Dallas’ Black Academy of Arts and Letters shares plans for renovation
KERA | By Uwa Ede-Osifo | The Dallas Morning News
When the Black Academy of Arts and Letters returns to the downtown Dallas convention center in December 2028 as projected, it’ll do so in a revamped home.
In a Monday briefing at the academy, TBAAL, as the group is called, previewed its proposed renovation plans.
Upgrades will target the nearly 70-year-old building’s theatrical system, ADA accessibility and mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure. The facilities will also be expanded via a reconfiguration of the space.
Curtis King, the founder of TBAAL, said it took the organization nine years to secure a permanent home.
“Thirty-eight years later, we’re still here,” he added later.
The Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, where TBAAL is based, is set to be demolished in phases as part of a city master plan to revitalize the center and its surrounding area.