Mickey De Los Muertos: Disney Attempts to Trademark Entire Holiday
After it became known that the Walt Disney Company, in conjunction with an upcoming Pixar feature, had quietly filed several trademark applications for the term [...]
Thirty Seconds: Week of January 20
This week’s theme was: overwhelming. Many of the artworks and exhibitions I saw were so ambitious and large-scale that I felt consumed by the artist’s [...]
Sustainable Practice: Paul Middendorf
Paul Middendorf came to Houston for the first time as curator of the 2010 Big Show at Lawndale Art Center. He was impressed with the [...]
HAA Crowd-Funding Site Online in Time For the Holidays: Power2give.org Makes One-Stop Giving Easy
Houston Arts Alliance’s crowd-funding site is up and running. Months in the making, the site allows web users to browse through projects proposed by Houston [...]
Pan Art Fair
Last year, the Houston art fairs were the talk of the town, and most people were dubious that two fairs would be able to survive. [...]
Four Solo Shows at Lawndale
Though it may still be hot and steamy outside, the fall exhibition season is almost upon us. The next several weekends in Houston look to [...]
The Big Sleep
Lawndale, I ain’t mad at ya. I love the opportunity that is your residency program, your open submission process is truly open and makes possible [...]
Most Fun Volunteer Gig in Town
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to assist with the jurying of Lawndale Art Center’s annual Big Show. I have volunteered for this event [...]
Houston’s Lawndale Artist Studio Program Picks New Residents
Lawndale Art Center has announced its new crop of resident artists for 1012-2013: Domokos Benczédi, Nancy Douthey and Patrick Turk will each get studio space [...]
LOW IMPACT (RESISTANCE TO FLOW / THISISBOBDYLANTOME) SUBJECT TO CHANGE at Lawndale Art Center
Choreography a collaboration by Jim Nolan and Linda Post. Documentation of opening night performance featuring: Daniel Adame, Shanon Adams, Tina Shariffskul and Prudence Sun. Documentation [...]
Barrel Bottom in Sight: Last 100 Copies of Catherine Anspon’s “Texas Artists Today” Signed in Houston Tonight for Lawndale
After a year-long odyssey of statewide book signing events and tireless promotion, the last 100 of the 3000 copies of the first edition of Texas [...]
Texas Art Travel: Houston
Ever since the mid-1970s, I’ve traveled to Houston whenever it was time for a good art fix. Back then, there were just a handful of [...]
Seth Mittag, David Politzer, and Anne J. Regan chosen as new Lawndale residents
Houston’s Lawndale at Center has announced it’s latest crop of residents: Seth Mittag, David Politzer, and Anne J. Regan will each get nine months of [...]
Lawndale Art Center’s “Design Fair 2011″
Lawndale Art Center‘s annual market/design event has evolved into something very, very cool. It started out life 16 years ago (if my math is correct) [...]
