I had the incredible privilege of visiting the community of Tlatelolco last week. Tlatelolco is one of the places in the city that has long been avoided, was falling apart,…
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As part of the city’s ambitious plans to renovate a prime lakeside district downtown, Austin City Council is considering ways to fence off the Seaholm electric substation, and approved a…
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Mary’s Mural Gone Again: Balls the Cat Victim of Montrose Economic Upsurge
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe owners of the Mary’s building, once ground zero for the Montrose leather scene, have again covered over over legendary Mary’s mural as part of the ongoing refurbishing of the…
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Americans for the Arts Annual Convention Set for June in San Antonio
by Bill Davenport 1 commentNational arts advocacy organization Americans For the Arts has set its annual conference for June 8-10 in San Antonio. The 2012 conference will herd an estimated 1000 “arts professionals and…
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Former Frisco Mayor Mike Simpson, the executive director and chief fundraiser for the embattled Art Center of North Texas, has resigned a week ahead of a board meeting to discuss…
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In honor of 2012’s newly feminized logo, Contemporary Art Month and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center presents the “Miss CAM Antonio” contest. The virtual pageant will take place on the…
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It takes a lot of creativity to make a new idea happen and quite a bit of sacrifice to keep it going. Inspired by Glasstire’s remarkable eleven years on the…
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McNay Art Museum Receives $5 Million Gift From the Estate of Nancy Blackburn Hamon
by Bill Davenport 0 commentThe McNay Art Museum has received a bequest of $5 million from the estate of Dallas philanthropist Nancy Blackburn Hamon, wife of famed oil wildcatter Jake L. Hamon, which will…
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In other can’t-take-it-with-you news, the McNay, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Witte Museum have each received $800,000 bequests from the estate of Frances and Louis Wagner to…
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David DeSalvo and John Marcucci, co-owners of Dallas’ Haley-Henman Gallery have announced that they will close the gallery’s space at 3225 Hardwick Street in West Dallas as of February 29,…
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Like many artists, I make the majority of my living teaching art. But not, mind you, in some fancy full time tenured sort of way. That, dear reader, is another…
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Disambiguation/Red Space Gallery/Closes February 12th Happened There are a lot of great images in Disambiguation, an exhibition currently on display at Red Space Gallery in Austin (the show closes…
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Interview with New Artpace Executive Director Regine Basha
by Claire Ruudby Claire Ruud 2 commentsJulieta Aranda, Hills Snyder and Regine Basha at Sala Diaz Regine Basha was recently appointed Executive Director of Artpace, San Antonio, a position she’ll assume less than a month from…
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Missing the Aggie Bonfire? Texas Woodfire Gathering May be Next Best Thing
by Bill Davenport 0 commentWood-firing ceramics is an ancient technique grounded in traditions of community collaboration, cooperation and camaraderie, in which kilns are fueled by the continuous addition of wood into a fire chamber,…
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Merchandise Mart Cancels Art Chicago Fair; Lots of Faces, but No Sales
by Bill Davenport 0 commentFair organizers Merchandise Mart have cancelled the Next Art Chicago fair for scheduled to run April 27-29, 2012, citing poor sales and an attendant failure to attract top-flight galleries, reports…
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Josh Bernstein‘s exhibition “Man Corn” is the third exhibition in Rice University’s newest art venue– EMERGEncy Room. Located on the second floor of Sewall Hall, where Rice Gallery is also…
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Meet Diem Jones: New Director of Grants for the Houston Arts Alliance
by Bill Davenport 0 commentDiem Jones will begin as the HAA’s new Director of Grants on February 13. A poet, musician, producer and spoken word artist (aka Drs. H.M. Joy & Fladimir MS Woo)…
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Jenna Madison has joined the staff of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth as their new Interpretation Mannager. What’s an interpretation manager? The newly-created position’s duties include designing public…
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Hurry! Bayou City Art Festival Wants High School Artists by Friday!
by Bill Davenport 0 commentOne highlight of the Bayou City Art Festival in Houston’s Memorial Park is the exhibition of outdoor installations by area high school students scattered among the trees and lawns near…
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Five big firms from around the country have submitted proposed designs for METRO’s Central Station, to be located downtown between Capitol and Rusk Streets. The proposals have been put on…