Glasstire is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Rees as Editor-in-Chief. A longtime freelance writer for Glasstire, Rees joined the staff as Senior Texas Editor in 2014. Her new…
February 2017
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The newly opened White Oak Music Hall has announced the establishment of White Oak COLLAB, a program allowing community-minded creatives to host an event at the venue for free. Here’s how it works: Interested…
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How is being an artist in Germany? "It's a little bit like a game; you can have good luck or bad luck, and it's difficult to push your luck."
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After the presidential election, performance artist Holly Hughes, who resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, decided to hold a local cabaret-style event in which artists would showcase their response to the…
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The show is almost like a pro athlete going back over all his game tapes to better understand his own evolution.
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Josue Romero, a 19-year-old Southwest School of Art student and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient was detained this past week, The Guardian reports. Romero was initially stopped by officials…
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If you need something to do in Houston today, look no further—there are four artist talks happening across the city: 2PM: A talk with some of the photographers included in FotoFest’s INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERIES…
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Harjo believes that the best method for engaging viewers—with the goal of effecting social change—is to use humor.
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Michael Peranteau, director of Art League Houston since 2012, has announced that he is stepping down in May 2017. Glasstire spoke with Peranteau on his five eventful years at the…
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For ten years now, Southeast Texas has been hosting the annual Boomtown Film & Music Festival in venues throughout Beaumont, including the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the Dishman…
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We’ve been hearing about the Museum of Street Culture in Dallas for a few years now, and it’s meant to open in 2018. Robert Wilonsky of the Dallas Morning News…
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Rainey Knudson and guest host Ana Fernandez on the art of the snow cone, documenting the Underground Railroad, and a faculty show that defies all expectation.
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Applications for the next round of Houston’s Lawndale Art Center’s Artist Studio Program (ASP) are due April 1, but this evening, February 16 at 6pm, Lawndale will host an Info…
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has announced the dates and schedule for the 13th annual Houston Jewish Film Festival, in which it participates. The primary venue for the festival…
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Dyson subverts the taxonomy of inhabited spaces, and in this way, the act of occupying space is a political act, and it's powerful.
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Art historian Victoria Coates has been selected by President Trump to be the National Security Council’s Senior Director for Strategic Assessments, reports Hyperallergic. Coates received her master’s degree from Williams…
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The Dallas Museum of Art is now accepting applications for three different awards that will dole out more than $10,000 to artists living in working in Texas and the southwestern…
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This week, Austin will host both the OUTsider Fest (February 15-19) and the No Idea Festival (February 16-19). OUTsider celebrates the “bold originality and creative nonconformity of the LGBTQ+ communities”…
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The arts organization Big Medium in Austin has announced some details for the 2017 Texas Biennial, including dates for its open call. This will be the sixth edition of the Biennial,…
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It is through these staged recreations that we confront our own bodies as agents of death, pain, and healing.