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Artist applications for the 2019 Rockport Art Fest are now online! It is open to all types of artists, from painting to sculpture to jewelry. The application deadline is March…

Rainey Knudson's lecture will cover what it’s like to write about art in the digital age, and how that has changed since she established the publication in 2001.

The Mydolls are so ingrained in Houston history and the history of the overall national punk-rock scene that they are now part of a major university library collection.

R. Scott Blackshire brings with him a wealth of real life and academic experience: he recently graduated with a PhD in Performance Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, and prior to that, he earned undergraduate and master's degrees in opera performance.

Through the TEMPO 2D program, twelve local artists were selected to create works at locations across Austin, including public parks, the Austin Bergstrom International Airport, and other high-profile locales.

Of course, Austin's boom hasn't just affected artists.

Protest posters and banners have often been of interest in the contemporary art world.

Open to any and all artists working in media within the HCCC's mission (wood, glass, metal, fiber, clay, and mixed media), the program offers studio space and professional development opportunities in exchange for being present for the community.

The Visual Arts Alliance, a Houston nonprofit organization dedicated to building a constructive community and resource pool for artists, has announced that it will be presenting a conversation between Houston artist…

Located on Rauschenberg’s former property on Captiva, an island just off the west coast of Florida, the Rauschenberg Residency takes cues from the artist's formative time at Black Mountain College.

Austin's Art in Public Places, the city's program responsible for commissioning and managing public art around Austin, currently has myriad open calls for temporary and permanent artworks.

Fort Worth has a new sculpture that is so incredibly positive, we share the opening of the press release to properly express the depth of the feeling: Simon, in partnership…

While the actual 2019 Glasstire Party is scheduled for January 18 at The Space HTX, a new event space on Commerce Street in Houston's East End, Glasstire is hosting an art auction preview at Sloan/Hall (2620 Westheimer Rd) from 2-8PM on January 9.

Returning this year is PrintAustin's steamroller print event, during which large-scale woodcuts are printed using a steamroller instead of a press.

In recent years, the benefits of making medical students take art classes have received much attention in scientific articles and medical journals (examples here and here). Why? Over at the…

Every year, the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF) holds a three-day summit hosted by one of the member cities, and issues a report. As a member of the  WCCF, Austin—one…

The residency program, which is now in its seventh year and facilitated by Blue Star in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany, will give four artists the opportunity to live and work in Berlin for three months.

Writer, choreographer, dancer, and 2018 MacArthur Genius Grantee Okwui Okpokwasili is coming to Houston for a project co-presented by Project Row Houses and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts…

While this year's lineup so far includes national and international acts, the festival also features many emerging local and regional performers, fulfilling the organizers' mission to foster local talent.

As the year turns to 2019, the University of Houston (UH) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Art of the University of Houston System (PAUHS). In 1969, the Texas…