A historic retrospective of Texas art. “Artists range from 19th century Theodore Gentilz to 20th century Georgia O’Keeffe. The more than hundred art pieces will include a mural by John…
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Art League Houston has announced Margarita Cabrera as its 2019 Texas Artist of the Year.
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As the year turns to 2019, the University of Houston (UH) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Art of the University of Houston System (PAUHS). In 1969, the Texas…
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There is great value, Hudnall stresses, in creating artistic documentation of the everyday people and activities in one’s own community.
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Interview: Sally Sprout & the Legacy of Williams Tower Gallery
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechBrandon Zech talks to longtime Houston-based curator Sally Sprout about her time curating shows for the Transco/Williams Tower, the future of the building's exhibition program, and how Houston's art scene has changed over the past 30 years.
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Sticks and Stones: Works by Helen Altman at the Tyler Museum of Art
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThis is the best exhibition of Altman’s work I’ve seen to date, partly because her art works especially well when it’s in dialogue with itself.
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“Texas painters and sculptors saw themselves as avant-garde artists in the pursuit of identifying a truly American art."
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Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson on what's happening all year in a Dirty, Dark Place in a flea market in Kyle, a big Glasstire party, and how Texas reacts to its weather.
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The Harry Ransom Center (HRC) at The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Tracy Bonfitto as its new curator of art. She was officially hired on June 12 and…
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A show of works by African-American artists in the collection opens the museum to accusations of perfunctory curatorial affirmative action.
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Since 1993, Project Row Houses (PRH) has been presenting its groundbreaking and sustainable combination of art, activism, and community (inspired by the curious and brilliant combo of American artist John…
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Photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr. studied at Texas Southern University in the late-1960s under the direction of John Biggers. This exhibition of Hudnall’s striking photographs includes images taken in African American…
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AN exhibition offerring insight into the mood and creative output of Houston artists between the 1940s and 80s, including work by Dorothy Hood, John Biggers, Michael Frary, Lucas Johnson, Earl…
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Mellon Foundation Starts Curatorial Fellowship Program at MFAH and Four Other Major Museums
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Mellon Foundation has announced its inaugural class of fellows in the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program, which provides specialized training in the curatorial field for undergraduate students…
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Art at Halftime, on the iTunes store, and in the galleries: here are three of the thirty-five things I've seen, photographed and made notes on this busy September.
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Randy Tibbits thinks we should all know a bit more about the rich history of Houston’s art scene. Those who read his Houston Press article, “MFAH and the Menil Are…
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Works by Houston’s “earlier painters” installed in various conference rooms throughout city hall. Included are works by David Adickes, John Biggers, Jack Boynton, Roylin Bradley, Lamar Briggs, Emma Richardson Cherry,…
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From 1950 to 1980, Houston became the capital of modern art in Texas, attracting a loose-knit colony of painters to a community of galleries, collectors, museums and university art departments.…
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Rachel Hecker Named ALH Texas Artist of the Year 2013, Oliver Given New Lifetime Achievement Award
Art League Houston has named Rachel Hecker as their Texas Artist of the Year for 2013. Leigh and Reggie Smith were named as Texas Patrons of the Year, and, in…
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Explore John Biggers’s principle of “good and relevant architecture” with local architectural historian and Rice University Professor Stephen Fox, beginning at Project Row Houses, 2521 Holman. $10, RSVP required, call…