"This award is being given to recognize excellence in professional accomplishment and service by a dedicated art educator."
Christopher Blay
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Nell Potasznik Langford will direct the new space.
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"Highly respected both in North Texas and across the international art world, Claire has become, indeed, part of the museum’s DNA.”
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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.
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"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.”
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Five grantees will be awarded $5,000 each.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Among the visual artists inducted are Mark Bradford, Theaster Gates, Betye Saar, Lorna Simpson, and an artist with deep Houston ties, Mel Chin.
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"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.”
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"It is critical to have artwork in the public sphere to ignite conversation and inspire civic engagement."
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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.
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The jurors for the call include Natalia Arbelaez, Adam Chau, Jennifer Ling Datchuck, and Roberto Lugo.
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TACA also announced pop-up grants as part of its Resiliency Initiative, and have made monthly distributions since August of 2020.
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“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.”
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Gupta oversaw the the current exhibition "Birds, Rats, Roses" by San Antonio artist Mark Menjivar, which is up through February 28.
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In addition, Houston's Mayor Turner has announced the Greater Houston 2021 Winter Storm Relief Fund.
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This round, Tito's Prize curatorial panel includes Christopher Blay, Lise Ragbir, and Coka Treviño. Deadline is March 22, 2021.
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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.