Rising Stars is back for its 11th year!
Join us on
Saturday, Sept. 21, from 7 – 9 p.m. for the exhibition opening
featuring Daisha Board as the presenting speaker and a private reception for sponsors from 6:30 – 7 p.m.
and
Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 – 5 p.m. for a free public reception
Rising Stars promotes undiscovered talent and raises funds in our continuing efforts to restore the historic Turner House. For the first time ever, we have invited past artists to nominate this year's Rising Stars. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wines, and signature cocktails and you peruse art pieces from our 15 "Rising Stars," mingle with the artists, purchase a piece or two for your collection, and support the preservation of the Turner House.
EVENT VISION: For the first 10 years of Rising Star, artists without gallery representation were nominated by Dallas and Fort Worth galleries. Last year's nominating galleries were Kirk Hopper Gallery, Valley House Gallery, College Town Renaissance Center, Erin Cluley Gallery, Fort Works Arts, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Artspace 111, Craighead Green Gallery, Kinfolk House, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Daisha Board Gallery and William Campbell Gallery. We are introducing a new nominating process this year. Past year’s “rising stars” winners will nominate one of their peers.
HISTORY: The Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts was originally established at the home studio of the “renowned Dallas” artist Frank Reaugh in 1926. When founding member and former president Mrs. E.P. Turner passed away in 1938, the family home was deeded to the OCSFA. Plans for what would become Interstate 35 forced the E.P. Turner House to relocate to its current location where today It continues to be a vital part of the community. Turner House has been hosting art exhibits for more than 80 years, including recent exhibits highlighting works of The Dallas Nine, Women Artists of the Texas Centennial and works by contemporary Oak Cliff artists. The organization received the 2013 Stewardship Award from Preservation Dallas for its decades-long commitment to historic preservation.
Underwriting Opportunities
Reach an engaged community of art-loving Dallasites as a sponsor of this year's Rising Stars event! Underwriting will provide your organization promotional exposure and marketing benefits associated with a specific event or program element of Rising Stars, and subsidize our mission at the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts. Naming rights are included as a benefit for selected sponsorship opportunities. Thank you for being a patron of the arts and supporting Rising Stars!
The benefits for each Sponsor level are listed below and also include a one year membership to the Society.
