Artstillery is a multidisciplinary arts and social justice organization that uplifts underrepresented voices by working alongside with community members to shape their narratives into original immersive productions.
Celebrating 10 Years of Artstillery
We believe in art as a practice of listening.
We believe in being self-accountable.
We believe in being compassionate.
We believe in being adaptable.
Our Cause:
Creating actionable change for communities through amplifying stories that need to be heard.
In Spite of History Part 1
Situated at Fair Park this immersive experience documented the narratives of families who grew up around Fair Park between 1940s to today. This experience took audiences across 9 site locations in one evening.
Shown:
2021 @ Fair Park, Dallas
Partners:
Fair Park First
Broadway Dallas
South Dallas Community
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This immersive production confronted the human cost of war through the eyes of its youngest victims and most vulnerable victims - children.
Shown:
2025 @ Fair Park, Dallas
Coverage:
Dallas Morning News
Partners:
DFW Play
Members of the Global Majority
Flamenco Y Frida
Flamenco Y Frida was an immersive, multidisciplinary performance that celebrated the life, artistry, and inner world of Frida Kahol through the visceral language of flamenco.
Created in partnership with Chicago flamenco artists and Dallas musicians.
Dirty Turk aka Dirty Immigrant
A woven tapestry of narratives shared by over 30 family members, exploring lived experiences of immigration, migration, and displacement as refugees.
Shown:
2018 @ 723 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas
2021 @ Dallas Museum of Art
2026 @ Harper College
Awards:
Front Cover Dallas Arts & Culture
TACA Pop Up
Best Director in Dallas
Family Dollar
Family Dollar tells the story of West Main Street in collaboration with Lone Star Baptist Church, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Donna Wilhelm Foundation, and the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. Developed on church-owned land in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, Artstillery salvaged and reconstructed three shotgun houses from two deteriorating homes nearby—the last remaining before scheduled demolition.
Shown:
2016 @ West Main Street, Dallas
2020 @ West Main Street, Dallas
Awards:
Nasher Public Work
Generations of Adam
Generations of Adam was an immersive experience created and perfomed in 2019 by Artstillery around church trauma. Our writers on each project sit and process the human experience for months. We weave together pieces of narrative, research, the technical, the visual, movement and sound.
Created in partnership with Lovers Lane United Methodist Church.
Coverage:
Dallas Morning News
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Reviews
The idea of the ArtCultivation program grew out a desire to give back to the community, especially the arts community, which includes some of the groups hit hardest by the pandemic.
The Generations of Adam isn't a typical theatrical experience. My reaction to the piece took me by surprise, and a week later I'm still reflective about my experience and my own place in its themes.
Their stories address gentrification, poverty, immigration, trauma and other social injustices. Each night’s performance is different, and there are no seasons.