The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University (SMU) released its fourth annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which ranks more than 900 communities across the country, examining…
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What Happened to All Those Old Artist Spaces? A Call for Texas Artists to Remember
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArt F City has published a zine which charts the history of artist run spaces in Washington DC from the 1970s through to the present, from garage galleries to traditional…
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Don’t know Dallas’ Bath House Cultural Center? Here’s a description from Wikipedia: “The Bath House (one of the first Art Deco buildings in the southwest) is a Dallas landmark and…
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The inaugural Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize was announced in 2016, naming the recipient as Rodney McMillian, who received a cash prize of $100,000, an exhibition at the Contemporary Austin,…
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In March, Glasstire reported on the current Creative Time project called Pledges of Allegiance, a serialized commission of sixteen flags, which was launched on Flag Day, June 14, 2017. Every month,…
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National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Institute Fellows and Its New Grants for 2019
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonAs the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) approaches its 30th anniversary in May 2019, it announces the latest round of grant opportunities for Latino artists and arts…
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On Saturday, September 15, San Antonio will host the free one-day Four X Five Photo Fest, a full day of inspiring photography keynotes and workshops geared towards professional photographers, enthusiasts,…
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) announced the establishment of a new curatorial position yesterday. Dr. Heather Ecker has been appointed as the Museum’s first Marguerite S. Hoffman and Thomas…
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The 22nd annual Houston QFest is coming up and the lineup looks pretty great, as usual. It starts this Thursday, July 26th and runs through the end of the month…
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Last year, Glasstire reported that the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin had acquired Vincent Valdez’s City The City I and The City II. The…
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Baby Trump: Should Political Public Art be Viewed, Collected, or Destroyed?
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWho says that political art can’t cause much of a stir, besides “preaching to the choir”? The 20-foot inflatable blimp of President Trump as a giant, irritated baby that flew…
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Renu Khator, President of the University of Houston (UH), recently sent out this letter to “Cougars and Friends,” which begins with these paragraphs: Whenever I am asked about our priorities…
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Today, Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced a building enhancement project that will begin in October 2018. It has already started the construction of a new climate-controlled…
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Austin Still Trying to Fix Affordability for Creative People Problem
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonJust this year alone, Glasstire has reported on many Austin artists and art organizations closing up shop or relocating due to lack of affordability. The most recent victim is Pump…
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Public Art San Antonio (PASA) is hosting a series of community engagement events that introduce and collect input for future public art opportunities throughout the city. That means you get…
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Glasstire is proud to report on Houston native Mel Chin and his various art projects across the globe (here, here, here, and here) and now he’s taken over Times Square…
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The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC), in collaboration with California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) and Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA), will convene the Texas…
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Warhol Foundation Comes Through Again for Texas Arts Orgs. More at glasstire.com
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The Dallas-based company Braintone Art’s software allows anyone to create a piece of unique art using their brain’s focus picked up through an EEG headset, reports Dallas Innovates. On its…
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Cary Leibowitz: The Museum Show is up at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) through August 26. The Houston Chronicle describes as the exhibition as “the funniest thing in a…