Creative

The Last Word: Artist Natalie Neale on Her 70-Foot TCU Mural

by | Sep 26, 2023
Fort Worth’s newest public art installation greets residents and visitors with a bold message—to dream big, be bold, and lead on. The 70-foot mural is Texas Christian University’s capstone on its artful coast-to-coast tour celebrating TCU’s 150th anniversary.
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TCU’s Coast-to-Coast Art Campaign Comes Home to Fort Worth
by | Sep 22, 2023
Texas Christian University unveiled a new mural in Fort Worth, capping off a nationwide public art project celebrating the school's 150th anniversary. The mural was designed by 2023 TCU graduate Natalie Neale and envisions the university's impact over the next 150 years.
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‘Ghost Mammoth’ Slides and Pickleball Skyline Views: Harwood Park Opens in Downtown Dallas This Weekend
by | Sep 20, 2023
Harwood Park is the fourth "urban neighborhood park" to open since 2019 in downtown Dallas, thanks to a $90 million public-private partnership between the Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy and the Dallas Park and Recreation Department. This weekend, its "Ghost Mammoth" slides will take center stage in a fun-filled, two-day grand opening event.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra and UT Dallas Partner on Speech, Language, and Music Study
by | Sep 19, 2023
The DSO and UTD's Speech, Language and Music (SLAM) Lab hope to better understand the impact of music training on the brains of young people with the new study—which will involve 50 volunteers from the DSO’s Kim Noltemy Young Musicians program.
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From Sneakerhead to Labyrinth of Destiny, Dallas International Film Festival Celebrates Creativity With Screenwriting Winners

by | Sep 15, 2023
A suspense-horror short script takes the grand prize, with feature, TV pilot and short scripts also honored. Sneakerhead is set to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee.
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Winning Work: The 2023 AIA Dallas Built/Unbuilt Design Awards
by | Sep 12, 2023
Thursday night at AD EX—the Architecture and Design Exchange in downtown Dallas—the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced the 14 winners of its 2023 Built, Unbuilt, and Student Design Awards. See all the amazing work.
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The Last Word: Designer Joel Baldazo on Dwell with Dignity’s Thrift Studio Popup
by | Aug 25, 2023
Today marks the opening day of Dwell With Dignity's annual fall Thrift Studio popup, where luxury home furnishings and art are sold at "steeply discounted prices" to benefit Drell With Dignity's nonprofit mission: furnishing living spaces for families in need.
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The Last Word: Spotting Big Tex’ Newly Designed Boots Truckin’ Toward Fair Park
by | Aug 23, 2023
It's going to be 106 degrees all weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth, but don't worry—fall is coming! The proof's in a viral video posted by user 23CUPS on Facebook and Instagram. There, in the next lane on the highway, an 18-wheeler is trucking gigantic Big Tex boots toward Fair Park, where the State Fair of Texas will open on September 29.
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A ‘Deep Space’ Multisensory Installation Is Coming to Richardson

by | Aug 15, 2023
"Sensing Deep Space: Pandora's Cluster" will take people on an artistic journey to a galactic collision 4 billion light years away—with a little help from the SciArt Exchange, UT Dallas, an Australian composer and audiovisual artist, and others.
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BAR-bie Themed Popup Opens at Dallas’ Whippersnapper Bar
by | Aug 11, 2023
Last week we told you The Whippersnapper bar off Dallas' Henderson Avenue was being transformed into a BAR-bie themed popup. The transformation is in honor of Warner Bros.' "Barbie" blockbuster, which has scored more than $1 billion in worldwide box office—and it'll be officially unveiled tonight. Here's an early look inside and out.
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The Last Word: The Cordish Cos.’ Marnie Sauls on the Lure of One Rangers Way
by | Aug 9, 2023
One Rangers Way—an architecturally striking luxury residential project being built in the Arlington Entertainment District—isn't slated for completion until December 2024. But pre-leasing has been underway for three weeks now, triggering "incredible interest and momentum," according to The Cordish Companies, the building's developer.
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Past Issues: Dallas Innovates—The Magazine
by | Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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Fritos and Floyd’s Offering 1,000 Free Mullet Haircuts in August

by | Aug 4, 2023
As the official snacks sponsor of the 2023 USA Mullet Championships, Plano-based Fritos is offering 1,000 free mullet haircuts on Fridays in August at Floyd's Barbershops across the U.S. See what brought the epic look and iconic snack together—and how you can book your mullet.
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The Last Word: Why Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Won the DMA’s International Design Competition
by | Aug 3, 2023
The Madrid-based competition winners describe their winning proposal to reimagine the Dallas Museum of Art "as a reflection of the original building, transforming the relationship between art, landscape, and community into a balance of memory and innovation."
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Dallas Contemporary’s Emily Edwards Named Curator of Texas Vignette’s Women’s Art Fair
by | Aug 2, 2023
The two-day, juried Vignette Art Fair exclusively features works by Texas women artists in an effort to promote "exceptional yet underrepresented regional talent." It will be held November 3-4 at Dallas Market Hall, with 100% of all sales going directly to the artists. The deadline for submissions is coming up fast on August 5.
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The Last Word: The Loop Dallas on Nic Nicosia’s ‘The Twins’ on the Katy Trail
by | Aug 2, 2023
Watch out for something curious the next time you walk, run, or bike down Dallas' Katy Trail at the Thomson Overlook. There you'll find the two "alien avatars" created by artist Nic Nicosia after a commission by The Austin Contemporary. 
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