Thursday, August 20th is Arts Advocacy Day in Dallas presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission, City of Dallas and Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition.

Arts Advocacy Day is an opportunity for everyone interested in the arts to learn more about new media marketing and the economic impact of the arts.

The featured speaker is Douglas Sonntag, Director of Dance for the National Endowment for the Arts. There will be workshops and panel discussions in the morning dealing with advocacy and public relations techniques. The cost for Advocacy Day is $35 and includes lunch and all workshops.

Do something memorable on Friday, August 21st! Learn how to dance to the beat of Indian classical and Western hip-hop, get a custom henna design, or share some of your latest poetry during open mic.

Want to just chill out and watch a movie? You can do that, too. Under the stars and in a garden! The Nasher Center is showing The Princess Bride. And in the DMA auditorium catch the Hitchcock classic movie, Rear Window.

There will be food, drinks, lectures and tours. The last late night summer block parties in the Dallas Arts District is going to be a night to remember.

I think of the stair step in my work as going up to life. That’s where the UP comes in and the name of the show. It’s UP, it’s about joy, it’s about life, and going after life with gusto. – Roberta Harris This is the first installment of Artist Spotlight on iliveindallas.com and I […]

Friday, July 21st is another late night summer block party in the Arts District! Celebrate with the DMA, Crow Collection, and Nasher Sculpture Center as they offer a night filled with activities and entertainment. There will be concerts, film showings, lectures, artist demonstrations, open mic poetry readings, film trivia, and soundtrack karaoke. Oh boy. The festivities begin at 6 PM and the party goes until midnight.

“In times as dire as ours, everything matters more than art. Yet in such times, art matters more than ever.” Monday Museums are closed Tuesday Dallas Museum of Art – First Tuesday of each month* 11 AM- 5PM The Trammell Crow Collection 10 AM- 5 PM The African American Museum 12 PM- 5PM Amon Carter […]

This is it, Seniors. The last dance.

When: Friday July 24th from 7pm – til
Where: And/Or Gallery
4221 Bryan St. Suite B
Dallas, TX 75204
214.824.2442

And/Or Gallery Press Release #23: A final music installation and dance party to celebrate And/Or Gallery’s move to NYC (Fall 2009), The House of Dang’s relocation to a design studio in Oakcliff and their new clothing line to open with Launch, at the Galleria (Fall 2009).

In the gallery during this party, we’re creating a replica of a rave, which you may notice is not dissimilar from shows we’ve put on before except for the volume. Video content will be provided by our artists: Kevin Bewersdorf, Paul Slocum, Guthrie Lonergan, Tom Moody, Marcin Ramocki, Kristin Lucas, Michael Bell-Smith, and Travis Hallenbeck. The music will be a mixture of house and rave-appropriate techno, selected by Paul Slocum. The playlist will include remixes and new material by Tree Wave. It’s the LAST DANCE!

The Art of Dr. Seuss is a National touring exhibition honoring the 100th Seussentennial celebration… and it’s coming to Dallas! Storyopolis Fine Art and The 4th Wall Gallery invite you to discover the wildly imaginary work of Theodor Seuss Geisel.

The exhibit chronicles 70 years of artistic creations, including rare early works of poetry, advertising works, WWII editorial cartoons, magazine covers from the 1920’s & 1930’s, his collection of unorthodox taxidermy, the Secret Art, and never-before-seen works from Seuss’s personal archives. What a treasure this will be!

Every Thursday Nasher opens their doors to the public by providing Free admission to their patrons. Get over there and build up your appreciation for modern and contemporary sculpture and have a relaxing dinner overlooking the fountains at the Nasher café. Also, tonight if Free Films on First Thursday. Each month the Dallas Film Society presents a free showing of a classic award-winning American movie, based on major American novels. Tonight feature film is JAWS.

Schedule of Events:
5-9pm Free admission
5pm Nasher Café Dining
6:30pm Film Chat with WFAA’s Gary Cogill
7pm JAWS
9pm Post-film discussion

The Women’s Museum will be celebrating the opening art exhibit of Roberta Harris: UP on Saturday, July 11th, 2009. Meet the Houston-based artist in person and view her artwork from 1985 to the present. Her latest work, birds and grid, looks beautiful online. I spoke with Alyssa Gardina who said Harris’ “Apple Sky” will be displayed at the exhibit. Yay!

Admission to the Museum and the reception is free and en complimentary food and beverage. RSVP to rsvp@thewomensmuseum.org or (214) 915-0876 by July 8.

When: Saturday, July 11th, 3:00-5pm
Where: The Women’s Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue, Dallas, TX 75226

The exhibit UP is fundamentally about hope. Hope is not wishful thinking. Hope is rather the ability to stand amid what is broken and chaotic and envision a positive future story. – Roberta Harris

The Meadows Museum at SMU will be presenting a three-week lecture series exploring the social, cultural and political climate of Mexico during Diego Rivera’s lifetime. The lectures are free and advanced registration is not required.

While you’re there take advantage of Free Thursday’s (after 5pm) at the Meadow’s Museum and explore the Diego Rivera: The Cubists Portraits, 1913-1914 exhibition.