Texas Sculpture Group Membership Show

Exhibit Dates: May 13-July 8.  Works by members of the Texas Sculpture Group will be on display in both the Main and Focus Galleries.  Founded in 2010, the Texas Sculpture Group promotes Texas-based contemporary sculpture and supports the work of sculptors in Texas through exhibitions, publications, educational outreach, and programs. EXHIBIT RECEPTION: May 27 from […]

Creating for Change

Exhibit Dates: May 6-Sept 30. This exhibit features art created by Irving Arts Center Teen Ambassadors and Volunteers. Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat from noon to 5PM Irving Arts Center’s galleries are open for viewing free of charge during regular gallery hours Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 PM.

Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas MFA Thesis Show

Exhibit dates: March 11 – April 1 Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas is a Colombian immigrant pursuing her MFA in ceramics at the University of Dallas. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Studio Art and a minor in Art History and obtained her MA from University of Dallas. She focuses on organic […]

Annual Exhibition of Irving ISD Student Artwork

Elementary School artwork will be exhibited March 2-20 (Open House: March 7 from 6-7:30PM) Middle School artwork will be exhibited March 23-April 2 (Open House: March 28 from 6-7:30PM) High School artwork will be exhibited April 5-16 (Reception: April 11 from 6-7:30PM) High School Senior portfolio artwork will be exhibited April 21-May 1 (Reception: April […]

Windows: Works by Mark Goad

Mark Goad is an Irving native (an Irving High School and University of Dallas grad) who after many years in Austin, has returned to North Texas. Finding inspiration in the landscape of his native Texas as well as myriad other subjects, Goad creates unique works of art through a most unique process — essentially painting […]

Black History Month Exhibit– Connections: Frank Frazier, Earline Green, John Johnson, Gerald Leavell and Burl Washington (Presented by Irving Black Arts Council)

Exhibit Dates: January 28 – February 25 This exhibition in honor of Black History Month is presented by the Irving Black Arts Council. The exhibit features the work of five DFW artists: Frank Frazier, Earline Green, John Johnson, Gerald Leavell and Burl Washington.  A reception for the exhibition will be held on February 4 at […]

Faces from the Southern Ocean: Wildlife Photography by J.J. L’Heureux

The work of photographer, painter, adventurer and naturalist J.J. L’Heureux is featured in this exhibition.  Amazing photos from her travels in Antarctica reveal the penguins, seals, and unique birds who make their home in the frozen landscape of the Southern Ocean. Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat from noon to 5PM Irving Arts Center’s galleries are open for viewing free of charge […]

Hello Sophie: The Picture Book Art of Sophie Blackall

Curated by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) in Abilene, Texas, Hello Sophie: The Picture Book Art of Sophie Blackall, showcases the work of award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Sophie Blackall, who was born (1970) and raised in Australia.  Sophie’s artistry originated with drawing in the sand on Australian beaches.  Her skills and […]

A Christmas Carnival of Animals: 30th Annual Holiday Exhibition & Tree Decorating Competition

A tradition three decades old, Irving Art Center’s Main Gallery undergoes a complete transformation becoming a wonderland of decorated trees each December. These trees are decorated by various community groups and schools, and are voted on…. with cash prizes and bragging rights at stake!  Surrounding these magnificent trees, artwork created by Irving Independent School District […]

Showing the World One Sketch at a Time: Urban Sketchers DFW

This exhibition will feature 30– 35 framed drawings by 20+ individual members of the DFW group of Urban Sketchers.   ABOUT URBAN SKETCHERS In 2007, a global community of urban sketchers began to form when Seattle-based journalist and illustrator Gabriel Campanario created an online forum “for all sketchers out there who love to draw the cities […]