Paula Newton

Visual art has long had a presence at Austin’s SXSW festival and now the SX folks are making it official. They announced their first official Art Program, which will showcase…

Artists are natural problem solvers. They are constantly coming up with goofy ideas and then have to figure out how realize the concept. There are a number of creative exhibition…

Getting overwhelmed by the political misogyny-fest offhandedly reported on the news channels these days? Some Houston artists want to counter that with a one-day exhibition/party/fundraiser called She’s Real Gone: Women’s…

For those who managed to avoid discussing politics at yesterday’s family gatherings, Houston artist Brian Piana has a new web project for you and your folks: Why I Supported. Known…

Yesterday, artnet News published an article entitled “28 Ways to Change the Art World For the Better,” and #5 on the suggestions list was from Curator Dean Dedarko of the…

Victoria Ramirez has announced that she will be leaving the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin to be the new director of the El Paso Museum of Art, reports…

Not to be outdone by Austin, with its show of light art along Waller Creek (which closed just a few days ago), Houston’s Discovery Green is hosting its own light…

Glasstire has warned you and warned you, and now it is here. This weekend brings the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM) at Houston’s Winter Street Studios. WHAM has become a…

As Glasstire reported yesterday, Dallas’ Southern Methodist University (SMU) has received a three-year grant totaling $300,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the Ignite/Arts Dallas initiative at the…

In March 2015, eight Japanese artists hosted a group of 14 regional Texas artists (and one California artist) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Now, Texas is returning the favor.…

At the White House today, November 15, First Lady Michelle Obama will present the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards to twelve creative youth development programs from across the…

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the artist studio program at Houston’s Lawndale Art Center, Lawndale Live opened this weekend. Directed by Phillip Pyle, II and hosted by Maurice…

It’s important, at times, to keep busy enough to stop thinking about you-know-what for a few minutes and Austinites have tons of options this weekend. It’s the first of two…

If you haven’t yet applied to the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) Individual Artist Grant Program, today (Thursday, November 10) is the day to learn how. HAA is offering two Application…

On Friday, November 11 at 6:30pm, University of Rochester professor of art history Douglas Crimp will be giving a talk at the University of Houston School of Art. Best known…

Nobody is going to be able to concentrate until this day is over, so we thought we would just post some election-oriented art. Go vote!

The FBI may have officially cleared presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of email shenanigans, but some far right news organizations have gone crazy over a specific email from Marina Abramović to…

In 2017, the Swiss Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale will present an exhibition curated by Philipp Kaiser called “Women of Venice,” reports Artforum and ARTnews. It will investigate Swiss…

The Houston Cinema Arts Festival kicks off next week (November 10-17) with tons of interesting looking films. But, for film junkies who just can’t wait, the Rockport Film Festival (November…

Artist Rodney McMillian has received the Contemporary Austin’s inaugural $100,000 Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize, reports Artforum. The Prize, which will be awarded every two years, was established this past…