Dallas is set to launch the KTX Biennial in spring 2027, marking Texas’s first biennial dedicated exclusively to public art. Curated by Jovanna Venegas of New York’s SculptureCenter, the exhibition will feature nearly a dozen contemporary works installed along the Katy Trail, a popular 3.5-mile urban greenbelt. The inaugural edition is themed around a science-fiction story by Ursula K. Le Guin, focusing on the interconnectedness between humans and their environment.
This initiative represents a significant expansion of Dallas’s cultural infrastructure, leveraging the city's existing momentum from the Dallas Art Fair and its major museums. By placing high-caliber contemporary art in a free, high-traffic pedestrian corridor that sees four million annual visitors, the biennial aims to democratize access to art and solidify Dallas’s position as a premier destination for public sculpture in the United States.