Ms. D's Art Room

🌍 Now on View: Many Worlds, One Home 🌍
May 23 – July 18, 2026
Patterson-Appleton Arts Center | Greater Denton Arts Council

The Greater Denton Arts Council is pleased to present Many Worlds, One Home, a juried exhibition developed by the Artists Enclave of Denton County. Featuring 33 works by 29 artists, the exhibition brings together a wide range of media—including oil, watercolor, printmaking, photography, textiles, sculpture, calligraphy, and mixed media—to reflect the diverse perspectives and lived experiences that shape Denton County and its neighboring communities. 🗻

Juried by Amy Lewis Hofland, Senior Director of the Crow Museum of Asian Art, the exhibition highlights artists whose work thoughtfully engages themes of identity, place, and connection. ✨

“Like distinct flowers sharing one vibrant garden, the many worlds we inhabit—physical, cultural, social, and spiritual—form a shared home. The works on display explore themes ranging from shifting identities and the expressive power of color and costumes to environment and memory, trauma and resilience, cultural heritage and the notion of belonging, and the tension between permanence and change. Through personal narratives and collective reflections, Many Worlds, One Home honors unity in diversity and the beauty that emerges when individual stories converge.”
— Amy Lewis Hofland & Artists Enclave of Denton County Exhibition Committee

🎉 Opening Reception: May 28, 2026 | 6–8 PM

Join us at GDAC to celebrate this vibrant and community-centered exhibition, hear from the juror and attend the awards presentation.

Inside Gough gallery: from 6 – 7 PM only, cast your ballot for the “People’s Choice Award” for your favorite work in the show.

Awards Presentation: from 7 – 7:30 PM, awards presented by juror and curator Amy Lewis Hofland and the Artists Enclave Exhibition Committee. 🎉

⏰ We’re here, it’s time for our final half-day reminders of the school year.

Just a reminder that Thursday, May 21 & Friday, May 22 are half days for students.

• Elementary: 12:00 p.m.
• Middle School: 12:30 p.m.
• High School: 1:05 p.m.

It’s cleaning and organization time in the art room. Love having students help me because they learn that artists take care of their studio.

Really proud of the 4th grade artwork that represented our school at the District Art Show at UNT.

The year is winding down but the kids are still creating.

Some highlights from yesterday’s reception for our 4th grade artists who participated in the Texas Native Plant and Wildflower Competition!

It’s almost May! That means we are wrapping up our last projects and sending home portfolios soon! Keep a lookout!

What a rewarding evening to see so many smiling faces!

Tonight was amazing! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our school’s fine arts programs.