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Reginald Williams, assistant director for Convention and Event Services, said Dakeda Enterprises (the city’s owner representative for component 4) and city departments evaluated several sites and recommended the Women’s Museum because it is an underused park asset with DART access and available parking. “We conducted multiple site tours…completed a facility condition assessment,” Williams said, and the city plans phased repairs to ready the building for programming.

Dakeda’s chief operating officer, David Zobrist, walked the committee through plans to create multipurpose rooms, a 150-seat cabaret theater, galleries and support spaces across three floors while preserving historic elements. Officials estimated the repair scope at $6,100,000 and said the work is intended to leave the building in improved condition for future park or tenant use.

Eve Williams, CEO of Dakeda Enterprises, called the project an opportunity to “breathe new life in an underutilized asset at Fair Park” and said the site’s parking and DART access make it suitable for families and school programming. City staff said the estimated work will include abatement and select demolition, roof and MEP upgrades, and ADA improvements; officials said the estimate includes allowances for expected repairs.

The convention center construction fund will pay the cost; Williams (CES) confirmed the funding source. The schedule presented to the committee calls for finalizing the scope in early April, issuing a notice to proceed thereafter, concluding lease negotiations by June, and moving the Black Academy into the Women’s Museum in August 2025. Construction on the convention center component is estimated at 18–24 months, and staff said they expect the Academy to return to its renovated facility by late 2028.

Committee members raised concerns about displacement of other groups that have used the Women’s Museum and asked how the city will accommodate them, particularly during State Fair dates. Fair Park staff and Parks officials said they are coordinating with the State Fair of Texas; Miss Lowe said the State Fair is accommodating and that the site has historically been used during the fair. Parks staff said there is dedicated parking immediately adjacent to the building (roughly 60–70 spaces) and that additional parking options exist across Fair Park.

Black Academy leader Curtis King told the committee that the academy works with many small arts organizations and students and said he supports collaborative approaches to programming and community partnerships during the temporary move.

The committee received the briefing; no formal committee action was taken on the relocation at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee - Mar 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city plans to relocate the Black Academy of Arts and Letters to the Women’s Museum at Fair Park while the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center is renovated; officials estimate $6.1 million in repairs funded from the convention center construction fund and a planned move-in in August 2025.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625099,"Dallas Office of Arts and Culture reports progress on 31-strategy cultural plan; committee urges clearer measurables",2010,44000,2054000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2762851-facb32cb76a546886fd3f0637e520a1c&start=44&end=2054","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2762851-facb32cb76a546886fd3f0637e520a1c/thumbnail_44000.jpg","/articles/6625099/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-Office-of-Arts-and-Culture-reports-progress-on-31-strategy-cultural-plan-committee-urges-clearer-measurables","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625099-6207d9309e2904fe3438ee2323dc8f62/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440203&Signature=RCAMhx~-t-k3sMLwfp2LEZ301K9-r1oNCtvLbY~931ThkewRxAJOgsyvlhT5Ngr-ovHlN~3teZI91oB4kfwmIPZ476olZv6dVpV9nU-SJg3iMM4CwN00nWXbWkl8MsxyE7CIDgtSqFMKunThOlyY-BwH7nPPyhGF-zpZTKn7v3HTWfQCQFL6EedN3XAw-iNnhA7WuILSNw4mCiSRsgrCdWa8z15v4MHdNQMnQyt7AWo2xMbniZbkXlBt0Kkj8p3~2i7EYI7G~Ht2YeHxBlFsYgsawSW2GNfJVpdZUatj1mAn55jPsTKTFRDSnp87TJuh~6D1MD969SqRbjueTcB~hA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) told the Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee on March 25 that it has implemented parts of the Dallas Cultural Plan adopted Nov. 8, 2018, and is preparing community engagement for a next-phase update.

Martine Philippe, director of the Office of Arts and Culture, said the 2018 Dallas Cultural Plan (DCP) was drafted through a yearlong process that engaged nearly 9,000 Dallas residents and is organized around six priorities and 31 strategies. “Our position is that we have accomplished what folks set out to accomplish when this plan became a policy in 2018,” Philippe said, and staff are preparing for a new iteration of the plan informed by community stakeholders.

OAC staff reviewed actions under the plan including the Arts Activate project-based funding program, a community artist program that supports free public programming, scoring criteria that encourage living wages and board diversity among grantees, expanded public-art engagement toolkits, and temporary public-art projects including an installation at Celebration of Life Park slated to open in April. The office said it is also revising fee structures at city cultural centers, pursuing public–private partnerships such as the Dallas Cultural Trail planning grant, and increasing its facilities maintenance budget following a 2024 bond proposition that allocated $75,200,000 for repairs to 15 city-owned cultural and performing arts facilities.

Staff highlighted policy and funding steps used to advance equity: the OAC said its Cultural Policy (2018) sets a goal that at least 40% of its cultural services funding go to organizations and artists serving communities identified as most in need; it also said administrative scoring now factors in living-wage and equity criteria when awarding grants.

Committee members asked for more measurable metrics tied to each strategy. “It would be great if we had them for each so that we can see,” said Council Member Schultz. Committee member Mister Resendiz suggested the plan do more to recognize hip hop. “Hip hop is such a significant, cultural force in the city,” he said, arguing the genre’s inclusion could broaden engagement.

Staff outlined three immediate next steps: work with an Arts and Culture Advisory Commission work group and community stakeholders to develop the plan’s next iteration (staff suggested a 3–5 year horizon), prioritize use of hotel occupancy tax funds for program impact (OAC said the city will move its hotel-occupancy allocation to 15% from the current 12.5% at the start of the next fiscal year), and collect committee guidance to shape implementation priorities for fiscal year 2026.

The committee received the briefing; no formal action was taken.","Office of Arts and Culture staff briefed the Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee on progress implementing the Dallas Cultural Plan, emphasizing equity targets, public art maintenance, and planning for a next-phase update; committee members asked for clearer metrics and suggested broader inclusion of hip hop and district-level strategies.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625104,"Committee unanimously approves Feb. 18 minutes",0,183000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2762851-facb32cb76a546886fd3f0637e520a1c&start=183&end=183","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2762851-facb32cb76a546886fd3f0637e520a1c/thumbnail_183000.jpg","/articles/6625104/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Committee-unanimously-approves-Feb-18-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625104-1bb839526bba59cde0b591ada08c241d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440204&Signature=DNEr2a27sNow1MmKrAHvValdb6tRKHXkO~Q7SSiBoM8bQExFTCw~pcQnmzX47mbFSQ1f2q4Nqit6P2cp3c9TbAJtbkvoer3vEDrDfzxWTF8GWW2DIYokYrFn7R4Mmwwo135zuG1jbcqfnVosLbfMgI2-Bn28j1rv4zObsBHsw3mir360cSnk19AxRhc1FzUhd0J8Rh2I~sY0Bqb2nc-Uv5V6dXAM~m5uaoMxS6A-1xHIPeIJSBiosXaI3I39c~VgtjtOUByayJI61Rya89Mo4Gaw2WGbZfoo0dm3T6blWBHg55IfyWK6xkzG4VihN5jOckU3kFoWTquZ2AgvlyYjEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee approved the minutes of its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting at the start of its March 25 session.

Chair Ridley called for a motion to approve the minutes. After an unnamed committee member moved and another seconded, Chair Ridley asked for objections and the minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote: “Aye…All opposed, motion passes unanimously,” the chair said.

No further discussion or conditions were recorded on the minutes approval.","The Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee approved the minutes from its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting by unanimous voice vote at its March 25 meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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City plans temporary move of Black Academy of Arts and Letters to Women’s Museum at Fair Park during convention center renovations

Dallas Office of Arts and Culture reports progress on 31-strategy cultural plan; committee urges clearer measurables

Committee unanimously approves Feb. 18 minutes