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

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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 We feature a weekly Dallas Gallery Openings page. It is updated every Sunday evening or Monday and good for the entire week. Dallas / Fort Worth and Texas Art News The DMA has a new Director! Dr. Maxwell L. Anderson comes to us via the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Has done some very innovative things. I am trying to get some of my art in the Indy museum and have spent quite a bit of time on their web site. It's very cool! I think Max will be an excellent fit and really help move the DMA forward. You can read more at his web site: www.maxwellanderson.com/. He is very interesting! Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties - at the Dallas Museum of is up thru May 20. Art between the wars is my favorite and the exhibit is an excellent blend of photography, painting and sculpture. It was organized by the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibit is an excellent! American Vanguards - at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art from June 9 to August 19th. It features 75 works from artists who developed and defined American Modernism. This includes Stuard Davis, my personal favorite. This will the be the hotest show of the Summer! The Age of Impressionism - Great French Paintings from the Clark at the Kimbell in FW until June 17. A few of the paintings are outstanding. Dale Chihuly installation at the Dallas Arboretum - Up through Nov. 5. Here's a link to the Dallas Arboretum. This should be big, however, tickets are $15 and parking is $10. Future 2012 exhibits - Lots o' good exhibits coming up! Lucian Freud: Portraits - at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The show features 90 works and hangs from July 1 to October 28th. It was organized by the National Portrait Gallery of London with the FW Modern. It will be interesting!