Dallas Art Fair Lineup

Dallas Art Fair gets even more international with new gallery additions for 2016

Dallas Art Fair lures nearly 100 galleries and dealers from near and far.

Photo by Mei-Chun Jau

One of spring's biggest events just announced this year's lineup, and the diverse exhibitors are cementing our city's place as a global art hub. Dallas Art Fair, which runs April 14-17 at Fashion Industry Gallery, will welcome art from nearly 100 galleries and dealers, more than a third of them new to the fair.

“Each year, the Dallas Art Fair has presented an increasingly diverse roster,” says Dallas Art Fair co-founder Chris Byrne in a release. “This continues in 2016 with the participation of galleries from Dubai, Belgium, and Colombia."

That's right, 17 countries will be represented at the fair, with 19 of the 39 new participants hailing from outside America.

If you're a collector who's itching to get an advance look at the works, the preview (available with the pricey-but-all-access Patron Pass, which will run you $500) is April 14 from 11 am to 2 pm. That evening, the sparkly preview gala begins at 6 pm for those with the Patron Pass; start time for regular ticketholders is 7.

For the duration of the fair, general admission is $25 a day, or $20 for students and seniors. If you're the thrifty sort, get a three-day pass for $50 ($40 for the students and seniors). CultureMap is bringing back Professionals Day, during which some lucky enthusiasts can get in for free that Friday. (More to come on that.)

That week has also once again been dubbed Dallas Art Week, wherein Dallas Art Museum, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Contemporary, and the Goss-Michael Foundation band together for a succession of programming designed to show the world how artsy we are.

Here is the complete list of exhibitors for Dallas Art Fair 2016:

10 Hanover, London
Aicon Gallery, New York
Ana Mas Projects, Puerto Rico
And Now, Dallas
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas
Beatriz Esguerra Art, Bogota
bitforms gallery, New York
Bortolami, New York
Brand New Gallery, Milan
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore
Canada, New York
Carbon 12, Dubai
Carl Freedman Gallery, London
Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
Carroll/Fletcher, London
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gable
Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto
Conduit Gallery, Dallas
Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas
David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
DC Moore Gallery, New York
De Buck Gallery, New York
Drexel Galería, Monterrey
Edel Assanti, London
Emily Summers, Dallas
Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas
Francois Ghebaly, Los Angeles
Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris
Galería Javier López & Fer Francés, Madrid
Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid
Galeria Pilar, São Paulo
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, New York
Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerp
Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas, Dallas
Gallery Diet, Miami
Gallery Henoch, New York
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco
Geary Contemporary, New York
Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco
Hales Gallery, London
Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton
Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels
Hester, New York
Honor Fraser, Los Angeles
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Howard Scott Gallery, New York
James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe
Jeff Bailey Gallery, Hudson
Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York
Karma International, Los Angeles, Zurich
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Dallas
Labor, Mexico City
Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai
Leila Heller Gallery, New York
Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., New York
Lisa Cooley, New York
Lisabird Contemporary, Wien
Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo
Luce Gallery, Turin
Makebish, New York
Marlborough Chelsea, New York
Massimo De Carlo, London
Michael Jon Gallery, Miami
Misako & Rosen, Tokyo
MKG127, Toronto
Monitor, Rome
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York
Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York
Nyehaus, New York
Overduin & Co, Los Angeles
Páramo, Guadalajara
Parrasch Heijnen Gallery, Los Angeles
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach
Ro2 Art, Dallas
Ronchini Gallery, London
Samsøñ, Boston
Sapar Contemporary, New York
Shrine, New York
Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas
Taubert Contemporary, Berlin
Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York
The Green Gallery, Milwaukee
Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe
Valentin, Paris
Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Dallas
Various Small Fires, Los Angeles
Vitrine, London
William Campbell Contemporary Art Inc., Fort Worth
Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Zieher Smith & Horton, New York

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Theater News

Dallas' Kitchen Dog Theater unveils powerful 2026-2027 season lineup

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Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas will put on three mainstage productions for their 2026-2027 season.

Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas has revealed the lineup for the 2026-2027 season, featuring a slate of plays that boasts power players like kings, prime ministers, space force commanders, and would-be presidents.

According to a release, the theater company's 36th season — their "most powerful yet" — will consist of three mainstage productions at its new permanent home in the Design District, as well as the annual New Works Festival, featuring a readings series and the 26th annual D-PAC PUP (Playwrights Under Progress) Fest.

The season will start with The Absentee by Julia Doolittle, running September 10-October 4, 2026. The play was the winner of the 2019-2020 Woodward/Newman Drama Award.

Far out in the Milky Way, “Beacons” serve as lighthouses for warping spaceships around the galaxy. When a U.S. Space Force ship explodes in the galaxy, the Operator finds herself alone in deep space, with only her ship’s AI for companionship. That is, until a persistent canvasser calls, desperate to convince her to vote absentee in the 2088 election.

As the Operator waits for the clean up to be over, she finds she has to come to terms with her isolation, grief, and her political voice.

The season's second production comes four months later, with Equivocation by Bill Cain, running February 4-28, 2027. In 1605 England, a terrorist plots to assassinate King James I and blow Parliament to kingdom come. Shagspeare (after a contemporary spelling of the Bard's name) is commissioned by the prime minister, to write the “true historie” of the plot. And it must have witches — the king wants witches.

But as Shag and the acting company of the Globe investigate the plot, they discover that the king's version of the story might, in fact, be a coverup. Shag and his actors are confronted with the ultimate moral and artistic dilemma. Speak truth to power and perhaps lose their heads? Or take the money and lie? Is there a third option? Equivocation?

A high-stakes political thriller with contemporary resonances, Equivocation gallops from the great Globe to the Tower of London to the halls of Parliament to the heart of Judith, Shag's younger daughter, who finds herself unexpectedly at the very heart of the political, dramatic and — ultimately — human mystery.

The final mainstage production of the season comes at the 2027 New Works Festival with Black Republican by KDT Artistic Company Member Jamal Gibran Sterling, running June 3-27, 2027.

Originally featured as a Staged Reading in the 2026 New Works Festival, the ambitious first play by Sterling centers on a Black Republican candidate on the national stage who finds his campaign threatened by an activist who challenges everything he claims to stand for. Their battle exposes uncomfortable truths about race, politics, and the stories we tell ourselves.

In addition to Black Republican, the 2027 New Works Festival will showcase four staged readings of some of the newest and most exciting Texas-based playwrights. Each reading will feature accomplished Dallas-Fort Worth actors and directors to highlight the breadth of talent in the area.

The final part of the festival is D-PAC PUP (Playwrights Under Progress) Fest, featuring six staged readings of jury-selected plays written by Dallas-Fort Worth high school students and featuring student actors directed by area professionals. PUP Fest is the culmination of Dallas Playwriting Arts Collective (D-PAC), a partnership with Dallas ISD and Junior Players.

Kitchen Dog Theater offers two season subscription packages for their inaugural season in their new facility. The Kitchen Dog package includes a ticket to all three mainstage productions for any performance date for $90+ $8 fees for adults and $75 +$8 fees for students and seniors (ages 65+). The Saver Dog package includes a ticket to all three mainstage productions for Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays only. It is $60 + $8 fees for adults and $45 + $8 fees for students and seniors.

Both packages grant full access to the Staged Reading Series and PUP Fest. Subscribers also receive premium reserved seating for in-person performances, as well as subscriber-only discounts on additional single tickets, 2026 special events, and KDT merchandise.

Subscription packages are on sale now, and single tickets for each show will go on sale on Monday, August 24, at kitchendogtheater.org.

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