Arts!Longview Cultural District

Downtown Live has done a lot of growing over the past decade, and it is now a signature outdoor music series attracting hundreds of music and food truck fans to Longview each week in the Spring and Fall. Here's the story of how it began and grew. Read on...

A piece entitled, “Pegasus IV: Liftoff,” was installed on the lawn in front of Longview City Hall while another sculpture titled, “Life is a Balancing Act,” was installed in front of the LeTourneau University Belcher Center. Read on...

Art, like literature, is a form of creative expression that has the power to educate, inform and inspire communities. We hope this young girl, lovingly called ‘Lucy,’ will both inspire and bring joy to patrons of the Longview Public Library Read on...

The public is invited to join Arts!Longview on Thursday, March 10, for the reopening of the historic Longview Community Center, which will celebrate its debut with an opening night performance of the play “Crimes of the Heart” by Theatre Longview. Read on...

Arts!Longview is pleased to announce the selection of the organization’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Artistic Excellence. Read on...

Arts!Longview is set to welcome a new executive director in January. Christina Cavazos will take over for Cynthia Hellen, who is staying on board through the spring to ensure a smooth transition, Cavazos said. Read on...

We are now accepting proposals for two new sculptures to be located within the Cultural District. Written proposals are due by February 15, 2022. For information email lhill@longviewtexas.gov. Read on...

Arts!Longview is looking into an opportunity to develop a local warehouse space into an artist incubator/accelerator. This could include work (studio) space and public space for the artists to exhibit/display/sell/perform works. Read on...

A downtown Longview mural painted by a Spring Hill High School freshman invites the community to experience a spring melody. Read on...

Arts!Longview is hiring an Executive Director. This is a full time position. For questions, please email admin@artslongview.org Read on...

Arts!Longview is proud to see the beautiful Gregg County Historical Museum on the cover of The Medallion's summer issue! Read on...

A Union Pacific train rolled slowly by as Jamie Robinson painted with a steady hand on the back wall of Longview World of Wonders, working on a mural for the downtown hands-on children’s museum. Read on...

Four Longview arts organizations will receive more than $200,000 in grant money in October 2020 from Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). Read on...

The Longview Arts District hosted a Letter of Intent Signing on January 8, 2019. The event was an overwhelming success and supported by many community members, local business owners, and government officials. Read on...

The Longview Symphony has been bringing classical music to East Texas since 1969. This season, they have been celebrating with a gala at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts and a special 50th anniversary concert, featuring their first conductor, James Read on...

The Arts!Longview Cultural District was been named a Texas Cultural District by the the Texas Commission on the Arts at a ceremony in Austin on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Read on...

The following is from a Longview News-Journal editorial: Read on...

The Arts!Longview Cultural District is official, after civic and state leaders cut the ribbon on its downtown office Thursday. At least 200 people toasted the state designation of the 342-acre district during a ceremony Read on...