Fall Art Classes at The Upstairs Gallery in Arlington

Timeless Concerts' Evening in Latin America to Feature New Cellist

Timeless Concerts artists are sad that their dear friend and colleague of 5 years, Karen Maddox Smith, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, but wish her well. They are pleased that Karen's selection of a new cellist for them and hope you will be too. Sara Birnbaum Hood will be joining Timeless Concerts on the Sat. Sept. 16 concert, Evening in Latin America, at the Arlington Museum of Art.

Sara has only been in the DFW area for a couple of years, moving here when her husband won a full-time cello job with the Dallas Symphony. Sara has an impressive bio that you can read on their website.

The "Evening In Latin American" concert will be great fun with Latin classic songs by Carlos Gardel, Juan Gabriel, Manuel Ponce and more, plus Piazzolla and Manuel Ponce instrumental works. Erik Barnes will be back as your post-concert party pianist taking requests. Remember it's BYOB, and Timeless Concerts provides complimentary soft drinks and desserts. Concert performers in addition to Sara are violinist LeeAnne Chenoweth, pianist Heejung Kang, soprano Judith Rodriguez and tenor Sergio Cepeda.

CatFest Hosted by Dallas VideoFest

Kenda North Photography Retrospective at AMA

The Arlington Museum of Art will host a retrospective of well-known local photographic powerhouse, Kenda North. The exhibit, Seeing is a Nervous Habit, will examine the body of work produced by North. Kenda North is a professor and head of photography at UT Arlington. She was the Chair of the Art and Art History Department at UTA from 1991 to 1999. She received her MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop (University of Buffalo) in January 1976. She has taught at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (1976-77), the University of California at Riverside (1978-89) and has been at UTA since 1989. Her work is in the public collection of over fifty museum and gallery collections including the Smithsonian, the Federal Reserve, LA County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Executive Director, Chris Hightower, said, “North selected sixteen undergraduate alumni from the photography program at UTA to exhibit in conjunction with her retrospective. These artists were mentored by Professor North and went on to complete their MFA degrees and to develop their own art careers.”

“Kenda North is a devoted photographer and teacher and she has willingly shared her passion and understanding of photography within the art communities locally and nationally,” said Kenneth Craighead, owner of Craighead-Green Gallery in Dallas. “Her photography is unique. She avoids the expected, preferring to open the door to new ideas bringing her beauty and complex messages to be shared with her students, her peers and with many collectors.” North has been affiliated with Craighead Green Gallery for over 15 years.

The exhibit will be open from August 19 – October 8, 2017 and will include numerous pieces by Kenda North as well as those from her past students. Those artists are: Delaney Allen, Jesse Morgan Barnett, Calen Barnum, Matt Bean, Jeff Bradley, Franklin Countryman, John Crouch, Annie Donovan, Ross Faircloth, Michael Gonzales, Michael Hoefle, Manuel Pecina, O. Gustavo Plascencia, Joy Simpson, Ashley Whitt and Betsy Williamson. Admission tickets will be available online or may be purchased at the door. A reception will be held Friday, Sept. 8 from 7-9pm, RSVP required.

Women Texas Film Festival 2017

Sparks Studio August - September Art Class Schedule