Creative Arts Center of Dallas

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas nurtures a community where citizen artists discover, develop and express their artistic vision.

CAC opened in 1966 as the Octavio Medellin School of Sculpture in “El Sibil”, in the former studio of famed Southwest painter Frank Reaugh located in Oak Cliff. El Sibil had been purchased by one of Reaugh’s student’s, Estha Josey, to start a public art center led by Octavio Medellin, an important Mexican-American artist whose work can be found in major collections in North Texas and throughout the U.S.

Located on a two-acre campus four miles east of downtown Dallas, CAC is a safe-haven for artists to exchange ideas, share techniques and explore new creative avenues. We also provide outreach to underserved and children and teens: Camp MetalHead combines job skills training and arts instruction for at-risk teens in metal and jewelry; Run with the P.A.C.K. is our new teen mural painting program; unseenamerica teaches children and teens photography skills to document their own lives and exhibit their photographs in a wide-reaching community exhibition. ArtAbility is an accessibility program that provides free creative studio opportunities for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Art as a Second Language offers drop-in, family-friendly programming for people of all ages at various community locations. Memories & Mosaic is our new creative aging program for low income seniors.

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.