Jim Nolan is hard at work (work/play) on a project for the Blaffer Art Museum (University of Houston). The CentralTrak artist-in-residence is re-contextualizing his modestly-scaled sculptures in a humorous take on a sculpture park. With the addition of miniature figures from a hobby shop, Nolan’s tabletop pieces are transformed into the monumental. →
We’ve got a brand new t-shirt design at CentralTrak. Get yours now! Modeled by artist R.E.Cox, (featured in the group exhibition “That Mortal Coil”, opening this Saturday night, 8-10pm at CentralTrak) Modeled by our resident graphic designer, Spencer Brown-Pearn (with a sneak peek at Denise Prince’s photographs, which are featured in the upcoming group exhibition →
We’re very proud to announce that D Magazine has nominated CentralTrak for Best Art Space in Dallas! Please vote for us, which will contribute to spreading the word about CentralTrak and will support our continued efforts to provide experimental and educational programming to the North Texas cultural community. Click on the hyperlinks below to check →
Graduate student resident Danielle Georgiou was recently selected to represent the University of Texas at Dallas’ graduate art program at Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery. In preparation for the show, Art This Week conducted interviews with each of the 7 artists chosen for “The Best,” which opened on April 6, 2013. Check out Danielle’s interview here. →
Current artist-in-residence Anh Tran (Vietnam) has big plans to complete a series of stone sculpture during his time at CentralTrak. An artist working in this old-world medium is a first for CentralTrak. Because of the incredible weight of the stone, it had to be sourced locally – not your typical trip down to the art →
Help Us Build a Better CentralTrak If you are interested in donating unused items that could help CentralTrak operate and grow, please view our Amazon Wish List for examples of specific items we need. Additionally, as always, we benefit greatly from both gift cards and monetary support. You can either send your donations to us →
NEXT TOPIC: CentralTrak’s Lecture Series’ will kick off its spring 2013 season on Thursday, March 21, 7-9 pm. We wish to thank our outstanding Advisory Board for their generous support in helping us shape the program. SPRING 2013: March 21, 7-9 pm: Artist and curator Nathan Green, artist and UTD Professor John Pomara, and artist →
Artist/curator Nathan Green and artist/UTD Professor John Pomara discuss the issues surrounding CentralTrak’s upcoming exhibition “Failing Flat: Sculptural Tendencies in Painting.” Failing Flat is 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. It is an interesting time for “painting. →
We are in the midst of planning for our spring 2013 schedule of NEXT TOPIC (lecture series at CentralTrak). Any art scholars, practitioners, critics, or art leaders you’d like us to invite? We love to hear from you! →
As you may already know, CentralTrak is partnering with the 2013 Texas Biennial! The Texas Biennial is an independent survey of contemporary art in Texas, founded to provide an exhibition opportunity open to all artists living and working in the state. The fifth edition of the Biennial will take place in the fall of 2013, with →