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We forgot to mention in the posting below that this weekend is ArtHouston, the annual orgy of July openings that get us out, crushed ice drinks in tow, to see…

Continuing the artworld theme of Art from Somewhere Else being the hottenest tot to trot, Houston galleries are pilot fishing along with the upcoming Chaney show at MFAH and showing…

The Dallas Contemporary is following the local migration to the design district: it's bought an old sheet metal plant at 141 Glass Street, which will be converted by former UT-Arlington…

Blanton assistant curator Kelly Baum is headed to Princeton this November, to serve as their curatorial fellow for contemporary art. Pack some mittens, Kelly! We'll miss you!

Hey, don't forget tonight is Ken Little's Rodeo Ho-Ho in San Antonio!!! The action starts up at the Cove at 7 pm and goes until whenever, celebrating CAM (that's Contemporary…

In the wake of the scandal surrounding departing CFO Robert Robertson, the DMA has named Amon Carter finance director Jeffrey R. Guy as its new CFO. Guy will be responsible…

Houston painter William Betts is in a group show at Chelsea's Margaret Thatcher gallery this summer!

The CAM is doing a nice "summer sounds" thingie where they bring in DJs for evenings of music at the museum. Here's the full schedule!

Check out the upcoming lectures/panels at the Menil in conjunction with their Modern Patronage show, including one in September from Alfred Pacquement, the director of the Centre Pompidou, on gifts…

San Antonio patron and artist Linda Pace died from complications from cancer today. Pace was a native San Antonian and member of the family that developed Pace picante sauce. She…

Core Fellow Philip Maysles is giving a talk on Larry Rivers at the Menil this Sunday, July 1, at 3pm. As always, these events at the Menil are $FREE$.

So in addition to great fishing and seafood, Rockport's having an art festival Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8. You won't see mind-blowing contemporary art, but there will be lots of…

If you're in LA tomorrow afternoon, this will be a great one: THE COOL SCHOOL, a documentary about Ferus Gallery and "those who worked to give Los Angeles a Modern…

San Antonio lost two of its elder statesmen last week: Reginald Rowe, 86, and Alberto Mijangos, 81, were longtime painters and teachers there. Here's the San Antonio Current story.

Yet another Executive Director is moving on: Suzanne Theis, who's run the Orange Show for years and years (we'll get a hard number ASAP), is leaving to get involved with…

Check out this show at Clementine: The Lizard Cult features the work of Lee Baxter Davis and eight of his former students: C. Mark Burt, Georganne Deen, Trenton Doyle Hancock,…

Something nice for the 4th of July: Bayou Bend is hosting free afternoon events from 1-5 pm, including a performance by Houston musician Jawad and crafts for the kids.

Check out these new spaces being run by expat Texas artists: Sam Duncan and Vicki Fowler have opened Motherland in Chicago; and Wyatt Nash, who used to run R.A.W. space…

Another upcoming deadline, this for Austin-area artists: July 16 is the deadline to submit to the Austin Museum of Art's 2008 New Art in Austin exhibit. This triennial of emerging…

Big congrats to Austin filmmaker Cauleen Smith and to former Core Fellow Allison Wiese, both recent Art Matters grantees!! Smith received $9,900 towards a collaboration with Nigerian filmmaker Ekenna Igwe…