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Big Medium, a nonprofit arts organization in Austin, has named Bella Varela as the 2024 Tito’s Prize awardee.

The artist-run 500X Gallery in Dallas was evicted from its Tin District location, and within the last week the organization has announced an open call for an inaugural exhibition at its new location in Irving.

An obituary for Benjamin Johnson Fortson, Jr., a businessman and philanthropist who helped found the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin has announced the winners of its annual Bake-Off competition.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Glassell School of Art have appointed Dr. Margo Handwerker as the Dean of the Core Residency Program, a newly developed position at the organization.

San Anto Cultural Arts, a San Antonio-based community development organization and arts incubator, has appointed Cuauhtli Reyna as its new Executive Director.

The Visual Arts Center, a gallery within the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, has named Violette Bule as its fall 2024 Artist-in-Residence.

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the recipients of its 2024 Awards to Artists, including 17 artists who will receive a total of over $40,000.

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the second round of its fiscal year 2024 grantees in the following funding categories: Grants for the Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.

The Contemporary Austin and The FLAG Art Foundation has announced artist Sable Elyse Smith as the recipient of the $200,000 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.

The Texas Cultural Trust announced that Laredo-based civic leader and artis, Linda LaMantia has been named as the recipient of the 2024 Texas Women for the Arts Donna Axum Whitworth Champion of the Arts Award.

Meow Wolf has announced a new mural in North Texas and has named ten regional artists who will be part of a task force shaping its upcoming Houston space.

Lawndale, a Houston-based multidisciplinary contemporary art center, has announced the 90 artists selected by guest juror Dr. Laura Augusta for this year’s iteration of "The Big Show."

The El Paso Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Michael Reyes as Senior Curator and Jacqueline Sierra as Marketing Coordinator.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has reinstalled its Arts of Korea Gallery, with a focus on the Joseon dynasty.

Arts Connect Houston, a network of community members and local organizations committed to ensuring students have access to the arts, has released a baseline report about arts education in the Houston Independent School District.

SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, a project of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, has announced that Jen Benoit-Bryan will be its new Director following Zannie Voss’ retirement this fall.

The National Endowment for the Arts has posted the guidelines for its annual Our Town grant program, which funds creative placemaking initiatives.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the 12th edition of its “Five Funny French Films” festival, featuring comedies made in 2023.

The Rockport Center for the Arts has opened ticket sales for the 56th annual Rockport Art Festival, happening July 6 and 7.