Fort Worth Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy Street
Fort Worh Tx,
76107
817-738-1938
www.fwcac.com

Rating –Good

Level –Advance-Novice
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Community Center

Their Published Description:

At the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, we celebrate our community’s diversity through the arts and showcase the talents of regional artists. Our 77,000 square foot facility offers performance, rehearsal, classroom, meeting and exhibition space for rent; an “arts incubator” designed as office space for arts groups; and special events space. Designed for adults and children alike, the Center offers a place for the celebration and creation of ideas including: dance, theater, studio art, music, opera, and poetry. Come express yourself at the Fort Worth Community Art Center

Editors Description
This is a community space which hosts many disciplines in the arts. They show work in the gallery that would have a large appeal to the community at large. In that, the work is very craft conscious, with photography representing the largest conceptual element. The types of work ranges from regional to international at all levels including novice.

Friends Comments: None at this time.

The Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving Texas
75062
972-252-7558
www.ci.irving.tx.us/Arts/

Rating –Excellent
Level –Intermediate/Novice
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: non-profit

Their Published Description:
The Irving Arts Center, a 64 000+ sq ft. performing and visual arts complex, is non-collecting institution with an active and ongoing visual arts program. One of the primary goals of the arts center’s visual arts programming is to provide an engaging and exciting venue for exhibiting the work of both the established and emerging artists in Texas. In addition to local and Texas –based artists, artists of both national and international renown are featured as well as touring exhibitions.

Editors Description:
One of the cooler little tidbits I discovered about this place was that is was funded through a portion of a tax put on local hotel rooms. It’s a large city owned non-profit to both bring art to the community and to give tourists a sampling of said art. Okay, because it has this back ground, its mandate is most probably to bring understandable art to as many people as possible. So the art here although not bad is definitely not cutting edge. Its art chosen by board members. A good example of a show here was THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA'S 18th NATIONAL EXHIBITION. Which had some very cool embroidery indeed and was the kind of show that could be appreciated by many kinds of people regardless of their arts exposure.

Friends Comments:
None at this time.

Laredo Center for the Arts
500 San Agustin
Laredo, TX
78040 956.725.1715
Web: www.laredoartcenter.org

Rating –Excellent
Level – Emerging
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Community Center/Nonprofit

Their Published Description:

The Laredo Center for the Arts coordinates, promotes, encourages, and supports the arts in the Laredo/South Texas area.
The purpose of the center is to:
Promote a cultural arts climate for the city of Laredo, Texas, an environment in which the artistic creativity of all people may flourish; Organize and adapt the community's resources to the needs of the artist and the public; Work with and advise officials, agencies, organizations, schools, businesses, and committees in supporting arts activities; Develop educational programs; Promote tourism; and Encourage public participation and appreciation of the arts and humanities in the Laredo area.

Editors Description:

This is a place that I have worked with directly. The staff there was incredibly gracious and very enthusiastic. And very creative about financing my show. When I showed there they were very interested in bringing more avant-garde contemporary art to their community. This was a place that showed a lot of water-colors, but they really took a chance with my installation show, and wanted something new for their community so badly that after I turned them down because of the lack of funds to make the show happen, they found a way to find those funds and get me out there to install. I was treated extremely well, and the staff was incredibly helpful in both helping me set up this really big installation, and take it down and pack it. It all arrived safely and well packed. This was an A++ experience. I have heard that they may no longer be trying such avant-garde shows. But the same people, who enthusiastically invited me out, are also engaged in another gallery in Laredo called Sound, which just brought out a very good friend of mine. So see Sound Space, also.

Friends Comments:None at this time.

Mesquite Arts Center
1527 N. Galloway
Mesquite TX
75149
972-216-6444
www.cityofmesquite.com

Rating –good
Level –Novice/Intermediate
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory:  Community Center Non-Profit

Their Published Description:
The Mesquite Arts Center supports multiple arts disciplines including music, drama, dance, visual arts and literary programming. The 500 seat Concert Hall features a canopied stage that is both intimate and acoustically impressive. The Black Box Theatre is completely flexible for both the audience and theatrical artists. The Arts Center also features the Main & Chamber Galleries, Jeann & Ralph Wisenbaker Courtyard and the Rehearsal Hall.b 

Editors Description
This is your typical non-profit community run center, board of directors who really like flowers, and lots of craft.  If your work has universal appeal and it's craft or process oriented  and not conceptually driven, here is one for you.

Friends Comments:None at this time.