LANDLINE
LANDLINE, From the Balkans to Bengal in Baltimore: Engaging Diasporas, Shaping Publics, and Reimagining Islamic Art in American Museum, The Clarice's NextNOW Fest, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. (Curated by Safiyah Cheatam).
DAAFF 2026
The Dallas Asian American Film Festival (DAAFF) is a hyperlocal film festival showcasing Asian American filmmakers, with an emphasis on Asian Texan talent, presented by the Dallas Asian American Art Collective (DAAART) and hosted by the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Museum of Asian Art.
The People's House Party: A Community Celebration to Save Dallas City Hall
Join us for an evening of music, art, and community at Four Corners Brewery with local organizers & artists to Save Dallas City Hall
Aurora Video Art Night
In celebration of Dallas Arts Month, Video Art Night (VAN) returns to downtown Dallas on Friday, April 17, 2026 from 7–10 pm.
To Be Altered
Hyphen Space presents a multimedia group exhibition featuring five Dallas artists: Ari Brielle, Martha Elena, Christina J. Hahn, Joy Reyes, and Leili Arai Tavallaei.
MICA at Art League Houston
Learn how to relief print with Legos, create your very own print, and learn accessible printmaking techniques with MICA alumni Leili Arai Tavallaei!
Dallas Art Book Fair
The highly anticipated Dallas Art Book Fair (DABF) returns. Voted “Best Market” by Dallas Observer’s readers, this annual two-day event—taking place March 21–22, 2026—is free to the public and brings together regional, national, and international artists, presses, publishers, galleries, and bookstores for an immersive celebration of print culture. New this year: a member’s only preview night and reception on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Young Arts Alum: Artist Gathering
Lego Printmaking workshop at The Cedars Union
We'll get a full tour of the facilities and join Leili Arai Tavallaei for a lego printmaking workshop!
Lines We Cross
Lines We Cross is a group exhibition presenting works by local DFW artists and students enrolled in Studio Art and Art History courses. The exhibition examines migration as both an individual and collective experience, addressing its social, cultural, and political dimensions.
Lego Printmaking Workshop
Learn how to make art with legos! Join Dallas artist Leili Arai Tavallaei (@at_leili) for a 2 hour workshop on lego printmaking. You’ll get to create your very own print and learn accessible printmaking techniques. Come hang out, play with legos, and create with us. (Art supplies will be provided.)
Exquisite Hunt
Explore the museum in this sketchbook scavenger hunt! Join Dallas artist Leili Arai Tavallaei (@at_leili) for a 2 hour workshop on drawing the world around us. You’ll get to discover a new side of the Crow Museum and learn drawing techniques. We encourage you to bring a sketchbook and your curiosity. (Additional art supplies will be provided.)
Member Critique w/ Leili Arai Tavallaei
This monthly critique session will be moderated by Leili Arai Tavallaei. During the course of the program, we will discuss the works of three talented artists from our community.
Shape Chasing
Come paint outside with us! Join Dallas artist Leili Arai Tavallaei (@at_leili) for a 2 hour workshop on painting the world en plein air (in the outdoors). You’ll get to create your very own painting and learn about outdoor painting techniques. Enjoy the Texas sunshine and create with us. (Art supplies will be provided.)
Exquisite Hunt
Explore the museum in this sketchbook scavenger hunt! Join Dallas artist Leili Arai Tavallaei (@at_leili) for a 2 hour workshop on drawing the world around us. You’ll get to discover a new side of the Crow Museum and learn drawing techniques. We encourage you to bring a sketchbook and your curiosity. (Additional art supplies will be provided.)
Lego Printmaking Workshop
Learn how to make art with legos! Join Dallas artist Leili Arai Tavallaei (@at_leili) for a 2 hour workshop on lego printmaking. You’ll get to create your very own print and learn accessible printmaking techniques. Come hang out, play with legos, and create with us. (Art supplies will be provided.)
Artist Talk
Join us wednesday for a happy hour with Christina Hahn, Leili Arai Tavallaei, and Stephanie Drenka with Erin Cluley set alongside ‘Shotor ◯ Morghe’ by Leili Arai Tavallaei. Come explore the historical and contemporary presence of Asian Texans in the arts.
🗓️ 17 Wednesday, June 18, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
📍Erin Cluley Gallery: 150 Manufacturing St #210, Dallas, TX 75207
imPRESSive
Step into the bold, textured world of printmaking with "imPRESSive," an exhibition celebrating the art and innovation of printmaking in all its forms, in collaboration with The Cedars Union!
Heavy Ink
This celebration of all things printmaking kicks off at Four Corners Brewing Co., where you'll get to create your own block print over a craft beer. Then the party gets inkier next door at The Cedars Union with live letterpress demos, a chance to collaborate on a surreal custom print by CU artists, and witness MASSIVE woodblock prints pressed by a commercial steamroller.
Curatorial Conversation
You’re invited to an engaging Curatorial Conversation featuring Christina Hahn, Leili Arai Tavallaei, Adrianna Touch, and Kat Lam, the co-curators for the Ginger Roots Asian American Arts Festival exhibitions.
Scout Art Fair | ARTSCAPE
The Scout Art Fair, an affordable art fair, will be held in Baltimore, MD, at the War Memorial Building, from May 23-25, 2025, during the Artscape Festival.
Shotor 〇 Morghe
ERIN CLULEY GALLERY is pleased to announce Shotor 〇 Morghe (SHOH-tohr morgh) an exhibition of work by 2025 Cluley Projects Open Call Winner Leili Arai Tavallaei. Shotor 〇 Morghe continues the artist’s exploration of cultural memory and familial archives through printmaking, sculptural assemblage, and figurative painting. Incorporating heirlooms and adages from across her multicultural heritage, Tavallaei’s practice brings together artifacts from Iranian and Japanese traditions into deft displays of emotional intimacy. Her new exhibition threads the line of historical preservation and honor. Translated memories from the artist’s ancestry form the base for a blended language representing her lived and inherited experiences.
DMA Award to Artists
The DMA’s Awards to Artists Surpasses $1 Million in Awards Since Inception
$48K in Grants Awarded to 19 Southwest Artists Through Three Funds, Marking a Historic Milestone in the DMA’s Effort to Support Regional Artists
Ginger Roots: Dallas
The Dallas Asian American Historical Society presents a vibrant collection of artworks curated by DAAART Collective in honor of Asian & Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
Ginger Roots: Fort Worth
400h Gallery presents a vibrant collection of artworks guest curated by DAAART Collective during Fort Worth Arts Week and extending through Asian & Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
DAAARTstop
The Cedars Union Arts Incubator presents DAAART Collective’s inaugural exhibition in the historic Cedars neighborhood during Cedars Open Studios .