The Rothko Chapel has announced that it will reopen to the public on Tuesday, December 17, following a five-month closure due to damage from Hurricane Beryl.

This week: an exhibition about major conflicts between the U.S. and Central America in El Paso, a solo show examining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' efforts related to Ike Dike in Austin, a meditation on aging in Dallas, and more.

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced that it will partner with six institutions around the world, including the Menil Collection in Houston, for its Centennial Anniversary.

Mari Carmen Barrios Giordano writes about the meticulous work of Gustavo Díaz on view at Sicardi Ayers Bacino and the Menil Drawing Institute.

Laura Neal reviews an exhibition of diverse sculptural styles that offer a poetic meditation on time.

Discovery Green, a 12-acre park in downtown Houston, has debuted its winter art installation, "ATLAS," by internationally recognized artist Jen Lewin.

Kaila T. Schedeen reviews an exhibition of photography and video by Indigenous artists at The Blanton Museum of Art.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded $945,000 to 30 writers, including Houston-based author Rosa Boshier González.

Throughout December artisan holiday markets, which offer unique gift options, are popping up across the state.

Ian Etter reviews an exhibition of small paintings that explore concepts of solitude, loss, and introspection.

The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft has opened a call for its 2025-2026 Artist Residency Program.

William Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez review the photography, painting, and installation exhibitions that stood out this season. 

An obituary for Patty Rae Wellborn, an Abilene-based self-taught artist and educator, who died Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

Jessica Fuentes writes about “Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has announced a call for local, national, and international artists as part of its ongoing capital construction program.

A video tour of the exhibition "Folded Time: Colleen Maynard and Sarah Sudhoff" at Throughline, Houston.

A video tour of the exhibition "Rachelle LeBlanc: No Time for Sorry" at Reeves Art + Design.

Philip Kelleher writes about a show of intricately constructed photographic collages that stretch a split-second of action into a meditation on mob mentality and the rejection of the new.

Art Club, an art space and nightclub venue, will open in December at POST, a mixed-used pavilion in downtown Houston.

This week: an immersive experience brings Paris architecture to Houston; an exhibition of portraits exploring Chicano, Bordeña, and Fronterizo cultures in Alpine; a show featuring narrative art from the Southwest in San Antonio; and more.