Zara Amaechi
Arts Access ReporterZara was born in Croydon, England, and moved to Texas at eight years old. She grew up running track and field until her last year at the University of North Texas. She previously interned for D Magazine and has a strong passion for music history and art culture.
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Dallas rapper Cameron McCloud committed to releasing a new verse every day, gaining attention from Jasmine Crockett. The Cure for Paranoia star says the project became a ritual – helping him process grief, politics and everyday life while building an audience
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Lucia Simek will step down as executive director of Dallas contemporary after leading the museum for a year and a half.
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DJs, artists and creatives across Dallas reveal their top-streamed artists and albums of the year.
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North Central Ballet is launching its first sensory-friendly ‘Nutcracker’ featuring softer lighting, lower sounds and a relaxed environment.
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Dos Equis Pavilion will separate parking fees from ticket prices in 2026, raising concerns from concertgoers about costs and how the change will work.
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Craighead Green Gallery’s new exhibition brings together artists Faith Scott Jessup, Linda McCall and Damián Suárez whose works explore heritage memories and belonging through surrealism, impressionism and abstraction.
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Dallas-based creator Hailee Dyer brings her solo show "I Am Home" to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The production explores the tension between creative expression and a secure career through music, storytelling and an intimate one woman performance.
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The African American Museum Dallas is opening “Sunday Call to Church”, an exhibition featuring 22 works by self-taught painter Clementine Hunter. Her colorful scenes of church life, fieldwork and community offer a look at Black life on a plantation.
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Puzzles of Color is launching its first Black Joy Market in Plano, featuring Black-owned vendors, performances and fun, family activities.
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The American Black film festival’s first pop-up tour lands in Dallas on Nov. 15-16 with films, celebrity panelists and Black creativity.
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Bishop Arts Theatre Center received a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant to strengthen its arts programming, community engagement and support for diverse voices.
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Hearn spent decades promoting the history and legacy of diverse cowboys through rodeo events in Fort Worth and Dallas.