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The San Antonio Ethnic Art Society is accepting applications for its 2023 SAEAS Abaraka Award for African American women working in the visual arts.

The Menil Collection and McClain Gallery in Houston, Daisha Board Gallery in Dallas, and Fort Works Art in Fort Worth have announced new hires, departures, and promotions.

The U.S. Latinx Art Forum, an advocacy organization, has announced the recipients of its 2023 Latinx Artist Fellowship grants of $50,000, including two artists with Texas connections.

Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Museum has received the 10th Bernardo de Gálvez Award from the Fundación Consejo España – Estados Unidos, a private nonprofit organization based in Spain.

Last week, the Rockport Center for the Arts announced wildlife sculptor Kent Ullberg as the 31st Rockport Art Festival Master Artist.

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the ten recipients of its 2023 Awards to Artists, who will together receive over $25,000.

Big Medium, an Austin-based organization that supports contemporary artists, has announced Rodell Warner as the 2023 Tito’s Prize awardee.

Meow Wolf, the arts and entertainment company, held a groundbreaking ceremony at its forthcoming Houston location.

Jonas Criscoe, a founding member of ICOSA, and Kevin Ivester, Director of Ivester Contemporary, have announced a pop-up exhibition at the newly formed Canopy Projects.

On Monday, May 29, 2023, during the Rockport Memorial Day Ceremony, the Rockport Center for the Arts will dedicate a sculpture by Andy Sacksteder honoring World War II veterans.

The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum, a historic home owned by the City of Dallas, has reopened after five years of restoration.

Central Houston, Inc., an organization of business leaders in the downtown area, have announced the unveiling of more than two dozen murals.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that a work by Andy Warhol infringed on photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright.

The Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has announced that Kill Joy, a Filipino-American artist, has been selected to create a public art work for the new Montrose Library.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture has granted 102 awards, totaling $1.13 million, through its 2023 NALAC Fund for the Arts.

Artpace San Antonio, a nonprofit residency program, has announced its 2023 Summer and Fall International Artists-in-Residence.

Meow Wolf has announced its North Texas location, named The Real Unreal, will open on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Last week, during the McNay Art Museum’s annual fund-raising luncheon, the museum announced it has received a $250,000 grant for the acquisition of artworks by women artists of color.

Love Texas Art, a gallery that opened in downtown Fort Worth last spring, has announced that it is closing at the end of May.

If you’re looking to “go see some art” this summer, there are more than a few exhibitions and events opening in the Texas Panhandle.