Summer Series Launch Party + 'Masahiro LaMarsh: Anticlastic' Exhibition Opening
Summer Series Launch Party + Masahiro LaMarsh: Anticlastic Exhibition Opening
Saturday, 21 June 2025
6:00–9:00 PM
$25 GA (includes 2 drinks) | Free for Members (open bar, 21+)
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Summer Series 2025 at the Opening Celebration of Masahiro LaMarsh: Anticlastic. RSVP for complimentary drinks, a special DJ set by Shigeto, an exclusive merch drop + more.
Anticlastic delves into the influences of personal adornment through meticulously crafted grillz, exploring themes of identity, subculture, and craftsmanship. LaMarsh’s work challenges perceptions and invites reflection on the ways we express ourselves.
About Summer Series 2025
Dallas Contemporary’s Summer Series returns with new expanded programming and partnerships. From June through August 2025, this series features a variety of day and night events. Tickets are required for each event, or you can purchase a $75 individual membership for free access to all. Your support helps sustain Dallas Contemporary’s mission to showcase cutting-edge contemporary art, performances, and public programs, advancing the discovery and appreciation of today’s art.
Sign up for a DC membership here. | More on the DC Summer Series here.
DC Context Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It' + 'Velvet Faith'
DC Context Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It + Velvet Faith
Sunday, 22 June 2025
1.00—2.00 PM
Free Admission
This guided tour offers a layered exploration of Velvet Faith and You Stretched Diagonally Across It, two exhibitions that challenge artistic conventions. From the intimate exchange between EJ Hill and Martin Gonzales to the expansive reimagining of tapestry by thirty artists, this tour invites visitors to consider how artists navigate identity, trust, and transformation through process-driven, boundary-defying work.
Dallas Hope Charities: Pride Panel
Dallas Hope Charities and Dallas Contemporary are coming together with North Texas community leaders for a powerful evening exploring how organizations are reclaiming and advancing LGBTQIA+ hope. Join us for our fourth annual Pride Panel as we dive into thought-provoking conversations and strengthen community connections. The evening begins with a Meet and Mingle hour, where guests can view the latest Dallas Contemporary exhibitions and connect with local LGBTQIA+ organizations working toward equality.
Kick off the evening with a Meet and Mingle (6:00–6:30PM) featuring a museum tour, a vendor market and resource fair, gelato pop-up by Gelato La Boca, and interactive activities curated by Dallas Contemporary.
At 6:30PM, settle in for a compelling panel discussion where the panel will explore LGBTQIA+ joy, resilience, and hope in today’s social and political landscape.
Wrap up the night from 7:30–8:00PM with more time to connect, explore, and grab a goodie bag on your way out.
This is more than a panel—it's a celebration of community, courage, and collective hope.
DC EMPTY: Danielle Georgiou Dance Group
DC EMPTY: Danielle Georgiou Dance Group presents MATCH POINT
Friday, 11 July 2025
6:00–9:00 PM
$20 GA (includes 2 drinks) | Free for Members (open bar, 21+)
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
MATCH POINT is a public performance involving dance, clown, athletics, interactive elements, and many, many tennis balls. Set to the score of Antonio Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons,” this performance follows a group of athletes navigating distinct misinterpretations of the game of tennis. Why tennis? Because the game of tennis is a test of boundaries, a constant give and take of conversation and effort, and a battle between two sides.
The Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG) is an ensemble-based, collaborative dance theatre group that works within the ideas of contemporary dance and physical theatre. DGDG explores the experimental and avant-garde nature of dance and theatre in their creations of original dance musicals and dance plays. The artists of DGDG constantly strive to transform themselves, either in image or skill. They work to create pieces that question what dance is and can be while pushing the boundaries of theatre.
DC Membership Mixer: Matcha Making Workshop
DC Membership Mixer: Matcha Workshop
Sunday, 13 July 2025
10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Free for members, $20 for nonmembers
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
We are thrilled to invite you to an evening dedicated to showing our appreciation for current members + experience the perks of a DC membership.
This month, join us for a hands-on matcha making workshop led by The Dang Spot—perfect for both beginners and tea lovers alike. This small group experience is designed to help you build a deeper understanding and appreciation for this vibrant green tea.
In this workshop, you’ll:
Learn how to make a smooth microfoam and master the W/M whisking technique using the 3-2-1 method
Taste and compare three distinct matcha variations to discover your personal flavor profile
Create your own matcha drink customized to your taste
Whether you're looking to improve your at-home matcha skills or just want to enjoy a fun, interactive experience, this workshop is a great way to connect, learn, and sip something delicious.
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our museum – your support ensures that DC remains always different, always free.
Looking to become a member? Membership tiers begin at just $50 and include free admission to all Second Sunday Membership Mixer events. Learn more + sign up below.
DC Staff Show
DC Staff Show
Thursday, 17 July 2025
6.00-8.00 PM
Free admission, 2 Complimentary drinks (21+)
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Dallas Contemporary is excited to unveil its second staff exhibition as part of our upcoming Third Thursday program. This special exhibition showcases the personal artistic practices of our team.
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
Saturday, 02 August 2025
10:00–11:00 AM
$15 | Free for Members
Experience yoga in the heart of You Stretched Diagonally Across It, DC’s current exhibition—part of our DC Summer Series. Stay tuned for instructor and event details coming soon.
Tickets are limited.
DC Membership Mixer: Tapestry Weaving Workshop
DC Membership Mixer: Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Sunday, 10 August 2025
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Free for members, $20 for nonmembers
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
We are thrilled to invite you to an evening dedicated to showing our appreciation for current members + experience the perks of a DC membership.
This month, join us for a hands-on workshop led by Hannah Eliza Chalker and in partnership with Pegasus Creative Reuse aimed to introduce members of the Dallas community to the timeless art of tapestry weaving.
Inspired by current exhibition on view at DC, You Stretched Diagonally Across It, participants will learn the fundamental weaving technique of "over one, under one" to create their own tapestry sampler. This workshop provides attendees with basic weaving knowledge while encouraging them to explore the craft through a crosscultural and historical lens. Using a portable hardboard loom, this method of tapestry weaving empowers participants to take art with them wherever they go. No prior experience necessary!
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our museum – your support ensures that DC remains always different, always free.
Looking to become a member? Membership tiers begin at just $50 and include free admission to all Second Sunday Membership Mixer events. Learn more + sign up below.
Summer Series Closeout + Music Showcase with Toast Toast
Summer Series Closeout + Music Showcase with Toast Toast
Saturday, 30 August 2025
2:00–9:00 PM
$15 GA (includes 2 drinks) | Free for Members (open bar, 21+)
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Send off summer with live performances, local vendors, and more.
Featuring: Honin, Jack Diller, Kent Evans, Nintendon’ts, Oliver Garden, Steven Leftovers, TWlovesyou, William Alford, Yalcy
Presented by Toast Toast Recordings—a Dallas-based collective releasing boundary-pushing music and fostering creative community.
Don't miss the exclusive merch giveaway: one attendee will win a tote filled with every Toast Toast release to date—cassettes, CDs, vinyl, a t-shirt, and more (valued at over $150).
Toast ToastRecordings is a Dallas-based music label/collective wih the initiative of releasing music locally and road, non-renforming, and promoting community within art and music.
DC Context Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
DC Context Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1.00—2.00 PM
Free Admission
Discover how tapestry becomes a site of experimentation in You Stretched Diagonally Across It. This guided tour offers an in-depth look at how artists are reimagining the medium. Explore works that weave together questions of identity, time, and myth in richly layered, tactile form.
DC Stroller Tour
Taking place on select second Wednesdays of the month before we open to the public, parents, and caregivers are invited to bring children up to 5 years old for a guided stroll through our current exhibitions.
The stroller tour is a time in which conversation, questions, and animated babies are encouraged!
DC Context Tour: ‘Velvet Faith’
DC Context Tour: Velvet Faith
Sunday, 08 June 2025
1.00—2.00 PM
Free Admission
Experience Velvet Faith through a guided tour offering a holistic look at EJ Hill and Martin Gonzales’s first collaboration—an intimate exploration of trust, transformation, and play. This tour traces their shared journey from process to final form, revealing how material, memory, and mutual care shape a radical, joyful space of artistic freedom.
DC Context Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It' and 'Velvet Faith'
DC Context Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It and Velvet Faith
Saturday, 24 May, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibitions, You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry and Velvet Faith where the imagery, intent and artist narratives are explored. For first time visitors of the exhibitions, this is the recommended experience to get a holistic view of the works on display.
DC Membership Mixer: Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath
DC Membership Mixer: Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath Meditation
Sunday, 18 May 2025
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Free for members, $30 non-members
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
We are thrilled to invite you to an evening dedicated to showing our appreciation for current members + experience the perks of a DC membership.
This month, join us for a Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath Meditation with Brandy Michele Adams of WAAS Gallery. Enjoy a relaxing 45-minute sound bowl meditation led by Brandy. This mixer will kick off with guided breathing techniques, the meditation, and then time for journaling after. Please bring your own mat! There will be limited mats available to borrow.
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our museum – your support ensures that DC remains always different, always free.
DC Stories Tour: 'Velvet Faith'
DC Stories Tour: Velvet Faith
Sunday, 18 May, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibition, Velvet Faith, with a focus on the individual artists and their careers. This tour is recommended for individuals who are interested in how an artist's personal narrative can influence their practice, and how a viewer's own stories might find new meaning through art.
DC Members | Gallery Tour: WAAS Gallery
Each month, Dallas Contemporary will be partnering with Dallas-based artists, studios, and galleries to provide members with an initimate opportunity to tour the studio with a walkthrough by the artist, plus enjoy light bites and drinks.
Mix and mingle with like-minded members, explore Dallas art, and get to know the artist behind the work.
This month we will be visiting WAAS (We Are All Stars) Gallery.
We Are All Stars is a brand built by Brandy Michele Adams, empowering others to build through the lens of sustainability. Utilizing art, experience and performance as a vehicle of wellness, we integrate more mindful conversations into contemporary, corporate and public spaces. W.A.A.S. is focused on bringing more awareness to mental health as a full spectrum — integrating brain care as part of our health care.
Learn more about the gallery and what's on view at waasgallery.com.
Third Thursday
On select Third Thursdays, DC stays open until 8.00 pm! Enjoy extended hours, music, plus 2 complimentary drinks from our sponsors with registration.
Third Thursdays represent our commitment to accessibility, ensuring that those unable to visit during regular hours can still experience our exhibitions. By opening our doors on these designated days, we provide an opportunity for broader public engagement, especially for individuals who may have conflicting schedules or reside outside the area. It's our way of extending a warm welcome to everyone, regardless of their constraints, fostering greater inclusivity and community connection.
DC Stroller Tour
Taking place on select second Wednesdays of the month before we open to the public, parents, and caregivers are invited to bring children up to 5 years old for a guided stroll through our current exhibitions.
The stroller tour is a time in which conversation, questions, and animated babies are encouraged!
DC Process Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
DC Process Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It
Saturday, 10 May, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibitions, You Stretched Diagonally Across It, with a focus on the material and process each artist uses to create their work. This tour is recommended for those who are curious about the material choices artists make and how they inform the overall impact of the work.
DC Members | Gallery Tour: Ro2 Gallery
Join us for Dallas Contemporary's monthly studio tour, an exclusive perk just for DC members.
Each month, Dallas Contemporary partners with Dallas-based artists, studios, and galleries to provide members with an initimate opportunity to tour the gallery with a walkthrough by the curator, plus enjoy complementary drinks thanks to our friends at LALO Tequila and Topo Chico.
Mix and mingle with like-minded members, explore Dallas art, and get to know the curator behind the exhibition.
This month we will be visiting Ro2 Gallery and view their current exhibitions, yasuyo maruyama: fragments of identity and Carla gannis: to the max. Learn more about the gallery and what's on view at www.ro2art.com.
DC Stories Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
DC Stories Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It
Sunday, 04 May, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibition, You Stretched Diagonally Across It, with a focus on the individual artists and their careers. This tour is recommended for individuals who are interested in how an artist's personal narrative can influence their practice, and how a viewer's own stories might find new meaning through art.
Denim Day
Dallas Contemporary Presents Denim Day
Saturday, 03 May, 2025
11.00 AM - 6.00 PM
161 Glass St., Dallas, TX
Free admission
Join us for a day of denim, design, and dialogue in support of Sexual Assault Awareness. Featuring Texas-based denim artists, designers, and community organizations, this event celebrates fashion as activism.
Denim Day originated in 1999 in response to a woman who was faulted for her rape based on the argument that her tight jeans implied consent. Women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans to work, sparking an international movement that uses denim as a symbol of solidarity against victim-blaming and in support of survivors.
Community organizations will be integrated among denim vendors to encourage conversations about building a strong network of support.
Denim:
Alexander Villanueva
AV Beamon
Carl Forkel
Dallas Denim Repair
Hideaway
Melissa Ann Taylor
Community Organizations:
Dallas Hope Charities
The Family Place
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Mosaic Family Services
Pride Museum of Texas
DC Context Tour: 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
DC Context Tour: You Stretched Diagonally Across It
Saturday, 26 April 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibition, You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry, where the imagery, intent and artist narratives are explored. For first time visitors of the exhibitions, this is the recommended experience to get a holistic view of the works on display.
DC Stroller Tour
Taking place on select second Wednesdays of the month before we open to the public, parents, and caregivers are invited to bring children up to 5 years old for a guided stroll through our current exhibitions.
The stroller tour is a time in which conversation, questions, and animated babies are encouraged!
Art Sundae with Art Production Fund
In conjunction with Velvet Faith, Hill and Gonzales will collaborate with Art Production Fund (APF) to present a special edition of their public program Art Sundae on 12 April 2025, from 1-4 PM. Presented by APF, Art Sundae is a free, hands-on art-making experience for children, led by contemporary artists. Launched in 2017 Art Sundae aims to make art accessible and highlight the positive impact of art across all communities. The event is designed to foster creative expression and provide an engaging, inclusive experience for all. This will be the first iteration of Art Sundae in Dallas, made possible through the generous support of Leatherology.
In this unique program, Hill and Gonzales will guide participants through an art-making process inspired by their own creative practices. The resulting artworks will be showcased in a public art installation, which will remain on view at the museum for two weeks.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Dallas Contemporary and bring Art Sundae to Dallas for the first time ever,” said Casey Fremont, APF Executive Director. “Art Sundae is all about building confidence in children through the joy of art-making. We can’t wait to see how Hill and Gonzales will inspire participants.”
VIP Opening Celebration 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
Join us for an exclusive VIP hour where you'll be the first to enjoy a preview of You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry and a moment with the curator, Su Wu before the exhibition opens to the public.
VIP Preview 'You Stretched Diagonally Across It'
Dallas Contemporary invites members to an exclusive preview of You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry before it opens to the public. Be among the first to experience this dynamic exhibition exploring narrative, mythology, and the evolving possibilities of weaving.
Led by curator Su Wu, this special event includes a guided walkthrough and a first look at the Dallas Contemporary shop takeover featuring a curated selection from Kneeland Co.
Exhibiting artists include:
El Anatsui, Hellen Ascoli, Yto Barrada, Diedrick Brackens, Melissa Cody, Negma Coy, Jovencio de la Paz, Josh Faught, Christina Forrer, Sanaa Gateja, Yann Gerstberger, Marie Hazard, Ane Henriksen, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Sanam Khatibi, Tomasz Kowalski & Alicja Kowalska, Candice Lin, Goshka Macuga, Christy Matson, Jorge Méndez Blake, Mai-Thu Perret, Sarah Rosalena, Analia Saban, Lee ShinJa, Kiki Smith, Mika Tajima, Clarissa Tossin, Consuelo Jiménez Underwood, and Miranda Fengyuan Zhang.
Not a member yet? Join today for access to this and other exclusive events.
RSVP required.
DC Members Studio Tour: Joel Murray
Join us for Dallas Contemporary's monthly private artist studio tour, a brand new exclusive perk just for DC members. This month we will be visiting the studio of Dallas artist Joel Murray - artist, educator, and co-organizer of The Chateau Show.
DC Members | Studio Tour: Marcello Andres Ceramics
Join us for our monthly artist private studio tour.
Marcello Andres Ceramics fires clay in a Quonset hut in the Cedars neighborhood in Dallas, Texas. The ceramics studio creates both functional art—light fixtures and restaurant-quality dinnerware of all kinds—as well as collectible sculptural artwork. The functional work is rooted in cultivating conviviality and sentiment inspired by the family-style dinners that clay artist Marcello Andres Ortega regularly experienced as the youngest of his Chilean-immigrant family. His sculptural works are expressions and observations of power dynamics, whether that’s the intensity of an ocean wave or the tension between urges and boundaries.
DC Process Tour: 'Velvet Faith'
DC Process Tour: Velvet Faith
Sunday, 23 March 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibitions, Velvet Faith, with a focus on the material and process each artist uses to create their work. This tour is recommended for those who are curious about the material choices artists make and how they inform the overall impact of the work.
DC Stories Tour: 'Velvet Faith'
DC Stories Tour: Velvet Faith
Saturday, 22 March 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free admission
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
Join us for a guided tour through our current exhibition, Velvet Faith, with a focus on the individual artists and their careers. This tour is recommended for individuals who are interested in how an artist's personal narrative can influence their practice, and how a viewer's own stories might find new meaning through art.
DC Members | Gallery Tour: WAAS Gallery
Join us for Dallas Contemporary's monthly gallery tour, a brand new exclusive perk just for DC members.
Each month, Dallas Contemporary will be partnering with Dallas-based artists, studios, and galleries to provide members with an initimate opportunity to tour the studio with a walkthrough by the artist, plus enjoy light bites and drinks.
Mix and mingle with like-minded members, explore Dallas art, and get to know the artist behind the work.
This month we will be visiting WAAS (We Are All Stars) Gallery.
DC Members | Gallery Tour: Tureen
Join us for Dallas Contemporary's monthly studio tour, a brand new exclusive perk just for DC members.
Each month, Dallas Contemporary will be partnering with a Dallas-based artist, studio, or gallery to provide members with an initimate opportunity to tour the studio with a walkthrough by the artist, plus enjoy light bites and drinks.
Mix and mingle with like-minded members, explore Dallas art, and get to know the artist behind the work.
This month we will be visiting Tureen Gallery. Learn more about the gallery and what's on view at tureen.info.
DC Stroller Tour
Taking place on select second Wednesdays of the month before we open to the public, parents, and caregivers are invited to bring children up to 5 years old for a guided stroll through our current exhibitions.
The stroller tour is a time in which conversation, questions, and animated babies are encouraged!
DC Membership Mixer: Collage + Junk Journal Night
We are thrilled to invite you to an evening dedicated to showing our appreciation for current members + inviting new friends to experience the perks of a DC membership.
This month, Membership + Community Engagement Manager, Kelly Mason, will be hosting a collage and junk journaling night. We'll take care of all the supplies—just bring yourself. (Of course, feel free to bring any of your own supplies and materials you'd like to use!)
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our museum – your support ensures that DC remains always different, always free. Looking to become a member? Membership tiers begin at just $50 and include free admission to all Second Sunday Membership Mixer events. Learn more + sign up here.
About Kelly Mason:
Kelly's work is fueled by the joy and authenticity of her inner child, and she explores various mediums, from fashion and photography to collage and painting. In 2023, she founded Petit Knock (@petitknock), a creative studio dedicated to crafting personable content for small businesses around the metroplex.