Brandon Zech

For what perhaps is the first time ever, you can now see a large-scale wall painting by Banksy in Texas.

Founded by Margaret Williamson Bechtold, an Austin-based creative consultant, stylist, and publisher of the annual zine "Girls Our Age," Dontworrybaby occupies an abandoned cement factory located "somewhere in Austin."

Started with the goal of bringing artists to the Panhandle for long-term stints, CASP's residency is open to both professional artists and recent graduates, with recent MFAs receiving discounted rent in exchange for work.

Ballroom Marfa and the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis are partnering to host a program featuring the best of both institutions: a screening of Patricio Guzmán's film Nostalgia for the Light, and a Star Party featuring star and constellation viewing through the observatory's various telescopes. 

SAVEDx, a new fashion label centered on partnering with artists to create limited-edition goods, has announced that its first-ever collaboration will be produced with Texas artist Vincent Valdez.

Open to early and mid-career filmmakers living and working in Texas, the grant has helped propel many of its awardees into national and international recognition at film festivals.

If you’re looking to get prints, zines, and comics in Austin, you should know about STAPLE!, an annual independent media expo featuring self-published and artist-made goods. Now in its 14th year,…

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts announced that Suzan-Lori Parks will come to Houston for its 2018 Mitchell Artist Lecture. In addition to being an accomplished playwright, Parks received the MacArthur “Genius” Award…

"Our goal is to be the most socially-engaged arts college in the country—one that teaches critical thinking and collaborative skills to practicing, culturally competent artists while leveraging our community partners to achieve this goal."

San Antonio-based Alana Coates has been named as the next curator of collections and exhibitions for the Freedman Gallery at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. In recent years, Coates organized the…

Featuring more than 36 artists, collectives, a zinesters from across the state, the Lone Star Zine Fest is locally run and is sponsored by the University of Texas Libraries and Town Talk Library.

Some Austin-area organizations have struggled with operating costs in recent years due to rising rents in the city.

Michelle Rich's position at the DMA will involve overseeing works by myriad cultures that have occupied the Americas, including those of the Maya, her specialty.

The Board of Directors of Artpace, the San Antonio-based non-profit artist residency and exhibition space, announced that it has officially named Riley Robinson as the organization’s director. Robinson, who has worked for…

Without giving too much away, (Barnett and Bryant emphasize the conceptual nature of the space and want visitors to be surprised by its layout), closed--languages plays on indoor and outdoor elements of exhibition presentation that allow the gallery to bypass certificate of occupancy and zoning issues.

Changes were made by the board with the goal of reducing the GAC's operating cost and freeing up funds for other uses.

Awarded yearly to a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin (where Umlauf served as a professor for 40 years), the prize comes with an exhibition in the organization's indoor gallery, as well as a chance for the selected artist to install works throughout the nonprofit's lush garden space. 

This year's curator is Kevin Burns, the education and curatorial associate at the El Paso Museum of Art.

All of the studios — the four currently operating and the four CASP will soon build, are each 800 square feet and cost $400 a month.

Named HAM/CARDOZA Gallery​, the space has a year-long lease in the Houston gallery and studio complex during which its programming will trade off between the two gallerists.