Houston’s DiverseWorks states that its current exhibition The Eleventh Hour “traces a lineage of urgency and activism in DiverseWorks’ programming over the past 30 years.” For those feel a sense…
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Tim DeVoe and Miriam Ellen Ewers inaugurate a new West Dallas space with a large green sculpture like a skateboard ramp. Hurry, it's closing Saturday!
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There are a lot of institutions, programs, and people seriously affected in all sorts of ways by the government shutdown, which started today. Affecting the art world is the closing…
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Calling All Art Chic@s: La Reunion TX Seeks Artists and Students
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentLa Reunion TX (LRTX) is looking for students and mentors to participate in its 7th annual Art Chic@s program. LRTX, a non-profit organization in west Oak Cliff that “connects art…
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Houston Art Supporter Indicted By Feds for Hiding Art
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentA federal grand jury returned a 24-count indictment today against Jeffrey Shankman with bankruptcy fraud and concealment of assets. Shankman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2008 and the indictment…
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This Wednesday, the five-day 2013 Houston Fringe Festival will open up its experimental mixed bag of theater, dance, music, film, and visual arts. The 6th annual festival will take place…
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Struck by the cinematic qualities of these drawings, and by elements in them that reference specific movies, Peter Lucas glimpses beneath the stitches of Bise's drawings, with a DVD extra!
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Simultaneously chaotic and comforting, Anne and Steven's home is like hanging out on the Pee Wee Herman set in the middle of a good rain storm.
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Artists to TXDot: Prada Marfa is Art and This is Why
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentElmgreen and Dragset, the artist duo behind Prada Marfa, have released a statement with their thoughts on the Texas Department of Transportation’s decision to declare the installation illegal. There are…
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Kelley says she is “inspired by the malleable nature of young minds and the twisted intricacies of immature adults.”
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A international survey, four hardworking artists' solo shows, and the irreplaceable Kermit Oliver. Wait — that's six!
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Mazurek chose the name for its scientific ring: a simple, categorical name to stand for a thick and diverse file, on view at Richland College.
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The Leigh Bess Boone Foundation wants to know about your amazing interns. The Foundation, which awards stipends to outstanding interns and volunteers in the visual and performing arts, has extended…
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Kiki Smith to Join UNT as this Year’s Artist-in-Residence
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentInternationally renowned sculptor/printmaker Kiki Smith will come to Denton this fall as the artist-in-residence for the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14…
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First Annual SlabFest! Houston to Celebrate a Different Kind of Art Car
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentCar culture is so big in Houston that the annual Art Car Parade is no longer quite enough to contain all the car enthusiasm in the city. Now, the Houston…
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Video works, installations and filmed performances from artists that both spaces have exhibited over the past few years are much more than a greatest hits montage.
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Art Comes to Arlington with First Annual Street Festival
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThis weekend, Arlington will host its first annual South Street Art Festival, showcasing tons of artists. There will be the requisite array of food trucks, beer, and live music, but…
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Big Tex to Debut His Big Hands at the State Fair Tomorrow
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe State Fair of Texas begins tomorrow and, at 2 pm, the brand new Big Tex will be unveiled. The 52-foot tall sculpture that had been greeting fairgoers for 60…
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Bill T. Jones speaks about collaboration. One young man, who only stuck around for the free wine, decided it was open mic psych night.
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Job Post: Curator/Organizer of Unofficial Houston Art Fair (Fast-Acting Self-Starter Preferred)
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentDon’t say you’re faired out already, because the Texas Contemporary Art Fair is coming to town in just a few weeks (October 10-13), although without the smart, goofy, affordable, and…