Bill Davenport

A 25-foot tall steel pickaxe by artist Michael Clapper was delivered to the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso Friday, where it will be sited in athe…

UNCRATED , the new blog from the Dallas Museum of Art went online on August 10, with a lonely post about the work going on for the installation of their…

Projects of John and Dominique de Menil, the first book to examine the beloved Houston philanthopists’ contributions to art, architecture, film, and the civil and human rights movements is scheduled…

Last month the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announced the acquisition of 160 works of decorative art and craft from the exceptional collection of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle of Potomac,…

The Texas Sunflower Project is competing for a $50,000 grant from Pepsi’s Refresh Project to plant 50 giant metal sunflowers with rotating, self-sustaining LED lights across Texas. The sculptures, made…

Houston artist, gallerist and internet bottom-feeder Cody Ledvina has restarted his "200 and under " blog, which features minute-long youtube videos with fewer than 200 views. If you’ve got some…

Dr. Thomas Kellein has been appointed the new director of the Chinati Foundation in Marfa. Kellein was formerly director of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, where he curated Donald Judd: Early…

Houston do-it yourself gallery The Joanna has relocated to it’s former satellite space, known as the Joannex, at 1401 Graustark, catercorner from the furthest edge of the Menil Collection’s immaculate…

Valerie Cassel Oliver has been promoted to Senior Curator at Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum, filling the hole left by Toby Kamps as he moves on over to a position at…

With the passage of resolution HCR111 and its signing on June 18, Comedian/juggler Chris Bliss and "MyBillofRights.org" have received approval to release designs and begin fundraising for a Bill of…

The city of Austin is sponsoring a free workshop on creating new nonprofit tax-exempt corporations in Texas. Featuring attorney Frances Leos Martinez, Executive Director of Texas C-BAR, a statewide business…

No, not beaded buckskins! The third annual Houston Fringe Festival kicks off it’s three-weekend series of edgy, multi-disciplinary performance this Friday, August 19 at Frenetic Theater. Promising a fun, immersive…

Houston Center for Photography, the Texan French Alliance for the Arts, and Hermann Park Conservancy are co-sponsoring a "Pics in the Park Photo Contest" featuring the sculpture of Bernar Venet,…

This December, the Dallas Museum of Art is planning an exhibition in conjunction with Superbowl 45 (Romans, go home!), to be held in Cowboy Stadium next February. The new stadium…

In September of 2002, God gave Kerrville artist Max Greiner, Jr. a "vision" of large, Christ-honoring sculptures, including a giant cross, displayed in privately owned Sculpture Prayer Gardens, along the…

The new Uptown Blanco Art Center had its grand opening last Friday featuring the layered multi-media work of Blanco-based artist Suzette Connell. The new gallery, in the heart of Bloanco’s…

Austinites will gather this weekend to celebrate the life of Aaron Williams, founder of HAAM, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, and co-founder of AAMP, the Austin Art + Music…

UT’s Harry Ransome Center is hoping fans will  donate $30,000 to restore five dresses worn by actress Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, which will be…

Jane Offenbach, former director of external affairs at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas has been named the new president and CEO of Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art,…

The Amon Carter Museum will use its recently awarded $150,000 Federal Digitization Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to digitize and catalog nearly 25,000 "priority" photographs in…