FWPA | Engaging the Community through Thoughtful Programs and Events
Fort Worth Art Commission Meeting
Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Ella Mae Shamblee Library, 1062 Evans Avenue, 76104
The agenda includes the FY2025 Annual Work Plan, an update on the East Rosedale Gateway Underpass Final Design, and a Final Design presentation for Sycamore Park. Please see more information below.
Poetry Program
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Kinfolk House, 1913 Wallace Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76105
Join Kinfolk House and Fort Worth Public Art for the public unveiling and reading of “My Southside, Our Community,” a poem written by April Lynn Pelton, Tarrant County’s Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate (2023), and commissioned by artist Christopher Blay as part of the East Rosedale Monument Project. Pelton’s “My Southside, Our Community” poem will be displayed on an electronic sign in the monument. Guests will receive a Phenomenal Book Club crewneck or t-shirt as part of the event.
Past Event: Dedication of Vision
The seeks to evoke ideas of clarity, transparency, awareness and reflection that are essential to effective police enforcement today. The mirrored-finished stainless steel sphere is a timeless representation of the entire Fort Worth community and the people who serve it.
Past Event: Dedication of Right Turn Only
Right Turn Only by Mark Reigelman, located at Las Vegas Trail at South Normandale Street, was recently dedicated to the City of Fort Worth. We thank Rebecca Low Sculpture Gallery (7608 Camp Bowie West, 76116) for graciously hosting the artist reception and dedication program.
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.
