Arts District, Dallas
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County |  Dallas |
| City |  Dallas |
| Area | Downtown |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 460 ft (140 m) |
| ZIP code | 75201, 75202 |
| Area codes | 214, 469, 972 |
| Website | www |
The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
The district is 118 acres (0.48 km2) large and is home to some of Dallas's most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts.[citation needed] It is located south of State Thomas; southeast of Uptown; north of the City Center District; west of Bryan Place; and east of the West End Historic District. It is bounded by St. Paul Street, Ross Avenue, Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway), and the US 75/I-45 (unsigned I-345) elevated freeway (Central Expressway). (Previously the district extended east only to Routh Street, but a 9 March 2005 Dallas City Council approval extended it east to I-345.)[1] The Arts District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network. In 2025, USA Today named the Dallas Arts District as the best art district in America for a creative escape for the second consecutive year.[2]
Arts District venues
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The Arts District is home to 18 facilities and organizations including The Annette Strauss Square, the Arts District Mansion/Dallas Bar Association, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Theater Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fellowship Church, First United Methodist Church, Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, Moody Performance Hall, the Green Family Art Foundation, and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, housed in a portion of the Trammell Crow Center.
In addition, multiple other organizations perform in the District consistently throughout the year. This includes everything from concerts to outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth education programs, and more.
Other structures
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Light rail
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Streetcars
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MATA: M-Line Trolley
- The M-Line Trolley is a heritage streetcar that provides service between Cityplace/Uptown station in Uptown and St Paul station in Downtown. Service is free.
- The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.
Highways
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Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway)
US 75 Central Expressway/
I-45 connection (unsigned 
I-345)
Education
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The Arts District is served by the Dallas Independent School District. One school, the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is located in the Arts District. Residents of the Arts District north and east of Akard Street are zoned to Sam Houston Elementary School. Residents south and west of Akard are zoned to Hope Medrano Elementary School. All Arts District residents are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and North Dallas High School.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ The Dallas Morning News - 9 March 2005. "Council approves Arts District expansion Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine" by Emily Ramshaw. (Original Location of article.) Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ↑ Pruitt, Simon (March 10, 2025). "Dallas Arts District Named No. 1 Arts District in America for Second Consecutive Year". Dallas Observer. ISSN 0732-0299. OCLC 7095491. Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ↑ Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - North Dallas High School Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Maps: ES: Houston Archived June 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Medrano Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; MS: Rusk Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; HS: North Dallas Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.
External links
[edit]- Dallas Arts District
- City of Dallas Planned Development (PD) district documents — Arts District
- AT&T Center for the Performing Arts
- Moody Performance Hall
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Advisory Board
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Klyde Warren Park
