Artes de la Rosa at the Rose Marine Theater

Mission
Artes de la Rosa is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and interpreting the art, culture, lives, and history of the Latino community by: (1) establishing a venue for Latino art and cultural performances; (2) offering educational art/culture programs to the community including youth in low-income neighborhoods; (3) providing opportunities and support for established and emerging artists and performers; and (4) serving as the central support organization and resource center for Latino art and culture in the City of Fort Worth.

History
Artes de la Rosa, formerly Latin Arts Association of Fort Worth is the non-profit organization that manages the historic gem of Fort Worth 's Northside – The Rose Marine Theater, and Fort Worth's only Hispanic theater company - Teatro de la Rosa. Artes de la Rosa obtained its non-profit status from the IRS in November, 1999, and though still a young organization, has quickly managed to become an award-winning organization receiving praise for its children's programming and critical acclaim for its productions. The Rose Marine Theater, the home of Artes de la Rosa, opened as a movie house in the 1920s and has operated under three names, and has a legacy of presenting Spanish language films to generations of the Northside's ever increasing Hispanic population. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic places. Today, the Rose Marine Theater has a seating capacity of 254 seats and provides an intimate setting with excellent acoustics for any type of performance. Adjacent to the theater is a gorgeous outdoor plaza and art gallery, both of which provide ample space for performances and receptions.


Artes de la Rosa has garnered several local and national awards and achievements including:

2003 "Best Of" Award for Best Arts Experience for Kids - Fort Worth Weekly

2004 "Best of the Arts" Award - WRR 101.1

2005– 2008 Kennedy Center Award Recipient – This annual program gives 30 of the nation’s stand-out ethnic specific performing arts organizations an opportunity to work directly with Michael Kaiser, Executive Director of the Kennedy Center and his staff to foster capacity building.

2006 Coming Up Taller Award Winner – This national award, given at the White House by the First Lady, is the nation’s highest honor for after-school arts and humanities programming for youths.

2007 "Best Performing Arts Organization" Award - Fort Worth Weekly

2008 U.S. State Department Honor – The State Department brought in ten cultural managers from Africa, South America, and the Middle East to study with ten different American arts organizations. We hosted an arts manager from Amman, Jordan for a week at the Rose Marine Theater.

2008 Release of original documentary The Rose: A Sense of Place. Directed by Logan Gilpin and Michael Rodriguez depicting the history of the Rose Marine Theater. The film explains the hardships of people living as a minority and finding a place they could call home.

2008 Designated An American Masterpiece by the Texas Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

2009 Selected to participate in the On Location Program by ArtsEdge.