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WOW! This semester has been CRAZY! I thought I had shared this post but it sat there as a draft. Now I'm going to be posting, posting and posting some more.

SO without further ado:


At the beginning of the semester I got to go on my first Onstead visit. We got a call from a new project space: Latino Arts Project, in the Dallas design district. We met with the educator, director and overseer of the space. They were looking to make connections with educational organizations in the area and, of course, Onstead fits that description. Peter & I were told by the director that they do not see themselves as either a museum or gallery, therefore "project" better fits their mission.

In addition to the meeting, we got to experience their inaugural show featuring sculptural works from private collections and museums across Mexico, mostly moquettes of major monuments. The space is small and never should have been able to contain so many works well, but it was curated beautifully. The mix of conventional cool white, ala every gallery ever, warm laminated wood and traditional costume as reference to statuary(curtesy of guidance from Annette from the TFC) was very successful.


We left with new contacts, some awesome opportunities for bridges to art education and with having had an amazing experience.