Editor&#8217;s Picks

What’s happening?: Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston

Thank goodness, because one thing our arts communities do not need is another wannabe dictator…

East Meets West: Kamrooz Aram Confronts Modern Art’s Hierarchies, at The Modern

April 20, 2018

Permalink

East Meets West: Kamrooz Aram Confronts Modern Art’s Hierarchies, at The Modern

Past exhibitions by Kamrooz Aram have carried such provocative titles as Unstable Paintings for Anxious…

It Happened in Texas: Don Carlos at HemisFair and more at the McNay

April 16, 2018

Permalink

It Happened in Texas: Don Carlos at HemisFair and more at the McNay

For one night, San Antonio just may have been the United States’ operatic capital.

Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts

April 12, 2018

Permalink

Conversations in Art, Science & Technology: Moody Center for the Arts

The artist, Josiah McElheny, working with cosmologist David Weinberg, creates a gallery-sized installation, consisting of…

Great Leaps: Houston Ballet charges forward with grace, gumption, and an outstanding year ahead

March 5, 2018

Permalink

Dance

Great Leaps: Houston Ballet charges forward with grace, gumption, and an outstanding year ahead

Houston Ballet holds the rare distinction of being founded by a community of dance-loving people…

February 14, 2018

Permalink

Texas String Divas

For classically-trained string players, the traditional route to making a living as a professional musician…

Forward Motion: Houston Ballet Travels to Jacob’s Pillow and Dubai

February 1, 2018

Permalink

Dance

Forward Motion: Houston Ballet Travels to Jacob’s Pillow and Dubai

It has been quite a year for Houston Ballet, rife with Harvey-related challenges and triumphs,…

Stories to Tell: Oral Fixation Expands in Texas

January 29, 2018

Permalink

Dallas/Ft Worth

Stories to Tell: Oral Fixation Expands in Texas

Oral Fixation calls Dallas home, but has started taking their storytelling show on the road…

Eclipsed No More: DMA Shines Light on Rare Edward Steichen Murals

January 22, 2018

Permalink

Eclipsed No More: DMA Shines Light on Rare Edward Steichen Murals

In 1913, Agnes Ernst Meyer, the wife of financier Eugene Meyer, Jr., and pregnant with…

Art Aglow: Light Charmer Electrifies Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

January 17, 2018

Permalink

Art Aglow: Light Charmer Electrifies Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

A shop owner flips a switch, sending a few thousand volts through glass tubes bent…

First Sculpture: Handaxe to Figure Stone at the Nasher

January 15, 2018

Permalink

First Sculpture: Handaxe to Figure Stone at the Nasher

Extraordinary examples of handmade stone tools, some of the first aesthetically-conceived objects known to humankind,…

Shaping the Future: ROCO Connects Through Commissioning

January 15, 2018

Permalink

Shaping the Future: ROCO Connects Through Commissioning

The numbers are in: 76 world premieres (33 for the full chamber orchestra and 43…

<em>Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s</em> Lawndale Art Center

December 8, 2017

Permalink

Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s Lawndale Art Center

Lawndale Art Center’s exhibition Between Love and Madness: Mexican Comic Art from the 1970s, on…

November 29, 2017

Permalink

TX Studio: Beili Liu

In her installation for the exhibition Tensile Strength at the Silos in Houston, Austin-based artist…

Making Their Mark: Imprint Theatreworks Launches in Dallas

November 29, 2017

Permalink

Dallas/Ft Worth

Making Their Mark: Imprint Theatreworks Launches in Dallas

Dallas does not want for theater companies.

Close to the Ground: Lily Cabatu Weiss Leads the Dallas Arts District Forward

November 29, 2017

Permalink

Close to the Ground: Lily Cabatu Weiss Leads the Dallas Arts District Forward

As a dancer and teacher, Lily Cabatu Weiss operated close to the ground.

Razzle-Dazzle: DMA’s <em>Asian Textiles</em> Breaks Ground with Style

November 22, 2017

Permalink

Razzle-Dazzle: DMA’s Asian Textiles Breaks Ground with Style

During the past 10 years the Dallas Museum of Art has hit many important milestones…

Wonder & Adventure: Bach Society Houston Charts New Adventures

November 14, 2017

Permalink

Wonder & Adventure: Bach Society Houston Charts New Adventures

Rick Erickson, director of Bach Society Houston (BSH), has had a lifelong love affair with…

The Space in Between: Mona Hatoum at the Menil Collection

October 31, 2017

Permalink

The Space in Between: Mona Hatoum at the Menil Collection

Terra firma is Latin for “solid land” but Mona Hatoum is not interested in stability.

The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space

October 30, 2017

Permalink

The Show Must Go on…Somewhere Else: The Post-Harvey Scramble for Space

Harvey took the floor away from us, and for a large part of the arts…

<em>Dornith Doherty:</em> Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

October 23, 2017

Permalink

Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

A black circle fills the frame; a dark void within which small white flecks float.

Growing a Teatro Scene: Latina/o Theater in San Antonio

October 23, 2017

Permalink

Growing a Teatro Scene: Latina/o Theater in San Antonio

From Oct. 29-Nov. 19, 2017, San Antonio’s Nicolás Valdez will travel to California to be…

Choreographer at the Helm: Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Bridget L. Moore Charts New Territory

October 19, 2017

Permalink

Dallas/Ft Worth

Choreographer at the Helm: Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Bridget L. Moore Charts New Territory

Bridget L. Moore can’t quite see her alma mater from the window of her Dallas…

Drumming up New Work: Austin’s line upon line Focuses on Commissioning

October 16, 2017

Permalink

Austin

Drumming up New Work: Austin’s line upon line Focuses on Commissioning

From woodwind trios to massive orchestras, most musical groups can prepare for a concert in…

Waltz Across Texas: Texas Biennial Covers the State and Crosses Borders

October 3, 2017

Permalink

Waltz Across Texas: Texas Biennial Covers the State and Crosses Borders

Texas by the numbers invariably proves irresistible. So does the Texas Biennial, back in its…

Haunting the Haunted: Misty Keasler at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

September 22, 2017

Permalink

Haunting the Haunted: Misty Keasler at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

An interest in what isn’t shown in a photograph is a relatively recent preoccupation among…

September 20, 2017

Permalink

Monsters & Mayhem at the McNay

San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum has been transformed into a haunted house for the Halloween…

Designing Women: Dallas Gallerists Shape the Design District’s Contemporary Art Scene

September 15, 2017

Permalink

Designing Women: Dallas Gallerists Shape the Design District’s Contemporary Art Scene

The art scene in Dallas has long been influenced by avant-garde women: From the The…

New Dancers & Epic Works: Houston Ballet’s Fall Season

September 13, 2017

Permalink

Dance

New Dancers & Epic Works: Houston Ballet’s Fall Season

Watching a rehearsal of Mayerling I witnessed a company in motion in more ways than…

August 23, 2017

Permalink

Texas Studio: Diana Antohe

It would be facile to attach the “immigrant artist” label to Romanian-born, Texas-raised artist Diana…

Kimbell Hopes Casanova Arouses Art Lovers’ Ardor

August 17, 2017

Permalink

Kimbell Hopes Casanova Arouses Art Lovers’ Ardor

Audiences rarely flock to exhibitions about 18th century European art with the enthusiasm shown for…

Muscle Memory: CAMH Surveys Annabeth Rosen’s Process-Pushing Ceramics

August 14, 2017

Permalink

Muscle Memory: CAMH Surveys Annabeth Rosen’s Process-Pushing Ceramics

Even as an undergrad, ceramic sculptor Annabeth Rosen was known as a “rabble rouser” for…

What about Gender?: Creative Casting on Texas Stages

August 14, 2017

Permalink

What about Gender?: Creative Casting on Texas Stages

The hot-button issue of casting has recently received a lot of ink as directors, actors,…

Celestial Music: Houston Symphony’s Composer in Residence Jimmy López Premieres New Work

August 14, 2017

Permalink

Celestial Music: Houston Symphony’s Composer in Residence Jimmy López Premieres New Work

Jimmy López got hooked on classical music when he was 12, thanks to J.S. Bach’s…

Make Austin Weirder: John Bock’s “Uncanny Musical” Does Its Part

August 11, 2017

Permalink

Make Austin Weirder: John Bock’s “Uncanny Musical” Does Its Part

“Keep Austin weird,” the bumper-sticker admonition goes, but German filmmaker John Bock—the latest of many…

Simulate the Revolution: Digital Projections Enhance MFAH’s Mexican Modernism Survey

June 15, 2017

Permalink

Simulate the Revolution: Digital Projections Enhance MFAH’s Mexican Modernism Survey

Mexican modern art is having a moment in Texas museums.

Parallel Lines: Uniting Jim Crow-Era Works by Black, White Artists at Houston Public Library

June 15, 2017

Permalink

Parallel Lines: Uniting Jim Crow-Era Works by Black, White Artists at Houston Public Library

Houston audiences will get a rare glimpse into the Bayou City’s pre-boom, Jim Crow-era art…

June 15, 2017

Permalink

Roni Horn: Nasher Sculpture Center

For the first time at Dallas’ iconic Nasher Sculpture Center, curators have allowed for a…

Full Season Ahead for Houston’s Horse Head Theatre

June 15, 2017

Permalink

Full Season Ahead for Houston’s Horse Head Theatre

Houston’s Horse Head Theatre company has a reputation for staging intriguing and occasional avant-garde contemporary…

Year of the Woman: Ars Lyrica’s Upcoming Season Celebrates Artful Women

May 31, 2017

Permalink

Year of the Woman: Ars Lyrica’s Upcoming Season Celebrates Artful Women

It's the first time Matthew Dirst, Founder and Artistic Director of Houston's leading early music…