The San Antonio Museum of Art opens today “Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber”. At 116 works – ranging from painting and…

The first issue of EXU, a full-color, tabloid-like magazine created by longtime Houston-based art writer Robert Boyd, is currently on sale for a measly $3! EXU is a tabloid. EXU is…

This past week, Houston’s Lawndale Art Center announced their newest crop of residents (who are all already based in Houston!): Melinda Laszczynski, Randi Long, and Sarah Welch. Through the program, each artist…

It says something about the anxiety level of our national moment that Ross's soothing, hypnotizing presence is a phenomenon again.

If you are the type of art patron that asks, “How much does it cost?” and “What’s in it for me?,” this game is for you! (By the way, these…

Yesterday Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky posted a perceptive and funny little breakdown of car headlight design; he coined the term “Late Cold War-Era Default Car Face,” and he made an entertaining graphic to go…

Today the Menil Collection announced a huge windfall gift of top-notch artworks: It’s a collection of 110 drawings from museum trustees Janie C. Lee and Louisa Stude Sarofim. These drawings are…

The shows: Matthew Ronay & Hilary Lloyd The venue: Blaffer Art Museum The city: Houston The date: June 3, 2016 Photographs by Sidney Mori            …

I shot this week’s Top Five video with Houston Airport System Curator Tommy Gregory. Before the shoot, he took me on a tour of the airport’s art collection. See a few of…

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…