Blanton Receives Gift of 83 Spanish Colonial Artworks
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin recently announced that it will receive 83 artworks from The Colección Patricia Phelps de...Read More
On Nina Katchadourian: A Conversation
Glasstire's Christina Rees and Brandon Zech talk about Nina Katchadourian's solo show at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin.
Sexy Farrah Fawcett Made Art, Too!
Austin’s Umlauf Sculpture Garden is currently hosting the exhibit Mentoring a Muse: Charles Umlauf & Farrah Fawcett. The show focuses on the long-standing relationship between...Read More
The Bigger the Better: Billboard Art
Sometimes museums use billboards to advertise art, and sometimes billboards are the art:
Top Five: March 16, 2017
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on what to see over Spring Break, whether there are any bands left at SXSW, and naked people at the museum.
Austin’s Renovated Blanton Museum is Finally Open!
Today marks the reopening of the permanent collection galleries in UT Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art. Closed for the past year, museum workers have been busily...Read More
Spring Preview 2017
Spring Preview! Rainey Knudson, Brandon Zech, and Christina Rees run down our top picks in Texas for the coming months.
Blanton Docent Raises Funds to Add African American Art to the Collection
Businesswoman Marilyn Johnson moved to Austin in the 1990s and became a docent at the Blanton Museum of Art in 2012. When she visited the...Read More
Top Five: November 17, 2016
Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on getting the band back together, a celebration of a legend, and an institution's comeback show.
Evan Garza Moves from Blanton to Rice University
Artforum reports that Evan Garza has been named the new director of Rice Public Art at Houston’s Rice University. A Houston native, Garza has been...Read More
The Top Five Venues in the Glasstire Top Five
Top Five Special Edition! Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on the top five art venues that have made it into our weekly Top Five.
More Mourning: Blanton Museum to Honor Musicians
It’s turning out to be quite a year of loss and mourning. Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art will commemorate the lives of recently lost musicians...Read More
The Most Important Book In Texas This Year
Like all wonderfully rich cabinets of curiosities, "The Collections" rewards slow and repeated looking.
The Blanton Appoints New Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs
UT Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art has just announced the appointment of Carter E. Foster as the new Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Prints...Read More
Highlights from Austin: February 2016
Brandon Zech shares some thoughts on the work he saw on his most recent trip.
Top Five February 18, 2016
“It’s all a little bit funny, and… " “Dark. It’s terribly violent and very, very bloody.”
This Week’s Museum-Hopping for Some Great Artist/Writer Talks
Not only are Texas galleries and museums in the midst of a plethora of post-holiday exhibition openings, there are also some fantastic upcoming art talks....Read More
SPRING PREVIEW 2016
“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.” Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood:...Read More
Top Five: December 10, 2015
“Crusader: that’s not politically correct.” “But that’s what it is! The Crusades!”
Highlights from EAST & Austin
Last weekend, the Glasstire crew was in Austin to see the East Austin Studio Tour (EAST) and shoot video/serve mimosas at their community breakfast. Here...Read More
