David Fisher joined the city of Garland as Cultural Arts director July 5. He has served as an arts administrator and artist in North Texas for nearly 30 years. Fisher began his Texas career at the Dallas Children’s Theater. He then served as the executive director of the Turtle Creek Chorale and spent 24 years with the city of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
He served in various positions with the city of Dallas. These included assistant director, interim director and manager of the Bath House Cultural Center, Meyerson Symphony Center and WRR Radio. Fisher created the annual Festival of Independent Theaters. And, he served on the teams that developed the Latino Cultural Center and Moody Performance Hall.
Additionally, he created new grant programs for artists and arts organizations and led both the Culture Pass and Space Finder Initiatives.
David has a master of Fine Arts in Directing from Tulane University. He also holds a master of Business Administration in Nonprofit Management from the University of Dallas.
Patty Granville will retire later this summer.
Information and photo provided by city of Garland.