The arts define Denton, Texas. With two major state
universities, the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, Denton is home
to thousands of people who study the arts, teach the arts, produce the arts and value the
arts. Add to that a population, who demands the arts, supports the arts and participates
in them. It is a city where quality and variety are the hallmark of its arts communities.
Jazz, modern art, ballet, quilting, Shakespeare, Gilbert and Sullivan, rock, storytelling,
water coloring, community theatre-- you name it; someone is doing it in Denton, Texas.
Dentonites enjoy their arts in a variety of venues that include public and commercial
galleries, city parks, historical adaptive use structures and modern performing arts
centers. If there is a place to stand and play and to sit and listen or watch, in Denton
it is likely to become a performance site. And with a little push it is apt to develop
into a full-fledged celebration such as our famous Arts and Jazz, and Tejas Storytelling
festivals.
