Get to know the DMA through our bimonthly gallery talk series curated for adults.
Meet at the main Guest Services Desk at noon. No registration required. Tickets to exhibitions are not required.
Upcoming Art in Thirty Gallery Talks:
June PRIDE Edition:
Material Memory: Indigenous Presence and Cultural Identity in Art
Friday, June 5, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Dallas-based artist Angel Faz for a tour exploring how artists use material, form, and visual storytelling to speak to place, memory, and cultural identity through selected works in the DMA's collection connected to Indigenous presence.
"it's all been planned, so take my hand": Collaboration as Subversion in Queer Art
Friday, June 12, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Veronica Myers, the DMA's Curatorial Assistant for Contemporary Art, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian & Oceanic Art, African Art, and Islamic Art, for a deep dive into Wu Tsang's Girl Talk (2015) and the interplay between artistic collaboration and identity formation.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Queer Spine in American Art
Friday, June 26, noon–12:30 p.m.
The American art you grew up looking at was largely built by Queer hands. Join Badge of Pride founder Adrian Cardwell as he traces a century of Queer influence, from Marsden Hartley's coded modernism to Robert Rauschenberg's postwar revolution and Andy Warhol's reinvention of creativity.
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
Friday, July 24, noon–12:30 p.m.
In honor of the FIFA World Cup, join Dr. Michelle Rich, The Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Associate Curator of Indigenous American Art, to learn about the iconic Mesoamerican ballgame.
America 250 Spotlight:
Textiles as Art: Examining Two Fabric Works
Friday, July 31, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Maria Yeye, Curatorial Assistant for Art of the Americas and Design and Decorative Art, to explore two newly installed textiles from the design and decorative art collection, including Camille Nixdorf Phelan’s National History Quilt, representing all 50 states and 150 prominent American cultural and political figures, which was exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
X Marks the Spot: Contemporary Screenprinting at Brand X Editions
Friday, August 28, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Dr. Emily Friedman, the DMA’s Allen and Kelli Questrom Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, for a highlights tour of our newest special exhibition, X Marks the Spot: Contemporary Screenprinting at Brand X Editions, which features some of the greatest artists of our time. Friedman will illuminate the masterful processes crafted by Brand X to create one-of-a-kind screenprints.
Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork
Friday, September 4, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Dr. Jacqueline Chao, the DMA’s Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Asian Art, for a highlights tour of our special exhibition Samurai to the Imperial Court.
Paradise on Earth: Florals in Indian Textiles
Friday, September 18, noon–12:30 p.m.
Join Dr. Jacqueline Chao, the DMA’s Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Asian Art, for a highlights tour of our special exhibition Paradise on Earth: Florals in Indian Textiles.
Meet at the main Guest Services Desk at noon. No registration is required. Tickets to exhibitions are not required.
To request accessibility accommodations such as ASL interpretation, gallery stools, or wheelchairs, please send an email to access@dma.org.