Fort Worth Community Arts Center

A city-wide arts summit will discuss other needs for creatives

Nonprofit Arts Fort Worth managed the city-owned building for 22 years.

Members of the Fort Worth Art Commission want the city to increase funding for its public art program — and not just in the 2025 budget.

More than seven months after presenting plans to the public, the city of Fort Worth has rejected the two finalists’ proposals to redevelop the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

The R. Vickery School survived at least half a dozen fires in 2023, including two within two days.

The weekend is almost here. Do you have plans yet? If not, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with options ranging from soul food to Shakespeare, e-bikes to opera.

Both prospective developers asked for more time, city says.

The future of 1300 Gendy St., the current site of the city-owned Fort Worth Community Arts Center, could include restaurants, a hotel, apartments or an outdoor amphitheater if one of two plans presented to the community moves forward.