Events & Shows

May 17, 2013: ex mus 3 – an experimental music concert series

The experimental music concert series 'ex mus' is back with another concert at CentralTrak, presenting Scot Gresham-Lancaster. The concert begins at 8:00pm on Friday, May 17th, and is free to the public. Scot Gresham-Lancaster is a composer, performer, instrument builder and educator. Currently on the faculty at ATEC UT Dallas. Last year at IMéRA he worked on 2nd order →

May 11 – June 29, 2013: That Mortal Coil – Rebuking the Ideal in Figurative Art

Central Trak is proud to present: That Mortal Coil: Rebuking the Ideal in Figurative Art Opening reception, Saturday, May 11, 8-10 pm exhibition runs until June 29, 2013 Artists included in this exhibition: Seth Alverson (Houston), R.E. Cox (Dallas), Brian K. Jones (Dallas), Denise Prince (Austin), Ari Richter (New York), Nina Schwanse (New Orleans/Los Angeles) →

April 27, 2013: ex mus 2 – an experimental music concert series

The experimental music concert series 'ex mus' is back with another concert at CentralTrak, presenting Austin-based percussionist and composer Nick Hennies. The concert begins at 8:00pm on Saturday, April 27th and is free to the public. Hennies will perform a program of experimental compositions written for snare drum. Included on the program are works by Peter →

March 9 – April 27, 2013: Failing Flat: Sculptural Tendencies in Painting curated by Nathan Green

Central Trak is proud to present Failing Flat, a group exhibition of paintings, featuring the work of Ivin Ballen, T.J. Donovan, Faith Gay, and Shane Tolbert curated by former resident Nathan Green. The artists included in Failing Flat expand and explode painting into three dimensions while staying firmly grounded to a traditional support. By depicting →

Jan 19 – March 2, 2013: Raul Cordero and Michel Pérez: Painting of all Excuses

CentralTrak presents "Painting of all Excuses," an exhibition by Raul Cordero and Michel “El Pollo” Pérez. Raul Cordero and Michel “El Pollo” Pérez are international artists — both represented Cuba in the Havana Biennial in 2012 — however, their show at CentralTrak will be their premier exhibition in Dallas. Cordero,a 2012 CentralTrak artist-in-residence,and Pérez will →

Nov 17, 2012 – Jan 5, 2013: Co- Re-Creating Spaces: a group exhibition curated by Carolyn Sortor & Michael A. Morris

Co- Re-Creating spaces surveys how artists are questioning and subverting existing contexts or spaces and contributing to their re-imagining and re-creation. The exhibit recognizes that “reality” itself can be both art medium and art object, and speculates how developments in the virtual and the actual might affect one another. This exhibition is curated by Carolyn →

Nov 10, 2012: Tiny Thumbs

CentralTrak will present a one-night-only showcase of game design from UT Dallas students. Tiny Thumbs is a pop-up video arcade of sorts, curated by Kyle Kondas. The public will be given the opportunity to consider game design as a 21st Century art form. In the last several years, artists and game creators have collaborated to →

Nov 9, 2012: ex mus – an experimental music concert series

CentralTrak is launching an experimental music concert series that will highlight the works of both local and international composers and musicians. On November 9, 2012 at 8 p.m. in the CentralTrak gallery, the collective of experimental musicians Andrew Jordan Miller, Jonathan Jackson, Chaz Underriner and Martian Back will kick off the series with their interpretations →

Sep 29 – Nov 3, 2012: Frank Dufour and Thomas Riccio: Not So Indifferent

CentralTrak presents Not So Indifferent, a collaborative installation from Agence 5970. The exhibit combines digital media with site-specific design to create an existential drama – a performance that features the viewing public as lead actors. The artists, Frank Dufour and Thomas Riccio, have distinctive careers that include designing sound environments for the Dallas Museum of →

Aug 25 – Sep 22, 2012: Ari Richter: The Skin I Live In

Simultaneously exploring themes of comedy and horror, CentralTrak visiting artist Ari Richter presents "The Skin I Live In." The exhibition includes drawings and sculptures that Richter produced during his residency. Some of Richter’s most methodical constructions utilize his own hair, skin or fingernail clippings to speak to universal traits of anxiety and compulsion. Richter is →

Notable News

February 20, 2012 - The Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington is presenting a two-person show featuring works by Kana Harada and Ruben Nieto. read more

January 3, 2012 - CentralTrak Director and Artist Resident, Heyd Fontenot, selected as artforum.com "Critic Pick" read more

October 31, 2011 - Graduate Student Artist in Residence Danielle Georgiou's spot on KERA's Art&Seek! watch video

September 21, 2011 - CentralTrak Invites Weekend Visitors to Look as Well as Listen
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August 9, 2011 - D Magazine Reviews CentralTrak Show of MFA Graduate: Participating with three other UTD Master of Fine Arts students in the exhibit "Four" at CentralTrak, Willie Baronet's work investigates methods of cultural advertising and desensitization. read more

August 1, 2011 - CentralTrak Enters New Season With New Director: Centraltrak, a Deep Ellum artist residency and gallery that is part of the UT Dallas School of Arts and Humanities, has appointed Heyd Fontenot as its new director. read more

May 24, 2011 - Similar but Different #17: Shoot Your Mouth Off, the Aftermath: In America, especially Texas, guns and gun imagery are prevalent within our culture. The violence of guns & knives goes hand in hand with sex as an example of our favorite, if not vicarious, pastimes. read more

May 18, 2011 - artthisweeek.com: Centraltrak � Gun & Knife Show Co-curator Heyd Fontenot Interview

May 16, 2011 - Gun & Knife Show featured in D Magazine Art Review: What an Art Show Says About Gun-Obsessed Texas

May 1, 2011 - Gun & Knife Show co-curator, Heyd Fontenot, interviewed by KERA
KERA radio report and Expanded online report

February 10, 2011 - Darell Fields' Black Architecture Project one of "the most interesting things to do around the state this week" according to The New York Times. read more

November 22, 2010 - CentralTrak Artist in Residence, Gabriel Dawe, Interveiwed by My Modern Metropolis. read more

November 8, 2010 - White Rock Lake Weekly: Residency program keeps artists on CentralTrak. read more

October 1, 2010 - The State Fair of Texas isn't the only attraction found near Fair Park this month. "Pow! La Revolución: Paintings by Ruben Nieto" at CentralTrak - the University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency - adds to the buzz. read more

June 11, 2010 - Art This Week-CentralTrak-Art Work-Carolyn Sortor-Ep. 56
http://artthisweek.com/?p=371

June 8, 2010 - Art This Week-CentralTrak-The Non-Profit Margin-Kate Sheerin-Ep. 55
http://artthisweek.com/?p=368

May 21, 2010 - Art, Money and Labor at CentralTrak
http://artandseek.net/2010/05/21/art-money-and-labor-at-centraltrak/