"We are totally surprised by this unexpected honor, which we share with the Juarez-based art collective, Colectivo Chopeke."
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“We look forward to welcoming our artists, sponsors, guests and nonprofit partners back to an in-person festival in the fall when we anticipate the City of Houston will allow large in-person gatherings.”
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[Sponsored] The New MFA in Social Practice Art at Sam Houston State University
by Betsy Hueteby Betsy Huete 0 commentSHSU will be a pioneer in the field: it will be the first and only Texas university to offer this degree program.
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Richard Doherty’s Photographs of Life in 1980s and ’90s Dallas
by Christopher Blay 0 commentThroughout the pandemic, Doherty's photos, scanned from untold quantities of boxes full of negatives, have been posted weekly on the photographer's social media page.
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Five-Minute Tours: Yevgeniya Baras and Julia Haft-Candell at Inman Gallery, Houston
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 comment"'Parts of Speech' presents the art of two women, Yevgeniya Baras, a painter currently living and working in New York, and Julia Haft-Candell, a ceramicist based in Los Angeles."
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Notable past recipients include current Glasstire Digital Artist Resident Carolyn Sortor (2018) and recent Nasher Public artists Giovanni Valderas (2017) and Bernardo Vallarino (2020).
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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Announces Temporary Closure Due to Covid-19
by Christopher Blay 0 commentHCCC has also announced an open call for new residents, which will not be adversely affected by the temporary closure.
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During the shutdown, the acclaimed artist residency has a bit of extra room to host an informal writing residency in collaboration with Glasstire.
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Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist and Glasstire contributor Henry G. Sanchez about the challenges of public arts funding during a pandemic.
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Brackens participates in this cultural moment by “having bodies in repose or resting — doing anything but dying."
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Throughout the pandemic, CAMH has continued to offer public programs, albeit online.
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I have assets: I collect snowman art.
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Until next year (fingers, toes, and everything else crossed): Here are a dozen images from last year's parade. Happy MLK Day!
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Perot Museum and African American Museum of Dallas Announce Daniel Gunn as Winner of Staircase Project
by Christopher Blay 0 commentGunn's "GIANT STEPS: Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM," was selected by panelists Dr. Lauren Cross, Byron Sanders, and Arthur Simmons.
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The annual fair, which usually takes place in mid-April, will be held September 30–October 3, 2021.
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Five-Minute Tours: The David E. Brauer Collection at the Mobile Museum of Art
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 comment"This exhibition explores the question, 'what does an art historian collect?'"
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Christopher Blay and William Sarradet on experimentation in art-making, the Texas Sculpture Group, and an artist who tackles the idea of the white picket fence.
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MFAH’s Kanitra Fletcher Named National Gallery’s Associate Curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic Art
by Christopher Blay 2 commentsThe Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the MFAH will begin her position at the National Gallery on February 1.
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Valentina Jager and Bria Lauren Receive $10,000 Artadia Houston Awards
by Christopher Blay 0 commentJager was also recipient of the second annual Houston Artadia Fellowship for Immigrant Artists.
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Disco Kroger — AKA the grocery store near the intersection of Westheimer and Montrose in Houston — has officially closed.