On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, but it wasn’t until June 19, 1865 that federal troops arrived in Galveston to take possession of the state and…
Project Row Houses
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In conjunction with the current exhibition at Project Row Houses, Charge (Jennie Ash and Carrie Schneider) is hosting a two-day presentation of Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table by Houston-based…
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The show: Round 44: Shattering the Concrete: Artists, Activists and Instigators
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Guest star Ryan Dennis joins Rainey Knudson to count down forbidden words, leather knowledge, and public art.
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Apparently, contributors to Wikipedia are mostly white guys, so edit-a-thons have been popping up all over the world as a way of bridging the gap in Wikipedia’s sexual and racial…
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Since 1993, Project Row Houses (PRH) has been presenting its groundbreaking and sustainable combination of art, activism, and community (inspired by the curious and brilliant combo of American artist John…
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Even artists have to pay taxes and it’s often more complicated than other people’s taxes. Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) wants to help. On February 8 at…
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Linda Shearer, who came to Texas (from the Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she was director from 1989 to 2004) to serve as interim director for the…
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Today, participation in the art world is akin to auditioning for American Idol; it’s no longer grounded in reality. What difference does it make if you do or don’t have an MFA degree?
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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…
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Project Row Houses has recently announced a new fundraising initiative. In lieu of a gala or traditional auction, this Thursday they will debut The Collector’s Club, an ongoing project focused…
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“And I wasn’t dissing dungeons and dragons, people. I played dungeons and dragons in sixth grade!”
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Our special guest star this week is Jennie Ash, Visual Arts Director at Art League Houston!! Like everything else, the Top Five is always better in a British accent. Jennie joined Rainey Knudson on a wet day at Project Row Houses to count down this week's list!
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Houston-based webzine Not That But This–notthatbutthis.com–is celebrating its redesigned site with a party at Project Row Houses this Saturday evening. The website was founded by Nathaniel Donnett in 2012, and features…
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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…
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Linda Shearer officially retired on Friday as Executive Director of Houston’s Project Row Houses (PRH) and, on Tuesday, PRH announced a shift in organizational leadership. Rick Lowe, who started PRH…
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The art aficionados over at USA Today are holding a “Reader’s Choice” contest for “America’s Best Art District.” They’ve narrowed it down to 20 nominees with many usual suspects in…
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News
Selma Composer Returns to Houston to Collaborate with Artist Robert Pruitt on “The Rauschenberg Project”
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThis fall, Houston native Jason Moran began a multi-year residency with Da Camera in partnership with the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Besides working with…
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A year after the death of folk artist Cleveland Turner, a.k.a. The Flower Man, his Houston house on Francis Street and much of its contents have been found unsalvageable due…
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The holidays aren’t over yet! Let’s keep it going because now we’re in the midst of Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1), an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates…