This guide to special art events is organized by type of event and date of event:
- Art Walks / Studio
- Festivals & Art Sales
- Art Lectures & Conferences
- Fundraisers
- Paintouts
(For this week's art events, see the Art This Week in DFW feature.)
March through May 2010 art happenings:
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Art Walks / Studio Tours
Mar. 3, Apr. 7, May 5 - Cedar Springs 1st Wednesdays
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 - Bishop Arts District First Thursday (art, food & culture) http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 - First Thursdays, the Dragon Street Association in the
Mar. 6, Apr. 2, May 1 - Dallas Arts District Alliance Arts District Stroll, a free guided tour on the first Saturday of every month http://www.artsdistrict.org/
Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7 - Fort Worth First Fridays http://www.fwada.com/
Mar. 11 - Art After
Mar. 11, Apr. 8, May 13 - Expo Art Night (2nd Thursdays, Deep Ellum/Expo Park
Mar. 13, Apr. 10, May 8 -
Mar. 26-28 - Heart of Texas Arts and Crafts Show, Plano Centre http://heartoftexasshow.com
Mar. 27 & 28 - Denison Spring Fine Art Tour http://www.smalltownBIGART.com
Mar. 26, Apr. 23, May 28 - Last Friday Gallery Night -
Mar. 27 – Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Spring Gallery Night http://fwada.com
Apr. 9 - 11 - Southwest Black Fine Art Show, African-American Museum of Dallas http://www.aamdallas.org/
Apr. 10 & 11 - 1st Annual Oak Cliff Art Crawl (Oak Cliff galleries & Texas Theater
Apr. 17 - Spring Gallery Walk - Dallas Art Dealers Association
April 17 - DEEP Art Walk
April 17 - Deep Ellum Art Walk Afterparty; 7 pm - 2 am, 2616 Commerce, Dallas
? - Continental Gin Open Studios http://www.continentalginbuilding.com
Apr. 24 & 25 - North
May 7 - First Friday in Denton http://firstfridaydenton.com/
May 15 - Spring Arts Goggle, Fort Worth South http://www.fortworthsouth.org/FWS/artsgoggle.html
May 23 - White Rock East Garden & Artisan Tour,
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Festivals & Art Sales
Mar. 5 - 7 - North Texas Irish Festival, Fair Park http://www.ntif.org/
Mar. 12, 13 & 14 - Dallas Quilt Celebration 2010: A Log Cabin Celebration, Dallas Market Hall, presented by Quilter’s Guild of
Mar. 13 - Funky Finds Spring Fling (indie craft fair - 10am to 6pm, Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107) http://funkyfinds.us/springfling/2010/
Mar. 20 & 21 - Artscape (during the third week of Dallas Blooms held Mar. 6 through Apr. 11), Dallas Arboretum http://dallasarboretum.org/ http://dallasarboretum.org/Learn/ArtScape.htm
Mar. 26 - Fiesta Cultural Zacatecana, 7:00 pm Ar Rose Marine Theater, Fort Worth http://rosemarinetheater.com/
Apr. 8 - 18 -
Apr. ? -
Apr. 2 - 4 - Deep Ellum Art Festival http://www.meifestivals.com/deepspr.html
Apr. 8 - 11 -
Apr. 10 - Artistically Denton: Celebrating Our Place; 6:30-8:30 pm, the Center for the Visual Arts, Denton http://csid.unt.edu/artistically-denton.html
Apr. 10 - First Annual Saint Martin in the Field’s Arts Festival: Interpretations of the 14 Stations of the Cross & Resurrection; Saint Martin in the Field’s Episcopal Church, 223 S. Pearson Lane Keller, Texas 76248, 6:00-8:00pm
Apr. 10 & 11 - Urban Street Bazaar; Bishop Arts District, Dallas (Sat., Apr. 10, 12-8; Sun., Apr. 11, 12-4) http://www.themakebazaar.com
Apr. 16 - 18 - Kennedale Art in the Park Festival; Kennedale Town Center park www.kennedaleartsfestival.com
Apr. 23, 24, 25 -
Apr. 23 - 25- Southlake's Art in the Square http://www.artinthesquare.com/
Apr. ? - Henderson County Art Club 82nd Annual Show &
Apr. 24 - Cedar Springs Art Festival http://www.shopcedarsprings.com/
Apr. 25 - Dia de Nino Festival; 1-6pm, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas http://www.dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter/pressRelease.asp
Apr. 23 - 25- 2010 Spring
Apr. 24 - Prairie Fest, Tandy Hills Natural Area, Ft. Worth http://www.tandyhills.org/prairiefest.htm
Apr. 24 & 25 - Japanese Gardens Spring Festival, Fort Worth Botanic Garden http://www.fwbg.org/japanese.htm
? - Family Funday and Art in the Garden,
Apr. 29 - May 2 - Mayfest,
Apr 30 - May 8 - Spring Arts Festival at the University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ah/events/detail.html?id=1220061141
May 1 - 2 - Cottonwood Art Festival,
May 1 - 2010 Etsy Dallas Spring Bash, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, South Side on Lamar, 1409 S Lamar St, Dallas, TX 75215 http://etsydallas.com http://www.handmadebash.com/
May 1 - Mariachis in the Plaza, 7 pm (Celebrate Cinco de Mayo) Rose Marine Theater, Fort Worth http://rosemarinetheater.com/
May 7 - 9 - City Arts Festival in Fair Park http://cityartsfestival.com
May 7 – 9 – 2nd Annual Artfest on the Green at Watters Creek, Allen http://www.watters-creek.com/SpringArtShow.aspx
May 8 - 9 - Swiss Avenue Home Tour & Art Fair (across from
May ? - Art Splash on the Square, Graham
May 14 - 24 Hour Video Race (filming; screenings are May 18-24 at the Angelika) http://www.24hourvideoracedallas.com
May 14 - 16 - Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival,
May 15 & 22 - Cine de la Rosa, 2pm (Film & theater festival) Rose Marine Theater, Fort Worth http://rosemarinetheater.com/
May 15 - Southside ArtsGoggle, Fort Worth http://www.fortworthsouth.org/FWS/artsgoggle.html
May 15 - ArtFest and Starving Artist Sale, Weatherford Art Association,
May 22 - Art in the Park, Arlington Highlands 12 noon - 5 pm; sponsor F6 Gallery http://www.f6gallery.org
May 18 - 24 - 24 Hour Video Race (filming was May 14; screenings are May 18 - 24 at the Angelika) http://www.24hourvideoracedallas.com
May 29 - Cedar Creek Lake Festival Of The Arts,
June 12 - Creekfest, Desoto City Center
Texas Events and Festivals see also: http://www.tourtexas.com/ and
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Art Lectures & Conferences
Dallas Architecture Forum lecture series http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org
Apr. 8 – Debra Mitchell
May 10 - Rafael Vinoly
Dallas Architecture Forum Panels http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org
Mar. 9 – Julie Cohn
Dallas Architecture Symposia & Special Events http://www.dallasarchitectureforum.org
Apr. 17 – 3rd Annual Design Symposium
Apr. 30 – Texas Regionalism Symposium
May 8 – Annual Members Meeting
Mar. 5 -
Apr. 9 - 11 - DFW Fiber Fest; Addison Conference Center http://dfwfiberfest.org/
Apr. 16 - Juror Talk - 25th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition (held at the
Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) Free Spring Lecture Series;
Apr. 17 - David Hickman (sculptor)
May 1 - Gail Sachson - personal portfolio review for up to 12 artists
May 8 - David Newton (sculptor)
Lectures are also held at several local art museums:
- McKinney Avenue Contemporary see http://www.the-mac.org/
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Fundraisers
Mar. 6 - Alley's House 6th Annual Art Auction 7:00-10:00pm; American Fine Art Gallery, 1611 Dragon Street (in the Dallas Design District)
Mar. 26 – Ultra Extra Arts Mix, a futuristic-themed fundraiser for the Greater Denton Arts Council. Friday, March 26th @
May 13 – 15 - Wish! Fundraiser: May 13 Premiere Peek; Wish! Art Auction May 15 -
Online Store of Irving Art Association: http://cafepress.com/irvingart
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Paintouts
Plein Air Southwest 2010 - ongoing tba sponsored by Outdoor Painters Society http://www.outdoorpainterssociety.com http://www.pleinairsouthwest.com
Mar. 20 - 27 - Paint Historic Terrell; North East Texas Fine Arts Alliance http://www.netfaa.com for reg form see http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=2413
Apr. 10 & 17 - Blair Currin Plein Aire Paint Out workshop; contact Colleen Erickson atcmerick@uwmail.com or 817-341-1097; Weatherford Art Association http://weatherfordart.org
Apr. 17 - Plein Air Paint Out sponsored by Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA),
Apr. 24 – Plein Air Paintout in conjunction with Prairie Fest, Tandy Hills Natural Area,
May 1 - Southwestern Watercolor Society Spring Paint Out; location: McKinney (meet at Garrett Art Gallery, 111 E. Virginia St., at 8:30 am) rsvp to Gaylord O'Con at 214-876-4851 http://swswatercolor.org
May 15 – 17 - Bob Rohm Landscape Workshop in Oils and Pastels -- plein air; sponsored by Trinity Arts Guild http://trinityartsguild.org
May 23 - Society of Watercolor Artists Spring Paintout at Fort Worth Nature Center; 11am - 4 pm; for details contact George Grant 817-246-3239 http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
May 28 - June 6 - 5th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie, sponsored by Ellis County Art Association admin@elliscountyart.net www.elliscountyart.net
June 5 - 2nd Annual 'Plein Air on the Paluxy', at the historic Barnard's Mill in Glen Rose article
June 12 - DeSoto Art League Plein Aire Paint (in conjunction with the Creekfest Festival in the City Center) http://desotoartleague.org
Fridays - Friday Paint Out (
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