Last night was quite the night for Arts Fighting Cancer. There was lots of food, wine, music and friendly folks supporting a very worthy cause. I’ll let Lynne and Michael tell you all about it in the above video.

EARTHLY CONCERNS: Brooklyn artist William Lamson’s show “Automatic,” which closed this weekend at Marty Walker Gallery, earned praise for its simplicity and environmental consciousness. Lamson uses wind and other natural forces to power the tools that create his drawings. Whatever Mother Nature is in the mood to draw that day, that’s what we get. Earlier [...]

There’s something about Oak Cliff that makes me want to paint something or sculpt something or plant something. I always begin to feel the creative vibe about the time that I hit Davis and Jefferson. Today I ventured into Cliff Fest 2009 and had such a lovely time that I almost leased an apartment [...]

La Reunion TX: Art Chicas Unidas from Cindy Chaffin on Vimeo.
Today was flat-out glorious. I have much to tell, which I will on Monday, but for now just enjoy the video. Wow. La Reunion TX equals la rejuvenation of the spirit…more to come.

Hal Samples, photographer and owner of Hal Samples Gallery, shot some really amazing photographs at the Home? Exhibit on Wednesday night. You can check more on his Facebook page.
Artist Willie Baronet also offers-up a modified version of the video we shot on opening night. Remember, you still have time to check out the exhibit [...]

“The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs” will be on display at the Dallas Museum of Art through Jan. 3. The show moves on to the Carnegie Museum of Art after that, though one of the pieces will eventually find its way back to the DMA.
Rohlfs’ Corner Chair has been given to the museum by the [...]

The Dallas Museum of Art made two major-major hires in the spring this year, but both administrators didn’t actually arrive in town until September. So the DMA’s director, Bonnie Pitman, threw an eat-and-meet today — wisely waiting until after things died down elsewhere in the Arts District. This was the area media’s first chance to [...]

Our friend David Hopkins just announced that Quick is going to feature his hyper-local comic series, We’ve Never Met, in its print publication, with the debut on Thursday, November 19. We’ve Never Met, illustrated by Chad Thomas, will be run as a full page, full color weekly series.
It’s the story of Liz, a [...]

When I first met Hal Samples he was living on the roof of the South Side on Lamar building. At that first meeting, some 6+ years ago, he explained to me his plans to make the world a better place. Thing is, he actually did.
You can read more about Hal’s life adventures in [...]

Guest blogger Sarah Jane Semrad is executive director of La Reunion TX.
The third annual Art Chicas Unidas work day was this past Saturday at the La Reunion TX forest.  The reception for this program will be Saturday, from 2-4 p.m. Please RSVP by e-mailing me (sarah@LaReunionTX.org) or for directions and more info.  Four adult artists [...]