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A message from Arts Fort Worth Executive Director about the Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Arts Fort Worth announces that, after 22 years of incubating arts initiatives and empowering artists and performers, we will wind down our management of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Repairing, maintaining and managing this important 77,000 square foot public facility has presented a significant challenge, and the cost of continuing its operations has become unsustainable. With this change, we will continue incentivizing arts and culture programs through grants, engaging neighborhoods in producing one-of-a-kind works of art through the Fort Worth Public Art program, and celebrating our arts community through the Heart of Gold awards and introduce our first-ever local arts summit in March 2025. Arts Fort Worth will passionately and purposefully continue build an ecosystem that is even more accessible, sustainable, and vibrant through advocacy, strengthening community partnerships, and resource development that meets the very real needs of the community. Through this transition, we reflect with immense gratitude on the memories made and accomplishments achieved at the Arts Center. A heartfelt “thank you” to the people who visited the Arts Center, the artists and performers who shaped its legacy, the City of Fort Worth for granting us stewardship of this facility, the donors who supported bold new ideas, and the Arts Fort Worth staff who made each experience possible. If you would like to support Arts Fort Worth or if you have questions about the transition, including upcoming exhibitions, programs, and productions, please visit our website at artsfortworth.org/arts-center

Heart of Gold 2023: Ginger Head Gearheart
This past weekend, Fort Worth came together to celebrate the life of Ginger Head Gearheart and the tremendous impact she made on the arts and children she dedicated so much of her life to. Arts Fort Worth had the privilege of honoring Ginger with the Heart of Gold Award this previous September. Please watch the video below to hear from some of the people who knew her and her "unending love for the arts and the young people and a deep understanding of the impact the arts can have on a young person."

Fort Worth Public Art wants your stories! When you submit pictures, videos, or stories, they will become a part of ‘Fabled,’ a public art project by AREA C projects for the new Fort Worth Public Library's Vivian J. Lincoln Library branch! Fort Worth Public Library and the artists are collecting your memories and impressions of Fort Worth that will become an ever-changing part of the artwork All types of submissions are welcome, even recipes and letters! Submit your stories by going to fwpublicart.org While on the Fort Worth Public Art website, you can learn more about the 'Fabled,' Area C Projects, and other public art projects taking place in the city and how you can get involved!

The exhibition 'placeshifting' presents three video works by multi-media artists Jiatong Yao and Zach Nguyen, exploring the relationships between personhood and technology. In this clip of 'I am Watching You,' Zack Nguyen reflects on his fear, anxiety, and exhaustion caused by virtual meetings during the pandemic. Concealing his identity with an augmented reality glass mask, Nguyen performs as a mysterious computer watching people’s lives and fear during isolation in their personal space through his red eyes. placeshifting Works by Jiatong “Tong” Yao and Zach Nguyen On view December 18-29, 2022

All 16 of the Original Works Series readings are on our YouTube channel! Steve Weaver tells us a bit about his play, 'Old Enough to Kill.' My play, Old Enough to Kill, is rooted in a family road trip from Ohio to California in 1970. Somewhere around Pecos County, Texas we stopped for lunch at a primitive roadside rest. It was on a hill next to a two lane highway overlooking a vast and very alien looking landscape. I don't remember many details other than the smell of the pit toilet and a dinner plate sized giant spider hanging on the fence but what stuck with me most was the feeling of isolation. That rest stop became the starting point for 'Old Enough To Kill.' I had no main characters, no plot, no story, just that rest stop. The feelings of isolation and loneliness it invoked led to Skylar and Ed, two high school seniors at the end of their time together and the start of their adult lives. Graduation is an uncertain stage in every person's life but in 1970, the year of the play, it was complicated further by the war in Vietnam and the near certainty of being drafted to fight. Although the draft has long since ended, today's teens face a similar dilemma; the social and political battles continue to rage and expectations are high. Old Enough to Kill explores how two independent individuals negotiate their futures in a world insisting on conformity. Check out all the plays featured in the Original Works Series artsfortworth.org/original-works-series

Of course we can't let 2021 close without celebrating our biggest event of the year! Arts Fort Worth and @dallasaurora partnered to present New Stories: New Futures in conjunction with @fwpublicart’s iconic installation on Pioneer Tower! We were beyond thrilled to bring these historical and modern perspectives, stories, and memories from the region to you! Wishing you a healthy, happy, and art-filled #NewYear from Arts Fort Worth!

198 artists exhibited in 62 shows at Arts Fort Worth in 2021! Once again the galleries have boasted exciting emerging and established artists. The new year will bring new galleries that introduce you to new perspectives and insights from artists in Fort Worth and beyond! Check out the new spaces on during our #FirstFriday Opening Reception January 7 from 6-9! *** We have gathered up the #TopTen of our favorite projects and programs of 2021! #ArtsFortWorth, formerly the Arts Council of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, and along with @fwpublicart, want to celebrate with you the great stories and progress the #FortWorthArts made!

As founders of the William Campbell Gallery , Bill and Pam Campbell made an indelible mark on the arts in Fort Worth and through the years nurtured the careers of dozens of talented artists. Arts Fort Worth was thrilled to honor the Campbells with the #2021HeartofGold and celebrate the extraordinary impact of this couple on the arts of Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Public Art dedication of "Do Something Good For Your Neighbor."

The Arts Council congratulates Bill and Pam Campbell on receiving the 2021 Heart of Gold Award! We are thrilled to honor them with this well-deserved award for all they have done to build and support the arts in Fort Worth. Here's to your next adventure, Bill and Pam! Learn more about this and previous years' Heart of Gold at www.artsfortworth.org/heart Thank you to EC FILMS for another incredible short film!

New Stories: New Futures Artist Talk with Refik Andol and Quayola
If you enjoyed seeing New Stories: New Futures at Pioneer Tower this past weekend, then meet the artists! Learn more about Refik Andol and Quayola, their process and inspiration behind "Pioneer Tower Dreams" and "Texas Surveys"! New Stories: New Futures was a two-night event brought to you by Fort Worth Public Art, managed by the Arts Council of Fort Worth, in partnership with AURORA. This free public art event features two new artworks, commissioned by the City of Fort Worth, by international new media artists Refik Andadol and Quayola that were projected onto Pioneer Tower.

Refik Anadol's "Pioneer Tower Dreams" was created using photographs and stories sent in from Fort Worth residents, old and new, and from image collections from historical, educational, and arts organizations across Fort Worth. The soundtrack was created from the sounds of the city itself. Combining all of these through algorithms, Anadol creates what a City might look like if it "dreamed." This is your only chance to see "Pioneer Tower Dreams" in person at New Stories: New Futures August 20th and 21st. So get your FREE timed entry ticket to see Glasstire 's number one of their Top Five Art Events to see this week! Know before you go! Learn more about our safety precautions, parking, and event information through www.newstoriesnewfutures.org

Raul Rodriguez (@witofrito) signing off. Thank y’all for coming to my #TEDtalk for the #NewStoriesNewFutures exhibition on Aug 20-21. Get the tickets to the show in the bio link. Dont forget to check out the other artists! @huckabystudios @ciaraellebryant @jessicafuentes83 @witofrito @bernardovallarinoart @jinyahuang @jeff._.gibbons @nickbontrager @dallasaurora @drlaurencross #fwpublicart #ArtsFortWorth #PioneerTower #dallasaurora #publicart #newmediaart #fortworthculturaldistrict #fortworthartist #dallasartist #skateboardphotography #skaterboys #marineparkfw #skateboardingisfun #latinxartist #antigentrificationsquad

Raul Rodriguez (@witofrito) here continuing my take over and giving you insight into my work, practice and upcoming piece for the #NewStoriesNewFutures on Aug 20-21. . For NSNF I wanted to explore Marine Park beyond what I take from it. Beyond the skate park. Did I mention I grew up in Northside? My relationship to this place extends far into my past with tons of childhood memories. Marine has a rich history that is not often talked about. For New Stories New Futures, I tapped into the community to activate a collective remembrance. Did you ever go to Marine Park? What are some of your own memories here? Leave it in the comments below! Special shout-out to my colleague: @bygermantorres for getting me the aerial views of MP. 🙏🏽 Stay tuned for more and don’t forget to check out the other artists! @huckabystudios @ciaraellebryant @jessicafuentes83 @witofrito @bernardovallarinoart @jinyahuang @jeff._.gibbons @nickbontrager @dallasaurora @drlaurencross #fwpublicart #ArtsFortWorth #PioneerTower #dallasaurora #publicart #newmediaart #fortworthculturaldistrict #fortworthartist #dallasartist #skateboardphotography #skaterboys #marineparkfw #skateboardingisfun