Big things happen in Fort Worth


Published: January 3, 2017

UNTHSC Cowtown Billboard

 

We are proud to be part of such a vibrant and unique community. With traditions going back more than one hundred years, like the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, and newer additions like The Cowtown Marathon and a focus on creativity and beauty through public works of art, we believe there’s no other place quite like Fort Worth.

The originality of our city is embodied in its people and its institutions… like the UNT Health Science Center that was founded in 1970 with the opening of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Now, UNTHSC has grown to be one of the nation’s premier graduate academic medical centers, with five schools that specialize in patient-centered education, research and health care. Next, we’ll be adding Fort Worth’s MD school in collaboration with TCU as well as a new state-of-the-art research building. Our growth is a commitment to providing solutions for a healthier Fort Worth and beyond.

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, established in 1896, is one of the oldest livestock shows in the U.S. It is also Fort Worth’s largest annual event, drawing more than 1 million visitors each year. The 23 days of “western heritage and Texas tradition” in January and February, create an economic impact of over $100 million annually with all profits either returned to the city in the form of facility improvements or used for advanced education. Always a winter tradition, this year’s Stock Show will begin Jan. 9 and run through Feb. 4, 2017.

The Cowtown Marathon weekend of six distance races, scheduled to run Feb. 24-26, 2017, will celebrate its 40th year in 2018. The event involves 4,300 volunteers annually and attracts some 28,000 runners from across Texas, the U.S. and internationally. Its charity, the Cowtown C.A.L.F. Program, impacts some 18,000 youth in the community each year by offering running training to schools across Fort Worth, as well as race entry-fee grants and new running shoes to qualifying children in need.

The Cowtown Mural

Cowtown Mural

 

The artwork used in our latest billboard is a sampling of a mural located on the exterior of The Cowtown Marathon’s administrative office located at 2717 Whitmore in Fort Worth’s new Foundry District.

The building is owned by M2G Ventures who commissioned the public art piece by local artist Katie Murray. Twin TCU graduates Susan Gruppi and Jessica Worman founded their commercial real estate company in 2014 and include some type of public art at each of their projects.

Artist Katie Murray has collaborated with M2G Ventures to create inspiring and thought-provoking public works of art on four commercial buildings around Fort Worth. When not painting murals, Murray is a portrait artist and recently opened a gallery at 2708 Wisenberger.