Gallery News

PDNB Gallery leaves Dallas Design District for new location

Livermore, California, 1972, Suburbia series by Bill Owens

Bill Owens

An iconic Dallas Design District gallery is leaving the Design District after 30 years: Photographs Do Not Bend, aka PDNB Gallery, is leaving its location at 150 Manufacturing St. and relocating to Denton.

The gallery is moving to downtown Denton on the historic County Courthouse Square. The new location is at 101 S. Locust St., #B07, inside the Wells Fargo Bank Building, in the basement suite.

The move to Denton represents a return of sorts: In the early 1990’s, PDNB owners Burt & Missy Finger were private art and antique watch dealers, based in an office building on the Square. In 1995 they opened their photo-based art gallery in Dallas, the big city with a strong museum presence and a thriving art community.

For 30 years PDNB flourished in the local, regional, national, and international art community. But the owners were still living in Denton.

PDNB Gallery owners Burt and Missy Finger packing up. PDNB

The Wells Fargo building is a 9-floor structure, a modest tan rectangle that was built in 1960. The building started out as First State Bank of Texas, which was based in Denton. Wells Fargo acquired the company in 2001. It was originally three stories tall, but five more floors were added in 1971. It currently has apartments and an event space on the 8th floor.

According to a release, the new location will not only be more convenient for the couple's commute, it acknowledges that Denton has grown in recent years, with restaurants, wine bars, food trucks, music concerts, and art events.

Denton is also home to two major universities — Texas Woman's University and the University of North Texas — which both have strong Fine Arts schools. During the tenure of Dean Robert Milnes, the couple opened a satellite art gallery on the Square, which continues to operate in their new location a block off of the Square.

Denton also has the Greater Denton Arts Council’s Center for Visual Art, now the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center. PDNB looks forward to collaborating with all these institutions, as well as meeting local artists and art collectors.

PDNB Gallery will host a group exhibition at the new space in June, followed by a special opening celebrating its 30th anniversary in September. Gallery hours will be announced once the move has completed.

galleries openings

Budget Cuts

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

Dallas Children's Theater presents James and the Giant Peach

Photo courtesy of Dallas Children's Theater

undefined

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.

children families dallas childrens theater childrens theater arts funding theater