This week: an exhibition of collage works exploring Black identity in Houston, a solo show of textile works in Dallas, a group exhibition featuring artists using found objects in Austin, and more.
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News
Big Medium Announces Departure of Executive Director Shea Little; Launches Search for Managing Director
by Jessica Fuentes 1 commentBig Medium’s co-founder and Executive Director, Shea Little, will step down from his role at the organization.
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An obituary for Claude van Lingen, an Austin-based artist and educator, who died on March 30 at the age of 93.
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Profile
A New Dawn at the Laredo Center for the Arts after a Recent Shakeup
by Ryan Cantuby Ryan Cantu 0 commentRyan Cantu writes about recent changes at the Laredo Center for the Arts and looks at how the space is supporting the city's creative community.
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The Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is currently hiring new leadership and has paused applications for the 2024-25 term.
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Valentin Diaconov reviews "Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us," on view at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston.
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Review
Performing Paintings: Myra Melford’s Fire and Water Quintet at the Cy Twombly Gallery, Houston
by Michele Brangwen 0 commentMichele Brangwen reviews a performance by the Fire and Water Quintet, which drew inspiration from the works of Cy Twombly.
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Today, we compare Snøhetta's "Canopies" in the Moody Patio of the Blanton Museum of Art, in Austin, to the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, in Singapore.
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The Houston Endowment, a private foundation that supports the city’s arts, public parks, civic engagement, and pre-K through 12th-grade public education needs, has announced the 2024 recipients of its Jones Artist Award.
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Interview
“Uprooting: Paths to Belonging”: An Interview with Angeles Salinas
by Christopher Karr 0 commentChristopher Karr talks with artist Angeles Salinas about her practice, her background, and her MFA thesis exhibition at UTSA.
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Review
Review: Joe Harjo’s “Indian Removal Act II: And She Was” at The Contemporary at Blue Star, San Antonio
by Caroline Frost 0 commentCaroline Frost reviews a show of works by Joe Harjo that confront the impacts the Trail of Tears had on Muscogee women and other Native tribes.
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William Sarradet reviews two exhibitions in Dallas at Liliana Bloch Gallery and Southern Methodist University's Hawn Gallery.
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This week: a solo show addressing the effects of machismo culture in San Antonio, an exhibition of works on paper by a pair of a cross-generational artists best known for their sculptures in Houston, a two-person exhibition about growing up and masculinity in Dallas, and more.
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News
Houston’s East End District to Host Art & Environment Series April 27
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentIn partnership with artist Kristi Rangel, Houston’s East End District will host the third installment of the “Witness Series,” which explores the relationship between the city’s Latinx community and the environment.
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EspañolOp Ed
¿Por qué no hay artistas de Texas en la Bienal del Whitney este año?
by Brandon Zechby Brandon Zech 0 commentBrandon Zech hace una pregunta pertinente.
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Avoid Highways, the lovely and well-conceived show of paintings on view now at the West Loop HCC gallery, is in part described by its artist, John Forse, as renditions of…
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The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas has named Du Chau as the recipient of the 2024 Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award, which includes a $3,000 cash prize.
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Review
Review: “THIS SIDE UP” at the Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
by Doug Welshby Doug Welsh 0 commentDoug Welsh reviews an exhibition in Houston that highlights the undervalued and under-recognized people who make the art world tick.
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News
San Antonio Museum of Art Appoints Kristopher Driggers Associate Curator of Latin American Art
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe San Antonio Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Kristopher Driggers as the museum’s Associate Curator of Latin American Art, following the 2023 departure of Lucia Abramovich.
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Podcast
Art Dirt: Talking Art, Architecture & Photography with Paul Hester
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentBrandon Zech talks with Texas artist Paul Hester about his over 50-year career taking photographs.