Emerging Artists at the Dallas Contemporary

To get a true feel of Dallas, Texas, travelers should experience not only its architecture and nightlife, but the work of its emerging artists. Fortunately, there’s a museum for that, where area artists may be seen for free. Dallas Contemporary originated in 1978 to provide a space designed to bring contemporary art to the forefront of Dallas culture.

Until the 8th of August, 2010, visitors will be able to see “Seedlings,” a show that brings together nine new artists built around a single theme, exploring how nature or natural systems have influenced human industry. The art work contained here asks various questions, such as how might bees teach people about modern aesthetics? The work considers how we merge with or destroy our natural surroundings, such as plant-life, mud, soil, algae, crystals, or flowers. The artists — Hilary Berseth, David Brooks, Jedediah Ceasar, Jessica Halonen, Hilary Harnischfeger, Christopher Ho, Virginia Poundstone, Gilad Ratman, and Lucy Raven — all invoke these themes, exploring how people can collaborate and how interconnected we are with nature.

If you come to Texas and stay overnight in a downtown hotel, Dallas Contemporary will offer a way to explore the city in a way you haven’t seen before. Future happenings will include the Legends 2010 Event, held on September 16th, which celebrates artists, arts patrons and arts professionals. Then, from September 16 to October 31, enjoy the work of the Legends Recipient Solo Exhibition, in which an annual artist is selected to be honored in a one-person show.

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