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  The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas is accepting applications for its annual microgrant program; the museum offers $2000 each to five artists in the DFW/North Texas region “to further their…

Thinking of blowing this joint (the U.S.) but want to hear about what it’s really like living in another country? Marty Walker, formerly of the excellent Marty Walker Gallery in…

Longtime ceramicist and teacher Ishmael Soto died this week at the age of 84 after battling cancer, reports Austin360. “Longtime” does not begin to describe his career, influence, and the…

In the fall of 2016, over 20 artists completed a huge mural project as part of the Capitol Theater Street Art Competition held in conjunction with the Brownsville Latin Jazz…

The Rothko Chapel in Houston will host a Twilight Meditation and International Women’s Day Celebration on Wednesday, March 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. Pre-regristration is here. “Join the Chapel for a…

After mixed reviews about his new painting career, former President George W. Bush is unveiling a new book “honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans,” which features 66…

The University of Houston Library’s Special Collections department recently announced that it has acquired Zine Fest Houston’s records. The collection consists primarily of zines, ephemera and print items, some of which date…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and State Senator Lois Kolkhorst announced the filing of SB6 early this year. Called the “Texas Privacy Act” or the “bathroom bill,” it seeks to ban…

Houston art space DiverseWorks has announced the details for its spring 2017 Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit program. On April 12, Claudia La Rocco, a poet, critic, performer, and Editor-in-Chief of…

Every year, the ReUse People of America host a National Reuse Contest where applicants compete to see who can make the best use of upcycled materials. The competition is broken down into two…

  David Lindsay, artist and art professor at Texas Tech in Lubbock, has developed and soft-launched a really clever new smartphone app that allows artists to create site-specific works that…

Last week, vandals really messed up 125-year-old stone landmarks in the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, reports the Texas Hill Country. The ruins were of the homes of quicksilver miners…

From growing up in a doomsday cult in Montana to almost accidentally (and deservingly) finding his way into a BFA and MFA from SMU by 2004, the acclaimed Brooklyn-based artist Lionel Maunz will…

The Moody Center for the Arts, described by Houston’s Rice University as an “interdisciplinary center [that] will provide space for arts education, performances and gallery exhibitions on campus and promote…

  Word has it that the White House budget office has included the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities on a list…

On Saturday March 4, the Department of Art and the Student Art Association of Sam Houston State University will host its sixth annual interactive Art Walk along University Avenue in Huntsville, featuring…

The American Craft Council announced its 2017 Emerging Voices Awards and San Antonio’s Jennifer Ling Datchuk was honored as the emerging artist of the year. The Council awards one artist…

Glasstire is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Rees as Editor-in-Chief. A longtime freelance writer for Glasstire, Rees joined the staff as Senior Texas Editor in 2014. Her new…

The newly opened White Oak Music Hall has announced the establishment of White Oak COLLAB, a program allowing community-minded creatives to host an event at the venue for free. Here’s how it works: Interested…

After the presidential election, performance artist Holly Hughes, who resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, decided to hold a local cabaret-style event in which artists would showcase their response to the…