Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Rob Shearer was in my backyard, competing in Meat Fight 2011 on a team with his friend Kevin Johns. These were the guys who were running Blues, Bandits & Barbecue– an actual, legit barbecue event…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Much has been said this year about the influx of progressive arts and theater into Dallas, but there is still a very strong dedication to the classics in our fair city. Despite these leaps and…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. One of the first people I added to this list of 100 Dallas Creatives was Wylie H Dallas. And then I took him off for a little while because finding 100 cultural entrepreneurs and creatives…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Carolyn Sortor has been called “the hardest working woman in the Dallas art scene,” and it’s hard to argue after glancing at her résumé. Between curating art shows all over Dallas, displays of video art…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. I’ve always thought the notion of an “x factor” is a little bit hokey. But after meeting Charles Smith II at Glasshouse Studio in Expo Park, it began to seem like a real thing. Smith…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. The touch of artist Margaret Meehan is delicate. Which is not to say that her work is sugarcoated, but respectful, intricate and sensitive. Gleaning subject matter from history and literature, much of Meehan’s work pulls…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Thor Johnson has great stories. A lot of great stories. And a lot of shocking ones too. He’s been in and out of the art scene in Dallas since the 80’s, with his first exhibition…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Lauren Cross knew she wanted to start a gallery when she was living in London as an undergraduate student. She’d transferred from University of Texas at Arlington, just a car ride from her family, to…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Giovanni Valderas runs one of the hottest galleries in town. He programs the work of both up-and-coming and established artists in his comfortable, well-lit space. But you won’t find his space in the Design District…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Oak Cliff native Stefan González has been honing his craft since grade school. The now 29-year-old auditory adept has pushed his skills, into a Bermuda Triangle of emotional experimentation. While most commonly associated as one-third…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Heyd Fontenot is the director of CentralTrak, the artists’ residency for the University of Texas at Dallas. He curates all of the shows in the gallery and manages CentralTrak’s gaggle of residents, which makes him…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. He’s young, but he’s already got the critics raving. Adam A. Anderson is one of the rising talents in the Dallas theater world. He’s won the DFW Theater Critics Forum Award for best actor and…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. I met Frank Campagna for the first time earlier this year, when I suggested we put him in the People Issue. We spent time together leading up to to our interview, and if I’m being…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. When Karen Weiner opened the Reading Room in Dallas, she turned a new page for the gallery scene, creating a project space unlike anything else that exists here. Her snug little spot in Exposition Park…
The premiere of Telltale Games’ and Dalla-based Gearbox Software’s Tales from the Borderlands showcased something unique, even in this modern age of lifelike graphics, complex gameplay and being called a “fag noob” by a 11-year-old New Zealander who just fragged your virtual ass. The new graphic adventure showcased Tuesday night…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Earlier this year, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra unveiled its secret weapon. While Jaap van Zweden builds a top level orchestra, his daughter has been at work behind the scenes helping him strategize how to bring…
Video games are so powerful these days that they are practically on par with movies in terms of story, graphics and production. That might sound like a step forward until you realize that means that Adam Sandler may one day get to make his own game. There’s actually been a…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. “I tend to play wacked-out characters, but there’s no reason I couldn’t play doctors and lawyers.” Actor Van Quattro, a favorite among DFW theater directors and critics, is frustrated. He’s been auditioning for a lot…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. When Matt Tolentino was eight years old, and most of his peers were shooting each other with Nerf guns, he was writing a strongly worded letter to then mayor Ron Kirk. Tolentino had visited the…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. In years past, the Dallas-Fort Worth theater scene was in desperate need of diversity. In response to largely wealthy-and-white theaters, smaller niche companies began filling in the gaps with a varied and diverse slate of…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Erica Felicella is endlessly likable. That she would be a driving force behind one of the city’s coolest art events comes as little surprise after spending an afternoon with her. This executive director of Art…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. The art of Jeff Gibbons defies definition. His work is anything but straightforward, often subduing any obvious meaning in its layers of media. His art spans genres and takes on an interior life that requires…
