The Graduate Student Lectureship Program provides local art and art history graduate students the opportunity to research and present public lectures on works on view at the Modern. These focused gallery talks discuss artworks within a thematic framework designed to provide new insights on familiar pieces. After close observation, rigorous research, and original analysis, students design an interactive tour that fosters discussion with visitors in the galleries.

Join us and become acquainted with the Modern’s collection while developing drawing skills by looking and learning with local artists as they lead informal, basic drawing classes in the galleries. Open to adults at all skill levels. Bring a sketchbook and pencils or purchase materials from The Modern Shop. This class is free. Registration is not required, but participants should sign in at the front desk.

First Sunday of each month, 2–3:30 pm

Members of the Directors Council will enjoy a cocktail reception and preview of the FOCUS: KAWS exhibition with the artist.  

Reception will begin at 6 pm and remarks will be at 7 pm.

This event is exclusive to members of the Director's Council.  For more information about joining, click here. 

The Modern Graduate Series aims to foster and sustain a vibrant, creative dialogue among fine arts and art history graduate students from across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The series is a succession of quarterly meetings where area graduate students can experience the Modern’s special exhibitions and attend lectures by visiting artists, scholars, and art professionals from across the state. Prior to each lecture, graduate students will enjoy complimentary access to the galleries.

Julie VandenBerg Snow, FAIA, here from Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the lead juror for the annual Fort Worth AIA Design Awards, presents her thoughts on architecture today and how those ideas relate to the designs and buildings produced by her "studio-based, project-driven" practice, Julie Snow Architects Inc.