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Dallas boasts the largest concentrated
urban arts district in the nation. The
Dallas Arts District was established in
1983 to centralize the art community
and provide adequate facilities for
cultural organizations. Institutions
include the Dallas Museum of Art, the
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center,
the Dallas Theater Center, the Booker T.
Washington High School for the
Performing and Visual Arts, the Trammell
and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian
Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center. In
addition to the Arts District, Dallas is
home to the Meadows Museum, the
Latino Cultural Center, the Writer’s
Garret Literary Center, and the museums
at Fair Park, among others.
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT
www.thedallasaertsdistrict.org
The Dallas Arts District is the largest
urban cultural district in the country. This
19-block area covers 68. 4 acres near
downtown Dallas. The District is home
to many world-renowned performing
and visual arts organizations including
thirteen non-profit venues. In addition,
multiple organizations perform in the
District on an ongoing basis. This
includes everything from concerts to
outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth
education programs and more.
The Arts District Friends was founded in
1984—later renamed the Arts District
Alliance—with the mission to champion
the largest Urban Arts District in the country
as a destination spot to be enjoyed by all
citizens of Dallas as well as visitors.
Through a variety of programming and
marketing initiatives the Dallas Arts District
Alliance raises awareness and
appreciation for the Arts District and the
institutions that enrich the District and
therefore our community.
Completed in 2009, this impressive
District house more buildings designed
by Pritzker Prize winning architects than
any other location in the world. There
are currently 31 arts organizations
located in or presenting in the Arts
District.
Booker T. Washington High School for
the Performing and Visual Arts
www.btwhsptsa.org
Located in the heart of downtown, the
magnet school attracts students from
throughout the metropolitan area. Booker
T. Washington has an impressive list of
alumni including Grammy-winning
vocalists Erykah Badu and Norah Jones,
jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, dancer Jay
Franke, cellist John Koen and drummer
Aaron Comess. The building was erected
in 1922 as the first African-American high
school in Dallas.
Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre
www.attpac.org
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is one
of the four main venues at the AT&T
Performing Arts Center in the Arts District
and was dedicated in 2009. The
80,300-square-foot building is 12 stories
high and holds about 600 people,
depending upon the stage configuration.
It is the new venue for the Dallas Theater
Center, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and
Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico.
