Elizabeth Myong

1 week ago | keranews.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

This is part of an Arts Access series called “Home is where the art is,” which gives an inside look into the art that North Texans treasure in their homes. Justin Myers has collected vinyl records for about a decade. It’s become an obsession after his wife gave him a record player. “Since then, I've just been collecting like crazy all the time. Daily records are coming in or I'm going shopping. It’s a sickness,” he said.

1 week ago | keranews.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

On Saturday at the Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas, visitors watched a matcha tea demonstration and a screening of short films by Asian American Pacific Islander Texan filmmakers. Attendees could enjoy these new experiences beyond the museum’s exhibitions because of the Crow Museum’s collaboration with the Dallas Asian American Art Collective, a grassroots organization of local Asian American creatives.

2 weeks ago | keranews.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

Five programs run by the city of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture will receive about $248,000 in funding, which is being redistributed from Dallas Black Dance Theatre. In December of last year, the Dallas City Council voted to cut and redistribute about $248,000 in funding from the dance company after it reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, which found merit to dozens of unfair labor practice charges made against the company.

2 weeks ago | keranews.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

Lucia Montañez Mota runs her jewelry business Motcy Designs from inside her Pleasant Grove home. At Mota’s dining table, surrounded by bags of beads and pliers, she and two other women make earrings by hand for her new bridal collection. They twist copper wiring in intricate loops around lustrous pearls. Mota said they are artesanas who are making jewelry that can be passed down for generations. “I think an artisan is when people make art with their heart,” she said.

1 month ago | ketr.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

The soulful melody and message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” has resonated with listeners for decades. In 2025, it’s still having a powerful effect with guest violin soloist Charles Yang going viral for his moving rendition of the ’60s song as an impromptu encore performance at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Though Yang performed the song back in November, videos of his encore have blown up in recent weeks, amassing millions of views.