Annette Strauss Square
Annette Strauss Square is an 128,000 sq ft (11,900 m2) outdoor performance facility in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It is the city's premier outdoor performing arts venue and a defining feature of the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park. Annette Strauss Square hosts a variety of outdoor events ranging from concerts to theatrical and dance performances to multi-day festivals, accommodating audiences of up to 5,000.[1]
History
Artist Square opened in 1989 as a 2-acre (8,100 m2) lawn and performance pavilion constructed by the City of Dallas.[2] The $1.8 million project, one of the early venues in the growing Arts District, was temporary in nature and built as a public forum for local visual and performing artists who couldn't afford more elaborate venues. It consisted of a main stage, sloping lawn and a smaller platform stage set in a grassy plaza. The original plan called for a black box theater and a small artists' compound containing galleries and studio space, but these were never completed.[3] The site regularly drew 200,000 visitors each year to concerts, dance events and festivals.[4]
In 1998 the facility was renamed "Annette Strauss Artist Square" for Annette Strauss, the late former Mayor of Dallas who was a passionate supporter of the arts and the Dallas Arts District.[5]
As the AT&T Performing Arts Center took shape, a new permanent facility (designed by architectural firm Foster and Partners with Dallas based Good Fulton & Farrell serving as Architect of Record) was designed for the same general area. The original venue closed in 2005 and was rededicated "Annette Strauss Square" in the northwest corner of the new Center in September 2010.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Annette Strauss Artist Square - AT&T Performing Arts Center". Archived from the original on 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ Jackson, David. "Council OKs $1.8 million for space to showcase arts." The Dallas Morning News 15 Jun. 1989, HOME FINAL, NEWS: 38a. NewsBank. Web. 17 Sep. 2010.
- ^ Dillon, David. "A space unsure of its place - Artists Square can't find its turf." The Dallas Morning News 16 Oct. 1990, HOME FINAL, TODAY: 1C. NewsBank. Web. 17 Sep. 2010.
- ^ Saul, Michael. "Council renames Artist Square to pay tribute to Annette Strauss - Former mayor praised for years of vol- Unteer service to arts community." The Dallas Morning News 10 Dec. 1998, HOME FINAL, NEWS: 43A. NewsBank. Web. 17 Sep. 2010.
- ^ Saul, Michael. "Council renames Artist Square to pay tribute to Annette Strauss - Former mayor praised for years of vol- Unteer service to arts community." The Dallas Morning News 10 Dec. 1998, HOME FINAL, NEWS: 43A. NewsBank. Web. 17 Sep. 2010.
- ^ DILLON, DAVID. "It's time for dirt to fly - ARCHITECTURE: Ceremony will mark start of arts complex." Dallas Morning News, The (TX) 10 Nov. 2005, SECOND, GUIDELIVE: 1G. NewsBank. Web. 17 Sep. 2010.
- ^ "Former Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss will be honored with Arts District square | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News". Archived from the original on 2010-10-01.
External links
- Dallas Center for the Performing Arts website
- Fact Sheet
- v
- t
- e
- Arts District
- City Center District
- Convention Center District
- Farmers Market District
- Harwood Historic District
- Government District
- Main Street District
- Reunion District
- West End Historic District
- Dallas Downtown Historic District
Primary and secondary schools |
|
---|---|
Other education |
and complexes
- 1600 Pacific Tower (LTV Tower) (Hilton Garden Inn)
- 1700 Pacific
- 2100 Ross Avenue
- Adolphus Hotel
- Bank of America Plaza
- Bryan Tower
- Chase Tower
- Comerica Bank Tower
- Corrigan Tower
- Dallas Hilton (Hotel Indigo)
- Davis Building
- Energy Plaza
- First National Bank Tower
- Fountain Place
- Hyatt Regency Dallas
- The Joule Hotel
- Kirby Building
- KPMG Centre
- Magnolia Hotel
- Mercantile Commerce Building (AC Hotel; Residence Inn)
- Mercantile Continental Building
- Mercantile National Bank Building
- Museum Tower
- Omni Dallas Hotel
- One Arts Plaza
- One Dallas Center
- One Main Place (Westin Hotel)
- Pacific Place
- Plaza of the Americas
- Renaissance Tower
- Republic Center
- Reunion Tower
- Ross Tower
- Salazar Center
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Statler Hotel & Residences
- Thanksgiving Tower
- Tower Petroleum Building (Cambria Hotel Dallas)
- Trammell Crow Center
- Whitacre Tower
buildings
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Fellowship Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
- First United Methodist Church
- St. Jude Chapel
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
landmarks
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
- Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
- Annette Strauss Square
- Butler Brothers Building
- Citywalk@Akard
- Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse
- Dallas City Hall
- Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)
- Dawson State Jail (closed)
- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Pedestrian Network
- Dallas Scottish Rite Temple
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Dal-Tex Building
- Dealey Plaza
- Fairmont Hotel Dallas
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Majestic Theatre
- Manor House Apartments
- Mayflower Building
- Moody Performance Hall
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Neiman Marcus Building
- Old Dallas Central Library (The Dallas Morning News)
- Pioneer Plaza
- Pioneer Park Cemetery
- Sanger Harris Building (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
- Texas School Book Depository (Dallas County Administration Building)
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Titche–Goettinger Building
- Wilson Building
DART light rail stations |
|
---|---|
Streetcar services |