Irving Arts Center
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|name = Irving Arts Center
|image = Irving Arts Center 04.jpg
|established = 1980
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|location = 3333 North MacArthur Blvd
Irving, Texas, United States
|type = Art Center
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|website = {{URL|http://www.irvingartscenter.com/}}
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The Irving Arts Center, located in Irving, Texas, is a 10-acre art center that caters to all ages within the community. The center contains over 91,500 square feet of performing and visual arts space which includes a 3,800 square-foot Main Gallery. The Main Gallery host over 20 exhibits throughout the year.{{cite web|title=Irving Arts Center:History|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/History.aspx|accessdate=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202607/http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/History.aspx|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2007, the art center became an affiliate with the Smithsonian Institution, which makes the Irving Arts Center one out of 160 Smithsonian Affiliates nationwide.{{cite web|title=Smithsonian Affiliations|url=https://www.affiliations.si.edu/AffiliateDetail.Asp?AffiliateID=205|accessdate=29 January 2014}}
The 10-acre center features theaters, classrooms, reception halls, a sculpture garden and other areas for the community.
Irving Arts Center features four galleries that are free and open to the public. They host a variety of artwork from local and regional artists, along with traveling shows from the Smithsonian Museum and other affiliates around the country.{{cite web|title=Irving Arts Center - Exhibitions|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/Exhibitions.aspx|accessdate=25 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202609/http://www.irvingartscenter.com/Exhibitions.aspx|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
History
Resident Arts Organizations
The Irving Art Center is home to eleven cultural organizations. These organizations operate independently from the Irving Art Center Board but use the facility to host activities and events.{{cite web|title=Irving Arts Center: Residential Arts Organization|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/Resident.aspx|accessdate=25 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202615/http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/Resident.aspx|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
The current eleven Resident Arts Organizations are: New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving, Irving Symphony Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Stage, Irving Symphonic Band, ICT MainStage, Momentum Dance Company, Entertainment Series of Irving, Irving Chorale, Irving Black Arts Council and Irving Art Association.{{cite web|title=Irving Arts Center: Resident Organization Fund|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/Grant/ResidentFund.aspx|accessdate=28 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202612/http://www.irvingartscenter.com/AboutUs/Grant/ResidentFund.aspx|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
These organizations are funded by the Residential Arts Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide the opportunity for organizational assistance support to the resident arts organizations whose efforts brought the Irving Arts Center into existence and which meet the eligibility requirements as established by the Irving Arts Board and the City of Irving.{{cite web|title=CITY OF IRVING IRVING ARTS BOARD GUIDELINES FOR ARTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/Libraries/Grants_2013/Resident_org_Fund_Guidelines_FINAL_2013.sflb.ashx|accessdate=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164728/http://www.irvingartscenter.com/Libraries/Grants_2013/Resident_org_Fund_Guidelines_FINAL_2013.sflb.ashx|archive-date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.irvingartscenter.com Irving Arts Center] - official site
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Category:Arts centers in Texas
Category:Buildings and structures in Irving, Texas
Category:Tourist attractions in Dallas County, Texas