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It’s getting to be that time of year again! Fresh Arts recently announced the dates and artists for its Eleventh annual Winter Holiday Arts Market (WHAM) at Winter Street Studios. The event,…

For the past six months, the recently renovated and restored Buffalo Bayou Cistern has been open to the Houston public for tours. Located just off of Memorial Drive, the cavernous underground…

In 2017, the Swiss Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale will present an exhibition curated by Philipp Kaiser called “Women of Venice,” reports Artforum and ARTnews. It will investigate Swiss…

We received a semi-mysterious email today from the address connected to the Dallas gallery that once was OFG.XXX (née Oliver Francis Gallery, a.k.a. PUSHKIN & GOGOL), founded and run by…

The Houston Cinema Arts Festival kicks off next week (November 10-17) with tons of interesting looking films. But, for film junkies who just can’t wait, the Rockport Film Festival (November…

Longtime Houston art dealer Sean Rudolph died today after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his husband Brad Blume. Rudolph’s involvement…

Artist Rodney McMillian has received the Contemporary Austin’s inaugural $100,000 Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize, reports Artforum. The Prize, which will be awarded every two years, was established this past…

Texas’ Zine Fever continues apace. UT’s main campus library, the Perry-Castañeda (PCL), will host a panel discussion this Thursday, November 3, featuring a solid lineup of artists who either deal with…

Artforum reports that Evan Garza has been named the new director of Rice Public Art at Houston’s Rice University. A Houston native, Garza has been serving as assistant curator at…

Last Friday, the Art of the World Gallery, owned by Houston residents Liliana Molina and Mauricio Vallejo, opened its first exhibition, reports the Houston Chronicle. The inaugural show featured paintings,…

It was announced recently that art collectors and philanthropists Marlene and Spencer Hays have bequeathed 600 works to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, France. Worth a total $384 million, the donation includes masterworks by Degas, Rodin,…

Today, October 28, from 6-9PM, we are hosting a party at the bar/performance venue/gathering place Notsuoh in celebration of Glasstire’s 15th anniversary! There will be Texas art-inspired bingo and a costume…

A marble statue of Venus, “one of the British Museum’s most important Roman sculptures,” lost a thumb during the prep for a corporate party, when a member of a catering waitstaff…

The Moody Center for the Arts at Houston’s Rice University announced its upcoming schedule of artists and it’s pretty impressive. The Center, which is dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaboration between the…

The Tate announced yesterday that it has appointed Michael Wellen as curator of international art, reports Artforum. Beginning in December, Wellen will work with the art from Latin America in…

Artsy.net released its list of “The 20 Most Influential Young Curators in the United States” and it includes Justine Ludwig, Director of Exhibitions/Senior Curator of the Dallas Contemporary. Ludwig, known…

Twyla, a new Texas-based online art retail site, is barely out of the gate and is already besieged by criticism over its advertising and a hefty lawsuit aimed at its CEO over…

Something set off Ryland Alexander Gonzalez, a 17 year-old high school student, to prompt him to start stabbing a Styrofoam dinosaur with an X-ACTO knife. When his art teacher asked…

It was announced last week that San Antonio artist Cruz Ortiz was selected to create artwork in support of Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency. This comes months after Ortiz was asked…

Some places have already celebrated Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), gathering family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and…