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Nonprofit that gives to teachers opens space for artists
Дата публикации: 20-07-2026 07:47:51



A nonprofit that gives teachers free classroom supplies is now doing something good for community artists who want to show off their work.
The Welman Project just moved into its new home in the shadows of abandoned grain silos on South Main Street in Fort Worth.
The nonprofit has five times more space for an educator warehouse where teachers stock classrooms with surplus business waste; a maker space for programming, a public shop for affordable art supplies, and now a new art gallery.
“It was really exciting to think about the ways we could show up for the community. And, in this new space that we have, we knew there was a real need for exhibiting artists in Fort Worth and across North Texas to have more professional spaces. So there was an opportunity for us to stand up a gallery,” said board member and artist Elena Arredondo Greer.
The 25,000-square-foot building was once the headquarters of the historic Kimbell Milling Company. It sat vacant for years and was scheduled for demolition when, in 2024, developer Bruce Conti bought it reportedly for $10, fixed it up, then offered to lease it to The Welman Project.
Now, two months later and in a full-circle moment, the art gallery is ready for its debut, too.
“It was originally built in 1935. It was the Kimball Milling Company building. So, Kay Kimball built this with the grain silos as his offices. He hung artwork here that then went on to the Kimball Art Museum when he founded the Kimball Museum years later. So this building has always been art, and we’re thrilled to have it be that again,” said Taylor Willis, who founded The Welman Project with best friend Vanessa Barker.
In another nod to history, the name Buttermilk Gallery pays homage to the spot back in the 1800s where railroad crews would stop to buy buttermilk from a nearby dairy farmer.


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A nonprofit that gives teachers free classroom supplies is now doing something good for community artists who want to show off their work.

The Welman Project just moved into its new home in the shadows of abandoned grain silos on South Main Street in Fort Worth.

The nonprofit has five times more space for an educator warehouse where teachers stock classrooms with surplus business waste; a maker space for programming, a public shop for affordable art supplies, and now a new art gallery.

“It was really exciting to think about the ways we could show up for the community. And, in this new space that we have, we knew there was a real need for exhibiting artists in Fort Worth and across North Texas to have more professional spaces. So there was an opportunity for us to stand up a gallery," said board member and artist Elena Arredondo Greer.

The 25,000-square-foot building was once the headquarters of the historic Kimbell Milling Company. It sat vacant for years and was scheduled for demolition when, in 2024, developer Bruce Conti bought it reportedly for $10, fixed it up, then offered to lease it to The Welman Project.

Now, two months later and in a full-circle moment, the art gallery is ready for its debut, too.

“It was originally built in 1935. It was the Kimball Milling Company building. So, Kay Kimball built this with the grain silos as his offices. He hung artwork here that then went on to the Kimball Art Museum when he founded the Kimball Museum years later. So this building has always been art, and we're thrilled to have it be that again," said Taylor Willis, who founded The Welman Project with best friend Vanessa Barker.

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In another nod to history, the name Buttermilk Gallery pays homage to the spot back in the 1800s where railroad crews would stop to buy buttermilk from a nearby dairy farmer.

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