Art
“Everyone Here Hates You”: Artists Send Marfa Tourists a Message
Local artists Chris Ramming and Rob Brill address tourists traveling to Marfa, which is in a COVID-19 hotspot and doesn’t have a hospital.
Texas
Art
Meet Virginia Jaramillo, a Pioneering Minimalist Who Fuses Cosmology and Science Fiction
Despite a career spanning six decades, Jaramillo’s rigorous, original work has largely been overlooked by museums and markets — until now.
News
San Antonio Museum of Art Acquires First Works by Contemporary Native American Artists
The museum’s collection now includes a mixed-media garment by Jeffrey Gibson and an aluminum signage piece by Edgar Heap of Birds.
Art
Chuck Ramirez, the Heartfelt Photographer of Trash and Banal Throwaways
Ramirez identified as a conceptual artist, but unlike his peers, his work is “filled with a deep and palpable humanity.”
Announcement
Masters Students Choose the University of Houston for the “Creative and Financial Support”
Four Masters candidates at UH share what inspires them most about their program.
Art
Diedrick Brackens Explores the Warps and Wefts of Black and Queer Histories
In darling divined, Brackens teases out the symbolism, allegory, and parable long associated with global cosmologies of tapestry weaving.
Announcement
MFA Students Choose the University of Houston for the “Freedom to Experiment and Location”
Four second-year MFA candidates at UH share what inspires them most about their program.
Announcement
The University of Texas at Austin Presents Its Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition
The work of 12 recent graduates is featured in _____: Revisited, now on view at UT Austin's Visual Arts Center through November 20, 2020.
News
Former Houston Museum Director Accused of Sexual Harassment
After anonymous accusations against Bill Arning surfaced online, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston confirmed that an investigation into the director’s behavior resulted in his separation from the museum in 2018.
News
Over 30 Galleries Sign Letter Demanding Refunds From Canceled Dallas Art Fair
“We don’t owe anybody any money,” John Sughrue, real estate developer and chairman of the Dallas Art Fair, told the Dallas Morning News.
News
At This Museum of African American Culture, Displaying a Confederate Statue Is a "Part of Healing"
The bronze sculpture “Spirit of the Confederacy" was removed from Sam Houston Park in June and is now on display in the courtyard of the Houston Museum of African American Culture.
Film
What Happens When a Thousand Teenage Boys Form Their Own Government
For the new documentary Boys State, directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine use a long-running youth program to examine US democracy. The result is is both comedy and horror.