2022-23
Camika Spencer: Black Legend Heirlooms

Inyang Essien: Sacred Seeds

Andrea Tosten: She Blinded them with Science

Adriane McCray: MVMTLS | Movement of Lone Stars

2021-22
Aimée M. Everett a Everett: Seeing Ghosts

Art 214

Jarrad Hamilton: Healing Heart

Laura Neal: South Dallas Cento

Nitashia Johnson: The Beauty of South Dallas

Michael Childs: Into the Jungle

2020-21
Constance White: Her Ephemeral Self

Jeremy Biggers: Unspoken Burdens

Talley Williams: Playing in the Dark

2018-19
Du Chau: Interchange

Pucci Lisenbee

Riley Holloway

2017-18
John Spriggins: Sepia A Legacy in Photography

Chesley Williams: Tignon

JD Moore: Neoclassical

Nychelle Grant: Affirmations

Spencer Evans:

The South Dallas Cultural Center’s two visual art galleries feature innovative and thought-provoking exhibitions that address a range of social and cultural themes. Our exhibition program presents influential local, regional, and national artists such as Phoenix Savage, Pucci Lisenbee, and Ciare Elle Bryant.

South Dallas Cultural Center’s visual art galleries was named in honor of artist and long-time SDCC supporter, Arthello Beck. A South Dallas native, Beck dedicated his life to the arts and supporting African American culture. He traveled extensively, showcasing his works in cultural institutions across the world. By the 1970’s, Beck and his wife, Mae, established the Arthello Beck Gallery in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas. Arthello Beck passed away in 2004 and our galleries became his namesake in 2007. The South Dallas Cultural Center is proud to pay tribute to Beck’s unyielding creativity and his profound affection for the culture and lives of Black people.

Our center’s priority is to provide a safe environment for our visitors and staff using guidelines that can potentially limit and mitigate the effects of COVID-19. For the health and safety of visitors and staff, the following requirements and measures have been established:

• There is a limit of up to 5 people in the building per visit.
• All participants must wear a mask while attending a SDCC socially distanced class/workshop/event.
• Be prepared to arrive at the center on time. Although visits are scheduled in 30-minute slots,  visitors who are late for their appointments will not regain their lost viewing time and they will be asked to leave if the next group of patrons has arrived for their scheduled visit.
• Visitors will only have access to the exhibition spaces, lobby and restrooms. Other parts of the building, including staff offices, will be off-limits.
• Visitors will use the front lobby entrance to enter and exit the building. In case of an emergency, the other exits can be used.
• All visitors, two years of age and older, are required to wear protective masks that conform to CDC recommendations at all times while in the building. Hand sanitizer will be available at the check-in table.
• Food and beverages are not allowed in the building.
• Visitors must observe physical distancing of 6 feet with the staff and with individuals outside of their party.
• The staff will clean common touch points before each visit.
• Patrons who have tested positive for COVID-19, or those who suspect that they have been exposed to an individual with the virus or are feeling ill must cancel or postpone their visits.
• When guests have completed their visits, the staff will walk them to the exit and limit unnecessary access to other parts of the building.