Paula Newton

Houston’s East End Studio Gallery is holding its 11th annual Frida Festival, celebrating the life of artist Frida Kahlo. The gallery has sent out a call for entries (of all…

David Hanson, who founded Hanson Robotics in 2003 in North Texas, showed off one of his robots at the recent SXSW conference in Austin. “Sophia” has been described by various…

Spring has officially sprung and, in Texas, that usually means we only have a few more weeks until we start complaining about the heat and avoid going outside. So get…

Gonzo247, aka Mario Enrique Figueroa Jr., has been commissioned by the NCAA and Final Four Houston Local Organizing Committee to create a graffiti-styled version of the NCAA bracket, reports Your…

The University of Houston’s Center for Arts Leadership is organizing its next Leadership in the Arts Summit, entitled “Valuing the 21st Century Creative Economy.” Director Sixto Wagan sums up the…

Last week, Glasstire reported that Houston artist Phillip Kremer was kicked off Instagram. Known for his grotesque, distorted photographs of celebrities, politicians, and babies, many thought his less-than-respectful portrayals of…

Start studying those bus routes or organizing carpools now, because this year’s parking for the Houston Art Car Parade is going to be even nastier than usual. Due to construction…

Apparently, contributors to Wikipedia are mostly white guys, so edit-a-thons have been popping up all over the world as a way of bridging the gap in Wikipedia’s sexual and racial…

It should be a compliment to Texas (but it’s not) that the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) has hired the assistant curator of contemporary art at the Dallas Museum of…

Bale Creek Allen is opening a new gallery this weekend in Austin (at 916 Springdale Road, Building 2), appropriately called Bale Creek Allen Gallery. Why do we have high hopes…

Dumpsters and underpasses are two common sites of (often illegal) graffiti, but Dallas and Houston will be paying artists to place their work in these locations. Dallas’ Sanitation Services is…

Now in its third year, Marfa Myths will come to Marfa, TX on March 10–13. Curated by Brooklyn-based record label Mexican Summer and Ballroom Marfa, it’s referred to as a…

According to the New York Times, there are only six surviving sculptures by Jackson Pollock. One, Untitled (c.1949) is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and, now, the Dallas…

Vicki Meek—artist, curator, activist, educator, blogger, DJ, film programmer, and more—doesn’t seem like she would have time for a day job, but after 19 years as Manager of the South…

“BEER IS ART.” That’s the first line of the email from the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) that contains the press release about IMAS’ Brew-seum (get it?) Craft…

Since 1993, Project Row Houses (PRH) has been presenting its groundbreaking and sustainable combination of art, activism, and community (inspired by the curious and brilliant combo of American artist John…

In spite of strong art departments and a number of new cross-disciplinary initiatives over the past few years, arts-related departments at the University of Houston (UH) have remained within the…

Those who have been following the ongoing calamity surrounding Ed Wilson’s public art commission at the Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) probably have already read the article “Houston…

Private museums have certain advantages. Let’s face it—most museums can’t afford to unambiguously implicate big donors no matter how hard they try to adhere to the principles of freedom of…

We are all explorers in our own way. Whether it’s an expedition to a distant asteroid, meticulous research revealing the inner workings of a tiny cell, or the creation of…