Project Row Houses in Houston kicks off its annual summertime artist-in-residency program this week. The program, called Summer Studios, is for emerging and student artists in the region. It last six weeks, and…
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In spite of its subject matter and tone, there is no pitch-black heart in Morris' latest. Instead, we’re offered a serene and absurdist-lite take on the banal that asks audiences to come as they are and unpack as they please.
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Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center announced the purchase of a group of works by the highly influential Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta, thanks to the Kaleta A. Doolin Acquisitions Fund for Women…
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The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas today announced it has some new acquisitions by an influential artist, thanks to a particular fund established last year. The Nasher’s Kaleta A. Doolin…
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Some artists make serious money at art and craft fairs. For those who want to learn how to get in on the scene, Houston’s Fresh Arts is holding a workshop…
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The artists in THREE use considerable wit and pathos, and all of the work in the show is meant to address our current political climate.
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Ever since 1982, the Houston Center for Photography has been publishing Spot magazine, a biannual publication featuring “commentary on photography and photo-based art exhibitions in Texas, the United States, and abroad.”…
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Artist attempts to create most frustrating products imaginable
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentWriters know all the good stuff. This came across the wires via the ex-Texas writer Brad Tyer, author of Opportunity, Montana: Big Copper, Bad Water, and the Burial of an American Landscape.…
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In conjunction with its current exhibition Mark Flood: Gratest Hits, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) will present A World of Our Own: Mydolls and the Houston Punk Scene this…
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This August, the University of North Texas Press is releasing Rounded Up in Glory: Frank Reaugh, Texas Renaissance Man, the first full-length biography of legendary and influential Texas artist Frank Reaugh. Widely-known for his plein air…
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If you're looking for a joyful or celebratory exhibition about queer issues, you won't find it here.
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ATX has a great new space called de stijl | PODIUM FOR ART. The gallery’s inaugural show, One / Sixth, is comprised of works by six black alumni of the University…
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Today, July 23, from 12-8PM is the fifth annual Dallas Gallery Day! Founded in 2011 by Brian Gibb of The Public Trust as “East Dallas Gallery Day,” the event later went on to…
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This past Wednesday, QFest kicked off their 20th annual program in Houston! As always, this year’s festival spans both traditional and non-traditional art venues across the city: Rice Media Center, the MFAH, the…
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That’s Right, You’re Not from Texas, but Texas Wants You Anyway: The Art of Bale Creek Allen
by Kathleen Brady Stimpert 4 commentsAllen manages to capture something essential about the state of Texas in his work, and not in a shit kicking, beer-swilling, dumbly cheeky sort of way.
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Few people would think that the paintings of Frank Stella are danceable, but Kerry Kreiman of Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth begs to differ. For the 13th annual free summer Modern Dance…
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Yesterday, Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) announced a new partnership with Lawndale Art Center for their 2016 self-published book and zine festival, set for November 19, 2016. In past years, ZFH hosted their program…
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Coming soon to Glasstire, the legendary True Artist Tales comic strip by Scott Gilbert!! Gilbert produced the strip, a who’s who for the Houston art scene of the time, from…
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on a legend in Marfa and where the cool people will keep cool this weekend.
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The Walker Art Center puts on great exhibitions but, in 2012, its Internet Cat Video Festival broke attendance records. Since then, the Walker has recreated the festival annually. It even…