One of the few open-call exhibitions of its size still juried from actual work, The Big Show at Lawndale Art Center will be accepting entries this Wednesday (11AM – 7PM)…
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The Mission, a Chicago gallery that features contemporary Latin American art, will open a new Houston location in the 4411 Montrose complex. In October, The Mission will join the…
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Bunny Update: Artist and Future Plans for Playboy Marfa Revealed
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonWhen the intended installation of a giant, neon Playboy bunny sculpture outside of Marfa was first discovered and revealed by the Big Bend Sentinel, it caused much curiosity. The sketches…
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Despite recent reports of violence and protests in Turkey, Redbud Projects curator Gustav Kopriva (of Redbud Gallery) will open Western Sequels: Art from the Lone Star next Friday night, June…
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Former Arthouse Texas Prizewinner Awarded Artadia’s New York Artist-in-Residency
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArtadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue has announced the four participants of its Artist-in-Residence program, including Eileen Maxson, 2004 Artadia award grantee, 2005 Arthouse Texas award winner, and…
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The Dallas Museum of Art recently named Margot Perot as board chair, replacing the outgoing Deedie Potter Rose, who has served as a DMA trustee for a quarter century and…
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Let’s Dance the Last Dance: DiverseWorks to Celebrate Sixto Wagan (Again)!
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonSixto Wagan has been serving as the director of the newly created Center for Arts Leadership at the University of Houston for a full month now, but DiverseWorks just can’t…
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Lawndale Art Center announced the residents for the eighth round of the Lawndale Artist Studio Program: Shayne Murphy, Jim Nolan and Emily Peacock. Each artist receives studio space at Lawndale…
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Some towns held celebrations last weekend; some are planning picnics and parades for the upcoming weekend. It is actually today, though, that is Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the announcement…
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After its annual board meeting on Tuesday, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) announced that Richard D. Kinder will succeed Cornelia Cullen Long as Chairman of the Museum’s Board…
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Rick Lowe to Bring Community-Building Project to Dallas
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonAs part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s multi-million grant program Nasher XChange (in celebration of the Nasher’s 10th anniversary, it has commissioned 10 contemporary artists to produce 10 public art…
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After a six-year-long collaboration with the federal government, a major architectural firm, a German stained glass manufacturer and a photo artist, the 2-ton, 28’ x 28’ The Austin Wall will…
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Yarn Hater Still at Large in Houston Heights: Crime Stoppers Offers Reward
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonTo celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day, Houston Heights resident Mary Goldsby coordinated a yarn installation to cover a metal structure that stands on Heights Boulevard between 16th and 17th streets.…
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The Houston Center for Photography has announced artists selected for the 31st Annual Juried Membership Exhibition. This year’s juror was Lisa Sutcliffe, curator of photography at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Of…
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San Antonio Shuffle: Former Pace Director Named Interim Manager of Blue Star
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonOnly days after the Linda Pace Foundation announced the appointment of its new director, the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum announced that Steven Evans, former Pace Foundation director, will serve…
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Big Bend Bunny: Playboy Adds Giant Neon Rabbit to the Marfa Landscape
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonPlayboy Enterprises has leased some 6,500 square feet of land just west of Marfa and installed a large sculpture of a Judd-like cement box with a car on top and…
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Dallas’ Museum Tower Finds Solution to Sunlight Issue: Fix the Nasher
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonYesterday morning, the Museum Tower in Dallas sent around a press release with the title “Museum Tower Engineers Develop Solution to Reflections on Nasher Sculpture Center” and now the Nasher-MuTo…
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At some point Monday night/Tuesday morning, someone threw a large cinderblock through the front window of the Okay Mountain gallery space in Austin. Although the cinderblock crashed through the window…
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Menil to Begin “Neighborhood of Art,” Appoints Landscape Architect
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonIn a step towards the realization of its master plan for a “neighborhood of art,” the Menil Collection has appointed landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh to enhance and expand the…
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CentralTrak Sculptor Unveils Prosthetic Art, Then Has Unexpected Amputation
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe sculptures of R.E. Cox are rarely exhibited, but they fit perfectly into the current group exhibition at UT Dallas’ CentralTrak gallery, That Mortal Coil: Rebuking the Ideal in Figurative Art.…