Brandon Zech

R. Scott Blackshire brings with him a wealth of real life and academic experience: he recently graduated with a PhD in Performance Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, and prior to that, he earned undergraduate and master's degrees in opera performance.

Of course, Austin's boom hasn't just affected artists.

Protest posters and banners have often been of interest in the contemporary art world.

Open to any and all artists working in media within the HCCC's mission (wood, glass, metal, fiber, clay, and mixed media), the program offers studio space and professional development opportunities in exchange for being present for the community.

The Visual Arts Alliance, a Houston nonprofit organization dedicated to building a constructive community and resource pool for artists, has announced that it will be presenting a conversation between Houston artist…

Located on Rauschenberg’s former property on Captiva, an island just off the west coast of Florida, the Rauschenberg Residency takes cues from the artist's formative time at Black Mountain College.

Austin's Art in Public Places, the city's program responsible for commissioning and managing public art around Austin, currently has myriad open calls for temporary and permanent artworks.

Returning this year is PrintAustin's steamroller print event, during which large-scale woodcuts are printed using a steamroller instead of a press.

The residency program, which is now in its seventh year and facilitated by Blue Star in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany, will give four artists the opportunity to live and work in Berlin for three months.

While this year's lineup so far includes national and international acts, the festival also features many emerging local and regional performers, fulfilling the organizers' mission to foster local talent.

The Fluxus spirit of Mr. Friedman's score is alive and well today, although his piece takes many more forms now than phone calls.

The complex includes modular exhibition and performance spaces, along with areas for meetings, research, and relaxation, and an adjacent building holding a studio and living space.

In addition to curating exhibitions for the Blaffer, Mr. Blackwell will assist with publications, managing budgets, and working with the museum's partner institutions.

Showing gun-related art in the capitol building is obviously a political move, and the works in the show don't try to hide their views on the matter.

If you're a Houston-based internet user who is concerned about data privacy on Facebook, Rice University has you covered.

The interdisciplinary performance tells the story of an elderly couple living in the town of Zvizdal.

Of the $14.8 million in grants given out across the U.S., $624,991 went to the 14 Texas-based projects.

In addition to monthly meetings, which are critiques with the group's members, Crit Group offers participating artists time to talk and think about their work alongside Austin art leaders.

Selected exhibitions will receive an honorarium of $1,000 to $1,500, with additional support available from Lawndale.

After initial meetings about the project, The Art Guys did a cost analysis to come up with an estimated budget for an artwork to transform the 18-story Houston building: $2.8 million.