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

Loose Gravel Archival Pigment on Canvas From the Rt. 66 in Texas series © 2009 by Joel Sampson joelsampson.com

Few cities have more art or better art than we now have in the Dallas / FortWorth metroplex. From the second largest contemporary art museum in the U.S. tothe 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 now feature a weekly Dallas Gallery Openings page. It should be updated Sunday evening or Monday and good for the entire week. Dallas / Fort Worth Art News Luc Tuymans at the DMA - He's a hot painter in Europe. It's a large show that is interesting but not thrilling. It is organized by the San Francisto Museum of Modern Art and the Wexner Center at my old stompin' grounds at Ohio State University in Columbus.You should see it. If nothing else, the Dallas Museum of Art is cool! Fort Worth Gallery Night is September 11th. There are a lot of Dallas openings that night to, but gallery night in Cowtown is special. I will be in TCU's Art in the Metroplex again this year. Maureen and I also have art up at the Fort Worth Community Art Center in the FW Historic Preservation exhibit. Maya and the Mystic Sea is up at the Kimbell in Fort Worth until January 2, 2011. If features 90 works, most never seen in the U.S.