Yes, liberal versus conservative environments seem have some bearing on the feasibility of an artist thriving in his or her city, if going by various recent indicators. Today we’ll start…
August 2014
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In May, Houston’s folk art Smither Park celebrated phase two of its construction with a big artist party and, since June, Nashville-based metalsmith and woodworking artist Matt Gifford has been…
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Drive-by reviews of Austin's summer shows at the Blanton, Lora Reynolds, WATW and Big Medium.
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Deep Ellum is Always On the Brink But Maybe This Time For Real, Thanks One Good Developer (and Some Artists, Too)
The stretch of 100-year-old empty storefront spaces in Dallas where artists Justin Ginsberg and Jeff Gibbons staged their pop-up art installation programming for two seasons in 2013-14, called Deep Ellum…
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GAC Directorless Again! Palace Revolution Doesn’t Go Over So Well
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Galveston Arts Center (GAC) seems to be having a rough time. After a period with no director and no curator (long-time supercurator Clint Willour is still on medical leave),…
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Many of the greatest avant-garde breakthroughs of the twentieth century were being incubated in the kindergarten classrooms of the nineteenth.
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker has named philanthropist Philamena Baird and Project Row Houses Founder Rick Lowe as co-chairs of the Cultural Plan for the City of Houston, a 2-year initiative…
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The Lawndale Artist Studio Program has selected Josh Bernstein, JooYoung Choi and Lina Dib as their ninth round of artists in residence. The program will provide these artists with studio…
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The Tyler Museum of Art is celebrating four decades of collecting and showcasing the work of Texas artists in “Contemporary Texas: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” an exhibition that opens…
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It's a sunny summer show, but these aren't playful kids indulging sweet-toothed fancies.
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New works by six El Paso artists that have been funded by the City of El Paso’s Artist Incubator Program, will debut at various El Paso venues in the next…