Press
Press kit
Resources for journalists, editors, and partners covering the Duncanville Arts Foundation, Duncanville fyi, and ArtsIndex.org. Lift what you need. Attribute where it’s natural.
Quick facts
Legal name
Duncanville Arts Foundation
Tax status
501(c)(3) public charity
EIN
41-2839204
Founded
September 2025
Headquarters
Arts Junction, 202 W. Center Street, Suite 101, Duncanville, Texas 75116
Tagline
“Amplifying what matters.”
Product names
Duncanville Arts Foundation (DAF), Duncanville fyi, ArtsIndex.org, The Tuesday Note
Fiscal sponsor
Communities Foundation of Texas (Board Resolution 2026-022)
Boilerplate
Three short paragraphs, written to be lifted whole. Pick the one that fits the story.
Duncanville Arts Foundation
The Duncanville Arts Foundation is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 41-2839204) founded in September 2025 and headquartered at Arts Junction in downtown Duncanville. The Foundation supports arts and cultural activity through grant-making, publishing, and a 24-month Cultural Investment Strategy running from May 2026 through April 2028. Its tagline, “Amplifying what matters.,” describes the Foundation’s purpose: making the arts and culture happening in Duncanville more visible, better supported, and more sustainable.
Duncanville fyi
Duncanville fyi is the weekly guide to arts, culture, and dining in Duncanville, Texas, the City of Champions. Published every Tuesday by the Duncanville Arts Foundation. Coverage spans music, visual art, theater, literary events, workshops, community programs, youth arts, and the city’s dining scene. The site is free to browse and free to list. Submissions close Sunday evening for the following Tuesday edition. A companion weekly email, The Tuesday Note, delivers each week’s coverage to subscribers.
ArtsIndex.org
ArtsIndex.org is a platform that anchors local arts activity and supports cultural tourism in any city that adopts it. Each adopting city operates an independent editorial team and publishes its own edition on shared infrastructure. The first edition, Duncanville fyi, launched in May 2026. ArtsIndex.org is developed and stewarded by the Duncanville Arts Foundation.
Leadership
Founding Executive Director
Ron Thompson
Founding Executive Director
Ron Thompson is the Founding Executive Director of the Duncanville Arts Foundation. He previously served as the founding Chair of the Duncanville Arts Commission and has worked with Texans for the Arts across the 89th Texas Legislative Session. Thompson founded Dallas Area Designers for the Arts in 1999 and was recognized as Sammons Center for the Arts Volunteer of the Year. He is also the writer, editor, and publisher of Cowboy Libretto, an independent scholarly journal of Western Swing music.
Board of Directors
Sarah Macias
Chair
Rhonda Allen
Secretary
Patricia Ebert
Treasurer
Advisory Board
The Foundation’s Advisory Board includes leadership from the Dallas Museum of Art, SMU DataArts, the Sammons Center for the Arts, Corbett Mitchell Media, and Deep in the Heart. Individual member names are available on request.
Visual identity
The flag
The Foundation’s primary brand asset is a five-band flag in cyan, sky blue, pink, orange, and yellow. It serves as the visual signature across the Foundation, the .fyi, and ArtsIndex.org.
Duncanville Arts flag. PNG and SVG files available on request.
Brand colors
The flag palette extends into a broader system that includes warm cream as the foundational background and teal for institutional voice.
Type pair
The Foundation’s typography pairs TeX Gyre Pagella (an open-source Palatino) for display and Source Sans 3 for body. Both are available under open licenses.
Hold out for a sold out.
Duncanville fyi is the weekly calendar of arts and cultural activity in Duncanville, Texas. Published every Tuesday by the Duncanville Arts Foundation. Free to browse, free to list.
Wordmark
The wordmark is a two-part horizontal lockup. The word Duncanville appears in Source Sans 3 set in all caps with letter-spacing of 0.22em, paired with a circular badge that holds an italic teal-dark fyi set in TeX Gyre Pagella. The composition reads left to right as Duncanville fyi.
Primary horizontal lockup · ink on cream
A reverse-color treatment (cream on teal-dark) is available on request for dark-background placements.
Icon and badge
The badge can stand alone as an icon for small contexts: favicons, social profile images, app icons, and step-and-repeat treatments. When used alone, the badge holds the full visual signature on its own.
Icon · standalone badge
Construction
The badge is a hollow circle outlined in teal-dark (#1F4E52). The italic “fyi” inside fills roughly two-thirds the badge diameter, with optical centering pulled slightly upward to balance the descender on the y. The accompanying “Duncanville” uses Source Sans 3 Regular at a size roughly half the badge height.
Usage
The wordmark appears in ink-on-cream as default. On dark teal backgrounds, the word and the badge stroke reverse to cream. The italic “fyi” treatment is reserved for the badge and is not used elsewhere as a stylistic device. Minimum clear space around the lockup equals half the badge diameter on all sides.
Press archive
Recent coverage and mentions. Additional press materials are available on request.
- Focus Daily News, coverage of Arts Junction and the Duncanville Arts Foundation’s downtown presence.
For older coverage relating to the Duncanville Arts Commission, Texans for the Arts work in the 89th Texas Legislative Session, or Ron Thompson’s earlier work with Dallas Area Designers for the Arts and the Sammons Center for the Arts, contact the Foundation directly.
For journalists
Press inquiries: Contact the Duncanville Arts Foundation at 202 W. Center Street, Suite 101, Duncanville, Texas 75116. Mark mail “Press” or call ahead to schedule. A dedicated press email is in setup.
Response time: Within two business days for media inquiries.
Interviews: Ron Thompson and board members are available for interviews with reasonable notice. The Foundation can also connect reporters with artists, organizers, and cultural workers active in Duncanville.
Embargoes: Honored when requested in writing in advance.
Image and asset requests: High-resolution flag files (PNG, SVG), headshots, and venue photography are available on request.