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Contemporary Art in Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Houston

October 20 – 24, 2025

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Why has the Lone Star State become America’s second-largest art hub after New York City?

Gain exclusive access to Texas’s premier art institutions in three major cities.

Enjoy After-Hours Tours Led by Curators

Begin in Dallas with private, after-hours tours of the Dallas Museum of Art and Meadows Museum led by curators and directors. In Fort Worth, explore the Kimbell Art Center and Amon Carter Museum through expert-guided visits. Continue to Houston for behind-the-scenes experiences at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Contemporary Arts Museum, and the Rothko Chapel. Meet resident artists during private receptions at the Off the Wall and Thornwood galleries and more.

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Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal

Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal, Lecturer, is an art historian, curator, lecturer, and author. After stumbling into an art history class as an undergraduate student at UC Davis, Jennifer was hooked. She went on to complete an M.A. in Art History from University of Notre Dame, and completed PhD coursework in art history at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the former curator of modern and contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), where she worked for thirteen years. In 2016, she became the the creator and host of the ArtCurious Podcast, which was chosen as one of PC Magazine’s Best Podcasts of the Year for three years in a row (2018-2020). Dasal’s first book, ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History, has received a much-coveted “starred” review from Publishers Weekly. Her second book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris, is set to release this summer.

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Victoria Memorial Building in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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With Christopher Noey

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Contemporary Art & Culture in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo Featuring Inhotim

With Page Knox

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