Arts Fort Worth

Arts Fort Worth and Resolute Theatre Project are excited to announce auditions for the world premiere of "Love or Best Offer" by Phil Olsen. We are seeking talented actors to bring this heartwarming and humorous play to life.

Arts Fort Worth is committed to diversity and seeks to promote a positive model of inclusion. We encourage performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages to apply. Learn more about the play, the roles, and the audition details at artsfortworth.org/original-works-series

Are you an artist, performer, creative or arts-lover? Then join Arts Fort Worth and Near Southside, Fort Worth and Artes de la Rosa for our final Art Aid of the year, a holiday mixer at The Coupe on Tuesday, December 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.!

Mix and mingle with fellow artists, hear updates from the Arts Fort Worth and Near Southside Arts teams, and use this opportunity to grow your connections as you plan for 2024. The Coupe will be offering a signature "Arts Fort Worth" cocktail with a $1 giveback from each order to benefit Arts Fort Worth!

This time of year is often a time of reflection, kindness, and hope for the future. Here at Arts Fort Worth, we are grateful for the individual artists, performers, creatives, and arts organizations across the city that make the arts a vibrant and exciting part of our city.

With your support, we are committed to continuing to partner with and provide resources and opportunities to the arts. Together we can build a solid foundation for the future. We cannot do it alone and ask you to join us in creating a future that is inclusive, accessible, and lives up to the dreams of the artists, performers, creatives, and arts patrons of Fort Worth! Help us build that future today! Learn how at artsfortworth.org/give

Arts Fort Worth is so proud to partner with the Tarrant County Education Foundation's water bottle sculpture project! Together, we're collaborating with amazing artist Willie Cole to give youth powerful, inspiring experiences through the arts. Cole and students will build a large sculpture from water bottles. Be a part of the project by donating your 16-ounce water bottles (with lids) at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m!

Ruth Carter Stevenson was an art historian and collector known locally and nationally for her passionate advocacy for the arts. Her legacy lives on through the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and the many other initiatives she was a part of over the years. Did you know she founded the Arts Council of Fort Worth in 1963? It’s true! And today, on her birthday, you can celebrate and continue her incredible legacy of nurturing the arts in Fort Worth by supporting Arts Fort Worth. Even better- give that gift in the name of an incredible woman artist or advocate you know!

Celebrating 60 years of art and inclusivity in Fort Worth! Arts Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to making art accessible and inclusive for our community. As challenges and opportunities continue to rise, we need your help to ensure you will be able to experience and tell your stories through the arts. Join us in building a strong foundation for the next 60 years of creativity and storytelling!

Mark your calendars and join Fort Worth Public Art at the Diamond Hill Community Center Grand Opening and Public Art Dedication event on Saturday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. Meet artist Elizabeth Akamatsu, whose concept for 'Rising Strong' came from working with the Diamond Hill community on ideas about planting seeds, setting roots, and growing a bountiful life.

Part of the festivities will include an open house and a family activity led by Elizabeth Akamatsu until 1:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Arts Fort Worth was founded 60 years ago as the Arts Council of Fort Worth and has celebrated many achievements over the years. We are invested in and committed to providing inclusive access to experience and create art in our community! The next 60 years will present more opportunities and challenges, and we need your help to build a strong foundation to ensure you can experience and tell your stories through the arts. Invest with us in the future of the arts in your community. A one-time gift, a recurring monthly gift, or a multi-year gift and join us as we continue to support the arts organizations and programs that you love! Find out more at artsfortworth.org/give

Arts Fort Worth is invested in and committed to providing inclusive access to experience and create art in our community. We were founded 60 years ago as the Arts Council of Fort Worth and have celebrated many achievements along the way.! The next 60 years will present more opportunities and challenges and we need your help to build a strong foundation to continue to ensure you will be able to experience and tell your stories through the arts. Now is the time to invest in the future of the arts in your community. A one-time gift, a recurring monthly gift, or a multi-year gift and join us as we continue to support the arts organizations and programs that you love!

Learn more at artsfortworth.org/give

If you haven’t visited Trail Drivers Park lately, swing by soon to see the latest addition to the Fort Worth Public Art collection! “Seed the Future” by artist Karla Garcia is inspired by migration and the natural landscape at the park. By reimagining the dandelion seed flower, the sculpture becomes a symbol of the legacy and history of the area while reflecting today’s community as one.

We’re looking forward to celebrating this exciting new sculpture at a dedication event soon!

Learn more about the project and the public art process at fwpublicart.org

It has come to our attention that Arts Fort Worth’s phone lines are currently down. We’re working with our service provider to get them back online as soon as possible.

In the meantime, you can contact us at [email protected]

Thank you for your patience!

S/O to for hosting September 's Art Aid: A Workshop Workshop with 's Shannon Driscoll! Be on the lookout for more events like this including the return of Arts Fort Worth's Ceit Night in October!

Art Aid is a monthly series of seminars and workshops focused on teaching artists, art nonprofits, and other creative professionals how to build a sustainable career in the arts. Arts Fort Worth is proud to partner with and to bring this free program to you!

Sign up for our newsletter through the link in the bio to find out more about Art Aid and other upcoming programs.

Arts Fort Worth has an exciting opportunity for marketing and communications students! Are you looking for a hands-on, paid internship experience that will set you on the path to success? Do you love the arts? Look no further!

Join the Arts Fort Worth team as a Newsletter Intern and take your skills to the next level! To learn more about the position and to apply, send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]

Are you a budding playwright with a story waiting to be told?

We're thrilled to announce an OPEN CALL for scripts as part of our Original Works Series Program! If you've got a captivating story that deserves the spotlight, this is your chance to shine!

What are we looking for?
✏️Fresh and original scripts
✏️Diverse voices and perspectives
✏️Bold and thought-provoking themes

Submissions are open through December 1, 2023. Apply here: https://artsfortworth.submittable.com/submit/270834/arts-fort-worth-is-proud-to-present-2024-original-works-series

Arts Fort Worth's biggest call of the year closes in just two weeks! Don't miss this chance to be part of our 2024 exhibition season and apply to SoCur: Solo & Curatorial Proposals before the deadline on August 31.

Not sure about the requirements? Arts Fort Worth has curated resources for artists and creatives on our website at artsfortworth.org/resources and if you still have questions, feel free to DM us or email us at [email protected]!

Join Arts Fort Worth as we honor Estrus Tucker with the Advocate for the Arts Award at the Heart of Gold Luncheon Wednesday, September 20th!

Estrus Tucker is President & CEO, and co-founder of DEI Consultants LLC, a national consulting firm serving corporations, nonprofits, and local governments in designing and implementing strategies that advance diversity, equity and inclusion. Estrus is also a thought leader, writer and keynote speaker on embracing dignity, empathy and integrity as core values and invaluable human-centric practices, whose mission is to inspire courage and facilitate practices that promote human dignity, community belonging, nonviolent engagement and justice, in service of a world that works for all.

With more than 35 years’ experience in executive leadership in local, state, and national nonprofit operations and governance, Estrus is recipient of multiple awards recognizing his work and leadership in support of transformational leadership in Mississippi; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cape Town, South Africa and Texas. Currently, Mr. Tucker serves as Chair on the Art Commission which oversees the Fort Worth Public Art program.

For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, go to artsfortworth.org/heart

Ginger Head-Gearheart has devoted much of her life to teaching and promoting the arts and developing arts education programs for schools and communities. She has worked at local, state and national levels on innovative arts programs for international arts and cultural institutions. She created a special program for deaf and hearing-impaired students that is considered part of the curriculum for middle and high school deaf students in Texas. Among her many successes is the nationally recognized nonprofit organization Imagination Celebration Fort Worth, a program she developed in collaboration with community arts and cultural leaders and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. This program has reached over 4,000,000 students with experiences that connect to learning in the arts, sciences, humanities, literacy and technology. It has become a model for other Kennedy Center programs and is hailed by numerous state and national organizations and the Department of Education.

Join Arts Fort Worth as we honor Ginger Head-Gearheart with the Heart of Gold Award at the Heart of Gold Luncheon Wednesday, September 20 at 12 p.m. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, go to artsfortworth.org/heart

Volunteers needed! Grant panelists are a crucial aspect of an equitable granting process and will evaluate applications with a critical and objective eye. You can be a part of this process and drive positive change in your community.
Arts Fort Worth grants celebrate community diversity through inclusive artistic expression, increase accessibility and encourage broad-based participation in arts activities, strengthen arts providers' service capacity and business practices, and promote tourism and economic growth in the City of Fort Worth.

Ready to make a difference? Get full details and complete the nomination form at https://www.artsfortworth.org/grants

📷 #3 courtesy of Amphibian Stage; #4 courtesy of Arts 5th Avenue

Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that Easyside has been selected as Arts Fort Worth's 2023 Art Collective Resident!

With a passion for community and inspiring change through art, Easyside brings together a diverse group of talented artists and creators. Throughout the year, we'll be organizing a series of exciting events, workshops, and exhibitions filled with creativity, innovation, and community-driven initiatives, all aimed at making Fort Worth a vibrant hub for art enthusiasts and creators alike.

Calling all artists! Arts Fort Worth's biggest call of the year closes at the end of the month! Showcase your vision and create an inspiring solo or curated group exhibition- apply to SoCur: Solo & Curatorial Proposals. Don't miss this chance to be part of our 2024 exhibition season, and apply now before the deadline on August 31! Get all the application details and apply at artsfortworth.org/opportunities Got questions? Email us at [email protected]

Artist Boryana Rusenova-Ina's exhibition 'You Speak English Too Well' is grounded in their formative experiences of learning English as a second language in post-communist Bulgaria. "Back then writing was drawing and drawing was writing, and now they both have also become painting. I find the intersection between language and identity, and how the former signifies the latter, to be a constant source of curiosity."
Join Arts Fort Worth Saturday, August 19 at 1 p.m. for Boryana Rusenova-Ina's artist talk in the gallery!

Learn more about the exhibition at artsfortworth.org/exhibitions

The Houston-based artists Sherry Tseng Hill and Chet Urban explore the intersection of migration at the southern U.S. border from their relative positions through memory as collective binder rather than in individual illusion. The Houston-based artists Sherry Tseng Hill and Chet Urban explore the intersection of migration at the southern U.S. border from their relative positions through memory as a collective binder rather than in individual illusion.

The artists ask, how do events today connect us, deep within us, to our own experiences? How, then, do our experiences conversely connect to events today? As our relative perspective shifts, what then is shifted in us when we experience the solidarity of the cosmos? How do these experiences exist, in addition to and through other experiences? Seeing one thing brings up another by memory or imagination, where a possibility is realized in a manifestation that is alive, real, and exists in time but not a linear or chronographic time, a kairos time.

'And Some I Assume, Are Good People' is on view June 30 - July 29, 2023 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Learn more about the artists and exhibition at artsfortworth.org/exhibition

'Did you know the grand opening of the Vivian J. Lincoln Library is also the debut of artwork 'Fabled'? The artists, work in a broad array of analog and digital media- using community outreach and archival materials to deepen ties to local life and culture.

'Fabled' draws upon the library’s role as a teller of stories and stories as creators of place. The artwork takes the form of a pillar, one that is captured in the act of assembling itself. While the pillar form represents the stories already in place, the falling pieces represent the voices of community members who have not yet arrived- voices from which tales will continue to grow.

The artists partnered with the to collect pictures, video and stories from residents. These digital memories are incorporated into the artwork and reveal themselves through apertures in the artwork.

The Vivian J. Lincoln Library's grand opening is Saturday, July 8th at 9:30 a.m. at 8829 McCart Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76123

Psst...Got plans for 🌟FRIDAY NIGHT🌟?

Arts Fort Worth and arer@sofarsounds are bringing you a surprise concert to the Fort Worth Community Arts Center! Bring a blanket or pillows and cozy up among the new art exhibitions.

Use promo code SOFARSPACES15 at the link in our bio for 15% off the show. Get your tickets before they sell out! Tickets: https://www.sofarsounds.com/checkout/v2/49854

Growing up in Japan, artist Mayuko Ono Gray was always drawn to calligraphy and art. Her style evolved as she moved to Western-style art and experimented with graphite and charcoal to use techniques like chiaroscuro and sfumato. Now, Gray uses bubbles to express energy, matter, and the intangible soul or spirit in her art- blending cultures and traditions to create something new.

You can view Mayuko Ono Gray's work through June 24th or at her upcoming exhibition in southeast Texas at Galveston Arts Center July 15-October 1, 2023.

Arts Fort Worth will be closed in honor of Juneteenth on Monday, June 19th. In 2020, Arts Fort Worth's Boxed Lunch series interviewed artists, performers, and community leaders. We had the honor of speaking with Ms. Opal Lee, affectionately known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Ms. Lee's untiring efforts lead to the creation of today's national holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

You can listen to Ms. Opal Lee's incredible stories here:

Boxed Lunch Interview Series Episode #23 Opal Lee Join the Arts Center as we welcome Ms. Opal Lee to our July 20th episode of Boxed Lunch on the Arts Center's Youtube channel.Opal Lee is a well-known and bel...

'This Land' is a landscape exhibition with artists' interpretation of natural environments characterized as well as those affected by ecologically transformative land use practices. The Texas Artists Coalition is a membership-driven program from Arts Fort Worth, whose mission is to support the career development of emerging and established artists.
'This Land' is on view through June 24, 2023. Learn more about the exhibition and Texas Artists Coalition at artsfortworth.org

Works by Troy Bagwell, Mike Beattie, Fawn Brown, Beverly Dennis, Stephen Evans, Carol Hayman, Makenzie Heinemann, Betsy Horn, Matthew Jones, Ivette Ramos Levy, Bob Lukeman, Edgar Miller, Komal Shah, Melinda Sikes, and Liphus M. Swindall.

The Fort Worth Art Commission will soon recommend the final design and text for interpretive plaques for the historic Will Rogers Memorial Center coliseum and auditorium murals to the City Council.

The Fort Worth Art Commission is seeking your input on proposed plaque language at a Public Hearing on June 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods. For more information visit fwpublicart.org/

Meet artist Blessing Hancock during the Soul of Sycamore Juneteenth and be a part of the public artwork for Sycamore Park! Fort Worth Public Art and the artist invites you to join her in a fun activity sharing your memories of the site, dreams for the future, and more. Your words may be integrated into the sculpture!

The colorful figure-eight-shaped sculpture is inspired by the park’s natural environment and recreational activities, and the families that gather there. It will be located near the playground off Vickery Boulevard.

The Soul of Sycamore Juneteenth is a free event that will also feature local vendors, a car show, arts exhibits and other activities. Meet the artist Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at Sycamore Park off Rosedale Street.

What does the Fort Worth Community Arts Center offer that you would like to see in the future- studio spaces, gallery space, theaters, accessible programming for artists, performers, creatives and the community? As the redevelopment process of 1300 Gendy moves forward, help Arts Fort Worth guide the future of the programs and spaces you value. Registration is highly encouraged!

Tuesday, June 27th at 6:00 p.m.
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy Street

Arts Fort Worth will cover the parking for the first 40 people to register! Register at https://bit.ly/ArtSpacesListeningSession