Bill Davenport

Robert Rauschenberg, one of the most influential Texas artists of the 20th Century, died Monday night at his home on Captiva island, Florida. Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925,…

Tom Jones, Art Car curator, urban animal and well-loved renaissance man, will be remembered at 3 pm Sunday, May 18 at the Art Car Museum,  outside which Jones was killed…

The Entry deadline for the Group Exhibition component of the 2009 Texas Biennial has been extended until June 30, 2008 versus it’s original date of May 31, 2008. The deadline…

A late Picasso painting, The Kiss, 1969, coralled $17.4 million for the Nasher Sculpture Center’s endowment at Sotheby’s in NY Wenesday evening. A new record, it’s the highest price ever…

Fifty years ago, Ima Hogg donated Bayou Bend and her collection of American decorative arts and paintings to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Last Friday, ground was broken for…

Artists! You have until MAY 16 to apply for this year’s round of Creative Capital development workshops at Diverseworks on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 & 8.

The Slatin Report, a real estate newletter, has the nitty-gritty (from a real estate development point of view) on the Austin Museum of Art’s new building downtown. Basically it’s a…

Anjali Gupta will step up as acting director of Art Lies! as former Executive director Tim Staley leaves for a position at the Austin Library Foundation. Mr. Staley boosted the…

The Orange Show’s 21st Annual Art Car Parade hits Houston’s Allen Parkway Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m. According to the press release,"250 wheeled wonders and mobile masterpieces turn the…

A 116 year-old zinc griffin was stolen from the Bishop’s Palace in Galveston last week. There’s a $500 dollar reward for the 34" statue, imported from New York in 1892…

Saturday: on-site registration for Dallas’ 7th annual 24-hour Video Race. ANYONE may register online or in person on Saturday, May 10 from 12-2 p.m. at the Magnolia Lounge in Fair…

Arthouse Texas hosts Art Bash: A Celebration of Teen Art, Music and Culture this Saturday, May 10, from the rockin’ hours of 2-6 pm. Featuring live music from local teen…

Fears that the art market would melt down  were averted (for today, at least) on Tuesday evening when another Monet sold for another record price.

A Dedication for Letterscape by Jimmy Luu will be held this Friday, May 9th from 4-6 pm at the Health and Human Services campus where Airport Blvd. meets Levander Loop,…

In addition to the traditional huge butter sculpture, and the ribbon competitions in 1100 art categories, the State Fair of Texas will be accepting outdoor sculpture to be displayed on…

Last Friday the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s CORE program celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Glassell School’s annual benefit gala. Current Core artist Mequitta Ahuja was named the first…

Houston’s most enigmatic housepainter, Bernard Brunon, has resettled in Los Angeles after a trip to France for a gig at Paris’ prestigious Palais de Tokyo. The long-awaited and overdue BOOK…

Spacetaker.org, mulitfarious online artist resource center based in Houston’s Winter Street Studios is turning five. Synergy: the Spacetaker fifth anniversary gala kicks off tonight with cocktails at the Galleries at…

I went to the Hunting Art Prize event last night as a "finalist". I was expecting the worst, having been warned about the baloney sandwiches and goofy name tags artists…

The Dallas Museum of Art’s new Center for Creative Connections opens today. It’s a literally touchy-feely zone where visitors can interact with the art with more than just their eyes…