DC SUMMER SERIES 2026 DC SUMMER SERIES 2026
DC SUMMER SERIES 2026 DC SUMMER SERIES 2026
Dallas Contemporary’s Summer Series returns in 2026 with a dynamic lineup of seasonal programming, creative collaborations, and experiences that bring the museum to life throughout the summer months. Taking place from June through August 2026, the series features a range of daytime and evening events that invite audiences to engage with contemporary art, performances, and gatherings in new ways across Dallas Contemporary’s expansive spaces. Admission is ticketed per event, and guests are encouraged to purchase a membership to Dallas Contemporary, which provides complimentary access to all Summer Series events.
Your support directly sustains Dallas Contemporary’s mission. As a nonprofit museum offering free admission, free parking, and free public programs—a unique resource within the arts community—ticketed events like Summer Series help make it possible for us to continue presenting groundbreaking exhibitions, performances, and programs that advance the discovery and appreciation of contemporary art and artistic practice.
THE LINEUP
DC Micro-exhibition Openings:
Claire Kennedy + Chance Al-Hajji
Friday, 26 June 2026
6.00 - 9.00 PM | $15 GA (includes 2 drinks, 21+) | Free for Members
Join Dallas Contemporary to celebrate the opening of two micro exhibitions;
Claire Kennedy: Freckles is intimate and sentimental, Kennedy’s interdisciplinary practice is not afraid to explore unconventional materials. Small works made out of paper pulp, paint mixed with sand and glitter, these tchotchke sized objects walk the line between painting and sculpture. Interested in collection and organization, Kennedy’s Charms and Protection Paintings are installed in small clusters around her studio. These objects are flexible, they allow Kennedy the room to intuitively install them as she sees fit, constructing shelving and pedestals for her in-studio curio cabinet.
Chance Al-Hajji: Horses in My Dreams, Like Waves, Like The Sea occupies a space in a high chroma, celestial universe, Al-Hajji’s folkloric story telling blends with the fantastical. Created through a daily process of reflection, their anthropomorphized horses act as vessels for growth and change within themselves. Whether they are grazing in pastoral landscapes or wading through oceans and galaxies, the characters that Al-Hajji creates live in a world of cartoonish nostalgia.
ABOUT CLAIRE KENNEDY
Claire Kennedy (she/her) is a Fort Worth-based artist originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. She currently teaches art and design courses at the Texas Christian University, Tarrant County College, and the University of North Texas. Claire has participated in artist residencies at Arts Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, Nectar in Les Guilleries-Savassona, Spain, and Azule in Hot Springs, North Carolina. She has exhibited throughout Texas at Galleri Urbane, Clamp Light Gallery, Easyside, and 500X Gallery among others. She has been published in New American Paintings, VoyageDallas, and Southwest Contemporary. Claire has taught creative workshops at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Arts Fort Worth. She is also a studio member at Easyside, an arts nonprofit located in East Fort Worth.
ABOUT CHANCE AL-HAJJI
Chance Al-Hajji (they/them) is a multinational, London-born, Austin-based interdisciplinary artist. They completed their BFA at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York in 2023. Following their thesis show at Pratt, Al-Hajji has been featured in group exhibitions in both Austin and Dallas, Texas.
DC EMPTY
Andie Flores: This is A _____'s World
Saturday, 25 July 2026
2.00 - 3.00 PM | $15 GA (includes 2 drinks, 21+) | Free for Members
This is A _____'s World is a sculptural video performance collaboration between clown, clown, and clown. By stumbling through a failed stand-up routine and nonsensical inner monologue mumblings set to music, Andie Flores as clown will construct a follow-the-leader-type exploration of failure and hope, transforming the environment of DC EMPTY into a colorful, sharp-edged playroom.
ABOUT ANDIE FLORES:
Andie Flores (b. 1990) (she/her) is a performance artist in Austin, Texas, who uses embarrassment as a medium for investigating hyper-visibility in a racialized body across barriers of border, history, and capital. Flores creates experimental live performances that pair identity and comedic culture moments with over-exaggerated, often grotesque shapes and sounds. She is fascinated by the urgent task of world-building at the edge of the limits of art-making.
Her work and performances have been shown at Austin Sketch Fest, Bushwig, Presa House Gallery, The Museum of Human Achievement, OUTsider Festival, Ivester Contemporary, MASS Gallery, Future Front Film Fest, Contrast Film Festival, Fusebox Festival, The Dallas Latino Cultural Center, Fallout Theater, Coldtowne Theater, Crashbox, Roskilde Festival, Warehouse9, DORF Gallery, and Cagematch Project.
DC Summer Series Close-out
Saturday, 22 August 2026
6.00 - 9.00 PM | $15 GA (includes 2 drinks, 21+) | Free for Members
Close out Dallas Contemporary’s 2026 Summer Series with an evening of live jazz, experimental visuals, local art, and creative exchange. Musicians from the Institute for Creative Music will provide a live jazz soundtrack for the evening. Throughout the museum, guests can browse a marketplace featuring artist vendors from across the region and discover original artwork, publications, and handcrafted goods. The evening will also feature a special tattoo pop-up from Bug House Tattoos, offering exclusive flash designs inspired by Francisco Moreno’s exhibition, Historia Sintética. Celebrating the intersection of visual art, music, and community, this event offers a fitting finale to a summer of dynamic programming at Dallas Contemporary.
Yoga in the Galleries
June 20, July 12, August 9; 10.00 - 11.00 AM
$15 GA | Free for Members
Join Dallas Contemporary for DC YOGA taught by Kymber Campbell
The class is vinyasa based with an emphasis on personal embodiment, breath, and functional mobility. Additionally on the importance of slow breathing and intentional movement for regaining balance (physical, mental, & spiritual). Classes are designed for all-levels. Students can expect to learn more about themselves, their bodies, and their breath along the way.
Attendants should bring their own mat and water bottle.
Admission covers entry to one session