The the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, NCECA for short, is having it’s 47th annual conference in Houston on March 20-23. In addition to talking, hobnobbing, and…
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Deadline Extended: Naomi Beckwith Studio Visits for Diverseworks Artist-Members
by Bill Davenport 0 commentDiverseworks has extended the deadline for Houston-area artists who are Diverseworks members ($35, if you’re just joining now) to apply for studio visits with Naomi Beckwith, visiting curator from the…
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The DMA is FREE! Earn Points for Everything!
by Betsy Lewisby Betsy Lewis 5 commentsDear DMA Friends, You may now enter the Dallas Museum of Art for free. And on top of free general admission, the DMA has implemented a tricked-up, no-cost, interactive “membership”…
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“Regional Quarterly Vol. 1: Cross Talk” at Circuit 12
by Lucia Simekby Lucia Simek 1 commentIn a few days I get up on a stage at the DMA with two other artists to talk about the state of the arts in Dallas; in other words, Dallas’ “scene.”…
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It’s a Small World, After All! MFAH Co-Organizes Show Explaining America to Koreans
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of four institutions participating in Art Across America, an exhibition billed as “the first major survey of historical art of the United…
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The Socialized Contemporary Artists Bureau (S.C.A.B.) sounds a bit bureaucratic, but this is part of the ironic mirror play and table turning that undergirds this group of artists. By 2012,…
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Dallascontemporarymuseum added to your favorite sellers in My eBay!
by Bill Davenport 3 commentsYou’ve got to stay alert to catch the best bargains on eBay- since last March, the Dallas Contemporary has been using the auction site to sell off limited edition prints…
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Saw a lot of amazing art this week. Not only were the works themselves curious, mysterious, visceral and fascinating in so many ways, but in every case there was a…
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The Art Center of Corpus Christi has received a challenge grant from local philanthropist and entrepreneur Gene Bouligny. Mr. Bouligny is prepared to present the Art Center with a $100,000…
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Once Subversive, Now Stangely Bland, Artist Vito Acconci Picked for Austin Airport Project
by Bill Davenport 0 commentJeanne Clair Van Ryzin of the Austin American Statesman reports that “The once subversive, renegade artist-turned-architect Vito Acconci” will create a public sculpture at the Consolidated Rental Car Facility at…
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2012 saw a slew of portraits of the late Governor Ann Richards in various media—film, print, on the stage. A lot of youngsters might have forgotten about her or unfortunately…
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The Texas Cultural Trust has announced its annual awards, honoring high-profile artists in several genres as well as important patrons of the arts. The 2013 Texas Medal of Arts Awards…
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Cody Ledvina: Expierence (How to be a wonderful artist assistant.)
by Cody Ledvinaby Cody Ledvina 3 commentsCody Ledvina explains how to be a wonderful, er, decent artist assistant. Starring Trenton Doyle Hancock as the artist.
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“Do something to me that you will regret but you won’t apologize for!” These were instructions delivered by Clifford Owens from a score written by Steffani Jemison as a part of the CAMH’s…
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Accused Menil Picasso Vandal Uriel Landeros’ Double-Trouble Bond Set for $500,000
by Bill Davenport 0 commentUriel Landeros, the artist accused of defacing Picasso’s Woman in a Red Armchair at the Menil Collection, appeared in court today in Houston. Landeros was transferred from Hidalgo County Sunday,…
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Read All About It: Art Guys and Menil Given a UK-Style Thrashing in HuffPost, UK Way Back in 2011!
by Bill Davenport 3 commentsIn case you missed it, (as I did!) a piece titled “Homophobia and the Arts” co-written by blogger James Payne and artist Michael Petry appeared in the Huffington Post, UK…
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Staff at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas arrived this morning to find outdoor pieces in the center’s sculpture garden dusted with a fine, powdery white substance they termed “snow.”…
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What are you doing this Saturday? Come with me to Houston’s first Mini Maker Faire. I first heard about Maker Faire from Aisen Caro Chacin, and to me it embodies…
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Nina Seely has been named to the newly-created director spot at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin. Nelie Plourde, who held the Executive Director/Curator position for the museum’s…
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Mimi Swartz of Texas Monthly has been busy since Friday, when Glasstire published the Art Guys’ announcement that their controversial piece, The Art Guys Marry a Plant, was to be…