Every so often we experience an artwork that reminds us of what art can be. A total artwork—- one which transforms or activates the space it is in, and therefore…
April 2012
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Houston artist, Glasstire contributor and heart transplant patient Michael Bise has been awarded the Hunting Art Prize for 2012. The $50,000 unrestricted prize is the largest in North Amerca, and…
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Houston creative music org Nameless Sound was named as one of 788 not-for-profits to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Nameless Sound will get $12,500 grant to support its ongoing…
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The Amon Carter Museum in Fort worth has hired Jenna Madison as their new Interpretation Manager. She will be in charge of developing programs and materials that will help the…
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Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) has opened a new central Texas office in Austin, embedded in the Austin Creative Alliance (ACA) headquarters. Alissa McCain, ACA’s program director…
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Let’s talk about Art Fairs for a second. When I say Art Fair, most Glasstire readers probably think of big-convention center events with gallery-booths representing contemporary artists. Usually the work…
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There is so much going on with the Fusebox festival here in Austin. Glasstire contributor Katie Geha did a great interview with founder Ron Berry that you can read here…
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UH Grad Student Show at Diverseworks Tonight may be a Big Deal, says Culturemap.
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Dallas Morning News Home Decor Feature About Gallerist Cris Worley and Artist Erick Swenson’s Slo-Mo Renovation.
The Dallas Morning News home decor feature about gallerist Cris Worley and Artist Erick Swenson’s Slo-Mo Renovation.
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Art Made From Bastrop Wildfire Debris Sold Off in Benefit for Restoration Charity, in the Austin American Statesman.
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FotoFest at Poissant Gallery: Jawshing Arthur Liou and Osamu James Nakagawa – Last Chance!
FotoFest 2012 wraps up this weekend and it’s the last chance to see its offerings as well as those at participating spaces. Definitely make time to see Jawshing Arthur Liou’s…
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Unabashed, West Texas Publicity Hound Ben Campbell Scores Internet Hit With McDonalds Food Mummy
LA Weekly ran an interview with West Texas artist Ben Campbell yesterday, talking about Campbell’s rapidly-spreading meme: his mummy made from ground Mcdonald’s food and plastic resin. Grisly, gristly, shriveled…
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Always on the lookout for all things Texas Art, I came across recent Yale MFA grad Jacques Louis Vidal, who is opening a new temporary gallery named Texan Equities, featuring…
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Austin Arts Industry Sponsors Mayoral and Council Candidate Forum for the Creative Sector Sunday
Art-minded voters can get a look at candidates for Austin Mayor and City Council on Sunday, April 30 at the Mayoral and Council Candidate Forum for the Creative Sector to…
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The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind in Mexico City. The annual art fair, in its eighth year, Zona MACO took place last week and sent the art…
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Ron Berry is the founder and director of the annual Austin performance festival Fusebox. Katie Geha (who with Sterling Allen and Travis Kent organized Files Desks Chairs for the Fusebox…
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Katy is on a roll! Last month, FotoFest Katy featured 11 exhibitions by local art spaces in the West-of-Houston-but-not-quite-a-suburb town. Now they are about to debut their first fine art…
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The Judd Foundation has received a $300,000 grant from the Brown Foundation for repairs to Donald Judd’s Architecture Office building in Marfa. The foundation planning to restore all its desert-worn…
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HARAKIRI: To Die For Performances at CentralTrak
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy LewisI tried X once; HARAKIRI is a lot like that but without the uncontrollable want of sex (okay, twice). The opening night of HARAKIRI was the first in a series…
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What Do Mark Twain, Henry Moore, Bunker Hill, and General Sam Houston Have in Common? They’re all part of the Houston Arts Foundation’s Adopt-A-Monument Program, which recruits Houston area students…