Irving Arts Center is a Smithsonian-affiliated visual and performing arts facility located in the heart of Dallas / Fort Worth. The 10-acre complex features two fully-equipped theaters; five galleries with rotating exhibitions; meeting, classroom, reception and rehearsal facilities; and a verdant sculpture garden. The galleries are free to view and open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5pm.
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October 2026
Irving Arts Center’s quarterly program, Homeschooler Happenings, begins with a tour through current exhibitions. We will then take our inspiration from the exhibitions to our art making space to create our own amazing works of art! This month’s inspiration comes from the exhibition, Cultural Currency: Contemporary Art from the Riemer Collection. This amazing exhibition featuring […]
Irving Arts Center will host Ovation Fest! on October 15 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The inaugural event, which will be free to attend, will showcase Irving’s vibrant arts community in celebration of Arts and Humanities Month. The event features live musical and theatrical performances from Irving’s resident arts organizations; art-making activities; photo ops; and […]
Around 1000 A.D. in the present day country of Guatemala a highland Mayan people called the Quiche created in pictographic form a creation myth of the universe in which a pair of Hero Twins must descend into the Underworld to save the next and final generation of humanity. The story is known as the Popol […]
Join the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra as they present their 2026–2027 season with an evening dedicated to the music of George Gershwin. From the vibrant energy of An American in Paris to the unforgettable melodies that have become part of America’s musical heritage, this concert is a celebration of one of our country’s most beloved […]
The Lone Star Youth Orchestra will open its 28th season on October 21st with a concert titled “Encore! Encore!” The hour-long program features Joseph Brackett’s Simple Gifts, Johannes Brahms’ Tragic Overture, Op. 81, Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte, the first movement of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, D. 485, and Richard Meyer’s Millennium. […]
This exhibition celebrates several decades of work by the late Colombian American artist Mariella Cadena Angel, who left behind a vibrant, thought-provoking collection of abstract works that have never before been exhibited. Mariella was diagnosed with an aggressive, metastatic breast tumor at 40 and against all odds, lived to be 63. Her portfolio evolved into […]
A reception celebrating the opening of the exhibition Came in Water, Left in Wind: Mariella Cadena Angel will be held Saturday, October 24 from 6-8PM. It will be held concurrently with a reception for the exhibition Imaginal: Works by Brynn Higgins-Stirrup on view in the Focus Gallery. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION The exhibition celebrates several decades […]
A reception celebrating the the exhibition Imaginal: Works by Brynn Higgins-Stirrup will be held Saturday, October 24 from 6-8PM. It will be held concurrently with a reception for the exhibition Came in Water, Left in Wind: Mariella Cadena Angel on view in the Dupree Lobby Gallery. ABOUT THE ARTIST Brynn Higgins-Stirrup, an Assistant Professor in […]
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October 2026
Irving Arts Center’s quarterly program, Homeschooler Happenings, begins with a tour through current exhibitions. We will then take our inspiration from the exhibitions to our art making space to create our own amazing works of art! This month’s inspiration comes from the exhibition, Cultural Currency: Contemporary Art from the Riemer Collection. This amazing exhibition featuring […]
October 14, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Irving Arts Center will host Ovation Fest! on October 15 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The inaugural event, which will be free to attend, will showcase Irving’s vibrant arts community in celebration of Arts and Humanities Month. The event features live musical and theatrical performances from Irving’s resident arts organizations; art-making activities; photo ops; and […]
October 15, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Around 1000 A.D. in the present day country of Guatemala a highland Mayan people called the Quiche created in pictographic form a creation myth of the universe in which a pair of Hero Twins must descend into the Underworld to save the next and final generation of humanity. The story is known as the Popol […]
October 17, 2026
6:00 pm
Join the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra as they present their 2026–2027 season with an evening dedicated to the music of George Gershwin. From the vibrant energy of An American in Paris to the unforgettable melodies that have become part of America’s musical heritage, this concert is a celebration of one of our country’s most beloved […]
October 17, 2026
7:30 pm
The Lone Star Youth Orchestra will open its 28th season on October 21st with a concert titled “Encore! Encore!” The hour-long program features Joseph Brackett’s Simple Gifts, Johannes Brahms’ Tragic Overture, Op. 81, Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte, the first movement of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, D. 485, and Richard Meyer’s Millennium. […]
October 21, 2026
7:30 pm
This exhibition celebrates several decades of work by the late Colombian American artist Mariella Cadena Angel, who left behind a vibrant, thought-provoking collection of abstract works that have never before been exhibited. Mariella was diagnosed with an aggressive, metastatic breast tumor at 40 and against all odds, lived to be 63. Her portfolio evolved into […]
October 12, 2026
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A reception celebrating the opening of the exhibition Came in Water, Left in Wind: Mariella Cadena Angel will be held Saturday, October 24 from 6-8PM. It will be held concurrently with a reception for the exhibition Imaginal: Works by Brynn Higgins-Stirrup on view in the Focus Gallery. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION The exhibition celebrates several decades […]
October 24, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A reception celebrating the the exhibition Imaginal: Works by Brynn Higgins-Stirrup will be held Saturday, October 24 from 6-8PM. It will be held concurrently with a reception for the exhibition Came in Water, Left in Wind: Mariella Cadena Angel on view in the Dupree Lobby Gallery. ABOUT THE ARTIST Brynn Higgins-Stirrup, an Assistant Professor in […]
October 12, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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