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Named HAM/CARDOZA Gallery​, the space has a year-long lease in the Houston gallery and studio complex during which its programming will trade off between the two gallerists.

In early 2018, the Houston Arts Alliance came together with the City of Houston to begin the “Let Creativity Happen!” Express Grants for artists to encourage creative risks and collaborations…

Earlier this year, seventeen Texas museums were gifted a total of more than 500 works of art from The Contemporary Austin’s collection. The museums received the pieces as part of…

World-renowned Houston photojournalist Janice Rubin recently donated 15,000 of her works to the University of Houston (UH) Libraries Special Collections. The black and white prints, color slides and negatives from…

In honor of the 100th anniversary year of his birth, there is a global tour this year of “Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema: A Centennial,” and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston…

On Wednesday, August 22nd, from 6:30-8PM, Big Medium will host a workshop geared at educating artists about ins and outs of sales tax in Texas.

Starting tomorrow, August 21, the Texas Cultural Trust is kicking off a state-wide Arts Education Task Force in Austin, which will be followed by two consecutive monthly meetings in September…

Recently Cheech Marin received a $9.7 million grant from the state of California to go towards completing a museum building to house the actor and comedian’s collection of Chicano art. Named “The Cheech…

The Galveston Artist Residency recently announced the three artists chosen for the 2018-2019 edition of its eleven-month residency program: Katrina Moorhead, Phil Peters, and Derick Whitson. Born in Northern Ireland and based in…

The University of Houston (UH) has announced that, under its newly developed strategic plan, it has named María C. Gaztambide as director and chief curator of its public art program. This…

Glasstire has long been a fan of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s programming (in 2011, we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a panel discussion at the museum). Their…

The Lawndale Art Center in Houston has announced that it is partnering with Galveston-based artist Nick Barbee to create the Lawndale Lending Library, an art library that will be comprised of artworks included…

Update September 12, 2019: For the 2019 Writing Prize open call, please go here. Ed. note: Glasstire recently announced its new art writing prize, a competitive award designed to highlight emerging…

Today, Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) opened registration for its 2018 event, set to take place on Saturday, November 17th from 12-6PM at Lawndale Art Center in Houston. This is the…

It’s that Idea Fund time of year again. Houston area (Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Chambers, Liberty, or Montgomery County) artists are eligible. The Idea Fund is a re-granting…

This week, beginning on Thursday, August 16th, Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, a center in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture, will be creating a sand mandala…

This weekend, several women released statements on social media accusing Day for Night’s founder Omar Afra of sexual misconduct and assault. Two of the individuals who first made the claims, Veronica Ramos…

On Thursday, August 16, a new mural in Houston will be unveiled in the Westchase District: It’s titled Harvey Heroes, and it’s by Houston-based artist Larry Crawford. Harvey Heroes is a 100-foot…

Rhizome, the international non-profit “that supports and provides a platform for new media art,” has opened its annual call for its microgrants, a program it kicked off in 2014. Grants…

The Art Center of Waco (ACW) has announced that former Program Director Claire Sexton is the new director of the museum. Outgoing Director Meg Gilbert will continue to have a…