Ready to reset from the ground up? Join me for Bottoms Up Yoga—a breath-centered flow that blends deep stretching with mindful movement. Whether you're brand new or exploring your edge, this class meets you where you are and lifts you higher. 🧘‍♀️✨ #BottomsUpYoga #MindBodyConnection #StretchAndStrengthen

Bottoms Up Yoga: Rooted in breath, rising with strength—stretch, flow, and grow at your own pace.

For more information visit Ali’s website.

Join us for an afternoon of friendly competition to raise funds for the annual Denton Amplify Music Festival! Whether you're a kickball pro, or a novice ready to prove your skills, this tournament is all about supporting live local music, local artists, and the creative spirit that makes Denton unique and awesome.

You can sign up as an individual, and we will happily put you on a team, or you can gather 8-9 of your closest friends and form your own team. Cut offs to sign up will be Wednesday, November 12 at midnight, so sign up now! Team t-shirts, costumes, and/or other positive and friendly shenanigans encouraged, but this is a family friendly event so ALL ages are welcome!

Another great way to support the cause is to become a sponsor! Event sponsors, whether you're an individual or part of an organization, will be recognized for their generosity on all marketing materials, received complimentary entry into the tournament for one or more players, as well other exclusive VIP perks. Click here to register or become a sponsor now!

We will have some light snacks and waters available at the games!

Join us in celebrating the official opening of a brand new signature exhibition showcasing alternative processes in the development of photographs and other image making. This exhibition shows appreciation not just for the final product, but for process itself, in whatever form these innovative artists have chosen.

Free and open to the public! Light refreshments provided by GDAC.

GDAC presents Origin Story: The Art of Spoken Word

✨ A KiDivine Experience — Workshop + Open Mic

Every artist has an Origin Story.

Join curator Ki Divine and featured creatives for an evening that celebrates spoken word poetry, storytelling, and self-expression.

This workshop + open mic invites you to:

🌿 Explore your personal story through writing prompts

🎤 Share your truth in an intimate open mic

💫 Connect with a community of poets, creatives, and healers

Free Admission! Bring your notebook, your story, and your voice. Let’s honor the art of spoken word together.

RSVP here.

Join us in the East Craft Room for open studio hours! Free and open to the public. Bring your own art supplies and project you’re working on—or start a whole new one—and enjoy the company of other artists in the creative process!

In observance of Veterans Day, GDAC will be closed Tuesday, November 11.

We'll resume our normal business hours on Wednesday.

We honor and thank all who have served!

Ready to reset from the ground up? Join me for Bottoms Up Yoga—a breath-centered flow that blends deep stretching with mindful movement. Whether you're brand new or exploring your edge, this class meets you where you are and lifts you higher. 🧘‍♀️✨ #BottomsUpYoga #MindBodyConnection #StretchAndStrengthen

Bottoms Up Yoga: Rooted in breath, rising with strength—stretch, flow, and grow at your own pace.

For more information visit Ali’s website. Entry fee is $10 per person and $5 for seniors (age 50+).

Interested in self-publishing your own book? Sheli Petersen, illustrator of Rascally Ravens of Greystone Farm, will be leading an introductory workshop on self-publishing for aspiring authors to help you jumpstart your story-telling journey. Participants will learn about self-publishing goals and standards, distribution options, copyright logistics, and more!

This workshop is free and open to the public! Details and registration here.

Come out for an open skill-sharing creative gathering providing a casual, supportive atmosphere for those interested in fiber art. Feel free to drop in and out of workshop sessions at your leisure.

To learn more about Sew Gold, visit their website.

Meetings are held at GDAC at least once a month.

In partnership with our sister gallery site Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center, we’re unveiling the Fall 2025 collection of artwork from the talented students at Calhoun Middle School. We display Calhoun student artworks in the Embassy Suites lobby year-round to promote the importance of youth art and celebrate their creative growth.

Please join us in honoring the accomplishments of the next generation of artists! Light refreshments provided by Embassy Suites.

This collection of student artwork will be on display through April 2026.

GDAC will be closing at 5PM today for a private event. We’ll see you tomorrow for our regular business hours!

Join us in the East Craft Room for open studio hours! Free and open to the public. Bring your own art supplies and project you’re working on—or start a whole new one—and enjoy the company of other artists in the creative process!

Happy Halloween everyone! Creep it real and have fun out there, whatever your plans are. To make time for trick or treating and other spooky festivities, GDAC will be closing at noon.

We’ll see you tomorrow on Saturday, Nov. 1 for our regular business hours!

GDAC and Denton ISD presents Día De Los Muertos Exhibition! Join us to celebrate our partnership with Denton DISD and Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival and see Art works by Denton students. This reception will also feature a performance by Grupo Folklorico Alumnas de Oro.

Participate with fun activities such as free coloring pages about Día De Los Muertos and Fall Holidays!

FREE and open to the public.

Come one, come all! Denton's Day of the Dead Pinebox Derby is moving for Sunday. Watch homemade racers face off for bragging rights and this year's trophy!

Derby kits are available for pick-up at GDAC during our business hours for those who have registered.

Visit the DOD Festival website for more information, guidelines, and to register.

We are partnering with this year's Day of the Dead Festival to bring the celebrations down to GDAC with a live coffin race stream, art vendors, food trucks, a cash bar, and trunk or treat.

We are still looking for vehicles to be part of our Trunk or Treat on Saturday from 2 - 6PM. If you would like to enter your car to be a part of the festivities, please fill out the form linked here- we would LOVE to have you! We’re also taking candy donations during business hours for anyone wanting to contribute something to sweeten the day.

The Early Birds is an early music ensemble dedicated to celebrating the rich and expressive sounds of the Baroque era. In collaboration with singers of The Concertists, their upcoming program, “Masques and Monsters,” showcases some of the finest baroque instrumentalists and singers in the area. This will be a selection of spooky arias and instrumental works that puts the "howl" in "howwwlloween."

Step back into the raddest decade ever for an evening of food, fun, and suspense! Join us for a buffet-style dinner, drinks from Denton County Brewing Co., and a killer live show by The Murder Mystery Company.

It's the 80s again, and all the big names are in town for a concert—until backstage secrets spill into the spotlight with like, totally tragic results! This isn't an episode of Miami Vice — this is like… murder. Now it's up to you to crack the case in true 80s style.

So tease your hair, pile on the neon, and channel your inner "Smooth Operator," because you're not just here to party, you're here to solve a crime!

Each ticket includes a full-course dinner, two drink tickets for beer or wine (non-alcoholic drinks will be available as well), and a fully interactive murder mystery experience. Guests are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite 80s attire (you know you want to)!

Doors will open at 5:45 PM. From 6:00 to 7:00 PM, enjoy dinner, mix and mingle with fellow guests, and grab your drinks before the show begins at 7:00 PM. Guests must be 18 or older to attend.

Get ready to solve the crime of the decade—this is one night you won't want to miss!

Tickets are limited, and they’re going fast! Secure your spot today: https://80smmdinner.givesmart.com

Experience the glow of Electric! — a one-night-only light art exhibition! Back for its second year, this event showcases artworks by students from UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, in partnership with Professor Alicia Eggert’s Art in Public class and Professor Chris Meerdo’s New Media Senior Studio class. 

GDAC will be transformed inside and out with glowing sculptures, interactive installations, and projection art. Alongside the art, enjoy craft drinks from Union Bear, food trucks, and live music by DJ Freakhorse. 

Entry is FREE and all ages are welcome. Don’t miss out on this electrifying experience!

Join us as well celebrate the arrival of Denton's first Art-o-mat! This will be in conjunction with our community graffiti event, so grab an original work of art from the Art-o-mat, then tag the walls outside of GDAC! Remember to bring either $1 or $5 bills, as the machine only accepts cash. EACH ORIGINAL WORK OF ART IS ONLY $5!

We owe our enormous gratitude to the community for contributing to our Art-o-mat fundraiser. We couldn’t have done this without Denton’s enduring commitment to the arts.

GDAC is thrilled to kick off the Halloween season with our new theme this year: Tag or Treat! We’re celebrating our love of graffiti and street art with our friend Eder Tron, artist and confounder of the Dallas Fabrication Yard, who you might remember from last year as the genius behind our Island of Misfit Toys mural. Once again, we’ll have a public graffiti wall outside the building, open for all ages to come spray paint! What kind of spook-tacular graffiti will you do? We can’t wait to find out!

Free admission. More details to follow soon!

Come out for an open skill-sharing creative gathering providing a casual, supportive atmosphere for those interested in fiber art. Feel free to drop in and out of workshop sessions at your leisure.

To learn more about Sew Gold, visit their website.

Meetings are held at GDAC at least once a month.

Update: This workshop is SOLD OUT!

Thank you all so much for the amazing response — spots filled up quickly! If you’d like to be added to the waitlist, please DM us or email jess.green@dentonarts.com

Don’t worry if you missed this one — we’re planning more themed needle felting workshops in the future! We also have more spooktacular events planned for October, like our 1980s theme Murder Mystery Dinner, and Electric! Light Art Exhibition!

Get into the spirit of spooky season with this free, hands-on crafting workshop at GDAC! Learn the basics of needle felting and create your very own festive pumpkin to take home. This workshop will be led by artist Lera Watts. No experience is necessary, and all materials will be provided.

Space is limited — sign up here to reserve your spot: https://form.jotform.com/GDAC/needle-felting-workshop-pumpkins

Join The PETAL Project for a pop-up exhibit and artist talk with Denton-based photographic artist Jordan Funk. Jordan's work explores themes of identity, memory, and topography, combining Polaroid photography with landscape sediments. 

Jordan will talk about her artistic process, aesthetic philosophy, and share some of her past work and on-going projects. 

In her practice, she challenges the habit of taking photographs at face value, creating space for conversations about our individuality and the ways that making our way through existence erodes us away into continually new interpretations of ourselves.

Presented by: 

The PETAL Project | Denton Zine & Art Party | Greater Denton Arts Council

Free, All-Ages

Light refreshments provided

We’re celebrating the opening of the Southwestern Watercolor Society’s 62nd Annual Member Exhibition in Meadows Gallery. Please join us in honoring this dazzling array of paintings from expert watercolor artists.

Join us in a double whammy celebration for North Texas Giving Day! In addition to creating community zines, we will also be celebrating the opening reception for our new exhibition by Sheli Petersen, Rascally Ravens. This show features illustrator and educator Sheri Petersen, TWU Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration, and the intriguing process for her newest picture book. Together with her mother, Patricia, they have created a beautiful book based upon their direct observation of ravens in the wild.

Come check out video, sketches, and get an inside view of the process of creating Rascally Ravens, create a zine with us, and enjoy a cash bar and some light refreshments. North Texas Giving Day is an opportunity for nonprofits to celebrate the work that they do in the community, and we want you to come and be a part of it!

You can donate directly to our North Texas Giving Day page here.

Learn more about Sheli and the book here!

Join us for our first ever art car cruise! We will have some AMAZING art cars driving all the way from Houston to dazzle Denton with their creations, as well as some of our city's very own unique 4 wheeled designs. The cars will begin at the Development Services Center, located at 401 N. Elm, cruise around the Denton square, and end at the Greater Denton Arts Council.

Once at GDAC, the cars and their artist owners will be on hand to answer questions about their creations and sell their artwork. We will also have a professional graffiti artist live painting a car AND we will have another car available for YOU to paint on as well!

There will be food, a DJ, a cash bar, and tons of creative fun. Don't miss out on this pre-party that is truly celebrating the "arts" in Arts and Autos!

We would love to also show off some local art cars on our art car cruise! Do you have a car that you have modified in some way to become a work of art on wheels? If not, you still have time to decorate your car to be a part of this year’s cruise! To enter your vehicle, click here and become part of the inaugural Denton Art Car Cruise!

Would you like to support our first ever art car cruise and help make it a smashing success? Please visit our GiveSmart page to donate any amount that you wish! Every dollar helps - thank you so much!

What is an Art Car?

An art car is a vehicle that has been transformed into a work of art through creative modification and decoration. Instead of just being a mode of transportation, it becomes a work of art on wheels. Artists customize cars with paint, sculpture, mixed media, and even lights or kinetic elements to express a theme, idea, or personal style.

Art cars can range from subtly painted designs to completely reimagined vehicles covered in found objects, mosaics, or sculptural additions. One of the largest art car parades is right here in Texas. Houston has been home to their art car parade for almost 40 years, and it has become a world wide phenomenon drawing thousands of spectators. We are very fortunate this year to have 9 cars from the Houston art car community driving down to be a part of our very first art car cruise!

Please join us for an evening of incredible music from Denton staple acts including the Fingerprints Band, Lady Cass & The Fellas, Morse Street Church Choir, Katina Stone-Butler, and more. All proceeds are in support of Patrick Johnson. Donate here.

Interfaith Ministries is celebrating 33 years of community service and you can support their mission through the For the Love of Lil' d fundraiser. 33 local artists have donated stunning artworks to the auction, all proceeds supporting the Ministries.

Buy your tickets here!

Come out for an open skill-sharing creative gathering providing a casual, supportive atmosphere for those interested in fiber art. Feel free to drop in and out of workshop sessions at your leisure.

To learn more about Sew Gold, visit their website.

Meetings are held at GDAC at least once a month.