The Forum Wichita Falls

12/18/2025

Ho Ho Holiday shopping wearing you down and still searching for the perfect gift for the person who already has everything? Original art is always a great option! You can view the current exhibits in person at the Kemp Center for the Arts and The Forum during our open hours or check out the artwork for sale online anytime! 🎁 You can pick up purchased artwork next Monday and Tuesday (12/22-23) just in time to wrap and slide under the tree.

Deck The Walls Holiday Exhibit featuring Local Artists: artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/deckthewalls2025

Kim O'Keefe Whimsical Animal Illustrations: artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/okeefe2025

Danville & Conan Chadbourne Duo Exhibit:
artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/chadbourne2025

12/17/2025

“Deck The Walls” is now OPEN in the West End gallery at the Kemp Center! 🎄 If you want to add some festive flair to your home or need a holiday/winter themed gift, we’ve got original artwork that is available BEFORE Christmas. 🎁 View the exhibit online at artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/deckthewalls2025 or stop by and see it in person.

Open Holiday Hours:
12/17 - 9am to 5pm
12/18 - 9am to 5pm
12/19 - 9am to Noon
12/22 - 9am to 5pm
12/23 - 9am to 5pm
12/29 - 9am to 5pm
12/30 - 9am to 5pm

Normal business hours resume on 1/5!

12/16/2025

Congratulations go out to our Cowboy True and Arts Council WF Poetry Contest winners! In September, Dr. Robert Parkey led our first Distance Learning lesson of the semester, teaching 555 kiddos in 19 classrooms around the region all about ekphrastic poetry. During the lesson, he encouraged the students to enter our poetry contest (with cash prizes for the student and school!) with their entries inspired by Frederic Remington's "The Stampede".

1st Place - Parker Perez, 7th Grade, Crowell ISD
2nd Place - Trinity Haines, 5th Grade, City View Independent School District
3rd Place - Julian Catano, 8th Grade, Hirschi Middle School

Thank you to all of the participating students and regional schools, and to Dr. Parkey and the Wichita Falls Poetry Society for judging!

12/12/2025

Our Programming Director, Kristine, hosted the final class of the year last night featuring handcrafted paper birds and ornaments. The results were cute and we hope these students continue creating for their holiday decor at home!

12/10/2025

12/09/2025

Seeing these students open up their own blown glass artwork they created themselves is such a special experience! We are honored to provide this opportunity for our regional high school students.

12/06/2025

2025 WRAPPED:
Growth: 10/10
Gratitude: Maxed out
Ready for 2026: Absolutely

Thanks for being part of the story—let’s make next year unforgettable!

12/05/2025

12/04/2025

It's Christmas Tour of Homes Day! 🎅🎄We hope to see you along the tour visiting these fabulous homes, all while supporting the Senior -Junior Forum, Arts Council WF, and so many other worthy nonprofit organizations in our community. You can grab a ticket at The Forum Wichita Falls and visit the Hot Cocoa Bar all day long! ☕

12/02/2025

These adorable little critters and pets need new homes for Christmas! If you're looking for the perfect (and excellently priced) original gift for the animal lover in your life, check out our latest Galleria @ The Forum exhibit with artist Kim O'Keefe.

See them in person at The Forum until January 9th. We're open Monday-Saturday from 9am-5pm and have late nights on Thursday until 8pm! If you can't make it in, you can view and purchase everything online: artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/okeefe2025
And if you need it by Christmas - let us know and we'll wrap it up for you!

11/05/2025

Calling all animal lovers! 🐈🐶🐟🦇 We have FUN and delightfully ADORABLE exhibit opening at The Forum this week and the artist will also be attending the 6X6 ROYGBIV: Artist Reception & Color Party tomorrow night too! She will be set up creating personalized doodles of YOUR pet(s), so bring in a photo and join us for the party.

Doodles are $10 for one animal and $5 for additional, up to 3. All donations for the doodles go back to the Arts Council and our galleries programming to help keep it free and open to the public!

"My dream job was to work with animals and make art. I've accomplished half, working professionally in animal welfare and veterinary hospitals, fostering rescues over the years, and advocating for bats as a permitted wildlife rehabber. My creative hand has recently bridged the gap with pet portraits and donating art to benefit animal rescues." Learn so much more about Kim and her work: https://youtu.be/3mN8M-z7oZk

All artwork is for sale and can be purchased online: artscouncilwf.org/exhibits/okeefe2025

Whimsical illustrations of creatures both real and imaginary.

10/17/2025

We are honored to be the venue for so many unique and amazing events held each year. Empty Bowls is a really special one and we love how they utilized the full building for their layout. It's always so much fun watching your events come to life and we love getting to be a part of it!

10/06/2025

Happening this Wednesday evening at the Forum! Free admission.

08/08/2025

A few tickets are still available for Perfect Pair: A Food + Drink Affair this Thursday at 6:00 PM at The Forum! 🍽️ artscouncilwf.org/PerfectPair2025

We're sending out a HUGE THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors, supporters and donors — your kindness helps fuel creativity across our community. 🤍 All proceeds from Perfect Pair help fund free arts education programs for Wichita Falls and the surrounding 12-county region. Come enjoy a great evening and support a great cause!