Paula Newton

The hurricane ransacked the Rockport Center for the Arts, just as it was about to open the exhibition 'Birds in Art.' The Art Museum of South Texas snapped into action.

Tonight, October 20, art lovers in Austin have too many options for one-time events. Co-Lab Projects will feature performances by Chris Carlone and Sandy Smiles (Frank Haines) from 8-10pm. Café…

The Harry Ransom Center (HRC) at The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Tracy Bonfitto as its new curator of art. She was officially hired on June 12 and…

The French painter, Edgar Degas, painted dancers. Now, dancers plan to dance his paintings. Playwright Daniel Ciba has put together a show about the dancers Degas painted. (Most of Degas’…

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced that former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have selected the artists who will paint their portraits for its Portrait Gallery’s…

President Trump’s new tax proposal, mainly its overhaul of estate taxes, does not bode well for museums’ art donations and acquisitions, according to The New York Times. Without the estate…

Lawrence Argent, who was a Core Fellow at the MFAH’s Glassell School of Art from 1986–1987, died unexpectedly last week at age 60, reports the University of Houston News. The…

The group show Icons & Symbols of the Borderland, comprised of more than 100 works of art that address “socio-political issues, immigration topics, collective memory, philosophical ideals, religious iconography, the…

The Community Artists’ Collective installed the “Quilt Peace” sculpture on September 20 in front of the building at 4101 San Jacinto, meant to stand throughout the Quilt Festival Houston at…

Since July, the Holocaust Museum Houston has relocated during construction until September, but it is still moving full steam ahead on its programming. The museum is one of three locations…

Larger Texas cities host art walks, coordinated art openings, and art festivals that bring its citizens out to enjoy and learn about their local art scenes. But perhaps, these activities…

The 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination was a few years ago but, considering the current political climate, the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre thinks it’s time to bring back its…

Yesterday, the Art Center of Waco was shut down by engineers due to structural damage, reports the Waco Tribune-Herald. A beam between the basement and the first floor had dropped…

The Weird Homes Art Tour was founded in Austin in 2014 and expanded to Houston last year. The 2nd Annual Weird Homes Tour Houston takes place this Saturday, October 7,…

Apparently, the city of Grand Prairie (in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, population 175,396 according to the 2010 census) does not read Glasstire. At least they didn’t read or disagreed with…

Glasstire is so excited by the resuscitation of Big Medium’s Texas Biennial after four years that there are a number of articles (do a search at glasstire.com) on its each…

The City of San Antonio has announced its honorees for the third annual Distinction in the Arts awards, reports MySA.com. They are saxophonist Spot Barnett; visual artist César Martínez; Belinda…

Over the years, Glasstire has reported on Barack and Michelle Obama’s support for the arts, in such articles as “Michelle Obama Awards Blaffer’s YAAP,” “Obama Apologizes to UT Art History…

Each year, the Fine Arts Diversity Committee at the University of Texas (UT) accepts four to five proposals of guest artists they believed would further diversity and inclusion. Until now,…

The City of Sugar Land is hosting an Italian film festival, Umbria in Sugar Land, a multi-day event featuring Italian films from the Festival del Cinema Città di Spello ed…