“Funnel Tunnel,” the people-pleasing public art installation that writhed along Montrose Boulevard in Houston for 18 months (until early this year) as part of Art League Houston’s Esplanade Project, is making a tour…
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Artist Patrick Renner’s 180-foot snaking steel and reclaimed wood sculpture is leaving the Montrose Blvd. median where its been last year and a half. Join the artist and the Art…
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Patrick Renner’s Funnel Tunnel is coming down after a longer than expected temporary stay on the median of Montrose Blvd. across from Art League Houston, which has scheduled a celebratory …
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Go help restore Patrick Renner’s popular Funnel Tunnel! Back garden of 1003 Bomar Street, Houston TX 77006.
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Art League Houston has announced that the City of Houston has authorized an ordinance that will allow Patrick Renner‘s Funnel Tunnel to remain on the median of Montrose Blvd. through…
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Houston’s Museum District Business Alliance, which promotes enterprise and the arts in the Montrose/Museum District area, will be handing out the 2013 Community Improvement Awards at its annual luncheon on…
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Renner’s colorful, twisting roadside attraction occupies the median in Montrose Blvd. across from Art League Houston for nine months— drive on by!
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Art League Houston invites the public to the dedication ceremony for Funnel Tunnel, a 180 ft long temporary civic art sculpture by Houston-based artist Patrick Renner. It is made of…
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The Public in Public Art: Houston Community Helps Create “Funnel Tunnel”
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArtist Patrick Renner and the Art League Houston held a “Funnel Tunnel Painting Party” on Saturday and, in spite of some early-day ominous skies, tons of folks showed up to…
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Construction of Patrick Renner’s 185-foot Funnel Tunnel begins on February 1. The public art sculpture/installation will be made of reclaimed wood and will snake through the trees on the Montrose…
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Montrose Esplanade Project, Part I: Renner’s Funnel Tunnel to Recapture Art League’s Inversion Glory
A reinvigorated Art League Houston, under the leadership of newish director Micheal Peranteau, has commissioned a major new public piece by Houston artist Patrick Renner. Funnel Tunnel, a 180 foot…
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It’s finished! Patrick Renner’s 180-foot long sculpture of steel and reclaimed wood will be dedicated this evening at the opening reception celebration. With the help of a lot of friends…
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Renner, like Tinguely, not only makes use of cast-off materials; he loves them.
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This week marked the opening for Havel Ruck Projects’ Open House, a new interactive, temporary public sculpture set in the Heritage Society’s Sam Houston Park in downtown Houston. The art duo…
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Today Art League Houston (ALH) announced the appointment of Jennie Ash as its Executive Director. Prior to this, Ash has been ALH’s Visual Arts Director. Her new appointment begins immediately.…
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The Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named sculptor Patrick Renner as its artist of the year. Renner, best known for his Funnel Tunnel sculpture on…
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When the Houston Festival Foundation announced a couple years ago that it was pulling out of Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for financial reasons and, indeed, had already sold off many…
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Glasstire goes on location with artists Michelle Rawlings and Patrick Renner. This time, if you just read the list, you're going to miss something.
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An exhibition of recent and earlier sculptural works by Houston artist Patrick Renner, best known for his Funnel Tunnel and other large-scale public artworks. Also included in the show are…