Celebrate 40 Years of Fall Gallery Night

Take in the visual arts and Tarrant County’s unique cultural richness during Fall Gallery Night, organized by FWADA, Saturday, September 8, 2018. Most participants are open from noon to nine. Come take a stroll through participating galleries, museums, retail businesses, and area restaurants, and enjoy the many artists featured during this community event. Gallery Night is free and open to the public.

817ArtsAlliance is helping BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas) celebrate by providing a pop-up market in atrium II of BRIT. Also at BRIT, you will find an exhibit of metal wildflower sculptures and paintings by Ann Ekstrom as well as a pop-up exhibit by the Fort Worth Art Collective.

Inspired by Nature Art Exhibition in Mansfield - May 7 - 22

Ansel Adams Exhibit at the Arlington Museum of Art

The Arlington Museum of Art (AMA) will be hosting an amazing exhibit, Ansel Adams: Masterworks, featuring over 45 quintessential images by famed American photographer Ansel Adams. The exhibit will be on display May 3 through August 3. An opening reception with a preview for exhibit sponsors, museum members and special guests will be held Friday, May 2, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

In a career that spanned more than five decades, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) became one of America’s most beloved photographers. There are few artists whose name and work represent the extraordinary level of recognition and artistic achievement as his. Adams profoundly influenced the course of 20th century photography, not only in his rich, technically precise images, but also through his efforts to advance photography as an art form. As an artist, educator, and writer, he helped establish many of the institutions that have come to represent the highest aspirations of the medium of photography. As an innovator, he developed techniques that became the basis for cutting edge photography of the future.

Aside from his almost unparalleled success as a photographer and an artist, Adams’ relished his role as a champion for environmental causes. He used the platform with which he was most familiar, photography, to bring the American landscape, both wild and civilized, to the forefront of the national consciousness, and his devotion to promoting the preservation of the American landscape is evident in his poignant and reverent work. From the pristine hidden corners of the American National Parks System, to the stark, gritty reality of the ravages of the Great Depression, Adams’ work gave a voice to the fabric of this country through images of its land and its people.

AMA executive Director Chris Hightower spoke about the broad appeal of the artist and his work, “Ansel Adams was an American icon for many different reasons. He had the eye of an artist and the heart of an environmentalist, both of which were captured through his lens." Accompanying this exhibit will be related programming including a lecture and video series, demonstrations, and workshops.

AMA is located at 201 West Main Street, Arlington, TX 76010. Admission tickets are available online, or may be purchased at the door.

Chicks Who Click Photography Exhibit at AMA

April brings a new exhibition to the Arlington Museum of Art's Rooftop Gallery from a fabulous group of Arlington photographers. Chicks Who Click is a women's photography group started a year ago on Facebook. They are a diverse group of women of all ages, backgrounds and photographic skill level.

The show will last through September 30th and will feature photographs from many of their members. There will be different women showing each month, so images will change throughout the exhibit, some will be for sale.