| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | USS Fort Worth: The City's First Ship Exhibit Presented by Fort Worth Library at Fort Worth Library - Central Branch April 2-June 28, 2012 The USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is a new United States Naval vessel. The Littoral Combat Ship is the first to be named after the city of Fort Worth. The exhibit contains mementos pertaining to the ship, such as boots, newspapers, photographs and a model. The exhibit is made possible by the USS Fort Worth Christening and Commissioning Committee. | Fort Worth Library | 04/02/12- 06/28/12 | Fort Worth |
24 Months at Fort Worth Community Arts Center June 5-June 29, 2012 His dad and Dann shared a passion for photography, but he encouraged him to make it a hobby - not a profession. Wise advice! At the age of 50 he had time to begin taking some photography workshops. He have taken workshops from a number of amazing mentors in many locations. The images in his collection are work taken in the past 24 month in Alaska, Tanzania, Tuscany, Venice, Patagonia, and Cuba. | | 06/05/12- 06/29/12 | Fort Worth |
36th Annual Regional Juried ExhibitionPresented by Arlington Museum of Art at Arlington Museum of Art April 6-May 27, 2012 Arlington Visual Arts Association celebrated its 36th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition this spring and the award-winning art from that show is on display during April and May in the AMA Rooftop Gallery. | Arlington Museum of Art | 04/06/12- 05/27/12 | Arlington |
4th Annual Photography ContestPresented by Clark Gardens Botanical Park at Clark Gardens Botanical Park September 1-September 15, 2012 The fourth annual photography competition is open to photographers of all ages.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each division will receive a cash award as well as a commemorative plaque. Awards amounts and type will be determined by Clark Gardens. Other awards will include:
Clark Gardens Photography - 18 years old and above, professional or amateur.
Non-Clark Gardens Photography.
Youth Photography - Photographers not yet reaching their 18th birthday.
People's Choice Award -... | Clark Gardens Botanical Park | 09/01/12- 09/15/12 | Weatherford |
5x5 ExhibitionPresented by Arlington Museum of Art at Arlington Museum of Art April 11-May 27, 2012 Five artists with five distinctive visual expressions combine to make a colorful and thought provoking exhibition that holds something for everyone. Byron May, Terry Hays, Kathy Robinson-Hays, Gene Mittler and David Tripp share with us their graphic vision. | Arlington Museum of Art | 04/11/12- 05/27/12 | Arlington |
| A Taste of Bohemia | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 06/07/12 | Fort Worth |
American Vanguards Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art at Amon Carter Museum of American Art June 9-August 19, 2012 During the early twentieth century, the enigmatic and charismatic John Graham (1886?1961) and his circle of New York artists, which included Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, and Willem de Kooning, forged their identities and dramatically transformed conceptions of what a painting or sculpture could be. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 06/09/12- 08/19/12 | Fort Worth |
AmietPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 8, 2012 This documentary chronicles the career of the Swiss painter Cuno Amiet (1868-1961), featuring interviews with three international art collectors and beautifully filmed reproductions of his paintings, from his early Paris years to his later work, which was influenced by Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler and the German Expressionists. | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/08/12 | Fort Worth |
Art Card CollectorsPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 21, 2012 Kimbell members are invited to bring the entire family for 45-minute interactive tours designed for all ages. Kid-friendly themes encourage participants to investigate individual masterpieces and discover how artists from long ago or far away communicated important ideas. Each child will receive a Museum souvenir related to the tour. | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/21/12 | Fort Worth |
Art Card CollectorsPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum August 11, 2012 Kimbell members are invited to bring the entire family for 45-minute interactive tours designed for all ages. Kid-friendly themes encourage participants to investigate individual masterpieces and discover how artists from long ago or far away communicated important ideas. Each child will receive a Museum souvenir related to the tour. | Kimbell Art Museum | 08/11/12 | Fort Worth |
Artifacts of Faith, Hope and Love at Fort Worth Community Arts Center June 8-June 29, 2012 Michele Mayfield is a self-taught artist of 20 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications/Journalism from the University of Texas at Arlington. Michele is the Publicity Chair and member of the Woman's Club Art Department of Fort Worth and has studied under Judy Sager at the Woman's Art Club. Her work has been entered in Gallery Shows at Frost Bank. Michele has taught art workshops at The Altered Muse and women's retreats. Her art is displayed at The Mercantile, Stellas, Cityview... | | 06/08/12- 06/29/12 | Fort Worth |
Audio Art Tour at Cowboys StadiumPresented by Cowboys Stadium at Cowboys Stadium June 14, 2011 - Ongoing Cowboys Stadium's audio guide tours visitors through the extensive art collection in great detail. Guests select from a number of audio and video stories which provide in-depth information on the collection, artists and their works, including artist interviews and installation videos. | Cowboys Stadium | 06/14/11- Ongoing | Arlington |
Blue Bell Ice Cream SundayPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 15, 2012 Come beat the heat at the Kimbell again this summer during their celebration of National Ice Cream Day. Blue Bell Ice Cream will debut their newest ice cream flavor, and visitors can savor a free scoop. | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/15/12 | Fort Worth |
| Bring Dad for a Dollar! | A Piece of Work | 06/16/12 | Fort Worth |
Classical Artists Aradona and Julia at Fort Worth Community Arts Center June 8-June 30, 2012 AraDona began his art education at the age of fifteen, and it was immediately apparent to art scholars and critics that he was an Art Prodigy. After just one year of study he was accepted to the acclaimed European school, The Florence Academy of Art, in Florence, Italy. There, he studied figurative drawing for the summer on a full scholarship. Upon completion, AraDona returned to his hometown of Glendale, California, to complete his art and academic studies at a "school within a... | | 06/08/12- 06/30/12 | Fort Worth |
| Crafting from the Collection | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 05/31/12 | Fort Worth |
| Day in the District 2012 | Day in the District Collaboration | 09/22/12 | Fort Worth |
Decoding Symbols in Christian and Mythological ArtPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 21, 2012 Connect with the Kimbell's collection and fellow members on selected Saturdays with an introduction over coffee in the Buffet Restaurant and an in-depth gallery tour on a special topic. | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/21/12 | Fort Worth |
ElemeTree TarotPresented by Firehouse Gallery at Firehouse Gallery July 5-July 28, 2012 Oil on canvas. Visionary surrealist J.Preston Trice has spent the last 2 years working on this collection of paintings which were then used to create a set of ElemenTree Tarot cards. "6 of Earth" image pictured. | Firehouse Gallery | 07/05/12- 07/28/12 | Fort Worth |
Exhibition: Hidden in History: Aftrican- American Doctors in Fort WorthPresented by Fort Worth Library at Fort Worth Library - Central Branch April 20-June 25, 2012 With the persistence of Jim Crow laws and other discriminatory practices throughout the early part of the twentieth century, these medical pioneers faced many obstacles but also found opportunities to improve the lives of their families, their patients, and their community. Their history is Fort Worth's forgotten history. These doctors made dramatic changes in the practice of medicine, and a nation's long-awaited fulfillment of its promise of equality and freedom for all. The exhibit shares... | Fort Worth Library | 04/20/12- 06/25/12 | Fort Worth |
Focus Gallery Two: Stratum at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 4-June 23, 2012 She have found a material vocabulary through the use of concrete and textile based media. The fragility of the textile elements paired with concrete creates an opposition that translates my concepts into three dimensional works. She work with textile elements from my personal collection as well as those acquired through her research in Uganda to create sculptures that explore the relevance, history and identity associated with these materials. | | 05/04/12- 06/23/12 | Fort Worth |
Focus: Ged QuinnPresented by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth April 22-June 17, 2012 Ged Quinn's paintings combine landscapes in the vein of Claude Lorrain with fragments of history, art history, and mythology. The works are awe-inspiring in the combination of painterly skills and provocative conceptual strains. In Quinn's work, sublime backgrounds meet broken-down foregrounds, and at all turns utopian ideals are acknowledged and critiqued. Death, deceit, and decay are also dragged into the frame.
Image Credit: Photo of Ged Quinn by Jonnie Craig. | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | 04/22/12- 06/17/12 | Fort Worth |
Forever Friends, by Carin BergerPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 3, 2012 Museum learning begins early with this special program for preschoolers and their adult partners. Popular children's books inspire group conversations and simple art activities. | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/03/12 | Fort Worth |
| Fort Worth County Day School Faculty Art Exhibit | | 05/15/12- 05/30/12 | Fort Worth |
Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell and OthersPresented by Sid Richardson Museum at Sid Richardson Museum December 15, 2010 - Ongoing The Richardson's current exhibition features paintings from their collection by the great Western artists Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell and others.
During a career that spanned less than twenty-five years, Frederic Remington produced a huge body of work illustration, painting, sculpture, fiction and non-fiction - the vast majority of it centered on the West. His influence in shaping the West of the popular imagination cannot be overstated.
Charles Russell felt deeply the... | Sid Richardson Museum | 12/15/10- Ongoing | Fort Worth |
Freedom RidersPresented by Fort Worth Museum of Science and History at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History May 15-June 15, 2012 The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, in partnership with the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission, is pleased to announce that it will host the national traveling exhibition Freedom Riders, which looks at six months in 1961 when more than 400 courageous Americans-old and young, black and white, men and women, Northern and Southern-risked their lives to challenge segregated facilities in the South. | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | 05/15/12- 06/15/12 | Fort Worth |
Glenn Ligon: AmericaPresented by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth February 12-June 3, 2012 Glenn Ligon: America is the first comprehensive, mid-career retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American artists to have emerged in the past two decades. Organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art and curator Scott Rothkopf, in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition surveys 25 years of Ligon's work, from his student days until the present. | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | 02/12/12- 06/03/12 | Fort Worth |
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human BodyPresented by Fort Worth Museum of Science and History at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History February 25-September 3, 2012 Sometimes it's stinky; sometimes it's crusty; and sometimes it's slimy! Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk in this lively exhibition based on the best-selling book of the same name. Grossology uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more! | Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | 02/25/12- 09/03/12 | Fort Worth |
Guest of Honor Painting: Fragonard's "Warrior"Presented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum February 28-June 17, 2012 An important painting by the celebrated French Rococo painter Jean-Honor Fragonard is on view at the Kimbell Art Museum today, as part of its ongoing Guest of Honor series. Fragonard's Warrior, 1769, is on loan to the Museum from the esteemed collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and will be on view through June during the much-anticipated exhibition from the same institution, The Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Clark. | Kimbell Art Museum | 02/28/12- 06/17/12 | Fort Worth |
H2O HuePresented by University of North Texas at UNT on the Square May 24-July 21, 2012 IAAS is proud to present works in watercolor by student of Millie Giles in the College of Visual Arts and Design. Be prepared to spend some time here because this exhibition will make use of the entire gallery. | University of North Texas | 05/24/12- 07/21/12 | Denton |
In Fives Artist ReceptionPresented by Firehouse Gallery at Firehouse Gallery May 1-May 26, 2012 Artsist-Layla Luna. In Fives' is comprised of twenty-five 5"x7" pastel, charcoal, and gouache works that have been covered in resin and framed. This body of work is made up of five sets of five drawings. The subject matter of the sets is as follows: Ornaments, Cuts of Meat, Cowboy Hats, Birds, and Deep Sea Creatures. | Firehouse Gallery | 05/01/12- 05/26/12 | Fort Worth |
In Search of Casanova: A Journey Through 18th-Century EuropePresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum May 23, 2012 This free lecture is part of a continuing series that introduces the permanent collection and selected exhibitions on view at the Kimbell Art Museum and provides background on the traditions underlying the major schools of art. | Kimbell Art Museum | 05/23/12 | Fort Worth |
In the Moment at the ModernPresented by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth February 22-June 27, 2012 This special program is designed for people with memory loss and their caregivers. Participants experience works of art at the Modern through intimate conversation with docents and thoughtful projects designed by the Museum's education staff. | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | 02/22/12- 06/27/12 | Fort Worth |
Inside Outside at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 4-June 23, 2012 Her paintings represent interiors and landscapes which are the product of a long process of construction. She build worlds through her work. It's the artist acting as Creator, building universes, or as a child, building imaginary worlds to play in, or as a stage designer building a set where a story will take place. Her work explores your need to play, to rehearse, to build models. It's an intuitive search for meaning and understanding. Her work deals with your desire to see what is... | | 05/04/12- 06/23/12 | Fort Worth |
Jim's Jazz BandPresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum July 14, 2012 Begin your Saturday evening of most months with great jazz, international art, appetizers, tours, prizes, and a delicious signature cocktail (cash bar). | Kimbell Art Museum | 07/14/12 | Fort Worth |
Lucian Freud: PortraitsPresented by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth July 1-October 28, 2012 Lucian Freud is widely considered the greatest portrait painter of the twentieth century. Lucian visceral renderings of people from all walks of life have a painterly and psychological drama that is unparalleled in contemporary art. For much of a century from the late 1940s until Lucian's recent death in July 2011,Freud made the living human presence his subject. | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | 07/01/12- 10/28/12 | Fort Worth |
Mark Smith: The Earth BelowPresented by William Campbell Contemporary Art at William Campbell Contemporary Art May 5-June 16, 2012 The Earth Below, an exhibition of new work by North Texas artist Mark Smith. The show will include paintings on wood panel and works on paper from Smith's the Earth Below Suite, so titled to describe not only a group of paintings and drawings, but also the artist's meticulous research, observation, and manipulation-all of which serve to generate intellectual and visual metamorphoses. | William Campbell Contemporary Art | 05/05/12- 06/16/12 | Fort Worth |
| New Parents Tour | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 04/27/12- 05/25/12 | Fort Worth |
| New Parents Tour | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 06/29/12 | Fort Worth |
Night Shift at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 15-May 30, 2012 Taught by Jo LeMay Rutledge, this oil painting class is a group of adults who are professionals by day and who transform into right-brain expressives by night. The studio class is held in the evenings at Fort Worth Country Day School and is designed for beginner through more experienced painters. No matter what level the painters, we conclude our year with an art show to share the semester's accomplishments over wine and cheese. | | 05/15/12- 05/30/12 | Fort Worth |
Our World, Three Unique PerspectivesPresented by Arts Fifth Avenue at Arts Fifth Avenue April 27-May 27, 2012 Our World,Three Unique Perspectives includes the work of Mary Rabalais Collins, Michael Zukerman and Megan Davis McConnell. | Arts Fifth Avenue | 04/27/12- 05/27/12 | Fort Worth |
PAINT at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 4-May 30, 2012 PAINT members are known for their plein air landscape paintings, but they also they are skilled in still life and figurative works as well. The group includes oil and acrylic painters, pastels, watercolor, and graphite artists, many en plein air (the French expression for painting in the open air). The artists reside in communities throughout North Texas, many are represented nationally in shows and galleries, and have ties to universities and professional organizations throughout the... | | 05/04/12- 05/30/12 | Fort Worth |
PAINT Creates Life at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 4-May 30, 2012 PAINT members are known for their plein air landscape paintings, but they also they are skilled in still life and figurative works as well. The group includes oil and acrylic painters, pastels, watercolor, and graphite artists, many en plein air (the French expression for painting "in the open air"). The artists reside in communities throughout North Texas, many are represented nationally in shows and galleries, and have ties to universities and professional organizations throughout the... | | 05/04/12- 05/30/12 | Fort Worth |
Pencil Brush and Scissors at Fort Worth Community Arts Center May 4-May 30, 2012 Bonnie Dunn, Tosca Engisch, Cindy Flint, Tom Kellie, and Carrol Richardson have combined for this exhibit which includes drawings, paintings, and collage. Individually they belong to the Trinity Arts Guild, The Society of Watercolor Artists, Mid-Cities Fine Arts, and other groups. They have exhibited with these entities in juried shows with success. All have exhibited at FWCAC previously, but this is their first show together. | | 05/04/12- 05/30/12 | Fort Worth |
Photography Tour Presented by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center June 2, 2012 The Photography Tours are 4-hours and will let the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim's -1700 acre pastures. | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | 06/02/12 | Glen Rose |
Photography TourPresented by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center July 14, 2012 The Photography Tours are 4-hours and will let the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim's ~1700 acre pastures. | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | 07/14/12 | Glen Rose |
Photography TourPresented by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center August 25, 2012 The Photography Tours are 4-hours and will let the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim's ~1700 acre pastures. | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | 08/25/12 | Glen Rose |
Photography TourPresented by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center September 8, 2012 The Photography Tours are 4-hours and will let the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim's ~1700 acre pastures. | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | 09/08/12 | Glen Rose |
Photography TourPresented by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center October 6, 2012 The Photography Tours are 4-hours and will let the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim's ~1700 acre pastures. | Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | 10/06/12 | Glen Rose |
Place de la RepubliquePresented by Kimbell Art Museum at Kimbell Art Museum June 17, 2012 This film is part of the Kimbell's ongong series "Impressions of Paris".
Cinematic favorites highlight various aspects of the Paris experience, from historic figures and spectacular entertainments of the Impressionist era to daily life and farcical adventures on the city's famed boulevards. | Kimbell Art Museum | 06/17/12 | Fort Worth |