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On Saturday, September 8, in the Historic Eldorado Ballroom, Houston’s Project Row Houses (PRH) will host its “Social Practice.Social Justice” symposium. The day-long symposium, which features panel discussions and a…

Houston’s John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science (The Health Museum) announced that John Arcidiacomo has been named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As President and CEO,…

"Our goal is to be the most socially-engaged arts college in the country—one that teaches critical thinking and collaborative skills to practicing, culturally competent artists while leveraging our community partners to achieve this goal."

U.S. President Donald Trump is now deciding on whether to implement an additional $200 billion dollars of tariffs on Chinese products. As of now, the U.S. has imposed tariffs on…

San Antonio-based Alana Coates has been named as the next curator of collections and exhibitions for the Freedman Gallery at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. In recent years, Coates organized the…

Featuring more than 36 artists, collectives, a zinesters from across the state, the Lone Star Zine Fest is locally run and is sponsored by the University of Texas Libraries and Town Talk Library.

Some Austin-area organizations have struggled with operating costs in recent years due to rising rents in the city.

TEMPO, the annual program that commissions artists to create semi-temporary installations in a range of media that explore themes suitable for the outdoor environment, has announced artists selected for it…

Michelle Rich's position at the DMA will involve overseeing works by myriad cultures that have occupied the Americas, including those of the Maya, her specialty.

The Kimbell Art Museum announced today the acquisition of a major painting by Pierre Bonnard, Landscape at Le Cannet, the first work by Bonnard to enter the Museum’s collection. Perhaps most…

The Board of Directors of Artpace, the San Antonio-based non-profit artist residency and exhibition space, announced that it has officially named Riley Robinson as the organization’s director. Robinson, who has worked for…

Without giving too much away, (Barnett and Bryant emphasize the conceptual nature of the space and want visitors to be surprised by its layout), closed--languages plays on indoor and outdoor elements of exhibition presentation that allow the gallery to bypass certificate of occupancy and zoning issues.

Big Medium’s 17th annual East Austin Studio Tour (EAST) is coming this year on November 10–11 & 17–18, 2018 from 11am–6pm. If it seems too early to get the word out,…

Rattia relocated to Houston in 1994 where his 'Tease' series was awarded HCP’s Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship and a solo exhibition in 2017.

Changes were made by the board with the goal of reducing the GAC's operating cost and freeing up funds for other uses.

A bronze statue of the satanic goat monster Baphomet was unveiled earlier tis month at the Arkansas Capitol building, reports the Washington Post. The concept of the idol began with…

Awarded yearly to a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin (where Umlauf served as a professor for 40 years), the prize comes with an exhibition in the organization's indoor gallery, as well as a chance for the selected artist to install works throughout the nonprofit's lush garden space. 

This year's curator is Kevin Burns, the education and curatorial associate at the El Paso Museum of Art.

All of the studios — the four currently operating and the four CASP will soon build, are each 800 square feet and cost $400 a month.

A few days ago, artnet News published an opinion piece about the detention of photographer and educator Shahidul Alam in Bangladesh. artnet’s Ben Davis wrote, “I’m convinced, however, that if more…