Don't miss the opportunity to meet your favorite authors, hear about their creative process, and get a book signed! Arts & Letters Live, the literary and performing arts series at the DMA, features award-winning authors, as well as new, emerging voices in the literary world. As one of the only nationally recognized literary series at a major art museum, Arts & Letters Live also offers creative multidisciplinary programming, combining literature with visual arts, dance, music, and film. The series is celebrating its 35th season in 2026. The Season Supporter program provides exclusive perks in gratitude for your donation to one of the leading cultural programs in North Texas. Supporter donations do not include Arts & Letters Live event tickets.
Benefits are cumulative.
- Advance ordering and ticket exchange privileges with personal service by DMA staff
- Fast Track pass for one event book signing
- 10% off Arts & Letters Live–related purchases in the DMA Store
- Fast Track pass for book signings at two events
- Wine and hors d'oeuvre reception with a featured author
- Fast Track pass for book signings at four events
- Reserved seating for two people
- A signed copy of a book of your choice by a recently featured author
- Guaranteed tickets to pre-event tours led by curators and docents
- Season Fast Track pass for all event book signings
- Invitations to all pre-event author receptions
- Pre-event Green Room access for an intimate conversation and book signing with an author of your choice
If you would like to make a contribution in a different amount other than those noted here, please call 214-922-1286 or email us.
Arts & Letters Live is supported by Annual Season Supporters, the Kay Cattarulla Endowment for the Literary and Performing Arts, and the McGee Foundation Arts & Letters Live Endowment Fund at the Dallas Museum of Art. Additional major support provided by Anonymous Foundation.