Brad Oldham

The Preservationists: Brad Oldham Goes Beyond The Bird And Into History

By Karen Eubank / August 12, 2021 /

The odds are you know the name Brad Oldham. And odds are, you likely know Brad Oldham because of the sculpture pictured above. Yes, Oldham is the artist that has given Dallas some of our most beloved sculptures, from “The Traveling Man” in Deep Ellum to his notorious metal birds perched all over the city.…

Bird is the Word With This Artful Highland Park Treehouse

By Karen Eubank / July 28, 2020 /

It’s not surprising, and it’s also oddly satisfying, to find out that the nationally recognized artists who created the famous Bird sculptures in a Highland Park treehouse. You know these Birds! These sculptures, and so many more, are the creations of Brad Oldham and his wife and artistic partner Christy Coltrin. Their sculptures, including Waiting…

Seattle Architect Extraordinaire Tom Kundig Leads Discussion on Material Design

By Leah Shafer / October 3, 2016 /

The object we use every day were designed by someone, from forks to phones. The thought behind material object design is the subject of the next Dallas Architecture Forum Design Symposium. Taking place on Oct. 30 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, the afternoon will be focused on how outstanding design utilizes materials, from common to rare, as integral…

Encore Park Brings the Music Back to Historic Art Deco Building in Downtown

By Leah Shafer / August 29, 2015 /

You probably never noticed the boarded-up tan brick building near Park and Young streets in downtown Dallas. It sat abandoned for two decades, its sidewalks littered with trash and walls vandalized with graffiti. But behind the grime and neglect, there was a story of intersecting histories waiting to be told. This Art Deco structure, called 508 Park,…