Join us for Annual Fall Gallery Walk, Panel Discussions about the Oak Cliff art scene, Tours of The Texas Theatre, Artists Gathering, The Edith Baker Art Scholarship Show and Tattoo Catwalk.

Edith Baker Art Scholarship Show
September 9 & 10, 2011

The MAC, 3120 McKinney Ave. in Dallas, will showcase the finalists for the Edith Baker Art Scholarship at a reception on Sept. 9, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. All of the proceeds benefit the student artists and DADA's Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund. The gallery is located at 3120 McKinney Ave. in Dallas. The exhibition and reception are free. The exhibition continues through Sept. 10. Call 214-953-1212 for more information on the exhibition or visit www.the-mac.org.

Fall Gallery Walk
September 24, 2011
2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

DADA Fall Gallery Walk
Featuring 40 of DADA's leading member galleries, museums, and nonprofit art spaces, Fall Gallery Walk is a free event Saturday, Sept. 24, 2–8 p.m. Art lovers of every description will have the opportunity to socialize and tour a full spectrum of galleries and special exhibitions — all in one day. Start at any member location and pick up a map or download the Fall Gallery Walk Flyer to print out a map. Hours at each gallery vary; please see individual listings. Call 214.914.1099 or e-mail info@dallasartdealers.org.

The new DADA Docents program features high school and community college students who serve as exhibition hosts at select DADA galleries.

Tattoo Cat Walk

The fun doesn't stop there. After the gallery walk join tattoo artist Jason Brooks and his tattoo models for a tattoo fashion show at DADA member Dallas Contemporary at 161 Glass Street in the Design District. The reception is from 9 p.m. to midnight. The show starts at 10 p.m. and is free. Call 214-821-2522 or visit www.dallascontemporary.org

Art of Oak Cliff: Then and Now Panel Discussions
September 24, 2011

Educational opportunities include panel discussions for artists and art lovers on the morning of Fall Gallery Walk along with tours of the historic Texas Theatre (site of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest). Artists are encouraged to attend the social gathering after the panels.

Panel One: Oak Cliff Art Then, 10:30 a.m. to noon - $10
Oak Cliff Cultural Center
223 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Tour One: The Texas Theatre
12:30 p.m. - FREE

Panel Two: Oak Cliff Art Now, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. - $10
Oak Cliff Cultural Center
223 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Artist Gathering: The Texas Theatre
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - FREE

Tour Two: The Texas Theatre
3:00 p.m. - FREE

Purchase Tickets: $10 per panel, click "MAKE RESERVATIONS" buttons above to purchase, or at the door. Tours and Artist Gathering are free. Cash bar. Lunch will be available for purchase at OCCC.

Proceeds: Benefitting DADA's Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund.

DADA is pleased to be partnering with the Creative Arts Center for these panels with funding provided by Office of Cultural Affairs City of Dallas and Texas Commission on the Arts. Arts & Culture DFW is the media sponsor of the event.

ABOUT DADA:
The Dallas Art Dealers Association is an affiliation of established independent gallery owners and not-for-profit art organizations in the Dallas metropolitan area. DADA serves as a standard bearer for ethical practices in the art business, as an educational resource for the community at large, and as the facilitator of the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund, which provides funding for visual art students. The Dallas Art Dealers Association, organized in 1985 by June Mattingly of Mattingly Baker Gallery, is a 501(c)(6) organization.

Like the Art Dealers Association of America, membership in DADA is by invitation of the board of directors. In order to qualify for membership, a dealer or nonprofit space must have an established reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism among their peers, and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality and presenting worthwhile exhibitions. DADA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethical practice within the profession and to increasing public awareness of the role and responsibilities of reputable art dealers and nonprofit visual art spaces.

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ABOUT THE EDITH BAKER ART SCHOLARSHIP AND ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND:
To celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2005, DADA created a scholarship honoring a respected member of the Dallas art community and one of its founding members, Edith Baker. Edith owned and directed The Edith Baker Gallery in Dallas for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2004. Every year, the Edith Baker Art Scholarship and Artist Career Development Fund financially benefits a student pursuing the study of visual arts in college as well as presents Art Chicas at La Reunion TX, a career fair at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, juried exhibitions of Booker T and Dallas County Community College students' artwork, and biannual educational events.

ABOUT CREATIVE ARTS CENTER:

Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) provides a nurturing environment for people to discover, develop, and express their artistic visions.  Located on a two-acre campus four miles east of downtown Dallas, CAC offers more than 500 classes and workshops per year in such disciplines as ceramics, clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal arts, mosaic, painting, photography, printmaking, and stone carving. CAC also offers free arts programming to disadvantaged children. Not only a visual arts school, CAC is also a thriving arts community for a diverse range of students from teens to seniors.