Christopher Blay

"This award is being given to recognize excellence in professional accomplishment and service by a dedicated art educator."

Nell Potasznik Langford will direct the new space.

"Highly respected both in North Texas and across the international art world, Claire has become, indeed, part of the museum’s DNA.”

These times of isolation — or at the very least, this weird and dangerous year-long disruption — has forced upon us a new awareness of space and of bodies.

"Sala Diaz has existed for 25 years because people have been generous with their time and their ideas. This is Sala Diaz’s legacy — that it exists because of this incredible community.”

Five grantees will be awarded $5,000 each.

The project, which was begun in 2006, continued during the pandemic in 2020 as a new series of drawings, which are now available as part of Big Medium's artist registry.

The DMA has reported that in collaboration with the FBI and the Embassy of Nepal “the Stele of Lakshmi-Narayana is being transferred to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, where it is believed to have been taken from a temple in Patan.”

Organized by HAA's Disaster Services Program, the surveys seek information about the needs of area organizations and individuals who have been affected by the recent major weather event.

Among the visual artists inducted are Mark Bradford, Theaster Gates, Betye Saar, Lorna Simpson, and an artist with deep Houston ties, Mel Chin.

"I heard someone actually scream out [during a performance] 'When is she going to do a magic act?' I was trying not crack up and I thought: this is just perfect.”

"It is critical to have artwork in the public sphere to ignite conversation and inspire civic engagement."

The Fort Worth Modern's Price and Karnes traveled to the Met to see the work firsthand before presenting it to the Modern’s acquisition committee, who agreed unanimously on the purchase.

The jurors for the call include Natalia Arbelaez, Adam Chau, Jennifer Ling Datchuck, and Roberto Lugo.

TACA also announced pop-up grants as part of its Resiliency Initiative, and have made monthly distributions since August of 2020.

“We still love the business and we really thought we would keep working until we couldn’t anymore, and just close the doors. So we’re thrilled that it is going to continue.”

Gupta oversaw the the current exhibition "Birds, Rats, Roses" by San Antonio artist Mark Menjivar, which is up through February 28.

In addition, Houston's Mayor Turner has announced the Greater Houston 2021 Winter Storm Relief Fund.

This round, Tito's Prize curatorial panel includes Christopher Blay, Lise Ragbir, and Coka Treviño. Deadline is March 22, 2021.

It was the first full day of good weather and sunshine after Houston (and much of Texas) dug out of the event that was Winter Storm Uri.