Arlington Museum Of Art

In 1937 Arista and Howard Joyner came to Arlington to teach at what is now UTA. Howard was hired to begin the art department and Arista taught art. Both had studied and completed programs at the Kansas City Art Institute. In 1952, to promote art and interest in the community, they founded the Arlington Art Association. Founding members included Anna Wynette and Tom Vandergriff, Eleanor Grace and James Martin, the Hawkes families, Mattie Lewis and the Shakespeare Club.