What is Keith House?

Keith House is a modern-day meeting house and the site of Come to Good, a commissioned work of art by renowned light and space artist James Turrell. The building is built in the style of a Quaker meeting house and designed to encourage reflection, creative expression, and community dialogue.

James Turrell (b. 1943) is an American artist who uses light as his medium. His works may be found in leading museum collections worldwide. Come to Good, 2024, is his 99th Skyspace.

At its most basic, a Skyspace is a room with an opening in the ceiling that frames the sky. Turrell often programs colored lights projected onto the ceiling of the room which play with the changing light of the sky at dawn and dusk. As viewers find their understanding of perception challenged, they become fully immersed in the experience, let go of everyday preoccupations, and rediscover relaxation and creativity.

Turrell Skyspace installations near North Texas include The Color Inside at the University of Texas Student Center in Austin, One Accord at the Live Oak Meeting House in Houston, Twilight Epiphany at Rice University, also in Houston, and The Way of Color at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. The Light Inside, an illuminated subterranean passage, is a much-loved part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection, which includes several other Turrell works.

The address is 4814 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth, TX 76109, not far from The Shops at Clearfork. Keith House is sited on former Edwards Ranch land in a beautiful grove of trees near The Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork, in southwest Fort Worth. It is adjacent to the Trinity River and easily accessible from Chisholm Trail Parkway, Interstate 30, and southwest Loop 820.

In addition to offering frequent opportunities to experience the Turrell Skyspace, Keith House is open to the public several times a week for moments of peace and contemplation. It is also available for nonprofits and community groups to rent for meetings, retreats, fundraisers, training, and conversations.

Visitors approach Keith House on a gravel path from the nearby parking area or Trinity Trails through a lovely, wooded lot with native plant landscaping. They arrive at a simple structure clad in limestone reclaimed from the historic Keith Ranch house near Wichita Falls, with a wide porch and comfortable, welcoming presence. 

Once inside, Keith House visitors may enjoy the quiet simplicity of the space. Twice a day, they can experience a mesmerizing play between the sky’s shifting light—visible through a roof-top opening—and changing lights projected onto the ceiling. In Come to Good, as in many of his other works, James Turrell merges cutting-edge theories of perception with ancient rituals of celestial observation.

Yes. 

Visitors to Keith House can experience Turrell’s Come to Good four times a week.

  • Wednesday through Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, weather permitting, the Skyspace ceiling opens and a light sequence plays. Programs begin one half hour before sunrise and one half hour before sunset. 
  • The first (?) Thursday of the month, a tea meditation is held along with the Skyspace experience.
  • The second (?) Thursday of the month, a lecture precedes or follows the Skyspace experience.
  • The third (?) Thursday of the month, a musical performance accompanies the Skyspace experience.
  • Other performances, workshops, and events take place periodically.
  • Times vary seasonally. For details on lecturers and performers, as well as specific times for the Skyspace experience, visit keithhouse.org. 
  • On Tuesdays from 1–3 PM, Keith House hosts a Creatives Accountability Group.
  • On Fridays from 11–5, Keith House welcomes visitors for contemplation and reflection.
  • We are also available by appointment. Reach out to info@keithhouse.org to inquire about availability.

The art installation was completed in November 2024, and Keith House opened to the public in February 2025.

No. It is non-sectarian. Although not affiliated with the Quakers, Keith House is grounded in Quaker values of truth, peace, mutual respect, simplicity, and the power of silence.

There is a nominal charge and reservations are strongly recommended for Skyspace viewings and programs.

No. Though Keith House came about with the cooperation of Cassco and the Edwards family, who developed The Shops at Clearfork, it is privately owned by Entrada of Texas.

Nonprofit and community organizations may rent the space for meetings, staff retreats, training sessions, fundraisers, and many other purposes.

Due to its nonprofit status, Keith House is not available for corporate events or weddings.

While the building and commissioned art work are a gift to the community from the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation, Keith House operations are funded by donations from visitors. Keith House receives no support from federal, state, or local governments.

The Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation is named for benefactor Meta Alice Keith Bratten (1926–2007). Meta Alice (pronounced “meet-ah-alice”) left her estate to the foundation for the betterment of Fort Worth, whether through arts, music, outdoor, or other projects.

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SpawGlass, General Contractors
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Keith House is a DBA of Entrada of Texas, a non-profit organization.

Entrada of Texas is a non-profit organization formed in 2020 by the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. Entrada’s mission is to enable discovery that expands curiosity and heightens the influence of art by offering compelling contemporary expressions to people in unexpected but accessible settings.

Entrada also provides support to organizations undertaking projects aligned with the Entrada mission.

Visit Entrada’s Guidestar page at https://www.guidestar.org/profile/83-0901571 (may require a free account).

Keith House is an assumed name for Entrada of Texas, a non-profit corporation. Entrada, DBA Keith House, is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code.

For the most prompt response, send a note to info@keithhouse.org.

The mailing address for Entrada of Texas, DBA Keith House is PO Box 423 Fort Worth, TX 76101. 

Entrada’s phone number is (817) 924-4134

The surface of the dome and the edge of the aperture are very finely finished. As a result, the eye perceives nothing but a smooth field with no demarcation between the ceiling and the sky, so visitors feel the sky is as close to them as the ceiling is. As the light in the sky and the light in the room change, the brain processes the information to create the colors people “see.” James Turrell explained, “The sky is no longer out there, but it is right on the edge of the space you are in. The sense of color is generated inside you. . . . You color the sky.”

The best time is whatever works for you. As the hours of daylight change during the course of the year, sunrise viewings start as early as 5:25 and as late as 6:59 in the morning. Sunset viewings start between 5:21 and 8:39 in the evening. Viewings last 35 to 60 minutes depending on the time of year. Visit keithhouse.org for details.

Each visit is unique, and we encourage visitors to experience the Skyspace as often as they can. The time of year affects the duration of the program. The angle of the sun and atmospheric conditions such as humidity, cloud cover, and pollution, affect the interplay of colors. Finally, visitors’ states of mind affect what they perceive and the impact it has on them.