The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art
Rosemary Meza-DesPlas is among the godmothers of her craft. Since the early 2000s, the Garland, Texas native has set the standard for how to integrate human specimens in art. All she’s using is hair.
Collecting as a Cultural Practice: Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen at the MFAH
Heinz Berggruen bought his first Klee in 1940 for reasons that had nothing to do with investment.
History and Community Come Together at Houston’s Stages Theater
Artistic directors of Texas theaters don’t usually program theme seasons, but talking to Stages Artistic Director Derek Livingston reveals certain patterns in the work he’s excited to bring to Houston audiences.
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries for July - August 2026
Multi-disciplinary Artist Nic Nicosia looks back at five decades of Everyday Surreal
Nic Nicosia’s new Nasher Sculpture Center exhibition is the artist’s first survey since 1999.
New and Now: Jaime Castañeda’s inaugural Dallas Theater Center season is packed with premieres
Jaime Castañeda is on the phone again.
Aimed Dance Fest Ignites Contemporary Dance in Southeast Texas
Speaking with Amy Elizabeth, Associate Professor of Dance at Lamar University, it occurred to me that I’ve been writing about her work since 2012.
A Summer Spoof: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston Serves up ‘The Gondoliers’
Surely this could only happen in opera—or, to be exact, in an opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, comic masters of far-fetched situations.
Data, Dirty Talk, & Dissent: Mary Ellen Carroll at CAMH
The house turns before anything else does.
A Wonderland Awaits: Houston Ballet’s new season offers something for every ballet lover
Balance, an ability vital for a dancer en pointe or leaping from earth to air, is equally necessary for an artistic director programming a new ballet season. And this is especially true for a company as large as the Houston Ballet with its rarity of two artistic directors, Stanton Welch and Julie Kent.
Awesome Analog: Performing Arts Houston brings its biggest season yet for 60th Anniversary
In a digital culture transforming into AI (artificial isolation), live performing arts still allows us an analog world of experiences.