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Houston’s DiverseWorks has announced the appointment of independent curator Ashley DeHoyos as its new assistant curator. She will begin her new position on May 14. She comes to DiverseWorks from Baltimore,…

It’s that time of year again—applications are open for DiverseWorks’ annual Diverse Discourse lecture and studio visit series! Ever year, the Houston organization brings in a writer, curator, or some other…

DiverseWorks in Houston, in partnership with its artist advisory board, has announced the schedule and lineup for the next installment of its popular “12 Minutes Max!” series, which brings you…

DiverseWorks has announced that it will begin searching for an Assistant Curator to replace Rachel Cook, who is leaving the organization to become the Artistic Director of On the Boards, a non-profit…

"To me, artists would play a central role in helping to create a new kind of aspirational society."

Round ten of The Idea Fund, a re-granting program administered by a partnership of DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation (at…

Today DiverseWorks in Houston announced the departure of Curator Rachel Cook for her new position as Artistic Director of On the Boards in Seattle. On the Boards is a non-profit…

DiverseWorks has announced that it’s Fall 2017 Diverse Discourse lecture and studio visit program is bringing Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks, the co-curators of the 2017 Whitney Biennial, to Houston. Applications for…

(Ed. note: we will continue to update this post as we receive more information.) (If any readers have additional information on the status of these art spaces or others, please…

Brandon Zech and guest host Michael Anthony García on two great shows on UT campus, contemporary Aboriginal art, and some very cool ‘80s film-still paintings by a Texas favorite.

This Wednesday, April 12, Houston’s DiverseWorks will present a lecture entitled “Criticism is Dead. Long Live Criticism.” by Claudia La Rocco, poet, critic, performer, and editor-in-chief of SFMOMA’s Open Space.…

Houston art space DiverseWorks has announced the details for its spring 2017 Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit program. On April 12, Claudia La Rocco, a poet, critic, performer, and Editor-in-Chief of…

This time of year, the art scene usually just settles down for a long winter’s nap, but Houston seems to be bucking that trend this year (at least for this…

Today, October 28, from 6-9PM, we are hosting a party at the bar/performance venue/gathering place Notsuoh in celebration of Glasstire’s 15th anniversary! There will be Texas art-inspired bingo and a costume…

Helguera’s mission is not to trigger intellectual or emotional insight through visual intrigue, but to deliver standardized social messages.

The Idea Fund wants to give you money for your offbeat idea or, as they put it, “to provide artists with quick access to substantial financial support for projects that…

Brandon Zech and guest host Emily Peacock on miscommunication, pushing boundaries in photography and painting, and a show called Hostile.

This past Wednesday, QFest kicked off their 20th annual program in Houston! As always, this year’s festival spans both traditional and non-traditional art venues across the city: Rice Media Center, the MFAH, the…

This past Friday, sculptor Tony Feher passed away at the age of 60 from cancer-related causes. Feher’s work was simple in nature—he reimagined often-overlooked and discarded objects into colorful, humorous assemblages that made viewers…

When I think back to Houston in that era, I often think of one Saturday in particular, 30 years ago: April 5, 1986.