ARLIS/NA 43rd Annual Conference

Kick off your contemporary art experience by joining our tour of the AT&T Stadium, home to the Dallas Cowboys and a world-class collection of contemporary art. This unique docent-led tour of the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection brings you face-to-face with works by famous artists: Mel Bochner, Matthew Ritchie, Olafur Eliasson, Annette Lawrence, Lawrence Weiner, Anish Kapoor, Jenny Holzer, and many others who celebrate and challenge the culture of celebrity sports in our present-day society.
  
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his family hired an art advisor to form an advisory council of curators and cultural leaders from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Together, they selected paintings, sculptures, photographs, and digital media, including sixteen commissioned works of art, to make up this collection. See the two largest pieces in the stadium, each covering nearly 4,000 square feet of wall space: an untitled relief by Jim Isermann and From a Legend to a Choir by Trenton Doyle Hancock. The Art Ambassador for the Dallas Cowboys, Phil Whitfield, who worked closely on site with the artists during their installations, will lead this tour. Before the tour, download the free AT&T Stadium Art app.
 
Maximum Participants: 39
 
Fee: $35
 
Accessibility: Walking, standing, getting on and off bus, climbing and descending stairs.
 
Transportation: Chartered bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 1:15 p.m. in the First Floor Lobby of the Omni Fort Worth.

Mosey through Fort Worth, a model of downtown redevelopment. Livability.com recently voted Fort Worth as the #1 downtown in the country. Join architect John Roberts as he leads you on a sightseeing tour of the city's architecture, which includes many historical buildings, and take a serious look at varied architectural styles from the late 1800s all the way to the present. View examples of Victorian, Neo-classical, Neo-Gothic, Beaux Arts, Art Deco, Modern, Post-Modern, and Eclectic styles, and see works by notable local and world-renowned architects. Now when you hear a local say, “Cowtown Moderne,” you will know they mean Art Deco. 

Maximum Participants: 15
 
Fee: $15
 
Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets.
 
Transportation: Walking from the Omni Fort Worth. Meet your tour wrangler at 2:45 p.m. in the First Floor Lobby of the Omni Fort Worth.

A preeminent cultural icon of the Dallas-Fort Worth community, the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is the permanent home to major performing arts organizations of Fort Worth: the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. Occupying a full city block in downtown Fort Worth, the Bass Performance Hall was built in 1998 entirely with private funds.
 
Go backstage on a tour that spotlights the ornate limestone architecture of the 2,056-seat multipurpose Hall, which is typical of the classic European opera house form. The Hall takes center stage for its superb acoustics, exceptional sight lines, and ambience, on level with the great halls of the world. Designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc., the building includes an 80-foot diameter Great Dome, artfully painted by Scott and Stuart Gentling, which tops the Founders Concert Theater. Two 48-foot tall angels, sculpted out of Texas limestone by Marton Varo, embellish the Grand Façade. As you behold the beauty of this grand hall, imagine the performances held here in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
Maximum Participants: 20

Fee: $10

Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets, climbing and descending stairs.

Transportation: Walking from the Omni Fort Worth. Meet your tour wrangler at 4:45 p.m. in the First Floor Lobby of the Omni Fort Worth.

The BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas), a research center with a herbarium of over 450,000 specimens and a botanical library, is a prime example of a sustainable LEED platinum building and campus. See up close what qualifies as a LEED platinum building under the guidance of a certified LEED architect.

The building was designed to accomplish several key goals: reduce energy and water consumption, enhance indoor environmental quality, and use recyclable and renewable materials. This was achieved through daylighting, photovoltaic panels (solar energy), low-flow and low-energy fixtures, low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) materials, wool and linen furnishings, certified wood products, and recycled-content steel and rubber, to name a few. In addition, the BRIT landscape — with its native plants, vegetated walls, bioswalls, living roof, and retention pond — was designed to eliminate use of potable water, reduce overall maintenance costs, curb energy consumption, extend the life of building materials, mitigate urban heat island effects, and manage onsite stormwater. Become sustainable savvy.
 
Maximum Participants: 23
 
Fee: $30
 
Accessibility: Walking, standing, getting on and off bus.
 
Transportation: Bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 9:15 a.m. at the Houston Street entrance of the Omni Fort Worth.

Return to nature as you stroll through one of Fort Worth’s premier outdoor spaces, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Explore the lush 110-acre park filled with over 2,500 species of native and exotic plants that flourish in 23 specialty gardens. The one-hour docent-led tour of the Japanese Garden begins at 10:00 a.m. and highlights the natural elements: stone, earth, water, and leaf. This half-day visit allows additional time for lunch and exploration on your own. The Gardens Restaurant’s hours are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and admission to the optional butterfly exhibit may be purchased at the door. Treat yourself to the tranquility that comes with beautiful gardens.
 
Maximum Participants: 23
 
Fee: $30, lunch is not included.
 
Accessibility: Walking on uneven surfaces, standing, getting on and off bus, climbing and descending stairs.
 
Transportation: Bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 9:15 a.m. at the Houston Street entrance of the Omni Fort Worth.

What an opportunity! Visit three fabulous Dallas art museums: Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Collection of Asian Art, all located within a short walking distance from each other from in the Dallas Arts District, your drop off point. Your ticket price includes admissions to all three museums and any special exhibitions. Explore these collections at your own pace and grab lunch at one of the many restaurants, museum cafés, or food trucks in the nearby Klyde Warren Park.
 
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) reigns as one of the largest art museums in the country. Walk through and view an encyclopedic collection spanning 5,000 years of art history and one of the highlights, the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection of Impressionist paintings and European decorative arts. The DMA showcases the Reves Collection in a 16,500-square-foot wing designed to replicate five rooms of the couple’s French home, the Villa La Pausa, which was originally built by Coco Chanel. See the U.S. premiere of Michaël Borremans: As Sweet as It Gets and Between Action and the Unknown: The Art of Kazuo Shiraga and Sadamasa Motonaga. Stop in the ARLIS/NA open house hosted by the Mildred and Frederick R. Mayer Library.
 
Walk across the street to the Nasher Sculpture Center, home to the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection of modern and contemporary sculpture. View works by Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Auguste Rodin, to name a few, in a building and garden designed by Renzo Piano in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker. In addition to the permanent collection, take in Melvin Edwards: Five Decades, a retrospective of the renowned American sculptor.
 
The Crow Collection of Asian Art, located across the street from the Nasher, features paintings, scrolls, screens, sculptures, and architectural pieces from Japan, China, India, Korea, and Southeastern Asia. View the permanent exhibition on the art and culture of the Japanese samurai that highlights a recent acquisition of a complete set of samurai armor. Take in the exhibition Seeing and Believing: Krishna in the Art of B. G. Sharma to round out your day tour of Dallas Museums of Art.
 
Maximum Participants: 39
 
Fee: $35, includes admission to museums and special exhibitions. Lunch is not included.
 
Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets, getting on and off bus.
 
Transportation: Chartered bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 9:15 a.m. at the Houston Street entrance of the Omni Fort Worth. The bus will depart for the Dallas Arts District at 9:30 a.m.

Mosey through Fort Worth, a model of downtown redevelopment. Livability.com recently voted Fort Worth as the #1 downtown in the country. Join architect John Roberts as he leads you on a sightseeing tour of the city's architecture, which includes many historical buildings, and take a serious look at the varied architectural styles, from the late 1800s all the way to the present. View examples of Victorian, Neo-classical, Neo-Gothic, Beaux Arts, Art Deco, Modern, Post-Modern, and Eclectic styles, and see works by notable local and world-renowned architects. Now when you hear a local say, “Cowtown Moderne,” you will know they mean Art Deco. 
 
Maximum Participants: 15

Fee: $15

Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets.

Transportation: Walking from the Omni Fort Worth. Meet your tour wrangler at 8:45 a.m. in the First Floor Lobby of the Omni Fort Worth.

A preeminent cultural icon of the Dallas-Fort Worth community, the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is the permanent home to major performing arts organizations of Fort Worth: the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. Occupying a full city block in downtown Fort Worth, the Bass Performance Hall was built in 1998 entirely with private funds.
 
Go backstage on a tour that spotlights the ornate limestone architecture of the 2,056-seat multipurpose Hall, which is typical of the classic European opera house form. The Hall takes center stage for its superb acoustics, exceptional sight lines, and ambience, on level with the great halls of the world. Designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc., the building includes an 80-foot diameter Great Dome, artfully painted by Scott and Stuart Gentling, which tops the Founders Concert Theater. Two 48-foot tall angels, sculpted out of Texas limestone by Marton Varo, embellish the Grand Façade. As you behold the beauty of this grand hall, imagine the performances held here in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
Maximum Participants: 20

Fee: $10

Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets, climbing and descending stairs.

Transportation: Walking from the Omni Fort Worth. Meet your tour wrangler at 10:15 a.m. in the First Floor Lobby of the Omni Fort Worth.

Tour Dallas with Mark Lamster, the architecture critic for the Dallas Morning News. Travel over the Continental Avenue Bridge West Dallas Gateway to well-known architectural highlights: the famous Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava; the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Hall, designed by I. M. Pei and home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; and the Winspear Opera House, designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners.

Visit historical landmarks: Dealey Plaza, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District in the “heart of the city," and Historic Fair Park, the site of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and home of the famous State Fair of Texas. Take a break and enjoy a box lunch in one of the restored courtrooms of the Dallas Post Office and Federal Courthouse. 

Attendees have the option to take the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to DFW airport or Love Field from downtown Dallas in lieu of returning to Fort Worth. From downtown, it takes 50 minutes to arrive at DFW’s Terminal A and 30 minutes to arrive at Love Field.

Maximum Participants: 22

Fee: $50, includes lunch.
 
Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets, getting on and off bus.

Transportation: Bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 8:45 a.m. at the Houston Street entrance of the Omni Fort Worth.