Holly Walrath is a freelance editor and the associate director of Writespace, a local grassroots writing center.

Holly Walrath

Book From the Sky: Xu Bing’s Breakthrough Work Comes to Texas

Holly Walrath·June 23, 2016

In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass (1872), the heroine Alice holds a mirror to the inverted words of “Jabberwocky” and realizes she has entered a mirror world. The quote also serves as an entry point to the Blanton Museum’s upcoming exhibition of Book from the Sky by artist Xu Bing, on view through Jan. 22.

Art Austin Editor's Picks

Writing in Texas: Recent and Upcoming Books from Texas Authors

Holly Walrath·June 8, 2016

A subtle grief—and equal joy—lives in the heart of writing by Texas authors. Texans are known for our pride, but the reality is the term “Texan” carries hidden baggage.

Books

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

Holly Walrath·March 21, 2016

Last year, the Dallas Opera embarked on a 20-year plan to change the world of conducting by putting new faces on the podium—the faces of women.

Music

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Holly Walrath·January 25, 2016

A + C writer Holly Walrath sat down with Executive Director and Chief Curator Xandra Eden and Associate Curator Rachel Cook to discuss the move, the new show and the future of the organization.

Art Dance Editor's Picks Houston

Apollo Chamber Players Explore Texas Roots

Holly Walrath·December 17, 2015

Like many new musicians, when he left Rice University with his Master’s degree of music, Matt Detrick struggled to find paying gigs.

Music

First-Hand: Shakespeare in Print and Performance at the Harry Ransom Center

Holly Walrath·November 29, 2015

In 1616, William Shakespeare was buried at Holy Trinity church, Stratford-Upon-Avon. A prayer was inscribed on his grave, asking that his bones never be removed from the church and cursing any who might attempt to do so.

Austin Books Editor's Picks Theater

A Community Rebuilt

Holly Walrath·November 5, 2015

The Resilience of the Galveston Arts Scene

Art Houston

Art

Jenelle Esparza Weaves Ancestral History at Women & Their Work

Seriality, color, and time: Matthew Wong at DMA

Gordon Parks at the MFAH: Behind-the-lens insights into the mind of one of America’s most visionary photographers

Music

The New Now Continues: Performing Arts Houston Commissioning Project Celebrates Local Artists

Kinetic Season 8: Distinct Voices, New Works, and Wild Soundscapes

Houston Chamber Choir Expands its Reach

Dance

Stir Your Heart Toward Change: Bruce Wood Dance Expands Its Reach

Still Rising: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton brings Lauren Anderson’s story to the Stage

Avant Chamber Ballet’s 10th season celebrates women and whimsy

Theater

The New Now Continues: Performing Arts Houston Commissioning Project Celebrates Local Artists

The difficult past and hopeful future of Latinx theater in Dallas

Still Rising: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton brings Lauren Anderson’s story to the Stage

Film

Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real

It all Happens in Houston: Houston Cinema Arts Festival Returns

TikTok Famous: Dallas’ Leos Ensemble Theatre is giving a 105-year-old Gertrude Stein play social-media relevance

Books

Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital

Novels, Poems, Memoirs!: Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series Addresses Our Complicated World

Sonia Sanchez Documentary Headlines REELpoetry

Holly Walrath

Book From the Sky: Xu Bing’s Breakthrough Work Comes to Texas

Writing in Texas: Recent and Upcoming Books from Texas Authors

Women at the Podium: The Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors

A Banner Year: DiverseWorks Moves to the MATCH

Apollo Chamber Players Explore Texas Roots

First-Hand: Shakespeare in Print and Performance at the Harry Ransom Center

A Community Rebuilt