Saturday, March 24: Everyone from foundations to corporations are singing the tune that the arts are important to Dallas’ health and future growth. You should have heard Mayor “Big Mike” Rawlings at last week’s TACA Silver Cup Award luncheon extolling the value of the arts.
However, many don’t realize how truly abundant the area is when it comes to the legions of different artistic and cultural groups that make their homes in the area. Perhaps that’s why the Business Council for the Arts and NorthPark Center have once again put together ArtsPark, a one-day, free event showcasing the various organizations from the area counties (Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant).
From noon to 4 p.m. at NorthPark, there will be special performances, programs and demonstrations, along with opportunities to learn new creative skills and get involved in the various artistic and cultural endeavors.
In the past the following groups have been involved in this artistic/cultural buffet of talent: African American Museum, Art & Seek, ArtCentre of Plano, Arts Incubator of Richardson, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Bath House cultural Center at White Rock Lake, Big Thought, Cara Mia Theatre Company, Children’s chorus of Greater Dallas, Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Creative Arts Center of Dallas, Crow Collection of Asian Art, , Dallas Arts District, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Children’s Theater, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas Film Society, Dallas Handweavers & Spinners Guild, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Dallas Songwriters Association, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Friends of Fair Park, Friends of The Bath House Cultural Center, Goss-Michael Foundation, International Museum of Cultures, Italian Club of Dallas, Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, KERA, KXT 91.7, Le Theatre de Marionette, Lyric Stage, Mahogany Dance Theatre of Dallas, Men of Note Chorus, Museum of Geometric & MADI Art, Museum of Nature and Science, Nasher Sculpture Center, Orchestra of New Spain, Plano Children’s Theater, Richland College Emeritus Plus 50 Program, Scola Cantorum of Texas, Shakespeare Dallas, Texas Ballet Theater, Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, The 500, Inc., The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc., The Craft Guild of Dallas, The Dallas Opera, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, The Women’s Chorus of Dallas, The Writer’s Garret, Today Marks the Beginning, Trinity River Audubon Center, UNT College of Visual Arts & Design, Van Cliburn Foundation, New Music Ensemble of Dallas and WRR Classical 101.1 FM/Office of Cultural Affairs/Public Art.
Photo provided by ArtsPark