Leslie Thompson writes about the history of Texas' post office murals, which were commissioned in the 1900s by the Works Progress Administration.
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Print Austin is back, featuring juried exhibitions, artist booths, printmaking demonstrations, and virtual programming.
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Review
A Look at Palestinian Artists in “A Banquet For Seaweed: Snapshots from the Arab 1980s”
by Callie Storie 0 commentCallie Storie reviews the exhibition "A Banquet For Seaweed: Snapshots from the Arab 1980s," on view at the CVAD Art Gallery at the University of North Texas.
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News
Artists Face Challenges After Winter Street Fire; Houston Arts Alliance & Fresh Arts Host Relief Fundraiser
by Jessica Fuentes 1 commentA month after the Winter Street Studios, a 75,000-square-foot studio complex in Houston, suffered severe damage due to arson, over 100 artists are still dealing with the fallout.
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Interview
To Have and to Hold: Conversations with Virginia Colwell, Part Two
by Leslie Moody Castro 0 commentLeslie Moody Castro talks with Mexico City-based artist Virginia Colwell about upcoming her solo exhibition at Co-Lab Projects in Austin.
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News
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston & Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy Receive $1.25 Million Grant; Form Multi-Year Partnership
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy, the City of Houston, and social practice artist Theaster Gates announce a multi-year partnership to engage the Freedmen’s Town community.
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This week: an exhibition of large-scale paintings exploring the relationship between nature and technology in Dallas, a solo show of ten years of organic and geometric abstraction in El Paso, an artist confronts herself and her family with the material excess of American life in Galveston, and more.
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Artadia, a national nonprofit grantmaking organization, has announced Ian Gerson, Matt Manalo, and Anthony Suber as the recipients of its 2022 Houston Artadia Awards.
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Texas artist Renee Lai reflects on her experience at an artist residency in Maine, recounting what she learned from her time there.
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Five-Minute ToursVideo
Five-Minute Tours: Kelly Schaub at the Art Center of Corpus Christi
by Glasstireby Glasstire 0 commentA video tour of artist Kelly Schaub's exhibition at the Art Center of Corpus Christi.
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Bucky Miller writes about Homer, his neighborhood cat companion that he met during the pandemic lockdown in Houston.
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Jessica Fuentes on three exhibitions at Arts Fort Worth, including solo shows by Joshua Steven Bryant and Kelly Waller, and a group exhibition curated by Anne Allen.
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Profile
Keeping Art in the Family Through Tattoos and Prints: A Tradition of Design
by Caleb Bellby Caleb Bell 0 commentCaleb Bell on the creative connections between Lubbock-based printmaker Dirk Fowler, and his son, tattoo artist Jackson Fowler.
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News
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Announces 30th Annual Festival of Films from Iran
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will screen six critically-acclaimed films during the 30th Annual Festival of Films from Iran.
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Today: Ornate portraits
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News
Blanton Museum of Art Announces Appointment of New Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
by Jessica Fuentes 1 commentThe Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin has appointed Hannah Klemm as curator of modern and contemporary art.
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Podcast
Art Dirt: Cave Painting, the Death of the Author & Visiting Galleries
by Glasstireby Glasstire 3 commentsJessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss some of their big-picture takeaways from Jerry Saltz's recent lecture at the Dallas Museum of Art.
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News
National Endowment for the Arts Awards Over $1 Million to Texas Organizations
by Jessica Fuentes 0 commentThe National Endowment for the Arts has announced its first round of 2023 awards, providing $34 million in funding to organizations across the country, with a total of over $1 million going to 67 Texas arts organizations.
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Review
Creating to Heal: “Woman Life Freedom DFW” at the Irving Arts Center
by Emma S. Ahmad 0 commentEmma S. Ahmad reviews an exhibition at the Irving Arts Center that responds to the recent protests for women's right in Iran.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced that its new 30-artist exhibition, "The Art of Texas State Parks," will travel across the state in 2023 and 2024.