David Moreno | Fort Worth Report
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In August, Fort Worth will break ground on the State Highway 121 Art Project, a monument that features the city鈥檚 name spelled out in 10-foot steel letters from west of Maxine Street to Beach Street on Texas State Highway 121.
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Betty Bob (Diltz) Buckley, a Fort Worth pioneer in women鈥檚 journalism, as well as the mother of Tony Award-winning actress Betty Lynn Buckley and television director Norman Buckley, died June 27. She was 99.
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Fort Worth City Council authorized an agreement June 24 for Arts Fort Worth to lease about 850 square feet on the first floor of the new downtown library branch at 512 W. 4th St. The organization will move into the building June 26.
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鈥淕randmother of Juneteenth鈥 Opal Lee, recovering from a recent hospitalization, will not participate in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth, according to family.
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The state鈥檚 contribution brings the Juneteenth museum鈥檚 funds to $50 million 鈥 more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.
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The field narrowed from 12 competitors to the top 6 pianists. Recitals continue Tuesday night before the final awards ceremony June 7.
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After the National Endowment for the Arts withdrew awards from cultural institutions across the country, Fort Worth organizations impacted by the move say they鈥檙e seeing a spike in community fundraising and support.
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The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a rare 18th-century French painting previously caught at the center of a lawsuit between an international auction house and a private buyer.
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Not only was Lim lauded for his viral final concerto of Rachmaninov鈥檚 鈥淧iano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30鈥 at Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth, he was celebrated for becoming the youngest pianist to win the top prize.
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Maroon 9 Community Enrichment Organization, which serves the 76104 and 76105 ZIP codes, is adjusting its summer programming after losing $10,000.
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Some Fort Worth art institutions are speaking out as the National Endowment for the Arts pulls grants and faces potential elimination in the federal budget.
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Judy Nguyen remembers when she first visited the Ch霉a H瓢啤ng 膼岷 Buddhist temple in southeast Fort Worth nearly a year ago. Nguyen, who lives in Georgia, fell in love with the architecture and nature around the temple.