Congratulations to artists Celan Bouillet, Peter Broz & Laura Pregeant, who each were awarded $1000 prizes by this year’s Big Show juror, Erin Elder, Visual Art Director of Center for…
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Art League Houston has announced that the City of Houston has authorized an ordinance that will allow Patrick Renner‘s Funnel Tunnel to remain on the median of Montrose Blvd. through…
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Giant art commissions by two Houston-based artists have been selected as among the top public arts projects in the U.S. by the Public Art Network Year in Review. Patrick Renner…
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The Art League Houston and Fresh Arts will host an “Artist Town Hall Meeting” to discuss the needs of artists living and working in the Houston area. The meeting will…
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Houston’s Museum District Business Alliance, which promotes enterprise and the arts in the Montrose/Museum District area, will be handing out the 2013 Community Improvement Awards at its annual luncheon on…
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Thanksgiving Saved by Houston Artists, the Mayor’s Office, and Skateboarding Vegetables!
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonJust this past August, it looked like Houston would have no Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in over six decades. But the city, some new corporate sponsorship, a…
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Lee Littlefield Sculptures to Pop Up in Central Houston Library
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Houston Art Alliance (HAA) will present an installation of suspended, sculptural works by the late Lee Littlefield at the Central Houston Public Library’s first floor gallery. Is that near…
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It’s finished! Patrick Renner’s 180-foot long sculpture of steel and reclaimed wood will be dedicated this evening at the opening reception celebration. With the help of a lot of friends…
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The Public in Public Art: Houston Community Helps Create “Funnel Tunnel”
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonArtist Patrick Renner and the Art League Houston held a “Funnel Tunnel Painting Party” on Saturday and, in spite of some early-day ominous skies, tons of folks showed up to…
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Saw a lot of amazing art this week. Not only were the works themselves curious, mysterious, visceral and fascinating in so many ways, but in every case there was a…
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Construction of Patrick Renner’s 185-foot Funnel Tunnel begins on February 1. The public art sculpture/installation will be made of reclaimed wood and will snake through the trees on the Montrose…
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Montrose Esplanade Project, Part I: Renner’s Funnel Tunnel to Recapture Art League’s Inversion Glory
A reinvigorated Art League Houston, under the leadership of newish director Micheal Peranteau, has commissioned a major new public piece by Houston artist Patrick Renner. Funnel Tunnel, a 180 foot…
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Galveston’s Avis Frank Moves Into Old King Biscuit Space in Houston’s Woodland Heights: Grand Opening June 9
Year-old Galveston gallery Avis Frank is moving to Houston, reanimating the sprawling collection of architectural improvisations that once house neighborhood landmark bar King Biscuit, perched on the edge of White…
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First off, let me just say that El Rincón Social is where it’s at. It’s my answer when people talk about the glory days of Lawndale, or how underwhelming the…
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Entry forms for the 25th Houston Orange Show Art Car Parade are online now! If you don’t have a car, at least vounteer. The parade is set for Saturday,…