An obituary for James “Jim” Harithas, the Houston-based artist, curator, patron, and museum director who died on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

This week: a solo show about escape and dislocation in Austin, an exhibition using culturally specific arts practices to reflect on experiences related to immigration in Houston, a solo exhibition by an internationally renowned clay artist focusing on women's relationship with the earth in San Antonio, and more.

En la segunda parte de esta serie de retratos, William Sarradet hace perfiles de los artistas, curadores, voluntarios y otras personas que dan vida a la comunidad del arte del Sur de Texas.

The University of Texas at Austin’s Art Galleries at Black Studies has announced an upcoming seminar and symposium related to its current exhibition, “Old Wounds, Dark Dreams.”

Today: Segmented sticks of butter

Heyd Fontenot, the consulting Director of Sala Diaz in San Antonio, is stepping down from his position. Ethel Shipton, the organization’s board president, will take on the directorship.

MotherShip Studios, a new studio and gallery space in southeast San Marcos, has announced the inaugural San Marcos Studio Tour.

Kayla Padilla, Contemporary Art Month San Antonio's Critical Writing Fellow, talks with artist and curator Gil Rocha about his own artistic practice, and about the process of curating the 2023 CAM Perennial exhibition.

Nico Silva talks with El Paso-based artist and professor Jess Tolbert about her recent residency in Mexico City, and about her practice of creating wearable art.

Donna Tennant reviews a posthumous retrospective of work by longtime Houston artist Alice Lok Cahana.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present the 16th Annual Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America, film screenings at the end of April.

Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee, who recently completed a large-scale installation in Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, about the possibilities and pitfalls of making a public art project.

Four Texas-based administrators are included in the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures’ new cohort of its 2023 Advocacy Leadership Institute.

Leslie Thompson interviews artist Sarita Westrup about her first residency, a year-long program that has culminated in a solo exhibition at Arts Fort Worth.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show have announced the return of “NIGHT LIGHT,” an evening event featuring video art along the Buffalo Bayou East trails in Houston.

Blake Bathman, a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas, is the recipient of the 2023 Glasstire North Texas Art Writing Prize.

In this essay, which won the 2023 North Texas Glasstire Art Writing Prize, Blake Bathman writes about a sculpture by artist Jes Fan.

This week: a group show featuring contemporary Black artists exploring freedom and the legacy of the Civil War in Fort Worth, a solo show of vibrant, geometric paintings in Houston, a group exhibition of artists investigating land and landscape in Marfa, and more.

The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum has launched a Request for Proposals seeking architectural firms to develop a Historic Preservation, Expansion, and Unification Plan for the organization’s grounds.

Natalie Hegert reviews three exhibitions in Lubbock that highlight and exalt the invisible labor done by woman artists.