This week: an exhibition in Houston showcasing works made in response to the precariousness of life; a group show featuring pieces on place, time, and color in Austin; a solo exhibition featuring photographs and works on paper in Dallas, and more.

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the recipients of its 2024 Awards to Artists, including 17 artists who will receive a total of over $40,000.

Jessica Fuentes habla con Celia Álvarez Muñoz, artista conceptual multidisciplinaria, sobre su vida, arte y conexión con San Antonio.

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the second round of its fiscal year 2024 grantees in the following funding categories: Grants for the Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.

Jason Gudasz writes about both his visit to Michael Heizer's large-scale artwork "City," and a screening at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

The Contemporary Austin and The FLAG Art Foundation has announced artist Sable Elyse Smith as the recipient of the $200,000 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.

The Texas Cultural Trust announced that Laredo-based civic leader and artis, Linda LaMantia has been named as the recipient of the 2024 Texas Women for the Arts Donna Axum Whitworth Champion of the Arts Award.

Jacky Cortiaus reviews an exhibition at the MFAH of works made over the course of a single summer that gave birth to a movement.

William Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez discuss the Julio Torres film Problemista and its depiction of the difficulties of succeeding in the contemporary art world. 

Meow Wolf has announced a new mural in North Texas and has named ten regional artists who will be part of a task force shaping its upcoming Houston space.

Lawndale, a Houston-based multidisciplinary contemporary art center, has announced the 90 artists selected by guest juror Dr. Laura Augusta for this year’s iteration of "The Big Show."

The El Paso Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Michael Reyes as Senior Curator and Jacqueline Sierra as Marketing Coordinator.

William Sarradet writes about five films by Rosa von Praunheim, Ryan Trecartin, and Wong Kar Wai, screened at Spacy in Dallas.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has reinstalled its Arts of Korea Gallery, with a focus on the Joseon dynasty.

Arts Connect Houston, a network of community members and local organizations committed to ensuring students have access to the arts, has released a baseline report about arts education in the Houston Independent School District.

This week: an exhibition featuring landscape photographs of places blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson once lived in Dallas, a retrospective of an artist's 50-year career in Houston, a solo show of surreal and rebellious works in McAllen, and more.

Hills Snyder reviews Alex Garland's film "Civil War."

Donna Tenant reviews an exhibition of new photographic, performative, and textile-based artworks by Sarah Sudhoff at Andrew Durham Gallery in Houston.

SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, a project of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, has announced that Jen Benoit-Bryan will be its new Director following Zannie Voss’ retirement this fall.

The National Endowment for the Arts has posted the guidelines for its annual Our Town grant program, which funds creative placemaking initiatives.