The Community Artists’ Collective installed the “Quilt Peace” sculpture on September 20 in front of the building at 4101 San Jacinto, meant to stand throughout the Quilt Festival Houston at…
"George R. Brown Convention Center"
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We learned today that the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, which has been held in Houston since 2011, will not be happening this fall. Fair director Max Fishko of ArtMRKT Productions…
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This week, Discovery Green and Houston First Corporation announced that they have commissioned a site-specific work by Dallas artist collective The Color Condition (Sunny Sliger and Marianne Newsom). Set to open August 17…
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Last week, Art Market Productions sent out an email announcing that applications are now open for the seventh edition of the Texas Contemporary art fair. Set for October 19-22 at…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on some choice documentaries, an art star’s homecoming, and the pleasure of drawing shows.
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A screening of two documentaries by Ray Hylenski. The program includes Punching Clouds, a new documentary chronicling the making of Ed Wilson’s monumental sculpture Soaring in the Clouds at the George R. Brown…
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[Updated 2/2/17 20:46 pm CST]: In a statement released this morning, Jonathon Glus, the CEO of the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) for the past nine years, announced that he is…
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Houston paints the town red in preparation for hosting the 2017 Super Bowl. Houston First just unveiled Wings over Water, a kinetic sculpture by Joe O’Connell and Creative Machines, which will welcome visitors on…
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Brandon Zech and guest host artist Amada Miller on houses as art galleries, a Masonic motorcycle gang, and clothes made from leftover painting scraps.
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As much as dealers give lip service to the idea that fairs are about advertising and networking (rather than selling art), at some point the rubber must hit the road.
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An exhibition of works by Houston sculptor Ed Wilson. This exhibition is concurrent with the unveiling of Wilson’s public sculpture commission at the George R. Brown Convention Center which was awarded by…
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on competing art fairs, a woefully overlooked artist, and an Artists Anonymous (AA) meeting this weekend. 1. Dorothy Hood: The Color of Being / El…
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News
Here’s What We Believe is (Finally) the Exhibitor List For the Texas Contemporary Art Fair
by Glasstireby GlasstireThough no official press release has gone out yet (still), the Texas Contemporary Art Fair in Houston, which opens in 15 days, has now added to its website a ‘Galleries’…
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Houston: Is This the World’s Shortest Exhibitor List For an Art Fair?
by Glasstireby GlasstireAh, the pain of reconstruction. The revamped Houston Art Fair (under new ownership) has announced its exhibitor list for this year, just three weeks out from its opening day. At first…
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Under new ownership, the Houston Art Fair (formerly the Houston Fine Art Fair) will take place at Silver Street Studios on September 30-October 2. Last year the Houston Art Fair’s reins were…
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That $4 million we’re planning to spend on public art this year is apparently THE straw that will break the city’s $2.5 billion total budget.
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Those who have been following the ongoing calamity surrounding Ed Wilson’s public art commission at the Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) probably have already read the article “Houston…
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Is there a pattern of city council members dissing public art? We recently reported on the Houston City Council’s problem with Ed Wilson’s $830,000 commission at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Some…
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The Houston First Corporation recently announced its appointment of Christine West to develop an arts and heritage program for the organization. Her position will include the curating and execution of exhibitions and special events…
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On Wednesday, the new Houston city council met and complained about having to pay to the artist Ed Wilson for his public artwork* in the George R. Brown Convention Center, voting…