The Dallas Museum of Art has released director Bonnie Pittman’s book, ‘Ignite the Power of Art’ — which is based on her pioneering research into the different ways visitors interact with exhibitions and how museums can tailor their offerings to the four types of museum-goer: observer, independent, enthusiast and participant.

At a cocktail party Tuesday night at the Dallas Museum of Art, the talk was all about how the visual arts can find new audiences. And by the end of the night, plans were in place.

KERA’s Jeff Whittington joins us today to give a little preview of State of the Arts this Thursday at the Dallas Museum of Art. Hope you’ll come and be surprised to learn what Cowboys Stadium may be doing for the contemporary art world.

Today in the roundup: Questioning social media’s place in a museum, plus more of the year in local theater.

Today in the roundup: The year in Fort Worth theater, music notes and breaking down the DMA’s contemporary show.

Today in the roundup: The Dallas Theater Center’s youngest stars, local music notes and Annette Lawrence needs your help.

SMU is bringing in James Ivory — of the renowned Merchant-Ivory movies (‘Heat and Dust,’ ‘A Room with a View’) — for a weekend series of screenings at the DMA, plus Q&A and a master class.

Highlights from last night’s discussion with the Dallas Opera’s Graeme Jenkins and Theater Projects’ John Coyne: how to make the Arts District livelier, what the DO didn’t get that European companies do, building a Dallas Theater Center set on the fly.

There’ll be a lot of gay sailors and upscale trashy-looking women at the DMA next fall. More than usual. We mean the mannequins, of course. What were YOU thinking? The Dallas Museum of Art will present the US premiere of an exhibition of Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashions (including, yes, a section devoted to “Eurotrash/X-Rated”).

Today in the roundup: the DMA goes contemporary, documenting Art Conspiracy and going big at Lyric Stage.