Fort Works Art (FWA) is an art gallery located in the Cultural District directly across from Dickies Arena. FWA sits on ½ acre and features over 5000 usable square feet of beautiful space. Originally built in 1970, FWA was remodeled in 2016 to expand its offering for event rentals. FWA has vaulted ceilings, natural light, and a backdrop of one-of-a-kind art throughout the gallery.

FWA has a capacity of 150 people in the gallery.

Please contact us for a free consultation. Call (817) 759-9475

Yes, you may bring in your own alcohol and servers. The Insurance policy will be enforced for events that are serving alcohol.

Special Event Liability Insurance is required of ALL renters and is due no later than ten (10) days prior to your event. The insurance must, at renter’s sole expense, provide and maintain public liability and personal property damage insurance, insuring FORT WORKS ART employees, contractors and contracted vendors against all bodily injury, property damage, personal injury and other loss arising out of renter’s use and occupancy of the premises, or any other occupant on the premises, including appurtenances to the premises and sidewalks. If alcohol is to be served please make sure that the policy includes Host Liquor Liability coverage to protect you against alcohol related accidents, as you are ultimately liable for the safety of your guests. Any caterers and/or outside vendors, companies, and/or institutions must provide a copy of their Certificate of Insurance and Catering License to FORT WORKS ART as stated, and will be delivered at least one month prior to the event.

FWA would love to show off our beautiful gallery. We can coordinate a time to tour the event space at your convenience.

Once you decide to use our event space, FWA will send a rental contract for you to review and sign. Upon the agreement is signed and the rental deposit is made, your event is booked!

FWA allows you to bring in your own food and drink and/or caterers. Please review our list of preferred vendors if there is something in particular you need.

FWA does not currently have equipment for rent but will allow you to bring in the necessary items for you event.

If you prefer, FWA has an event coordinator that can take care of the hassle for you.

When alcohol is served, one uniformed police officer will be required for every 120 guests. The fee for the officer will be an additional rate per hour per officer.

Free self-parking on the side street is available as well as behind the building. The use of valet service is allowed and will be the responsibility of the event host.

FWA has a kitchen that is production space and is to be used for final food presentation, plating and bussing only. Please note that FWA does not provide dishes, glassware, pots, pans, knives, or utensils.

FWA works with a variety of local vendors to assist in your event planning. Our preferred vendors include catering, photography, event coordinating, live music, security, valet parking, and more.

We are happy to share our vendor list with our clients after the booking and deposit is confirmed.

FWA has a sound system with A/V connections, microphone, and an amp.

A refund-damage, cleaning and policy compliance deposit of 1000.00 will be due 60 days prior to the event. The damage and cleaning deposit will be refunded if there are no damages to the facility, if the facility and grounds are left reasonably clean and free of debris and all policies and terms of the contract are met.

Date-Hold Deposit is Non-Refundable. Cancellations notices must be received in writing 25 days prior to the day of the event. NO SPACE RENTAL PAYMENT (S) will be refunded without written notice and received 25 days prior to the event.

Emergency Cancellation: FORT WORKS ART reserves the right to cancel any event with six (6) months notice and refund of fee in the unlikely event FWA has an unexpected need for the facility.

FORT WORKS ART reserves the right to cancel a scheduled event if the National Weather Service issues a severe weather watch and/or the street and sidewalk conditions are deemed to be unsafe. In this case, the fees will be refunded or the event can be moved to an available date within one year of the original date with no additional charge.

Minimum 4 Hours

Yes

Yes, there is a sink, a refrigerator, and a bathroom in the warehouse for the staff.

The caterers are usually great at figuring this out. We can accommodate up to 150 people so there shouldn’t be a problem with that.

The gallery provides three cocktail tables with black “hugger” tablecloths. We rent the banquet tables.

There will be hired vendors to do the flipping of the space during the event.

This depends on your particular situation. If you would like the gallery to handle event planning items, we can go over what needs to be done.

Ex. Are we contacting the vendors? Are we meeting with the vendors to go over logistics prior to your event? Will there be any type of rehearsal you are needing? Will we be handling delivery, setup, and pickup of rental items? What vendors are you looking for?

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