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A new art and history exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute called Men of Change that celebrates African American men is now open at the African American Museum of Dallas in Fair Park.

African American Museum of Dallas Hosts New Smithsonian Exhibit Men of Change

By Danny Gallagher

Jul 27, 2021

Artist Patrick Earl Hammie says the opportunity given to him by the Smithsonian Institute to display his portraits of prominent African American artists Romare Bearden and Khande Wiley wasn't just a chance to showcase his talent in its new touring exhibit. It's also an opportunity to show who he is as...

The Oliver Francis Gallery reopened in July 2021, just in time for its 10th anniversary.

The Oliver Francis Gallery Reopens Just in Time for Its 10th Anniversary

By Scott Tucker

Jul 15, 2021

In July of 2011, Francisco Moreno’s exhibition Seven Days in America opened at Oliver Francis Gallery.

Meet the Dallas Artists Who Create Local Craft Beer Can Designs

By Kristina Rowe

May 13, 2021

What do a mural artist, a graphic artist specializing in user experience and a brewery co-owner have in common? The simple answer is that they’re designing art for the beer can labels of Dallas-made beers.

A new wine hits shelves by the end of this month.

Dallas Native Post Malone's Rosé to Come Out this Month

By Alex Gonzalez

Jun 10, 2020

This month, Dallas-native rapper Post Malone is launching a new French rosé, alongside music manager Dre London and entrepreneur James Morrissey of Global Brand Equities. Maison No. 9 is largely inspired by Morrisey’s time in Provence. Malone chose the name after his favorite tarot card, the Nine of Swords, which is believed...

A photorealistic painting of a statue of Hindu deities Narayana and Lakshmi in its original location in a shrine in Nepal. The statue was stolen in 1984 and now is on long-term loan at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Statue at DMA Is Just One of Nepal’s Many Pillaged Works

By Silas Allen

Jan 30, 2020

When a centuries-old bronze statue now on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art was stolen from a Hindu temple in Nepal 36 years ago, it became one of hundreds of ancient cultural artifacts that have been illegally removed from the country over the last six decades. Since the 1950s,...

The Big Ass Brass Band is always a party onstage.

It’s Always a Party With The Big Ass Brass Band

By Meredith Lawrence

Dec 10, 2019

The Dallas-based Big Ass Brass Band has become known in the Dallas music scene for the energy and joy they bring to the stage.

Heritage Auctions' international headquarters in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas

Cyberattack Takes Dallas’ Heritage Auctions Offline

By Lucas Manfield

Oct 23, 2019

Heritage Auctions, a Dallas-based auction house, was hit by a ransomware attack on Friday that took its website offline through the weekend. Many auctions were rescheduled and some Friday bids were lost, but customer data was not leaked, according to updates posted on the company’s website. The website was back...

Barney Smith designed, decorated and collected more than 1,000 toilet seat lids over his lifetime. He died Tuesday at age 98.

Toilet Seat Artist and Former Museum Owner Dies at 98

By Meredith Lawrence

Jul 29, 2019

Over his lifetime, Barney Smith designed, decorated and collected roughly 1,400 toilet seat lids. The master plumber-turned-artist died Tuesday at the age of 98. From art and knickknacks to spoons, coins and stamps, human beings have amused themselves by accumulating large quantities of similar items for thousands of years. Janet...

Perot Helped Shape Dallas’ Arts Scene

By Silas Allen

Jul 9, 2019

Nationwide, Ross Perot was known as an eccentric Texas billionaire who launched two unsuccessful presidential bids. In Dallas, he's known, among other things, as the man whose name is on one of the city's better-known museums. Perot died Tuesday after a five-month battle with leukemia, a family spokesman confirmed to...

After 10 years of soul-searching through music, Noah Jackson finds joy and a new sound.

Noah Jackson Ditches ‘Sad Bastard’ Plateau, Finds Joy and a New Sound

By Jeremiah Jensen

Jun 4, 2019

It’s been about a decade since the disbandment of Ghosthustler and the beginning of Noah Jackson’s solo career. We haven’t heard much from him since then, but now, after years of reinventing himself and searching for his sound, Jackson says he’s found it and that a new EP is just...

Nasher Has Gone Back to Its Old Ways With ’Til Midnight

By Jennifer Smart

Feb 8, 2019

Last year’s 'til Midnight at the Nasher series, the popular (and free) Friday evening concerts at the Nasher, looked different from years past. For the first time, it seemed as if the music, which even the Nasher bills as the primary focus of these events, had been carefully curated. Since...

Lawsuit Claims Gearbox CEO Got Secret Bonuses, Possessed Child Porn

By Chase Carter

Jan 21, 2019

What started as a legal battle between Gearbox Software (Borderlands, Aliens: Colonial Marines) CEO Randy Pitchford and his company's former legal counsel, Wade Callender, has boiled over into the public sphere thanks to a number of shocking details in a recent lawsuit.

Brandon Boyd thinks of himself as an artist before a musician.

Incubus Frontman Brandon Boyd Is Showing His Art at Samuel Lynne Galleries in Dallas

By Eric Grubbs

May 9, 2018

Brandon Boyd always wanted to be a painter. He only accidentally had a career in music. The frontman of the long-running band Incubus is excited to share his artwork for the first time in Dallas. Boyd will be in attendance for the opening night of the show, called OptiMystic, on...

Now you can enjoy 'til Midnight all year long.

Nasher Sculpture Center Is Expanding 'til Midnight Shows to Year-'Round, National Acts

By Alaena Hostetter

Apr 18, 2018

Dallas knows that putting music and art together is oftentimes more successful than having an event that highlights just one. The Nasher Sculpture Center capitalized on that idea eight years ago when it launched the ‘til Midnight series, where the museum stays open until midnight (as one would guess from...

We're basically looking for the reincarnation of Leonardo DaVinci, only cooler and with great taste in music. That you?

Do You Live for Dallas Music and Culture? Can You Write and Edit? We Have a Job for You.

By Patrick Williams

Jan 26, 2018

Do you consider yourself a Renaissance man or woman? Are you a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, with some hip hop, EDM, pop and classical tossed into the mix? Do thoughts of Dallas music, books, theater, art, TV, film, freaks (we mean that in a good...

Selena Gomez Undergoes Kidney Transplant

By Paige Skinner

Sep 14, 2017

Selena Gomez has been laying low this summer. We've occasionally seen her out with her boyfriend, The Weeknd, or promoting her new handbag with Coach. Her last big appearance was in May, at the Met Gala in New York City. Now we know why. The North Texas native revealed on...

According to a recent city audit, the arts patrons may be coming back for another bite of the taxpayers' apple. What is it about these people that makes them so attractive to us?

Auditor Warns that Arts Patrons May Need a Bailout Again After One Year

By Jim Schutze

Sep 1, 2017

Oh, no. Guess who’s back? Uncle Bob. Can somebody tell him we can’t see him now because we just got run over by a bus? No, I know. Probably not. Bob knows that one by heart. We discussed Uncle Bob in this space not quite one year ago. Bob is my...

The 1946 Casablanca Italian 4 Fogli poster

The Epic Backstory Behind a Half-Million-Dollar Movie Poster Sold in Dallas Last Weekend

By Joe Pappalardo

Aug 1, 2017

Bidders at an auction in Dallas this weekend matched a world record for the highest amount ever paid for a vintage movie poster: $478,000 for a 1946 Italian piece touting the classic film Casablanca. Several bidders vied for the 55.5-by-78.25 inch piece of history. Grey Smith, the director of vintage...

Cars pile up in downtown Corsicana as part of a scene in apocalypse comedy FAZ.

Corsicana's Police Chief Doubles as a Movie Actor and Producer

By Paige Skinner

Aug 1, 2017

Robert Johnson has more than one side to him. By day, he’s the police chief of Corsicana. By night or any time he's free, he’s a movie actor and producer. One Tuesday afternoon, he sits in his office at the Corsicana Police Department. He's wearing his full uniform, but his...

In one of the final scenes, RoboCop destroys ED-209, and then enters OCP headquarters (Dallas City Hall).

RoboCop, the Movie That Blew Up Dallas Filmmaking, Turns 30

By Danny Gallagher

Jul 11, 2017

Thirty years ago, Daniel Robert Durrett, a Dallas native and movie fan who hosts and produces the Drive-By Movies podcast, was a teenager working a summer job at the General Cinema 6 in Mesquite. The theater was promoting one of the season's biggest movies, and it had somehow snagged an...

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