Mixed Media on Denison’s Main Street

Artist Chance Dunlap creates fictional creatures out of metal, looking to nature for inspiration. See Dunlap’s work at Old Katy Glass Works

Denison is 75 miles north of Dallas on US 75. Most of Denison’s galleries and studios are on the 100 East through 600 West blocks of Main St. in downtown. The annual Spring Fine Art Tour of studios and galleries is March 29-30, 2008. On May 3, 2008, the Denison Arts & Wine Renaissance will be held, along with a tour of artists’ loft apartments downtown. Denison also hosts an annual Fall Fine Art Tour (Nov. 1-2, 2008), complete with art talks and demonstrations. For more information, contact the Denison Area Chamber of Commerce, 313 W. Woodard St.; 903/465-1551; www.smalltownbigart.com.

GALLERIES

The Pat Waymon Gallery, 430 W. Main St.; 903/465-2008; www.patwaymongallery.com.

Old Katy Glass Works, 427 W. Main St.; 903/465-6460; www.oldkatyglassworks.com.

416 Gallery West, 416 W. Main St.; 903/463-0416; www.416westgallery.com.

Artplace Gallery, 413 W. Main St.; 903/327-8180; www.artplacegallery.com.

Mary Karam Gallery, 404 W. Main St.; 903/465-3703; www.marykaramgallery.com.

Mystic Studio and Gallery, 110 S. Houston Ave.; 903/327-8246; www.mystic-studio.com.

2nd Floor Gallery, Grayson County College; 6101 Grayson Dr. (TX 691); 903/463-8662; www.grayson.edu.

STUDIOS (studios are often open by appointment only)

Donna Finch Adams, Studio 406, 406 W. Main St.; 903/464-9644.

Alfred Robinson, 101 E. Main St., Ste. 105; 903/819-5502.

Keith Hartline, 427 W. Main St.; 903/465-6460.

ATTRACTIONS

Rialto Theater. Main Street Showcase musical variety show, 424 W. Main St.; 903/463-1690.

Red River Railroad Museum, 101 E. Main St., Ste. 120; www.redriverrailmuseum.org.

Homestead Winery, 220 W. Main St.; 903/464-0030; www.homesteadwinery.com (also houses Devolli’s Italian Restaurant; 903/463-3800).

From the March 2008 issue.

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