Two sessions of this free program are offered, one for ages 5 to 8 and one for ages 9 to 12. Each session is led by an artist who takes participants through informal drawing exercises in relation to works in the Modern’s galleries. Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult during the program. Bring a sketchbook and pencils. Attendance is limited, so early arrival is encouraged. A sign-up sheet is located at the information desk. 2-3:30 pm
Monday, May 16; 7:30-9 pm
On the Modern's Lawn at Sunset
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has teamed up to open the 2016 Fort Worth Foto Fest. Join in and shoot the grounds and exterior architecture of this world class building! Enter through the main enterance and proceed to the reflection pool for a study in light, lines, angles & good times! A great way to kick off the Foto Fest!
Register at fortworthcamera.com.
Sundays with the Modern offers unique perspectives on special exhibitions, with artists, curators, art historians, and writers holding conversations in the galleries. This special program is free and begins at 1 pm on the first Sunday of selected months.
Free Admission!
Art Museum Day is an international initiative to highlight the value of museums in society.
The InnerCity Drilling Blues Coalition is hosting 'A Day at the Modern with Jon Bowermaster, featuring his new film, Dear President Obama | The Clean Air Revolution in NOW' on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 7 pm at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The doors will open at 5 pm for a reception and panel discussion with locals who have experienced the impact of drilling in innercity neighborhoods. The film will also highlight Texas Fractvists Reverend Kyev Tatum of Fort Worth and Sharon Wilson of Denton and others who live in the heart of the Barnett Shale drilling expedition.
Featuring Tom Reynolds Trio
Special Cocktail - Summer Breeze
Featuring music by Steve Story Trio
Special Cocktail - Spring Fling Thing
Alive Walker: Beauty in Truth
The early life of Alice Walker unfolds in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of social and political changes in the United States.
NR, 2014, 84 minutes
The UTA Department of English & UTA Theater Present:
Immigrant Consciousness in Action
A Symposium of Decolonial Art, Theater and Theory
Saturday, February 27; Modern's Auditorium
1 pm Lecture
Walter Mignolo: Decolonial Aesthesis
An Argentine semiotician and professor at Duke University, Mr. Mignolo has published extensively on semiotics and literary theory exploring concepts such as global coloniality and the geopolitics of knowledge
