Off-Center Events

TASA "Off Center" Conference Itinerary

Thursday Oct 23: Omni Hotel

4:00-6:00 pm
Registration at the Omni Hotel downtown Dallas

6:00-8:00 pm

Special Event / Fundraiser (Omni / West End Room)
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Cash bar and Hors d'oeuvres catered by Omni

Friday Oct 24: Omni Hotel and El Centro College

  
8:00 am
Breakfast on own at hotel restaurant or downtown Dallas

9:00-10:00 am (Katy Trail Ballroom Foyer)
Registration and docent tour of Omni Hotel art collection

10:00-11:30 am (Katy Trail Ballroom)
Welcome/Introduction by Peter Doroshenko, Executive Director, The Dallas Contemporary,
and Ariel Saldivar, Executive Director ArtPrize, Dallas

12:00-1:00 pm (Katy Trail Ballroom)
Lunch / Paul Hannah Award Presentation
Margaret Meehan

1:00-2:00 pm (Katy Trail Ballroom)
Media Panel "What's New on the Scene?"w/Lee Escobedo - THRWD Magazine, Gini Mascorro - KXT radio, Lauren Smart - Dallas Observer, Peter Simek - D Magazine, Ken Villalovos - A+C Magazine, moderated by artist Carlos Donjuan
 
2:00-5:30 pm (Dallas Arts District)
DIY Arts District Exploration via D-Link bus system. Free admission to Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and the Crow Collection with conference badges

6:00-7:30 pm (El Centro College Performance Hall)
"Off Center" Panel Discussion 
Diego Leclery (2014 Whitney Biennial artist), Stephen Lapthisophon (Dallas Artist, Mentor), Sabina Ott (Chicago artist/curator), Ryder Richards (Dallas-based artist/writer/curator/collaborator), and Pedro Vélez (2014 Whitney Biennial artist), moderated by Randall Garrett (artist and gallery director at El Centro College)

7:30 pm
Dinner on own

Saturday Oct 25: El Centro College

  

8:00 am
Breakfast on own at hotel restaurant or downtown Dallas

9:30 am-12:00 pm (El Centro College)
Workshops and Open Call Presentations- Printmaking studio workshop (A851), Paige Prater (El Centro College)
- Gunpowder media demo (Greenspace - Outdoors), Ryder Richards (Eastfield College)
- Photography studio workshop (C314), Vaughn Wascovich (Texas A&M Commerce)
- Fiber art workshop (C021), Chaitra Linehan (El Centro College)
- Digital animation demo (B269), Dwayne Carter (Richland College)
- The Logistics of Dual Credit, Articulations and Partnerships, and AAS/BFA (B260),
  Richard Lubben (South Texas College), Lee Whitmarsh (Texas A&M Commerce),
  Eddy Rawlinson (Cedar Valley College), Greg Morris (El Centro College)
- Open Presentations (B119) every 1/2 hour, sign-up sheet, first come first served

12:00-1:00 pm (Student Center El Centro College)
Lunch and membership meeting

1:00-2:00 pm (H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery - El Centro College)
One Square Foot Exhibition (Students // Members) awards and Student Scholarship WinnersJurored by Heyd Fontenot, director of UT Dallas CentralTrak residency program

2:00-3:00 pm (H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery - El Centro College)Portfolio Reviews for selected students with Heyd Fontenot, director of UT Dallas CentralTrak residency program
 
3:00-5:00 pm (El Centro College)
Workshops and Open call faculty and student presentations continue

6:00-8:00 pm (Omni Hotel Greenville Avenue Ballroom)
Luxury banquet dinner with cash bar
Keynote speaker - renowned Texas artist and musician Terry Allen
TASA recognitions and awards

Sunday Oct 26: Omni Hotel

8:00 am
Breakfast on own at hotel restaurant or downtown Dallas

Check out and drive home safely!