Arts Fort Worth

05/28/2026

Culturalyst: Fort Worth and Arts Fort Worth would like to introduce you to Sara Hiett, the Founder and Director of Panther City Artists.

Founded in June 2019 by Sara Hiett, Panther City Artists grew out of her 15 years as an art educator in Fort Worth ISD schools. Through her work with students and families, Sara witnessed firsthand the transformative power of art—and recognized a significant lack of accessible, inclusive art opportunities for Fort Worth’s diverse community.

Inspired to close that gap, she established Panther City Artists, a nonprofit rooted in the belief that "Everyone is an Artist". The organization creates meaningful, welcoming art experiences for people of all backgrounds, abilities, and ages.

Panther City Artists partners with schools, churches, nonprofits, and local businesses to bring creative programming directly into the community.

​Interested in featuring your work or organization? Culturalyst: Fort Worth is a free online network launched by Arts Fort Worth to connect artists, cultural organizations, and the community with resources, opportunities, and each other. The digital directory brings together local artists, events, grants, residencies, and public art opportunities—all in one place to support Fort Worth’s thriving creative ecosystem.

Follow the link in our bio to join. From there you can learn how to join the directory, where you can create a free profile or just link your own website from our directory.

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Read more about them here:
https://panthercityartists.org/

05/26/2026

05/20/2026

Looking for calls for art, grants, exhibitions, commissions, residencies, or creative collaborations? They’re all happening right here — and now there’s one place to find them:

Culturalyst: Fort Worth, it’s free to join, build your artist profile, and connect with opportunities in our local creative community. Whether you’re emerging or established, this is how we help make sure Fort Worth artists get seen, supported, and hired.

Create your free profile and get seen.
Join today ➜ fortworth.culturalyst.com
or follow the link in our bio

05/18/2026

Calling all North Texas residents with knowledge of the arts, nonprofit administration, education, and finance: we need your help to review grant applications! Panelists play a crucial role in the grant-making process by acting as good stewards of public dollars, ensuring that funds are used wisely by evaluating applications with a critical and objective eye. In doing so, Grants Panels allow us to fulfill our mission of creating an environment that promotes, nurtures, and supports the arts in our community!

Visit our website to review the guidelines and apply:

artsfortworth.org/grants

05/14/2026

05/11/2026

05/06/2026

Today we are featuring images from this year's ARTSforward Youth Summit. This year was the first time we dedicated a whole day of programming to high school students, and hundreds came to Texas Wesleyan University from Fort Worth ISD, Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD, Keller ISD, and Arlington ISD among others.

At the Youth Summit, students heard from local creatives about careers in the arts, as well as meet representatives from local arts organizations and universities. Students also participated in group projects that explored their artistic and career preparation skills.

Special thanks to Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker for addressing the students, and thanks to all the presenters, volunteers, sponsors, college and career representatives, non-profit organizations, and TWU staff that made the event possible. See you next year!

And last but not least, thanks to Julien & Lambert Photo for the wonderful photos!

05/05/2026

What do you love about the arts? Last year, Arts Fort Worth was in the house during and we asked many people to give their thoughts on the question. Thank you to Ron Crouch for giving your take!

04/30/2026

North Texas Gives to the Arts ends Thursday, April 30th!

🌟 Your donations help us champion local artists, fund arts organizations, energizing public spaces, and making sure the arts are accessible to everyone, everywhere in Fort Worth! The first $100,000 in online donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Giana Foundation Fund, the Robert B. and Virginia Payne Fund for Arts & Culture, and Communities Foundation of Texas.

Over the last two years, North Texas Gives to the Arts raised more than $587,000 for 250 arts and humanities organizations across North Texas. Join us in keeping the arts thriving—donate to Arts Fort Worth today!

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/artsfortworth