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dc summer series: day programming 03

  • dallas contemporary 161 Glass Street Dallas, TX, 75207 (map)

daytime line up

11.00 am - 3.00 pm

shop local pop-up feat:

artists co-op + shop: trade oak cliff

a collectively run studio and shop operating in oak cliff with a passion for expanding art experiences to their community through art markets and art classes.

books: deep vellum

deep vellum has plenty of its own books, but also lots of others! from work in translation, books from small presses, books that bend genre, zines, poetry, self-help, business, textbooks, reference, notebooks. we have a curated selection of titles for all ages and tons of institutional knowledge.

bites: las almas rotas

tacos + beverages all day by las almas rotas.

candles: olphactory candles

olphactory candles is a luxury candle company specializing in the art of scent, paired with the art of jazz.

coffee: xamán café

xamán café, located in oak cliff, evokes a unique cultural experience through historic recipes. 

vintage: nylo wool

vintage shop based in deep ellum, offering the best selection of mens, womens, and kids american vintage clothing and accessories from early 1900's to 1990's.

11.00 am - 12.00 pm

yoga + sound bath: sanctum med + wellness

dallas contemporary + sanctum med + wellness have partnered to present an inspiring one-hour yoga nidra (yogic sleep) and sound bath surrounded by art to heighten the senses. you will experience healing and relaxing sounds as they wash over you from all corners of the room. the vibrations of the sounds mix with your own inner energies to balance the mind and body and release any inner stress or overwhelm. the session will be led by PRIYA patel, sanctum med + wellness chief wellness officer. this will reduce stress, increase focus, and revitalize the senses with a sense of gratitude toward the arts.

in celebration of our last summer series of the year, we've added an additional limited amount of yoga + sound bath tix. register your admission here. please bring a yoga mat if you have one!

12.00 pm - 1.00 pm

desktop garden workshop: gardenuity

the splendor of green is brought to life in your own personal indoor gardening experience with the desktop garden collection. each desktop garden comes with a fully rooted succulent or tropical plant, the gardenuity exclusive white ceramic planter, customized soil and nutrients, and a mister or paintbrush for mindful moments.

register for the workshop here. this reservation only reserves your spot, pay for the workshop onsite.


1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

led public tour: renata morales

don’t miss the guided tour in spanish of renata morales’ exhibition inane and mundane evolutionary tales of fear love and horror with executive director, carolina alvarez-mathies.

2.00 pm - 3.00 pm

natalie wadlington: artist talk + exhibition catalog release / signing

join us for an artist talk between artist natalie wadlington and curator emily edwards. wadlington and edwards will engage in conversation around the artists practice and the making of exhibition places that grow, wadlington’s institutional debut. an exhibition catalog release and book signing will follow.

natalie wadlington, a california native who now calls college station in east texas homewadlington’s presentation features a new series of figurative paintings created in the artist’s signature style, who come together in symbolic scenes that mirror humanity’s complex struggles in understanding and caring for mother earth. inspired by the expansive and ever-changing sky in her new home state of texas, the paintings appoint the celestial sphere as the covert protagonist and are set in all times of day, from dusk to dawn.

4.00 pm - 8.00 pm

summer series after party presented by virgin hotels dallas

we’re excited to have the virgin hotels dallas as a summer series partner! continue the day's festivities at the pool club during the summer series after party. dj’s will be on deck, plus enjoy exclusive drink specials as the sunsets over the dallas city skyline.


4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
pool club @ virgin hotel dallas
21+ only. includes access to the pool deck

register your (free) admission https://bit.ly/dc-summer-series-2

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