By Marcheta Fornoff | Fort Worth Report
“The Fort Worth Community Arts Center will close its doors to the public at the end of the month, but that doesn’t mean the end of the nonprofit that manages the space.
Arts Fort Worth, which managed the facility at 1300 Gendy St. for 22 years, will continue to manage the city’s public art and grant programs as well as serve as a resource for artists and other arts organizations within the community. The building was first constructed in 1954 with new additions in 1966 and 1976.
‘We’ve been able to do a lot of really meaningful things through this physical space,’ said Wesley Gentle, executive director and president of Arts Fort Worth. ‘Those things have been tied to this physical space, and so much of the next step for us is taking that same energy … (and) motivation for our community and doing it in a way that isn’t rooted in one spot.'”