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Thanks to the keen eyes of some TV crime drama watchers at GalleristNY, someone noticed that the paintings in last night’s episode of the CBS show Elementary were those of…

The Art League Houston (ALH) has announced an open call for exhibition proposals for the spring of 2014, which is kind of a big deal since the last time it…

The BBC London News reports that two artworks by Damien Hirst were stolen from the Exhibitionist Gallery in Notting Hill early Monday morning. The gallery only opened this past September…

If anyone actually needs help in staging awkward family holiday portraits, Houston’s Lawndale Art Center is here to help. Artist-in-residence Emily Peacock knows awkward; for her show, You, Me &…

Later this month, the Linda Pace Foundation will present its first public artwork, Adam, by Arturo Herrera, which will be located opposite to San Antonio’s Main Plaza. The wall painting,…

The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is now accepting artist applications for CraftTexas 2014, the eighth in a series of juried exhibitions showcasing Texas-made contemporary craft. The show, which opens…

Tomorrow, the El Paso City Council is scheduled to vote on whether the city manager can sign off on the contract for “Guggenheim Masterpiece Exhibition Series,” a loan agreement between…

There are still ten days to purchase a lottery ticket to win the 1914 painting by Pablo Picasso, Man in the Opera Hat, estimated to be worth $1 million. The…

Guccifer is at it again. The hacker, who complicated most people’s very set opinions about George W. Bush by releasing images of his newfound painting practice, has now posted drawings…

In 2007, when Dallas art collector (and Dallas Museum of Art trustee) Marguerite Hoffman wanted to quietly sell a Rothko painting, she arranged the transaction through a private dealer and,…

Why do some arts organizations fail, others thrive, and many seem to consistently remain in the middle of some nervous tightrope act? The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at…

Tomorrow night, grayDUCK will hold its final opening in its South Austin gallery space. The appropriately titled Send Off, a group show of prints by artists who have exhibited at…

Those who happened to catch Theaster Gates’ performance at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, presented in conjunction with his work in the 2010 CAMH show Hand+Made: The Performative…

Some museums hold events during which guests can weigh in on acquisitions for their collections, but these are usually restricted to high-level donors and the events are big fundraisers. Recently,…

After seven years as gallery director, Debra Boz is leaving Austin’s non-profit art space Pump Project and Rebecca Marino will be taking over as new director. Marino, who began as…

Houston’s Museum District Business Alliance, which promotes enterprise and the arts in the Montrose/Museum District area, will be handing out the 2013 Community Improvement Awards at its annual luncheon on…

Dallas’ CentralTrak Artists’ Residency and Gallery holds a monthly lecture series called “Next Topic” on various ideas meant to foster critical discussion in the community. The last topic of the…

Visionary artist Cleveland Turner, known affectionately as The Flower Man, died in a hospice on Sunday morning, surrounded by friends. Turner was born in 1943 in a small farming community…

Artists and gallery folks headed to Florida for Art Basel at Miami Beach will want to arrive early enough to catch the big name celebrities at the opening events. Kanye…