CREATIVE SPACES SUMMIT:
Revitalizing Old Buildings Through Art and Culture

Thursday, July 24th - Friday, July 25th  |  Fort Worth
Presented by Preservation Texas and MINDPOP

This event will explore how historic spaces across Texas are being reimagined as dynamic hubs for art, culture, and community. Attendees will gain insight into innovative funding models, creative organizational development strategies, and inspiring adaptive reuse case studies from communities large and small.

The Summit opens with a reception on Thursday evening at Artspace111, a beautifully repurposed 1910 warehouse now home to contemporary art galleries and sculpture gardens. On Friday, the program continues in the auditorium of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, with an optional guided tour of the museum to close out the day. 

In addition, an optional Pre-Summit Tour to three historic Fort Worth sites creatively repurposed for arts and culture is being held on Thursday afternoon. This tour is ticketed separately, and is limited to 25 participants.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

SPONSORED BY:

BILL & KATE JOHNSON

Summit Overview

THURSDAY, JULY 24th
Artspace111 Gallery & Gardnes (111 Hampton Street)

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | OPENING RECEPTION AND NETWORKING
Drinks and charcuterie will be served

FRIDAY, JULY 25th
Modern Art Museum Auditorium (3200 Darnell Street)

8:30 a.m. | DOORS OPEN
Coffee will be available

8:45 a.m. | WELCOME
Brent Hasty, Ph.D., Executive Director, MINDPOP
Willis Winters, FAIA, President, Preservation Texas

8:50 a.m. | INCENTIVIZING ARTS & CULTURE THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Talia Y. Perez, Historic Tax Credit Program Project Reviewer, Texas Historical Commission

9:20 a.m. | MOVING TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE OPERATING MODELS FOR CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Wesley Gentle, CFRE, Executive Director, Arts Fort Worth
Candace Tangorra Matelic, Ph.D., Organizational Development Consultant, CTM Professional Services

10:00 a.m. | ARTS & CULTURE RESOURCES PANEL A

  • MINDPOP’s RURAL TEXAS ARTS & CULTURE NETWORK
    Meg Greene, Director of Convenings and Collaborations, MINDPOP

  • TEXANS FOR THE ARTS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TOOLKIT
    Christopher Kiley, Executive Director, Texans For The Arts

11:00 a.m. | ARTS & CULTURE RESOURCES PANEL B

  • TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS: FUELING CREATIVITY & PRESERVATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE FUNDING & PARTNERSHIPS
    Evan Wolstencroft, Program Manager, Texas Rural Funders

  • THESE WALLS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY: HUMANITIES TEXAS-AFFILIATED EXHIBITIONS IN NONTRADITIONAL SPACES
    Andrew Ross, Director of Exhibitions, Humanities Texas

12:00 p.m. | LUNCH AT CAFÉ MODERN
Box lunches will be provided

1:00 p.m. | CASE STUDIES PANEL A

  • KINFOLK HOUSE: TRANSFORMING A FAMILY HOME INTO A COMMUNITY ART SPACE IN FORT WORTH
    Sedrick Huckaby, Co-founder, Kinfolk House
    Jessica Fuentes, Founding Director, Kinfolk House

  • LUCKIE’S POCKET: HISTORIC HOUSTON SCHOOLHOUSE BECOMES A CREATIVE COLLABORATION
    Laura Carrera, AIA, Partner, Urbano Architects
    Mario Enrique Figueroa, Jr. (a.k.a. GONZO247), Artist

  • REHABILITATING THE WALLACE THEATER IN LEVELLAND: AN ODDS-DEFYING LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
    Alycyn Keeling, Executive Director, Wallace Theater

2:20 p.m. | CASE STUDIES PANEL B

  • A NEW CHAPTER: CONVERTING A HISTORIC CHURCH INTO A CONTEMPORARY LIBRARY IN SUNDOWN
    A’ndrea McAdams, Director, City of Sundown Library

  • SPACE FOR COMMUNITY: ACTIVATING A HISTORIC SPACE FOR CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES AT THE NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM IN AUSTIN
    Rowena Dasch, Ph.D., Executive Director, Neill-Cochran House Museum

3:10 p.m. | CLOSING REMARKS

3:30 p.m. | OPTIONAL MODERN ART MUSEUM TOUR

Registration

Full Summit: $100/ person

  • Includes the Thursday evening reception at Artspace111, Friday’s sessions at the Modern Art Museum, a boxed lunch, and the museum tour.

Friday Only: $80/ person

  • Includes Friday’s sessions at the Modern Art Museum, a boxed lunch, and the museum tour.

Reception Only: $45/ person

  • Includes the Thursday evening reception at Artspace111 only.

**Sorry, no refunds.

Optional Pre-Summit Tour: $50/ person

A Pre-Summit Tour to three historic Fort Worth sites creatively repurposed for arts and culture is being held on Thursday, July 24th from 12:45-4:00 p.m. before the opening reception. 

This tour is ticketed separately, and is limited to 25 participants–first come, first served. Learn more below.

Hotel Information

GROUP HOTEL: Home2 Suites by Hilton Fort Worth Cultural District (1145 University Drive)

Our room block has expired at this time, but rooms are still available at this hotel at the standard rate.

Optional Pre-Summit Tour

Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 12:45-4:00 p.m. | $50 per person

Join us for an exclusive pre-summit tour of three historic Fort Worth sites creatively repurposed for arts and culture. Departing by charter bus from our group hotel, Home2 Suites Fort Worth Cultural District, this guided experience highlights innovative community-led adaptive reuse projects.

TOUR STOPS INCLUDE:

  • Transform 1012 N Main Street: Get a behind-the-scenes hard hat tour of the future Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing—a 1924 former Ku Klux Klan auditorium being rehabilitated by nonprofit Transform 1012 into a vibrant community arts hub rooted in equity and inclusion. When complete, the space will feature exhibition galleries, meeting rooms, a theater, dance studio, affordable live/work housing for artists, a tool library and makerspace, and a small business incubator.

  • Kinfolk House: Visit a 100-year-old home-turned-art space founded by Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby in Fort Worth’s Polytechnic neighborhood. Its mission is to celebrate and nurture local culture and creativity through collaborative exhibitions, events, and educational programs. By partnering with community-focused artists, Kinfolk House challenges traditional definitions of art and explores how creativity intersects with everyday life and culture.

  • Southside Preservation Hall: Explore a historic church complex dating back to 1905 that has been saved and restored by the nonprofit Southside Preservation Association. Today, it operates as a multicultural community venue hosting live music, educational programs, cultural events, and social gatherings. Revenue from these events helps support the continued preservation of the building.

Space is limited to 25 participants–first come, first served. Register below while spots remain!

Transform 1012

Kinfolk House

Southside Preservation Hall