Brandon Zech

Earlier this year, seventeen Texas museums were gifted a total of more than 500 works of art from The Contemporary Austin’s collection. The museums received the pieces as part of…

On Wednesday, August 22nd, from 6:30-8PM, Big Medium will host a workshop geared at educating artists about ins and outs of sales tax in Texas.

Recently Cheech Marin received a $9.7 million grant from the state of California to go towards completing a museum building to house the actor and comedian’s collection of Chicano art. Named “The Cheech…

The Galveston Artist Residency recently announced the three artists chosen for the 2018-2019 edition of its eleven-month residency program: Katrina Moorhead, Phil Peters, and Derick Whitson. Born in Northern Ireland and based in…

The University of Houston (UH) has announced that, under its newly developed strategic plan, it has named María C. Gaztambide as director and chief curator of its public art program. This…

Glasstire has long been a fan of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s programming (in 2011, we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a panel discussion at the museum). Their…

The Lawndale Art Center in Houston has announced that it is partnering with Galveston-based artist Nick Barbee to create the Lawndale Lending Library, an art library that will be comprised of artworks included…

Today, Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) opened registration for its 2018 event, set to take place on Saturday, November 17th from 12-6PM at Lawndale Art Center in Houston. This is the…

This week, beginning on Thursday, August 16th, Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, a center in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture, will be creating a sand mandala…

This weekend, several women released statements on social media accusing Day for Night’s founder Omar Afra of sexual misconduct and assault. Two of the individuals who first made the claims, Veronica Ramos…

The Satellite Art Show, an art fair aimed at fostering the careers of young dealers, artists, non-profits and artist-run spaces, has told Glasstire that it will make its Texas debut in Austin…

One of the under-appreciated highlights of many Texas institutions and non-profits is their ongoing education programming. From free events open to the community to art schools and classes, our state…

The Southwest School of Art has announced that its academic director, San Antonio artist Justin Boyd, is a recipient of the 2018-2019 Emerging Arts Administration Fellowship from the National Council of Arts…

Fresh Arts, a Houston-based non-profit organization aimed at helping artists advance their careers and make a living doing what they love, announced this week that this upcoming Winter Holiday Art Market…

In conjunction with its current exhibition Hyperobjects, organized by Ballroom Marfa’s director and curator Laura Copelin in collaboration with philosopher and Rice University professor Timothy Morton, Ballroom has organized three programs…

Last week, Saint Arnold Brewing Co. in Houston opened a new beer garden and restaurant next door to its brewing facility on Lyons Avenue, just north of the city’s downtown. As opposed…

The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation, based in Portland, Maine, has announced the winners of its second annual Rabkin Prize for Arts Journalism, an award given to eight U.S.-based arts writers. The…

Earlier this month, a new mural by Angel Quesada, an artist also known by his moniker “ARTKUNGFU,” went on view in Houston’s East End. Commissioned by the Morales Funeral Home and executed on…

  If you’re a Texas-based artist interested in exhibiting at Artpace in San Antonio, we have important news for you: August 1st is the deadline for Artpace’s Texas Open Call, the…

  Earlier this month, the Austin non-profit organization Big Medium announced that applications for the 2018 East Austin Studio Tour (EAST) will be open to artists from July 10th through August…