The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science announced what’s believed to be the largest-ever “gift” to a Dallas cultural institution. Groundbreaking for the “PEROT Museum of Nature and Science” will be next year at the corner of Field and Woodall Rodgers in downtown Dallas. KERA Radio’s BJ Austin was there at the announcement was [...]

Artist/designer Brad Oldham and that juggernaut known as Reel FX Entertainment/Creative Studios have landed the $1.4 million contract to create sculptures for the DART rail station in Deep Ellum, set to open in September 2009.
And speaking of big money, how’s $50 mil sound? That’s what the kids of H. Ross and Margot Perot plunked down [...]

Christopher Shih, a 35-year-old gastroenterologist from Maryland, has won the first YouTube Contest for amateur pianists sponsored by the Van Cliburn Foundation. He will receive automatic entry into the sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, which will be held in Fort Worth in the spring of 2011.
Shih, who received a B.A. in biochemistry from [...]

This afternoon, the aesthetically pleasing new Art&Seek billboard went up outside KERA World HQ, and we snapped some photos to chronicle the event. Enjoy:
First, they took down the rather faded KERA billboard that had been up for several years …

The quality of wine from a particular region or even a single vineyard varies from year to year, depending on the weather and other factors. In Burgundy, where pinot noir is the red varietal of choice, 2005 has been hailed as a stellar, perhaps even historical vintage. In just a few hours, you have a [...]

There will plenty to create this Sunday at the African Unity Festival in downtown Dallas. The festival will take place on the 1st floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library from 1 to 5 p.m. Among the many activities planned are jewelry making with cowry shells, palm leaves and gold. Visitors also can try [...]

Cathey Miller’s interplanetary folk art first grabbed me when I saw one of her elaborate DIFFA jackets. Now is a good time to discover or catch up with the Pop-influenced artist, whose paintings of empowered ancient/futuristic women are endearingly funny and politically subtle. Miller’s part of a three-gal show that opens tomorrow night at Tractor [...]

Guest blogger Harry Lynch is a director, writer and producer. In 1996 he co-founded Trinity Films with producer Jeff Fraley. The company is based in Austin and specializes in documentaries for theatrical and broadcast release.
Greetings, art seekers. Recapturing Cuba, a documentary produced by Trinity Films, which I directed, and featuring Dallas artist Rolando Diaz, will [...]

The Art&Seek blog is creating an online community through discussion of arts events, new works and developments in the cultural world. We focus on what’s happening in North Texas (including Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, Tyler, Sherman and Wichita Falls). But the blog is also a gateway to art analysis, conversation and exploration across the Internet. [...]

The team of Sergio Garcia, Luke Harnden and Mark Nelson won the second annual Re*Co*Ver mural competition in Deep Ellum over the weekend. Cindy at Fine Line has a video of the finalists’ work and footage of the awards show.

There’s a listening party tonight at the Barley House for the new album by I Love [...]