Art House Dallas Blog

 

Welcome to the Art House Dallas blog. We hope you’ll come visit often to stay up to date on the latest and greatest news and how to get involved.  As part of our Art House community, we want to keep you posted on our building progress for the new Art House, introduce you to some of our friends pursuing creativity for the common good, and pass on details about our events as well as other DFW events hosted by partner organizations you won’t want to miss out on. We’re glad you stopped by, make yourself at home. 

 

Friday
Jun292012

Rhythms of Rest

Art House Exchange

One of the songs that I’ve had stuck in my head lately is Sara Groves' "Finite", from her most recent album Invisible Empires. The lyrics play off the old Whitney Houston classic, "I’m Every Woman". She starts off the song with saying: “I’m not every woman/It’s not all in me/I’m proud and guarded/When it comes to my needs.” Sara’s lyrics acknowledge the truth…

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Tuesday
Jun262012

Earnest Words in Swirling Noise – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at Ten 

cwmyers

Early in college, I fell in love with Wilco. I know how that sentence sounds, but I’l write it anyway, simply because I also know how many others could write the same thing. Or if not about Wilco, then about some other band that has become synonymous with the glories and terrors of coming of age in a city not your own. So last week’s tenth anniversary of their greatest album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, was something of a moment for me…

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Tuesday
Jun262012

Why We Gather

andi ashworth

Now, after so many years in Nashville, my journals and photograph albums are full of the stories of these gatherings. I’ve come to see them as part of the significant work of my life. I have no guarantee they will ultimately have the effect I want them to. But what I suspect, and what I hope, is that the scents, flavors, often-used recipes, family chitchat, friends catching up, and the familiar stamp of the way things are done will seep in, helping to create a family identity and leave a heritage of belonging…

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Tuesday
Jun192012

Register Early for Catalyst Atlanta! 

Catalyst 2012

On behalf of Art House America and Catalyst, you are invited to attend the Catalyst Conference on October 3-5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. A one-of-a-kind gathering for leaders like you! This exclusive offer is available to all Art House America patrons. Register by Thursday, June 28th to receive a special rate! Only $199 per person (regularly $319) …

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Wednesday
May162012

In A Blanket of Dark, With Stage Lights & Skilled Musicians

amber bixler

An eclectic smattering of hipsters, artists and long-time fans stood in line outside The Prophet Bar in Dallas. Posters plastered in windows advertised upcoming bands. A Few clouds dotted the sky and cleared out as the sun set and the doors opened. Inside the cavernous, modern club space, the stage glowed to the right with umbrellas…

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