Paula Newton

Benjamin Patterson, a founding member of Fluxus, died this weekend at his home in Wiesbaden, Germany, reports ARTnews. He was 82 years old. An artist, composer, and musician, Patterson was…

It’s just going to be steamy throughout the state this weekend, but Rockport, Texas is predicted to top out at only 90 degrees. (Check your local forecast—most places will be…

Maxwell L. Anderson, former Dallas Museum of Art director, who left last fall to take a position as Director of Grant Programs at the New Cities Foundation (NFC), a nonprofit…

Americans for the Arts honored 38 outstanding public art projects created in 2015 at its annual convention through the Public Art Network (PAN) Year in Review program. The 38 public…

Yes, there is an online Cheetos Museum and it is sending out a call for entries. Ten weekly winners will be awarded a $10,000 prize and have their masterpieces immortalized…

The Church of the Friendly Ghost will again present its New Media Art & Sound Summit, with its very catchy abbreviation COTFG: NMASS2016, this week at Austin’s Salvage Vanguard Theater…

The Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF) may not take place until November, but in off-festival times HCAF also presents an “Artist’s Choice Film Series,” inviting visual, performing, and literary artists…

Mickey Rosmarin, philanthropist and founder of Tootsies Houston, died Friday of a heart attack in his Houston home. He was 63 years old. For more than 40 years, he was…

It’s turning out to be quite a year of loss and mourning. Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art will commemorate the lives of recently lost musicians in its upcoming SoundSpace event.…

On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but it wasn’t until June 19, 1865 that federal troops arrived in Galveston to take possession of the state and…

Last week, Glasstire’s Assistant Editor Brandon Zech posted an item about a resin statue of a gnome stolen from Florida’s Cornell Art Museum. This week, there are more gnomes in the news.…

East Texas native Robert Rauschenberg (whose cast glass tire sculptures inspired the name of this site) spent forty years at his home and studio on Captiva Island, Florida, which was…

If you are the type of art patron that asks, “How much does it cost?” and “What’s in it for me?,” this game is for you! (By the way, these…

Since Glasstire contributor Bill Davenport stepped down as Editor-in-Chief last year to focus on his art, he has been busy over at Bill’s Junk. And folks who attended last year’s…

This weekend, Houston will be showcasing some great work by teen artists. At the Aurora Picture Show, the 3rd annual Extremely Young Film Festival features creative short films under three…

The folks who donated to Houston artist Emily Peacock’s Indiegogo campaign last year will finally get to see the results of their generosity. DiverseWorks will premiere Peacock’s 27-minute film August…

Storms and floods have left some soggy messes and tragedies throughout Texas; yesterday, the governor declared a state of disaster across 31 counties. Meanwhile, in Paris (France, that is), the…

Jerry Ruiz, executive director of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (GCAC), has announced his resignation, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Ruiz, who was hired in May of last year, will…

There are a number of YouTube videos with lessons on how to paint like Vincent van Gogh, such as this one and this one. Filmmakers Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman…