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Ruben Carrazana, Christian Cruz, Jer’Lisa Joyce Devezin, Austin Jordan Johnson, and Gerald L. Leavell II will each receive $4,000 of the $20,000 award.

No one may be more in the mood to celebrate than Opal Lee of Fort Worth. The 94-year-old has sustained a five-year campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday, and has been dubbed the Grandmother of Juneteenth.

Artists 18 years or older who currently live in any North Texas county may apply.

The mural is by artist Reginald Adams and depicts scenes that commemorate Juneteenth.

Artists in the show curated by Dr. Lauren Cross include Nick Bontrager, Ciara Bryant, Angele Faz, Jessica Fuentes, Jeff Gibbons, Jin-Ya Huang, Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby, Raul Rodriguez, and Bernardo Vallarino.

The first exhibition in the new space is a group show curated by artist Vicki Meek. It opens July 24.

Geraldine “Geri” Lee Epstein Hooks, longtime Houston gallerist and owner of Hooks-Epstein Galleries, has died.

The arts-centered revitalization project and exhibition will open to the public on Saturday, June 12th at 1:00 PM with events and programming.

"We’re excited to make up for lost time and help families and friends from all walks of life reconnect again, while making new memories to last a lifetime."

The biannual $3K prize is open nationally to African-American women visual artists, curators, conservators, and art historians. The deadline is June 30.

The interior of the two-story building is said to be severely damaged. It was empty and under restoration at the time of the blaze.

Two new installations will be on view, along with Ruby City's inaugural exhibition.

Upon reopening, the museum's new exhibition "Picturing the American West" will be on view.

Dixon's model is U.S. Army Staff Sargent Sanders H. Matthews Sr., believed to be the last Buffalo Soldier to serve at West Point.

This year's juror is Glasstire's Editor-in-Chief, Christina Rees.

"I look forward to joining the incredible team at CAMH, and to building upon the influential legacy of former Senior Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver—a curator I profoundly admire."

Each artist will propose three themes for each respective mural, which community members will be able to vote on.

"We are honored that for over 40 years Awards to Artists has been supporting exceptional artists in our community at pivotal moments in their practice and career."

Members and surrounding art networks are encouraged to propose sessions and share ideas and expertise through conversations, panels, workshops, and alternative forms of engagement.

The exhibition, located both inside and outside the shopping center, is billed as "the most women statues ever assembled in one location, at one time."