Arts Issue Launch Party

To celebrate the launch of the April/May 2024 Arts Issue, Garden & Gun, SOCO Gallery, and Dallas Art Fair hosted a special launch party in Dallas in partnership with Penelope Bourbon, Visit Dallas, and Harwood District. The exclusive cocktail party with the Dallas arts community welcomed artists, collectors, gallerists, curators, and advisors to the home of art collectors Kim and Kevin Dodson, and featured Dry Farm Wines and creative bourbon libations.

Special thanks to:
SOCO Gallery
Dallas Art Fair
Penelope Bourbon
Visit Dallas
Harwood District

April 11, 2024

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The private Dallas residence sets an idyllic art-forward setting.

Photo: Grant Daniels

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The evening’s hosts: Kevin and Kim Dodson.

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SOCO Gallery artist Alison Hall.

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The Rose Garden Old-Fashioned and American Pharoah, crafted with Penelope Bourbon.

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Leatherology co-founders Rae and David Liu, with SOCO Gallery managing director Hilary Burt (center).

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Dallas Art Fair chairman John Sughrue, Marlene Sughrue, and G&G editor in chief Dave DiBenedetto.

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Pink Tree, Black Barn, 2022, by SOCO artist Lauren Luloff.

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G&G vice president and publisher Christian Bryant, Lewis Stafford Company owner Ellen Lewis, Visit Dallas senior vice president and chief marketing officer Jennifer Walker, and Lewis Stafford Company sales representative Lilly Stafford.

Photo: Grant Daniels