Paula Newton

Houston-born, San Antonio-based artist Cruz Ortiz has been selected to produce art for the Texas Democratic Convention, reports the Houston Chronicle. The Convention will take place June 16-18 in San…

It’s Memorial Day Weekend! The three-day holiday weekend filled with barbeque, beer, and boating accidents is actually a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died…

There is going to be a ton of projected art in Texas this weekend! The Aurora Picture Show is putting on its free-for-all BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) at Houston’s…

Long-time Menil Collection Director of Communications Vance Muse, who retired at the end of last year, has apparently been replaced by pop star Beyoncé. The Houston native often visits the…

The free, annual exhibition, The People’s Gallery, showcasing over 100 local artists has been on view on the first three floors at Austin City Hall since February. Now, some of…

The Aurora Picture Show’s BYOB (Bring your Own Beamer), an evening of DIY projections covering the façade of the Menil Collection building, had to be cancelled because of the weather.…

It was almost a year ago when Josef Helfenstein announced his resignation as director of Houston’s Menil Collection to accept a position in Switzerland. Now, the Menil’s board president Janet…

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has named Kathryn Kanjo to succeed longtime director Hugh M. Davies, reports artnet. Currently deputy director at the museum, San Antonians will remember…

Houston native Mel Chin’s Kickstarter campaign, “The Arctic is Paris,” has three days left to reach its goal. The conceptual/visual/sculptural/surrealist/political activist artist is making a short film “connecting the Arctic,…

Not only did Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Director Bill Arning give a bunch of shout outs to Houston artists (Nathaniel Donnett,Trenton Doyle Hancock, Autumn Knight, Jamal Cyrus and Phillip…

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is mixing it up for the second year in a row. Its Soluna Music and Arts Festival, which takes place mainly in the Dallas Arts…

Although the eventbrite.com site says that all 6 times for the free “PoMo Houston Bus Tour” are sold out, keep an eye out for cancellations, or keep in touch with…

Charles Wylie, who served as the Lupe Murchison Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) for fifteen years, has been named Curator of Photography and New…

Big Medium will present the 5th West Austin Studio Tour the next two weekends, May 14-15 and 21-22. A free, annual, self-guided tour of artist spaces west of I-35, West…

Houstonians: If you’ve been noticing a lot of folks in smart outfits and curator glasses, that’s because the 15th annual meeting of the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) is…

On Friday, May 13, Houston’s recently reopened and all-but-forgotten underground cistern will open to the public. For those who have been itching to get into the cathedral-like space since photos…

The Art League Houston (ALH) established its Texas Artist of the Year award in 1983 and, to date, thirty-one artists have been honored. This year, Houston painter Terrell James will…

For those who missed the “exhibition walkthrough” of Mark Flood: Gratest Hits last Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), it turned out to be a rare performance of…

The Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF) is now simply the Houston Art Fair (HAF). Urban Expositions, the company that acquired HFAF last September from founder Rick Friedman’s Hampton Expo Group,…

Casa Chuck, the invitational art residency arm of San Antonio’s Sala Diaz, experienced an electrical fire Monday morning, which included some water damage. The full extent of repairs that will…