Create Boldly. Together.

about this project

The Discovery Pathway is a self-guided cultural experience designed to connect our community with spaces uplifting Black creativity across Dallas. Visit each stop, join a talk, and attend at least one workshop. Don't forget to leave your mark at activation stations, collect your signatures to complete the pathway for a chance to win and be entered into a raffle!


Prizes may include art-making gifts from the DMA Store and an Annual DMA Membership offering free access to all special exhibitions, invitations to special member-only previews and events, plus discounts at the DMA Store and Cafe.


Raffle selection will be conducted by Form Creatives, and winners will be contacted directly with pickup instructions.

How it works

Visit each participating location.

during the Discovery Pathway during Black History Month

(02/01 through 02/28)

You can pick up one Discovery Card at a participating location.

Collect a stamp/signature

at each stop (front desk or designated station).

Attend a workshop or artist talk.

to deepen the experience (schedule below).

Submit your completed Pathway Card

to be entered into the prize drawing.

Plan Your Creative Journey

4755 Algiers St Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75207

Highlighting Jaden McCreary and Dawn Okoro, this gallery celebrates bold expression, mood, and identity, encouraging confidence through color, shape, and personal truth.


Monday    Closed


Tuesday By Appointment Only


Wednesday By Appointment Only


Thursday By Appointment Only


Friday    5:00pm - 8:00pm


Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm 


Sunday By Appointment Only

5020 Tracy St, Dallas, TX 75205

With works by Leonardo Drew, Letitia Huckaby, Vicki Meek, and Sedrick Huckaby, this space explores repetition, remembrance, and everyday life, honoring care, history, and connection.


Tuesday–Friday

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM


Saturday

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

150 Manufacturing St #210, Dallas, TX 75207

Featuring Riley Holloway, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, and Jessica Vollrath, this gallery centers emotion, layering, and movement, inviting reflection through memory, process, and the body in motion.


Wednesday – Saturday

12:00 - 5:00 pm or by appointment

3400 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75210

Hands-on workshops turn gallery inspiration into personal expression. Guided by Form Creatives, participants will create original artwork inspired by Black artists on view at the DMA. Exploring themes of memory, movement, identity, and community.


No experience needed. Just curiosity, creativity, and your voice.

1717 North Harwood Dallas, Texas 75201

Featuring Sam Gilliam, Glenn Ligon, John Biggers, Purvis Young, Naudline Pierre, Chris Ofili, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, the DMA presents powerful explorations of movement, pattern, history, balance, and instinct.


Monday–Tuesday: Closed 


Wednesday–Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 



Learn More

Discovery Pathway Events

WORKSHOPS
FRIDAY 02/13 06:00-08:00 PM South Dallas Cultural Center Abstract Painting
FRIDAY 02/20 06:00-08:00 PM South Dallas Cultural Center Printmaking & Stenciling
FRIDAY 02/27 06:00-08:00 PM South Dallas Cultural Center Drawing - Charcoal/Oil pastels
ARTIST TALKS
Erin Cluley Gallery SATURDAY 02/14 01:00-02:00 PM Registration opens 02/02
Pencil on Paper Gallery SATURDAY 02/21 12:00-01:00 PM Registration opens 02/07
Talley Dunn Gallery SATURDAY 02/28 05:00-07:00 PM Registration opens 02/14
CULMINATION CEREMONY SATURDAY 03/07 02:00-04:00 PM South Dallas Cultural Center

2025 BHM Program at the DMA and ALL year long!


Honoring Freedman’s Town last year reminded us that creativity isn’t just something we make, it’s something we inherit.


Through the program, we watched people connect the dots between place, memory, and meaning. Freedman’s Town isn’t simply a chapter in Dallas history; it’s a living legacy of Black resilience, ingenuity, and community-building. Creating around that story through drawing, conversation, and public engagement turned history into something you could feel, not just learn.


What stayed with me most was how quickly the work became communal. Participants didn’t just show up to “do art.” They showed up to remember, to ask questions, to honor what was built, and to imagine what restoration could look like when culture is treated as a resource, not an afterthought.


That program set the tone for who Form Creatives is: we don’t create for decoration. We create for recognition, for connection, and for the stories that deserve to be carried forward.