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Texas produced a lot of art in 2020, and Glasstire kept covering it.

If you’re into art it’s probably a safe assumption that you’re not the wimpy sort who can’t wait a few more days to behold a book.

The San Antonio museum is attempting to expand representation both in terms of the artists it exhibits and the subjects that appear in its permanent collection's depictions of the West.

Disasters will continue to route the path of history, and Texas will continue to keep up. As you enjoy your holiday, here are some observations from our calendar’s perspective.

“We provide the main ingredient for tourism, so we must be supported,” says one leader of the new 40+ collective.

How have the City of Houston’s art agencies responded to the Covid economic crisis, and what is their relationship to Houston’s arts community?

Spencer Evans calls it “a blessing and a privilege to be called upon” to create this monument in his home state.

How do Texas cities fund arts and culture when the current model for doing so has collapsed in the face of a pandemic?

Glasstire’s events and social media editor William Sarradet traveled alone by car to Rockport, on the Texas Gulf Coast, to attend the 14th Annual Rockport Film Festival.

In spite of the aftershocks of Hurricane Harvey and a global pandemic, the concentrated art community in this coastal town has managed to keep the momentum of culture moving forward.

This new collection of video transmissions comes from makers in various states of disruption and contemplation, and goes out to a public more receptive than ever to short, immediate, poetic expressions "of our times.”

Decades ago, I accidentally began collecting stories and images of Texans who carried out unusual activities in the past. I came to see the individuals as outsider artists who engaged in performance and conceptual art. Here are some of their stories.

Cordova's final installment in the series covers works by Reyes that address the struggle for political representation and social services in Texas, reviews the “Southern Strategy” and race, and concludes with Trump and the 2020 election.

This week, On Video spotlights two landmark films by artist Arthur Jafa available online.

Sure, it’s a little weird to catch half a Bergman film at 3 a.m., or an Italian horror film in the afternoon between Zoom meetings. But these are weird times.

This week’s picks especially benefit from better sound than your laptop speakers.

Len Lye and Norman McLaren were the first artists to create “direct animation” films, and both were deeply interested in combining the disciplines of visual art and music to create new experiences of image, sound, and movement. 

This installment of On Video focuses on two very different films by African-American actor and director Ivan Dixon: the 1964 realist drama "Nothing But A Man," and the 1973 political thriller "The Spook Who Sat By The Door."

Improving one's mental health does not necessarily corrupt one’s connection to their Muse.

The figures at the center of this week’s two spotlights — John Berger and Marshall McLuhan — are well known, at least in art circles, though these programs don’t seem to be.