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Office of Arts and Culture

department
79 mentions across 32 events

Also known as: OAC

A City of Dallas department under the City Manager's Office that fosters support, partnerships, and opportunities for artists, arts organizations, and cultural programming. Promotes arts and culture access for Dallas citizens and visitors through community partnerships, public art programs, and grants.
32 eventsLast active Tracked since $16.3M city spending

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governance (43)
policy (38)
contract (16)
community (12)
budget (9)
parks (6)
development (4)
public safety (4)
grant (3)
utilities (2)

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1925 Elm Street, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201·Show on Google Maps ↗
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June 2026

Briefing Items

Briefing on the Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force recommendations, covering staff implementation plans and a draft ordinance proposal related to the city's nighttime economy and responsible hospitality management.

Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force Recommendations: Staff Implementation and Draft Ordinance Proposal [Martine E. Phillipe, Director, Office of Arts and Culture, Rafael Tamayo, Nighttime Economy & Res

Briefing Memos

A briefing by the Office of Arts and Culture on the exploration of a potential third-party management agreement for the Majestic Theatre, presented by the Director, Assistant Director, and Superintendent of Cultural Venues.

Exploration of Third-party Agreement - Majestic Theatre [Martine E. Phillippe, Director, Office of Arts and Culture, Anna Hubbell, Assistant Director, Business Operations, Office of Arts and Culture,

May 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes and establishes the FY 2026-27 Community Artists Program (CAP) and its guidelines, setting eligibility and review criteria for cultural support fund applications. The action has no direct cost to the City.

Authorize and establish the FY 2026-27 Community Artists Program (CAP) and CAP Guidelines which provides for the program eligibility and review criteria to be used in evaluating applications for cultu

Consent Agenda
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Authorizes the ArtsActivate 2027 Program, a new project-based cultural support program within the Office of Arts and Culture to fund art and cultural services citywide for FY 2026-27, and approves its program guidelines. The action has no direct cost to the City.

Authorize the ArtsActivate 2027 Program, a project-based cultural support program within the Office of Arts and Culture to support art and cultural services in the City of Dallas for FY 2026-27 and ap

Briefing Memorandum

Staff briefing on updates following recommendations made by the Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force, presented by the Office of Arts and Culture.

Staff Updates Following Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force Recommendations [Martine Philippe, Director - Office of Arts and Culture]

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing memorandum on the FY 2026-27 Community Artists Program Guidelines to be presented at the May 27, 2026 City Council meeting by the Office of Arts and Culture.

May 27, 2026, City Council Agenda Item: FY 2026-27 Community Artists Program Guidelines [Martine Philippe, Director - Office of Arts and Culture]

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing memorandum on the ArtsActivate 2027 Program Guidelines to be presented at the May 27, 2026 City Council meeting by the Office of Arts and Culture.

May 27, 2026, City Council Agenda Item: ArtsActivate 2027 Program Guidelines [Martine Philippe, Director - Office of Arts and Culture]

April 2026

Consent Agenda

Authorizes a five-year janitorial services agreement (with three one-year renewal options) for the Office of Arts and Culture with ACT Event Services Inc, selected as the most advantageous proposer out of twenty, for a total estimated $6,502,248.96.

…as detailed in the Fiscal Information section, for janitorial services for the Office of Arts and Culture - ACT Event Services Inc, most advantageous proposer of twenty - Total estimate…

$6.5M

March 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes a cooperative purchasing agreement with Gemini Stage Lighting & Equipment Co Inc. via the BuyBoard cooperative for speaker replacements for the Office of Arts and Culture, not to exceed $660,832.45, funded by the Majestic Theater Gift E. Trust Fund.

Authorize a cooperative purchasing agreement for the purchase of speaker replacements for the Office of Arts and Culture with Gemini Stage Lighting & Equipment Co Inc. through the Local Government Pur

$661K
Briefing Items

Briefing on recommendations from the Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force, presented by the Office of Arts & Culture director and task force leadership.

Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force Recommendations [Martine Elyse Philippe, Director - Office of Arts & Culture; Terry Lowery, Task Force Chair - “Retired” City of Dallas; J. Damany Daniel, Task Force