The City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division invites Austin-area artists, galleries, museums, and arts organizations to apply for the 2014 People’s Gallery exhibition, which will be on display at City…
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BD: Did you approach any more formal venues with your idea? MF: They wouldn't have said yes. Why would they?
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So, what is Afrofuturism? The term was coined twenty years ago, but it’s been getting tossed around quite a bit lately, especially in the national press’ current adoration of Robert…
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The Art Car Parade was only a few months ago, but some are already jonesing for their next art car fix. No problem—the Orange Show has got it all worked…
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Two artists' work stood out: Sara J. Frantz's finely refined, tight landscapes and Rob Verf’s loose, otherworldy mappings of the figure.
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the bible of color theory, Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color, Yale University Press has released an iPad version of the landmark educational tool.…
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Dallas Artists Shatter All Previous Make-Up Painting Records
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 3 commentsFour art students from the University of North Texas, with help from a few mural artists from an Oak Cliff design firm and a few Dallas artists, have broken the…
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There have been a number of memorials to George Phydias Mitchell since he died on July 26 at the age of 94. Tomorrow evening, August 8 at 7:30 pm, the…
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Dal Verme combines graphite and paper in impossibly intricate works that bypass any colloquial definition of drawing.
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Amazon Art Site Finally Launches for One-Stop Virtual Gallery-Hopping
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentAmazon.com was all over the news today since it was announced late yesterday that its founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos is buying the iconic Washington Post for $250 million. While…
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Decoding Amita Bhatt’s solo exhibition requires an understanding of Buddhist Thangka paintings, and all 64 categories of Hindu art.
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Arts Advocacy Made Easy: Texas Joins Cultural Data Project
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentTexas is now the 13th state to join the nation Cultural Data Project (CDP), giving arts and cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines access to technology tools and services…
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Performance Art is Back In! (Events for Those Who Need a Primer)
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 9 commentsPerformance art, once denigrated by many to the “peanut butter and nakedness” category of incomprehensible contemporary art, has now become way cool.
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The Dallas News real estate editor reports that a large, coveted downtown plot of land has been purchased with the intent of building a South Asian museum and cultural center.…
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Good/Bad Art Collective to Reunite for Nasher XChange
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Nasher Sculpture Center has announced the details of the sixth of ten projects for its 10th anniversary, citywide sculptural exhibition Nasher XChange. Denton-based Good/Bad Art Collective, most active from…
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Houston’s Caroline Collective to Close, Not Related to Recent Shooting
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 5 commentsThe Caroline Collective, a co-working and art studio/gallery space will shut its doors in September after five years, reports CultureMap Houston. Co-creator Ned Dodington says that the decision is not related…
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Shook! is Holloway’s first attempt to process not just the black experience, but his personal experience with being a black artist.
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Big Blaze Destroys Museum Park Businesses and Damages New Art Gallery
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentA two-alarm fire destroyed much of a strip center on the 1500 block of Blodgett in Houston’s Museum Park early this morning. Officials think it may have started in a…
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Peachtree Gallery Joins Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentLubbockites who have not yet visited the newest gallery to the city’s art scene, Peachtree Gallery (which opened its doors in June) or caught the opening night of its second…
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Lindy Chambers: Paintings at Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden
by Richard Bailey 9 commentsBroken machinery is kept around for spare parts. Tires are stacked up like canned vegetables. Shady trees, window a/c units, satellite TV dishes show up like grace notes.