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    Your Show of Shows

    Art gallery picks of the month: 35 years of Texan talent, Ninja homage and photographic anniversary

    Kendall Morgan
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    Dec 13, 2013 | 10:47 am

    The weather last week may have dampened your holiday spirit, but December’s art offerings are a very necessary reason to get in the festive swing of things. Patrons can indulge in a look back at over three decades of 500X Gallery, a cartoony tribute to a reggae icon and a photographically inclined anniversary.

    “Creative Differences: 35 Years at 500X,” various artists, at 500X Gallery
    Reception:
    December 14, 7-10 pm

    Exhibition dates: December 14-January 5, 2014

    For 35 years, 500X has been fertile ground for homegrown talent, nurturing and giving exposure to the likes of Frances Bagley, Greg Metz and Tom Orr. To wrap up this momentous anniversary, former member and curator Leslie Murrell spent five months gathering together work from 30 former members, from the gallery’s ‘70s founding group to more recent alumni.

    The pieces she discovered — painting, photography, installation, video, drawing and performance — ended up creating niches in the gallery, “talking to each other” across the different generations.

    “With the right juxtaposition, these little subtle threads will come through,” she says. “This is all new work from a lot of the artists; everything except a piece by [the late] Mary Iron Eyes was created in the last two to three years.

    “I was interested in the tradition of 500X being a place to show experimental pieces and test out ideas, and a lot of artists were intrigued by the opportunity to come back and play with that again.”

    “Portraits of a Ninja,” Lord Blakely, at Public Trust
    Reception: December 14, 6-9 pm
 

    Exhibition dates: December 14-January 18, 2014

    It might not be your run-of-the-mill subject, but Portland artist Lord Blakely finds a rich narrative in his works honoring the embattled dance hall reggae DJ Ninjaman. Blakely (nee Blakely Davidson) — who received his moniker from co-workers teasing him about his “aristocratic name” — draws on a layered approach to create each portrait.

    Starting with an ink wash drawing, images of his flawed hero are manipulated in Photoshop, printed with the chromera method, airbrushed, then finally gilded and finished with hand-painted homages to old-school cartoons.

    “There are all these translations [in the images], and Ninjaman personifies that as well,” Blakely says. “I chose cartoons because everyone can relate to them, and they can tell a story very efficiently in a quick way.”

    Blakely calls his subjects “kindred spirits,” and his portraits are quirky, stylish and emotionally relevant, much like his muse. “He got out of prison pretty recently and seemed like he was washed up, then he dropped this track that blew Jamaica up. I love that he’s still doing his craft and making that work.

    “I love that time of dancehall he’s coming out of, and the power I have as a painter is to lock into that history and capture it to live on after I’m gone.”

    “12th Anniversary Celebration,” various artists, at Sun to Moon Gallery
    Reception:
    December 14, 5-8 pm

    Exhibition dates: Through January 4, 2014

    Gallerists Scott and Marilyn Miller’s love for photography ended up becoming a lasting career. The duo started their business in an off-the-beaten path spot near Addison Airport before moving to the Design District five years ago.

    Now in their 12th year, they’ve befriended and currently represent a photographer for each year in their roster, including Alan Ross and John Sexton, the last assistants of the legendary Ansel Adams.

    Marilyn says she likes to keep her roster small and specific because “we bring in our photographers slowly. In order to rep a photographer well, you have to become familiar with their whole body of work and since [everyone we represent] has been photographing for decades, it takes a while. This show is the best to see. We’ll have some of everyone’s work.”

    Works such as gold leaf and silver gelatin prints are on display, and photographers R.P. Washburne and Scot Miller will attend the reception. John Rohrbach, the Amon Carter Museum’s senior curator of photographs, has graciously provided signed copies of his monograph for the current “Color! American Photography Transformed” exhibit for patrons to purchase.

    Lord Blakely, One Drop, 2013, mixed media on paper 41 x 30 in., at Public Trust.

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    Lord Blakely, One Drop, 2013, mixed media on paper 41 x 30 in., at Public Trust.
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    Budget Cuts

    Funding cuts force Dallas Children's Theater to trim 2025-26 season

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jun 3, 2025 | 1:38 pm
    Dallas Children's Theater presents James and the Giant Peach
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    The upcoming 2025-26 season for Dallas Children's Theater is shrinking, according to a new communication from its leadership.

    A June 2 email signed by executive director Samantha Turner, board president Leah Mora, and recently appointed artistic director Emily Ernst informs supporters that due to "the significant financial challenges of the current environment," DCT will be reducing the upcoming season from five mainstage shows to three.

    The email doesn't specifically call out the government's cuts to arts funding, but it is heavily implied, especially since other theaters have recently experienced financial difficulties due to the federal cuts.

    "We remain deeply committed to artistic excellence and to the 90,000 young people and families we serve annually," reads the email. "Though we will have fewer performances, we will continue to provide meaningful theatrical experiences that inspire children, nurture their imagination, and encourage connection with the world around them."

    The 2025-26 will retain the previously announced world premiere of The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! (November 22-December 21, 2025), as well as The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (January 24-February 22, 2026) and Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey (March 27-29, 2026), and add a new developmental workshop envisioned by Ernst.

    The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley and Jungalbook will no longer be produced, and ticket-holders will be receiving instructions on ticket options.

    DCT Academy classes, a vital part of the theater’s work, will continue through the summer, concluding August 8. After that, Academy sessions will be temporarily paused. Families enrolled for the fall semester will receive a separate email with next steps.

    "Although our performances are well attended and our community support is strong, ticket sales cover only a small portion of the true cost of producing theater," the email explains. "At the same time, our operating costs have steadily increased while funding levels have remained flat. This financial pressure requires immediate action to keep DCT viable — not just for this season, but for the years ahead."

    Tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now.

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