Meek is the first Black woman to receive the Texas Artist of the Year honor from Art League Houston.

Christopher Blay and guest host Tommy Ralph Pace, Executive Director of The Orange Show in Houston, discuss an artist who combines porcelain and weaving, an artist drawing lines between geometry and knitting, and the return of Art Cars!

Today: Flower stickers

The grant-funded position seeks a candidate to assist HCCC's Curator Kathryn Hall in developing, executing, and managing exhibitions. Deadline is June 14.

"There's nothing about Texas that’s a quick read."

“I’d like to think [this project] offers a way to see through the accelerating uncertainties of the value, purpose, and meaning of artworks on the blockchain.”

"Martin's work deals with reconstructing the identity of Black women by piecing together the signs, symbols, and language found in what could be called everyday life from slavery through modern times."

"This piece presents a timeline with 54 embroidered handkerchiefs detailing the artist’s daily interaction with cancer, which she names Kevin."

"Through sculpture and photographs printed at 1:1 scale, Florentin explores the relationship between object and image."

What happens to the character of these small towns as our city-folk manifest the desire to expand, and as our art centers become more and more decentralized because of it?

“Our desire to partner with incredible museums in San Antonio and Houston led us to organize a project that is iterative in form and expansive in scale.”

"I  look forward to building on this work for artists, musicians, and the continued growth of the creative economy.”

There's a meta-conversation happening within Reaves’ work that may not make her the best candidate for this kind of cross-conversational pairing.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the proliferation of private museums in the U.S.

During a staff meeting, someone suggested that all six of us share a photo of something we've made for our moms for Mother's Day, whether it was years ago or... yesterday.

"That is how I am an artist: it is teamwork and surrounding myself with artists and friends who support me." -Karla Garcia

I'm left to wonder how the slant toward bleak-themed exhibitions is perceived by those walking into shows for the first time in so many months; is it our responsibility to feel in synch with how bad things are?

"These pieces have choices to them. Once they’re out of my control, they fall into the control of the viewer. They have a life beyond me."

“At a certain point you can get caught up in your own work and not take the time to invest in your local community... . But it's really important to me that I do both, and to remain active locally.”

Art League Houston and Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio are two other Texas arts organizations who have become W.A.G.E. certified since the organization began its program in 2008.