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 / 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 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 EASL Art Heist 2012 - Steal some great art in Fort Worth on April 28th. It's a good cause and the event is a blast! Be there, Maureen and I will. More info atwww.EASL.us 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! Future 2012 exhibits - Lots o' good exhibits coming up! Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties - at the Dallas Museum of Art Feb. 24 - May 20. Art between the wars is my favorite and I'm looking forward to this show. It was organized by the Brooklyn Museum. The Age of Impressionism - Great French Paintings from the Clark at the Kimbell in FW March 11 to June 17. Dale Chihuly installation at the Dallas Arboretum - Up from May 5 through Nov. 5. Here's a link to the Dallas Arboretum. This should be big, however, tickets are $15 and parking is $10. 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!