As with all things, artists have been using puzzles, or the concept of puzzles, in their work for a long time.
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This weekend, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will officially open its long-awaited Kinder Building. It is dedicated to showing the institution's collection of 20th- and 21st-century art.
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Luton was an instrumental supporter of Houston's printmaking community.
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Known for his eponymous Houston art gallery, which was the longest-running gallery in the city before it recently closed, Mr. Long was a champion and scholar of nineteenth and early-twentieth-century American Art.
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For the time being, museums won't be considered a boring outing, a field trip, or an on-the-fly pleasure: the effort behind donning a mask and going through the timed-ticket rigmarole will make museum visits purposeful. It will make them special.
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We do what we do at Glasstire because we believe that art is a critical part of life. Our staff eats, breathes, and sleeps art, and that isn’t going to stop just because we can’t go to museums.
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One of Ms. Newton's joys and major accomplishments was her involvement in the formation and professionalization of the Contemporary Art Museum Houston's Teen Council program.
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Learn Best Practices for Organizational and Individual Technology Usage with Glasstire
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechWatch Glasstire's TCA webinar, covering how organizations and artists can benefit from technologies available today.
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Michael was a payer of attention to everything — nothing was too low to pique his curiosity.
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Featuring approximately 520 artworks, the map shows pieces included in the City of Houston Art Collection, which are located in public spaces and inside various libraries, police stations, airports, service centers, and other municipal buildings.
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In addition to revamping the museum's galleries, this three-month project will include new thematic installations of the museum's permanent collection, and an expanded space for special exhibitions.
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Joyce Pensato, the painter known for her work reinterpreting classic figures from American pop culture, died this week. She was 78.
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Christina Rees to Introduce Films by Chris Burden at the Fort Worth Modern
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechHeld in conjunction with the museum's current exhibition, the program on Tuesday will feature films that include interviews with Mr. Burden about his work, and some pieces of video art that he created during his lifetime.
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Gulf Coast Opens Applications for Beauchamp Prize for Critical Art Writing
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechOpen to any and all arts writers, the prize comes with a $3,000 award to the winning piece of prose.
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Launched by Chin after a visit to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the project was a way to give people a voice in responding to issues of lead contamination.
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Peanuts-Inspired Murals by Kenny Scharf and AVAF Land in Houston
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThese two pieces are the most recent in a series of pop-up interventions happening across the city of Houston this summer.
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Ann Fortescue comes to the IMAS from the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, Ohio, where she currently serves as executive director.
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Anonymous Spreadsheet Reveals Salaries of Museum and Nonprofit Workers
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechOver the past week, arts professionals have been contributing salary information, job titles and other demographic information to a Google Spreadsheet that documents art-world pay scales.
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Artpace's residents receive housing, studio space, $10,000 for exhibition production, and a $6,000 stipend.
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New DiverseWorks Fellowship for Houston Artists Outside the City Center
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe fellowship runs for seven months and includes a $5,000 honorarium.