The mural is by artist Reginald Adams and depicts scenes that commemorate Juneteenth.
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"Turtles About Town" is a community art project that showcases the City of Galveston and the conservation efforts of nonprofit Turtle Island Restoration Network.
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The Art Lending Library (A.L.L.) is a novel project in Galveston spearheaded by artist Nick Barbee and made possible by the Idea Fund, which is Warhol grant money allocated in…
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I imagine that as a resident it would be difficult not to make work about Galveston. It’s a swirling black hole of beauty and charm and repulsion.
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After the beach, old times are Galveston's main attraction. Tintypes and a new Wild West Village pull visitors back into the 19th century, sort of.
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Galveston has a new monument, a pink dolphin carved from red limestone quarried from Corpus Christi. The dolphin-sized statue, installed at R.A. Apffel Park/East Beach on the island and conceived…
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Summertime is officially here, which means it’s high season for seaweed at Galveston beaches. While most beachgoers and tourists aren’t so fond of the stinky, crunchy vegetation that can take…
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Some towns held celebrations last weekend; some are planning picnics and parades for the upcoming weekend. It is actually today, though, that is Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the announcement…
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Making Leaders and Making Money: TFA to Present How-To Workshop
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonMost arts organizations will agree that they could use stronger leadership and more money, so Texans for the Arts (TFA) is putting together an all-day workshop called “Arts Funding and…
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Davide Savorani and Michelangelo Miccolis, Savorani’s technical and performative assistant, have been working on a series of projects including a room-sized installation in Savorani’s studio space at the Galveston Artist Residency for…
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Does Galveston need another pyramid? Driving daily past the inverted glass ashtrays of the Moody Gardens, Sallie Barbee and Eric Schnell, co-directors of the Galveston Artist Residency, thought maybe it…
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I headed down to Galveston last Friday to see “The Drawing Room, Part 2,” yet another fine offering from curator Clint Willour at the Galveston Art Center and to check…
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Josh Bernstein‘s exhibition “Man Corn” is the third exhibition in Rice University’s newest art venue– EMERGEncy Room. Located on the second floor of Sewall Hall, where Rice Gallery is also…
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“Despite the fact that Galveston is a city of 50,000 and in no way large enough to sustain the sales required for a successful gallery,” the new Avis Frank Gallery…