Paula Newton

The Fine Arts Library (FAL) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) will put a stop to transferring its collection off site, reports Hyperallergic. Glasstire has followed the dismantling…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that it will award $18.6 million in grants to 199 humanities projects across the country, reports Artforum. One of the major…

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ― Leonardo da Vinci Houston’s Writers in the Schools (WITS) have…

Art Historian Pete Gershon and author of the upcoming book “Collision: Contemporary Artists Working in Houston, 1972-1985” will present a talk of the same name on Monday, April 9, 9:30am,…

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named its 2018 fellow reports ARTnews. Austin/Elgin artist Margo Sawyer was one of 175 recipients awarded to scholars, artists, and writers. (For the…

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM), the largest history museum in Texas, is celebrating 85 years with a Founder’s Day celebration from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, April 14. To honor…

Back in 2014, San Antonio’s Southwest School of Art (SSA) announced its new BFA program. Now that first class of candidates will receive their degrees with fanfare. On April 29, eleven…

Tomorrow, April 3 at 6:30pm, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) will continue its “Conversations with the Director” series. This time, MFAH Director Gary Tinterow will be talking with…

April 27-29, rain or shine, South Texas’ Port Aransas will host the annual Texas SandFest. Sand sculptors will spend the weekend creating beautiful (but temporary) works of art. The event…

Those who remember the “Painted Trees” installation that the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) commissioned from artist Konstantin Dimopoulos five years ago at Waugh and Memorial were surprised to see its…

Austin’s “Graffiti Park” is being relocated, but 2-D public art is still strong. The annual temporary public art program TEMPO, usually outdoor sculptural installations, is expanding. Through the new TEMPO…

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin has added to its collection the photographic archive of Stephen Shames. “I hope students and scholars…

LA’s Hammer Museum’s current exhibition, Stories of Almost Everyone, has been deemed by the LA Times art critic Christopher Knight as cold and “pendantic,” reports artnet News. In fact, the…

It has long been known that developers follow artists, capitalizing on the cool, cultural neighborhoods. The Nasher Sculpture Center fought for years against the shiny Museum Tower building, which reflected…

Glasstire, the Statesman, and the Daily Texan have reported extensively on the University of Texas’ removal of books from the UT Fine Arts Library (UTFAL). Now, the Statesman reports that…

This Thursday, March 22, is supposed to be bright and sunny in Galveston, so it’s excusable if folks want to play hooky and head to the beach. Just end the…

Two decades ago, New York’s Guggenheim Museum opened an exhibition called “The Art of the Motorcycle,” which some considered to be a flashy sell-out show that had little do with…

New York’s Creative Time has a project called “Pledges of Allegiance,” a serialized commission of sixteen flags, which was launched on Flag Day (June 14). Every month, a new flag…

A group of Houston art galleries have announced the formation of the Houston Art Gallery Association (HAGA). Similar to the Houston Art Dealers Association (HADA), which disbanded a few years…

A SA2020 panel titled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts” generated controversy for neglecting to include a Latina artist in the discussion, reports the San Antonio Current, and energized a…