Dallas Art Events

3 Artists at Conduit Gallery June 21 - July 19

2008-07-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

James Michael Starr

Little Victims

Special Case, 2008, wood box & steel rods, 26x20x7"
Against My Own Nature , 2007, glove mold & illustrations, 16x3x3"

By relying on found objects he considers beautiful and aged by time, James Michael Starr creates assemblages that invite hours of reflection and introspection. Beautiful, lyrical, dripping with dense iconography and melancholic stories, James Michael Starr’s assemblages explore philosophic pursuits and humanistic endeavors. This exhibit is in one of the Main Galleries.

Carrie Marill

Resident Birds

Lazuli Bunting, 2008, gouache on paper, 12x9"
Yellow Headed Blackbird , 2008, gouache on paper, 12x9"

Carrie Marill’s disarming artworks explore the artist’s fascination with the medium of goauche on paper. These works represent a variety of approaches to the curiosities of urban life in the context of the natural world.

Most projects involve intricate representations of birds and plant life that transcend the mundane and become striking portraits. Resident Birds is comprised of several representations of the birds she witnessed while at a recent artist residency in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Carrie Marill earned an MFA from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and a BA from San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA/. She has since exhibited widely including; sixspace, Culver City, CA; Art LA 2006, Santa Monica, CA; PULSE, New York, NY; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ and Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Carrie Marill lives and works in Goodyear, Arizona and Seattle, Washington. This exhibit is in one of the Main Galleries.

Takashi Iwasaki

Embroidered Memories

Pachipachihitomejackie, 2008, embroidery floss on fabric,12x12"
Aruhinosra, 2008, embroidery floss on canvas, 12x12"

Takashi Iwasaki’s small-scale embroidered works are experiments in modern abstraction created in pursuit of his own aesthetic language. In them, ebullient figures collide and
marry to create a pleasing and affirming visual experience. This exhibit is in the Project Room.

Born in 1983 in Japan, Takashi Iwasaki earned his BFA from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He has exhibited throughout Japan and Canada and has had solo exhibitions in Portland, OR, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. In 2004, he opened Semai Gallery in Winnipeg. Meaning “narrow” in Japanese, the gallery showcases contemporary art projects in a narrow hallway thirty-eight feet long by three and a half feet wide.

Going on: June 21- July 19
At: Conduit Gallery
Located At: 1626 C Hi Line Dr.
Dallas, TX 75207
Phone: 214.939.0064
Hours: Tue-Sat 10-5
Visit: http://www.conduitgallery.com/exhib_2008_6-21.htm

ech_o

2008-06-26T22:08:00.000-07:00

“ech_o”

June 14 - August 1, 2008
Gallery hours:
Wed. - Sun., 12- 5 pm

Where: Centraltrak
800 Exposition Ave.
Dallas, TX 75226

Curated by U.T. Dallas graduate Mary Benedicto, ech_o is an exhibition of video art in which new and old technology unite in a tour de force of pictures, patterns and images. Artists deploy video cameras and computers as though paintbrushes of yore as electronic equipment become tools for self-expression.

Michael Ledoux

2008-06-26T22:05:00.000-07:00

Photographs Do Not Bend presents: Twenty-One

2008-06-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

The exhibit features photographs by: Cuban born Mario Algaze, Italian Neo-Realist Mario DeBiasi, Magnum photographer, Elliott Erwitt and Texas artists Chuy Benitez, John Herrin, David Johndrow.

El Paso artist, Chuy Benitez, photographs the Hispanic culture in his hometown. His large panoramic image of a mariachi band playing in a local Hispanic grocery store explodes with festive sound and energy.

Mario DeBiasi, Gli italiani si voltano, 1956

Houston artist John Herrin's abstract color photographs are an homage to the significant 20th Century American artist, Aaron Siskind. Siskind's black and white photographs of cracks and tar in our urban landscape were a tribute to fellow abstract expressionist Franz Kline's bold brushwork. Herrin has brought this forward to the 21st Century by using an 8 x 10 camera to explore similar beauty, also in dramatic, painterly fashion, in color.

This is a sensational mix of documentary and conceptual work by established and emerging talents.

21
John Albok Gallery
When:
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Start date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Event is ongoing: Until Saturday, July 19, 2008
Where: Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, 1202 Dragon Street, Dallas
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages

Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy

2008-06-23T17:18:00.000-07:00

This exhibition explores the extraordinary lives of Sara and Gerald Murphy and the couple’s influence on a remarkable constellation of creative artists that flourished in Paris and the Riviera in the 1920s and 1930s. Friends of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Cole Porter, Dorothy Parker, Alfred Hitchcock, and Fernand Léger, the Murphys strove to make something fine and beautiful of their lives through “living well,” creating art, and encouraging artist and writer friends. The result was some of the most noteworthy literature, music, theater, and art of the last century. Often portrayed simply as wealthy patrons, the Murphys in fact improvised their own brand of unconventional modernism that was a source of inspiration to their many talented friends..

When:
Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Start date: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Event is ongoing: Until Sunday, September 14, 2008
Where: Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas
Cost: $5 - $10
Age limit: All ages

Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism

2008-06-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

He was brilliant and complicated, a contemporary of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. And for more than two months beginning Saturday, area art patrons will get an up-close-and-personal look at the enduring work of Marsden Hartley.

Valley Road (1919–20)

"Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism" opens Saturday June 14 and continues through Aug. 24 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth. 817-738-1933, www.carter museum .org.

The Secret War

2008-06-23T16:49:00.001-07:00

Sunday, Aug 31
The Secret War at Dallas Hub Theatre

Dallas/New York-based Firebomb Productions (The Story Lenny Bruce Never Told, Ambulance Dance, The Desecrated Ziggurat) announces its newest foray into uncharted territories: The Secret War Aug. 31-Sept. 29, 2007 at Dallas Hub Theatre, 2809 Canton St. in Deep Ellum. The Secret War will turn theater on its head by introducing The Cosmic Battle League, a battle between the planets of our solar system. In addition, Firebomb has scheduled live bands after each show. Tickets are $10 for the show and music, and $7 for just the music. Call 214-521-7257 to purchase tickets. Check out www.thesecretwar.net and www.myspace.com/thefiretemple for more information.

Address:
2809 Canton Dallas 75226
Phone: 646-483-7136
Web: www.thesecretwar.net
Email: More Info...

Tis Of Thee: Flagged By Emotion

2008-06-23T15:45:00.000-07:00

Dallas City Arts Festival

2008-06-13T00:34:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars for the 5th Annual
CityArts Celebration

June 13-15, 2008
6-10 p.m. Friday, June 13
11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday, June 14
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15

The FREE CityArts Celebration is made possible by sponsorship and beverage and merchandise sales on site, which pay for the fantastic entertainment line-up. Coolers and outside beverages are prohibited. Please support CityArts and keep it FREE by purchasing beverages from our booths.

A free arts showcase with multiple outdoor stages featuring dance, a variety of music and cultural performances, a juried art show, culinary demonstrations and wine tastings, complimentary admission to world-class museums, exciting exhibits, interactive children's activities, free downtown shuttle for opening night and much more!

visit: http://www.dallascityarts.com/

Annual Open Invitational Show

2008-02-03T14:31:00.000-08:00

May 10 - May 31, 2008
Reception: May 10, 6-10pm

Work drop-off: Saturday & Sunday, May 3 - 4, 8am - 8pm
Pick-up: Sunday, June 1, 8am - 8pm

500X Gallery’s Annual Open Invitational Show is an ideal opportunity for artists to exhibit their work in one of Texas’ oldest alternative galleries. Run by a co-operative of artists, 500X Gallery is a high profile environment for emerging artists. As the show’s title suggests, this open invitational attracts artists from all areas of experience, from absolute beginners to seasoned professionals. In this show, all are welcome!

Go to: http://www.500x.org/events.html

Conduit Gallery

2008-02-03T14:11:00.000-08:00

CONDUIT GALLERY
Robert Jessup/Matt Clark Project Room: Christian Pitt

Main Gallery: Matt Clark Recent Paintings and Robert Jessup Floating, Falling Project Room: Christian Pitt Monsters in the Living Room

The exhibition through February 10, 2007

1626 C Hi Line Dr.
Dallas, TX 75207
214.939.0064

from http://blog.tagmycity.com/articles/category/art

Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery – George Krause: Sfumato Portraits

2008-02-03T14:09:00.000-08:00

Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery
George Krause: Sfumato Portraits

This exhibition will continue through February 10.

Krause shows his new Sfumato portraits, which have the light source coming in at the back of the head, producing a strange effect.

PDNB Gallery new location! 1202 Dragon Street, Suite 103

3115 Routh St
Dallas, TX
214.969.1852

from http://blog.tagmycity.com/articles/category/art

Marty Walker Gallery – Elemental

2008-02-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

MARTY WALKER GALLERY

ELEMENTAL
New work by Andrew Bennett, Robert Boland, Rupert Deese, Tom Orr and Jay Shinn

Elemental will be viewable through February 10, 2007

Marty Walker Gallery presents Elemental, a group exhibition featuring works by five contemporary artists whose work integrates the elements of earth, wood, fire, water, and metal as its primary material and conceptual focus.

Marty Walker Gallery
2135 Farrington Street
Dallas, TX 75207
214.749.0069

from http://blog.tagmycity.com/articles/category/art

Art To The Rescue Soiree

2008-02-03T11:52:00.000-08:00

Hosted by:
Manny Rodriguez Photography
100 Parkhouse St., Dallas, Texas, 75207

Saturday May 17, 2008 6pm-10pm

The 3rd annual Art to the Rescue Soiree.
featuring music, food, cocktails and a silent auction of contemporary art, jewelry, wine, gift certificates and much more.

All proceeds benefit Animal Rescue of Texas (ART).

ART is an all volunteer, non-profit rescue organization founded by a group of business professionals wanting to make a difference in the lives of homeless companion animals in North Texas. ART's mission is to save the lives of animals that may otherwise perish in city shelters, find the best fit for the animals in our care and their potential forever homes, and educate the community on the humane treatment of companion animals and responsible pet ownership (see how it works on the back).

Partnering with the art community is part of ART's original vision and their ongoing support of ART to the Rescue has been essential to its continued success. We are privileged this year to have our event hosted by Manny Rodriguez Photography at his beautiful15,000 square foot studio near downtown Dallas

Since incorporation in July 2005, ART has rescued over 200 animals at a cost of over $53,000. This includes the cost to rescue, rehabilitate, conduct initial health screenings, and in many cases provide extensive surgical procedures, x-rays, blood work or other medical care. As of December 2007, we have seventeen wonderful animals waiting for their forever homes in foster care.

Your generous donations are vital to the success of our event! Although sponsorships and underwriting money are our biggest needs, our silent auction is also a big part of this event. In addition to financial donations, we need artwork, services, gift certificates, hotel stays, spa treatments, event tickets, pet friendly products and/or any other support you can contribute to help us reach our goal. Please peruse the attached sponsorship opportunities, each of which include recognition at our event, and let us know how you would like to help!

On behalf of the homeless animals we serve, thank you in advance for your support. We look forward to seeing you on May 17th!

My note: I will submit art into this event, and you guys reading should too!

Go to www.animalrescueoftexas.org for more information.