Paula Newton

It’s time to bust open the piggy bank and support Houston artists and craftspeople. Just in time for the holidays, hundreds will be offering their wares for gifts for you…

At last night’s Christie’s art auction, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” sold for $400 million ($450.3 million with fees). The buyer is still unknown, but it is the highest amount…

  The Joan Mitchell Foundation has announced its 2017 Painters & Sculptors grant recipients, who will each receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds, reports ARTnews. The recipients range in age from…

San Antonio artist Cruz Ortiz has created the world’s first solar mural installation, reports Texas Public Radio. The four panel installation, entitled La Monarca, has been placed downtown but will…

Texas Artist Harry Geffert died recently, as is reported on his Facebook page, which is filled with condolences from friends, fellow artists, and former students. Geffert was born in 1934…

Race, feminism, history, and sand dunes?  It should all come together this Thursday, November 16, at 6pm. In conjunction with Houston artist Regina Agu’s current exhibition, Sea Change, at the…

There are two full weekends (November 11-12 and November 18-19) to try and see all the art at East Austin Studio Tour (EAST), but this weekend there are opportunities to…

As executor of their estate, Houstonian Ron Roseman traveled to New Mexico to deal with the house of his favorite aunt and uncle. He cleaned out some older furniture, some…

The Meadows Museum in Dallas confirmed yesterday that Curator Nicole Atzbach died this past weekend with the following statement: It is with great sadness that we inform you that Nicole…

Although the Art F City website has slowed its postings, the NYC-centric blog has been writing about the joys and stupid goofiness of the art world for years. The site’s…

The Houston Cinema Arts Society and NASA have announced the 13 international finalists in third annual CineSpace short film competition. They received almost 700 submissions representing 55 countries, reports Markets…

Nostalgia is the air this week at two different art spaces. Today, November 2, Wedge Space will present a “performance/talk” in conjunction with the current exhibition The Scene: (Houston 1969-1981)…

And we thought we were clever when we posted the two different stories of “head art,” as manifested by fans of the Houston Astros versus the L.A. Dodgers. It turns…

Art historian Linda Nochlin died at the age of 86, reports ARTnews. Perhaps best known for her essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” from 1970, Nochlin changed…

Early this morning, October 30, an open letter was posted on the website not-surprised.org, signed by almost 2,000 arts professionals. In response to the recent sexual misconduct scandal involving Artforum…

ARTillery Houston is presenting a three-day multi-location art festival called “Blast the Walls.” Around the Jenson Drive area, there will be “multiple walls, multiple artists, music and much much more.”…

Two recent news stories recount local “head art” in support of the World Series teams. Houston’s KHOU reports on local barber Jonathan Marchbanks, known for his artful haircuts, who is…

Attention all artists and arts organizations affected by Hurricane Harvey: the Harvey Arts Recovery Fund and FEMA have announced extensions for filing for assistance. Do it! Below is the announcement:…

This Thursday, October 26, at 7pm, The Menil Collection will present author and art critic Jed Perl will discuss the life and work of Alexander Calder. A book signing will…

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA ) appointed Roja Najafi as its new curator, reports Artforum. Najafi taught modern and contemporary art at the University of Texas at Austin,…