Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2012 Houston from all visual artists living and working in Harris County, TX. Individual artists and…
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James Surls and the Rocky Mountain Art High (Pt. 2)
by John Aaspby John Aasp 2 commentsAfter visiting James Surls and two outdoor fairs (one local and one commercially organized) in part 1, it was time to hit the big wig affair at the Aspen Ice…
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KC Arrowhead Stadium Second Football Venue to Embrace Contemporary Art
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe Hunt family of Kansas City has decided to fund “world class” collection of art to be installed at Arrowhead Stadium. Inspired by the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas-based Sharron Hunt Munson,…
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Ben Rubin is a media artist living in New York City who recently unveiled his 6-channel video projection, And That’s The Way It Is . . . on the University…
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Experimental Eye and The Sounds of Silence. The next 6 weeks bring Houstonians rare opportunities to see some of the most dynamic experimental films in history- many shown on delicious…
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Alexandra Irvine, executive director of the Galveston Arts Center since 2007, has announced her resignation, effective September 15 to “move on to other professional challenges.” Irvine supervised the emergency stabilization…
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Austin’s Eyes Got It!: 2011 Finalist Andrea Nguyen
by Glasstireby Glasstire 1 commentThis is the first of four video profiles Glasstire is hosting featuring the finalists from last year’s Austin Eyes Got It!. 2011 Eyes Got It! winner Hollie Brown’s solo show at grayDUCK…
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Part II of my fantastic chat with artist Christina Sukhgian Houle who is in Mexico City for six weeks as part of the SOMA summer artist in residency project. We…
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Robert Hughes, Eloquent Art Journalist with a Thing About Drawing, has Died at Age 74
by Bill Davenport 3 commentsAn eloquent decoder (and sometime debunker) of art, Hughes churned out acres of beautiful, thoughtful and jargon-free art criticism for The Sunday Times (London), and Time Magazine. In 1980 he…
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The City of Tyler is proposing to cut the Tyler Museum of Art out of their 2012-2013 budget. However, there will be a public hearing in regards to the budget…
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The Southwest School of Art’s BFA Degree Program is right around the corner- in October, the fifty year old institution will begin enroll the first students in its new Bachelor…
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Dear Laura, I think I’m ready to approach a gallery about showing my work, and maybe even ask them to represent me as an artist. I’ve heard from older…
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After 20 years of love/hate in the “docks” warehouse north of downtown, Houston art space DiverseWorks is relocating to 4102 Fannin Street in the heart of midtown. This move, the…
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Lawndale, I ain’t mad at ya. I love the opportunity that is your residency program, your open submission process is truly open and makes possible a dizzyingly diverse range of…
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Delicia Harvey, Executive Director of Houston’s Aurora Picture Show is stepping down to take up a new role as Owner/Producer in partnership with her husband’s film and video production business,…
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The Open Blog
James Surls and the Rocky Mountain Art High (Pt. 1)
by John Aaspby John Aasp 3 commentsColorado is where a lot of Texans are (or wish they were) during the summer. It’s a heavenly cool yet rugged place. I too followed the terrible wildfires and the…
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Big Projects update: Colosseum Straightened with Billionaire’s Help, Christo Canyon Mired in Legal Mudslide
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe artist Christo appeared in Cañon City, Colorado last week to announce the indefinite postponement of his controversial Over the River project, until lawsuits to stop the proposed artwork are resolved.…
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Former New York gallerist Carolyn Ramo has been named as the new head of Artadia, “the fund for art and dialog” as of July 24. The fund, founded by philanthropist…
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Noting the “almost half dozen features” published in the NY Times about Marfa in the past three years, NPR‘s Neda Ulaby joins the scrum, outlining the tiny town’s makeover as…
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Robotic space probe Curiosity landed safely on the surface of Mars after enduring a successufully dramatized landing sequence, dubbed “seven minutes of terror” by a publicity-conscious NASA, where it will…