Arts

Art Sightings

Bettina Pousttchi's Drive Thru Museum revs up art enthusiasts at Nasher fete

By Diana Oates

04.24.14 | 01:45 pm

As part of the Dallas Art Fair festivities, the Nasher Sculpture Center welcomed loyal patrons and enthusiasts to the opening of Bettina Pousttchi’s Drive Thru Museum, the next installment ...

Dallas Actress Wows Broadway

Dallas actress sings onstage with Broadway's Idina Menzel and nails it

By Lindsey Wilson

04.22.14 | 09:49 am

When Sarah Elizabeth Smith took the microphone following a performance of Broadway's If/Then on Saturday night, it's hard to tell who was more surprised: Smith, whose family ...

Be Our Guest

20 years later, stage version of Beauty and the Beast retains its magic

By Alex Bentley

04.17.14 | 03:46 pm

With the proliferation of Broadway productions based on Disney movie musicals, it’s easy to get blasé about them. Both The Lion King and The Little Mermaid came through Dallas ...

Jellyfish Eyes on Dallas

Dallas Museum of Art kicks off screening tour for Takashi Murakami's first feature film

By Jennifer Chininis

04.16.14 | 10:01 am

Takashi Murakami, one of the world’s most influential and acclaimed contemporary artists, will launch a nine-stop screening tour of his first live-action feature film Jellyfish Eyes (2013) at the ...

Rewarding Student Art

Budding photographers get into gallery groove at Design District awards party

By Teresa Gubbins

04.14.14 | 01:45 pm

Budding photographers from high schools around Dallas got a valuable nod for their work in the Retail as Art photography contest hosted by United Commercial Realty (UCR). This annual competition ...

Dallas Art Fair Insider's Guide

Dallas Art Fair 2014: The ultimate guide to can't-miss artists and exhibitors

By Kendall Morgan

04.11.14 | 09:39 am

There’s no denying that beauty (or ugliness) is in the eye of the beholder. Whatever your artistic taste — abstract, gestural, figurative, photographic or sculptural — if you have the budget ...

Truly Public Art

Dallas Museum of Art joins forces with Chicago, LA and NYC for Art Everywhere project

By Alex Bentley

04.10.14 | 10:10 am

The Dallas Museum of Art took a bold step by returning to free admission in 2013, and now the museum is making artwork even more accessible by joining together with ...

Interior of The Wild Detectives in Dallas

Kindle Not Required

The Wild Detectives in Oak Cliff inspires camaraderie with books and beer

By Whitney Harris

04.09.14 | 12:28 pm

Paco Vique and Javier Garcia del Moral first met on a civil engineering project in Ireland. (Don’t worry. It gets better.) During some Guinness-fueled bonding over books, music and ...

More Theater to Love

Oscar nominee and new musical head up Dallas Theater Center's bold 2014-2015 season

By Alex Bentley

04.08.14 | 01:45 pm

Dallas Theater Center has announced its slate of productions for the 2014-2015 season, and it's one that will have the venerable company tackling everything from campy favorites to bold ...

Jesus Rocks

Odd mix of stars highlights Jesus Christ Superstar tour coming to Dallas

By Alex Bentley

04.04.14 | 02:54 pm

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar returns to Dallas for the first time in 10 years as part of a nationwide tour. The classic rock opera ...

Your Show of Shows

Art gallery picks of the month: Star power, meaty topics and edgy after-school special

By Kendall Morgan

04.04.14 | 12:05 pm

April is the coolest month — at least for art happenings, which orbit around the glamorous activities of the Dallas Art Fair. Outside of the stellar events aligned with the fair ...

Drew Wall in Second Thought Theatre's "Nocturne"

Actor Spotlight

Getting naked onstage doesn't scare Dallas actor Drew Wall — but clowns do

By Lindsey Wilson

04.01.14 | 08:52 am

Take one look at Drew Wall's resume, and it's easy to see why we named him one of Dallas' best actors. Not only has he graced nearly every ...

Art on the Move

Kimbell Art Museum scores major Scottish collection for 2015

By Alex Bentley

03.31.14 | 02:15 pm

The Kimbell Art Museum will be one of only three American museums to display "Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland," a major loan coming to the ...

Music Man

Meet the prolific, in-demand Dallas songwriter you've never heard of

By Lindsey Wilson

03.31.14 | 08:36 am

It's one week before the staged reading of his show A Taste of Beauty, and songwriter Adam C. Wright only has five minutes to talk. Tonight he is accompanying ...

Art for Everyone

How to get your free Professionals Day pass to Dallas Art Fair 2014

By Jennifer Chininis

03.26.14 | 09:59 am

The sixth annual Dallas Art Fair kicks off April 11 at Fashion Industry Gallery, featuring nearly 100 local, national and international exhibitors. For the second year, CultureMap helps make it ...

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