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The drama continues. University of Texas at Austin’s students, faculty, alumni, and other art lovers are closely watching the controversy over the dismantling of University of Texas at Austin’s extensive…

A group of Houston art galleries have announced the formation of the Houston Art Gallery Association (HAGA). Similar to the Houston Art Dealers Association (HADA), which disbanded a few years…

On April 3, 2018, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Director Gary Tinterow will sit down with writer William Middleton to discuss Middleton’s new book Double Vision: The Unerring Eye…

A SA2020 panel titled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts” generated controversy for neglecting to include a Latina artist in the discussion, reports the San Antonio Current, and energized a…

If you missed SXSW, or even if you went, be aware that there are two other festivals coming up. Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center will be presenting its “’til Midnight at…

San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary has announced which four Bexar County-based artists will be traveling to Berlin for the sixth year of its residency program in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien. This year’s jury…

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring, TX (named the 2015 Best Small Museum by the Houston Press) was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey last August. Despite the…

The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, Texas announced recently that Sarah Story will come on in April as the organization’s new executive director. Currently the Deputy Director of the Ogden Museum…

Yesterday the New York Times reported that the toy company Mattel has released a Barbie-Doll version of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Mattel is the…

In December, Glasstire reported that Houston artist Jamal Cyrus was shortlisted for the BMW Art Journey Prize selected from emerging artists at Art Basel Miami. Now, we can announce that…

Today, the Meadows Museum at SMU announced that Dallas-based artist Giovanni Valderas is the winner of its 2017 Moss/Chumley Award. The jury for the award included Shelley DeMaria, curatorial assistant for the Meadows Museum;…

The opening paragraph of a December Glasstire article reads: The University of Texas at Austin recently announced that, under Douglas Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, it has…

Big Medium, the Austin-based non-profit that organizes the Texas Biennial, Tito’s Prize and Austin’s big studio tour weekends (one for the city’s East side and one for its West side)…

Last week, President Trump nominated Jon Parrish Peede as chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), all the while working to eliminate the NEH and the National Endowment…

Today Art League Houston (ALH) announced the appointment of Jennie Ash as its Executive Director. Prior to this, Ash has been ALH’s Visual Arts Director. Her new appointment begins immediately.…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that the El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA), the only nominee in Texas, has been selected as a finalist for…

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin recently announced that it has acquired the archive of German-born photographer Fritz Henle (1909-1993). Known for his use of a Rolleiflex camera, Henle worked as a photojournalist,…

Tomorrow, March 6 at 7pm, the Nasher Sculpture Center will present a panel discussion as part of its Nasher Prize Dialogues on “Sculpture + History” at one of the city’s…

The Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas recently announced major changes taking place this year. First, the organization will undergo a multimillion-dollar expansion plan to increase the building’s footprint to…

On Sunday March 4th, 2018, from 6-9PM, the Bath House Cultural Center will host STONE SOUP, an event that will raise and immediately give away money to help an artist realize one…