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THE LATEST CULTURAL NEWS COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS IN NORTH TEXAS: NEW EXHIBITS, NEW PERFORMANCES, GALLERY OPENINGS, AND MORE.

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01 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

Yanga: Path to Freedom in the Americas breaks ground by introducing new and existing materials in a direct and purposeful bilingual educational experience. Through Oct. 21. aamdallas.org

02 AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

Stephanie Syjuco: Double Vision is a site-specific commission and multimedia exhibition that investigate narratives of national identity. Through Jan. Art Making as Life Making: Kinji Akagawa at Tamarind offers a glimpse of life in a 1960s print workshop, through Oct. 30. Black Every Day: Photographs from the Carter Collection, opens Jun. 11 and explores more than 100 years of photographic representations of Black American experiences, through Sep. 11. Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, Jun. 26–Sep. 11, pairs the splendor of glass goblets and mosaics with paintings and prints by the leading 19th-century American artists. Justin Ginsberg: Shaking the Shadow, Jun. 11–Sep. 25, sees Texas-based artist Justin Ginsberg create a glass sculptural work. Image: Fred Baldwin, Wendy Watriss, Saturday Night, gelatin silver print. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas. Gift of the Texas Historical Foundation with support from a major grant from the DuPont Company and Conoco, and assistance from the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. cartermuseum.org

03 CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

JooYoung Choi: Songs of Resilience From the Tapestry of Faith introduces the Cosmic Womb multiverse and highlights some of its key characters and narratives. In creating a world that explores loss, healing, and growth based upon belief and faith in oneself, Choi expresses human resiliency and the strength that can be found through the power of storytelling. Through Sep. 4. Rare Earth: The Art and Science of Chinese Stones explores the ways that Chinese and Western cultures have celebrated the beauty of natural stones. Reflecting the educational mission of The University of Texas at Dallas to unite scientific and artistic thinking, this exhibition pairs works of Chinese art from the Crow Museum’s permanent collection. crowcollection.org

04 DALLAS CONTEMPORARY

Houston-based sculptor Joseph Havel presents Parrot Architecture, an exhibition of wall assemblages and totemic bronze and resin

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sculptures made with the help of his pet African parrot, Hannah, during the pandemic. Lonnie Holley: Coming From the Earth is the selftaught artist’s first exhibition in Texas and features a new body of ceramic works. America, Nice Place marks New York–based artist Borna Sammak’s first museum show. Sammak’s new and recent works are on view, as well as a new exhibition design conceived by the artist. Natalie Wadlington: Places That Grow presents her richly colored figurative paintings that are heavily based on storytelling. All four exhibitions continue through Aug. 21. Image: Natalie Wadlington, Picnic at Night, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Dallas Contemporary. dallascontemporary.org

05 DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM Courage and Compassion provides a 360-degree perspective of the World War II experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The exhibition honors people across America who stood up to recognize Japanese Americans as fellow citizens. Through Jun. 12. dhhrm.org

06 DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

Bosco Sodi: La fuerza del destino and Slip Zone: A New Look in Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia both continue through Jul. 10. Guadalupe Rosales: Drifting on a Memory, continues through Jul. 10. Rosales collaborated with Dallas-based lowrider artist Lokey Calderon to create an immersive work that nods to lowrider culture. Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form, the first museum retrospective for the late sculptor, continues through Jan. 15, 2023. Spirit Lodge: Mississippian Art from Spiro is the first major exhibition dedicated to the art and culture of Mississippian peoples, on view through Aug. 7. Through Sep. 18, Cartier and Islamic Art presents over 400 objects from major international collections, including the Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre Museum and the Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the DMA. Image: Chase Kahwinhut Earles, Caddo, Horse Tripod Vessel (Deé-Tumbah Kah’-Wis), 2015, ceramic, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. dma.org

07 GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Waxing Poetic: Expressions in Cold Wax, a special exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, features 35 new works by President George W. Bush, including cold wax renditions of floral arrangements, landscapes, birds, and more. Through Sep. 25 in Freedom Hall. bushcenter.org

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08 KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

The Language of Beauty in African Art presents nearly 250 works from collections around the world that scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors outside Africa have admired for more than a century. Through Jul. 31. Two paintings depicting different versions of the Old Testament story of Judith and Holofernes will be on view at the Kimbell for a limited time—one by Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi and the other by American contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley. Strikingly different renditions of the same subject realized exactly 400 years apart, the paintings will allow visitors to reflect on contemporary issues through a historical lens. Slay: Artemisia Gentileschi & Kehinde Wiley will be on view Jul. 19–Oct. 9. Image: Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977), Judith and Holofernes, 2012, oil on linen. Purchased with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes in honor of Dr. Emily Farnham, by exchange, and from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest), 2012. © Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art and Sean Kelly, New York. kimbellart.org

09 LATINO CULTURAL CENTER

The LCC is a multidisciplinary arts center and regional catalyst for the preservation, development, and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture. lcc.dallasculture.org

10 THE MAC

Featuring CADD Fund’s 2021 winner, Christopher Wright Evans: Country Mile continues through Jun. 15. The MAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that stands as an advocate for creative freedom, presenting visual art in all its forms. the-mac.org

11 MEADOWS MUSEUM

Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son presents paintings that represent the first time a Spanish artist painted the story in serial form, through Jun. 12. Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight: Ignasi Aballí presents the Spanish conceptual artist, who is representing Spain at the 59th Venice Biennale. Masterpiece in Residence: Juan Sánchez Cotán’s Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber, painted around 1602, showcases an extraordinary still life by artistturned-monk Juan Sánchez Cotán. Both continue through Jun. 26. Summer programming includes Drawing from the Masters, Movies with the Meadows, and in-depth discussions. meadowsmuseumdallas.org

12 MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH

Houston-based artist Jamal Cyrus’s sculpture, assemblages, performances, and paintings examine Black American histories, social movements, and cultural traditions within the African diaspora. The artist focuses on the forgotten, ignored, or fragmentary histories related to Black American culture in FOCUS: Jamal Cyrus, through Jun. 26. Women Painting Women, featuring 46 female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works, presents 50 evocative portraits that span the late 1960s to the present. Through Sep. 25. Image: Stanley Whitney, Good Trouble, 2020, oil on linen, unframed: 96 x 96 in. Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, The Friends of Art Endowment Fund. © Stanley Whitney. themodern.org

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13 MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART

Side by Side: George Tobolowsky and James Surls looks at the artists together through the summer. biblicalarts.org

14 NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER

Dutch-born, London-based artist Magali Reus presents an installation that examines the relationships between people and objects through the distortion of common images, through Sep. 11. Throughout her five-decades-long career, Lynda Benglis has created sculptures in a wide range of materials that explore the physicality of form and its effects on the viewer. Through Sep. 18. Image: Magali Reus, Hammock, 2020, sand cast and hand-painted aluminum, CNC’d and sprayed model board, powder coated, phosphated, sand blasted, blackened, and copper-welded stainless steel and mild steel, nuts and bolts, 50.37 x 32.25 x 24 in. Courtesy the artist; The Approach, London; and Fons Welters, Amsterdam. Photograph by Plastiques. nashersculpturecenter.org

15 PEROT MUSEUM

Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall allows guests to experience the story of a STEM pioneer. From her childhood in England to her revolutionary work in Tanzania, her life is showcased through an immersive projection experience of Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, a hologram projection of Dr. Goodall narrating, and a replica of her research tent in Africa, through Sep. 5. perotmuseum.org.

16 SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation examines the life, legacy, and assassination of JFK within the events of November 22, 1963, and their aftermath. The multimedia experience advocates for cross-generational dialogue to foster interest and understanding in a historical context. Fragments presents architectural elements from the historic Texas School Book Depository building that explore the building’s 120-year history. jfk.org

17 TYLER MUSEUM OF ART

Throughout the summer, Off the Walls, a pop-up experience around Tyler for the entire family, will take place on Tuesday and Thursdays. tylermuseum.org

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01 AMPHIBIAN

In David Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young queen of France, Marie Antoinette holds a mirror up to our contemporary society that might just be entertaining itself to death, Jun. 1–26. As part of the theatre’s National Theatre Live Series, Kit Harington plays Henry V in Shakespeare’s thrilling study of nationalism, war, and the psychology of power. Jul. 6–9. amphibianstage.com

02 AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

The PNC Patio Sessions series sees The Shepherds on Jun. 2 followed by DAMOYEE, an award-winning, multi-hyphenate music artist on Jun. 16. Next, a band rooted in the Texas indie and alternative rock music scene, Fishing in Japan, plays Jun. 23, and the Serenata Strings perform Jul. 21. The Elevator Project presents Love You Madly: Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington on Jun. 2–4, next Griots: Celebrating a Compilation of Dallas’ Cultural Storytellers of the African Diaspora takes the stage Jun. 17–18, followed by Rhythm and Rhapsody presented by Verb Kulture on Jul. 14–16. For Mainstage presentations, the center presents legendary Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi on Jun. 22, Mandy Moore’s In Real Life Tour on Jul. 6, and Little River Band on Jul. 30. the Broadway series presents The Prom Jul. 26–31. Image: Courtney Balan, Patrick Wetzel, Bud Weber, and Emily Borromeo in the National Tour of The Prom. Photograph by Deen van Meer. attpac.org

03 BASS PERFORMANCE HALL

Direct from Broadway comes an Oklahoma that looks and sounds like America today. A community bands together against an outsider in this picture of the frontier life that shaped America, on stage at Bass Hall Jun. 21–26. From Jul. 12–17, Jesus Christ Superstar will mark the celebration of its 50th anniversary. Mean Girls follows Cady Heron as she navigates a high school more savage than the African savanna where she grew up. Jul. 26–31. Image: Danielle Wade, Megan Masako Haley, Nadina Hassan, and Jonalyn Saxer in the National Touring Company of Mean Girls. Photograph © 2019 Joan Marcus. basshall.com

04 BROADWAY DALLAS

The newly minted Broadway Dallas series features Oklahoma! Jun. 1–12. Next, from Jul. 20–Aug. 6, Frozen is an unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances. Frozen is everything you want in a musical: it’s pure Broadway joy. broadwaydallas.org

05 CASA MAÑANA

Jun. 4–12, see Disney’s Newsies at Casa Mañana. Disney’s Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies” in New York City at the turn of the twentieth century. Join the Apprentice Program Alumni as they celebrate a legendary composer in A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim, Jun. 16–18. Next, Steel Magnolias draws on the underlying strength and love that give its characters the superior quality to make them truly touching and funny company in good times and bad, Jul. 23–31. casamanana.org

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06 DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE

DBDT is closing its 45th-anniversary season. The Big Dance or Boot Scootin’ Boogie on Jun. 4, includes a live concert and video tribute, dance party, dance lessons, food, and drinks. Special performances for the live concert will feature country music artist and Charley Pride’s son Dion Pride, and two-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, Janie Fricke. After-party dance entertainment will include the Breckenridge Band and fiddle duo June Blount. Image: Dallas Black Dance Theatre Academy. Photograph by Xavier Mack. dbdt.com

07 DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER

Through the summer, DCT will offer their Academy Classes for the kiddos from pre-K to the 12th grade. dct.org

08 THE DALLAS OPERA

TDO’s 2022–2023 season features four new-to-Dallas mainstage productions: Verdi’s dramatic Rigoletto, Humperdinck’s charming Hansel and Gretel, Wagner’s epic Das Rheingold, and Mozart’s mischievous comedy Così fan tutte—plus its annual Titus Family Recital, this year featuring soprano Ying Fang; a free seasonopening People’s Choice concert in the fall; two family operas: The Billy Goats Gruff and The Elixir of Love; the biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition; and the annual Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert. dallasopera.org

09 DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DSO kicks off the summer with Baumer String Quartet Chamber Concert on Jun. 3, followed by Presto, Mambo! The Music of Latin America family concert on Jun. 4. On Jun. 7, Yanga is inspired by the story of Gaspar Yanga, an African prince who was shipped to Mexico as a slave in 1570 but managed to escape. Together We Sing, a musical presentation blending gospel and classical, will feature a musical tribute to Grammy Award–winning artist Richard Smallwood with national gospel recording artists, the DSO, and a 200-voice multi-ethnic, multi-faith choir on Jun. 15. Join the DSO for a symphonic tribute to Simon and Garfunkel Jun. 17–19. See Toy Story Live in Concert Jun. 24–26. The Highlander Concert Series: Verdi Requiem performs Jun. 30. Reverend Horton Heat with Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos take center stage on Jul. 16. BLKBOK, a neo-classical piano prodigy from Detroit, uses his

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dexterous arrangements and melodic scores to audibly illustrate experience across pivotal moments in American history, on Jul. 23. On Jul. 30 spend An Evening with Veronica Swift. mydso.com

10 DALLAS THEATER CENTER

From Jul. 8–10, DTC highlights the reimagined Greek classic, The Odyssey. A man-eating Cyclops, a sorceress that turns sailors to beasts, and the deadly sweet song of the Sirens explode onto the stage with spectacular numbers in this joyful, larger-than-life musical about finding your way home—no matter where fate may lead you. dallastheatercenter.org

11 DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY

Dallas Wind Symphony celebrates their annual salute to Jul. 4 in A Star-Spangled Spectacular. dallaswinds.org

12 EISEMANN CENTER

DCJ Dance takes the stage Jun. 10–11. The Legacy of John Williams is a tribute to the composer on Jun. 11. The Royale Ballet Dance Academy performs on Jun. 12. Dove Academy of Dance Arts dazzles onstage Jun. 18. The Lords of 52nd Street perform Jul. 1. The Secret Comedy of Women runs Jul. 6–31. Benise’s 20th Anniversary Tour is a Latin-themed theatrical production with America’s foremost native-born ambassador of Spanish guitar. See him live on Jul. 31. eisemanncenter.com

13 FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FWSO’s Concerts in the Garden return for summer 2022. The Fort Worth Botanical Garden will see Asleep at the Wheel on Jun. 16, Jackopierce on Jun. 17, The Music of The Eagles on Jun. 18, Sarah Jaffe on Jun. 19, the Classical Mystery Tour on Jun. 23, The Music of Pink Floyd on Jun. 24, Star Wars and Beyond on Jun. 25, The Music of The Rolling Stones on Jul. 1, The Music of Queen on Jul. 2, and a July 4th celebration on Jul. 3 and 4. Image: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Photograph by Julien & Lambert. fwsymphony.org

14 KITCHEN DOG THEATER

For the 2022 New Works Festival Mainstage production, KDT has commissioned five playwrights—Migdalia Cruz, Matt Lyle, Allison Moore, Jonathan Norton, and Regina Taylor—to write short plays that will shine a spotlight on one of the five senses: taste, touch, vision, hearing, and smell. High Five runs Jun. 10–26. The 21st PUP (Playwrights Under Progress) Fest will feature six staged readings of jury-selected scripts written by high school students this summer. kitchendogtheater.org Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera and Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin, Cabaret focuses on the hedonistic nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub while exploring the dark and tumultuous life in Germany as the Third Reich ascends to power. On stage Jun. 9–12. lyricstage.org

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16 MAJESTIC THEATRE

AEG Presents: Andy Grammer on Jun. 1, followed by Baby Shark Live on Jun. 3; poet Rupi Kaur stops in Dallas on Jun. 13; Joe Jackson is back on Jun. 14; Marlon Wayans brings the laughs on Jun. 18; followed by Patton Oswalt on Jun. 19; Professor Brian Cox mixes science and entertainment on Jun. 23; Colbie Caillat performs on Jun. 24; and John Crist performs his Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour for two performances on Jun. 25. #IMOMSOHARD began as a popular web series by real-life best friends, comedians, and moms Kristin and Jen. See their The Getaway Tour on Jul. 30. majestic.dallasculture.org

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TACA believes in the transformative power of the arts. TACA exists to nurture arts organizations and provide visionary and responsive leadership to the arts community. taca-arts.org

18 THEATRE THREE

See Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee’s 1962 masterpiece, Jun. 9–Jul. 3. The play follows an escalating, perversely erotic dance of booze, anger, and resentment and remains as relevant as the day it was written. theatre3dallas.com

19 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND closes out its season with the thrilling Dallas debut of BalletX, Jun. 3–4. titas.org

20 TURTLE CREEK CHORALE

Freedom Fighters: A TCC Small Ensemble Showcase presents the TCC Chamber Chorus, Coloratura, and TerraVox on Jun. 12. May 2021 saw the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and TCC will mark one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history through a commissioned work, Dreamland: Tulsa 1921, as part of its Let Us March On! concert, Jul. 2 and 3 in Dallas with a performance on Jul. 9 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. turtlecreekchorale.com

21 WATERTOWER THEATRE

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder will take the stage Jul. 20–31. In London in 1907, Monty Navarro is a penniless clerk who is informed after the death of his mother that he is ninth in line to inherit the earldom of Highhurst, controlled by the wealthy D’Ysquith banking family. watertowertheatre.org

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Sarah Ann Weber: The first green light of the sun, will be on view at the gallery Jun. 4–Jul. 30. Image: Sarah Ann Weber, Wildflower field (Texas bluebonnets), 2022, colored pencil on paper, 38 x 50 in. gallery1226.com

02 500X GALLERY

An artist-run gallery, 500x will host independent member solo shows through the summer. 500x.org

03 ALAN BARNES FINE ART

Alan Barnes Fine Art relocated during the spring of 2022 and will release forthcoming exhibitions once their move is complete. alanbarnesfineart.com

04 AND NOW

Closing out spring and entering summer, Phillip John Velasco Gabriel’s inaugural exhibition continues through Jul. 2. andnow.biz

05 ARTSPACE111

Healing, by Mihee Nahm will be on view through Jun. 25, along with Marking Time, new works by Robert McAn, and Solo Solo presents Jason Bly, winner of the 8th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition. The 9th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition will be shown at the gallery Jul. 16–Aug. 27. artspace111.com

06 BARRY WHISTLER GALLERY

Learning to Draw, Jun. 4–Jul. 23, sees a group exhibition of over 30 artists exploring a wide range of approaches to drawing. The show includes Matt Kleberg, Claes Oldenburg, Edward Borein, Jay Shinn, Toni LaSelle, Peter Ligon, Andrea Rosenberg, and John Wilcox. barrywhistlergallery.com

07 BEATRICE M. HAGGERTY GALLERY

Lyle Novinski prints will be on display through Aug. 3. udallas.edu/gallery

08 CADD/CADD SPACE

Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 2007 for the purpose of promoting contemporary art in Dallas. caddallas.org

09 CHRISTOPHER MARTIN GALLERY

The gallery presents the reverse-glass paintings of American artist Christopher Martin; the Rodeo series of Dallas-based photographer Steve Wrubel; the color-field paintings of New York–based painter Jeff Muhs; the acclaimed work of Dutch image maker Isabelle Van Zeijl; the acrylic constructions of Jean Paul Khabbaz; the large-format paintings of Dallas-based painter Tom Hoitsma; the abstract work of California-based painter Chris Hayman; and the organic paintings of Atlanta artist Liz Barber; as well as the work of rotating artists. christophermartingallery.com

10 CONDUIT GALLERY

Steven J. Miller: Something Like My Neighborhood, Jeff Baker: New Photographs, and Barbara Rosenblatt in the Project Room are on view through Jul. 2. Through July, the gallery will have a summer group show for gallery artists. Image: Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt, Flying Skeleton, 2022, fabric, thread, beads, watercolor, 11 x 6 in. conduitgallery.com

11 CRAIGHEAD GREEN GALLERY

CGG hosts a group show of rostered artists through Jul. 2. Next, the annual New Texas Talent XXIX, juried by Terri Provencal and Chris Stewart, will highlight emerging Texas talent Jul. 9–Aug. 20. craigheadgreen.com

12 CRIS WORLEY FINE ARTS

Kelli Vance: We Don’t Sleep displays intimate vignettes through Jun. 25. Vance’s luxurious and masterly paintings have often presented women in states of anomie or conflict—personal, social, physical. This is the feminine in a quietly hostile environment of her own making or trapped in a set of expectations that she either works with, to maintain equilibrium, or against, with mixed results— sometimes defeated, sometimes defiant. Image: Kelli Vance, The Gut Wrenching Beauty Of It All, 2022, oil on canvas, 42 x 72 in. crisworley.com

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The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and nonprofit art organizations. dallasartdealers.org

14 DAISHA BOARD GALLERY

Romulo Martinez Reflejos, featuring new work from the Presences / Essences series, remains on view through Jun. 4 at Daisha Board Gallery. The Mount: A Photo Collection on restoring America’s buried past, Jun. 7–Jul. 2, features the work of Rodney Hawkins and Kwesi Yanful. daishaboardgallery.com

15 DALLAS ART FAIR PROJECTS

Dallas Art Fair Projects is an arts and special-projects space located in the Dallas Design District that extends programming for the annual Dallas Art Fair. dallasartfairprojects.com