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NEA Awards $30K Grant for "The World Is Ours" Installation at Fair Park
Gallery DeFi photographed Risk Rock's "The World Is Ours" sculpture, now awarded a $30,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in connection with FIFA World Cup 2026 events at Fair Park in Dallas.
Date + TimePast Gallery DeFi programming
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StatusArchived programming
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 11 grants totaling $330,000 to support arts projects across U.S. cities hosting FIFA World Cup 2026. One of those grants went to the City of Dallas for a public art installation Gallery DeFi had the opportunity to photograph: "The World Is Ours" by artist Risk Rock.
The sculpture will be installed at Fair Park on the same platform as the iconic Big Tex, coinciding with the site's role in hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 team activities and Fan Fest events.
Gallery DeFi's photo of the work appears in the official NEA press release, published April 28, 2026.
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