CentralTrak is always cooking up something tasty, but tonight the college offshoot art incubator serves up something peculiar: a pop-up arcade. (Don’t worry, we’ll get back to the art angle in a quick.) The one-night program is called Tiny Thumbs, a collection of game design presented and made by students…

Adults have come to know the Power Station as a space for innovative installations and education-rich programming. Saturday, a group comes together to translate that same message to a younger market with Generations, a four-hour stint of creativity through art and literature geared entirely toward families. Helping with the artsy…

With Hurricane Sandy’s recent destruction, airlines were forced to do some major rescheduling of flights — something that anyone who flies American has already grown accustomed to. It’s unlikely that those waiting in the terminals were struck by the beauty of the departure/arrival boards, unless one of the waiting was…

More than just a Dallas cultural hub, Fair Park is a fascinating piece of Texas history. Much of the art deco shrine was erected in honor of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, despite the economic shortfalls of the Dust Bowl era. Still, you can’t help but wonder about the precise…

While the foundations of printmaking are thinning out in a digital age, there are those who carry the legacy forward. Beauvais Lyons is one of those artists. A professor at the University of Tennessee since 1985, Lyons finds humor in nature’s improbability. He monster-mashes animals together, producing work with scholarly…

Brace yourself for a time warp as you crack the spine of Fair Park Deco: Art and Architecture of the Texas Centennial Exposition. This isn’t the Fair Park you’ve come to appreciate, though mostly ignore. As it was unveiled in 1936, the deco temple was sprawling and much more sordid,…

These Wednesday night movies have become a Dallas phenomenon, which makes sense, if you consider it. We’re a city of movie lovers, patio lovers and night owls. Also, we’re cheapskates. Whip together all of those ingredients and add on an invite to the Sundown at Granada’s gorgeous rooftop patio, and…

The Presidential elections are a moment to gather, drink, and watch as Florida inevitably ruins everything for everyone. But you can’t do that from your couch. You have to apply “scary movie rules” for nights like these. 1.) Be around friends. 2.) Select a venue with more than one exit,…

When Morning Comes from Brandon Thibodeaux on Vimeo.If we abstain from experiencing a sensory act long enough, we develop a sensitivity to it. And while instinctively I might not lump viewing photography in with the more obvious and visceral — food, sex, loud music and other luxurious indulgences of that…

tomàs saraceno: on space time foam from designboom on Vimeo. At first glance, this interactive sculpture by Argentinian artist Tomàs Saraceno, on display in Milan, resembles a giant, layered waterbed. In reality, it’s more like an air mattress, although a highly sophisticated one, whose design and construction is based on…

The idea for Slideluck Potshow was cooked-up in the Seattle backyard of photographer Casey Kelbaugh. The concept was simple: have a bunch of fellow artists over for a potluck dinner and show off their recent work through a multimedia slideshow. Kelbaugh knew about the unifying power of food, but he…

Grab that Visine and scrub out your eyeballs, because Dallas is ripe for ocular overload. We’ve got a photography slideshow and potluck dinner at The Power Station, the wonkiest burlesque in the US of A at Lakewood Theater, Richard Lewis looking concerned at the Addison Improv and yeah, the original…

You’ve caught him chewing on your Design Within Reach catalogs, so you realize that your dog has an appreciation for contemplative construction. And still, he sleeps in a lousy cage like a Dickensian criminal. Change that during the SPCA of Dallas’ Designer Dog Home for the Holidays event at NorthPark…

Now a 40-year staple in the Fort Worth Arts District, the Kimbell represents the best of a traditional collection. We rely on it to feed us work by the masters Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Poussin, Monet and Matisse — and to bring touring exhibitions that only an institution with the Kimbell’s cultural…

Like all great things from your childhood, Red Dawn in being remade and sold back to you, hitting theaters later this month as a 2012 Thanksgiving blockbuster. That “new” movie will take itself far more seriously than a story about a team of Midwestern high schoolers that single-handedly topple an…

Love art but hate the gallery circus? Saturday night, there are only three shows you need to schedule into your travels, which lessens the shuffle/scuttle hassle. Over in Oak Cliff artist Clay Stinnet gives us a taste of what he’s been cooking up at Mighty Fine Arts (419 N. Tyler…

This Saturday, Dallas samples The Slideluck Potshow, an event that brings food, art and community around a common table in more than 50 cities globally. It mixes the nostalgic aspects of a slower life when folks indulged in potluck dinners and then shared family slideshows, with the very modern portfolios…

Big Bird. Binders. Obama’s bad mom jeans. You can’t get through Election Day without absorbing all topics wonk. But do you know what this race to the throne is missing? Sexy dames in cheeky outfits. Enter stage left, the lovely ladies of Viva Dallas Burlesque! They’re closing the curtain on…

This amazing example of residential architecture created by Wernerfield (above), is just one of eight stops on the 2012 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, happening this Saturday, the 3rd and Sunday, the 4th. It’s a chance to see both the exteriors and interiors some truly great modern designs, all done…

Due to its cobbled together nature, Dallas isn’t immediately thought of as an architectural hub. We demolish and rebuild, giving our downtown and skyline an often bizarre outfitting of eras and stylistic decisions. To truly see the best of Dallas architecture, you need to venture into the residential areas, a…

You’ve already worn that griffin outfit to a weekend’s worth of get-togethers. By now it smells like a pack of Pall Mall menthols and wreckless after party decisions. Good for you: You’ve done Halloween properly. Now that the actual day has rolled around, you’re in a state of confusion. Keep…

With 150 folks signed up to donate original artwork for auction, this year’s Art Con 8 is shaping up to be a fundraising powerhouse. And in effort to keep the playing field from turning into a battlefield, the Con selected its contributors randomly from an even bigger pool of potential…