Arts and Culture Texas magazine

The Parts that Make Us Whole: Benny Andrews and Deborah Roberts at the McNay Art Museum

Nancy Zastudil·August 15, 2022

“Creative people need time to sit around and do nothing.” This perceptive quote from author Austin Kleon, a self-described “writer who draws,” is front and center on Deborah Robert’s Instagram account as I’m writing.

Art San Antonio

Scaling Up: Landmarks Unveils a New Commission by Sarah Oppenheimer

Nancy Zastudil·May 6, 2022

The project Oppenheimer is referring to, which will be unveiled Sept. 15, is C-010106, commissioned by Landmarks, the public art program of the University of Texas at Austin.

Art Austin

Beyond the Binary: Women Painting Women at The Modern

Nancy Zastudil·May 6, 2022

On view at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth May 15 through September 25 is Women Painting Women, a thematic exhibition of forty-six women artists who choose women as subject matter in their works.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

The Pace of Place: Jamal Cyrus at The Modern

Nancy Zastudil·April 12, 2022

Cyrus shares aspects of his spirited path along sonic territories by creating sculptures, denim works, drawings, and sound, all of which are part of his upcoming solo exhibition at The Modern in Fort Worth, on view through June 26 as part of the museum’s ongoing Focus series.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth Houston

To See and Be Seen: Dawoud Bey at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Nancy Zastudil·March 10, 2022

Bey is one of the most important artists working today, and that isn’t hyperbole. Dawoud Bey: An American Project, co-organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through May 30.

Art Houston

Meaning in the Making: Kinji Akagawa at the Amon Carter Museum of Art

Nancy Zastudil·March 10, 2022

Art Making as Life Making: Kinji Akagawa at Tamarind, on view April 23 through Oct. 30 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, showcases the meaning and impact of collaboration in this renowned artist’s life.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Against Erasure: Shahzia Sikander at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Nancy Zastudil·February 16, 2022

Shahzia Sikander recognizes the many forms that the erasure of women can take, whether historically or in contemporary life. And she has focused her art practice on changing that reality.

Art Houston

Keep an Eye on It: Neva Mikulicz’s Sci-Fi World at Anya Tish Gallery

Nancy Zastudil·December 2, 2021

Artist Neva Mikulicz sees a growing “anti-science” attitude in our culture, and it creeps her out.

Art Houston

This Time ʼRound: Jennifer Ling Datchuk at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Nancy Zastudil·October 20, 2021

San Antonio-based artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk reminded me of Brecht’s riddle-like assurance while discussing her current exhibition Later, Longer, Fewer: The Work of Jennifer Ling Datchuk, on view at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft until Jan. 8, 2022.

Art Houston San Antonio

Show Up: Nic Nicosia at Erin Cluley Gallery

Nancy Zastudil·October 13, 2021

The everyday is extraordinary, or so it seems in artist Nic Nicosia’s exhibition homemade stories 2020-2021, on view at Erin Cluley Gallery through Nov. 13.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Immersive Nature: Anila Quayyum Agha at the Carter

Nancy Zastudil·October 8, 2021

A Beautiful Despair, Agha’s exhibition commissioned by The Carter, is on view at the museum through Jan. 9, 2022.

Art Dallas/Ft Worth

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists

Nancy Zastudil·October 6, 2021

From slabs on the scene to teeter-totters at the border, and all manner of complexity in between, what happens in Texas does anything but stay put.

Art Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Lone Star Stories San Antonio

Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

Art on the Horizon: Exploring the Cultural Landscape of Corpus Christi

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

A Charged Atmosphere: Bombshell Dance Project’s ‘Flies’ Packs with a Punch

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Classical Theatre Company’s 24/25 Season Digs into Their Niche

Nancy Zastudil

The Parts that Make Us Whole: Benny Andrews and Deborah Roberts at the McNay Art Museum

Scaling Up: Landmarks Unveils a New Commission by Sarah Oppenheimer

Beyond the Binary: Women Painting Women at The Modern

The Pace of Place: Jamal Cyrus at The Modern

To See and Be Seen: Dawoud Bey at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Meaning in the Making: Kinji Akagawa at the Amon Carter Museum of Art

Against Erasure: Shahzia Sikander at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Keep an Eye on It: Neva Mikulicz’s Sci-Fi World at Anya Tish Gallery

This Time ʼRound: Jennifer Ling Datchuk at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Show Up: Nic Nicosia at Erin Cluley Gallery

Immersive Nature: Anila Quayyum Agha at the Carter

Make It So: Texas Biennial Centers and Connects Visionary Artists