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Houston’s DiverseWorks has announced its “Spring 2016 Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit Series.” On April 6, Angela Mattox, Artistic Director of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art will be in conversation with…

Once the visitor has fallen into the trap of the clever exhibition itself, they realize the show sells exactly what it criticizes: the impact of advertising and technology on our physical bodies and our perceptions of spaces.

Karen Finley doubles down on her title as “First Lady of performance art” in her piece The Jackie Look, which she’s bringing to Dallas’ Kessler Theater this April. The work, performed most recently at The Broad…

Given the drop in the price of oil, 2017 and 2018 may be key years for the survival of Houston’s art institutions.

Artpace San Antonio announced the lineup of artists for the 2016 Spring International Artist-In-Residence Program: Daniel García Andújar of Spain, Wu Tsang of Los Angeles, and Adriana Corral from San…

“Note: these are for museums and non-profits who have released their schedules, or who have updated websites. Hint, Hint.”   Rainey Knudson’s picks: 1. Mark Flood: Gratest Hits Contemporary Arts Museum…

As Glasstire reported earlier this month, DiverseWorks signed a lease at the new Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH) and will be moving in about a month. So tomorrow…

It’s now official: DiverseWorks will be moving into the new Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH). It hasn’t been a huge secret that DiverseWorks has been seriously considering moving…

Peter Lucas previews an upcoming Houston screening of historic and contemporary experimental films co-presented by DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show.

It’s the eighth round of the Idea Fund, which gives out grants for “artist-generated or artist-centered projects that exemplify unconventional, interventionist, conceptual, entrepreneurial, participatory, or guerrilla artistic practices.” The re-granting…

JooYoung Choi's "The Cosmic Womb" has been growing in complexity since 2012.

Houston’s DiverseWorks has announced its “Fall 2015 Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit Series.” On September 23, DiverseWorks’ new Executive Director and Chief Curator Xandra Eden will speak about her…

"Really interesting institutional critique - just the fact that he is destroying the gallery."

Just because the Supreme Court ruled last month to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, it doesn’t mean Houston doesn’t still need its annual QFest! Now in its 19th year, the International…

"I think some people are concerned about Diverseworks becoming too much of an institution and I don’t want that to happen."

Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) has announced that five more arts organizations are choosing to become W.A.G.E. Certified, including Houston’s DiverseWorks. W.A.G.E. is a New York-based activist organization…

The board of directors of DiverseWorks in Houston has announced the appointment of Xandra Eden as its new Executive Director and Chief Curator. Eden comes to DiverseWorks from the Weatherspoon Art…

In my defense, most overtly political art stinks.

Another town hall meeting will be held to discuss the state of the arts on Saturday, May 2, at 11:30am at Houston’s El Dorado Ballroom. The City of Houston has…

Performance art, dance, experimental sound, comedy, spoken word—if you like those sorts of things and want to get a condensed version of what Houston artists are doing these days, DiverseWorks…