by Guest Author | Mar 11, 2025 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Steve Hunter studied art in Glasgow, he honed his craft and considered his future. What the Scottish native didn’t anticipate was that he’d thrive by painting the walls of an urban neighborhood in Texas. “I didn’t...
by Guest Author | Jan 14, 2025 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum Community, Deep Ellum People, Shop
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Will Evans persisted through teasing when he started calling Dallas a literary city in 2013. But he stuck with it for more than a decade because he knew it was true: Dallas has always had storytellers and people ready to...
by Guest Author | Dec 23, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Billy Jack Gunter came to Dallas by way Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2003, quickly falling in love with a neighborhood where he never thought he’d be able to keep pursuing his art. “I came to Dallas to hang out for a...
by Guest Author | Dec 10, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan For Imani Black as a daughter, loving Dallas came naturally — with parents who adored the city (and its football team). For Imani Black as an artist, Deep Ellum kept drawing her back, helping her hone her craft and...
by Guest Author | Mar 29, 2024 | Art & Culture, Entertainment
Deep Ellum is known for its murals, live music and galleries, and it’s worth noting it’s also home to the largest Latinx theatre in the state of Texas. Cara Mía Theatre just celebrated 25 years of its work, which has made it become a cultural resource both locally and...
by Deep Ellum Team | Apr 20, 2022 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum Community
More than 200 streetlights in Deep Ellum carry the work of local artists on banners that celebrate the neighborhood by reflecting the history, community and creative spirit of the area. New streetlight pole banners are featured two to three times per year. The current...
