"hurricane harvey"

How have the City of Houston’s art agencies responded to the Covid economic crisis, and what is their relationship to Houston’s arts community?

In spite of the aftershocks of Hurricane Harvey and a global pandemic, the concentrated art community in this coastal town has managed to keep the momentum of culture moving forward.

From the Museum: “The Nave Museum is proud to present “Beyond the Backdoor,” featuring works of art by Rockport artist Carol Koutnik. Fifty-six paintings will be on display, and will…

43 Rockport artists have been selected to receive $150,000 in grants to create new works of art reflecting life in Rockport during COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter protests, and an unprecedented 2020. 

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss how hurricanes, fires, floods, earthquakes, tornados, and other disasters impact art, artists, and the ethos of cities.

A group show organized by Rockport Center for the Arts. From the Rockport Center for the Arts: “Continuing a long-standing tradition now in its 36th year, Rockport Center for the Arts…

A solo exhibition featuring photographic installation by Jennifer Arnold. From the artist: “We were 4 months away from celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary. We both had turned 40 within that…

Grants will be either $2,000 or $5,000 based on the strength of the artist’s proposal.

Proving once again to be tenacious in the midst of adversity, Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) has maintained and developed ways to keep folks involved through its various online offerings during the Covid-19 pandemic closures.

Elaine Bradford talks to Glasstire about art-inspired poems, the best pandemic TV, and crocheted cacti.  

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech’s top five shows this week come from Galveston, Dallas, Houston, and Amarillo — all via our Five-Minute Tours series. 

"'SKY LOOP' introduces a new direction for Montgomery in her art, both conceptually and materially, and presents a rigorous and metaphysical analysis of Hurricane Harvey as told through a formal yet subconscious language of Houston-specific symbols."

"Most recently, our project employs live performance and investigates how we can cope in a world that seems impossible."

"What should we be doing with all these time in isolation? What should we not be doing? What are we actually doing?"

You can see some of John Forse’s other comics by visiting his Glasstire author page. Some of the artist’s past comics have poked at themes of small town living, the absurdities and contractions in the art world, Hurricane…

Paula Newton lived. Not just existed, but Lived.

Artists are responsive, and survivors, and will make art. For the sake of our own wellbeing and humanity, we need to see that art. Glasstire can and does show it.

One of Ms. Newton's joys and major accomplishments was her involvement in the formation and professionalization of the Contemporary Art Museum Houston's Teen Council program.

Here is a short stack of open calls, grants, and residencies ready for your applications.

Inspired by Hurricane Harvey, which devastated Houston and the artist’s childhood neighborhood, SKY LOOP is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary project by Virginia Lee Montgomery (VLM). SKY LOOP introduces a new direction for VLM in…