Current Exhibitions

Mexican Muralist Works on Paper: from the Blanton Museum of Art
June 5th – September 12th 2010
Opening this Summer at our annual Western Swing Party, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution, will be “Mexican Muralist Works on Paper: from the Blanton Museum of Art.” This exhibition features works on paper produced by the Revolution-era mural artists and their compatriots who helped shape the face of public art in Mexico.
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A Cell of One's Own: John Robert Craft
June 5th – September 12th 2010
Opening June 5th in the upper galleries of the 1877 jail building will be the cast-iron sculpture and site-specific drawings of John Robert Craft.
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West Texas Triangle: Owens
June 17th – September 12th 2010
The Old Jail Art Center is pleased to join with its partners in the West Texas Triangle Consortium of Art Museums to present a region-wide exhibition of the work of Dallas Sculptor, Sherry Owens this summer!
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Terri Thornton - Binary System, from the Cell Series of Exhibitions
September 25th – January 23rd 2011
Next in the Cell Series of exhibitions is an installation by Fort Worth artist, Terri Thornton.
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Harry Geffert and James Sullivan: Natural Translation
September 25th – January 23rd 2011
Texas sculptors, Harry Geffert and James Sullivan utilize nature and natural materials in their work with less of a concern in depicting nature than utilizing it to create their own unique objects and images.
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