Leslie Thompson writes about Amy Cutler's exhibition "Past, Present, Progress," on view at Ruby City in San Antonio.

An overview of shows coming to Houston-area museums and organizations, including the Blaffer Museum of Art, The Menil Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and more.

This week: paintings of iconic landmarks and neighborhoods in Dallas, photos, videos, and site-specific installations exploring the human connection to water in Houston, a group exhibition of fabric works addressing a range of difficult topics in Austin, and more.

This month Ballroom Marfa, a non-collecting contemporary museum, begins the celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Sophia del Rio talks with Adam and Angie Knoche, the founders of the community-based Glaze Ceramic Studio in McKinney, about their business model and their plans for expansion.

A video exhibition tour featuring a show by artist Lillian Young at Ro2 Art in Dallas.

A video tour of an exhibition by artist Knopp Ferro on view at Gallery Sonja Roesch in Houston.

Four Texas-based public art projects have received national recognition from CODAworx, a national organization that supports the commission of artworks as a way to transform environments.

Ruben C. Cordova evaluates sculptor Octavio Medellín's later work, beginning with a masterpiece, the "History of Mexico," which he calls “a symphony in wood.”

Today: Abstracted yellow rivers

Megan Wilson Krznarich reviews Eduardo Sarabia's immersive exhibition of ceramics, paintings, and other artworks at Dallas Contemporary.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures recently announced staff shifts, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft has welcomed six new members to its Board of Directors.

Bucky Miller reviews a solo exhibition by artist Adde Russell, which was recently on view at Commerce Gallery in Lockhart.

An obituary for Aimee Cardoso, one of the co-founders of Art Tooth and a North Texas artist, who died in August in a car accident.

Lorena Fernandez reviews the exhibition "Milton Becerra: Kinetic Webs," which is curated by Mari Carmen Ramirez and on view at the Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology.

The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts has named Laura Romer Huckaby as its interim director following the departure of new President/CEO Alex Freeman.

Barbara Purcell writes about a visit to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its expansive — and growing — collection.

G Spot Contemporary, the art gallery owned and operated by Wayne Gilbert and his wife, Beverley, will be closing after its next exhibition.

William Sarradet writes about the Barbie movie and about recent shows in Dallas-Fort Worth, at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Pencil on Paper Gallery, and Dallas Contemporary.

Brandon Zech, William Sarradet, Jessica Fuentes, and special guests talk about upcoming exhibitions in Texas, including "Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits" at the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, "Groundswell: Women in Land Art" at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, "The Long Lives of Very Old Books" at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, and more.