February 1st will mark the first anniversary of the death of Houston artist Bert L. Long, Jr. and a bunch of artists and Long fans will be celebrating his life…
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Art Entries Due! It May Be a Drive to Be a “Star of Texas,” But It May Be Worth It
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSubmissions are due at the end of next week for the 16th annual Stars of Texas juried art exhibition. Started in 1999, the exhibition has grown from a one-week local…
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Help San Antonio Decide the Future of Public Arts
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentLike many cities, San Antonio receives most of its public funding for arts and cultural events through tourism and hotel taxes. The basic thinking behind this structure is that exciting…
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Historic UH Chicano Mural Restored, Now Matches the Barnes & Noble Furniture
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentIn the early 1970s, two University of Houston (UH) student artists came up with a plan to celebrate Mexican-American culture as a project of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO).…
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The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty as the new Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art. Currently the head of exhibitions and displays…
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With only two or three inches between each work, the exhibition doesn't exactly lend itself to parsing, but it's a show about transition: from where the gallery has been to where it is going.
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Forgive me, Father: I paid $20 to have my artwork in a juried exhibition with 30 other depraved artists. I did so with full free will and knowledge of my actions and know this is a mortal sin.
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Contemporary Austin Announces Finalists for Laguna Gloria Landscape Master Plan
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 2 commentsThe Contemporary Austin is wasting no time in getting its 12-acre lakeside estate ready for the future Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, for which it was…
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Social Practice Makes Perfect: PRH to Host Symposium on Artists and Community Engagement
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe term “social practice” has been getting more and more popular among artists in the past few years, although it still seems only slightly more defined (but definitely more user-friendly)…
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Houston Center for Photography Announces 2014 Fellowship Winners
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Houston Center for Photography (HCP) has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships. Winners will receive a $3,000 cash grant, a feature in Spot Magazine, a write-up in Fraction…
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Despite the randomness and repetitiveness, the body hair and the cheesecake, it looks like fun.
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Poet, playwright and activist Amiri Baraka died on Thursday at the age of 79. There are a number of in-depth obituaries chronicling Baraka’s long career, but the Gallerist’s Andrew Russeth…
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Houston Gallery May Be as Sleazy as is Rumored: Investigations Underway
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 6 commentsFor the most part, good artists and good galleries have good relationships, but it is no surprise to most gallerists that there are a few disparaging rumors floating around about…
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MoMA Bought Time to Come to the Same Conclusion: Folk Art Museum Must Be Demolished
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced yesterday that its board has approved the initial details of its major building expansion project. In April, the MoMA made a similar announcement…
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San Antonio Student’s Artwork Goes Viral, Sparks Worldwide Nationalistic Bickering
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 3 commentsTen days ago, 17-year-old high school senior Zak Ziebell posted an old art project on Reddit and now it’s gone viral—not just passed-around-Facebook-a-bunch-of-times viral, but picked up by newspapers and…
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After much anticipation, the Menil Collection announced the results of its café naming contest this morning. In October, the Menil threw down a challenge to name its future bungalow café…
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A tour of societal codes and cinematic translations with the outrageous philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek.
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Artpace Appoints New Nonprofit-Savvy Director of Development and Communications
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSan Antonio’s Artpace announced that Francesca Rattray is joining its staff as the director of development and communications. The position will provide leadership, strategic direction, and management for all of…
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Robert Pruitt: First Contact at Hooks-Epstein Gallery
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsThe vision of chaos that greets the viewer at the door strongly asserts Pruitt's unwillingness to supply more of his popular drawings without some conditions.