Former President George W. Bush’s newfound painting talents have already moved him from his “self-portraits in the shower” phase to portraits of dogs and cats (and a few landscapes). Now,…
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The first four projects of Austin’s new TEMPO (temporary public art) program will be installed in the next few weeks. The TEMPO project launched in spring of 2013 with an…
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Austinites have grown used to the THIRST tree hovering above Lady Bird Lake since it was installed by Women & Their Work in late September. Meant to call attention to…
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The University of Texas has now gone to a Los Angeles court in a last-minute bid to have Ryan O’Neal‘s star witnesses (Farrah Fawcett’s former costar Jaclyn Smith, friend Alana…
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It seems to be high fair season—art fairs, book fairs, quilt fairs. Now, Austin’s Flatbed Press has announced that it will be hosting its first annual print fair. Working in…
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DMA Names Kevin Tucker as Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has announced that Kevin W. Tucker has been promoted to the position of The Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design,…
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Houston’s Sesquicentennial Park is going to be the site of a “Bike-In Video Festival” on Saturday, November 2, 6:30 pm (screening begins at dark). Part film festival/part social experience, the…
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Mellon Foundation Gives the Blanton $504,000 to Start New Curatorial Fellowships
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $504,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a curatorial fellowship program…
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What the JFK Assassination Tells Us About Dallas (That’s the Subtitle)
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThere are all sorts of exhibitions, events and book releases happening in the Dallas/Fort Worth area this year of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination—some more thoughtful, relevant, or…
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San Antonio’s Southwest School of Art (SSA) is now offering a bachelor of fine arts degree and, as of last week, it has approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating…
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NICE! Luc Tuymans to Visit Third Ward to Chat with Residents About His Menil Ad
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen Glasstire posted the article about the “counter-billboard” to the “NICE” advertisement placed in Third Ward’s Dupree Park by Houston’s Menil Collection promoting its current exhibition of Luc Tuymans, it…
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Arthur Danto and Lou Reed: A Weekend of Mourning for a Couple of Warhol Champions
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArthur C. Danto, the man who coined the term “artworld,” died Friday of heart failure at his home in Manhattan. A philosopher who became one of the most widely read…
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On Tuesday evening (October 29, 6 pm), the Menil Collection will host a conversation between Belgian artist Luc Tuymans, whose new exhibition Nice. Luc Tuymans is on view at the…
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Adrian Piper Pulls Out of CAMH Traveling Show, Calls for Multi-Ethnic Exhibitions
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art opened at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) late last year, it generated a lot of excitement and received some positive and…
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Craft Center Looking for New Artists (Craftspeople?)-in-Residence
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonApplications are now being accepted for the 2014 cycle of artists-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC). 5-10 residencies are awarded each year for lengths of 3,…
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The Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) has announced a new project in Houston’s East End in the fall of 2014 called “Transported + Renewed.” It is three-month creative “placemaking” project that…
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The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) has announced the appointment of Merribell Parsons as Curator of European Art. The Museum has a small but choice selection of European art…
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The New York-based nonprofit organization Creative Time commissions and presents ambitious public art projects in New York and elsewhere. They also host the Creative Time Summit every year, inviting innovative…
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On Friday, October 25, noon-4 pm, the University of Texas at Dallas is hosting a Campus Preview Day for its new $60 million, 155,000 square-foot facility that houses programs in…
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Fusebox Festival founder/director Ron Berry has announced that Austin’s next annual hybrid art festival will be free to the public. Calling the initiative “Free Range Art,” the free entrance is…