The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will screen six critically-acclaimed films during the 30th Annual Festival of Films from Iran.
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The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the Houston Arts Alliance has awarded a total of $9,998,343.77 in grants to 87 individuals and 151 arts and cultural nonprofits.
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We've combed through our classifieds section for the art jobs that are trending right now.
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"I wouldn't be making this work without the funding. It's just not possible for me. Grants are very important to me, especially coming out of the pandemic.”
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For the month of May, Houston's Asia Society Texas Center has announced a lineup of programs and activities to commemorate the annual celebration.
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Featuring works by Laura Drey, Ahra Cho, Royal Sumikat, and Brandon Tho Harris.
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'Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form' and 'Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes' will be on view, and free through August 31.
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The monks will construct a sand mandala over a five-day period, and will also perform music and dance ceremonies at the ASTC.
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Rainey Knudson and Neil Fauerso on disappearing art and artists, the Asian diaspora in Texas, and a hot tip for Mother's Day.
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This week, beginning on Thursday, August 16th, Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, a center in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture, will be creating a sand mandala…
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The Houston Endowment has announced that it is partnering with a network of community nonprofit groups to form the Houston Coalition Against Hate (HCAH), joining a number of Coalitions Against…
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Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees on the wisdom of a nonagenarian artist, the first show at the DMA we’ve been psyched about in a while, and the lure of artists being intentionally opaque.
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Brandon Zech and Rainey Knudson on a certain show you can't miss, an unpredictable biennial, and three blockbuster dead guys.
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If you have yet to receive your yearly dose of Tibetan Monk sand mandala art, never fear—the Asia Society Texas Center has you covered. For the next three days, monks from the Drepung…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on the abundance of summer group shows, a roving art space as a "curatorial idea," and how to win art on Ebay.
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Last night, the Asia Society Texas hosted the Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture with Houston’s seven mayoral candidates. They spoke about the importance of arts and culture to the…
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Where Does Houston’s Future Mayor Stand on Issues of Arts and Culture?
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonMayor Annise Parker wants to get Houston’s Arts and Cultural Plan in order before she leaves office. The City has hired consultants, held a number of public meetings, and is…
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No one can resist putting out the obligatory year-end listicle, so yesterday Artnet News published “The 50 Most Exciting Artists of 2014.” Art critic/curator Christian Viveros-Fauné states that his selection…
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In April 2012, the 34-year-old Asia Society Texas Center officially opened its headquarters, a beautiful building in Houston’s Museum District designed by famed Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi. But in less…
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Triptychs and Disasters (Real and Painted) Make for a Record-Breaking Week
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton“The art industry is booming,” says U.S. News & World Report, “as proved by record-breaking bidding wars at auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s this week.” On Tuesday, Francis Bacon’s 1967…