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 morning, the event continues in the auditorium of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, where a range of speakers will share how communities across Texas are reimagining historic buildings as vibrant creative spaces for art and culture. The day concludes with an optional guided tour of the museum.
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
TBD, 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, MINDPOPTEXANS 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 FundersTHESE 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 HouseLUCKIE’S POCKET: HISTORIC HOUSTON SCHOOLHOUSE BECOMES A CREATIVE COLLABORATION
Laura Carrera, AIA, Partner, Urbano Architects
Mario Enrique Figueroa, Jr. (a.k.a. GONZO247), ArtistREHABILITATING 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 LibrarySPACE 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. | MODERN ART MUSEUM GUIDED 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.
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.
