, more and more visual art businesses are responding by expanding on virtual spaces. For example, the Dallas Art Fair, rescheduled to October, will still present patrons the opportunity to get a taste of the originally slated April fair with the announcement of eighty-two galleries participating in Dallas Art
- [Spring Mini Sale at David Dike Fine Art](https://patronmagazine.com/spring-mini-sale-at-david-dike-fine-art/) - David Dike Fine Art has 18 pieces including work by William Slaughter, Fred Darge, Olin Travis and Octavio Medellin in a variety of media as part of their online-only Spring Mini Sale. Visit here to see the list of work the gallery has for their online sale.
- [EMERGENCY ARTIST RELIEF FUND](https://patronmagazine.com/emergency-artist-relief-fund/) - A coalition of national arts grantmakers, consisting of Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists, announces the launch of Artist Relief, which will provide rapid, unrestricted $5,000 relief grants to assist artists facing dire financial emergencies due to the impact of COVID-19;
- [SISTERS OF RED X WOMEN OF TODAY X CAMILA MCCONAUGHEY  BENEFITING JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION AND CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB](https://patronmagazine.com/sisters-of-red-x-women-of-today-x-camila-mcconaughey-benefiting-just-keep-livin-foundation-and-child-poverty-action-lab/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO
- [Craighead Green Gallery's Online Exhibition](https://patronmagazine.com/craighead-green-gallerys-online-exhibition/) - The exhibition features Abhidnya Ghuge: Streaming, Anders Moseholm: Wrong Memory, Damian Suarez:The Shape of Color. View it here.
- [DALLAS SYMPHONY KEEPS THE MUSIC GOING WITH VIRTUAL CLASSES FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphony-keeps-the-music-going-with-virtual-classes-for-young-musicians/) - Online Classes for Dallas Symphony Education Programs Provide Free Instruction During School Closures The Dallas Symphony Orchestra launched a Young Musicians Program in Southern Dallas in summer camps in 2019 and after-school programs in five schools in September 2019. Almost 500 children have participated in the program thus far, which includes free instruments for the
- [Explore Artspace111's Current Exhibition from Home](https://patronmagazine.com/explore-artspace111s-current-exhibition-from-home/) - While the gallery remains closed to the public, Artspace111 wants to make sure everyone can still enjoy the current exhibition, Studio111: Collective Inspiration. They continue to celebrate Artspace111's 40th year and the artists that created the foundation for Artspace111's creative output and contributed so much to the North Texas art scene. To learn more about
- [Silver Linings at Erin Cluley Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/silver-linings-at-erin-cluley-gallery/) - One of the digital initiatives Erin Cluley is launching is SILVER LININGS. Through email and social media, the gallery will highlight artists and share with you how time is being spent inside their studios. New ideas being hatched. Experimentation. Production. Focus. New works of art being made -- one of the silver linings of the situation in which we
- [Virtual Tour of "Flores Mexicanas" at the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/virtual-tour-of-flores-mexicanas-at-the-dma/) - Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art surveys changing representations of women in paintings, works on paper, and textiles early in 20th-century Mexican art through works by some of Mexico’s most renowned artists. The exhibition is inspired by the loan of the monumental painting Flores Mexicanas by Alfredo Ramos Martínez to the DMA from
- [PATRON's April Issue Hits the Digital Newsstand](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-april-issue-hits-the-digital-newsstand/) - I received an email from Robert Dimin of Denny Dimin Gallery, New York, while writing this note, inviting me to tune in to a web-based panel discussion that afternoon. The discourse would examine Hong Kong Tales Of The City, a gallery show curated by Isaac Leung that displays works by members of Videotage, a Hong Kong–based
- [Galerie Frank Elbaz: CLOSE-UP: A FOCUS ON FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY](https://patronmagazine.com/galerie-frank-elbaz-close-up-a-focus-on-film-and-photography/) - View CLOSE-UP: A FOCUS ON FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY from Galerie Frank Elbaz here. The online exhibition will be on view from April 1 - April 15, 2020 and features Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Wallace Berman, Jay DeFeo, Ja'Tovia Gary, Tomislav Gotovac, Ari Marcopoulos, and Mladen Stilinovic.
- [Finding Our Way at The MAC](https://patronmagazine.com/finding-our-way-at-the-mac/) - Finding Our Way has been extended indefinitely through summer 2020 to give time for people to see it. The MAC has also posted the exhibition online with additional videos that can be found here.
- [Texas Theatre Presents a Virtual Screening Room](https://patronmagazine.com/texas-theatre-presents-a-virtual-screening-room/) - TEXAS THEATRE Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff has presents a virtual cinema to bring movie night right into your home. Book your virtual tickets and watch the film here.
- [Deviled Eggs and Okra: Tamara Johnson at ex ovo](https://patronmagazine.com/deviled-eggs-and-okra-tamara-johnson-at-ex-ovo/) - Unfortunately with the COVID-19 pandemic the show is postponed until the fall. However, Allison Klion and Tamara Johnson sat down for a conversation on the exhibition and Johnson's work which was moderated and recorded by Trey Burns. "On Friday, April 3rd, in lieu of the public opening I published a recorded conversation with Tamara Johnson
- [Boot Design for Restless Minds](https://patronmagazine.com/boot-design-for-restless-minds/) - Clever sisters Sarah Means Duplantis and Lizzie Means of Miron Crosby announced a signature boot design competition will benefit the North Texas Food Bank. The competition began yesterday and ends at 11:59 P.M. CST on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. “Community means so much to us. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are hosting a
- [The Savage Seconds to premiere at Undermain Theatre this summer](https://patronmagazine.com/the-savage-seconds-to-premiere-at-undermain-theatre-this-summer/) - Celebrating their ninth year with their most ambitious work to date, the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group will premiere a new, experimental opera The Savage Seconds at Undermain Theatre in the summer of 2020. Exploring the genre of tragédie en musique and the concepts inherent in the Greek tragedies of Oedipus and Medea, The Savage Seconds―directed
- [AKRIS SPRING/SUMMER 2020 COLLECTION PRESENTATION WITH GUEST  ARTIST SECUNDINO HERNÁNDEZ AT THE MEADOWS MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/akris-spring-summer-2020-collection-presentation-with-guest-artist-secundino-hernandez-at-the-meadows-museum/) - Photography by Brad Linton
- [Dallas Art Fair Moves to October](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-is-postponed/) - Dallas Art Fair has announced that the postponement of the April fair to October 1–4. Patron Magazine looks forward to Dallas Art Fair's new dates October 1-4, 2020 “While the decision was not made easily, the health and wellbeing of the Dallas Art Fair’s gallerists, visitors, and staff are its top priority and the fair
- [ART BALL 2019 KICKOFF AT THE HOME OF CATHERINE AND WILL ROSE](https://patronmagazine.com/art-ball-2019-kickoff-at-the-home-of-catherine-and-will-rose/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAMYTHA CAMERON [ngg src="galleries" ids="50" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [THE EYE BALL IN CELEBRATION OF DALLAS ART FAIR AT THE JOULE](https://patronmagazine.com/the-eye-ball-in-celebration-of-dallas-art-fair-at-the-joule-photography-by-beckley-co-fort-lion-studio-kristi-and-scot-redman/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="27" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [ART BALL 2018 AT THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/art-ball-2018-at-the-dallas-museum-of-art/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAMYTHA CAMERON AND GEORGE FIALA [ngg src="galleries" ids="28" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [Symphony of Chefs VIP PATRON Party Benefiting KidLinks](https://patronmagazine.com/symphony-of-chefs-vip-patron-party-benefitting-kidlinks/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="22" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [THE INAUGURAL UNICEF GALA DALLAS AT THE RITZ-CARLTON](https://patronmagazine.com/the-inaugural-unicef-gala-dallas-at-the-ritz-carlton-photography-by-kim-lesson-and-cooper-neill-getty/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="24" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIM LESSON AND COOPER NEILL/GETTY
- [DAL?: POETICS OF THE SMALL MEMBERS PREVIEW AT MEADOWS MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/dali-poetics-of-the-small-members-preview-at-meadows-museum/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="44" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [DC40 RUBY ANNIVERSARY GALA AT DALLAS CONTEMPORARY](https://patronmagazine.com/dc40-ruby-anniversary-gala-at-dallas-contemporary/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="43" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [Reception for Susan Te Kahurangi King: Drawings 2008-2018 and Drawing with Susan Te Kahurangi King](https://patronmagazine.com/reception-for-susan-te-kahurangi-king-drawings-2008-2018-and-drawing-with-susan-te-kahurangi-king/) - At Marlborough Contemporary, London Photography by: Petita Cole [ngg src="galleries" ids="41" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [THE FABRIC OF OPERA PRESENTED BY THE DALLAS OPERA AT NORTHPARK CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/the-fabric-of-opera-presented-by-the-dallas-opera-at-northpark-center/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="45" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [1920/2020 CURATED BY KEN DOWNING AT ARTERIORS FLAGSHIP STORE](https://patronmagazine.com/1920-2020-curated-by-ken-downing-at-arteriors-flagship-store/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY RHI LEE [ngg src="galleries" ids="33" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [2018 DADA SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS EXHIBITION AT ONE ARTS PLAZA](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-dada-scholarship-awards-exhibition-at-one-arts-plaza/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="40" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [BEACH PAINTING CLUB AT THE ELAINE DE KOONING HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/beach-painting-club-at-the-elaine-de-kooning-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSH GEYER AND KATHERINE MCMAHON [ngg src="galleries" ids="39" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [DALLAS THEATER CENTER CENTERSTAGE GALA AT WYLY THEATRE](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-center-centerstage-gala-at-wyly-theatre/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANA DRIENSKY [ngg src="galleries" ids="38" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [PAOLA LENTI AT SCOTT + COONER](https://patronmagazine.com/paola-lenti-at-scott-cooner/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Shana Anderson [ngg src="galleries" ids="34" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [Matthew Trent 30th Anniversary Party at The Warehouse](https://patronmagazine.com/matthew-trent-anniversary-band-party/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="36" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [2018 NASHER PRIZE GALA HONORING THEASTER GATES   AT NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-nasher-prize-gala-honoring-theaster-gates-at-nasher-sculpture-center/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY KISS ME FOR ETERNITY [ngg src="galleries" ids="30" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]AND BRET REDMAN
- [MTV RE:DEFINE HONORING TRACEY EMIN AT NORTHPARK CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/mtv-redefine-honoring-tracey-emin-at-northpark-center/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO AND IRWIN THOMPSON [ngg src="galleries" ids="31" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [ROCHE BOBOIS PRESENTS L'ARTESANIA DE VIVER AT ONE ARTS PLAZA](https://patronmagazine.com/roche-bobois-presents-lartesania-de-viver-at-one-arts-plaza/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEGAN GELLNER [ngg src="galleries" ids="32" display="basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0"]
- [THE DALLAS OPERA'S FIRST SIGHT FIRST  NIGHT AT WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-operas-first-sight-first-night-at-winspear-opera-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY THOMAS GARZA [ngg src="galleries" ids="58" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [DALLAS ART FAIR PREVIEW BENEFIT AT FASHION INDUSTRY GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-preview-benefit-at-fashion-industry-gallery-photography-by-daniel-driensky-avery-foshee-megan-gellner/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL DRIENSKY, AVERY FOSHEE, MEGAN GELLNER [ngg src="galleries" ids="26" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Dust to Dust](https://patronmagazine.com/dust-to-dust/) - In the 1930s a series of severe droughts afflicted three-fourths of the country which lead to massive dust storms that ravaged the topsoil of the North American Plains which led to further crop failure and devastated the health and financial stability of millions of Americans. Between 1930 and 1940, approximately 3.5 million people moved out
- [After 41 Years 500X Comes to a Close](https://patronmagazine.com/after-41-years-500x-comes-to-a-close/) - 500X Gallery announced earlier this week that after 41 years the gallery would shutter. The gallery’s website reads: “After 41 years at 500 Exposition Avenue, 500X Gallery’s lease was terminated.” Established in 1978, the member-run gallery has focused on promoting local artists and is believed to be the oldest artist-run gallery in Texas. Through the
- [RAY BOOTH COLLECTION LAUNCH AND BOOK SIGNING AT HICKORY CHAIR SHOWROOM](https://patronmagazine.com/ray-booth-collection-launch-and-book-signing-at-hickory-chair-showroom/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRAD LINTON
- [Adrienne Kennedy Brings Madame Bovary to The Undermain](https://patronmagazine.com/adrienne-kennedy-brings-madame-bovary-to-the-undermain/) - The first regional premiere of Madame Bovary, Adrienne Kennedy’s new adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel will open at Undermain Theatre this Saturday, February 16. Directed by Undermain Theatre Producing Artistic Director Bruce DuBose, choreographed by Undermain Theatre Associate Artistic Director Danielle Georgiou, Madame Bovary will have an extended five-week run through March 15. Flaubert’s
- [En Route by way of ex ovo](https://patronmagazine.com/en-route-at-ex-ovo/) - In its final week, ex ovo’s exhibition Michael Uttaro: En Route, presents the New York–based artist’s first exhibition in Texas. En Route presents two bodies of work: a series of intimate abstractions in oil pastel and ink on paper, and large-scale, digitally collaged panoramic photographs tracing labyrinthine walks. Both the paintings and photographs emphasize the
- [THE DALLAS OPERA FIRST SIGHT FIRST  NIGHT AT WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-opera-first-sight-first-night-at-winspear-opera-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIFFANY SAGE AND WILLIAM NEAL
- [TEATRO REAL, THE DALLAS OPERA, AND MEADOWS MUSEUM WELCOME  DELEGATION DINNER AT FLOREN DOMEZAIN ABASCAL, MADRID, SPAIN](https://patronmagazine.com/teatro-real-the-dallas-opera-and-meadows-museum-welcome-delegation-dinner-at-floren-domezain-abascal-madrid-spain-photography-by-alejandro-garcia/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEJANDRO GARCÍA
- [The Rise of the Risograph](https://patronmagazine.com/the-rise-of-the-risograph/) - What’s a risograph? A risograph is a printing technology defined by its relative simplicity and possibilities for experimentation. Invented in Japan in the 1940s, the technology was imagined as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to photocopying machines. A risograph printer operates by burning a stencil of an image into a fiber-based master, which is
- [Nasher Increases Collection of Female Artists and Fortifies 20th Century Masters](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-increases-collection-of-female-artists-and-fortify-20th-century-masters/) - What do Magdalena Abakanowicz, Judy Chicago, Beverly Semmes, John Chamberlain, Joan Miró, David McManaway, and Claes Oldenburg have in common? Work by each artist was recently acquired by the Nasher Sculpture Center. These acquisitions substantially increase representation of women artists within the museum’s holdings, as well as fortify that of artists already present in the
- [Slide By: Violence, Abuse, and Toxic Masculinity](https://patronmagazine.com/slide-by-violence-abuse-and-toxic-masculinity/) - Jake Nice returns to the AT&T Performing Arts Center with the first installment of the Elevator Project’s 2020 season with the world premiere of Slide By, written by former Dallas actor/writer Thomas Ward. Slide By is a dark comedy set one week after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. It follows Chad Squier who
- [On the Surface of Something Deeper](https://patronmagazine.com/on-the-surface-of-something-deeper/) - On the Surface including works by Rabéa Ballin, Saba Besier, Sara Cardona, Sophia Longoria, Lovie Olivia, and Preetika Rajgariah, curated by Consuelo Gutierrez, opens this Saturday, January 18 at The MAC. The group exhibition that serves as a cultural exchange between Dallas and Houston, presents a human landscape to be surveyed and processed in hopes
- [Beili Liu Kicks-Off Landmark Series at the Crow Museum](https://patronmagazine.com/beili-liu-kicks-off-landmark-series-at-the-crow-museum/) - The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas has announced a three-year series of exhibitions honoring the cultural traditions of Asia with new contemporary voices from Texas women. The Texas Asian Women Artists Series will be the first major series that the Crow Museum debuts as a university-affiliated museum. The
- [Curated Gifts for the Art Lover](https://patronmagazine.com/curated-gifts-for-the-art-lover/) - This holiday season add art to your holiday gift lists. Art lasts a lifetime and may be shared with untold generations to come. When given, art livens up a home or office to shape memories year after year. An extension of the artist’s soul, art can instantly open up a room, start a conversation, offer
- [Holidays in the Bag](https://patronmagazine.com/holidays-in-the-bag/) - Make your holiday gift a little freaky with the Haas Brothers x Haas Sisters Microfreaks from Forty Five Ten. These limited-edition collaborations between the Haas Brothers and a group of female artisans from California's Central Valley, now known as the Haas Sisters of Lost Hills come signed and are limited to 500 units. There are
- [Ryan Hewett’s Nothing New Under the Sun is a first for The Goss-Michael Foundation](https://patronmagazine.com/ryan-hewetts-nothing-new-under-the-sun-is-a-first-for-the-goss-michael-foundation/) - On view through January 11, 2020, Ryan Hewett’s Nothing New Under the Sun is, in fact, new as it represents an unprecedented solo exhibition for a South African artist at The Goss-Michael Foundation, which has historically shown the work of YBAs. Presented in partnership with Unit London, Kenny Goss was introduced to Hewett’s work through
- [PATRON's Performing Arts Issue Takes Center Stage](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-performing-arts-issue-takes-center-stage/) - A November press preview of Dallas Museum of Art’s speechless: different by design left me thinking about the varied ways we communicate. I departed for Madrid the following day with zero Spanish in my arsenal, and the exhibition’s reminder that all art is sensory made me think about opera as one of the great examples. The Dallas
- [HALL Arts Hotel Enhances the Dallas Arts District](https://patronmagazine.com/hall-arts-hotel-enhances-the-dallas-arts-district/) - Dallas has been eagerly anticipating the addition of the HALL Arts Hotel to the Dallas Arts District since its announcement. On Tuesday, December 3, with a ribbon-cutting unveiling, the Craig and Kathryn Hall-developed HALL Arts Hotel opened its doors. The creators are also proprietors of California’s award-winning HALL, WALT and BACA Wines and founders of
- [TWO x TWO AIDS AND ART GALA BENEFITING amfAR AND DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART AT THE RACHOFSKY HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-aids-and-art-gala-benefiting-amfar-and-dallas-museum-of-art-at-the-rachofsky-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYAN EMBERLEY
- [Beauty and Demons at the Modern](https://patronmagazine.com/beauty-and-demons-at-the-modern/) - Martine Gutierrez’s photographs and videos exploring gender, race, class, and sexuality, as well as the conventional ideals of beauty and identity as a social construct mount Friday, November 8 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth as part of the FOCUS series. Highlighting emerging artists, at the end of each FOCUS exhibition, the members
- [Mastery of the Human Form: Renoir at the Kimbell](https://patronmagazine.com/mastery-of-the-human-form-renoir-at-the-kimbell/) - Renoir: The Body, The Senses is the first major exhibition ever to focus on the artist's lifelong treatment of the nude. The exhibition, debuting on the centenary of the artist's death, provides new perspectives about Renoir's stylistic trajectory through the lens of the singular subject. Over the course of his career, Renoir rendered bustling cityscapes, captured
- [The Guerrilla Girls' Battle Cry](https://patronmagazine.com/the-guerrilla-girls-battle-cry/) - CYDONIA's Battle Cry, a non-commercial solo exhibition featuring the Guerrilla Girls, will open at the Texas Theatre on September 7 and run through October 28. Battle Cry functions as a bookend to the gallery's inaugural exhibition from 2014, Ex-Y: Representations of Contemporary Masculinity, which observed depictions of maleness after three waves of feminism. Using pseudonyms
- [Gear Up for Dallas Arts Month with PATRON's April/May Issue.](https://patronmagazine.com/gear-up-for-dallas-arts-month-with-patrons-april-may-issue/) - http://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/patron_apr-may_issue?e=29801987/59728568 In an ever-evolving era when much is uncertain, 10 years of anything is an achievement; even more so when it's landscape defining. For indeed that is what the Dallas Art Fair has become as it enters its 10th year this month. Since its entree in 2009, we've enjoyed more rigorous arts programming during the
- [Now Arriving: Ludwig Schwarz at 214 Projects](https://patronmagazine.com/now-arriving-ludwig-schwarz-at-214-projects/) - For the fall exhibition, 214 Projects in River Bend will present Arrival, Departure, Arrival a solo show of work by Ludwig Schwarz opening October 12. The exhibition will explore temporality with Schwarz’s paintings working in collaboration with the specific nature of the project space and more specifically 214 Projects. Schwarz has a history of exhibiting
- [Two of a Kind: Introducing Marquis Duriel Lewis](https://patronmagazine.com/two-of-a-kind-introducing-marquis-duriel-lewis/) - Marquis Duriel Lewis, recognized more widely as RETNA, will open Dovetail Mortises & La Peluca Grande this evening, October 10, at The Goss-Michael Foundation. The show, presented by The Goss-Michael Foundation in partnership with Artrinity, is curated by Maxine Trowbridge co-founder and director of Artrinity. “I’ve followed RETNA’s work for years, so when I was
- [SUMMER PROGRAMMING AT THE ELAINE DE KOONING HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/summer-programming-at-the-elaine-de-kooning-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHERINE MCMAHON In 1975, Elaine de Kooning reconciled with Willem and purchased the house on Alewive Brook Road. She added the studio three years later and created her last important bodies of work -- the Cave Walls and Cave Paintings (1985-88). She also painted the commissioned portrait of the Brazilian soccer player Pele and according to her
- [SAATCHI ART AND THE OTHER ART FAIR COCKTAILS & CONVERSATION AT PARK HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/saatchi-art-and-the-other-art-fair-cocktails-conversation-at-park-house/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT UNDERWOOD
- [NASHER PRIZE 2020 LAUREATE REVEAL  AT SOHO HOUSE NEW YORK](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-prize-2020-laureate-reveal-at-soho-house-new-york/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY GONZALO MARROQUIN Since his career began in the late 1990s, Michael Rakowitz’s dynamic body of work has involved intensive research, resulting in an array of objects, environments, films, and publications that seek to reclaim, reposition or refocus complicated aspects of material and cultural histories or events.
- [NIGHT ON WHITE ROCK LAKE BENEFITING DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER  AT MICKIE AND JEFF BRAGALONE'S HOME](https://patronmagazine.com/night-on-white-rock-lake-benefiting-dallas-childrens-theater-at-mickie-and-jeff-bragalones-home/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRAD LINTON The 35th anniversary celebration of Dallas Children’s Theater continued at the home of Mickie and Jeff Bragalone on the night of September 6th. .
- [Founder Ryan Stanier on The Other Art Fair's first foray in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/ryan-stanier-founder-of-the-other-art-fair-describes-the-otherness-in-their-vernissage/) - Patron: How do you differentiate The Other Art Fair from other fairs and what is your mission? Please share the 101 with our readers. Ryan Stanier: The defining factor of our fair is the way in which we interact and include our artists. Artists are involved in the entire process of the fair from start
- [Where Veterans, Environmentalists, and Skaters Meet: North Texas Film Festival](https://patronmagazine.com/where-veterans-environmentalists-and-skaters-meet-north-texas-film-festival/) - The first-ever North Texas Film Festival (NTXFF) opens today and Dallas Film brings new premieres along with, shorts blocks, panels and collaborations. The festival continues through September 29, 2019. Tonight’s opening night film The Laundromat, screens at 7:00 p.m. Two Popes screening on Sunday, September 29 at 7:15 p.m., closes the festival. Films in the
- [Lucia Hierro Investigates Social Specificity at Sean Horton (Presents)](https://patronmagazine.com/lucia-hierro-investigates-social-specificity-at-sean-horton-presents/) - This Friday September 13, Lucia Hierro’s Objetos Específicos opens at Sean Horton (Presents) as the first Texas exhibition by New York artist. Hierro draws inspiration from the writings of Donald Judd, and her pictorial objects play with the “specificity” that Judd claimed as Minimalist painting and sculpture’s formal refusal of illusionism. In Hierro’s hands, the
- [Local Artist Mione Plant Invites Tootsies Patrons To Kiss My Sass](https://patronmagazine.com/local-mione-plant-invites-tootsies-patrons-to-kiss-my-sass/) - Last Saturday, local artist Mione Plant unveiled a new painting and companion silk scarves commissioned exclusively for Tootsies. Those who shop Tootsies are familiar with the store’s collaborative spirit and have likely attended one of their signature events, usually benefiting a local charity and the launch marked the anticipated fall season of fashion. The artist,
- [TACA Announced Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Mike Rawlings as the 2020 TACA Silver Cup Award Honorees](https://patronmagazine.com/taca-announces-matrice-ellis-kirk-mike-rawlings-as-the-2020-taca-silver-cup-award-honorees/) - The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) has announced that Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Mike Rawlings will be honored as the 42nd TACA Silver Cup Award recipients at the organization’s annual luncheon scheduled for March 10, 2020. The event serves as a unique opportunity to cast the spotlight on two individuals who have extensively contributed to the cultural
- [Selects from The Other Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-selects-from-the-other-art-fair/) - Tamara White: The great-granddaughter of a landscape artist, Booker T. Washington graduate Tamara White is a prolific Dallas painter. Her work is among many corporate and private art collections spanning the US, including award-winning Chef Kent Rathbun and his wife restaurateur Tracy Rathbun, 7-11’s corporate collection, and even Queen Latifah’s personal collection. Seduced by the
- [Join Me at The Other Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/join-me-at-the-other-art-fair/) - Here are some artists Rebecca Wilson highlights at The Other Art Fair-Dallas: Ysabel LeMay: LeMay's digitally composed panoramas of natural splendor, the real world remixed to paradisal perfection, are so vividly realized that one feels drawn to step into them. LeMay is gaining ever-widening recognition for her digitally composed panoramas of natural richness, which she
- [Dallas Theater Center Presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical In the Heights](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-center-presents-the-tony-award-winning-musical-in-the-heights/) - In the Heights, a family-friendly musical from Hamilton’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is a highlight of the Dallas Theater Center’s 2019/2020 season. Directed by James Vasquez at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, In the Heights opens on September 21 and runs through October 20. “I’m thrilled to share In the Heights with our Dallas Theater
- [Heritage Auction Highlights Western Treasures in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-auction-highlights-western-treasures-in-dallas/) - More than 150 Western art highlights from multiple significant private collections will be among the top attractions in Heritage Auctions’ Art of the West American Art auction September 7, 2019 in Dallas. “With the strength of the Western Art market, the Art of the West auction is intended to make Western Art accessible to collectors
- [Announcing Danielle Georgiou as Undermain Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director](https://patronmagazine.com/announcing-danielle-georgiou-as-undermain-theatres-associate-artistic-director/) - Danielle Georgiou has been named the Associate Artistic Director at Undermain Theatre this season. Talks to create the position have been underway for over a year between the late Founding Artistic Director Katherine Owens and Producing Artistic Director Bruce DuBose. “As we started working with Danielle as a choreographer, performer, and director we found a
- [Made in America: Portrait of a City](https://patronmagazine.com/made-in-america-portrait-of-a-city/) - Made in America documents African American history from past to present at the African American Museum opening August 22. This solo exhibition by Riley Holloway will feature paintings and video installations. Made in America will also include interviews with the individuals within the exhibit. In the series, Holloway ties the displacement of black communities to
- [We are temporary, but what we do is permanent: Emmanuel Van der Auwera in Brussels](https://patronmagazine.com/we-are-temporary-but-what-we-do-is-permanent-emmanuel-van-der-auwera-in-brussels/) - Following a solo exhibition in Dallas at 214 Projects, Emmanuel Van der Auwera will present a new video diptych spread between two venues during Brussels Gallery Weekend, September 5–8, at Harlan Levey Projects and Botanique. The Sky is on Fire and The Death of K9 Cigo continue the Belgian artist’s investigation of trauma, testimony, and
- [Bruce Wood Dance Announces 2020 New York Performances at The Joyce Theater](https://patronmagazine.com/bruce-wood-dance-announces-2020-new-york-performances-at-the-joyce-theater/) - Bruce Wood Dance performs as part of the 2020 American Dance Platform at The Joyce Theater in New York City on January 8 at 7:30 p.m. and January 12 at 2:00 p.m. Paired on a joint bill with the Limón Dance Company, Bruce Wood Dance is performing Bruce Wood®’s iconic all-male work, I’m My Brother’s
- [EXPOSED 2019 SPONSORED BY COMPASS AND 505 RANCH CLUB AT STANLEY KORSHAK](https://patronmagazine.com/exposed-2019-sponsored-by-compass-and-505-ranch-club-at-stanley-korshak/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANA ANDERSON AND BRET REDMAN [ngg src="galleries" ids="67" display="basic_thumbnail"]
- [ART BALL 2019: FORM + FUNCTION AT DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/art-ball-2019-form-function-at-dallas-museum-of-art/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE FIALA AND TAMYTHA CAMERON [ngg src="galleries" ids="71" display="basic_thumbnail"]
- [Just Released: The Design Issue](https://patronmagazine.com/the-2019-design-issue-is-out-now/) - We would love to slip into this issue’s cover like the Pevensie children in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Jennifer Steinkamp’s signature computer 3-D animation blooms in this immersive video installation. To mesmerizing effect, the fluidly shifting imagery reveals an imagined cycle of seasons perfectly blended within the light-filled home designed by Bodron/Fruit.
- [10 Musicians Join the Dallas Symphony for the 2019/2020 Season](https://patronmagazine.com/10-musicians-join-the-dallas-symphony-for-the-2019-2020-season/) - Music Director Designate Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of 10 new musicians at the start of its 2019/20 season, including a new Principal Violist and Principal Percussionist. Violist Meredith Kufchak is the new Principal Viola, Hortense & Lawrence S. Pollock Chair. Kufchak received her master’s degree in chamber music performance
- [Your Portal to Another World Awaits](https://patronmagazine.com/your-portal-to-another-world-awaits/) - NorthPark Center, renowned for its luxury shopping and immersive art collection, is adding a unique temporary installation to its art-filled corridors. NorthPark is the latest location to host a Portal by Shared_Studios, an immersive audiovisual space that opens a window to a network of sites around the world. The Portal will be on view at
- [Big Undertaking, Big Rewards: Francisco Moreno’s Chapel acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art](https://patronmagazine.com/big-undertaking-big-rewards-francisco-morenos-chapel-acquired-by-the-dallas-museum-of-art/) - Through his Instagram, Francisco Moreno recalls a moment in early 2017 when he had doubts on whether he would embark on his large-scale Chapel knowing full well what a demanding project it would be. Last week, Erin Cluley Gallery announced the Dallas Museum of Art’s acquisition of Chapel, the large-scale painting installation which was initially
- [DALLAS CONTEMPORARY'S INAUGURAL SPRING GALA: S/S19, PRESENTED BY HEADINGTON COMPANIES & FORTY FIVE TEN](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-contemporarys-inaugural-spring-gala-s-s19-presented-by-headington-companies-forty-five-ten/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTI & SCOT REDMAN [ngg src="galleries" ids="68" display="basic_thumbnail"]
- [Fashionably French: Join the DMA for Late Nights](https://patronmagazine.com/fashionably-french-join-the-dma-for-late-nights/) - The DMA celebrates late into the night every third Friday of the month. On July 19, the DMA features an oh-so-French night paying homage to Christian Dior. The evening starts at 6:00 p.m. with a performance of French music from classics?La Vie en Rose?to popular songs from LeGrand?s jazz operas?The Umbrellas of Cherbourg?and?Les Demoiselles de
- [Chinati Mounts Pete Schulte's Properties of Dust and Smoke](https://patronmagazine.com/chinati-mounts-pete-schultes-properties-of-dust-and-smoke/) - Artist Pete Schulte joined Chinati, the contemporary art museum based upon the ideas of its founder, Donald Judd, as artist-in-residence for the months of June and July. Schulte lives in Birmingham, Alabama and is Associate Professor of Art at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He received an MFA in painting and drawing from the
- [DALLAS ART FAIR 2019 PREVIEW BENEFIT AT FASHION INDUSTRY GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-2019-preview-benefit-at-fashion-industry-gallery/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY EXPLOREDINARY [ngg src="galleries" ids="66" display="basic_thumbnail"]
- [Looking for an Artful Getaway?](https://patronmagazine.com/looking-for-an-artful-getaway/) - Check out: Taos Spring Arts: Celebrating Art, Culture and Music The Town of Taos, New Mexico has announced Taos Spring Arts: Celebrating Art, Culture and Music, a town-wide effort to promote the arts with museum exhibitions, art shows, film and music festivals, and more. Taos Spring Arts begins in April and runs through early June.
- [214 Projects Presents: How it looks to be you in Egyptian Cotton](https://patronmagazine.com/214-projects-presents-how-it-looks-to-be-you-in-egyptian-cotton/) - 214 Projects, an art space founded by the Dallas Art Fair will present How it looks to be you in Egyptian Cotton, curated by Adrianna Cole. Opening Saturday, July 20, this group exhibition will explore concepts of the personae and identity through distorted renderings of the human figure. Feature painting, sculpture, and mixed media works,
- [The MAC is Stacked for July](https://patronmagazine.com/the-mac-is-stacked-for-july/) - On July 10, The MAC will hold a tour and talk with Dallas Medianale 2019 curator Charles Dee Mitchell. Mitchell emphasized video works for this year?s exhibition and also incorporated work that explores the breadth of approach included in time-based media that examine the evolution of the technology employed to make these exhibitions possible. The
- [The Dallas Arts District Observes Pride Proudly](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-arts-district-observes-pride-proudly/) - The Dallas Arts District, in collaboration with the Dallas Museum of Art Late Nights and Nasher Sculpture Center ?til Midnight, present the second annual Dallas Arts District Pride Block Party this Friday, June 21. In celebration of National LGBTQ Pride Month, join the Dallas Arts District from 6 p.m. to midnight for pride-themed tours, performances,
- [Last Chance to See Beautiful: The Carole King Musical](https://patronmagazine.com/last-chance-to-see-beautiful-the-carol-king-musical/) - Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, a Brooklyn girl filled with passion. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in
- [Two Major Sculptures land at UT Southwestern through Talley Dunn Gallery and Nobel Laureate  Dr. Joseph L. Goldstein](https://patronmagazine.com/two-major-sculptures-land-at-ut-southwestern-through-talley-dunn-gallery-and-nobel-laureate-dr-joseph-l-goldstein/) - Talley Dunn Gallery announced the recent installation of two large-scale public sculptures at UT Southwestern?s Seldin Plaza. These works have been donated to the UT Southwestern Art Collection by Nobel Laureate Dr. Joseph L. Goldstein, Chairman of the Department of Molecular Genetics. A stroll through the UT Southwestern campus, offers views of Joel Shapiro?s Untitled,
- [An Intimate Conversation](https://patronmagazine.com/an-intimate-conversation/) - Michele Abeles mounts work at the Karpidas Collection & Dallas Art Fair in Sadie Coles HQ?s inaugural booth. Dallas Art Fair?s Brandon Kennedy visits with mega-watt contemporary gallerist Sadie Coles and artist Michele Abeles on work available at the Dallas Art Fair and Abeles?s self-curated exhibition at the Karpidas Collection. Brandon Kennedy: Could you tell us
- [Cults, Lucha Libres, Hometown Heroes, and Southern Disillusionment: The 8th Oak Cliff Film Festival Begins Today](https://patronmagazine.com/cults-lucha-libres-hometown-heroes-and-southern-disillusionment-the-8th-oak-cliff-film-festival-begins-today/) - Tucked into affluent neighborhoods of Dallas lies a group of high-fashion, high-society satanic worshippers in need of a virgin. A pizza delivery girl in desperate need of tips believes she's hit the jackpot as she pulls into the driveway of cult leader Danica (Rebecca Romijn). What comes next is a bloody fight for survival filled
- [Bombshells in No Man?s Land](https://patronmagazine.com/bombshells-in-no-mans-land/) - Bombshell Dance Project premieres new work at Moody Performance Hall with an evening of collaborative creation from fresh female perspectives. Created in 2016, Bombshell Dance Project is a project-based, contemporary dance company creating new and innovative work under a mission to investigate and empower the female choreographic voice. Led by artistic directors Emily Bernet and
- [Wolford McCue Announces Retirement from TACA](https://patronmagazine.com/wolford-mccue-announces-retirement-from-taca/) - TACA (The Arts Community Alliance) President and Executive Director Wolford McCue has announced his retirement at the end of this year. TACA?s board has initiated a comprehensive search for a new leader for the arts and cultural organization. Michelle Thomas, Chairman of TACA?s Board of Directors said this of McCue?s service: ?His leadership ensured a
- [This Fall: A Reimagined and Expanded Amon Carter Museum of Art](https://patronmagazine.com/this-fall-a-reimagined-and-expanded-amon-carter-museum-of-art/) - The Amon Carter Museum of American Art just announced their Fall 2019 Exhibition Schedule following renovations. On June 3, 2019, the Amon Carter Museum building and galleries will close to the public to complete the renovation project that began in October 2018. During the summer, renovations will extend from the upper galleries to the museum?s
- [DMA Names Recipients of 2019 Awards to Artists](https://patronmagazine.com/dma-names-recipients-of-2019-awards-to-artists/) - The Dallas Museum of Art has announced its 2019 Awards to Artists. This year, 13 artists received one of three awards: the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund Award, the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund Award, and the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant. The recipients are all from Texas; four are based in
- [Kickin' It Up a Notch: Miron Crosby Turns Two](https://patronmagazine.com/kickin-it-up-a-notch-miron-crosby-turns-two/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="70" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE SHARING ALL THE WORLD?JOHN LENNON?S LEGENDARY PIANO MAKES FINAL STOP IN DALLAS BEFORE HEADING TO LONDON](https://patronmagazine.com/imagine-all-the-people-sharing-all-the-worldjohn-lennons-legendary-piano-makes-final-stop-in-dallas-before-heading-to-london/) - In 2000, John Lennon's chestnut upright Steinway piano was purchased at auction by the late George Michael. Seven years later, the piano traveled to Dallas where it drew crowds at The Goss-Michael Foundation. From Dallas, the piano embarked on a national tour to spread a message of hope in the face of tragedy. Now, through
- [EXPLORE 125 YEARS OF SCULPTURE PRESENTED THROUGH THE NASHER AND RACHOFSKY COLLECTIONS.](https://patronmagazine.com/explore-125-years-of-sculpture-presented-through-the-nasher-and-rachofsky-collections/) - What happens when two of Dallas? most foremost collections come together? Two stimulating exhibitions that explore 125 years of sculpture presented over thousands of square feet in two locations: Pairings: Sculpture in the Nasher & Rachofsky Collections on view May 11?August 18 at Nasher Sculpture Center and The Sensation of Space at The Warehouse on
- [HERE?S A SNEAK PEEK OF TONIGHT?S 2019 DADA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS](https://patronmagazine.com/heres-a-sneak-peek-of-tonights-2019-dada-scholarship-award-winners/) - Tonight an award reception for Booker T. Washington High School seniors pursuing the study of visual arts takes place at One Arts Plaza as part of the 2019 DADA Scholarship Awards. The award includes an exhibition which can be viewed at One Arts Plaza through May 24, the opportunity for a DADA internship, and funding
- [8TH ANNUAL MTV RE:DEFINE 2019 ART AUCTION AND BENEFIT AT STATLER HOTEL](https://patronmagazine.com/8th-annual-mtv-redefine-2019-art-auction-and-benefit-at-statler-hotel/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO AND FORT LION STUDIO [ngg src="galleries" ids="69" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Award Winners of 2019 Dallas International Film Festival](https://patronmagazine.com/award-winners-of-2019-dallas-international-film-festival/) - The 13th Annual Dallas International Film Festival wrapped up on Apr. 18. Since the closing, the Dallas Film Society has announced the winners out of the 150 films showcased during the festival. The award categories fall under the Dallas County Historical Society Historical Film selection, Short Film, Texas Film, Documentary Feature, and Narrative Feature. In
- [HEADINGTON COMPANIES AND THE JOULE PRESENT THE SIXTH-ANNUAL EYE BALL IN CELEBRATION OF DALLAS ART FAIR](https://patronmagazine.com/headington-companies-and-the-joule-present-the-sixth-annual-eye-ball-in-celebration-of-dallas-art-fair/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="65" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Dallas Art Fair's Texas Round-Up](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fairs-texas-round-up/) - 12.26 Gallery: Booth E1 A first-timer at this year?s Dallas Art Fair is the hotly anticipated 12.26, a gallery opening fall 2019 in the Design District brought to Dallas by sisters Hannah and Hilary Fagadau, 12.26?s program is oriented to emerging and mid-career artists, and for its inaugural visit to the fair the gallery displays
- [Explore the Dallas Art Fair and More with Exploredinary](https://patronmagazine.com/explore-the-dallas-art-fair-and-more-with-exploredinary/) - Exploredinary has been busy chatting and recording with a few of the galleries and artists featured in the Dallas Art Fair. Check out them out below and visit here for more! Clare Woods/River Bend: Galerie Frank Elbaz: ANDNOW:? Blain I Southern:
- [Selections from the Fourth Annual Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program:](https://patronmagazine.com/selections-from-the-fourth-annual-dallas-art-fair-foundation-acquisition-program/) - The Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas Museum of Art have announced the selections for the fourth annual Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program, an acquisition gift for the Dallas Museum of Art?s permanent collection. The eight selected artworks are by Sheila Hicks, Don Dudley, Arcmanoro Niles, Samuel Levi Jones, Emmanuel Van der Auwera, Maja
- [SECOND ANNUAL UNICEF GALA DALLAS AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, DALLAS](https://patronmagazine.com/second-annual-unicef-gala-dallas-at-the-ritz-carlton-dallas/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY COOPER NEILL
- [WHITE NOISE BY EMMANUEL VAN DER AUWERA OPENING AT 214 PROJECTS](https://patronmagazine.com/white-noise-by-emmanuel-van-der-auwera-opening-at-214-projects/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRAD LINTON [ngg src="galleries" ids="62" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [CHARLOTTE JONES ANDERSON AND KAABOO TEXAS WELCOME  JON BON JOVI, JESSE BONGIOVI, AND HAMPTON WATER AT THE JOULE](https://patronmagazine.com/charlotte-jones-anderson-and-kaaboo-texas-welcome-jon-bon-jovi-jesse-bongiovi-and-hampton-water-at-the-joule/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY ALEXANDER AND JEREMIAH JHASS [ngg src="galleries" ids="61" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [FORTY FIVE TEN OPENING AT HUDSON YARDS](https://patronmagazine.com/forty-five-ten-opening-at-hudson-yards/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY YVONNE TNT [ngg src="galleries" ids="60" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Film Premieres Light Up The Marquee During  The Dallas International Film Festival](https://patronmagazine.com/film-premieres-light-up-the-marquee-during-the-dallas-international-film-festival/) - The full lineup for the 13th annual Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) powered by Capital One has been released. The films include five world premieres, one U.S. premiere, 37 Texas premieres and 15 Dallas premieres. The festival, the largest in North Texas, will be held April 11?18, with screenings at Magnolia Theater, West Village; Studio
- [George R. Kravis II: An Eye for Design?](https://patronmagazine.com/george-r-kravis-ii-an-eye-for-design/) - On April 15, Heritage Auctions will hold their Signature Design Auction in Dallas. The lot contains a coveted collection of design objects formerly held by the Tulsa businessman George R. Kravis. In 1962, Kravis began his twenty-five-year career in broadcasting?eventually purchasing KFMJ radio station which would later become KRAV radio. Kravis began to collect graphic
- [Pilobolus: In High Demand](https://patronmagazine.com/encore-show-for-pilobolus/) - If you sought tickets for TITAS Presents Pilobolus and found that the available seats where scarce, you're not alone. Due to popular demand, TITAS Presents, in association with the nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center, has announced the addition of a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, April 6. Pilobolus began at Dartmouth College in New
- [500X?s Milestone Exhibition Opens Saturday](https://patronmagazine.com/500xs-milestone-exhibition-opens-saturday/) - The gallery/artist incubator and oldest artist-run cooperative gallery in Texas known as 500X is turning 40. The plan for 500X was developed by two artists in 1978: Will Hipps, a Massachusetts native who moved to Dallas to teach, and Richard Childers, a local painter. The goal was to provide a space for artists to exhibit
- [Dallas Theater Center?s 2019-2020 Season Presents Powerful Women and Kim Jong-Un](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-theater-centers-2019-2020-season-presents-powerful-women-and-kim-jong-un/) - What do Ann Richards, an aspiring female mariachi, a mother fighting for her son, and Kim Jong-Un have in common? They're all featured in the Dallas Theater Center?s 2019-2020 season. DTC has announced titles for the 2019?20 season including In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda?s family-favorite musical; ANN, a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary
- [The Fort Worth Opera?s New Director of Development](https://patronmagazine.com/the-fort-worth-operas-new-director-of-development/) - Native Fort Worthian Paula Parkman Parrish has been named the new Director of Development of the Fort Worth Opera. Parrish is a certified fundraising executive and as the former Executive Director of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Advancement Foundation, she advanced and inculcated a philanthropic culture throughout 90 parishes in 28 counties, managed the
- [Beyonc?'s Choreographer Tapped for DBDT?s Spring Celebration](https://patronmagazine.com/beyonces-choreographer-tapped-for-dbdts-spring-celebration/) - Darrell Grand Moultrie, who was selected by Beyonc? as one of her choreographers for her Mrs. Carter World Tour, is spending two weeks at Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) creating a new work for the Spring Celebration series May 17-19, at the Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District. Moultrie has quickly emerged as one
- [REDISCOVER LEGOS AT THE PEROT MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/rediscover-legos-at-the-perot-museum/) - The feeling of stepping on a LEGO is so universal it has become a worldwide meme. For parents, playrooms turn into actual minefields pretty quickly, which may lead to some ill feelings toward the humble LEGO. However, The Art of the Brick, a traveling exhibition?using millions of LEGO? bricks to recreate artistic masterpieces at the
- [Laurie Ann Farrell announced as Dallas Contemporary?s new Senior Curator.](https://patronmagazine.com/laurie-ann-farrell-announced-as-dallas-contemporarys-new-senior-curator/) - On April 1, Laurie Ann Farrell will join the Dallas Contemporary from the Detroit Institute of Arts, where she has served since late 2016 as the James Pearson Duffy Curator of Contemporary Art and head of the Modern and Contemporary Art. During her tenure, she made acquisitions from artists such as Rashid Johnson, Annette Messager,
- [Spring Awakenings: Dark Circles Presents World Premiere Works at WaterTower Theatre](https://patronmagazine.com/spring-awakenings-dark-circles-presents-world-premiere-works-at-watertower-theatre/) - Dark Circles Contemporary Dance?s 2018-19 Season continues with its Spring Series which includes the commission of a world premiere performance by choreographer Sidra Bell, founder of the internationally recognized Sidra Bell Dance New York. Additionally, a new creation by award-winning choreographer Joshua L. Peugh featuring Tejas Dance?a Bharatanatyam Indian classical dance duo will close the
- [Debbie Storey Announced as AT&T Performing Arts Center CEO through 2020](https://patronmagazine.com/debbie-storey-announced-as-att-performing-arts-center-ceo-through-2020/) - AT&T Performing Arts Center announced earlier this week that its interim leader Debbie Storey has assumed the role and title of president and CEO through December of 2020. ?The (AT&T Performing Arts) Center has made so many positive strides in the past nine months,? said Matrice Ellis-Kirk, chair of the AT&T Performing Arts Center
- [Sterling Ruby, Marc Quinn, Silver Cups, Neon Lights, and Dallas Art Fair Collectors Preview, PATRON's February/March issue has it all!](https://patronmagazine.com/febuary-​march-issue/) - Sterling Ruby: Sculpture, curated by Nasher Sculpture Center Chief Curator Jed Morse, addresses the artist?s concern with the discordance between Modernist ideals and contemporary realities. Arthur Pe?a, who spent time with the artist in his labyrinthine studio south of Los Angeles, imparts, ?it?s clear that Sterling has a talent for making the monumental, intimate.? Sterling
- [Dallas Art Fair Announces Exhibitors](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-announces-exhibitors/) - The Dallas Art Fair has announced the exhibitor list for its eleventh installment. The fair will be held at Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.) from April 12-14, with a preview benefit on April 11. Nearly 100 exhibitors from over 30 different cities across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia will take part
- [Meadows Adds Fortuny Oil Sketch and First Goya Drawing](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-adds-fortuny-oil-sketch-and-first-goya-drawing/) - The Meadows Museum has acquired two works that expand important aspects of its collection of Spanish art. A drawing by Francisco Jos? de Goya y Lucientes (1746?1828), titled Visions (c. 1819?23), is the first Goya drawing to enter the Meadows collection, which already includes six of the artist?s paintings and important holdings of his prints,
- [DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ART FOR ADVOCACY KICK-OFF AT FORTY FIVE TEN](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-childrens-advocacy-center-art-for-advocacy-kick-off-at-forty-five-ten/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO [ngg src="galleries" ids="59" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [PATRON MAGAZINE CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARIES IN ART AT GALERIE FRANK ELBAZ](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-magazine-celebrates-anniversaries-in-art-at-galerie-frank-elbaz/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRAD LINTON [ngg src="galleries" ids="56" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [10TH ANNUAL BURGERS AND BURGUNDY BENEFITING DIFFA DALLAS AT THE EYE](https://patronmagazine.com/10th-annual-burgers-and-burgundy-benefiting-diffa-dallas-at-the-eye/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY THOMAS GARZA AND JOSEPH BREWSTER [ngg src="galleries" ids="57" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [New, Big, and Blue in the Dallas Design District](https://patronmagazine.com/new-big-and-blue-at-ddd/) - Something new, big and blue is coming to the Dallas Design District. The sculpture is called Babyfoot andis 13 feet long and 8 feet tall. The giant blue baby is designed by Idan Zareski and features Zareski?s signature oversized feet. Babyfoot is taking up residency in the Design District and will surely bring a lot
- [Why Aren?t There More Female Artists in Art Museums?](https://patronmagazine.com/why-arent-there-more-women-in-art-museums/) - Why aren?t there more works by female artists in museums? For centuries that question has been asked. The #MeToo era resurfaced that very question with a fervor. Currently, the Dallas Museum of Art has three exhibitions that features work only made by women. On Feb. 24 the DMA will open Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist. Given
- [Free Tickets for Furloughed Workers](https://patronmagazine.com/free-tickets-for-furloughed-workers/) - For those impacted by the government shutdown, the Dallas Holocaust Museum, Dallas Theater Center, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are offering free tickets through mid-February. The Perot Museum also offers free admission for government workers through January 31, 2019. The Dallas Holocaust Museum is currently showing One Day in the Holocaust: April 14, 1943, and
- [The MAC Reopens in a New Location in The Cedars](https://patronmagazine.com/the-mac-reopens-in-a-new-location-in-the-cedars/) - After two years of programming in a raw warehouse at 1601 South Ervay, The MAC will open a new exhibition space, on-campus at 1503 South Ervay St. Reopening at the Northeastern edge of the campus at the corner of S. Ervay and Sullivan and next door to Ro2 Art, the new space offers 2,500 square feet of exhibitions space. The
- [Gallery Openings?to Catch this Weekend](https://patronmagazine.com/exhibitions-to-catch/) - The post-holiday slump can be hard, dull, and grey. Fortunately, the Dallas Design District?s Holly Johnson Gallery, Cris Worley Fine Art, Laura Rathe Fine Art, and Craighead Green bring color to the winter doldrums with their first exhibitions of 2019 opening this weekend on Saturday, January 5.?? Holly Johnson: Moonlight on the River Moonlight on
- [To Thine Own Self Be True: Shakespeare Dallas Brings Hamlet in from the Cold](https://patronmagazine.com/to-thine-own-self-be-true-shakespeare-dallas-brings-hamlet-out-of-the-cold/) - Shakespeare Dallas announced it will launch a new winter season performance this month. Staged at Moody Performance Hall, this season marks the first full-production indoor programming for Shakespeare Dallas and was made possible by a grant through the Meadows Foundation. For its inaugural indoor performance, Shakespeare Dallas will perform Hamlet directed by Executive and Artistic
- [PATRON?s Winter Gallery Guide](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-winter-gallery-guide/) - Last minute shopping? There is still time to give the lasting and soul-enriching gift of art. Here?s a list of exhibitions below from local galleries to get you out of the house (and possibly away from the family). Galleri Urbane: Galleri Urbane has two exhibitions Diverse Fields-Gail Peter Borden and I?m going Hunting-Loring Taoka closing
- [Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Top Ten Records Seek Donated Instruments  for Southern Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphony-orchestra-and-top-ten-records-seek-donated-instruments-for-southern-dallas/) - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra can put that violin or trumpet collecting dust in your closet to good use. New and gently used instruments are needed to help launch the DSO?s new residency and education programs in Southern Dallas. ?The ultimate goal is for every child in Southern Dallas to have access to an instrument, lessons,
- [2018 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR HERITAGE AUCTIONS. Here are the TOP 10 Modern & Contemporary Art Highlights:](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-was-a-banner-year-for-heritage-auctions-here-are-the-top-10-modern-contemporary-art-highlights/) - Dallas? own Heritage Auctions had a good year, even setting a couple of world records. From Rodin to KAWS, here?s a list of the top ten highlights for Heritage Auctions in Modern & Contemporary Art: Depicting two lovers in a passionate embrace, Auguste Rodin?s bronze, ?ternel printemps, was conceived in 1884. This rare reduction (cast
- [Art21 in the 21st Century](https://patronmagazine.com/art21-in-the-21st-century/) - Now in its ninth season, Art in the Twenty-First Century is the longest-running contemporary art series anywhere, providing unprecedented access to creative minds of our time-including: Creative Growth Art Center, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, David Goldblatt, Katy Grannan, Nicholas Hlobo, Hiwa K, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Zanele Muholi, Susan Philipsz, Robin Rhode, and Stephanie
- [Fetch Clay, Make Man Delivers a Knockout](https://patronmagazine.com/fetch-clay-make-man-delivers-a-knockout/) - His name was Cassius Clay, but you know him as Muhammad Ali also known as ?The Greatest.? His name was Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, but you know him as Stepin Fetchit a vaudevillian comedian and actor. But do you really know either of these men at all? Loosely inspired by an actual friendship between
- [A New Home for Dallas Architecture?](https://patronmagazine.com/a-new-home-for-dallas-architecture/) - The Dallas Center for Architecture (DCFA) is now AD EX, The Architecture and Design Exchange. With a new home in the historic mid-century architectural icon Republic Center, AD EX aims to be both the physical place and mechanism for spurring conversation about walkability, mobility, historic preservation, affordable housing, economic development, and other civic challenges related
- [Shining a Light on Local Stars in PATRON's Performing Arts Issue](https://patronmagazine.com/shining-a-light-on-local-stars-in-patrons-performing-arts-issue/) - https://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/dec-jan_issues-small Recently, my sister (who was in town visiting) and I were at a gathering together when she gestured to a young man and said, so casually I might have missed it, ?He has it.? After a pause, she added, ?Some people just do.? I knew exactly what she meant. On a glorious October day,
- [TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART TWENTY YEARS PRESENTED BY CADILLAC](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-twenty-years-presented-by-cadillac/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO, JESSICA CRAIG-MARTIN, KEVIN TACHMAN, IRWIN THOMPSON [ngg src="galleries" ids="55" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [2018 TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART TWENTY YEARS FIRST LOOK  PRESENTED BY HEADINGTON COMPANIES AND FORTY FIVE TEN](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-twenty-years-first-look-presented-by-headington-companies-and-forty-five-ten/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO [ngg src="galleries" ids="54" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [DALLAS ART FAIR PREVIEW AT TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART TWENTY YEARS](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-preview-at-two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-twenty-years/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="53" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Forty Five Ten Uncorks Their Fifth Boutique](https://patronmagazine.com/forty-five-ten-uncorks-their-fifth-boutique/) - Forty Five Ten announced plans this week to open a new store in Napa Valley. Poised to open on Yountville?s Washington Street on July 28, Forty Five Ten Napa Valley is just steps from Chef Thomas Keller?s famed restaurants The French Laundry and Bouchon. This is the venerated brand?s fifth store and the first
- [COME SEPTEMBER BY JWAN YOSEF AT THE GOSS-MICHAEL FOUNDATION](https://patronmagazine.com/come-september-by-jwan-yosef-at-the-goss-michael-foundation/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY IRWIN THOMPSON [ngg src="galleries" ids="52" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [ROBERTO CAVALLI PRESENTS THE  COUTURE COLLECTION AT NORTHPARK](https://patronmagazine.com/roberto-cavalli-presents-the-couture-collection-at-northpark/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY STERLING STEVE [ngg src="galleries" ids="51" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [ART IN THE VILLAGE WITH AKRIS AT HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE](https://patronmagazine.com/art-in-the-village-with-akris-at-highland-park-village/) - Photography by Thomas Garza [ngg src="galleries" ids="49" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [2018 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala at the Meyerson Symphony Center](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-dallas-symphony-orchestra-gala-at-the-meyerson-symphony-center/) - Photography by Kristina? Bowman and Jason Voinov [ngg src="galleries" ids="48" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [2018 TACA Lexus Party on the Green at the Elane D. and Charles A. Sammons Park at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.](https://patronmagazine.com/2018-taca-lexus-party-on-the-green-at-the-elane-d-and-charles-a-sammons-park-at-the-att-performing-arts-center/) - Photography by Gary Donihoo [ngg src="galleries" ids="47" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [The Union Dallas Completes Phase One](https://patronmagazine.com/the-union-dallas-completes-phase-one/) - RED?s new tower, The Union Dallas, an 800,000 square-foot mixed-use development, has opened with the completion of its 22-story office tower. Additional project plans for The Union include a 31-story residential tower with 309 apartments, the aforementioned 22-story office tower with a shared amenity deck situated above a 60,000 square-foot Tom Thumb urban grocery store,
- [NorthPark Center Adds Three New Works by Leonardo Drew](https://patronmagazine.com/northpark-center-adds-three-new-works-by-leonardo-drew/) - There are three brand-new work installed at NorthPark by Leonardo Drew titled Number 193T, Number 191T, and Number 184T (2017) marking the second installation of his work at the shopping center. Leonardo Drew?s Number 176T (2015) was previously installed and currently hangs in Neiman Marcus Court. A BFA graduate from Cooper Union, Drew derives influence
- [This Weekend: Artists Bid Farewell to the Continental Gin Building](https://patronmagazine.com/this-weekend-artists-bid-farewell-to-the-continental-gin-building/) - After three decades, this weekend?s Open Studio at the Continental Gin Building will be the final event before the historic building undergoes a multi-million dollar renovation. The two-day Open Studio, Nov. 9?10, will showcase art from over 40 local artists who have studios in the building. There will be art, live music, complimentary drinks and
- [North Texas Businesses, Individuals, and Arts Organizations Get Honored Through the 2018 Obelisk Awards](https://patronmagazine.com/north-texas-businesses-individuals-and-arts-organizations-get-honored-through-the-2018-obelisk-awards/) - Business Council for the Arts (BCA) has announced the recipients for the 2018 Obelisk Awards, which recognize companies and leaders in business and the arts for their invaluable contributions supporting arts and culture in North Texas. The recipients will be honored at the 30th annual Obelisk Awards Presentation and Luncheon on Friday, November 16, at
- [Dana Schutz to be Honored This Weekend at TWO x TWO](https://patronmagazine.com/dana-schutz-to-be-honored-this-weekend-at-two-x-two/) - A PERTINENT CHOICE: TWO X TWO MAKES A STATEMENT HONORING DYNAMIC AND SIGNIFICANT ARTIST, DANA SCHUTZ by: Auriel Garza Dallas?s annual TWO x TWO benefit for AIDS and Art will be celebrating its 20th anniversary when this year?s sold-out event takes place on October 27th. To date, TWO x TWO has raised over $75 million supporting
- [Hope for Humanity Honoree: UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves Puts Words into Action](https://patronmagazine.com/hope-for-humanity-honoree-ut-austin-president-gregory-l-fenves-puts-words-into-action/) - The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance honored Gregory L. Fenves, the 29th President of the University of Texas at Austin, at its annual Hope for Humanity Dinner on Wednesday October 24, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. President Fenves was honored for prioritizing student success, interdisciplinary research, as well as diversity and inclusion
- [Oliver Peoples Opening Event with TWO x TWO](https://patronmagazine.com/oliver-peoples-opening-event-with-two-x-two/) - [ngg src="galleries" ids="46" display="basic_imagebrowser"]
- [Cars, Fashion, and Legos at the Four Seasons](https://patronmagazine.com/cars-fashion-and-legos-at-the-four-seasons/) - The 2nd annual Park Place Luxury & Supercar Showcase returns this Saturday, October 13, to the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. With $100 million worth of cars displayed, Park Place Luxury & Supercar Showcase will feature three categories for car lovers. The display will also showcase the latest models from every
- [Future Worlds to Arrive in Downtown Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/future-worlds-to-arrive-in-downtown-dallas/) - AURORA, the light, visual, and sound biennial, brings Future Worlds to Downtown Dallas on November 3rd from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The exhibition is organized by four internationally recognized curators, Danielle Avram (Dallas), Justine Ludwig (NYC), DooEun Choi (NYC), and Nadim Samman (Berlin). "The ?Future Worlds' theme is presented as an open question and a forward-looking
- [Elliott Erwitt?s Surprising Edginess](https://patronmagazine.com/elliott-erwitts-surprising-edginess/) - PDNB Raises the Bar with a Range of Visual Cocktails By Patricia Mora PDNB Gallery reliably serves up a selection of brand-name upscale images, and their current Elliott Erwitt exhibition makes that point yet again on view through November 10. From unflinching portraits of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to confectionary images of Marilyn Monroe
- [On My Own Time Displays the Work of Creative-Minded Professionals](https://patronmagazine.com/on-my-own-time-displays-the-work-of-creative-minded-professionals/) - Business Council for the Arts (BCA) celebrated its annual On My Own Time exhibition at an opening reception for the artists on October 4. On view at NorthPark Center, on level one in the east wing through October 21, the exhibition features nearly 200 works created by North Texas business professionals who participate in BCA?s
- [Just Released: PATRON's 7th Anniversary Issue](https://patronmagazine.com/just-released-patrons-seventh-anniversary-issue/) - http://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/oct-nov_2018_issue-small?e=29801987/64841280 The influential Dallas event known as TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art turns 20 this month. In a climate when important charity benefits pop up every moment for very good causes, this one stands apart. And I?ve admired it for many years now. Partly, in much the same way the Dallas Art Fair
- [Pop-Up Shop Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art](https://patronmagazine.com/pop-up-shop-celebrating-the-twentieth-anniversary-of-two-x-two-for-aids-and-art/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="42" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="/nas/content/live/patronmag/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/imagebrowser-caption.php" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Dallas-based retailer Forty Five Ten has opened a Pop-Up Shop celebrating the twentieth anniversary of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art, which carries notable designer brands who have donated a range of signature pieces. TWO x TWO beneficiaries amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS
- [Berlin-Based Artist Isa Genzken Wins Prestigious Nasher Prize](https://patronmagazine.com/berlin-based-artist-isa-genzken-wins-prestigious-nasher-prize/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PzXDkQ0dbU&feature=youtu.be The Nasher Sculpture Center announced it?s 4th annual prize for sculpture will be presented to German artist Isa Genzken next April as the 2019 Nasher Prize laureate. The international award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, was established ?to honor a living artist who elevates the understanding of sculpture and its possibilities.? Founded in
- [In the Meantime with Jen Mauldin Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/in-the-meantime-with-jen-mauldin-gallery/) - Jen Mauldin Gallery announced this September 22 the opening of In the Meantime, an online exclusive show featuring the work of June Covington, Ann Chisholm, Bang Dang, Courtney Googe, Erin McAllister, Courtney Miles, Derek Nemunaitis, Danny Joe Rose III and Kyle Steed. The exhibition continues through November 10. In the Meantime features a collection of mixed
- [In Focus: Ludwig Schwarz Painting Series Goes on Display at Dallas Museum of Art](https://patronmagazine.com/in-focus-ludwig-schwarz-painting-series-goes-on-display-at-dallas-museum-of-art/) - From October 2?November 16, 2018, on view in the Dallas Museum of Art?s concourse across from the Hoffman Gallery Untitled (series of eight paintings) by Dallas-based artist Ludwig Schwarz will be on display. A multidisciplinary artist who works across video, sculpture, installation, painting and writing, Schwarz?s wide-ranging practice is rooted in conceptualism and is sensitive to
- [What's Inside the Newly Named Crow Museum of Asian Art](https://patronmagazine.com/whats-inside-the-newly-named-crow-museum-of-asian-art/) - Marking its 20th year, the newly named Crow Museum of Asian Art opens on Friday, Sep. 28, and will unveil a multi-million-dollar expansion, and five new exhibitions including an anticipated international debut along with a reflective collection of works that celebrates community leaders who have contributed to the museum?s success. Through the summer, the Crow Collection
- [Cult of the Machine: America?s Love Affair with Technology](https://patronmagazine.com/cult-of-the-machine-americas-love-affair-with-technology/) - Have you ever wondered how technology has influenced American art? If so, the Dallas Museum of Art has all the answers with Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art. Cult of the Machine seeks to look at early 20th-century American culture?s love affair with technology and mechanization that influenced architecture, design, and the visual
- [Meadows Announces Diverse Speakers for Visiting Artist Lecture Series](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-announces-diverse-speakers-for-visiting-artist-lecture-series/) - The SMU Meadows Division of Art announces its 2018-19 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, which will feature public talks by five national and international artists this fall and spring. The annual lecture series brings diverse artists to the SMU campus to provide perspective on current ideas and practices in the contemporary art world. The artists lined
- [An Ethereal Dialogue at the Nave Museum?](https://patronmagazine.com/an-ethereal-dialogue-at-the-nave-museum/) - Tomorrow the Nave Museum in Victoria, Texas, will open a show featuring Dawn Waters Baker and Mary Tom?s in an exhibition titled An Ethereal Dialogue. The exhibit features 40 oil paintings that focus on landscape and nature as the primary themes of these two artists. Garland-based artist Dawn Waters Baker likes to think of her work
- [Meadows Museum Doubles Its Holdings of works by Joaqu?n Sorolla with New Acquisition?](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-museum-doubles-its-holdings-of-works-by-joaquin-sorolla-with-new-acquisition/) - A detailed study of hands, beach scenes, and family exemplify some of the themes represented in the ten Joaqu?n Sorolla drawings newly acquired by the Meadows Museum. The drawings range in technique from rapid, plein air sketches to a finished composition and a study for a well-known painting, and incorporate a variety of media,
- [Amon Carter Museum of American Art Adds Two Assistant Curators?](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museum-of-american-art-adds-two-assistant-curators/) - On August 8th, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced the addition of two new curatorial positions appointed to Kristen Gaylord, Assistant Curator of Photographs, and Spencer Wigmore, Assistant Curator of Painting, Sculpture, and Works on Paper. Under the direction of Brett Abbott, Amon Carter?s Director of Collection and Exhibitions, Gaylord and Wigmore will
- [Female Voices in Film Take Over Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/female-voices-in-film-take-over-dallas/) - Through August 19th Dallas will see established and emerging female filmmakers for the Third Annual Women Texas Film Festival. The festival was designed to showcase the range of female talent across the film industry and increase the percentage of women represented. The festival provides the opportunity for female storytellers to project their voices and build
- [Last Chance: A Tradition of Revolution at Nasher Sculpture Center](https://patronmagazine.com/last-chance-a-tradition-of-revolution-at-nasher-sculpture-center/) - The Nasher Sculpture Center?s A Tradition of Revolution surveys 150 years of sculpture from Rodin to the present day and includes never before seen work and new acquisitions. The exhibition traces the ebb and flow of modern and contemporary sculpture and gives viewers the ability to explore each work in context and contrast of each
- [Kristen Cole Imagines an Artistic Future combined with Fashion at Forty Five Ten](https://patronmagazine.com/kristen-cole-furthers-the-artistic-future-with-fashion-at-forty-five-ten/) - "The connection between art and fashion is undeniable,? avers Kristen Cole, President, Chief Creative Officer at Forty Five Ten. Cole, who assumed the post for Headington Companies? luxury brands earlier this year continues, ?I want to highlight the relationship between fashion and art with our new format for Forty Five Ten editorial photoshoots. It?s a conversation I?m personally
- [Diamond backed, Nick Boulle?s Debut at Spa with Rinaldi Racing Lands Him on the Podium.](https://patronmagazine.com/diamond-backed-nick-boulles-debut-at-spa-with-rinaldi-racing-lands-him-on-the-podium/) - De Boulle, an independent Dallas-based jeweler and luxury watch seller, is known not only for great diamonds but also for speed. The son of Karen and Denis Boulle, Nick Boulle, a former Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona class winner, races as part of the Rinaldi Racing?s lineup in their #488 Ferrari GT3 racecar. Boulle joined
- [Meet the New Curator of Islamic and Medieval Art at the DMA](https://patronmagazine.com/meet-the-new-curator-of-islamic-and-medieval-art-at-the-dma/) - Dr. Agust?n Arteaga, the Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, announced Dr. Heather Ecker as the DMA?s first Marguerite S. Hoffman and Thomas W. Lentz Curator of Islamic and Medieval Art bringing nearly two decades of diverse curatorial, teaching, and institutional experiences to the role. Dr. Ecker officially assumed her role on
- [Dal? and Design Highlight PATRON's Fall Issue](https://patronmagazine.com/find-your-sanctuary-in-patrons-annual-design-issue/) - https://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/patron_aug-sep_issue-small Autumn gets surreal when an unprecedented exhibition opens in Dallas this September. Prompted by the demure-sized The Fish Man (L?homme poisson), 1930, which entered the coffers of the Meadows Museum in 2014, Dal?: Poetics of the Small (1929?1936) mounts September 9?December 9, 2018. The Fish Man underwent extensive research at the Kimbell Art Museum
- [Rediscover an Icon Event at Hotel Crescent Court](https://patronmagazine.com/rediscover-an-icon-event-at-hotel-crescent-court/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="37" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="/nas/content/live/patronmag/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/imagebrowser-caption.php" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by: Jenny Martell Photography
- [BURN + BALM](https://patronmagazine.com/burn-balm/) - LAUREN WOODS? MONUMENTS FOR A NEW AMERICA By Justine Ludwig Putting a needle to a record rarely hurts like this. It shouldn?t feel like entering flesh. It shouldn?t haunt you for years after hitting the groove. Right? I cannot contemplate Lauren Woods?s work without a strong visceral pain. The Evidence of Things Not Seen #1
- [A Cinderella Story](https://patronmagazine.com/a-cinderella-story/) - A trip to Austria, a Viennese ball, a dance with a ?prince,? all in the name of cancer-fighting beauty, Susan Posnick receives an international award. By Peggy Levinson, Photography by John Smith What girl doesn?t wish for her very own Cinderella moment? Or referred to otherwise, the just reward for life?s work? Susan Posnick just had
- [SLEEPING AROUND](https://patronmagazine.com/sleeping-around/) - By way of Wellesley College near Boston, to the High Line in New York City, Tony Matelli?s Sleepwalker will now rest at a permanent home in Dallas. The sculptor Tony Matelli has become known for his hyperreal and adroit renderings of objects, which are commonplace as well as beautiful (and often both at the same moment).
- [Stop and Smell the Roses with James Talambas Meditative Art Project](https://patronmagazine.com/stop-and-smell-the-roses-with-james-talambas-meditative-art-project/) - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) celebrated creativity and community with CADD FUNd 2018. The evening shared six innovative ideas about potential artistic projects that need the support of the DFW arts community. During the event on June 10, the six finalists presented proposals for original and yet-to-be-realized projects. Last year?s winner, Spencer Evans, also
- [Authors and Chairman Sprout for?  A Writer?s Garden Literary Symposium](https://patronmagazine.com/authors-and-chairman-sprout-for-a-writers-garden-literary-symposium/) - The Women?s Council of the Dallas Arboretum revealed the Honorary Chair and the distinguished authors for the 12th Annual A Writer?s Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon: A Passion for Gardens at a reception on June 18 in the Highland Park home of Barbara Hunt Crow. Linda Spina, Women?s Council president, welcomed guests and Event Chairman Michelle
- [Bouffants are Back with Hairspray this Saturday?](https://patronmagazine.com/bouffants-are-back-with-hairspray-this-saturday/) - The AT&T Performing Arts Center and Tony?-winning Dallas Theater Center join together for an unprecedented new collaboration to produce the Broadway musical Hairspray in the Winspear Opera House. Hairspray will be the first title on the Center?s Broadway Series 2018/2019 season and takes the stage this Saturday, July 7 and runs through July 15. Hairspray,
- [Nothing but Net](https://patronmagazine.com/nothing-but-net/) - NorthPark Center presents Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger NorthPark Center, in partnership with the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and artist Bill Bamberger, presents Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger, an exhibition of vivid color photographs that capture myriad basketball hoops within communities across the globe. Stretching from Maine to Florida and Rwanda to Mexico,
- [Meet the New King at Amphibian Stage Productions](https://patronmagazine.com/meet-the-new-king-at-amphibian-stage-productions/) - Opening July 13, Amphibian Stage Productions, will present Fernanda Coppel?s King Liz, a play about the making and breaking of basketball superstars and the power brokers behind them that make it happen. The show will run through Sunday, August 5 with performances on Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. In
- [Meadows Masterpiece Gala Kick Off](https://patronmagazine.com/meadows-masterpiece-gala-kick-off/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="35" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="/nas/content/live/patronmag/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/imagebrowser-caption.php" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Flip Flop into Summer at The Stoneleigh](https://patronmagazine.com/flip-flop-into-summer-at-the-stoneleigh/) - Named the Best Pool Scene in Dallas last summer, The Stoneleigh Hotel was a favorite destination to beat the Dallas heat. This summer The Stoneleigh Hotel is prepared to outshine the beastly temperatures with its Summer Series of activities for locals and visitors of every personality type. The Stoneleigh teams up with Goat Yoga Richardson
- [?Dallas Symphony's Two-Year Search Lands Maestro Fabio Luisi](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-symphonys-two-year-search-lands-maestro-fabio-luisi/) - The Dallas Symphony has at long last tapped Jaap van Zweden successor who ended his inspiring decade-long tenure as Music Director in May this year. Earlier this week, the Dallas Symphony Association Chairman Sanjiv Yajnik and President & CEO Kim Noltemy announced the appointment of the Italian maestro Fabio Luisi as the Louise W. &
- [MURAKAMI'S BORDERLESS WORLD: The Modern's Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg presents a major retrospective for the Japanese icon.](https://patronmagazine.com/murakamis-borderless-world-the-moderns-takashi-murakami-the-octopus-eats-its-own-leg-presents-a-major-retrospective-for-the-japanese-icon/) - https://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/june-july-issue-small/38
- [Multitude, Solitude Presents the "Emotionally Charged" Photographs of Dave Heath](https://patronmagazine.com/multitude-solitude-presents-the-emotionally-charged-photographs-of-dave-heath/) - The first comprehensive survey of the work of Dave Heath (1931?2016) opens at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art on June 16. Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the exhibition Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath highlights the photographer?s black-and-white pictures of the 1950s and 1960s and centers around his 1965 photobook
- [The 2018 Best of the Arts Issue Out Now for Summer Reading](https://patronmagazine.com/the-2018-best-of-the-arts-issue-is-out-now-for-your-summer-reading/) - http://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/june-july-issue-small?e=29801987/61918578 Following a brimming spring arts season, it?s time to slow down a bit for the summer. To that end, we enjoy musing over some great moments in the visual and performing arts, albeit too many to cover in our pages here. Lee Cullum reveals her favorite standout fall and spring performances while Nancy Cohen
- [PATRON PRESENTS CURATED  AT DALLAS DESIGN CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-presents-curated-at-dallas-design-center/) - PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEGAN GELLNER [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="29" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="/nas/content/live/patronmag/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/imagebrowser-caption.php" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Galleri Urbane?s Bread & Butter?](https://patronmagazine.com/galleri-urbanes-bread-butter/) - Organized by Assistant Director Adrian Zu?iga, Galleri Urbane will present a summer group exhibition titled Bread & Butter. Opening Saturday, June 23, the show will take over the gallery?s entire exhibition space, and offers a rare chance to present the core of the gallery?s artistic vision outside of the standard solo-exhibition format. On view through
- [The Great Independents: Oak Cliff Film Festival Lineup](https://patronmagazine.com/the-great-independents-oak-cliff-film-festival-lineup/) - In its 7th year, the Oak Cliff Film Festival is established as a significant citywide event, in partnership with the best of Oak Cliff?s theatre and art venues, restaurants, bars, and small businesses. OCFF screens brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes in an atmosphere that encourages and fosters filmmaking in Dallas and the surrounding
- [Do Not Google This Play?](https://patronmagazine.com/do-not-google-this-play/) - Dallas Theater Center?s upcoming production of White Rabbit Red Rabbit is shrouded in mystery so much so that no one is allowed to talk about it. Though it has been called a play, it?s a global sensation, crafted by the award-winning Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, whose words have escaped censorship and await the audience. White
- [TOMORROW NIGHT: AWAKENING ARISES?](https://patronmagazine.com/tomorrow-night-awakening-arises/) - TOMORROW NIGHT: AWAKENING ARISES FGIII Productions and Taylor Made PR Present Awakening Thursday, May 17 7-10 p.m. 2420 Irving Blvd Tomorrow evening, May 17 from 7?10 p.m., Candice Taylor and Frankie Garcia III will present Awakening, a group show celebrating the female voice featuring four artists of note. Spurred by the success of their
- [The Perot Museum?s New Exhibition is ?All About You?](https://patronmagazine.com/the-perot-museums-new-exhibition-is-all-about-you/) - A Michelin Green Guide three-star destination, the Perot Museum?s newly renovated Being Human Hall is filled with twice as many interactive learning stations than ever before. On Friday, May 11th, the new Human Hall will be open to the public. Offered in English and Spanish the exhibition takes guests on a journey through the human
- [Nine Decades Carved in Marble: A Retrospective for Rob Pollock](https://patronmagazine.com/nine-decades-carved-in-marble-a-retrospective-for-rob-pollock/) - The exhibit From Nine to Ninety: A Retrospective of the Sculpture of Robert Pollock is currently on view at the Moody Performance Hall through June 17. Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) presents the exhibition of 19 contemporary sculptures from sculptor Rob Pollock, a tenacious student at CAC, who studied under the school's founder Octavio Medellin.
- [THE HUMANS WILL BREAK YOUR HEART, THEN MEND IT](https://patronmagazine.com/the-humans-will-break-your-heart-then-mend-it/) - Stephen Karam?s The Humans is playing at the Winspear Opera house through May. 20. The play is set during a family dinner on Thanksgiving, where most family dramas take place. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his working-class Pennsylvania family to celebrate and give thanks at his youngest daughter?s apartment New York City apartment.
- [HERE COMES THE SUN AND MOON](https://patronmagazine.com/here-comes-the-sun-and-moon/) - SOLUNA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL TO BEGIN SOLUNA International Music & Arts Festival, pairing international artists with the finest arts organizations, begins next week for it 4th year of programming. The festival blends the visual and performing arts with strong educational and science components bringing audience the experience of music and art while interacting
- [Grab Your Popcorn: The 48th USA Film Festival is Here](https://patronmagazine.com/grab-your-popcorn-the-48th-usa-film-festival-is-here/) - This year marks the 48th USA Film Festival and will continue through Sunday, April 29, in conjunction with Dallas Arts Month. The Angelika Film Center will host the program of events with support from The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs and other sponsor presents over half of the screenings as free admission for
- [Preview Party for DIFFA/Dallas Unveiling of Select Jackets for House of DIFFA](https://patronmagazine.com/preview-party-for-diffa-dallas-unveiling-of-select-jackets-for-house-of-diffa/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="25" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172,185" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="/nas/content/live/patronmag/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/imagebrowser-caption.php" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [WELL HELLO, HAAS](https://patronmagazine.com/well-hello-haas/) - Straddling the world of art and design, fairgoers? love affair with the Haas Brothers is still in its infancy. Simon and Nikolai (Niki) Haas?34-year-old fraternal twins raised in Austin, Texas?continue to provoke and delight with their charming and cheeky works in bronze, fur, porcelain, and marble. Video courtesy of 1530 Main Celebrated for oft-naughty and
- [Weekend Checklist: Dallas Art Fair](https://patronmagazine.com/weekend-checklist-dallas-art-fair/) - Dallas Art Fair is here! Comprised of nearly one hundred galleries from across the globe it can be a heady experience navigating the fair. Here we have selected a few local and international galleries that showcase the diversity marking the Dallas Art Fair?s 10th anniversary. AND NOW and Workplace Gallery have teamed up again creating
- [Standout Dallas Contemporary Chief Curator to Become Creative Time?s Executive Director](https://patronmagazine.com/standout-dallas-contemporary-chief-curator-will-become-creative-times-executive-director/) - Creative Time, a leading public art organization, announced the appointment of Justine Ludwig as their next Executive Director. According to a press release: The New York-based public arts non-profit is committed to working with artists on the dialogues, debates, and dreams of our time. ?We are thrilled to be working with Justine, whose commitment to
- [UNT Student Granted $100,000 For Her Next Film](https://patronmagazine.com/unt-student-granted-100000-for-her-next-film/) - ?And she got to meet Oprah. Junior Ciara Boniface submitted a video in a contest that won her $100,000 to produce her next movie, a Nissan Leaf, and a visit to the premiere of A Wrinkle in Time, which opened March 9. ?I just had a feeling it was possible to be able to win
- [Splendor in the Grass](https://patronmagazine.com/splendor-in-the-grass/) - Michel van der Aa?s Sunken Garden is rich with earthly delights. BY LEE CULLUM Sunken Garden has nothing in common with Eden. Nobody there is as sexy as Eve. Amber comes close, but she?s too desperate to really qualify. There is another woman, however, who comes to resemble a serpent, only worse. Nor is it
- [What to See This Weekend:](https://patronmagazine.com/what-to-see-this-weekend/) - Focus: Nina Chanel Abney at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Nina Chanel Abney's paintings are visually frenetic, reflecting the fast-paced energy of life today. Her imagery refers to such diverse subjects as pop culture, world events, and art history in compositions with flattened, simplified forms. Abney's works commonly incorporate snippets of text, disembodied
- [Challenging Gender Stereotypes, Power, and Fashion at the George W. Bush Presidential Center?](https://patronmagazine.com/challenging-gender-stereotypes-power-and-fashion-at-the-george-w-bush-presidential-center/) - First Ladies: Style of Influence examines how the role of the first lady has evolved over time, and how first ladies have used their position to advance diplomacy and other social, cultural, and political initiatives. The exhibition is currently open and runs through October 1. First Ladies are among some of the most influential people
- [The Lands of Asia Come to the Kimbell?](https://patronmagazine.com/from-the-lands-of-asia-comes-to-the-kimbell/) - On March 4, over four hundred objects representing key periods in the history of the art of China, Japan, Tibet, and Korea will be exhibited in Fort Worth, Texas. From the Lands of Asia exhibits Sam and Myrna Myers? massive collection of over five thousand works. The exhibition revolves around a passion for Asia and
- [GLASS ACT: Hilary Lewis to Discuss Philip Johnson's Iconic House](https://patronmagazine.com/glass-act-hilary-lewis-to-discuss-philip-johnsons-iconic-house/) - On March 6, Hilary Lewis, the Chief Curator and Creative Director of Philip Johnson?s The Glass House, will hold a special lecture at Cathedral of Hope Interfaith Peace Chapel also designed by Johnson and Cunningham Architects. The Dallas Contemporary in collaboration with the Dallas Architecture Forum will present the lecture as an accompaniment to Enoc
- [Moody Foundation Turns on the Lights at Moody Performance Hall](https://patronmagazine.com/moody-foundation-turns-on-the-lights-at-moody-performance-hall/) - Moody Performance Hall?s LED sign was officially illuminated for the first time Monday night in a ceremony outside the building on Flora Street in the Dallas Arts District. Formerly Dallas City Performance Hall, the Dallas City Council voted in May of last year to officially change the name to Moody Performance Hall in recognition of
- [To Infinity: The Art of Master Shen-Long](https://patronmagazine.com/to-infinity-the-art-of-master-shen-long/) - By Jacqueline Chao Curator of Asian Art, Crow Collection of Asian Art This exhibition, presented by the Crow Collection of Asian Art and NorthPark Center, features a new artwork by international multidisciplinary artist Master Shen-Long (??) that celebrates the power of all beings to create their universe. Installed between Burberry and Louis Vuitton on Level One
- [Members? Preview Reception for Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida](https://patronmagazine.com/members-preview-reception-for-memory-mind-matter-the-sculpture-of-eduardo-chillida/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="23" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" template="default" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Aging Mind Foundation Preview Party at Forty Five Ten](https://patronmagazine.com/aging-mind-foundation-preview-party-at-forty-five-ten/) - Photos by: Kristi Redman [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="20" exclusions="39,44,57,87,123,172" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [HOTEL  CRESCENT COURT UNVEILS BEAU  NASH](https://patronmagazine.com/hotel-crescent-court-unveils-beau-nash/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="19" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Meadow Museum Acquires Career-Making Oil Sketch by Vicente L?pez y Porta?a Honoring Late Curator Nicole Atzbach](https://patronmagazine.com/meadow-museum-acquires-career-making-oil-sketch-by-vicente-lopez-y-portana-honoring-late-curator-nicole-atzbach/) - The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University announced an acquisition of an important preparatory study by Valencian artist Vicente L?pez y Porta?a: Charles IV and His Family Honored by the University of Valencia. The oil sketch is the only preparatory sketch known to exist for this painting, the final version of which is in the
- [Amon Carter Museum?s In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar shines, now through June 17.?](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museums-in-her-image-photographs-by-rania-matar-shines-now-through-june-17/) - Written by Steve Carter Photographer Rania Matar was born and raised in Lebanon, but moved to the United States in 1984. A Cornell-trained architect, she shifted to photography in 2000. In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar is her first monographic exhibition at a museum, and it?s a stunning, poignant collection of her work, which
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://patronmagazine.com/the-importance-of-being-earnest/) - Brooklyn-based artist Bret Slater installing 'Gutter Gaunt Gangster' at Liliana Bloch Gallery BRET SLATER IS AUTHENTIC?TO HIMSELF, HIS WORK, AND THOSE WHO?VE INFLUENCED HIM. BY TERRI PROVENCAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN SMITH On the 5th day of January, Bret Slater was still wrestling with a title for a large painting. Leaning against a wall at Liliana
- [VISUAL LITERACY](https://patronmagazine.com/visual-literacy/) - Paul Winker?s paintings are inspired by images in today?s hierarchy of communication. BY JUSTINE LUDWIG PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN TODORA A crudely outlined snake appears to float over the inky black backdrop of space. Like a localized x-ray, a pink fleshy lump is clearly visible within the serpentine form. The image is graphically simple, appearing as an unexplained
- [THE DEBUT OF 400 RECORD SHOWCASING CHEF BRUNO DAVAILLON'S BULLION PHOTOGRAPHY BY EIGHTY THREE CREATIVE AND STEVEN FOXALL](https://patronmagazine.com/the-debut-of-400-record-showcasing-chef-bruno-davaillons-bullion-photography-by-eighty-three-creative-and-steven-foxall/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="18" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Art and Fashion Collide at UNT](https://patronmagazine.com/art-and-fashion-collide-at-unt/) - On Tuesday, January 16, COALESCE: An Art & Fashion Exhibition opened at the University of North Texas Art Gallery. The brainchild of designers Marina Girgis and Lauren Grey, along with artist Claire Watkins, the exhibition bridges fashion and fine art. The exhibition will run through January 26 with a closing reception on January 25 at
- [AKRIS FALL/WINTER COLLECTION PREVIEW BENEFITING DALLAS ART FAIR FOUNDATION AT GOWRI AND ALEX SHARMA'S HOME](https://patronmagazine.com/akris-fall-winter-collection-preview-benefiting-dallas-art-fair-foundation-at-gowri-and-alex-sharmas-home/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="17" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Just Released: PATRON's February/March Issue](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-february-march-issue-is-out-now/) - Arts coverage is the backbone of what we do here at Patron, so when we have the opportunity to visit with multiple artists and collectors in a single issue we know we?re in for a treat. This issue finds us catching up with Marguerite Hoffman who graciously shared a sampling from her outstanding collection installed
- [The Dallas Museum of Art Expands Leadership Team](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-museum-of-art-expands-leadership-team/) - Today, via a press release, the Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art Agust?n Arteaga announced the appointment of accomplished curator and scholar Sarah Schleuning as The Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design and the promotion of Tamara Wootton-Forsyth to Deputy Director of the Dallas Museum of Art. Serving
- [The Underlying Spirit of Reinhard Ziegler?s Essential Landscapes](https://patronmagazine.com/the-underlying-spirit-of-reinhard-zieglers-essential-landscapes/) - Dallas-based artist Reinhard Ziegler returned to Conduit Gallery with an all-new series of work titled Essential Landscape. The exhibition features monochromatic landscapes made using black acrylic on watercolor paper and photographic digital prints. ?The paintings are literal translations of photographs taken in the snowbound, volcanic landscapes of Norway and Alaska,? states Ziegler. In Essential
- [GET SWEPT AWAY WITH THE 62ND SEASON OF THE DALLAS OPERA](https://patronmagazine.com/get-swept-away-with-the-62nd-season-of-the-dallas-opera/) - Last week, The Dallas Opera announced details of the upcoming 2018-2019 Season Swept Away, consisting of five mainstage productions, including a passionate Puccini pairing and the company?s first-ever Falstaff. Be sure to mark your calendar for your favorite productions below: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN By Richard Wagner October 12, 14, 17 and 20 The Flying Dutchman
- [MARY KATRANTZOU, VALERIE KEANE, AND ENOC PREZ EXHIBITION OPENING  CELEBRATION AT DALLAS CONTEMPORARY](https://patronmagazine.com/mary-katrantzou-valerie-keane-and-enoc-prez-exhibition-opening-celebration-at-dallas-contemporary/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="15" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART'S 2018 ART BALL ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY AT FORTY FIVE TEN](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-museum-of-arts-2018-art-ball-announcement-party-at-forty-five-ten/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="16" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Cartier Grand Opening at Highland Park Village](https://patronmagazine.com/cartier-grand-opening-at-highland-park-village/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="14" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Laura Roosevelt Opens LR Art House in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/lr-art-house-opens-in-dallas/) - On January 24?25, 2018, a Texas native Laura Roosevelt who recently moved back to Dallas, launches LR Art House, a new kind of boutique art gallery located in an Uptown townhouse. LR Art House takes artwork off the gallery wall and transplants them into a warm and familiar setting, a home. ?At LR Art House,
- [Something Sweet is Popping Up in Victory Park](https://patronmagazine.com/something-sweet-is-popping-up-in-victory-park/) - Something sugary sweet is coming to Dallas. Sweet Tooth Hotel brings together work by Dallas artists by way of a curated selection of products, and sweets to purchase in The Gift Shoppe. The Sweet Tooth Hotel is an experiential art and retail pop up that will be open from May 18 to June 30 in
- [ESCAPE THE WINTER DOLDRUMS: What to see in January](https://patronmagazine.com/escape-the-winter-doldrums/) - Jen Mauldin Gallery Hobbes Vincent: At the Circus, through March. Vincent is an enigmatic sculptor who is rarely seen without a mischievous grin and a tall tale to tell. At the Circus is the artist?s first headlining show at solo show at Jen Mauldin Gallery featuring extraordinary works from the mind of a surrealist. Looming
- [MCDERMOTT AND PEROT JOIN NANCY A. NASHER AS VICE CHAIRMEN OF THE DSA BOARD OF GOVERNORS](https://patronmagazine.com/mcdermott-and-perot-join-nancy-a-nasher-as-vice-chairmen-of-the-dsa-board-of-governors/) - The Dallas Symphony Association Board of Governors announced yesterday the election of Margaret McDermott and Margot Perot as Vice Chairmen, effective immediately. McDermott and Perot will join current Vice Chairman, Nancy A. Nasher. In their role as Vice Chairmen, McDermott, Nasher and Perot will support the DSA Board of Governors Chairman Sanjiv Yajnik, the Board
- [The Crow Collection of Asian Art will open Earthly Splendor: Korean Ceramics from the Collection on Saturday, Jan. 20.?](https://patronmagazine.com/the-crow-collection-of-asian-art-will-open-earthly-splendor-korean-ceramics-from-the-collection-on-saturday-jan-20/) - The exhibition pairs contemporary and historical Korean ceramics from the museum?s permanent collection by highlighting the material, aesthetic, stylistic and technical developments throughout history. While Korea?s ceramic tradition dates back 7000 years, it was not until 1958 that ceramics became one of the first arts acknowledged as an independent discipline in Korean universities. Since then, Korean
- [Inspired Last Minute Gifts](https://patronmagazine.com/inspired-last-minute-gifts/) - Today marks four days before Christmas. If you haven?t found the perfect gift yet, or just looking for something special for your self, we?ve got you covered. Here is our list of gifts you can grab in a hurry: For Her: EXPRESS YOURSELF: COACH CREATE IS ALL ABOUT YOU Seeking a distinctive gift for a
- [Perot Museum's 5th Anniversary Celebration](https://patronmagazine.com/perot-museums-5th-anniversary-celebration/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="12" exclusions="39,44,57,87" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [JAMES Showroom Welcomes Miguel Flores-Vianna](https://patronmagazine.com/james-showroom-welcomes-miguel-flores-vianna/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="11" exclusions="39,44,57,87" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Birds and Water: The career of Bay area artist Tom Holland](https://patronmagazine.com/birds-and-water-the-career-of-bay-area-artist-tom-holland/) - Tom Holland is primarily known for his early work from the 1960s?1980s. Bivins Gallery challenged that narrative with Tom Holland: Birds and Water, a solo show that highlighted some of Holland?s most recent work juxtaposed with a few his earlier works dating back to 1970. The gallery will continue to offer private views of Holland?s
- [Outlandishly Victorian, But Not...](https://patronmagazine.com/outlandishly-victorian-but-not/) - David Niles? Vic Noir video digital art installation debuts at One Arts Plaza. BY CHRIS BYRNE PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID NILES David Niles? latest project in Dallas, Vic Noir, has been installed at One Arts Plaza on Routh Street. The piece was commissioned by real estate developer Lucy Billingsley who became acquainted with Niles? work via
- [LIGHTWIRE THEATER TO PERFORM IN NEIMAN MARCUS WINDOWS](https://patronmagazine.com/lightwire-theater-to-perform-in-neiman-marcus-windows/) - Elaborate Decorations, Live Puppetry and Illuminated Costumes share Max?s Holiday Adventure AT&T Performing Arts Center and Lightwire Theater will animate the windows of Neiman Marcus Downtown on Thursdays and Fridays through December 22 with additional performances on Wednesday, December 13 and December 20. A greatly anticipated Dallas holiday tradition, the window decor installed in Neiman
- [TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART 2017 BENEFITING amfAR AND DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/2017-two-x-two-gala/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="6" exclusions="39,57" sortorder="39,38,37,40,41,42,36,43,44,45,46,56,57" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [DIFFA's 22nd Holiday Wreath Collection at the Fashion Industry Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/diffas-22nd-holiday-wreath-collection-at-the-fashion-industry-gallery/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="8" exclusions="39,57" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [TWO x TWO BRUNCH HONORING JONAS WOOD  AT THE WAREHOUSE PRESENTED BY HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-brunch-honoring-jonas-wood-at-the-warehouse-presented-by-highland-park-village/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="10" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART FIRST LOOK 2017  PRESENTED BY FORTY FIVE TEN AND HEADINGTON COMPANIES PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-for-aids-and-art-first-look-2017-presented-by-forty-five-ten-and-headington-companies-photography-by-bruno/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="9" exclusions="39,44,57" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Raising the Curtain on PATRON's Performing Arts Issue:](https://patronmagazine.com/raising-the-curtain-on-patrons-performing-arts-issue/) - It?s time to raise the curtain on Patron?s Performing Arts Issue. Here, multi-versed journalist Lee Cullum shares tales of the infinitely talented working in the region. Electrifying, intoxicating, dazzling, these words are often declared when describing the important work of each artist profiled in this year?s installment. First, Lee salutes Jaap van Zweden on his
- [Etro at Highland Park Village](https://patronmagazine.com/etro-at-highland-park-village/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="5" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [First Sight, First Night at the Windspear Opera House](https://patronmagazine.com/first-sight-first-night-at-the-windspear-opera-house/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="4" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Tonight: Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale features Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Collection?](https://patronmagazine.com/tonight-impressionist-modern-art-evening-sale-features-nancy-lee-and-perry-r-bass-collection/) - THREE TEXAS COLLECTIONS GO UNDER THE GAVEL THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK AT CHRISTIE?S. Amassed over decades three-dozen works of art from the late Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass collection goes under the gavel in just a few hours at Christie?s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale. Vincent Van Gogh?s Labourer dans un champ
- [TONIGHT:  Angela Missoni?s ?untamed imagination? will receive top honors from Fashion Group International of Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/tonight-angela-missonis-untamed-imagination-will-receive-top-honors-from-fashion-group-international-of-dallas/) - At the world-before-her age of 18, Angela Missoni assisted her mother in the creation of the women?s collection for the family?s storied Missoni knitwear brand, co-founded by both her parents Tai and Rosita Missoni. ?In the late 1960?s, Benita ?Binkie? Downing, the couture buyer for Neiman Marcus was presented with nothing more than colorful yarns by
- [Spend 6 Hours with Dallas Museum of Art?s First Time-Based Exhibition Truth: 24 Frames Per Second](https://patronmagazine.com/spend-6-hours-with-dallas-museum-of-arts-first-time-based-exhibition-truth-24-frames-per-second/) - If you haven?t see the Dallas Museum of Art?s most recent exhibition, Truth: 24 frames per second, it?s time. Nancy and Tim Hanley Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Gavin Delahunty, and Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator Anna Katherine Broadbeck have created the first major exhibition in the DMA?s history dedicated to time-based media. The
- [Wide Open Questions What to do with the Trinity River at Pollock Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/wide-open-questions-what-to-do-with-the-trinity-river-at-pollock-gallery/) - Wide Open, a research exhibition, explores modern global infrastructures that shape our contemporary geological and material landscape is on view through Dec. 2 at SMU?s Pollock Gallery. Curated by Sofia Bastidas and Guillermo Le?n G?mez, the exhibition includes works by Marcos Agudelo, Ursula Biemann, More&More Unlimited (an Illogistics Company founded by Marina Zurkow, Sarah Rothberg,
- [Fashion Group International of Dallas Honors Kenny Goss and Joyce Goss as Art Patrons of the Year](https://patronmagazine.com/fashion-group-international-of-dallas-honors-kenny-goss-and-joyce-goss-as-art-patrons-of-the-year/) - On Friday night Fashion Group International of Dallas will honor Kenny Goss and sister-in-law Joyce Goss as Art Patrons of the Year during Night of Stars at Union Station. FGI Dallas states the two have ?reinvigorated the Dallas art world through their work at The Goss-Michael Foundation.? Kenny Goss is widely known as an entrepreneur,
- [MARK MAKER](https://patronmagazine.com/mark-maker/) - ?A FIGURATIVE PAINTER WITH AN ABSTRACT SENSIBILITY,? JONAS WOOD HONORED AT TWO x TWO. BY GAVIN DELAHUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVEN TAYLOR Jonas Wood?s signature style is an uncanny blend of realism and abstraction that distorts the subject and adds a new level of meaning. His practice encompasses multiple genres, piecing together and layering a collage
- [Dallas Architecture Forum Presents Redefining Space for Art | Chinati and MASS MoCA](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-architecture-forum-presents-redefining-space-for-art-chinati-and-mass-moca/) - This Sunday, Nov. 5, the Dallas Architecture Forum presents Redefining Space for Art | Chinati and MASS MoCA, a Dallas Design Symposium featuring the directors of the Chinati Foundation and MASS MoCA in the Nasher Hall at the Nasher Sculpture Center. The symposium is an opportunity to hear directly from Jenny Moore, Director, Chinati
- [LuminArt? mounts Soft Machine a solo show for Bolivian-based artist Keiko Gonzalez](https://patronmagazine.com/luminarte-mounts-soft-machine-a-solo-show-for-bolivian-based-artist-keiko-gonzalez/) - Keiko Gonzalez's newest series entitled Soft Machine references the William Burroughs novel, The Soft Machine, an abstract piece of writing and collage of thoughts that resemble Gonzalez's own collage of continuously and vibrantly renewed images, always through the lens of process. The title also invokes the human figure?a recurring reference and key part of the
- [Garrett Leight California Optical Opens in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/garrett-leight-california-optical-dallas-opening/) - [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="3" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser" ajax_pagination="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [The ULTIMATE SELFIE?](https://patronmagazine.com/the-ultimate-selfie/) - Galerie Frank Elbaz mounts Plastic Surgery: to look like you On Nov. 2 galerie frank elbaz Dallas reveals Plastic Surgery: to look like you a new group exhibition featuring works by Andy Coolquitt, Guillaume Leblon, and Matthew Wong. On their own, Coolquitt, Leblon, and Wong are dissimilar artists, but for this show Curator Carlos Cardenas
- [Karlo X. Ramos Captures Grit, Talent, and Style in Dallas](https://patronmagazine.com/karlo-x-ramos-captures-grit-talent-and-style-in-dallas/) - Nightly, streams of people pour out of bars in Deep Ellum after last call, and it?s there you will find Karlo X. Ramos. Evolving through the years with the crowd, Ramos has photographed Dallas-based musicians, venues and the traveling acts playing in them. Recently, Ramos turned his camera lens toward the crowd and inhabitants of
- [Get Swept Away by The Dallas Opera?s Season Opener Samson & Dalila](https://patronmagazine.com/get-swept-away-by-the-dallas-operas-season-opener-samson-dalila/) - Palestine, 1150 B.C.: In a square in Gaza, a group of Hebrews begs Jehovah for relief from their bondage to the Philistines; Samson, their leader, rebukes them for their lack of faith. When the Philistine commander, Abim?lech, denounces the Hebrews and their God, Samson kills him and leads the Hebrews away. Dallas, Friday, October 20:
- [The Art of Collaboration: Belmont Hotel Enlists Matthew Brinston for a Performative Art Series](https://patronmagazine.com/the-art-of-collaboration-belmont-hotel-enlists-matthew-brinston-for-a-performative-art-series/) - The Sun and Moon Series at the Belmont Hotel presents an entirely unique artist residency created by Dallas native Matthew Brinston. Every Thursday through November 4, beginning at 7 p.m. Brinston shares his creative process by inviting a crowd of artists, musicians, writers, and creatives to critique his work as he creates it.
- [Patron's 6th Anniversary Issue is Out Now!](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-6th-anniversary-issue-is-out-now/) - http://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/patron_oct-nov_issue?e=29801987/53859915 Among the scintillating events this season, TWO x TWO is one of stellar finesse and intrigue. Who will place the winning bid for Jonas Wood?s Pink Plant Patio Landscape Pot featured on Patron?s 6thAnniversary cover? Not even co-founders and event hosts Cindy and Howard Rachofsky are yet privy until the 19th annual TWO
- [GRAND OPENING COCKTAIL PARTY  AT FORTY FIVE TEN NAPA VALLEY](https://patronmagazine.com/grand-opening-cocktail-party-at-forty-five-ten-napa-valley/)
- [FORTY FIVE TEN DINNER AT THE HOME OF  CINDY AND HOWARD RACHOFSKY IN NAPA](https://patronmagazine.com/forty-five-ten-dinner-at-the-home-of-cindy-and-howard-rachofsky-in-napa/)
- [DALLAS CONTEMPORARY HONORS ERIC  FISCHL AT THE ELAINE DE KOONING HOUSE](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-contemporary-honors-eric-fischl-at-the-elaine-de-kooning-house/)
- [TACA 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA AT ROSEWOOD MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK](https://patronmagazine.com/taca-50th-anniversary-gala-at-rosewood-mansion-on-turtle-creek/)
- [UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUTH  SHARP ALTSHULER TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY AT THE OMNI DALLAS](https://patronmagazine.com/united-way-of-metropolitan-dallas-30th-anniversary-of-the-ruth-sharp-altshuler-tocqueville-society-at-the-omni-dallas/)
- [Scott Tucker Blows Up Into Inner.space](https://patronmagazine.com/scott-tucker-blows-up-into-inner-space/) - You know Scott Tucker: black jeans, black t-shirt, black Doc Martins, thick-rimmed black glasses, an unruly but somehow styled mane of dark hair, and a smile fixed on his face. You?ve seen him in galleries, fashion shows, onstage, backstage, and on the streets of Dallas. He?s had a pretty busy 2017 and we were able
- [Nicholas Even Reunites with WaterTower Theatre as Managing Director](https://patronmagazine.com/nicholas-even-reunites-with-watertower-theatre-as-managing-director/) - WaterTower Theatre has announced the appointment of Nicholas Even to the position of Managing Director. Even comes to his new role after nearly 30 years practicing as an attorney, while actively serving as an arts-community volunteer. He served on the board of WaterTower Theatre from 2005-2008, as Development Committee Chair from 2005-2007 and as President
- [Beaming in The Cedars](https://patronmagazine.com/beaming-in-the-cedars/) - The MAC is back with Bring Your Own Beamer Cedars in partnership with The Cedars Union. BYOB Cedars will take place Sat, Oct 14, 7-11 p.m. This one-night-only outdoor exhibition invites artists and creators of all disciplines to bring their own projector to cast visual content on the walls of buildings throughout The Cedars.
- [Richard Hickam Unmasked](https://patronmagazine.com/richard-hickam-unmasked/) - On Saturday, September 16th Bivins Gallery will open Richard Hickam: Expressions of Color, which will survey the decades of progression of Ohio-based artist?s work from photorealism?to?large-scale abstracts?to?figurative abstractions. This exhibition presents a unique understanding into the evolution of an artist?s practice and the world around them. Hickam will be present on opening night from 5:00-8:00
- [Risk-Takers Welcome: Free to Be Past and Present?](https://patronmagazine.com/risk-takers-welcome-free-to-be-past-and-present/) - Forty Five Ten on Main celebrates the Dallas Contemporary?s upcoming exhibition McDermott & McGough:?I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going,?with a new in-store installation and campaign. Inspired by the past, in I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going, the artist couple experiments with ephemerality by living in a ?time bubble? evocative of the
- [From Korea Come Fairies and the Big Bad Wolf](https://patronmagazine.com/from-korea-come-fairies-and-the-big-bad-wolf/) - The Elevator Project brings Dark Circles Contemporary Dance?s Big Bad Wolf and Les Fairies to the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 6th Floor Studio Theatre October 19-21 following three performances in South Korea?s foremost art and culture venue. After four seasons, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance has commissioned and produced 21 world premieres by some of
- [THE GRAND TOUR?](https://patronmagazine.com/the-grand-tour/) - CASANOVA: THE SEDUCTION OF EUROPE AT THE KIMBELL ART MUSEUM On Sunday, the Kimbell Art Museum opened a resplendent exhibition exploring mid-18th century Europe within its Louis I. Kahn building. Casanova: The Seduction of Europe summons the people, places, paintings and decorative arts that the deceitful polymath Giacoma Casanova (1725?1798) undoubtedly encountered as he traversed
- [Mr. Nice, We?re Gonna Die: 2017/208 Elevator Project](https://patronmagazine.com/mr-nice-were-gonna-die-2017208-elevator-project/) - AT&T Performing Arts Center announced the 2017/2018 ELEVATOR PROJECT season, featuring the work of small and emerging arts groups performing on the center?s campus in the Dallas Arts District. The Elevator Project?s new season will feature productions from eight Dallas-based performing arts companies. ?This is a substantial sampling that arts audiences can really get excited
- [EVERYONE TALKS AT ONCE: Letitia Huckaby at Liliana Bloch Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/everyone-talks-at-once-letitia-huckaby-at-liliana-bloch-gallery/) - On September 9th, Liliana Bloch Gallery will present one of the most relevant exhibitions for the South, and in particular, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. 40 Acres?Gumbo Ya-Ya features the photographic work of Letitia Huckaby captured in rural southern landscapes and framed in embroidery hoops. The show?s title refers to a promise made in the United
- [Amon Carter Museum hosts Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden, now through January 14.](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museum-hosts-dornith-doherty-archiving-eden-now-through-january-14/) - Acclaimed North Texas artist Dornith Doherty has been photographing seed banks around the world since 2008, and the capstone exhibition, Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden, has just opened at the Amon Carter. The show is a spellbindingly beautiful collection of 15 large-scale images, both of the seed banks themselves and digital collages from x-ray images Doherty
- [Shade You'll Never Sit In: Valley House's Trees](https://patronmagazine.com/shade-youll-never-sit-in-valley-houses-trees/) - ?A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.? This oft-retold Greek Proverb is the inspiration for Valley House Gallery?s upcoming exploratory exhibition Trees opening this Saturday, August 19 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Trees contains a wide variety of drawings, paintings, and sculptures centered on nature including
- [Add Patron's Design-Inspired Issue to Your Summer Reading List:](https://patronmagazine.com/the-augustseptember-issue-is-out-now/) - http://issuu.com/patronmagazine/docs/patron_aug-sept_nobarcode_final?e=29801987/51736997 Before the heat revved up this summer, we stepped inside the stylish structure on Strait Lane known as the Beck House. Designed by Phillip Johnson, the grounds were especially lush in early July?a result of all the rainfall and meticulous tending of house manager Jeff Bogart. While there, we spent a day following Shayna
- [Wanderlust, Juilliard, and the Best of Dallas Dance](https://patronmagazine.com/wanderlust-juilliard-and-the-best-of-dallas-dance/) - Wanderlust Dance Project brings together the region?s eclectic dance community for its second annual dance festival featuring top local dancers and choreographers. The festival takes place at the Majestic Theatre this Sunday, Aug. 6. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show begins at 7:30 p.m. Wanderlust Dance Project gives young pre-professionals the chance to learn
- [Hit the Wall brings audiences takes to the Stonewall riots of 1969?](https://patronmagazine.com/hit-the-wall-brings-audiences-back-to-the-stonewall-riots-of-1969/) - Written by Ike Holter, Hit the Wall marks Joanie Schultz?s WaterTower Theatre directorial debut. Running through August 20, Hit The Wall performances take place on the Canterbury Family Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. Hit the Wall follows a diverse group of New Yorkers enjoying an evening at a nightclub popular among the poorest
- [Opening Sunday at Meadows Museum: Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form?](https://patronmagazine.com/this-sunday-at-meadows-museum-picassorivera-still-life-and-the-precedence-of-form/) - Opening Sunday, August 6 at the Meadows Museum, Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form?offers a glimpse into the brief friendship and ongoing rivalry between two titans of modern art. During the period of his first solo exhibition at Berthe Weill, Mexican artist Diego Rivera met European modern master Pablo Picasso in the spring
- [Louis Khan: The Power of Architecture at the Kimbell](https://patronmagazine.com/louis-khan-the-power-of-architecture-at-the-kimbell/)
- [TAKE A BREAK FROM THE CRUEL SUMMER](https://patronmagazine.com/take-a-break-from-the-cruel-summer/) - There?s no better way to beat the Dallas heat than to sip cold drinks in an award-winning, air-conditioned gallery surrounded by beautiful books, jewelry, artwork, plants, and sounds from some of the area?s most talented musicians. In that spirit, Circuit12 Contemporary thoughtfully presents, Not So Cruel Summer, an afternoon of art and an evening of
- [THE PAISLEY PRINCESS: Veronica Etro makes a stop in Dallas to preview the fall/winter collection.](https://patronmagazine.com/the-paisley-princess-veronica-etro-makes-a-stop-in-dallas-to-preview-the-fallwinter-collection/) - A fearless fall and winter is the order, and it will be colorful. Etro?s Autumn/Winter collection offers an adventuresome playground for active women who are rebellious. Inviting you to break the rules, Etro?s Paisley Tribe brings a free-spirited collision of color and pattern to festival-goers on a far-flung mountain top, those seeking a place of
- [CenterStage 2017](https://patronmagazine.com/centerstage-2017/)
- [2017 DADA Scholarship and Exhibition](https://patronmagazine.com/2017-dada-scholarship-and-exhibition/)
- [The Goss-Michael Foundation Gets "Mad Festive" July 15th With Henry Swanson](https://patronmagazine.com/goss-michael-gets-mad-festive-july-15th/) - Henry Swanson is the current artist-in-residence at The Goss-Michael Foundation. His upcoming exhibition, Mad Festive, begins July 15th and runs through August 10th. ?We caught up with Swanson at the gallery to talk about his life, process, and influences. PATRON: WHAT?S YOUR LIFE STORY? TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. HENRY SWANSON: I was
- [FIVE GALLERY SHOWS TO SEE NOW](https://patronmagazine.com/five-gallery-shows-to-see-now/) - After a successful premiere exhibition in 2015, Cydonia Gallery is hosting the second solo show for Canadian painter Caroline Mousseau. Surrounding Isolations, runs through July 19, and marks the final exhibit for Cydonia?s year of all female programming. Mousseau?s style plays with the concept of painting itself, using paint as a medium of texture with
- [THE BEST CAESAR PRODUCTION: JULIA SHERMAN?S ARTFULLY PREPARED COOKBOOK](https://patronmagazine.com/the-best-caesar-production-julia-shermans-artfully-prepared-cookbook/) - On June 24 from 2-4 p.m., TenOverSix at The Joule will host a cookbook signing and cocktail hour with artist and chef Julia Sherman, author of Salad for President: A Cookbook Inspired by Artists. We all have manifold, never-used cookbooks strategically displayed in our kitchen or bookshelves; Salad for President is not one of
- [A MIRAGE, NATURAL CONNECTION, AND?A LOVE SCARE AT CRAIGHEAD GREEN](https://patronmagazine.com/a-mirage-natural-connection-and-a-love-scare-at-craighead-green/) - Craighead Green Gallery opens a three-artist summer show with new work by Carole Pierce, Andy Myers, and Bryson Davis Jones on Saturday, June 24th with a reception from 5?8 p.m. In Mirage, Carole Pierce returns to her native Dallas and Craighead Green Gallery with an exciting, transcendent new series of paintings exploring atmospheric phenomena. Pierce
- [DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM MOVES TWO MILLION STEPS CLOSER?TO THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-holocaust-museum-moves-two-million-steps-closer-to-the-dallas-holocaust-and-human-rights-museum/) - This week the Dallas Holocaust Museum received a $2 million grant from the Dallas-based W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT). Among the museum?s largest donations to date, funds will be used toward construction of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and expanded programming. Dallas Holocaust Museum President & CEO Mary
- [STAR STUDDED: DALLAS CHALLENGE?S 7TH ANNUAL ART FROM THE HEART](https://patronmagazine.com/star-studded-dallas-challenges-7th-annual-art-from-the-heart/) - Dallas Challenge, a local nonprofit, will be hosting their 7th annual Art From The Heart Celebrity Art Auction and Benefit on Friday, April 29, 2016. The nonprofit helps provide therapeutic art classes to at-risk youth in Dallas. Dallas Challenge has provided these classes since 1984. Their mission is to help kids stay in school and
- [WINDOW DRESSING: ARTIST CHARLIE HANAVICH'S PORTRAITS ENHANCE SPRING STYLES AT STANLEY KORSHAK](https://patronmagazine.com/window-dressing-artist-charlie-hanavichs-portraits-enhance-spring-styles-at-stanley-korshak/) - Self-taught artist, Charlie Hanavich, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Alabama where he studied business and followed the path of many Southern men?go to college, graduate and get into business. With an eye for art, Charlie also minored in art history. After graduation, Charlie was ready to find a job on
- [BIRD?S-EYE VIEW: GRAY MALIN EXPLORES BEACHES FROM A HELICOPTER](https://patronmagazine.com/birds-eye-view-gray-malin-explores-beaches-from-a-helicopter/) - Back to HOME? Early enthusiasts will always remember Gray Malin?s Prada Marfa, the iconic photograph that put the fine-art photographer on the map for fashion and art enthusiasts. Now Malin fans can share in his winsome enthusiasm for fun in the sun with his first monograph, BEACHES. The hardcover features never-before-seen images prior to the
- [THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN IS BACK: DALLAS THEATER CENTER PRESENTS DREAMGIRLS](https://patronmagazine.com/the-magic-of-motown-is-back-dallas-theater-center-presents-dreamgirls/) - Back to HOME Dallas Theater Center recently announced the details for their upcoming production of the award-winning musical Dreamgirls. Led by director and Dallas Theater Center Associate Artistic Director Joel Ferrell, audiences are sure to enjoy this modern-day classic. Dreamgirls takes onlookers back to the musical scene of the 1960s when women fought their way
- [NORTH TEXAS STUDENTS HONORED AT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS](https://patronmagazine.com/north-texas-students-honored-at-national-high-school-musical-theatre-awards/) - Back to OF NOTE Back to HOME? On June 27, the 5th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Actor John Fredrickson from Guyer High School and Best Actress Kaiden Maines from Waxahachie High School were both presented scholarships at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmy? Awards) in New
- [THE BIGGEST SPLASH: CURATED CLOTHING CREATES A SWIMMING ART EXHIBITION](https://patronmagazine.com/the-biggest-splash-curated-clothing-creates-a-swimming-art-exhibition/) - Back to HOME Dallas-based Curated Clothing has discovered a way to make men?s swim trunks a collector?s item. John-Marshall Stubbs, the founder of this splashy brand, grew up spending time in his mother?s art gallery and at numerous art fairs. Inspired, Stubbs went on to get his MBA at Babson University to create something that
- [A NEW EATERY SPROUTED RECENTLY ON CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD](https://patronmagazine.com/a-new-eatery-sprouted-recently-on-cedar-springs-road/) - Back to HOME The always-inventive Tim McEneny, owner and CEO of NL Group, has reimagined the former DISH Cedar Springs space as Cedar Grove. With a revamped dining room bedecked with twelve-foot white contemporary trees that hover between each dining table, this new hot spot has an urban forest appeal. Equipped with a 360-degree bar
- [BUILD CREATIVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE MAC?S ART TALK](https://patronmagazine.com/tori-phillips-discusses-why-perfection-is-not-needed/) - Back to HOME Back to OF NOTE Arts administrator Tori Phillips is the guest speaker at The MAC?s ART TALK next Wednesday. Phillips, the new Gallery Coordinator for Mountain View College will prepare the community for the new school year with Perfection Is Not Needed. Phillips has proved herself by putting together programming that provides
- [LISTEN CLOSELY AS THE NASHER ANNOUNCES ITS 7TH SEASON OF SOUNDINGS](https://patronmagazine.com/listen-closely-as-the-nasher-announces-its-7th-season-of-soundings/) - Back to HOME In December, Nasher Sculpture Center will begin the seventh season of Soundings: New Music at the Nasher, one of the most acclaimed music series in Dallas. Seth Knopp, the founder of Soundings and the artistic director of Yellow Barn, has created a rich season with five exciting concerts that includes works by
- [DARE AND DREAM AT THE PEROT MUSEUM WITH THE 2016?2017 SEASON LINEUP](https://patronmagazine.com/dare-and-dream-at-the-perot-museum-with-the-2016-2017-season-lineup/) - Back to HOME? ?From exotic birds and ancient cultures to glorious supersized gems, the Perot Museum?s coming season offers a vivid variety of experiences to satisfy our ever-diverse visitor base,? said Dan Kohl, the Perot Museum?s interim chief executive officer. ?And our sensational line-up of National Geographic speakers?a record-breaking female mountaineer, a TV star and
- [100W IS ACCEPTING ARTIST AND WRITER RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS](https://patronmagazine.com/100-west-is-accepting-artist-and-writer-residency-applications/) - Back to HOME Artist and Writer Residency applications for 2017 are now available at 100W the arts incubator home to the 100W Collective featuring local artist studios co-founded by artists Kyle Hobratschk and Travis LaMothe. Located in Corsicana, 100W is also offering new grant opportunities to cover travel, materials and residency rates. The co-founders were
- [THE TRIBAL ART COLLECTION OF JAMES M. SILBERMAN GOES UNDER THE GAVEL  AT HERITAGE AUCTIONS](https://patronmagazine.com/the-tribal-art-collection-of-james-m-silberman-goes-under-the-gavel-at-heritage-auctions/) - On September 16, Heritage Auctions will host a single-owner auction for the first time in many years. Scholar James M. Silberman spent seventy years collecting over two hundred pieces of renowned Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art. ?Few collections have received as much exposure as those items belonging to Mr. Silberman,? said Delia Sullivan, Senior Specialist of
- [RISING STARS: TURNER HOUSE EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE EMERGING ARTISTS](https://patronmagazine.com/rising-stars-turner-house-exhibition-to-showcase-emerging-artists/) - On September 17 and 18, Oak Cliff?s Turner House will host their fourth ?Rising Star? exhibition and fundraiser. Eleven Dallas galleries nominated one emerging Texas artist who is not currently represented by a gallery to be included in the group show. The theme for this year?s Rising Star is Then and Now to celebrate the
- [ENCHANTED EVENING: FGI DALLAS HONORS ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART, FASHION, JEWELRY AND INTERIOR DESIGN](https://patronmagazine.com/enchanted-evening-fgi-dallas-honors-achievements-in-art-fashion-jewelry-and-interior-design/) - Back to HOME The annual Night of Stars presented by Fashion Group International of Dallas (FGI Dallas) returns to the Fashion Industry Gallery on November 4. Like previous years, the night will feature many special guests who will be honored for their feats in art, fashion, jewelry and interior design. This year?s honorees include: Monique
- [AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART APPOINTS BRETT ABBOTT  AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-museum-of-american-art-appoints-brett-abbott-as-the-new-director-of-collections/) - The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has recently designated Brett Abbott as the new Director of Collection and Exhibitions. Before the Amon Carter, Abbott was the Keough Family Curator of Photography and Head of Collections at the High Museum of Art. Abbott is a specialist in 20th and 21st century American photography. His specialty
- [PIERRE HUYGHE REVEALED AS THE 2017 NASHER PRIZE LAUREATE](https://patronmagazine.com/pierre-huyghe-revealed-as-the-2017-nasher-prize-laureate/) - On Monday evening, just prior to the airing of the first 2016 Presidential Debate, a devoted arts audience comprised of collectors, professionals, and media arrived at The Warehouse for the announcement of the 2017 Nasher Prize Laureate. A best-kept secret, a serendipitous clue in the form of a sculpture by Pierre Huyghe reclined at the
- [NEW PERSPECTIVES: DIGITAL ART INSTALLATION AT ONE ARTS PLAZA WELCOMES ALL](https://patronmagazine.com/new-perspectives-digital-art-installation-at-one-arts-plaza-welcomes-all/) - Back to HOME On Wednesday, October 26, One Arts Plaza unveiled an engaging new digital art installation. Boasting the largest dedicated to digital art in North Texas, One Arts Plaza collaborated with its resident tenant charlieuniformtango, an award-winning video production company, to create an installation that fuses technology and art together into one canvas. Twenty-four
- [DECIDELY RARE: DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART TO OPEN LARGEST PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE KEIR COLLECTION](https://patronmagazine.com/decidely-rare-dallas-museum-of-art-to-open-largest-public-presentation-of-the-keir-collection/) - In an unprecedented exhibition, the Dallas Museum of Art will host one of the world?s foremost private collections of Islamic Art. The largest public presentation in its history, the Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery will open on April 18, 2017. The long-term installation will feature more than 100 works from the famed Keir Collection
- [CADD FUNd ADVANCES ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS THROUGH SUNDAY SOUP SUPPER](https://patronmagazine.com/cadd-fund-advances-artistic-endeavors-through-sunday-soup-supper/) - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas will commemorate creativity and community with a Sunday Soup Supper on March 5th at 3015 at Trinity Groves. CADD FUNd 2017 will be an engaging, fast-paced evening designed to communicate innovative ideas about potential artistic projects. CADD FUNd 2017 will make possible a high-impact project that harnesses the support of
- [TRINITY TRUST PRESIDENT GAIL THOMAS TO RETIRE AT YEAR?S END](https://patronmagazine.com/trinity-trust-president-gail-thomas-to-retire-at-years-end/) - After twenty years and $105 million raised for projects in the Trinity River corridor, President and CEO Gail Thomas has announced her retirement from The Trinity Trust Foundation at the end of 2016. Thomas?s work began in 2002 when then-Mayor Laura Miller asked her to lead a team to develop what became the Balanced Vision
- [THIS SATURDAY AT THE WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE:  PANEL DISCUSSION WITH TERENCE BLANCHARD TACKLES RACE AND ETHNICITY](https://patronmagazine.com/this-saturday-at-the-winspear-opera-house-panel-discussion-with-terence-blanchard-tackles-race-and-ethnicity/) - Back to HOME AT&T Performing Art Center will host a free panel discussion Addressing Issues of Race and Ethnicity through the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 7 in conjunction with Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective?s performance. The panel will address issues of race and ethnicity through artistic practice to include art as social critique, depictions of
- [WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION GIFTS $20 MILLION TO AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART](https://patronmagazine.com/walton-family-foundation-gifts-20-million-to-amon-carter-museum-of-american-art/) - Back to HOME The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has announced the Walton Family Foundation has gifted the museum an extraordinary endowment of $20 million over five years. The gift is meant to honor Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923?2013), Amon Carter?s longtime President of the Board. Housing a preeminent American art collection, the amount is
- [OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: DOWNTOWN PLANO ARTS DISTRICT TO RECEIVE THREE NEW MURALS](https://patronmagazine.com/open-call-for-artists-downtown-plano-arts-district-to-receive-three-new-murals/) - The Plano Art Association and the Historic Downtown Association have teamed up on a new project to produce three murals for the newly designated arts district in Spring 2017. Made possible by a grant from the Plano Heritage Commission, the Mural Project will showcase the city?s rich history as recognized by the Texas Commission for
- [GENDERCIDE AWARENESS PROJECT HOSTS EXHIBIT AT FIG](https://patronmagazine.com/gendercide-awareness-project-hosts-exhibit-at-fig/) - Beginning February 10th through the 15th the Gendercide Awareness Project (Gendap) will host their exhibition titled 100+ Million Missing at the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG). The exhibit directs needed attention to the world?s missing women and young girls in a visual way. Gendap has spent six years collecting 11,000 pairs of baby booties for the
- [DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES MUSIC DIRECTOR JAAP VAN ZWEDEN IN HIS 10TH AND FINAL SEASON](https://patronmagazine.com/dso-celebrates-music-director-jaap-van-zweden-in-his-10th-and-final-season/) - The DSO has announced the 2017/18-season lineup for the Texas Instruments Classical Series and the Dallas Symphony Pop Series marking the 10th and final season with Jaap van Zweden as the DSO?s Music Director. ?This next season celebrates the real accomplishments of this organization and showcases Jaap, the chorus, the orchestra and the strong artistry
- [PRESIDENT BUSH?S PORTRAITS OF COURAGE EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/president-bushs-portraits-of-courage-exhibit-opens-at-the-george-w-bush-presidential-center/) - It?s no secret that since leaving office, our former President George W. Bush has become an avid painter. In his time out of office, he has also made a personal commitment to the George W. Bush Institute?s Military Service Initiative. The two passions combined have together created the Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief?s
- [TITAS PRESENTS HONORS SMU MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DIVISION OF DANCE AT 23rd COMMAND PERFORMANCE GALA](https://patronmagazine.com/titas-presents-honors-smu-meadows-school-of-the-arts-division-of-dance-at-23rd-command-performance-gala/) - Back to HOME Each year you can count on Command Performance to present outstanding, can?t-miss performances. Bringing together the world?s best ballet and contemporary dance stars for one evening, the 23rd Annual Command Performance Gala will honor SMU Meadows School of the Arts Division of Dance with Lola Lott and Jay Oppenheimer as co-chairs. This
- [DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART DEDICATES NEW GALLERY TO THE KEIR COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-museum-of-art-dedicates-new-gallery-to-the-keir-collection-of-islamic-art/) - The much buzzed-about opening of the largest private Islamic art collection mounts at the Dallas Museum of Art next week. On April 18, the DMA will reveal The Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery, which will house a selection of 150 works?some never before exhibited?from this robust and treasured collection of Islamic art. ?As an
- [SIL AZEVEDO TAKES VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD WITH NEW EXHIBIT](https://patronmagazine.com/sil-azevedo-takes-viewers-around-the-world-with-new-exhibit/) - Lauded Dallas-based photographer and Dallas School of Photography Director, Sil Azevedo will host an opening reception for his solo show, Around the World on Saturday May 6, 2017. The exhibition features 30 compelling images plucked from thousands of photographs (and memories) amassed during his 12-week expedition to popular and lesser-known destinations including Madrid, Provence and
- [SPIRITUALITY MEETS SWAROVSKI](https://patronmagazine.com/spirituality-meets-swarovski/) - Spirituality Meets Swarovski: Metis Atash finds her bling at Samuel Lynne Galleries This Saturday, May 13, Samuel Lynne Galleries will exclusively host Miami-based artist Metis Atash in an exhibition titled Buddha Goes Punk. The genre blending, Atash, mixes nodes of conceptual art, pop art, and fashion design into her unique sculptural series titled Punk Buddha.
- [40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON FINALE SHOWCASES BRIDGET L. MOORE?S PROWESS:](https://patronmagazine.com/40th-anniversary-season-finale-showcases-bridget-l-moores-prowess/) - 40th Anniversary Season Finale Showcases Bridget L. Moore?s Prowess The new Artistic Director/Choreographer of Dallas Black Dance Theatre shines in Finale Dallas Black Dance Theatre celebrated the finale of their 40th anniversary season last weekend at Wyly Theater. Ann Williams bid adieu to the crowd as the Artistic Advisor for Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Williams
- [PATRON June/July: BEST OF THE ARTS Issue Hits the Stands](https://patronmagazine.com/patron-junejuly-best-of-the-arts-issue-hits-the-stands/) - PATRON June/July: BEST OF THE ARTS Issue Hits Stands We are pleased to announce the release of PATRON's Best of the Arts issue featuring defining moments in all sectors of the visual and performing arts. In this issue we delve into the institutions and creatives that shape our cultural landscape, from the 2017 North Texas
- [4th Annual Tastemakers Showcase at Ornare](https://patronmagazine.com/4th-annual-tastemakers-showcase-at-ornare/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME
- [DMA Opening Events for Mexico 1900-1950](https://patronmagazine.com/dma-opening-events-for-mexico-1900-1950/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME
- [Nasher Prize Gala](https://patronmagazine.com/nasher-prize-gala/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME
- [Dallas Art Fair at Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG)](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-at-fashion-industry-gallery-fig/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME
- [THE GRADUATING CLASS:](https://patronmagazine.com/the-graduating-class/) - The ebb and flow of an art community depend on many different factors. For Dallas, academic institutions and their Masters?of Fine Art programs continue to serve as an incubator of growth and evolution for many area artists. As new voices emerge from?universities, it?s an exciting time to highlight a few artists graduating in 2017 who
- [MTV RE:DEFINE](https://patronmagazine.com/mtv-redefine-2/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="102"]
- [LEV ARONSON?S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH FESTIVAL AT SMU](https://patronmagazine.com/lev-aronsons-legacy-lives-on-through-festival-at-smu/) - A group of elite artists will soon convene on the Southern Methodist University campus for an inspiring event honoring Lev Aronson, the legendary Eastern European-American cellist, teacher, and former principal cellist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Founded by Aronson?s former student Brian Thornton, the Lev Aronson Legacy Festival celebrates its fifth year of the seven-day
- [Editor's Note](https://patronmagazine.com/editors-notes/) - We?ve categorically become an arts region to reckon with. Back-to-back arts seasons offered notable performances in all four disciplines, revelatory exhibitions, gorgeous galas, and annual events like Dallas Art Fair. While the summer slows down a bit to allow for vacations, Patron?s BEST OF THE ARTS issue gives readers a second chance to savor a
- [Heritage Auctions Bridges Street Culture and Contemporary Art](https://patronmagazine.com/heritage-auctions-bridges-street-culture-and-contemporary-art/) - On June 11th, Heritage Auctions makes history as the first major international auction house to offer collectable sneakers, surfboards, skateboards, and street art all within one sale. The Future is Now auction will take place in Beverly Hills and online. The title comes from the box of the?2016 Nike Air Mag, a sneaker made famous
- [This Summer: Discover Hidden Worlds and Big Dreams at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science](https://patronmagazine.com/this-summer-discover-hidden-worlds-and-big-dreams-at-the-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science/) - This summer the Perot Museum is offering guests two new experiences. First, join Jeff Bridges in, Dream Big: Engineering Our World, the first film of its kind for IMAX? and giant-screen theaters that enlightens and transforms the way we think about engineering. From the world?s tallest buildings, to the Great Wall of China, to underwater
- [AMON CARTER INVITES UNDER 40s TO PARTY WITH DJ SOBER:](https://patronmagazine.com/amon-carter-invites-under-40s-to-party-with-dj-sober/) - Amon Carter Invites Under 40s to Party with DJ Sober: On June 21st, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites the under 40 crowd to party with DJ Sober for their Midsummer Mingle party. Celebrating the summer solstice surrounded by an extensive collection of work by American artists already sounds like a plan. Throw
- [TACA'S PARTY ON THE GREEN 2017](https://patronmagazine.com/tacas-party-on-the-green-2017/) - Back to HOME Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="100"]
- [AYE EYE AYE BALL AT THE EYE](https://patronmagazine.com/aye-eye-aye-ball-at-the-eye/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="98"]
- [OPEN CALL: Business Council for the Arts Seeks Nominations for 2017 Obelisk Awards](https://patronmagazine.com/open-call-business-council-for-the-arts-seeks-nominations-for-2017-obelisk-awards/) - OPEN CALL: Business Council for the Arts Requests Nominations?for 2017 Obelisk Awards ?Annual Obelisk Awards honors companies and individuals whose?contributions and achievements in the arts have impacted North Texas The Business Council for the Arts has opened nominations for the 2017 Obelisk Awards, which honors business leaders and companies for their invaluable support of arts
- [PATRON'S GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY:](https://patronmagazine.com/patrons-guide-to-international-museum-day/) - PATRON's Guide to International Museum Day: Join in the celebration of International Museum Day this Thursday, May 18th, with Dallas/Fort Worth area museums!
- [TACA'S PARTY ON THE GREEN](https://patronmagazine.com/tacas-party-on-the-green/) - TACA Lexus Party on the Green: Party on the Green with TACA at AT&T Performing Arts Center?s Sammons Park. Friday, May 12th marks one of the most celebrated fund-raising events of the Dallas area. TACA?s Lexus Party on the Green is set to commemorate their 50th anniversary of transforming lives through the arts at AT&T
- [FOR HOME FORTY FIVE TEN STRIKES WHITE GOLD](https://patronmagazine.com/for-home-forty-five-ten-strikes-white-gold/) - For Home Forty Five Ten Strikes White Gold: Acquires an Exclusive Collection of Reproduction Works by Richard Ginori Through May, For Home Forty Five Ten, is exhibiting 18th century limited edition porcelain reissues by Richard Ginori and is the only retailer in North America to curate the exhibit for purchase. The collection contains an
- [DALLAS ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION WILL AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-dealers-association-will-award-scholarships-to-high-school-visual-arts-students/) - The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) will honor thirteen Booker T. Washington High School visual art students on May 11 from 6-9 p.m. The art exhibition opening and awards reception will be held at One Arts Plaza in the Dallas Arts District. Of the thirteen artists whose works will be on display, three will be
- [NEXT WEDNESDAY: DALLAS AUCTION GALLERY OFFERS PREMIERE PRIVATE COLLECTION AT ITS FINE JEWELRY AUCTION](https://patronmagazine.com/next-wednesday-dallas-auction-gallery-offers-premiere-private-collection-at-its-fine-jewelry-auction/) - Don?t miss your chance to bid on a stunning array of jewels and important diamonds at DAG?s Fine Jewels Auction on Wednesday, May 3rd in Dallas at 6:00 pm. Notable lots from an important private Dallas, Texas collection include a 15.71 ct., D Color, emerald cut diamond and a 20.11 ct., fancy intense yellow, radiant
- [THE GREAT CREATE: BY ARTISTS. FOR KIDS CELEBRATES YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER.](https://patronmagazine.com/the-great-create-by-artists-for-kids-celebrates-youth-education-programs-at-the-nasher-sculpture-center/) - Back to HOME Nasher Sculpture Center?s annual fundraising event, The Great Create, returns for its fifth year on Sunday, April 23. Chaired by Flauren and Jason Bender and Janelle and Alden Pinnell, the garden party encourages families to engage their artistic talents in a day of fun to help raise funds to benefit the Nasher?s
- [BRONZE STAR MEDALIST JEREMY LOCK OPENS STIRRING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AT JM GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/bronze-star-medalist-jeremy-lock-opens-stirring-photography-exhibition-at-jm-gallery/) - Back to HOME Back to CONTEMPORARIES Dallas-based cameraman Jeremy Lock exudes powerful passion through his photography. A former military photographer, Lock has documented daily life in Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, Haiti, Mongolia, and countless other locations. Lock is the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for his work in Iraq and was named Military Photojournalist of
- [GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR...Sarah Ball's Immigrant Series Headlines Kindred, Her Current Show at Conduit Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-sarah-balls-immigrant-series-headlines-kindred-her-current-conduit-gallery-exhibition/) - Back to HOME Back to CONTEMPORARIES While it may be a blatantly euphemistic understatement, it?s safe to say that the United States of America, edition 2017, finds itself in ?interesting times.? And, as of this writing, nowhere is that more evident than in the interconnected arenas of immigration, migration, and refugee resettlement. So, call it
- [ART BALL CHAIRS HOST PREVIEW OF DIOR'S SPRING-SUMMER COLLECTION](https://patronmagazine.com/art-ball-chairs-host-preview-of-diors-spring-summer-collection/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="96"]
- [FENDI DALLAS GRAND OPENING](https://patronmagazine.com/fendi-dallas-grand-opening/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="91"]
- [FOR HOME OPENING](https://patronmagazine.com/for-home-opening/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="93"]
- [AGING MINDS FOUNDATION GALA](https://patronmagazine.com/aging-minds-foundation-gala/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="89"]
- [CHILDREN FIRST AN EVENING WITH UNICEF GALA](https://patronmagazine.com/children-first-an-evening-with-unicef-gala/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="92"]
- [TACA'S 2017 GRANT AWARDS AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY LAUNCH PARTY EVENT](https://patronmagazine.com/tacas-2017-grant-awards-and-50th-anniversary-launch-party-event/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="94"]
- [SYMPHONY OF CHEFS](https://patronmagazine.com/symphony-of-chefs/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="95"]
- [EXPOSED, IN MEMORY OF BOBBY BOULGNE](https://patronmagazine.com/exposed-in-memory-of-bobby-boulgne/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="90"]
- [2ND ANNUAL DALLAS ART FAIR FOUNDATION ACQUISITION PROGRAM BRINGS SEVEN NEW WORKS TO THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/2nd-annual-dallas-art-fair-foundation-acquisition-program-brings-seven-new-works-to-the-dallas-museum-of-art/) - The Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) just announced the second annual Dallas Art Fair Foundation?Acquisition Program. With a generous fund of $100,000?double the dollars from the previous year, works acquired are by artists?Justin Adian,?Katherine Bradford,?Derek Fordjour,?Andrea Galvani, Summer Wheat?and?Matthew Wong. This annual initiative is designed to enhance the relationship between
- [HEADINGTON HEADS UP THE DINING SCENE IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT](https://patronmagazine.com/headington-heads-up-the-dining-scene-in-the-design-district/) - The Headington Companies recently announced three new restaurants augmenting the burgeoning dining scene in Dallas Design District. Venerated Seattle architecture firm Olson Kundig designed a 10,000-square-foot complex that brings newcomers Wheelhouse, Sassetta and Go Go to the evolving district. The restaurants all join together in a common area called Center Court where New York-based artist
- [AURORA?S FORECASTING VIDEO BRINGS THE FUTURE TO DALLAS ART FAIR](https://patronmagazine.com/auroras-forecasting-video-brings-the-future-to-dallas-art-fair/) - AURORA organizers announced an inspiring collaboration with Dallas Art Fair to give arts patrons a sneak peek of what?s in store this fall for AURORA 2017, an immersive new media art event staged in the Dallas Arts District. Next week, a screening titled Forecasting will feature a selection of video artworks by artists represented at
- [4R RANCH VINEYARDS AND WINERY OPENS DESTINATION WINERY NEAR MUENSTER, TEXAS](https://patronmagazine.com/4r-ranch-vineyards-and-winery-opens-destination-winery-near-muenster-texas/) - Back to HOME The Roper families have opened a new destination winery that includes a tasting room, wedding and event venues along with a wine club. Called 4R Ranch Vineyards and Winery, it?s just a 90-minute drive to its Muenster, Texas locale. Co-founder Walt Roper says, ?my mother Suzanne Roper, my brother Chris Roper and
- [ARTROCKS! RETURNS TO NORTHPARK CENTER FEATURING YAYOI KUSAMA](https://patronmagazine.com/artrocks-returns-to-northpark-center-featuring-yayoi-kusama/) - Back to HOME NorthPark Center?s free art program for children, ArtROCKS!, will take place at the shopping center once again, on April 8. ArtROCKS! gives kids in the local Dallas communities a chance to use and expand their artistic talents by engaging in creative activities. The youngsters are also introduced to the work of world-renowned
- [NORTHPARK CENTER LUXURY AMBASSADOR DINNER AT THE ROSEWOOD MANSION](https://patronmagazine.com/northpark-center-luxury-ambassador-dinner-at-the-rosewood-mansion/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="88"]
- [THE TEMPEST BRINGS 200 DENIZENS TO THE STAGE FOR THE INAUGURAL PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS DALLAS IN COLLABORATION WITH DALLAS THEATER CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/the-tempest-brings-200-denizens-to-the-stage-for-the-inaugural-production-of-public-works-dallas-in-collaboration-with-dallas-theater-center/) - Through a collaboration of Dallas Theater Center, Ignite/Arts Dallas at SMU, AT&T Performing Arts Center and, New York City-based, The Public Theater?s Public Works, the inaugural production of Public Works Dallas will open March 3. Public Works Dallas is a new theater project dedicated to inspire community participation and engagement. Shakespeare?s The Tempest marks the
- [NATHAN RANDALL GREEN RAZZLE DAZZLES ?EM WITH A COMMISSIONED MURAL AT LIGHT FARMS](https://patronmagazine.com/nathan-randall-green-razzle-dazzles-em-with-a-commissioned-mural-at-light-farms/) - If you find yourself driving by the corner of Frontier Road and Prairie Crossing in Celina, Texas an Instagram-worthy post awaits in the form of a vibrant and expansive mural painted on the side of the Light Farms? storage shed. Light Farms is a master-planned community that was established in 2013 and feeds into the
- [UNICEF SHOP FOR A CAUSE AT JONATHAN ADLER](https://patronmagazine.com/unicef-shop-for-a-cause-at-jonathan-adler/) - Back to THERE? Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="87"]
- [THE ECCENTRICS OPENING CELEBRATION AT FORTY FIVE TEN](https://patronmagazine.com/the-eccentrics-opening-celebration-at-forty-five-ten/) - Back to THERE Back to Home [smartslider2 slider="84"]
- [THE DALLAS OPERA 2016 FIRST NIGHT](https://patronmagazine.com/the-dallas-opera-2016-first-night/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="86"]
- [2016 8x8 ART EXHIBITION & AUCTION](https://patronmagazine.com/2016-8x8-art-exhibition-auction/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="85"]
- [THE PICTURE MAKER: JOHN HOUCK?S FIRST SOLO MUSEUM SHOW](https://patronmagazine.com/the-picture-maker-john-houcks-solo-show-explores-perception-at-dallas-contemporary/) - On the afternoon pre-exhibition opening at Dallas Contemporary Patron caught up with John Houck an entirely approachable and intellectual Los Angeles-based artist. Curated by Dallas Contemporary?s Pedro Alonzo, all three bodies of work in the show are new while representing nine years of earlier series and ideas. Comprised of photography-based work, The Anthologist, borrowed from
- [DALLAS ART FAIR TEAMS UP WITH NORTHPARK CENTER FOR WINTER/SPRING 2017 ART COLLECTION TOURS](https://patronmagazine.com/dallas-art-fair-teams-up-with-northpark-center-for-winterspring-2017-art-collection-tours/) - The Dallas Art Fair and NorthPark Center continue their audience engagement initiative with guided art tours and discussions with three fantastic tour guides: Alison Hearst, Justine Ludwig and Talley Dunn. The first winter tour begins on January 31 with Alison Hearst. Hearst is the Assistant Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. She
- [TWO x TWO FIRST LOOK PRESENTED BY FOSSIL](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-first-look-presented-by-fossil/) - Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="83"]
- [MUST-SEE SHOW: BLAIR THURMAN AT GALERIE FRANK ELBAZ](https://patronmagazine.com/final-days-at-galerie-frank-elbaz-blair-thurman/) - Back to CONTEMPORARIES Back to HOME In a solo exhibition through December 20, Galerie Frank Elbaz presents the work of American artist Blair Thurman?whose aesthetic is influenced by contemporary consumer culture and references histories of abstraction, Minimalism and Pop Art. The car culture is prevalent in his shaped canvases often imbued with neon tubing. Paintings
- [JONATHAN ADLER STOPS BY HIS DALLAS BOUTIQUE TO BENEFIT UNICEF](https://patronmagazine.com/jonathan-adler-stops-by-his-dallas-boutique-to-benefit-unicef/) - Back to CULTURED Back to HOME During the holiday season savvy buyers jaunt to Jonathan Adler, knowing Adler is sure to please the most discriminating loved ones on gift lists. And in Dallas, if the occasion benefits a charity like UNICEF, there?s even more reason to shop. And if the ever-so-clever designer is in attendance,
- [FINAL DAYS TO VIEW COMMEMORATIVE WORK BY SUSAN PERKINS AT JM GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/final-days-to-view-commemorative-work-by-susan-perkins-at-jm-gallery/) - Back to CONTEMPORARIES Back to HOME JM Gallery is currently showing new work by artist Susan Perkins on display through December 17. Views through the windows of her high-rise apartment in Dallas inspired the series. From her vantage point, she sees reflections in the windows of other buildings. These reflections change with the perspective of
- [2016 TWO x TWO FOR AIDS AND ART GALA & AUCTION](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-2016/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="76"]
- [TWO x TWO BRUNCH HONORING LAURA OWENS](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-brunch-honoring-laura-owens/) - Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="82"]
- [ROBERTO CAVALLI LUNCHEON](https://patronmagazine.com/roberto-cavalli-luncheon/) - Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="81"]
- [BRUCE WEBER: ARTIST PORTRAITS](https://patronmagazine.com/bruce-weber-artist-portraits-2/) - Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="79"]
- [2016 TACA CUSTOM AUCTION GALA](https://patronmagazine.com/2016-taca-custom-auction-gala/) - Back to THERE [smartslider2 slider="80"]
- [WHALE OF A TALE: THE DALLAS OPERA?S MOBY-DICK IS BACK](https://patronmagazine.com/whale-of-a-tale-the-dallas-operas-moby-dick-is-back/) - Back to HOME The Dallas Opera announced the return of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer?s critically acclaimed masterpiece Moby-Dick. Heggie and Scheer based their production on Herman Melville?s classic tale of Captain Ahab and his crew?s obsessive search for the great white whale. The role of Captain Ahab will be preformed by the great heldentenor
- [SHERLE WAGNER ART GALLERY (SWag) PARTNERS UP WITH UPRISE ART](https://patronmagazine.com/sherle-wagner-art-gallery-swag-partners-up-with-uprise-art/) - Newest kid on the block, SWag displays the work of artists from across the country in their Dallas Design District location with an emphasis on emerging artists. Located within the Sherle Wagner showroom, SWag has teamed up with Uprise Art to present an exhibition of paintings by Adrian Kay Wong and Amelia Midori Miller opening
- [TWO x TWO RAISES OVER $7.5 MILLION FOR amfAR AND DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/two-x-two-raises-over-7-5-million-for-amfar-and-dallas-museum-of-art/) - Back to HOME? Caviar was bountiful as were the bottomless glasses of Dom P?rignon and Belvedere cocktails on Saturday, October 22 as five hundred guests gathered at The Rachofsky House to celebrate the 18th annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art. Presented by Harry Winston and Cadillac, this year?s auction raised over $7.5 million,
- [THE KIMBELL EXPLORES YOUNG GENIUS IN MONET: THE EARLY YEARS](https://patronmagazine.com/kimbell-monet/) - Back to CONTEMPORARIES Back to HOME This weekend the Kimbell Art Museum will open a groundbreaking exhibition titled Monet: The Early Years. Approximately 60 paintings offer viewers a glimpse into Claude Monet?s young genius while still in his 20s. The paintings present Monet?s innovation and ambition during the first phase of his artist?s career and
- [DIFFACELLA: BURGERS & BURGUNDY ON RON KIRK BRIDGE?](https://patronmagazine.com/burgers-burgundy/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="75"]
- [SHAYEMA RAHIM AND LESLI ROBERTSON OPENING AT JM GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/shayema-rahim-and-lesli-robertson-opening-at-jm-gallery/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME [smartslider2 slider="72"]
- [JOHANNES BOEKHOUDT: DIALOGUE DIALOGO](https://patronmagazine.com/johannes-boekhoudt-dialogue-dialogo/) - Back to THERE Back to HOME? [smartslider2 slider="74"]
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- [NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/event/nasher-sculpture-center/) - NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER Since 1997, Barry X Ball has adapted innovative technologies and traditional techniques to make carefully honed sculptures in semiprecious stones―rarely used due to their difficulty to carve and lack of consistency― that push the physical and conceptual boundaries of sculpture. Barry X Ball: Remaking Sculpture will be on view through Apr. 19.
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- [AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/fair-park-blues-jazz-festival/) - On view through Mar. 1, 2020 The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African-American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, features over 150 of the treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey. The collection includes masterful paintings and sculpture, photos, rare books, letters, manuscripts, and
- [ANN & GABRIEL  BARBIER-MUELLER MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/ann-gabriel-barbier-mueller-museum/) - An exciting exhibition examining crests and symbols of the warrior class and the powerful samurai clans that used them will continue at the museum. Lunchtime Talks are every Thursday at 1 p.m. and Public Tours are Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. samuraicollection.org
- [DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/dallas-holocaust-museum/) - Civil Discourse Series: Affirmative Action in College Admissions Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 7 p.m. Communities Foundation of Texas 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225 Free. RSVP required at Eventbrite. The Civil Discourse Series presents multiple sides of a thought-provoking topic through respectful discussion. For each event, the Museum will convene a panel of
- [CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/crow-collection-of-asian-art/) - CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART Avatars and Incarnations: Buddhist and Hindu Art; Immortal Landscapes: Jade; The Art of Lacquer; and Jacob Hashimoto?s Clouds and Chaos run through Apr. 7. crowcollection.org
- [CONDUIT GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/conduit-gallery/) - CONDUIT GALLERY Three solo exhibitions for Roberto Munguia, Soomin Jung, and Japanese sculptor Hidenori Oi close Feb. 16. Next, Conduit will open three new exhibitions, featuring Robert Jessup, Susie Phillips, and Keer Tanchak, with a reception for the artists on Feb. 23. Through Mar. 21. Image: Susie Phillips, Big Bowl of Red, 2018, oil on
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- [PDNB Gallery](https://patronmagazine.com/event/pdnb-gallery/) - Delilah Montoya: The New Warriors and Paul Sokal: Before iPhone continue through Dec. 29. The New Warriors features large prints on aluminum that serve as striking reminders of her powerful document Women Boxers: The New Warriors, published in 2006. Before iPhone takes a look back at objects from our not-too-distant low-tech cultural past. pdnbgallery.com
- [CRAIGHEAD GREEN GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/craighead-green-gallery/) - CRAIGHEAD GREEN GALLERY Peter Burega?s New Works, Abhi Ghuge?s Easy Does It, and Anders Moseholm?s The Time and Space in Between continue through Dec. 29. Three shows featuring Todd Carpenter, Pearl Dick, and Rebecca Shewmaker mount Jan. 5 and run through Feb. 8. craigheadgreen.com
- [Heritage Auctions](https://patronmagazine.com/event/heritage-auctions/) - HERITAGE AUCTIONS Winter auctions slated include the Holiday Fine Jewelry Auction Dec. 3, the Hong Kong Heritage Week Signature Auction Dec. 9?10, European Art Auction Dec. 7, Fine & Decorative Arts Auction Dec. 7?9, Weekly Prints & Multiples Fine Art Auction Dec. 12, Photographs Fine Art Auction Dec. 19, and Online Prints & Multiples Auction
- [Dallas Theater Center](https://patronmagazine.com/event/dallas-theater-center/) - DTC?s A Christmas Carol reimagines Dickens? classic tale of joy, redemption, and the spirit of Christmas through Dec. 30. DTC Playwright-in-Residence Will Power has crafted a daring script, loosely inspired by Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit?s real-life friendship, that brings these two iconic figures together to shape their legacies against the backdrop of the Civil
- [DALLAS CONTEMPORARY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/dallas-contemporary/) - DALLAS CONTEMPORARY Ghada Amer: Ceramics, Knots, Thoughts, Scraps and Boris Mikhailov: Parliament are on view through Dec. 17. Ian Davenport: Horizons continues through Mar. 17. On Jan. 17, Dallas Contemporary will mount exhibitions for Margarita Cabrera and Jeremy Scott through Mar. 31. dallascontemporary.org
- [ANDNOW](https://patronmagazine.com/event/andnow/) - A solo show for Michelle Rawlings mounts Sep. 8. A Dallas native, Rawlings is a conceptually driven artist working with painting and digital-based media whose interests lie in the history of painting, image culture, feminism and identity politics, and the expression of subjective experience via images and the online world. andnow.biz
- [CYDONIA](https://patronmagazine.com/event/cydonia/) - CYDONIA Summer Works on View features artists Alicja Bielawska, Elodie Blanchard, Alan & Michael Fleming, and Sun You through Aug. 19. Battle Cry, a non-commercial solo exhibition featuring the Guerrilla Girls will open on Sep. 7 and run until Oct. 28. cydoniagallery.com
- [AT&T Performing Arts Center](https://patronmagazine.com/event/att-performing-arts-center/) - AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience?A Parody by Dan and Jeff takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books into seventy hilarious minutes. Aug. 9?12. One-night-only events include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Aug. 16; An Evening with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Aug. 19; and Pink Floyd
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- [ALAN BARNES FINE ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/alan-barnes-fine-art/) - Alan Barnes Fine Art is moving back to Uptown and will open an exhibition in September featuring the return of popular British impressionist Matthew Alexander. alanbarnesfineart.com.
- [LAURA RATHE FINE ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/laura-rathe-fine-art/) - LAURA RATHE FINE ART Summer Showcase featuring new work by Katherine Houston closes Aug. 30. Zhuang Hong Yi: In Full Bloom opens Sep. 8 and runs of Zhuang Hong Yi has a remarkably physical presence. Most notably known for his ?flowerbed? paintings, Zhuang uses delicate rice paper that he painstakingly paints and folds into hundreds
- [GALERIE FRANK ELBAZ](https://patronmagazine.com/event/galerie-frank-elbaz/) - GALERIE FRANK ELBAZ Wallace Berman Visual Music opens on Sep. 8. A group show featuring artists from the gallery?s roster will also open on Sep. 8 and continue through Oct. galeriefrankelbaz.com
- [BIVINS GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/bivins-gallery/) - BIVINS GALLERY Bivins Gallery Group Show: Summer 2018 features works by more than two dozen artists on the roster through Sep. 15. Audiences have the opportunity to engage in the dialogue created through the juxtaposition of works by a diverse array of artists, whose works can be found in the permanent collections of MoMA, the
- [BARRY WHISTLER GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/barry-whistler-gallery/) - BARRY WHISTLER GALLERY NEW EDITIONS, a group show featuring recent lithographs by Jay Shinn, etchings by Danny Williams, photographs by Allison V. Smith, and ceramic works by Jonathan Cross, runs Jun. 9?Aug. 4. barrywhistlergallery.com
- [DAVID DIKE FINE ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/david-dike-fine-art/) - DDFA specializes in late 19th- and 20th-century American and European works with an emphasis on the Texas Regionalists and Texas Landscape painters. daviddike.com
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- [TYLER MUSEUM OF ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/tyler-museum-of-art/) - Double Take: Works by Ed Blackburn will continue through Aug. 20. The exhibit Making a Splash continues through Sep. 17. The Tyler Museum of Art hosts monthly events including First Friday and Family Day. tylermuseum.org
- [PEROT MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/perot-museum/) - Join the first Thursday Late Night at the Perot Museum on Aug. 3. Watch a 3D film in The Hoglund Foundation Theater. A National Geographic Experience: Dream Big 3D, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, and Wild Africa 3D all screen through Sep. 4. Rediscover a lost civilization in the new temporary exhibition Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed,
- [ARTSPACE111](https://patronmagazine.com/event/artspace111/) - Sculpture by Danville Chadbourne in New Works opens with a reception on Oct. 26 will be on display through Dec. 2. artspace111.com
- [FWADA](https://patronmagazine.com/event/fwada/) - Fort Worth Art Dealers Association organizes, funds, and hosts exhibits of noteworthy art. Take a stroll through area galleries, museums, and more on Fall Gallery Night, Sep. 9. fwada.com
- [KITTRELL/RIFFKIND ART GLASS](https://patronmagazine.com/event/kittrellriffkind-art-glass/) - Kittrell/Riffkind features the native hand sculptures of Joe Hobbs, opening with a reception Aug. 12, 1?5 p.m. and continuing through Sep. 17. kittrellriffkind.com
- [KIRK HOPPER FINE ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/kirk-hopper-fine-art/) - TXMX, a group exhibition featuring Daniela Cavazos Madrigal, Analise Minjarez, and Sarita Westrup, continues through Aug. 15. On Aug. 19, Bryan Florentin opens a solo show on view through Sep. 23. Opening Sep. 30, The Things I See presents the work of Floyd Newsum. kirkhopperfineart.com
- [JM GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/jm-gallery/) - Father and son, Michael and Ron Heinlen, look for the hidden within the ordinary through their photography. Ron?s images capture mundane, ephemeral city scenes, but present a sense of the shared humanity. Michael finds beauty in ordinary and decayed forms, like the graceful lines and shadows of telephone wires or patterns of crumbling concrete. Aug.
- [THE GOSS-MICHAEL FOUNDATION](https://patronmagazine.com/event/the-goss-michael-foundation/) - G-MF?s current artist in residence, Henry Swanson, is featured in Mad Festive through Aug. 10. Swanson?s work blends the worlds of the Masters and Pop-Culture. Dallas-based photojournalist Nan Coulter opens her solo show on Sep. 14. g-mf.org
- [GALLERI URBANE](https://patronmagazine.com/event/galleri-urbane/) - The solo shows of David Wilburn and Irby Pace titled Queer the Material! Fortify the Domestic! Stone the Hegemony! and Temporary Forms of Continuity of Space continue through Aug. 25. Sep. 9 marks the opening of Sidney Mullis: Preservation of Forgetting in Gallery One and Melinda Lacszyznski: A Hole A Pool A Moon in Gallery
- [FORT WORKS ARTS](https://patronmagazine.com/event/fort-works-arts/) - Aug. 2?Sep. 9,?Ben Willis curates an interactive exhibition, Candy Man, inspired by the game Candy Land. Sep. 13?Oct. 14,?North Texas artist, Hillary Dohoney, will have her first solo show, adrift, combining realism and trompe?l?oeil through her seascape paintings. Image: Ben Willis, Light Reading (detail), 2017, acrylic, glitter, resin, spray paint on panel, 12 x 12
- [ERIN CLULEY GALLERY](https://patronmagazine.com/event/erin-cluley-gallery/) - SUMMER 2017, a group show of the gallery?s artists, closes Aug. 5. Sep. 9?Oct. 14, the gallery mounts a solo show of Alison Jardine?s work with an opening reception from 6?8 p.m. on Sep. 9. Jardine was featured in Patron?s Best of the Arts issue. erincluley.com
- [DADA](https://patronmagazine.com/event/dada/) - The DADA Fall Gallery Walk takes place Sep. 9.?dallasartdealers.org
- [CRIS WORLEY FINE ARTS](https://patronmagazine.com/event/cris-worley-fine-arts/) - Introductions?runs?through Aug. 22. The group show introduces the work of Marc Dennis, Adrian Esparza, Sherry Owens, and Robert Sagerman.?CWFA will show new work by Trey Egan in Future Glow running from Sep. 9?Oct. 7. crisworley.com
- [CARNEAL SIMMONS CONTEMPORARY ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/carneal-simmons-contemporary-art/) - Unfolding the Process continues to feature works from Lindsey Dunnagan, Sherry Giryotas, Adreon Henry, Susan Lacky, Julia Ousley, Jen Pack, and Jen Rose through Sep. 2. Image: Jen Pack,?High Condensation, 2017, fabric, thread, and wood,?24 x 109 x 4 in. carnealsimmons.com
- [CADD](https://patronmagazine.com/event/cadd/) - 3rd Thursday Happy Hours will be held at Ro2 Art on Aug. 17 and Circuit 12 on Sep. 21. The 6th Annual Mystery Dinner, Eat Your Art Out on Sep. 23 benefits the CADD Scholarship Fund for a Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts graduating senior. caddallas.net?
- [MEADOWS MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/meadows-museum/) - Opening Aug. 6, the Meadows presents Picasso/Rivera: Still Life and the Precedence of Form, inspired by Picasso?s work, Still Life in a Landscape, within the museum?s holdings, and other works such as Rivera?s Still Life with Gray Bowl. In Paris early in the 20th century, Diego Rivera accused Picasso of plagiarizing the foliage from one
- [GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/event/george-w-bush-presidential-center/) - Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief?s Tribute to America?s Warriors uses sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural rendered by George W. Bush, through Oct. 1. bushcenter.org
- [LATINO CULTURAL CENTER](https://patronmagazine.com/event/latino-cultural-center/) - The Trinity: Reflections of a River, the eighth edition of the Trinity River Photo Contest, runs through Aug. 19. Cine de Oro features ?A Todo Maquina? on Aug. 16 and ?Sin Nombre? Sep. 20. This multidisciplinary arts center was founded for the preservation and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture. lcc.dallasculture.org
- [MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH](https://patronmagazine.com/event/modern-art-museum-of-fort-worth/) - Doug Aitken: Electric Earth across multiple mediums, continues through Aug. 20 as does Highlights from the Permanent Collection, including work by Mark Bradford, George Baselitz, Phillip Guston, and more. Opening Sep. 23, Misty Keasler?s Haunt, 2015?2017 features thirteen themed haunted houses across America through 40-some images, through Nov. 26. Image: Misty Keasler, Kitchen, Terror on
- [MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART](https://patronmagazine.com/event/museum-of-biblical-art/) - Glassworks by artist Brad Abrams continue in Traditions and Transitions, exploring life, death, faith, and the natural world. biblicalarts.org
- [GEOMETRIC MADI MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/geometric-madi-museum/) - Through Oct. 22, Biennial: Origins in Geometry recognizes emerging artists in geometric abstraction. Save the date for the Geometric MADI Gala which takes place at Hall Arts on Sep. 15. geometricmadimuseum.org
- [KIMBELL ART MUSEUM](https://patronmagazine.com/event/kimbell-art-museum/) - A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection runs through Aug. 13. Casanova: The Seduction of Europe?explores the 18th-century through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters, Giacomo Casanova, running Aug. 27?Dec. 31. Image: Swiss Oval Snuffbox with Miniature of Catherine the Great, c. 1775, gold and enamel, set with semi-precious gemstones,

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- [Louis Khan: The Power of Architecture at the Kimbell](https://patronmagazine.com/bwg_gallery/louis-khan/)
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