The Dallas Morning News to spotlight importance of community art at Plano’s Ten 20 Gallery – Dallas News

The Dallas Morning News to spotlight importance of community art at Plano’s Ten 20 Gallery  Dallas News

Painting the culture, history and beauty of North Texas onto a canvas would take a long time. A community conversation exploring the importance of art in North Texas will take about two hours on Sept. 28. Join The Dallas Morning News at Ten 20 Gallery for a panel of local artists and leaders discussing why public art is important to North Texas, what resources artists need and how public art is supported in Dallas-Fort Worth. "The Art of Place” event, in partnership with Ten 20 Gallery owner Kendrix Wesley, starts at 6 p.m. and is part of The News’ Plano Pop-Up Newsroom. RSVP for the Plano pop-up events Sept. 28-30 at www.dallasnews.com/plano-popup.

The event will include light bites, refreshments and local art on display in the downtown Plano gallery at 1001 14th St. #200. Wesley said he hopes the event is a safe space for the community to share stories and goals in an actionable way, and for attendees to get to know local artists. “I look at journalists as artists as well. We all tell stories in different formats,” Wesley said. “When you're around a group of artists, it's a gateway to a lot of different possibilities.” Leah Waters, assistant breaking news editor at The News, will moderate the panel, featuring: Michelle Hawkins, Downtown Plano Manager at the City