Brandon Zech and guest host Tommy Gregory on curating an airport, the future of public art, and how to get a leg up on the must-see summer show.   1. Kusama:…

Since Glasstire contributor Bill Davenport stepped down as Editor-in-Chief last year to focus on his art, he has been busy over at Bill’s Junk. And folks who attended last year’s…

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The Smithers amassed a collection of remarkable breadth and depth, so rather than present a compendium of the whole collection, the exhibition wisely focuses on twelve artists who have much to teach us about creativity and the universal desire to communicate through art.

This weekend, Houston will be showcasing some great work by teen artists. At the Aurora Picture Show, the 3rd annual Extremely Young Film Festival features creative short films under three…

The ArtSmarter Prize took place last Friday evening in Dallas at Cris Worley Fine Arts, co-hosted by Glasstire. At the end of the evening, the three main winners of the prize…

The Kazbrella is just what we need in Texas. A complete redesign of the traditional umbrella, the Kazbrella opens inside out to keep you and your valuables dry! Watch the…

The event: The ArtSmarter Prize The venue: Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas The city: Dallas The date: June 3    

The folks who donated to Houston artist Emily Peacock’s Indiegogo campaign last year will finally get to see the results of their generosity. DiverseWorks will premiere Peacock’s 27-minute film August…

I hope you can find some time to give these tracks spin in your studios, wherever and whatever they may be.

The Galveston Artist Residency (GAR) is currently exhibiting the work of its 2015-2016 residency artists – Zachary Moser, Diana Puntar and Michael Waugh. Zachary Moser‘s bell responds to #allswell. It…

This story was too good to pass up: recently, a resin statue of a gnome was stolen from Florida’s Cornell Art Museum. “Please bring the Gnome home. He is missed dearly by…

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People who advocate for “reconceptualizing personhood” by eliminating property and ownership are dangerous.

Oh, I love him so. Here’s the Guardian link. Enjoy! https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2016/may/23/martin-creed-new-single-understanding-video-premiere

We're interested in, and dismayed by, this notion that elitism is a bad thing—that wanting to be elite and to associate with the elite is negative.

Founded in 1966, the University of Houston’s public art program is comprised of about 520 works of art by many national and internationally known artists, including Frank Stella, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and Luis Jiménez,…

The shows: Paradise Elsewhere & Laura Latimer: Dispersal The venue: BOX 13 ArtSpace The city: Houston The date: May 28 Photographs by Lizette Belen Soto              

The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, TX has recently announced the appointment of Patrick Kelly as the organization’s new Executive Director. Kelly has a long history at the OJAC—he first began working for…