Ethel Shipton and artist, writer, and stand-up comic Sarah Fisch will moderate an evening of conversations titled 'If Walls Could Talk," in the company of artists and community members who have been integral to the Blue Star Arts Complex and its evolution.

"We’re looking forward to the creative contributions these two talented women will make in support of the Moody’s mission to foster interdisciplinary conversation through the arts."

The Idea Fund supports individual artists, curators, collectives, collaboratives or partnerships in the greater Houston area. Applications are now open.

Lisica has accepted a position as Professor of Art History at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

"For me, beauty has the potential to give you a strong existential feeling that makes you wonder what it can mean to be alive and conscious."

Landmarks Video will feature works by Mikhail Karikis, Ragnar Kjartansson, Kara Walker, Michael Snow, Mungo Thomson, and others, with Karikis' work launching the program on September 1.

In this Art Dirt podcast, Brandon Zech and Christina Rees break down their experiences with open calls and juried exhibitions, tackle questions of entry fees and how you (can't) game the system, and the special case of public art opportunities. 

Starting today, I am taking over Glasstire’s Instagram feed for one week, and will be posting a collage of images, fragments, and tidbts relating to what hit screens in 1969.

Shows by Emmanuel De Sousa, Jesus Treviño, Alán Serna, and the Wheeler Brothers wrap up this long Texas summer.

The award is an unrestricted $2,500 grant given to one female visual artist within the greater Houston area who demonstrates original expressions of contemporary art.

Artists Anne Buckwalter, Elizabeth Cooper, and Elizabeth Glaessner will take up residence for 11 months at GAR, on the edge of downtown Galveston.

The SJCS Gallery in Houston asks visitors to help recreate the local flora and fauna by taking advantage of the gallery's maker space.

Christina Rees and Christopher Blay on a the arrival in Houston of New York powerhouse artist, the solo debut of a young Austin artist, and a personal show in Fort Worth titled “We Don’t Dial 911.”

The current solo show by Adrian Armstrong at Co-Lab Projects in Austin directly addresses mental health issues often overlooked in African American culture.

This year's movie night is organized by guest curators Peter Lucas and Emily Peacock; the pop-up backyard screening will feature short video works by Houston-based artists Lina Dib, Preetika Rajgariah, JooYoung Choi, Krista Steinke, and Britt Thomas.

The monks will construct a sand mandala over a five-day period, and will also perform music and dance ceremonies at the ASTC.

"Marshal was an incredible friend and a significant supporter of artists in Houston." - Joe Havel

To explain what distinguishes the Trump aesthetic from the old far-right American style, let’s take a look at MAGA’s nexus of aesthetic accoutrements. 

The artist Nancy Reddin Kienholz, collaborator and wife of artist Edward Kienholz, died late last week in Houston. She was 75.

The show is not just romanticizing the artists. It's also nostalgic for a time when art like this could be made and understood.