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This week the Blanton announced that it has acquired the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber.

The 2019 fellows, Texas-based Libby Bland and California-based Sarah Rafael García, will be mentored throughout their year-long fellowship by PRH's Ryan N. Dennis, and CASE's director, Sixto Wagan.

Brandon Zech will be the next publisher of Glasstire.

The longest-running improvised music festival in the Southwest, the No Idea Festival returns to various venues in Austin later this month.

Over the last year, the tenants of the Flatbed building have been scrambling to relocate; Austin Book Arts Center (ABAC), has found a new home.

The 2019 class of awardees was selected by arts experts based on both the level of the applicants' expertise, and on how their projects would enhance Austin's creative profile.

In a talk titled 'Art, Media and the Digital Dumpster Fire,' Knudson tells the story of Glasstire from its origin as a scrappy startup in 2000 to its status as a nationally known visual art journal. 

ExA's strength is that while it brings in national and international artists, the festival's organizers make a apparent effort to look for local talent in their own backyards.

A point of pride for the Artist Foundation is that they invest in local talent by giving grants directly to artists.

Big renovations are in store for the 1939 art deco Sears building.

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has announced the appointment of Guillaume Kientz as its new curator of European  Art.

The exhibitor list includes galleries from New York, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Houston, and Dusseldorf.

Satellite Austin will showcase emerging dealers and galleries, as well as artist-run spaces and non-profits.

Before accepting the position as LHUCA's executive director, Ms. Maestri served as the institution's community engagement manager and interim director.

For its 2019 event, the Dallas Art Fair continues to expand its roster to feature galleries from outside of the US.

CASPFEST is a multifaceted visual art, film, and music program rolled into two days.

Open to master and apprentice pairs from across Texas, the program continues the practice of traditional and folk arts in the broadest sense, including everything from custom broom making, to the art of custom cowboy hats.

The piece, which is located on a wall inside the Blue Triangle Multi-Cultural Association's building, was damaged when water from Hurricane Harvey came in through the building's leaky roof. 

While everything from the family is being donated to UTD as a part of this gift, the Crow Museum, which is situated in Dallas' museum district, will remain open. 

The University of Houston (UH) has announced that Steven Matijcio will begin the position as the Blaffer Art Museum’s Jane Dale Owen Director and Chief Curator starting March 11.