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Press Release – Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Edith Baker Art Scholarship to Michelle Reyes

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Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Edith Baker Art Scholarship to Michelle Reyes

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

DADA presented its Edith Baker Art Scholarship to Michelle Reyes, a visual art student from El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District at a reception on Friday, Sept. 9, 5–7 p.m. at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, 3120 McKinney Ave.

Art of all the finalists Taylor Pierre Bryant and Evan Davis of Brookhaven, Isiac Ramirez and Heidi O’Ferrall of Mountain View, Jesus Segovia and Giovanni Gonzalez of North Lake, Holly Lorren of Cedar Valley, Cathy Night of Eastfield, and Michelle Reyes of El Centro from five of the seven DCCCD campuses were on exhibition at the reception.

The Scholarship included a check for $2,500, a mentorship, an internship and an artist studio visit. The jury for the EBAS was Edith Baker, Maloree Banks, Sue Flynn and Lisa Taylor.

 ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND

To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, a 501(c) 3, financially benefits a student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents programs such as a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, two juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students’ artwork, a docent training program, biannual educational events, and Art Chicas and Art Chicos at La Reunion TX.

Press Release – DADA Fall Gallery Walk Panel Discussions

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Art of Oak Cliff: Then and Now
DADA Fall Gallery Walk Panel Discussions
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
At Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Including FREE Tours of Texas Theatre and Artists Gathering

Panel One
Oak Cliff Art Then, 10:30 a.m. – noon
Sam Ratcliffe, Bob Reitz, Stuart Kraft, David Hickman
Brendan McNally, Catherine Horsey, Scott Chase
Moderator: Bob Stimson

Tour One : The Texas Theatre, 12:30 p.m.

Panel Two: Oak Cliff Art Now, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Kenda North, Kayli House, Nicole Horn, Scott Horn,
Julie M Kim, Charla Sanderson, Patricia Rodriguez, Steve Cruz
Moderator: Peter Simek

Artists Gathering  The Texas Theatre, 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Tour Two: The Texas Theatre, 3 p.m.

Purchase Tickets
$10 per panel available online
www.dallasartdealers.org
or at the door.
Tours and Artists Gathering are free.
Cash bar. Lunch available for purchase at OCCC.

Place: Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Street parking is available, or behind the building.

DADA is pleased to be partnering with the Creative Arts Center for these panels — with funding provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs City of Dallas and the Texas Commission on the Arts.  Arts & Culture DFW is the media sponsor of the event that benefits DADA’s Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund.

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND

To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, a 501(c) 3, financially benefits a student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents programs such as a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, two juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students’ artwork, a docent training program, biannual educational events, and Art Chicas and Art Chicos at La Reunion TX.

ABOUT CREATIVE ARTS CENTER
Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) provides a nurturing environment for people to discover, develop, and express their artistic visions.  Located on a two-acre campus four miles east of downtown Dallas, CAC offers more than 500 classes and workshops per year in such disciplines as ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaic, painting, photography, printmaking, and stone carving. CAC also offers free arts programming to disadvantaged children. Not only a visual arts school, CAC is also a thriving arts community for a diverse range of students from teens to seniors.  Visit CAC at 2360 Laughlin Drive in East Dallas or http://www.creativeartscenter.org.

Press Release – Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Edith Baker Art Scholarship on Sept. 9, 2011

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Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Edith Baker Art Scholarship on Sept. 9, 2011

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

DADA will present its Edith Baker Art Scholarship to a visual art student from the Dallas County Community College District at a reception on Friday, Sept. 9, 5–7 p.m. at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, 3120 McKinney Ave.

Art of all the finalists Taylor Pierre Bryant and Evan Davis of Brookhaven, Isiac Ramirez and Heidi O’Ferrall of Mountain View, Jesus Segovia and Giovanni Gonzalez of North Lake, Holly Lorren of Cedar Valley, and Michelle Reyes of El Centro from five of the seven DCCCD campuses will be exhibited at the reception and through Sept. 10. Call 214.953.1212 or visit www.the-mac.org.

The Scholarship includes a check for $2,500, a mentorship, an internship and an artist studio visit. The jury for the EBAS was Edith Baker, Maloree Banks, Sue Flynn and Lisa Taylor. 

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND
To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, a 501(c) 3, financially benefits a student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents programs such as a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, two juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students’ artwork, a docent training program, biannual educational events, and Art Chicas and Art Chicos at La Reunion TX.

 

 

Press Release – Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Fall Gallery Walk

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Dallas Art Dealers Association presents Fall Gallery Walk Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, Including Panel Discussions, Tours of The Texas Theatre, Artists Gathering, and Tattoo Catwalk . Edith Baker Art Scholarship Show on Sept. 9, 2011

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

Fall into DADA! It’s time for art. Join us for • Annual Fall Gallery Walk • Panel Discussions about the Oak Cliff art scene • Tours of The Texas Theatre • Artists Gathering • The Edith Baker Art Scholarship Show • Tattoo Catwalk.

DADA Fall Gallery Walk

Featuring 40 of DADA’s leading member galleries, museums, and nonprofit art spaces, Fall Gallery Walk is a free event Saturday, Sept. 24, 2–8 p.m. Art lovers of every description will have the opportunity to socialize and tour a full spectrum of galleries and special exhibitions — all in one day. Start at any member location and pick up a map or go online at www.dallasartdealers.org to print out a map. Hours at each gallery vary; please see individual listings listed below. Call 214.914.1099 or e-mail info@dallasartdealers.org.

The new DADA Docents program features high school and community college students who serve as exhibition hosts at select DADA galleries.

Art of Oak Cliff: Then and Now Panel Discussions 

Educational opportunities include panel discussions for artists and art lovers on the morning of Fall Gallery Walk along with tours of the historic Texas Theatre (site of Lee Harvey Oswald’s arrest). Artists are encouraged to attend the social gathering after the panels.

Art of Oak Cliff: Then and Now
DADA Fall Gallery Walk Panel Discussions
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
At Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Including FREE Tours of Texas Theatre and Artists Gathering

Panel One
Oak Cliff Art Then, 10:30 a.m. – noon
Sam Ratcliffe, Bob Reitz, Stuart Kraft, David Hickman
Brendan McNally, Catherine Horsey, Scott Chase
Moderator: Bob Stimson

Tour One : The Texas Theatre, 12:30 p.m.

Panel Two: Oak Cliff Art Now, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Kenda North, Kayli House, Nicole Horn, Scott Horn,
Julie M Kim, Charla Sanderson, Patricia Rodriguez, Steve Cruz
Moderator: Peter Simek

Artists Gathering  The Texas Theatre, 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Tour Two: The Texas Theatre, 3 p.m.

Purchase Tickets
$10 per panel available online
www.dallasartdealers.org
or at the door.
Tours and Artists Gathering are free.
Cash bar. Lunch available for purchase at OCCC.

Place: Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Street parking is available, or behind the building.

DADA is pleased to be partnering with the Creative Arts Center for these panels — with funding provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs City of Dallas and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Arts & Culture DFW is the media sponsor of the event that benefits DADA’s Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund.

Tattoo Cat Walk

The fun doesn’t stop there. Join tattoo artist Jason Brooks and his tattoo models for a tattoo fashion show at DADA member Dallas Contemporary at 161 Glass Street in the Design District. The reception is from 9 p.m.–midnight. The show starts at 10 p.m. and is free. Call 214.821.2522 or visit www.dallascontemporary.org

Edith Baker Art Scholarship Show – September 9

DADA will present its Edith Baker Art Scholarship to a visual art student from the Dallas County Community College District at a reception on Friday, Sept. 9, 5–7 p.m. at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, 3120 McKinney Ave. Art of all the finalists will be exhibited at the reception and through Sept. 10. Call 214.953.1212 or visit www.the-mac.org.

ABOUT DADA

The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and nonprofit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. As a professional and educational resource for the community at large, DADA facilitates the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, which provides financial and career support for visual art students. Organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, the Dallas Art Dealers Association is a 501(c)(6) organization.

Like the Art Dealers Association of America, membership in DADA is by invitation of the board of directors. In order to qualify for membership, a dealer or nonprofit space must have an established reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism among their peers, and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality and presenting worthwhile exhibitions. DADA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethical practice within the profession and to increasing public awareness of the role and responsibilities of reputable art dealers and nonprofit visual art spaces.

www.dallasartdealers.org.

www.facebook.com/DallasArtDealersAssociation

www.twitter.com/DADA25th

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND

To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, a 501(c) 3, financially benefits a student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents programs such as a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, two juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students’ artwork, a docent training program, biannual educational events, and Art Chicas and Art Chicos at La Reunion TX.

ABOUT CREATIVE ARTS CENTER
Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) provides a nurturing environment for people to discover, develop, and express their artistic visions.  Located on a two-acre campus four miles east of downtown Dallas, CAC offers more than 500 classes and workshops per year in such disciplines as ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaic, painting, photography, printmaking, and stone carving. CAC also offers free arts programming to disadvantaged children. Not only a visual arts school, CAC is also a thriving arts community for a diverse range of students from teens to seniors.  Visit CAC at 2360 Laughlin Drive in East Dallas or http://www.creativeartscenter.org.

Thirty Something – DADA’s back! Get ready to canvas the neighborhood

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Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine
Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine
April 2008

The Radar Art

by STEVE CARTER
It’s an adventure, one of the can’t-miss art safaris in town: One day; 30 galleries, diffused across eight neighborhoods; hundreds of artists representing all mediums, and many hundreds of aficionados making the rounds; two illuminating panel discussions and one worthy beneficiary of proceeds. That’s right-it’s time for the annual Dallas Art Dealers Association’s Spring Gallery Walk. One of DADA calendar’s defining events, the first Gallery Walk of the year is set for Saturday, April 19th. Returning with the spring for 20 plus years now, Gallery Walk will mix tradition and innovation as DADA continues to adapt to an ever-evolving market. From the recent impassioned canvases of Juliette McCullough (Alan Barnes Fine Art) to the haphazard realism of painter Luke Harnden (HCG Gallery), from the premiere US solo exhibition of Czech Republic photographer Igor Malijevsky (Photographs Do Not Bend) to a retrospective of Oskar D’Amico (Museum of Geometric and MADI Art), from the masterful granites of Jesus Morales (Latino Cultural Center) to painter Jim Woodson’s high desert revelations (Valley House Gallery), and the list goes on and on, art accessibility is the name of the game. DADA’s Spring Gallery Walk is an opportunity for discovery that has few rivals.

While DADA has been a major force on the local art scene for more than two decades, there was a time, pre-1985, when there was a conspicuous absence of esprit de corps among Dallas’ art spaces. Recognizing the shared interests and concerns of commercial gallery owners, famed gallerist Edith Baker, Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden’s Kevin Vogel and others began to discuss establishing an association. Current DADA director Lisa Taylor explains that “basically they formed a business association, similar to a neighborhood association. The first existence of DADA was about 10 galleries who saw a need to do things together, whether it was co-op advertising, or learning about ethics of being a gallery owner, or networking, or presenting to the public at large what they were doing; it’s easier to do things in numbers. They didn’t really start having events until a couple of years into it, and that’s when they started the Gallery Walks.” Originally hired by DADA to handle marketing and public relations more than 10 years ago, Taylor is the ideal advocate for the group: Her enthusiasm and unflagging devotion to all local arts is inspiring. Raised all over the country, with her high school years spent in Europe, her architecture-trained father and museum docent mother impressed their sensibilities on Taylor from an early age. “I spent my life going to museums and looking at buildings,” she recalls. “Both my parents have highly-tuned aesthetics, more than most people, and they would point out beauty more often than not.” At the association’s helm for the past two years, Taylor’s caucused to make the group more inclusive: a room big enough to include Office of Cultural Affairs facilities such as the Bath House and Ice House cultural centers, other non-profit art spaces, museums and even art-related businesses … “things that are necessary, like framing,” she continues.

“In the beginning, DADA was only commercial galleries networking to sell art. And now we are for-profit and non-profit banded together to expose the city of Dallas and its inhabitants to all the art we have in the city, the plethora of art opportunities. I just say, ‘We’re a group of art spaces, of all kinds,’ instead of just commercial.”

One of the biggest challenges in organizing and taking part in a Gallery Walk is the sheer size of the city and its environs; walking is great once you’re in a neighborhood, but some driving is inevitable. Since Dallas lacks a central gallery district, such as Santa Fe’s ballyhooed Canyon Road, DADA’s website and Gallery Walk brochures group all its member art spaces by neighborhood: Design District, Uptown, Deep Ellum, Fair Park, Downtown/Oak Cliff, Park Cities, North Dallas, Arlington and Irving. And even with sensible shoes, a fast car, fierce determination, a GPS and ADHD, there’s just too much to see in one day.

Back in 2005, as part of the association’s 20th anniversary celebration, DADA created the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund to help support, encourage and recognize the younger generation of visual artists coming up through the ranks. This year, a deserving senior from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts will receive $3,000, take part in a mentoring program, and some of its student artists will be featured in an exhibit at Norwood Flynn Gallery during Gallery Walk. “DADA has changed and morphed over the years,” Taylor says. “We do want to sell art, but we also want to raise awareness and educate. I think Gallery Walk, when they created it long ago, was to make art accessible, and that’s what DADA is about-making art accessible.

Whether we educate you about how to understand art, or whether we open our doors to you on a special night and you go out and have fun with your friends, we’ve made it more accessible.”

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Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Presents Spring Gallery Walk, the Launch of DADA Docents, Panel Discussions, and Arts Magnet Spring Senior Show

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) will present its annual Arts Magnet Spring Senior Show at DADA member Norwood Flynn Gallery, its Spring Gallery Walk and Panel Discussions on April 16, 2011. A new part of the Gallery Walk will be the implementation of DADA Docents. 10 of DADA’s galleries will host high school docents to help educate the public and train the students to discuss the art.

Norwood Flynn Gallery will open The Arts Magnet Spring Senior Show, a juried show featuring senior visual art students from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts on April 9 with a reception on April 16, 6-8 pm. 100% of the proceeds benefit the student artists and DADA’s Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund. The Gallery is at 3318 Shorecrest Drive. The exhibition and reception are free. The exhibition continues through April 24. Call 214.351.3318 for more information on the exhibition or visit www.norwoodflynngallery.com.

The annual Spring Gallery Walk will be Saturday, April 16 2-8 p.m. and will feature over 35 of DADA’s member galleries, museums, and nonprofit art spaces. This FREE event allows art lovers to socialize and roam (in a car) from gallery to gallery all in one day. Donation jars for the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund will be on hand. See www.dallasartdealers.org for a downloadable Gallery Guide and a Spring Gallery Walk flyer with exhibition listings. Hours may vary; please see individual listings. Call 214.914.1099 or email info@dallasartdealers.org.

As is customary, DADA will offer educational opportunities via its Panel Discussions for artists and art lovers on the morning of Gallery Walk. Panel 1 will be 10:30-noon and is entitled The Intersection of Fashion and Art. Panelists include The Dallas Morning News Fashion Editor Tracy Hayes, Fashionistas Executive Director Megan McQuery, fashion designer Darian Thomas, artists Julie Michel and Will May, and Goss Michael Foundation’s Jessica Olsson as moderator. Panel 2 will be 1-2:30 p.m. and is entitled Selling Your Art—Galleries and Beyond. Panelists are Make and Indie Genius owner Julie McCullough Kim, Dallas Art Fair producer Chris Byrne, Dunn and Brown Contemporary co-owner Talley Dunn, artists Katrina Doran and Pamela Nelson, and Goss Michael Foundation’s James Cope as moderator. Tickets ($10 per panel) can be purchased online at www.dallasartdealers.org or at the door. Proceeds benefit DADA’s Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund. The panel discussions will be held at The Goss Michael Foundation, 1405 Turtle Creek Boulevard. This year the Creative Arts Center is partnering with DADA to present these panels.

ABOUT DADA
The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and not-for-profit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. DADA serves as a standard bearer for ethical practices in the art business, as an educational resource for the community at large, and as the facilitator of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, which provides funding for visual art students. The Dallas Art Dealers Association, organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, is a 501(c)(6) organization.

Like the Art Dealers Association of America, membership in DADA is by invitation of the board of directors. In order to qualify for membership, a dealer or nonprofit space must have an established reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism among their peers, and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality and presenting worthwhile exhibitions. DADA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethical practice within the profession and to increasing public awareness of the role and responsibilities of reputable art dealers and nonprofit visual art spaces.

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http://www.facebook.com/DallasArtDealersAssociation

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND
To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund financially benefits a visual art student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents Art Chicas at La Reunion TX, a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students’ artwork, and biannual educational events.

ABOUT CREATIVE ARTS CENTER
Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) provides a nurturing environment for people to discover, develop and express their artistic visions. Located on a two-acre campus four miles east of downtown Dallas, CAC offers more than 500 classes and workshops per year in such disciplines as ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaic, painting, photography, printmaking and stone carving. CAC also offers free arts programming to disadvantaged children. Not only a visual arts school, CAC is a thriving arts community for a diverse range of students from teens to seniors.

ABOUT THE GOSS-MICHAEL FOUNDATION 
The Goss-Michael Foundation is a nonprofit art space that exists in order to provide a forum for British Contemporary art by presenting exhibitions, programs and resources to educate, engage, and inspire youth and adult audiences in the Dallas area and abroad.

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Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Party on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

 

Join DADA Saturday, Sept. 25th from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm for an amazing shindig at the new Dallas Contemporary in the Design District. Celebrating the Dallas Art Dealer Association’s 25th anniversary, this party is inspired by the DADA art movement of the 10s and 20s. For more information: www.dallasartdealers.org or info@dallasartdealers.org

$25 admission goes to a good cause, The Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, and includes:

Pop up fashion show from Darian Thomas

Pop up dance by members of The Dallas Conservatory

DJ Masai spinning the best of the ’80s, ’90s and 2010s for dancing

Pop up DADA rants by The Robs of Art Conspiracy

Impersonations of DADA art movement stars Marcel Duchamp and Tristan Tzara

Chess

Paper collage making with Dallas artists Tish Brewer, Shannon Driscoll, Kayli House, Margo Miller and Pamela Nelson

Exquisite Corpse poetry creation

25 mobiles by Dallas artists made especially for the party to represent each of the past 25 years of DADA’s history

Art exhibition: Here. There. & Beyond, a group show of international, national, and regional artists

Slide show of images from Dallas art spaces over the past 25 years

Preview excerpt of new film Dallas Art City, directed by Colby Allen

Food and drink from Corner Bakery, DeLos Vodka, Heinekin Light, Wendy Krispin Caterers, Margaux’s, Mokka, Republic Tequila, Stella Artois, and Two Sisters Catering

Furnishing by Lilands Special Events and lighting by Martin + Martin

Gold Crown Valet Parking will be available for $3.

ABOUT DADA

The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and not-for-profit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. DADA serves as a standard bearer for ethical practices in the art business, as an educational resource for the community at large, and as the facilitator of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, which provides funding for visual art students. The Dallas Art Dealers Association, organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, is a 501(c)(6) organization.

Like the Art Dealers Association of America, membership in DADA is by invitation of the board of directors. In order to qualify for membership, a dealer or nonprofit space must have an established reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism among their peers, and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality and presenting worthwhile exhibitions. DADA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethical practice within the profession and to increasing public awareness of the role and responsibilities of reputable art dealers and nonprofit visual art spaces.

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND

In celebration of its 20th anniversary in 2005, the Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) created the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, honoring the respected owner and director of The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas. One of DADA’s founding members, Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. The Edith Baker Art Scholarship benefits a student pursuing study of the visual arts through a cash award and career development activities such as a gallery show, a mentorship, and an internship. Proceeds from individual donations, annual DADA events, and collection jars at each DADA member location support the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Visit www.dallasartdealers.org or e-mail info@dallasartdealers.org for more information

 

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Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Panel Discussions – Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) celebrates its 25th anniversary year with two panel discussions, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, at Northcliff and Buckner at White Rock Lake.

Panel 1: “How to Start an Art Collection” is from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Panelists are Karol Howard, Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, George Morton, and Eddy Rawlinson.
Panel 2: “How to Photograph Your Art” is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Panelists are Harrison Evans, Ange Fitzgerald, and Kenda North.

Tickets ($15) can be purchased online at www.dallasartdealers.org or at the door. Call (214) 914-1099 for more information.  Proceeds benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

Harrison Evans has a degree in Journalism from UT Austin. After graduation, he returned to Dallas to work as a free-lance assistant to commercial photographers.  He says he never intended to photograph art, but shared a studio with two artists in 1985 and started shooting their work and has been doing that ever since.

Ange Fitzgerald is the official bigBANG! photographer, the owner & drive by shooter atangefitzgerald.com, the partner in crime at artconspiracy.org, the co-founder, camera gangster, and the photo editor & blogger at photopol.us (the metropolis for photography nerds).

Karol Howard and George Morton began collecting art in 1991.  Their art collection began predominantly with the work of Texas Contemporary artists.  In 2000, Howard and Morton were the curators of “Who Needs TV” at the Houston Art League, and in 2007, they were the curators of “Between Reality and Illusion” at the Marty Walker Gallery in Dallas. Many pieces from their collection have been lent to various institutions for exhibitions throughout the years. Part of their collection is now on exhibition at UT Arlington.

Rosemary Meza-DesPlas is a visual artist from Dallas, Texas. She has exhibited nationally: from the Center for Latino Arts in Boston, Polvo Gallery in Chicago, to A.I.R. Gallery in New York. She is currently represented by Mighty Fine Arts in Dallas, TX. Meza-DesPlas has been a faculty member of El Centro College for ten years; she teaches painting, drawing, design and art history.

Kenda North is Professor and Head of Photography at UT Arlington.  Her personal work in fine art photography has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally.  Her work is represented by Craighead-Green Gallery in Dallas.

Eddy Rawlinson has been the Gallery Director of H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery at El Centro College since 2006. He serves on the Exhibition Advisor Panel for Fort Worth Community Arts Center and is an Adjunct Professor of Art at El Centro and Tarrant County Colleges. His art is represented by Mighty Fine Arts in Dallas.

 ABOUT DADA

The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and not-for-profit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. DADA serves as a standard bearer for ethical practices in the art business, as an educational resource for the community at large, and as the facilitator of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, which provides funding for visual art students. The Dallas Art Dealers Association, organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, is a 501(c)(6) organization.

Like the Art Dealers Association of America, membership in DADA is by invitation of the board of directors. In order to qualify for membership, a dealer or nonprofit space must have an established reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism among their peers, and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality and presenting worthwhile exhibitions. DADA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethical practice within the profession and to increasing public awareness of the role and responsibilities of reputable art dealers and nonprofit visual art spaces.

ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND

In celebration of its 20th anniversary in 2005, the Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) created the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, honoring the respected owner and director of The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas. One of DADA’s founding members, Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. The Edith Baker Art Scholarship benefits a student pursuing study of the visual arts through a cash award and career development activities such as a gallery show, a mentorship, and an internship. Proceeds from individual donations, annual DADA events, and collection jars at each DADA member location support the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Visit www.dallasartdealers.org or e-mail info@dallasartdealers.org for more information.

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Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Party, Scholarship Exhibition, Fall Gallery Walk, Panel Discussions, and Film Premiere

For press information, contact
Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099 or info@dallasartdealers.org

The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) celebrates its 25th anniversary year with a Fall Gallery Walk, an Edith Baker Art Scholarship exhibition, panel discussions for artists and the public, and an After Gallery Walk Party the weekend of Sept. 24, 2010. In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, the film Dallas City of Art premieres Sunday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Horchow Auditorium at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.

The festivities begin with a reception for the winner and finalists of DADA’s Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund on Friday, Sept. 24, 6–8 p.m., at the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd. The DADA Scholarship Committee juried the seven finalists chosen by visual art faculty members of the Dallas County Community College District. The winner receives $4,000, a mentorship and an internship with a DADA member of his or her choice. The reception, which features art by all the finalists, is free.

The annual DADA Fall Gallery Walk will be Saturday, Sept. 25. It begins with panel discussions to educate the public and artists from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther. The Walk (really a car ride) begins at 2 p.m. at any of DADA’s 37 member galleries, museums and nonprofit art spaces. This FREE event goes until 8 p.m. and allows art lovers to socialize and roam (in a car) from gallery to gallery all in one day. Donation jars for the Edith Baker Art Scholarship will be on hand along with refreshments, artists and art professionals.

Panel 1: “How to Start an Art Collection” is from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Panelists are Eddy Rawlinson, Rosemary DesPlas, Karol Howard and George Morton. 
Panel 2: “How to Photograph Your Art” is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Panelists are Harrison Evans, Ange Fitzgerald, and Kenda North. Tickets ($15) can be purchased online on this site or at the door. Proceeds benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship.

An After Gallery Walk Party will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. at Dallas Contemporary, 161 Glass St. at Riverfront. In honor of the DADA art movement, the party will be multi-disciplinary, featuring the arts of fashion, visual art, theater, dance, music, cooking and bartending. Paper City, Wendy Krispin Caterer, Inc., Darian Thomas Fashion, and The Dallas Conservatory and visual artists Tish Brewer, Margo Miller, and Pamela Nelson are sponsors. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance on this site or at the door.

Click to download maps for the Gallery Walk. Maps will also be available at each location. Hours may vary; please see individual listings. Call 214.914.1099 or e-mailinfo@dallasartdealers.org.

In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship, the film Dallas Art City premieres Sunday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Horchow Auditorium at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. The screening is included with admission to the museum. The film will include interviews with Dallas artists, gallerists, collectors and administrators who look at the Dallas art scene. This film has been made in partnership with You and Yours Productions.

ABOUT DADA

The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established, independent gallery owners and not-for-profit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. DADA serves as a standard bearer for ethical practices in the art business, an educational resource for the community at large and as the facilitator of Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund that provides funding for visual art students. The Dallas Art Dealers Association, organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, is a 501(c)(6)