Glasstire

The museum has announced the appointment of Deana Lowe Craighead, formerly Curator of Education at the Amarillo Museum of Art.

The grants aim to address the distinct experiences, challenges, and strengths of military and veteran families, care providers, and veteran populations.

"Interdisciplinary teams, innovative partnerships, new media, digital art and interactive installation concepts are all encouraged and welcome."

Houston: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic DeLuxe Art Show, which featured Black and white artists together for the first time in US history.

This week: die laughing in Houston, bombs and border crossings in El Paso, and a new space opens in Fort Worth.

Established in 2015, the Nasher Prize is a contemporary sculpture award dedicated to excellence as well as current ideas in sculpture.

The grantees will be selected by a three-person jury panel who will look for innovative, experimental, public-facing visual art projects.

Some of these works will find their home around the organization's $8.7 million campus project, which is underway and slated for completion in August 2022.

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the rise of NFTs as online avatars, digital projects by Tom Sachs and Damien Hirst, and advertising's infiltration into the metaverse. 

There are three new Cultural Districts in Texas: The Fair Park Cultural District in Dallas, the Laredo Cultural District in Laredo, and the Westside Cultural District in San Antonio.

"I’ve long been impressed with Lawndale’s risk taking, which I’m looking forward to continuing."

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech walk you through the Texas shows they’re most excited about seeing this fall art season.

The eight-week residency culminates in a two-month exhibition of new work at Artpace. 

The Fund addresses the impact of the pandemic, the recent winter storm, and other economic hardships on individual artists in Bexar County.

Tyler Museum of Art curator Caleb Bell will take over Glasstire’s Instagram page while visiting the Texas Biennial in San Antonio.

This week: paintings in the Panhandle, art comes to Lockhart, and the Texas Biennial commences.

Plus: Joey Fauerso, Dana Frankfort, Robert Hodge, Marcelyn McNeil, Daniel Rios-Rodriguez, Carlos Rosales-Silva, and Vincent Valdez are part of the Landmark Arts exhibition "Everyday," curated by Chad Dawkins. 

The exhibition includes, among others, Teal Blake, Sophy Brown, John Cowan, Otis Dozier, Victor Higgins, Alexandre Hogue, Harry Jackson, Greg Kelsey, Perry Nichols, Frank Reaugh, Porfirio Salinas and Xiang Zhang.

"TRUE NORTH 2021 is a temporary public art installation organized by an all-volunteer team, along with the Houston Heights Association."

Amidst ongoing uncertainty, the Texas Biennial, World Heritage Festival, Chinati Weekend Open House, and Luminaria are still planning editions for later this year.