Join us for a continuation of the fascinating merger of the medical profession and the arts!

Our guest speaker, Mr. Thomas Heyne, combines his dual passions for medicine and art with diagnoses of the aristocrats and patrons who are portrayed in works of art by master artists of the Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Classic periods. These paintings by Raphael, Holbein, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Goya, Ingres and David unwittingly reveal the physical challenges of their subjects, giving us a unique window into art history.

Please welcome the newly graduated Class of 2012 to LAA! The reception begins at 5:00 with light bites, wine, and champagne generously provided by Galleri Urbane and Cris Worley Fine Arts. At Galleri Urbane “Fairest of the Fair” will include selected works from top collected artists from the Dallas Art Fair, Jessica Drenk, Kate Carr, Michael Berman, Gail Peter Borden, Theo Wujcik, and Jason Willaford; and introducing Ben Hirschkoff and Caroline Lathan-Stiefel.

You are invited to a spring evening soiree. Enjoy music by the Dallas String Quartet, as well as sips and bites by Chef Pete, in a gorgeous setting, overlooking a spring-fed creek at Vitruvian Park. Mix and mingle with other employees of BCA companies who appreciate art and nature; bring friends or make new ones on Thursday, May 3 from 6 to 8 PM.

Join Kathy Hathorn, CEO & Creative Director, and Upali Nanda, Director of Research, at American Art Resources, in an educational seminar focusing on the topics of evidence-based art and design. American Art Resources is the largest art consulting firm in the United States working exclusively with the healthcare industry, and the only firm with an in-house research unit committed to original research on visual art, perception and health. Information on a regional call for artists’ submissions, for consideration at the new Parkland Hospital, will be provided.

MacArthur Fellow, Dr. Robert Root-Bernstein, will lead a special discussion identifying the thinking tools employed by history’s greatest creative minds—from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Amadeus Mozart and Virginia Woolf—so that anyone with the right mix of inspiration and drive can set their own genius in motion.

The 3rd-annual ARTsPARK, presented by NorthPark Center in partnership with Business Council for the Arts, will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from noon to 4 p.m. This FREE, one-day event features more than 50 arts and cultural organizations from Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties coming together to encourage citizens to make art

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Please join BCA in hosting John T. Sughrue, co-founder of the Dallas Art Fair, for special insight into the business of Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas art community. Learn more about the cultural significance of the Dallas Art Fair and its impact on art in North Texas.

Join Leadership Arts Alumni (LAA) as we explore the newest edition to the Dallas Arts Scene: the Omni Dallas Hotel Downtown. The Omni Dallas Hotel boasts more than 6,700 commissioned art pieces in the guest rooms and public space from 145 local artists and we have arranged a special tour for LAA and BCA guests!

Love and death are inexorably intertwined in this opera based upon an ancient Celtic legend. In this incomparable work, Wagner, through a combination of musical genius and the sheer force of his personality, shaped radical philosophical ideals about desire, sacrifice, and redemption into a groundbreaking work of art that continues to influence composers worldwide.

The Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) kicks off the New Year partnering with the City of Valencia, Spain and Dallas, Texas to bring you a culturally enriched program titled “From Dallas to Valencia.” The evening will feature music by Valencian composers and celebrate the new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.