Gold is on people’s minds a lot lately—more than usual, what with inflation worries, “End the Fed” protests and calls to return to a gold standard. People fear their dollar…

80’s comix icon Gary Panter had a two-man show in Sulphur Springs,TX over the Christmas holidays, says the NY Times. Apparently a reporter followed Panter, best known for his comic…

This afternoon the Houston Film Critics Association tots up the best films of 2011 at their fifth annual awards show. Although some of the suspense has been reduced by the…

Maggie Gutierrez’s Art Talk column in Your Houston News brings out some unsuspected arts activity in the north Houston suburb: The Conroe Art League has a new gallery at the…

The El Paso public art program’s veil closet is bulging: another unveling is scheduled for January 12 for Ocotillo by Brooklyn-based Howard Kalish, a “sculptural interpretation,” or a “foliage homage”…

  Providing a behind-the-scenes peek at the work of San Antonio artists, Donna Simon, a retired Brackenridge High School art teacher, conducts guided tours of the city’s studios, artist-run spaces,…

The HoustonPress’ Meredith Deliso has a short feature about the contemporary art installed at the City of Houston’s new permitting center at 1002 Washington Ave. (an interesting bit of doublespeak,…

    A few years ago, when I made large sculpture out of Lego pieces, I typically dismantled works after they were shown so that I could reuse the bricks for new…

Elizabeth Dunbar, the former curator and associate director at Austin’s Arthouse before its conflation with the Austin Museum of Art, has been named Executive Director of Houston’s Diverseworks Artspace. During…

  A new  mural by ACK! has appeared on top of Jenni’s Noodle House in Houston Heights. The 14 foot rooftop billboard is semi-advertising, featuring a drooling boy  offering noodles…

New-car owner and art blogger Robert Boyd has decided to  break in his wheels by cruising Galveston and  compiling an online map of  dozens of stump carvings, leftover Ike-killed trees…

Discovery Green’s 4th annual ice sculpting competition features a dozen acclaimed ice artists from around the country using chainsaws and blow torches to battle for total domination this Saturday, January…

Along with the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, which aims to protects copyrights by cracking down on internet service providers, US legislators are likewise considering steps towards a “droit de…

The University of Texas at El Paso is now offering a minor in Museum Studies, preparing students to compete for jobs in the underpaid museum industry. The 18 credit hour…

Former Menil curator Kristina Van Dyke is settling into her new role as director of the Pulitzer Foundation; in an interview with Nancy Fowler of the St. Louis Beacon, she…

For those of you just joining us, here’s a resume of choice newsy bits for 2011: We’ve lost a crateful of old Texas artists this year: Dick Wray, Scott Gentling,…