This fall, in Dundee, Scotland, printmaking professionals from around the world will gather for the 8th annual Impact International Printmaking Conference. With the theme of “Borders and Crossings: The Artist…
May 2013
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The University of Houston’s new Center for Arts Leadership is up and running. Fleurette Fernando, Director of the Center’s Master of Arts in Arts Leadership Program, has been on place…
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News
Avoid Those Long Checkout Lines at the Galleries! Fresh Arts Opens Online Store
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThere are tons of online shopping sites for contemporary art, from ExhibitionA to Paddle8, not to mention the big auction houses and individual artists’ homemade pages. Now, Houston’s Fresh Arts…
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On Saturday, May 18 is the American Association of Museum Directors Art Museum Day. Many AAMD member organizations are offering free (or reduced) admission. For money-saving convenience, here is a…
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A few months back I took a weekend trip to Dallas, and was impressed by the young, vibrant art scene emerging there. Grassroots arts ventures have always been interesting to…
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Add Another Stop to Houston’s Gallery Row: Nicole Longnecker Opens June 1
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Nicole Longnecker Gallery is the newest art space to join the string of galleries on Colquitt near Kirby in Houston’s Gallery Row. “Our gallery offers a wide range of…
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Most International Space Station missions last about six months, which means any sane astronaut needs a good thick novel, an effective mantra on which to meditate, or the love of…
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BlogShelf Life
Gregory Ruppe and Timothy Harding: The Landscape is Motorized at 500X
by Lucia Simekby Lucia SimekI’m late on this—the show I am about to review closed last weekend. It has likely been packed up and moved, making space for the next thing. Art shows are…
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San Antonio Express-News staff writer Elda Silva reports on Mark Schlesinger’s new mile-long earth-toned concrete “public painting” along Jones Maltsberger St. in San Antonio. Commissioned by Public Art San Antonio,…
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Truckload of Art Siezed En Route to Alleged Texas Green Diesel Scammer
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonA couple of months ago, authorities in New Jersey seized over two thousand works of art appraised at nearly $16 million from an 18-wheeler coming from Houston, Texas. Mostly photographs…
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Joe Bravo, director of the International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen since 2010, has resigned, leaving behind a 17 page open letter detailing the institution’s achievements, and outlining…
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The University of Texas at Arlington is busy installing its first outdoor public sculpture, designed by assistant professor of art Darryl Lauster. The 20-foot sculpture, Reach, is based on Helical…
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Last week, I hit the long road west from Houston to Marfa to see some films. I didn’t know much about the CineMarfa festival to begin with, as most don’t.…
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Happy Birthday, Dalí! While Salvador Dalí would have loved the Art Car Parade, it was seemingly the only surrealist festivity of the day around these parts. While Florida’s Dalí Museum…
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News
Mickey De Los Muertos: Disney Attempts to Trademark Entire Holiday
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonAfter it became known that the Walt Disney Company, in conjunction with an upcoming Pixar feature, had quietly filed several trademark applications for the term “Dia de los Muertos,” social…
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Fears of rain on Saturday morning in Houston have caused the organizers of the the Art Car Parade to delay the world’s largest procession of art cars until 3 p.m.…
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As Dallas recovers from last month’s successful art fair and Houston gears up for two more (Houston Fine Art Fair in September and the Texas Contemporary Art Fair in October),…
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Let me introduce to you Karen Weiner, Director, founder and driving force behind The Reading Room at 3715 Parry Ave. in Dallas. Swing the Book Swap on Saturday, May 11…
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YouTube announced a new subscription service Thursday, opening the door to a whole new way to pay for content on the popular video sharing site, and possibly changing the game…
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Bill FitzGibbons, Executive Director for the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum for more than 10 years, will resign that post effective June 15th. FitzGibbons will remain as director of special…