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­­This spring and summer The Kimbell Art Museum making an exhibition of itself— by featuring its world-famous collection more fully and spaciously than has been possible for some years.

These new workshop offerings for ages 13 through 18 combine artist-led tours, studio demonstrations, and technically (as well as conceptually) challenging studio projects based on works in the Modern’s galleries.

Albert Bierstadt’s 1875–76 oil on canvas The Great Trees, Mariposa Grove, is on loan to the Amon Carter Museum from a private collection and is currently on view in the museum’s atrium.

Performing classics by Henry Purcell (Suites 1 and 2 from Gordian Knot Untied), Gabriel Faure (Elegy for Cello and Orchestra), Antonio Vivaldi (Two Concerti for 4 violins) and Robert Schuman (Overture and Finale), the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra continues their 2006-2007 season tonight, March 10, 2007, with their Spring Concert at Orchestra Hall. You can purchase tickets for this event here on GuidetotheCity by clicking on the “Buy Tickets” logo.

The popular “Art Camp at the Modern” will be held for children of ages 5 to 12, while “Summer Art Study” will be available for youths of ages 13 to 15.

Ron Tyler, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin and newly appointed director of the Amon Carter Museum, will present a lecture entitled How Did They Do That? Artist Views of Texas Cities, 1871–1891 on Saturday, February 25 at 11 a.m. in the museum auditorium. This program is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition Patterns of Progress: Bird’s-Eye Views of Texas, on view at the Carter until May 28. The lecture is free.

In celebration of Youth Art Month, the Museum will be displaying works by Arlington Independent School District Students, Grades 1-12 from February 25 to March 25, with a grand opening reception planned for March 3.

On February 23, 2006, The Modern Art Museum invites you to join Dallas Morning News photographers Michael Ainsworth, Melanie Buford, Barbara Davidson, Tom Fox, Mona Reeder, and Irwin Thompson as they discuss Eyes of the Storm, a retrospective from the front lines of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Kimbell Art Museum announced today the acquisition of two works of Japanese art – an extremely rare eighth century lacquer mask and a charming scroll painting from the 1700s. They will be on view immediately in the Museum’s galleries.

Pier 1 has awarded a $1,000 grant to Theatre Arlington to support ACT UPS, the theater’s outreach program for at-risk fifth-graders in Arlington. This is the second year for Pier 1 to show their support for Theatre Arlington’s outreach efforts.