Open Call for the 2018 Glasstire Art Writing Prize
Ed. note: Glasstire recently announced its new art writing prize, a competitive award designed to highlight emerging arts writers in Texas. This is the open call...Read More
Party Pics: August 11 at Project Row Houses
The show: Summer Studios 2018 The venue: Project Row Houses The city: Houston The date: August 11, 2018 Photographs by Maya Joubert ...Read More
Top Five: August 16, 2018
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on the last summer shows you can catch in Texas, which means group shows galore, and a few unexpected solo shows that feel more like fall.
New Mural Celebrates Harvey Heroes in Westchase District
On Thursday, August 16, a new mural in Houston will be unveiled in the Westchase District: It’s titled Harvey Heroes, and it’s by Houston-based artist Larry Crawford....Read More
Artists and Writers: Open Call for Rhizome’s Annual Microgrants
Rhizome, the international non-profit “that supports and provides a platform for new media art,” has opened its annual call for its microgrants, a program it...Read More
Top Five: Aug. 9, 2018. The Most Twisted Artists in Texas
Christina Rees and guest editor Neil Fauerso run down the most twisted artists in Texas, according to criteria set forth by Fauerso in his Glasstire essay "The Twisted Manifesto."
Two-day Public Gathering in El Paso and Cd. Juárez Will Explore Art Along the Border
The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) has announced its upcoming two-day gathering, titled La Frontera: Art + People + Place, that invites the public...Read More
Toby Kamps Decamps Blaffer for White Cube in London
Toby Kamps, director and chief curator of University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum, is heading to London to take the job of director of external projects...Read More
Top Five: August 2, 2018
Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on the legacy of one of Houston’s great art supporters, a homecoming show for former Artpace residents, and a burgeoning art route between San Antonio and Brownsville.
On View At Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock
Photos by Jennifer Battaglia The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts often hosts up to four exhibitions at a time in its Lubbock Cultural District...Read More
Top Five: July 26, 2018
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on local artists in big museums, an Austin art collective’s tenacity in the wake of gentrification, and two of Houston’s more unexpected art spaces.
Party Pics: July 20 at the Houston Center for Photography
Photos from the opening at the Houston Center for Photography on July 20, 2018.
Top Five: July 19, 2018. Podcast Recommendations!
Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson run down a short list of their favorite podcasts, including one about haunted old Hollywood, one about sex, and one about a man named John B. McLemore.
Party Pics: July 13 at Inman Gallery
The shows: night walk & Charis Ammon: Still Hot in the Shade The venue: Inman Gallery The city: Houston The date: July 13, 2018 Photographs by...Read More
Top Five: July 12, 2018 with Sara Cress and Elaine Bradford
Brandon Zech is joined by special guests Sara Cress and Elaine Bradford to talk about their current show at Lawndale, Dario Robleto’s return to San Antonio, and a show of Jay DeFeo’s works that focus on… a tripod.
Party Pics: July 7 at Gspot Gallery
Photos from the opening at Gspot Gallery in Houston on July 7, 2018.
Art Dirt: Texas Shows We’d Like to See, and the Point of an Art Writing Prize
“If you give the the strongest artists in Texas the space to stretch out and perform, and the resources to make really great work, they do it. They bring their game.”
Top Five: Ten Texas Artworks About America
In this week's special Fourth of July video, Christina Rees and Brandon Zech dip into "Ten Texas Artworks About America."
Party Pics: June 30 at Gray Contemporary & Vaughan Mason Fine Art
Photos from the openings at Vaughan Mason Fine Art and Gray Contemporary in Houston on June 30, 2018.
