The Third Ward Bike Shop, the original program of Workshop Houston, begun ten years ago by social entrepreneurs Seth Capron, Katy Goodman, Benjamin Mason, and Zach Moser, has been spun…
-
-
News
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink: Historic Houston Opens Its Warehouse for a One-Day Sell-A-Thon Sunday
by Bill Davenport 0 commentHistoric Houston, a nonprofit dedicated to the salvage and re-use of historic buildings and materials, will open it’s temporary storage warehouse at 4300 Harrisburg Road, this Sunday, January 27th from…
-
Last Saturday night I went to a private residence in Travis Heights to see the New Music Co-op‘s performance of Brent Fariss‘ Unitard, a piece that according to Fariss, “explores…
-
Sigrid Sandström’s abstract paintings on view at Inman Gallery are a dynamic mix of formal play and precision. Meticulously done in smooth layers of acrylic paint on board or panel,…
-
Scott Carter, who received his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011, has been getting some attention for his gallery-deconstructing drywall sculptures. Problem is, San…
-
BlogGlasstire
Robert Hodge at the South Dallas Cultural Center
by Garry Reeceby Garry Reece 0 commentThese days, signs are not to be trusted. Their meaning, as Derrida argued, is not immediately clear to us. What they refer to is absent, so the meaning they…
-
News
ARZU: Iconic Modern Architects and Rural Afghan Weavers Making Rugs Together
by Bill Davenport 2 commentsFrom January 10- February 15, the Bank of America Center at 700 Louisiana St. in Houston is hosting an exhibition of nine architect-designed rugs created by Afghan women as part…
-
Dear San Antonio: Thank you for giving us Linda Pace. Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Linda Pace Foundation for the second time. It’s a gem that…
-
I have always had a difficult relationship with the Chicano movement. Because of my background and South Texas birthplace, I am expected to identify with the movement, but for reasons…
-
Know of a Master? Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is currently seeking nominations for its next honoree. Begun in 2005, HCCC’s Texas Masters Series honors career artists in Texas who…
-
Peter Simek gets to the bottom of the Dallas Contemporary’s scandalously cheap eBay art sales in D Magazine. Calling the fiasco, in which the Contempoary sold off a few dozen…
-
News
Watch the Pots: Upcoming NCECA Conference Spawns Boil of Houston Ceramic Shows
by Bill Davenport 1 commentThe 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…
-
News
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…
-
BlogDon't Look. Okay Look.Glasstire
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”…
-
BlogShelf Life
“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.”…
-
News
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…
-
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,…
-
News
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…
-
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…
-
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…