Rainey Knudson, the outgoing publisher of Glasstire, and Brandon Zech, the incoming publisher, run down the top five art events in Texas this week. Also: the first work by a Texas artist that Rainey ever bought.

Organizations from across America — including all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico — were chosen from the NEA's applicant pool, and were given more than $27 million in funding.

Pride Houston, a 40-plus year-old LGBTQIA organization, is launching the Pride Houston Art Program to highlight Houston-based LGBTQIA+ artists.

Bill Lassiter was known as a patron who managed to collect some of the city's best artists on a modest income.

SXSW has announced seven experiential and conceptual art installations to be exhibited in its third annual Art Program, which takes place in March during the conference.

These works, which are now on view in SAMA's contemporary arts galleries, help flesh out the institution's ever-growing holdings of works by living artists. 

In short, this show presents like a most timely biennial. 

One of Jacobs' installations creates the sensation of being absorbed or implicated in the art, as if the art is watching you.

The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $20 million gift from The Moody Foundation of Galveston, Texas, to transform the museum’s exterior spaces.

The four days of the event will include workshops, lectures, panel discussions, a keynote lecture by Mari Carmen Ramirez, the Wortham Curator of Latino American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and other opportunities to meet with conference attendees.

Movies struggle with the subject of the art world, don't they? The best part about 'Velvet Buzzsaw' is how it's caused us to think of much better movies about art. 

Inspired by the abject-absurd/trash-irony sensibility of Harmony Korine's earlier movies, the 24-year-old Hayden Pedigo made and released a video on his Facebook page that went viral.

"My advice to people is to look up. I hope people really take time to take it all in, and smile, before they look back down at their grocery lists."

The university regularly brings in artists, scholars, and historians to give talks to its students and the public.

"My art bridges contemporary art practices with traditional craft processes, allowing participating communities to reclaim, preserve, and innovate their traditions."

This week the Blanton announced that it has acquired the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber.

The 2019 fellows, Texas-based Libby Bland and California-based Sarah Rafael García, will be mentored throughout their year-long fellowship by PRH's Ryan N. Dennis, and CASE's director, Sixto Wagan.

Rainey Knusdon and guest Natasha Bowdoin on the best art press in Texas, Bowdoin’s giant new installation at Rice, and the drink of choice at Chernobyl.

Brandon Zech will be the next publisher of Glasstire.

The longest-running improvised music festival in the Southwest, the No Idea Festival returns to various venues in Austin later this month.