The Marfa Invitational Open, which features over 150 Texas-connected artists, will run from May 15-26.

The Blanton Museum of Art, the Contemporary at Blue Star, the McNay Art Museum, and other art venues in Austin and San Antonio announce summer exhibitions.

Aurora Picture Show will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location on Thursday, May 22, with a housewarming party featuring DJs, atmospheric video projections, bites, and beverages.

Michele Brangwen speaks with musicians James Brandon Lewis and Tim Hagans about "Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight," on view at the Menil Collection.

Mo Eldridge speaks with Virginia L. Montgomery about her installation at Ballroom Marfa, which explores black holes, luna moths, the Marfa Lights, and dreams.

Ruben C. Cordova reviews an exhibition of photorealism at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Museums and art spaces in Houston and Galveston have announced summer exhibitions, including immersive installations, a figurative group show, and presentations addressing environmental issues.

Renee Lai speaks with Austin gallerists Phillip Niemeyer, Jill Schroeder, Jill McLennon, and Kevin Ivester, about the inaugural Friends Fair.

In partnership with Art21, Glasstire is co-publishing films about contemporary Texas-related artists. The eighth installation features Richard Misrach.

On Saturday, May 17, the Dallas-based creative Weyni Kahsay will debut the Afro Air Festival, a daylong event honoring the cultures of the African Diaspora.

An obituary for Houston artist Ibsen Espada, known for his prolific output of colorful abstract paintings, who died on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Jessica Fuentes speaks with photographer Loli Kantor about her recent book, which is a documentation of her search for her mother and a reflection on displacement, loss, and grief.

Austin-based Paseo Hotel & Residences has launched a new Artist-in-Residence program, open to creatives working in various disciplines.

Joseph Staley writes about an exhibition featuring work by Trenton Doyle Hancock and Philip Guston that examined the impact of white supremacy, racism, and antisemitism on Black and Jewish Americans.

William Sarradet writes about exhibitions at the Hamon Arts Library and Arc Gallery in Dallas and an open studio at 100 West Corsicana.

The River Artes District in San Antonio’s Southside launches an inaugural studio tour event supporting local creatives.

The Warhol and Frankenthaler Foundations announce support for visual arts programs whose NEA Challenge America grants were canceled, including six Texas organizations.

This week: a solo show featuring works inspired by ancient Indigenous pottery and land art in Austin, an exhibition of photographs, videos, and installations created across two decades in El Paso, paintings exploring ancestral memory and transformation in Dallas, and more.

A video tour of “Crossing Water” at Monterroso Gallery.

A video tour of “Heather L. Johnson and Ellen H. Ray: Triage” at Throughline.