the arts
THE ARTS
Theatre and music. Dance and visual arts. Regardless
of the form, arts quietly yet undeniably create
more livable, enjoyable communities.
Toulouse-Lautrec
Attracting tens of thousands of art enthusiasts, the Arlington
Museum of Art’s (AMA) “Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne:
Paris 1880-1910” featured nearly 200 drawings and posters
from avant-garde Post-Impressionist artists. The AMA’s exhibit
was part of a global tour for these incredible pieces including
stops in some of the world’s premiere museums such as the
Gemeente Museum at The Hague in The Netherlands.
Our $100,000 grant served as the exhibit’s lead gift and,
with it, the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation board was delighted
to ensure arts continue to flourish in Arlington.
Star of Texas Project and DREAM
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Arlington, the American Dream City. We believe Arlington is
a place where dreams are realized. With the help of the Arlington
Tomorrow Foundation, two new public art projects offer unique
imagery which considers and explores the ways Arlington is alive
with the American dream.
Star of Texas Project: A collaborative effort led by the
Arlington Museum of Art and including Downtown Arlington
Management Corporation, the City of Arlington and Women
Inspiring Philanthropy, our $50,000 grant partly underwrote the
costs associated with bringing the Star of Texas Project to life.
The project commissioned 20 five-foot tall fiberglass stars from
local artist Chris Cunningham. From there, dozens of local artists
painted their interpretation of the American Dream on the stars
– making each an individual piece of art and a larger-than-life
expression of the promise of dreams.