Upcoming Regular Meeting | Monday, June 22, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Ella Mae Shamblee Library
The public is always welcome to attend Fort Worth Art Commission Meetings, which usually take place on the third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Meeting agendas are posted the Tuesday prior to each meeting. Meetings are held in-person only at the Ella Mae Shamblee Library, 1062 Evans Avenue, 76104, unless a different location is listed.
Members of the public who wish to make comments during an Art Commission Meeting regarding a specific agenda item or a general topic pertaining to public art must fill out a comment card prior to the start of the meeting or by emailing a request to comment that includes your name, address, and agenda item to be commented on, no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
The Art Commission advises and makes recommendations to Fort Worth City Council regarding the Fort Worth Public Art program. They oversee the implementation of the Fort Worth Public Art Master Plan Update, including project planning, artist selection, design review, and collection management. The commission also recommends fund-specific public art plans and the program’s Annual Work Plan.
The Fort Worth Art Commission is comprised of nine (9) members appointed by the City Council, including five (5) arts professionals [with at least one (1) practicing artist, one (1) a curator, and two (2) design professionals] and four (4) community representatives, all of whom must reside in Fort Worth. Commissioners are appointed for two (2) year terms and may be reappointed up to two (2) times.
Individuals interested in serving on the Fort Worth Art Commission are encouraged to attend Art Commission Meetings and seek to become involved with the program. Applications are accepted via the City of Fort Worth’s website.
Meet the Commissioners
Philip Newburn (Arts Professional 4, Design) is a Fort Worth native who joined the Art Commission in 2024. He is a registered architect with a practice specializing in urban-focused modern, sustainable design. Examples of his work include new high-end residential projects, sensitive additions & renovations to historic structures, reimagining obsolete industrial buildings for new businesses, and more. Newburn has had a lifelong interest in visual art and in the design of public spaces and is excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the public art program. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Texas Society of Architects, and Near Southside, Inc., and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.
Phillip Newburn
Chair
Jessica Fuentes (Arts Professional 2, Artist) is an author and artist with over 15 years of experience as an educator. She has worked in classrooms, museums, and higher education. Currently, Fuentes is the News Editor for Glasstire, an online magazine covering Texas art. In 2023 she received The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and a grant through the U.S. Latinx Art Forum. Fuentes holds an MA in Art Education from the University of North Texas and a BA in Art & Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves on the boards of Kinfolk House in Fort Worth and Make Art with Purpose in Dallas.
Jessica Fuentes
Vice Chair
Margaret (Maggie) Adler (Arts Professional 1, Curator) is Curator at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas where she has organized exhibitions on Audubon, hunting and fishing in American art, Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington, Samuel F.B. Morse, Gabriel Dawe, Justin Favela, and Mark Dion among others. Prior to the Amon Carter, Maggie held the Barra fellowship at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She started her career in college and university development. She then served as Director of Development at the Addison Gallery of American Art during a $30 million building and endowment campaign while simultaneously revamping the annual appeals process as well as spearheading the public relations and communications aspects of the museum.
Maggie Adler
Branigan Contreras (Community Rep. 3) is a Fort Worth native and graduate of Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. She has over 10 years of experience in higher education grant management, non-profit fundraising, community outreach and advocacy. She is an artist and art enthusiast taking after her mother and grandmother’s painting skills and love of art. She’s proud to be third generation from the city of Fort Worth supporting arts initiatives and events in the community. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Women’s Network (HWNT). Ms. Contreras is a member of MANA and will serve on the Board of Directors for the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association.
Branigan Contreras
Lorie Kinler (Arts Professional 3, Design) is a registered landscape architect. A Texas native, she attended Hunter College in Manhattan, earning a Bachelor’s of Art. Living in NYC helped her understand how people and place shape each other. Art and its relationship with the environment lead her to the graduate program in Landscape Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned her MLA as well as meeting her future husband Michael. Together they formed their own landscape architecture firm In Fort Worth, TX – Kinler Landscape Architecture.
Lorie Kinler
Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks (Community Rep. 2) has a distinguished record in both Educational Administration and community service. An educator by avocation and training her experience runs the gamut from Founder/CEO of Brooks Educational Consultants to administrative positions in all levels of education. Deeply committed to her community, Dr. Brooks serves or has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous non-profit agencies. These include (partial list): Performing Arts Fort Worth (Bass Hall), THR Methodist Hospital Board, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Visit Fort Worth, Jubilee Theater, Opera Association, Terrell STEM/Performing Arts Academy, Amon Carter Museum and African American Museum and Cultural Center.
Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks
Denise Turner (Community Rep. 1) is a retired Global Sales Excellence executive with a proven track record of success. She holds a BS in Business Administration and Marketing. A dedicated community leader, Denise has served in leadership roles on various boards and organizations, including: Board Chair of the Black Child Development Institute – Dallas/Fort Worth Metro, City Plan Commissioner for District 6, President of the SCS-HOA Board of Directors, and Chartering Board Treasurer of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Fort Worth Metropolitan Chapter where she received the distinguished Member of the Year Award.
Denise Turner
Libby Tilley Hogg (Community Rep. 4) joined the Fort Worth Art Commission in 2023. She has 30 years of experience in corporate and non-profit arts development/fundraising, marketing, communications, and special events working with organizations such as the Amon Carter Museum of Art, the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, the Linda Pace Foundation, The Contemporary Austin, the Southwest School of Art, Streams and Valleys, and the Waller Creek Conservancy/Waterloo Greenway among others. Tilley currently acts as the owner and operator of Libby Tilley Hogg Projects and Lottie Mae Lounge, LLC, a mobile pop-up art gallery housed in a fully renovated 1979 Airstream Sovereign.
Libby Tilley Hogg
Bernardo Vallarino (Arts Professional 5) biography forthcoming.
Bernardo Vallarino
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