On November 20, tensions between the powerful committee and the staff of HAA's Civic Arts + Design program erupted into an open break.
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Houston artist Ed Wilson has released pictures of his proposal for the George R. Brown convention Center in Houston. The 90 x 90 x 40 foot atrium will be filled…
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Artist Ed Wilson’s Contract Withdrawn as $830,000 GRB Commission Process Collapses in Turmoil
A five-member selection panel chose Wilson for the plum job at the end of October. Last Thursday, HAA took it back.
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker will be at Winston’s on Washington Ave. in Houston to unveil new parking meters designed by local artist Troy Stanley this weekend. On Monday, November 10…
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Houston Mayor Gets Married! And We Throw in Some Art News as an Excuse to Post the Wedding Photo
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonHouston Mayor Annise Parker and her long-time partner, First Lady Kathy Hubbard, were joined in marriage today in a sunset ceremony held at a private home in Palm Springs, California. “This…
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The first official SLAB Parade + Family Festival took place yesterday at Houston’s MacGregor Park with the usual food trucks, community booths, kids’ activity stations, and a stage for live…
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HAA Gives Nonprofit Staff Members Excuse for Extra-Long Lunch Breaks: Just Bring a Camera
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is sponsoring a photography contest that should serve to get all local nonprofit arts organizations to support its latest temporary art installation The Blue Trees.…
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The first installment of a feature collecting notes and news too short to stand alone. See something interesting? Tell us about it, with a picture, at [email protected]. Rainbow Trees in…
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The Houston art Alliance is looking for an army of volunteers to take part in their upcoming “social art action,” Konstantin Dimopoulos’ Blue Trees, at locations around Houston and Galveston.…
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Like light rail, another big , sounds-good idea that isn’t worth it, Houston Art Alliance’s project to bring Blue Trees to Houston is going forward with a similar well-intentioned inevitablity.…
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HAA Crowd-Funding Site Online in Time For the Holidays: Power2give.org Makes One-Stop Giving Easy
Houston Arts Alliance’s crowd-funding site is up and running. Months in the making, the site allows web users to browse through projects proposed by Houston non-profits, and make online donations,…
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“By this time, you should have received a letter from the Houston Arts Alliance regarding your Individual Artist Grant Application, and the process for following up regarding reconsideration and/or review…
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Diem Jones will begin as the HAA’s new Director of Grants on February 13. A poet, musician, producer and spoken word artist (aka Drs. H.M. Joy & Fladimir MS Woo)…
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Reception Honoring Houston Mayor Annise Parker and 2012 City of Houston Elected Officials Tuesday
Everyone smile at the camera and say “public/private partnership!” On tuesday evening, January 24, there will be bit of political theater a Houston’s Hobby Center for the Performing Arts- only…
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Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Partnership has gotten the green light from city council for a $55 million makeover of the most-viewed segment of the city’s semi-scenic waterway between Shepherd Drive and…
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Why is it that small nonprofit boards get mired down in crises? This workshop, offered by the Houston Arts Alliance and Presented by Sean Hammerle of The Rothko Chapel, helps…
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Emerging artists Sapphire Williams, Gisette Padilla and Nancy Douthey will each recieve $1,000 Liz Alexander Visual Art Awards from the Houston Arts Alliance, to be used for a specific artistic…
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Explosion in a Shingle Factory: Fifth Ward Jam Unveiled This Afternoon with Musical Celebration
Music and stories celebrating Houston’s historic Fifth Ward celebrate the opening of Dean Ruck and Dan Havel’s bungalow-turned-folk-art-cathedral, Fifth Ward Jam this afternoon, Saturday, Oct 1. Beginning at 4:30 p.m.…
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Unfortunately, the Art Death system has no use for artists who say things like Satan has personally authorized me to bleach society down to the roots.