Brandon Zech

This November, San Antonio art historian Ruben Cordova's account was blocked by Facebook.

This is the third post in a series of zine roundups where I pull some zines from my library — some old, some new, some from Texas and some from abroad — and give you the lowdown on who created them and what they’re about.

The Houston edition of the project was the topic of a dynamic discussion initiated by Rainey Knudson's article 'Please Stop Painting The Electrical Boxes (A Public Art Proposal),' which was published in summer of 2017 on Glasstire.

Given as part of a new initiative by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the 10 prints and 6 printing proofs will be accompanied by a $25,000 grant that will go towards research and programming around the works.

The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas recently announced its plan to add a new building to its museum campus.

Projects awarded in 2019 include a podcast focusing on the voices of queer and transgender people of color, a new art space in Galveston, a video by JooYoung Choi, and more.

On December 8, 2018, in Houston and in Austin, you can catch parties celebrating the release of two Texas publications. 

Glasstire's guest editor, Neil Fauerso, has organized three upcoming evenings of musical performances across the state of Texas.

This is the first year awardees will be nominated by the public.

I think Arp’s works are intimidatingly simple. They look so much like Modern Art, generally, that a viewer may take them almost as cliché, and not stop to consider what's going on within the works. But just by looking, it is possible to understand what Arp is trying to get across.

The winner of the museum's pocket zine contest will win $300 cash, one post on the institution's Instagram page, and "the opportunity to display their zine at Dallas Contemporary’s front desk for the duration of the exhibitions." 

Covering most of the region, from Albany to Marfa and San Angelo to Lubbock, the fold-up map features the normal cultural stops you'd expect, along with other, more idiosyncratic attractions.

Although Annie Leibovitz might be best known for her photos of celebrities of musicians that appeared on albums and in magazines, she has also created advertising campaigns, captured images of Ground Zero in September of 2001, and documented her relationship with and the subsequent death of Susan Sontag.

A fair portion of the images given to SAMA are photojournalistic and documentary works that captured historic events in America and beyond, including the Great Depression, World War II, and the civil rights movement. 

The total budget for all works chosen is $847,000 and is gleaned from the city's Civic Art Ordinance, which stipulates that 1.75% of design and construction costs for qualifying projects go towards public art.

Currently, SMU DataArts is working on a new study about the arts in Houston. 

The 2018 holidays are upon us, which means that it's again time for a slew of craft fairs, holiday markets, and various other events featuring artists, jewelers, crafters, and everyone in-between.

The holiday season is here: Texas museums, art galleries, and other venues are putting up exhibitions, organizing community events, and preparing activities to help the art-going public get in the holiday spirit.

During her 18 years at the helm, Knudson has shaped Glasstire into an important resource and connective tissue for the statewide Texas art scene.

Managed by the Washington, D.C.-based Museum Store Association, the event is open to all museum stores and non-profit venues located in cultural institutions.