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While March 8th is celebrated annually as International Women’s Day, this year’s observance is markedly different. The organizers of January’s Women’s March have declared March 8th “A Day Without a Woman”…

Dallas’ Fair Park came to fruition in 1936 with the Texas Centennial Exposition, a big world’s fair held in the midst of the Great Depression. Most all of Fair Park’s famed Art…

Here’s what the Paris Review has to say about your new best friend: Fran Lebowitz’s trademark is the sneer; she disapproves of virtually everything except sleep, cigarette smoking, and good…

The annual Marfa Myths festival kicks off this Thursday and runs through the weekend, and one point of programming we like is Dirty Gay Movie Night at the Crowley Theater on…

Former CEO of the School of Rock Matt Ross is now diving into the art school business. This School of Rock began in 2002 and has expanded into 145 U.S.…

The Orange Show recently announced that actor Cheech Marin will serve as Grand Marshal for the 30th annual Houston Art Car Parade. While he is most famous for the satirical comedy duo of Cheech and…

Artists, wouldn’t it be nice to get rid of the various tubes of unused and leftover paint, ink, pastels, watercolors, and other accouterments that clutter your workspace? Well today, March 4th, artists…

The South by Southwest Festival (SXSW), which begins March 10 in Austin, has sparked controversy after Brooklyn-based band Told Slant pulled out of the festival and posted the language of…

  The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas is accepting applications for its annual microgrant program; the museum offers $2000 each to five artists in the DFW/North Texas region “to further their…

Thinking of blowing this joint (the U.S.) but want to hear about what it’s really like living in another country? Marty Walker, formerly of the excellent Marty Walker Gallery in…

Longtime ceramicist and teacher Ishmael Soto died this week at the age of 84 after battling cancer, reports Austin360. “Longtime” does not begin to describe his career, influence, and the…

In the fall of 2016, over 20 artists completed a huge mural project as part of the Capitol Theater Street Art Competition held in conjunction with the Brownsville Latin Jazz…

The Rothko Chapel in Houston will host a Twilight Meditation and International Women’s Day Celebration on Wednesday, March 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. Pre-regristration is here. “Join the Chapel for a…

After mixed reviews about his new painting career, former President George W. Bush is unveiling a new book “honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans,” which features 66…

The University of Houston Library’s Special Collections department recently announced that it has acquired Zine Fest Houston’s records. The collection consists primarily of zines, ephemera and print items, some of which date…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and State Senator Lois Kolkhorst announced the filing of SB6 early this year. Called the “Texas Privacy Act” or the “bathroom bill,” it seeks to ban…

Houston art space DiverseWorks has announced the details for its spring 2017 Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit program. On April 12, Claudia La Rocco, a poet, critic, performer, and Editor-in-Chief of…

Every year, the ReUse People of America host a National Reuse Contest where applicants compete to see who can make the best use of upcycled materials. The competition is broken down into two…

  David Lindsay, artist and art professor at Texas Tech in Lubbock, has developed and soft-launched a really clever new smartphone app that allows artists to create site-specific works that…

Last week, vandals really messed up 125-year-old stone landmarks in the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, reports the Texas Hill Country. The ruins were of the homes of quicksilver miners…