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…
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Houston Artist Robert Pruitt Adds Exclamation Point to Michelle Obama Speech
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentMichelle Obama hosted a luncheon yesterday for about 50 spouses (meaning almost all women) of chiefs of state and heads of government, reports the Associated Press. The event took place…
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The Euro-based aerosol fest comes to Houston: The sun was out, and a breeze was blowing the paint fumes away across the lake of roof-leaked rainwater. It was a beautiful afternoon to be on a ladder.
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While the Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is busy transforming the 160-acre Buffalo Bayou Park (from Shepherd to Sabine), it is also beginning to think about what to do with the…
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Houston’s Aurora Picture Show will honor artist Bill Viola with the 13th Annual Aurora Award at its annual fundraiser on October 5. The internationally recognized artist has been making videotapes,…
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The sound of the conté crayon marking the wall is both soothing and grating. I sit on the concrete floor thinking that, as the viewer, I too should experience some discomfort.
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25 Visits: Barista/Curator Asks Regular Folks About James Turrell
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentThere’s been a whole lot of James Turrell love going on this summer, from The Light Inside at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (which closed on Sunday) to the…
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Curator Conference Leaves Houston to Support Detroit’s DIA
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe American Association of Museum Curators (AAMC) has announced that it is moving this spring’s national conference from Houston to Detroit in a show of support for the Detroit Institute…
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Houston Fine Art Fair: Now With Less Houston, More Korea!
by Kelly Klaasmeyer 10 commentsFirst, the good news about the Houston Fine Art Fair: Robert Pruitt was selected as 2013 Artist of the Year. Otherwise, HFAF came back for its third year—but it did so without some major Houston galleries and some early supporters.
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A new round of artists have joined the Galveston Artist Residency (GAR) for the 2013-2014 program. GAR was established to give intense studio time to emerging and established visual artists,…