FWPA | Engaging the Community through Thoughtful Programs and Events
Fort Worth Art Commission Meeting
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Location TBD
Information for the meeting will be posted by Thursday, March 13.
Past Event: East Rosedale Monument Project Dedication
Artist Christopher Blay’s East Rosedale Monument Project recognizes the role of transit buses in the civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1970s and connects the struggle for equal rights and justice from a national narrative to a local one.
Past Event: Ciquio Vasquez Park Community Event
Ciquio Vasquez Park Public Artist J. Muzacz’s Final Design was approved by the Fort Worth Art Commission in December. His first hands-on workshop experience for the community recently took place at the Worth Heights Community Center. Visit the artist’s project webpage to learn more and offer your feedback.
Past Event: Dedication of Barnyard Promenade
Barnyard Promenade is a series of twelve large-scale kinetic weathervane along approximately three miles of the North Beach Corridor, from Shiver Road to Timberland Boulevard created by Christopher Fennell. Pivoting with the direction of the wind, each unique sculpture has the form of a native animal, bird or reptile, made from locally-sourced recycled materials.
TOURS | Experience the Work Up Close
Visit our Tours page to select from 10 self-guided tours, each of which highlight 3 Public Artworks in close proximity to one another.
TEMPORARY ART | The Sheila and Houston Hill Courtyard Gallery
Local artist Kris Pierce installed a series of three permanent sculptural plinths in the courtyard of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in November 2019, providing a new temporary outdoor sculpture exhibitions organized by the Arts Council of Fort Worth:
An extension of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center galleries, the Sheila & Houston Hill Courtyard Gallery provides a venue to temporarily exhibit contemporary sculptural artwork in a prominent outdoor setting in one of the most architecturally significant Cultural Districts in the United States.
This program builds on the legacy of outdoor sculpture exhibitions at museums in the Cultural District while exploring relevant themes and issues while acting as a catalyst for conversations about art and community issues. The Fort Worth Community Arts Center’s Exhibitions Manager invited a select group of young artists to submit proposals for the inaugural Sheila & Houston Hill Courtyard Gallery. Two artists were selected to exhibit for one year. Each artist was chosen based on artistic merit, conceptual strength, and each artist’s ability to address relevant social and cultural issues.
