Jessica Fuentes

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has announced the upcoming retirement of Terri Thornton, who has served as the Curator of Education for nearly 30 years.

The Texas Commission on the Arts has awarded over $15 million to nonprofits and government agencies in more than 100 Texas towns, and has designated two new cultural districts in Garland and Granbury.

Ingrid Schaffner will depart her position as curator at the Chinati Foundation to join the mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth as its curatorial senior director.

Jessica Fuentes writes about the exhibition “Avedon’s West,” a museum-wide show reconsidering Richard Avedon's iconic series of portraits.

An overview of shows coming to Houston-area museums and organizations, including the Blaffer Museum of Art, The Menil Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and more.

This month Ballroom Marfa, a non-collecting contemporary museum, begins the celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Four Texas-based public art projects have received national recognition from CODAworx, a national organization that supports the commission of artworks as a way to transform environments.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures recently announced staff shifts, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft has welcomed six new members to its Board of Directors.

An obituary for Aimee Cardoso, one of the co-founders of Art Tooth and a North Texas artist, who died in August in a car accident.

The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts has named Laura Romer Huckaby as its interim director following the departure of new President/CEO Alex Freeman.

A new children’s book, “Looking For The Cherries,” based on the life of the late San Antonio artist and educator Alberto Mijangos, will be published in September by Material Media Press.

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art has announced that this November it will host Rockin’ Rollin’ Prints, a biennial printmaking event organized by PrintHouston.

The city of San Antonio has recently seen an influx of new murals, including pieces by Mark Hogensen and Manola and Maria Ramirez.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures has announced an open call for applications for the 2024 NALAC Fund for the Arts grant program.

The Houston Endowment, a place-based philanthropic organization, recently opened a solo exhibition of work by local artist Corey De'Juan Sherrard Jr., one of the 2023 Jones Artist Award recipients.

BOX 13 ArtSpace, a Houston-based artist-run nonprofit gallery and studio space, has announced its open call for 2024 exhibition proposals.

Jessica Fuentes writes about Jay Wilkinson’s solo show “Free Dirt” at Bale Creek Allen Gallery in Fort Worth.

Last month The Cedars Union, a nonprofit arts incubator in Dallas, welcomed 16 new artists for its 2023 - 2024 cohort.

Artpace San Antonio, a nonprofit residency program, has announced that it will undergo a major rooftop renovation, funded in part by a $100,000 grant from the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative.

The Austin-based arts advocacy organization Texans for the Arts and the Houston-based multidisciplinary art space DiverseWorks have announced new board members.