Bill Davenport

Ten years after his death, hundreds of paintings from the 1970’s by longtime Houston Community College instructor Kyle Rislow were discovered in storage units he maintained in different cities. An exhibit…

Crazy animal sculptor Katy Heinlein will lead Crazy Animal Characters, a workshop for parents and children ages 5 -12 on Saturday, January 24, from 9:30-12 at the Art League Houston.…

CultureGrrl interviewed Kimbell Director-to-be Eric McCauley Lee in her blog yesterday. The wonder child says that Renzo Piano is absolutely the right choice as architect, respecting the original Kahn building…

On January 24 and 25th, 70-year-old potter Albert Goldreich of Sugar Land will attempt to break the record of 17 hours straight at the potter’s wheel, a record he himself set.…

The press release used 812 words to say it, but two will suffice: The DMA broke its previous attendance record in 2008. 350,000 visitors queued up for the blockbuster Tutankhamun…

After nine brick-and-mortar years, Austin’s Gallery Soco is trading in its South Congress shop for a virtual storefront. In the process, they’re selling off their inventory at a "going virtual…

Aurora Picture Show is looking for an eclectic mix of short films by Asian-American filmmakers for the 9th annual SLANT FILM FESTIVAL, May 30 – 31, 2009. All genres accepted,…

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has sold his first painting at a charity auction in St. Petersburg last night, raising a million dollars for two hospitals and a church, and…

On the one hand, there’s the new memorandum of uderstanding between China and the US that limits trafficking in cultural artifacts made before  907 A.D. On the other is the…

Despite the occasional natural disaster, Houston’s still worth it, and to prove it Houston, It’s Worth It (HIWI) is coming out with a new book of IKE photographs submitted by…

Artist Communities/Downtown Core (AC/DC), a committee of community volunteers in El Paso explores "affordable artist housing," by hosting a public presentation by Minneapolis-based ARTSPACE, "America’s leading nonprofit real estate developer…

Let’s start with the Tolerance bridge thing I just posted on the newswire: why a new name? Is HAA trying to increase community involvement in a project that is essentially…

Apparently "Tolerance Bridge" isn’t a good enough name for the Houston’s new bayou-spanning project at Studemont, and the Houston Art Alliance is looking for suggestions on a better one. The…

On Monday, January 19, the MFAH is holding a symposium to celebrate the return of two Japanese folding screens chosen for expert conservation in their native land by the Japanese…

IDEA Gallery, a new art space in El Paso at 310 N.Mesa in the Cortez building, Rm 211, is having it’s inaugural opening on Friday, January 16th from 5:30-7. With…

Displaying a stiffly literal turn of mind, the City of Houston has comissioned eight new public art pieces for 2009: In the traffic circle outside the proposed WaterWorks museum, Donald…

Claudia Schmuckli will be the new director of the University of Houston’s Blaffer Gallery, replacing Terrie Sultan. After a nine month search, Schmuckli, now acting chief curator, will be promoted.…

CRAFT ATTACK ALERT.  SATURDAY JAN17 12-6 PM: DIVERSEWORKS. Help build Houston’s biggest button waterfall, book room, and high-heel tower with artist Pat Graney. It’s all in preparation for her performance/installation…

Maria Lind is the fourth recipient of the biennial Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Excellence. Lind, former curator at the curator at Moderna Museet in Stockholm is currently director of…

The Getty Conservation Institute has developed new techniques for dating 20th century photographs, giving museums, collectors and dealers a new tool to plug holes in the forgery-ridden market for high-dollar…