Fort Worth Contemporary Arts (FWCA), the contemporary art gallery of Texas Christian University (TCU), will open a new 2,000-square-foot location at 3050 Waits Avenue in September 2025, one block from its former site. The inaugural exhibition on September 5 will be "Indian Removal Act III: We are a Wounding" by San Antonio artist Joe Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, continuing his series on Native American historical and contemporary issues. The previous location at 2900 W. Berry Street closed in November 2024 after a final memorial exhibition honoring influential faculty member Dr. Frances Colpitt, as the university repurposes the site for student housing under an $83 million development plan.
This move matters because it secures FWCA's continued presence on campus amid TCU's major redevelopment, ensuring students and the Fort Worth community retain access to high-quality contemporary art programming. The new space, just steps from dorms and classrooms, reinforces the gallery's role as a public-facing platform for international and socially engaged art, while supporting emerging artists, curators, and writers. The transition also highlights the tension between university expansion and cultural infrastructure, with FWCA adapting to institutional growth rather than disappearing.