Curated Weekend of August 21st

Art, In All Its Forms

Dallas, Texas, is giving us plenty of reasons to look a little closer this weekend.

Picasso moves beyond the canvas, cowboy boots make a very convincing case for wearable art, jazz takes over the Design District, and a quiet afternoon at White Rock Lake comes with the chance to make something of your own.

And if you’re willing to head west, one more experience blurs the line between art and performance entirely.

This weekend’s edit is about art in all its forms—and a few unexpected places to find it.

⭐ EDITOR’S PICK | Picasso, Beyond Painting

Picasso Beyond the Canvas Opens Sunday

Meadows Museum

You know Picasso on canvas. This weekend, meet Picasso in clay.

The Meadows Museum opens Picasso Beyond the Canvas on Sunday, bringing together 18 ceramic works created between 1953 and 1963—many being shown together publicly for the first time.

It's smaller, quieter, and perhaps a little more surprising than the Picasso we think we know. A lovely excuse for a Sunday afternoon at the Meadows.

Sunday, August 23, 2026–January 24, 2027
Sunday: 1–5 PM
5900 Bishop Blvd. | SMU
$12 adults | $10 seniors | $4 non-SMU students | 18 & under free

🥾 FASHION | Western, Elevated

Miron Crosby Warehouse Sale

Cowboy boots count as art, too.

Dallas-based Miron Crosby is opening the warehouse doors Friday for one of its rarest shopping events of the year—with select styles up to 60% off.

No online shopping. No restocks. No returns. Just one day and, presumably, some very beautiful boots worth getting there early for.

Friday, August 21 | 8 AM–4 PM
4266 Oak Lawn Avenue | The Shops of Highland Park
Up to 60% off select styles | In-person only
No restocks | No returns

🖼️ ALSO OPENING | Power, Faith + the Americas

Don't leave after Picasso.

Also opening Sunday at the Meadows: Spectacles of Power and Faith, an exhibition of colonial South American art from the Thoma Foundation.

Two exhibitions. Two very different moments in art history. One particularly good Sunday afternoon on the SMU campus.

Opens Sunday, August 23 | 1–5 PM
Through January 24, 2027
Meadows Museum | SMU
Included with museum admission

🎷 SATURDAY NIGHT | Art Meets Jazz

Dallas Contemporary Summer Series Close-Out

Saturday night in the Design District, with a little more imagination.

Dallas Contemporary closes its Summer Series with live jazz, local artists, and an after-hours museum experience—plus an unexpected tattoo pop-up inspired by Francisco Moreno's Historia Sintética.

Come for the art. Stay for the music. Possibly leave with something permanent.

Saturday, August 22 | 6–10 PM
161 Glass Street | Design District
$15 general admission | Members free

🏮 HIDDEN GEM | Lantern Making Workshop

One of this weekend's quieter discoveries may also be one of its best.

At the Bath House Cultural Center, spend Saturday afternoon building a lantern by hand from rattan and translucent materials—tea and pastries included.

Even better: finished pieces are invited to become part of an upcoming light-and-sound installation.

Three hours. Something made by hand. And White Rock Lake just outside.

Saturday, August 22 | 1–4 PM
Bath House Cultural Center | White Rock Lake
Free | RSVP required | Space limited

🚗 WORTH THE DETOUR | A Work of Art You Can Hear

Worth heading west Friday evening.

Dallas musician Jess Garland brings harp, guitar loops, and ethereal jazz to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth—performing directly on Stage, 2026, an artwork created by Rashid Johnson as a space for other artists to inhabit.

Part exhibition. Part performance. Exactly the sort of crossover that makes the drive worthwhile.

Rashid Johnson + Jess Garland

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Friday, August 21 | 6 PM
Fort Worth Cultural District
Performance: Free

A weekend well spent can take a lot of forms.

See Picasso beyond the canvas. Shop cowboy boots that deserve to be called works of art. Spend Saturday night with jazz in the Design District, make something by hand at White Rock Lake, or head west for an evening where the art itself becomes the stage.

Different experiences, one common thread: a reason to look a little closer.

I’ll keep searching beyond the obvious for the art, style, places, and experiences that make living in Dallas interesting—because the best discoveries are always worth sharing.

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