Arts and Culture

Allen Arts Alliance

As the umbrella organization for many of the arts in the Allen community, the Allen Arts Alliance promotes, nurtures, and celebrates the arts through interactive participation with schools, civic organizations, businesses and citizens. The Allen Arts Alliance encompasses member organizations such as Allen Civic Ballet, Allen Heritage Guild, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony Chorus, Allen Art to Go, Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra, the Visual Arts League of Allen, and more.

Allen Quilters' Guild

The Allen Quilters' Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization, promoting the knowledge of all aspects of quilting including the heritage, education, art and friendship of quilting with meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church of Allen.

Arts of Collin County

The Arts of Collin County is a nationally recognized, innovative, public-private partnership developing a 100+ acre arts park.  Co-owned by the cities of Allen, Frisco and Plano, with operational support by member cities, Fairview and Melissa, the arts park is located at Sam Rayburn Tollway and Custer Road, and will be completed in phases, with a 2,100-seat performing arts hall, performance meadow, and hike and bike trails included in Phase One.

Collin County Ballet Theatre

Collin County Ballet Theatre, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, brings thirty years of professional experience to Collin County and the highest level of professional standards in the art of dance.

Friends of the Allen Public Library

The Friends of the Allen Public Library is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting the Allen Public Library by providing funds and programs that would not otherwise be possible. 

North Texas History Center

The North Texas History Center discovers, preserves, and shares our North Texas heritage with present and future generations through its museums and programs. 

PFAMILY ARTS

PFAMILY ARTS was created with the goal in mind to establish an arts association that would provide the finest professional training in the performing and visual arts that would broaden the acceptance and accessibility of the arts, and would produce the finest productions that would be available to everyone in the north Dallas area.