Dallas art lovers have a reason to circle October 3 on their calendars: the Green Family Art Foundation is reopening its doors with a new exhibition that puts three of contemporary art's most restless figures — Nicole Eisenman, Tracey Emin and Dana Schutz — under one roof for the first time. Titled Painter-Sculptors, the show is built around a simple but rarely explored idea, that each of these three artists moves fluidly between painting and sculpture, and that placing their work side by side reveals something new about all three.
The exhibition is curated by Jeremy Strick and presented jointly by the Green Family Art Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art, according to the museum's own event listing. Per the Green Family Art Foundation, the show is set to run from October 3, 2026 through May 2, 2027, though the Dallas Observer's event listing gives a slightly different closing date of May 7, with the show open Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The two sources do not fully agree on when the exhibition wraps.
A Foundation Reopening After a Summer Closure
The reopening carries extra weight because the foundation has been dark for weeks. The Green Family Art Foundation's website notes it was temporarily closed from August 10 through October 2, 2026, with regular hours set to resume October 4 — meaning Painter-Sculptors doubles as both a new exhibition and the foundation's return to public view. The organization says it will mark the occasion with an opening reception on Saturday, October 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., the first chance for the public to see the show in person.
What makes the exhibition distinctive isn't just the reopening timing but the pairing itself. According to the foundation, Painter-Sculptors focuses on Eisenman, Emin and Schutz's shared pursuit of both painting and sculpture, drawing loans from the Green Family Collection, other private collections and the artists themselves. The Dallas Museum of Art's listing goes further, describing the alternation between the two mediums as something that has proven germinative for each of the three artists, suggesting their sculptural work isn't a side project but a driving force in how each develops as a painter.
Personal History Meets Broader Social Concerns
Beyond the shared medium-hopping, the foundation says the exhibition digs into more personal and political territory. Its description states the show addresses how the three artists retrace personal history and experience, engage broader social concerns, and build upon and reshape the legacies of art history — a framing that positions the exhibition as more than a survey of technique. It's meant to be a look at how three different artists process memory, identity and inheritance through two very different physical forms.
The comparative angle is central to how the show has been pitched publicly. The foundation describes the exhibition as comparing the artists' respective approaches to figuration and the ways each moves between painting and sculpture. The Dallas Museum of Art's listing adds that this marks the first opportunity to view the work of these three artists in depth and side by side, a claim that underscores why the pairing has drawn attention from Texas arts outlets ahead of the October opening.
What Remains Unconfirmed
Several practical details haven't been nailed down in what's publicly available. There's no confirmed admission price or accessibility information, but the foundation provides regular hours of Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The foundation has itemized numerous works by all three artists, including titles, dates, media and dimensions. For now, what's certain is the date: Dallas gets its first look at Painter-Sculptors when the Green Family Art Foundation reopens on October 3.
