The fall lecture series organized by the Rice School of Architecture (RSA) and the Rice Design Alliance (RDA) is called “Near Future” and it brings to Houston five visionaries from…
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Sebastian Campos, owner of The Mission Gallery, has announced the “end of our yearlong outpost in Houston.” The gallery’s space in the 4411 Montrose building will close its doors on…
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Marshal and Victoria Lightman’s ever-present Houston art appreciation group, Looking at Art, turns 25 this year. Established in the fall of 1989, Looking At Art takes groups of earnest self-educators,…
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Cheech Marin–actor, author, standup, and of course one-half of the legendary comedy duo Cheech and Chong–has long been an advocate and collector of Chicano art, and tonight in Lubbock he’ll…
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By Eileen Kinsella In what is being viewed as a victory for art collectors looking to dodge or minimize estate taxes, a US Appeals court agreed that shared…
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Following an Instagram program he admired at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Texas-based photographer Olaf Growald is helping launch a version of the photo-sharing initiative at the…
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Happy Birthday to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or “Mahatma” [high-souled] Gandhi, or “Bapu” [Papa]), who was born 145 years ago today! October 2 is also celebrated in Gandhi’s honor as the…
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Starting later this month, UTD’s Artist Residency, CentralTrak, will host a three-part workshop for artists “who wish to hone their skills and receive guidance while professionalizing their practice.” Each workshop…
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Houston’s National Museum of Funeral History is opening its exhibition of Dracula Cemetery today, which will run through November 3. It’s an educational show about Vlad “The Impaler” Tepes who…
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On Thursday October 2 at 8 p.m., one of the most celebrated political cartoonists of our time will speak at SMU’s Bob Hope Theater, as part of the Sammons Lecture…
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ArtPrize, the international art competition based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced its juror’s shortlist yesterday, selecting twenty artists from the 1,536 entrants. Darryl Lauster, selected for his installation God Bless…
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The Austin Film Society is expanding its headquarters, Austin Studios, and has partnered with the City of Austin in an open call for Texas artists to submit proposals for a…
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The Art League Houston (ALH) reviews submissions to its open call for exhibition proposals but twice a year and the deadline for the next batch is midnight tomorrow night. If…
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Mark Osborne has been named Executive Director of The Printing Museum in Houston. Osborne took over the duties from Interim Executive Director Amanda Stevenson on August 18, after serving as…
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The University of North Texas College of visual arts and Design has renamed The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) as the “Jo Ann (Jody) and…
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“Street-Level Gallery Of Chalk Masterpieces” at Annual Chalk It Up festival, San Antonio: Artists Announced
ArtPace in San Antonio has announced the 20 artists, chosen by guest curator Nina Hassele, who will participate in the 11th Annual Chalk It Up street festival, which takes place…
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Texas Filmmakers Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas have been siezed upon to provide insights into the character of fugitive Eric Frein, accused of killing one police officer and wounding a…
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Here’s a nice find: Today Dallas/Marfa-based photographer Nancy Newberry (included in the last Texas Biennial) is featured in the New York Times’ special “Lens” section, which covers photography and photojournalism.…
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In recent years, geekdom has finally been declared cool, or has The San Antonio Current explains in anticipation of the upcoming Alamo City Comic Con, “Now, nerding out is the…
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Frisco will be the home of the country’s first and only museum dedicated to video games. The Videogame History Museum has up until now been a traveling operation, launched by three…