Located in North Dallas, off U.S. Highway 75 along Goldmark Drive, are two large, vibrant buildings connected by a garden. Both buildings have pink, yellow, green and orange stripes painted to frame large rectangular windows, while shapes, flowers and patterns adorn the building‘s blue and gray walls.
The Goldmark Cultural Center and community garden on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Dallas.
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Inside these two-story buildings, which were used as offices 50 years ago, are now rooms home to the creativity of 170 visual artists. They work in diverse media, and come from an array of backgrounds, careers and ages.
“This is an artist community that includes a lot of people who are on fixed incomes, retired or working artists,” said the executive director of Goldmark Cultural Center, Joseph Yeh, who is also a digital painter himself. “We’re able to do a lot to make sure that the studios are affordable not just for a couple of years but for a long time to come.”
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Goldmark Cultural Center Executive Director Joseph Yeh leans on a stairwell by his works of art on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Dallas.
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The cultural center began supporting local artists in January 2018. It was created by Dallas artist Du Chau, Chin-Chin Yeh and sculptor Marty Ray and began with 10 artists.
According to Yeh, Goldmark is one of the largest artist communities in Texas. It includes retired artists and faculty and students from local college art departments, but the majority of the artists are self-taught and have regular day jobs.
“This is not one of those artist communities where people are keeping their knowledge or have trade secrets,” said Yeh. “Out here, there’s just all these everyday interactions you’ll see with artists running to each other in the hallways, asking each other questions.”
Artists have 24/7 access to their studios and use them as workspaces or display spaces for their projects. They have free rein to customize the studios.
Goldmark Cultural Center Executive Director Joseph Yeh is reflected in a mirror inside of a textile artist’s studio on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Dallas.
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There are also communal art resources, an art library, a lounge space, a garden, four art galleries, monthly art exhibitions, free weekly art events, an international artist residency program and biannual art walks.
Curious? Visitors can attend the upcoming 2025 Holiday Art Walk, taking place from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7. During this free event, visitors can explore the space and talk to some of the visual artists. There will also be art for sale, exhibitions on display, art demos and activities.
To add a touch of fun, attendees can pick up a “passport” and get it stamped by some of the artists to be entered into a raffle drawing. The winner will receive one of several art supply gift baskets.
Details: Dec. 6 and 7 from noon to 5 p.m. at Goldmark Cultural Center, 13999 Goldmark Drive, Dallas. Free.
Artist Margo Miller etches into the side of a protein drink container cutout in her “Badmargo Art” studio in the Goldmark Cultural Center on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Dallas. Miller uses the plate to print ink onto paper and other mediums by running them through a pasta maker.
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