Artpace recently announced that it has received a $250,000 donation from the Linda Pace Foundation toward its Artist in Residence Endowment campaign.
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This week: a multidisciplinary show rooted in this history of Juneteenth in Galveston, retrospectives in Tyler and Houston, part two of a Dallas exhibition, and more.
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News
Mexic-Arte Museum’s Board President and Four Other Board Members Resign
by Jessica Fuentes 2 commentsIn the past week, five Mexic-Arte board members have resigned following staff allegations of an unsafe workplace as well as improper care of the institution’s art collection.
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News
Texas Organizations Celebrate Juneteenth with Art Shows, Programs & More
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentTexas arts and culture organizations celebrate Juneteenth this weekend.
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Review
Sound Ideas: Tarek Atoui’s “The Whisperers” at The Contemporary Austin
by Barbara Purcell 0 commentBarbara Purcell reviews "The Whispers" by Tarek Atoui, the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize winner, at the Contemporary Austin-Jones Center
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Houston’s Mayor is Currently Accepting Proposals for the NEA “Our Town” Grant
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentHouston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner, calls for proposals to be considered for endorsement for the National Endowment for the Arts’ “Our Town” grant.
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Essay
An Art Review By An Interested Houston Eighth Grader
by Husna Kruengby Husna Krueng 8 commentsHusna Krueng, an 8th grade student at Tanglewood Middle School, writes about Juame Plensa's "Tolerance" sculpture in Houston.
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Lawndale has selected Chelsea Clarke, Verónica Gaona, and Alexis Pye, as its 2022/2023 Artist Studio Program participants.
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Artistic and religious spaces are both deeply rooted in culture, and as religious beliefs and opinions become more and more entrenched, maybe art is one place where we can come together to reveal our common humanity.
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The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston have each recently acquired artworks by Texas-based artists.
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Essay
10 Works from the Venice Biennale that I Wish the Fort Worth Modern Would Acquire
by Colette Copeland 4 commentsColette Copeland compiles a list of artworks from the Venice Biennial she would like to see in her local Texas museum.
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En El Salvador, el orgullo nacional viene acompañado de crítica. Es otro más de los aspectos binarios del país: la invitación a discutir ansiedades muy personales, aunado con una intimidad asumida por el visitante.
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Three San Antonio Galleries Burglarized, $78,000 of Art Reported Stolen
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentLast month, three contemporary art galleries in San Antonio were burglarized, with a total of $78,000 worth of artwork stolen.
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Assembly, an arts agency and creative studio, recently announced the opening of a physical gallery space in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood.
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This week: Texas works on paper from two private collections in Albany, three Houston-based artists in Galveston, intricate paintings of domesticated plans in Fort Worth, and more.
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News
Jones Hall Undergoes Summer Renovation as Part of Multi-Year Plan
by Jessica Fuentes 2 commentsThe Foundation for Jones Hall in Houston has announced the start of the second phase of its $50 million renovation.
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Review
Crossing Borders: the Work of Ricardo Islas, Brandon Maldonado, and Vicente Telles
by Ruben C. Cordova 0 commentRuben C. Cordova writes about three Southwestern artists, Ricardo Islas, Brandon Maldonado, and Vicente Telles, who recently exhibited at Presa House Gallery in San Antonio.
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Mexic-Arte Board Publicly Responds to Staff Allegations of Unsafe Work Environment and Improper Care of Art
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe Mexic-Arte Museum’s board has made a public statement acknowledging the current and former staff’s concerns, and laying out action items.
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News
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Reinstalls European Galleries to Tell a Broader History
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s reinstalled European art galleries, which feature recent acquisitions and loans, open June 8, 2022.
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Today: Buried cars