Jessica Fuentes

The ACLU of Texas, along with two other civil rights organizations, have sent a letter to the Fort Worth Police Department demanding the release of Sally Mann photographs confiscated from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Diaries of Home exhibition.

Dallas Contemporary’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Lucia Simek as the organization’s Executive Director.

The Houston Arts Alliance has appointed Taylor Jackson as its next CEO; she succeeds John Abodeely, who stepped down from the organization in 2024.

The Cedars Union, a nonprofit artist incubator in Dallas, has named Emma Vernon as its new Executive Director.

Houston Endowment, a private foundation that supports the city’s arts, public parks, civic engagement, and public education needs, has announced the 2025 recipients of its Jones Artist Award.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced the 49 recipients of its 2024 grants, including DiverseWorks and the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston, and the Art Galleries at Black Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Warehouse Dallas Art Foundation, a nonprofit art foundation, opens its inaugural exhibition featuring works from The Rachofsky Collection and the Hartland & Mackie / Labora Collection.

Various Small Fires (VSF), a gallery with locations in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Dallas, has announced it will open a new space in California and also take a hiatus from all art fairs.

Frontera Arts in Bloom, a nonprofit organization that runs the Flower Shop Residency in Brownsville, has launched a call for Texas artists to participate in its Spring program.

Marfa Invitational Foundation, a contemporary art nonprofit in West Texas, has announced an open call for Texas artists.

Lawndale, a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in Houston, has announced a call for its 2025/2026 artist residency program.

The BIPOC Arts Network & Fund has awarded 25 Houston-area artists with $20,000 grants and an 18-month professional development opportunity.

The National Endowment for the Arts has canceled the 2026 Challenge America grant, which supported historically underserved communities, and has announced additional changes to its Grants for Arts Projects criteria.

Jessica Fuentes writes about Christopher Blay’s “East Rosedale Monument Project,” a public artwork in Fort Worth’s Southside.

Keith House, a meeting house for North Texas nonprofits and community groups, has announced that “Come to Good,” a Skyspace by James Turrell, will open to the public on February 15.

An obituary for Stephen J. Daly, an artist, educator, and founder of the Texas Sculpture Group, who died January 17, 2025.

Contemporary Art Month, a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization that promotes local artists through a month-long series of exhibitions and programs, has announced the artists selected to participate in this year’s perennial exhibition.

The Rockport Center for the Arts has announced the guest speakers selected for its PechaKucha event, including creatives from various art disciplines.

DORF, an Austin-based exhibition and community space, has named Intel Lastierre as its inaugural Fellowship in Professional Practice recipient.

The Dallas Art Fair has announced the 90 exhibitors participating in its 2025 fair taking place in April at the Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.) in the Dallas Arts District.