Visual Art in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex
Plus Art in Texas and the Southwest
by joel Sampson, artist / engineer / musician

Pipe Dream Kinetic Percussion Sound Art © 2012 by Joel Sampson joelsampson.com

Few cities have more art or better art than we now have in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. From the second largest contemporary art museum in the U.S. to the world class Nasher Sculpture Center - there is lots going on! The Dallas / Fort Worth area (called the Metroplex) also has anactive group of working artists, art centers, and many great privategalleries. In addition to our six major art museums, we have severalsmaller art museums that are very special. This non-commercial web sitelists them all with links and a few comments. We also feature the art museums in Texas and the Southwest. Texas is truly State of the Arts! And Oklahoma is OK too! We have some great art in Big D and Cowtown! Y'all come and see it! Dallas / Fort Worth Art Gallery Openings Openings are back! Hopefully we have the communications problem fixed. IlluminArte' Muse Exhibit - Opens Saturday, May 3. I'll have several sound art works in the show, many never seen before. The gallery is at 1727 E. Levee Street just South of the Design District. More info at their website. Dallas / Fort Worth and Texas Art News The new Piano Pavilion at the Kimbell is now open! It will house the permanent collection. The Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection also hang in the new building thru August. Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine is also in Fort Worth at the Amon Carter Museum. It includes Edward Hopper's famous Nighthawks painting. This must see show is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago. It's up thru May 18, 2014. David Bates is all over town! An exhibit at the Nasher in Dallas the the Modern in FW. Future exhibits Faces of Impressionism - Portraits from the Musée d’Orsay - At the Kimbell in Fort Worth. It hangs from October 19, 2014 to January 25, 2015.