Jessica Fuentes

The Blaffer Art Museum has canceled the previously scheduled “Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago” exhibition due to the University of Houston’s Centennial Renovation project.

Big Medium, a nonprofit organization in Austin, has announced that it is closing after more than two decades of supporting the local arts community.

The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has awarded funds totaling nearly $15 million through various arts and culture grant programs.

Jessica Fuentes speaks with Latinx artists and art professionals across Texas to parse the nuances of labels used to categorize works by artists from the Latin American diaspora.

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 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.