Meet the Artists of The Black Experience Art Exhibit at the Reception on July 2, 2022

Three Months of Painting Classes at Create Arlington

6th Annual West Main Arts Festival Expands In Downtown Arlington - May 14, 2022 Noon-8pm

May 14, 2022 Noon-8pm

The 2022 West Main Arts Festival will expand beyond the 200 and 300 blocks of West Main St. in the Cultural District of Downtown Arlington and will include over 100 art booths, 12 food trucks, food vendors and a beer and wine garden. This year 2 blocks have been added to include Pecan Street for a connection to the Levitt Pavilion grounds. The Arlington Public Library will provide an interactive kids area on the lawn between the Downton Library and City Hall.

This 5 block stretch of West Main includes the Arlington Museum of Art, Dance Theater Arlington, Theater Arlington, Arlington Public Library and the Create Arlington Studios and Gallery.

New for 2022 are community murals. Kids and adults will be able to participate in creating the murals on 8'x7' walls. The murals will be painted with the direction of Create Arlington Resident Artists.

The event will also feature 3 stages and 30 local bands along with buskers playing along West Main. Bring your lawn chairs to relax and listen to the music. This is a family friendly event and pets are welcome! There will also be plenty of open space on the street for kids and adults to bring their bikes or scooters to enjoy the Downtown streets.

This festival was originally created by Arlington residents to support artists and musicians in the Arlington area.

West Main Artist Arts Fest Applications Open Through 3/31

Call for Artists from Create Arlington - Deadline Nov. 28, 2021

With the theme of Gratitude, Create Arlington is asking the artists to tell them what the exhibit will look like. ARtists can submit anything that they feel speaks to the subject of showing appreciation and being thankful. Is it possible to maintain this outlook during difficult times? How does a thankful heart change a person or even transform a community? Is there a specific aspect of gratitude you want to explore, unpack, deconstruct, blow up, or rearrange?

They are accepting art that covers a broad spectrum of media from traditional materials to small installation, to multimedia (such as video), poetry, short stories, music and beyond. Create Arlington is grateful for the many successes within their community this year, and would like to see how it’s expressed in the gallery for the end of the year. For all the submission details, click here.

Color Abstractions Opening Reception and Exhibit at Create Arlington in Downtown Arlington

Call for Art to be Hung in Downtown Arlington Gallery

The gallery at Create Arlington is accepting artist submissions for their next show, Color Abstractions. Their gallery caters to a diverse and engaged audience within the growing North Texas region. Create Arlington is an easy walk from the Arlington Museum of Art, Theatre Arlington, the Levitt Pavilion, the University of Arlington, and several popular restaurants and bars. The gallery is an active art space with frequent visitors throughout the week.

The Color Abstractions theme is a broad invitation to explore interesting or unexpected uses of color in your art, in whatever form that may take. It may be a particular color motif or a significant pop of color that appears in your work. Perhaps you want to go bold and present a prismatic explosion on your canvas. The theme is yours to interpret.

East Main Arts Festival Migrates to West Main Street in Downtown Arlington - May 8, 2021