Pleasures of the Floating World: Ukiyo-e at the Blanton
During the relatively peaceful, prosperous, but isolationist Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan, ukiyo-e flourished as a popular art form.
Old Friends, New Stories: Familiar faces meet provocative premieres in Uptown Players’ 2024 season
Since its founding in 2001, Uptown Players has put a heavy emphasis on relationships—not only with its patrons, the majority of whom identify as LGBTQ+, but also with its performers, musicians, crew, artistic and administrative staff, and playwrights and composers.
TX Studio: Dallas Composer Quinn Mason’s Clear Vision
Remember the age-old maxim, Know Thyself? Dallas’ Quinn Mason is crystal clear on his identity as a composer.
TX Studio: Callina Anderson finds her balance
Callina Anderson is a Houston-based actor who recently wrapped On the Exhale at Unity Theatre in Brenham.
Changing My Major: SMU’s newly endowed musical theater program is being built by a Dallas legend
Since 1969, Southern Methodist University has been offering performing arts degrees in theater, music, and dance through undergraduate tracks in the Meadows School of the Arts.
Poetic Radiance: ‘An Archeology of Silence’ by Kehinde Wiley at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Kehinde Wiley and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Director Gary Tinterow first met in New York when Tinterow, then a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, proposed the acquisition of Wiley’s The Veiled Christ, a large 2008 watercolor.
Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Five Texas Galleries
A Seasonal Spotlight on Five Texas Galleries in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio
Points of View: Radcliffe Bailey, Kara Walker and Derrick Adams at the McNay
The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio is using the recent acquisition of two important print suites as impetus to explore the diverse visions of three contemporary Black artists: Radcliffe Bailey, Kara Walker and Derrick Adams.
Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at the Holocaust Museum Houston
When the public has the chance to view a monumental, but private collection of art, it usually occurs if the collection is loaned to a museum and perhaps organized as a special exhibition.
No Milestone Unturned: Honoring Stanton Welch’s 20-Year Contribution to Houston Ballet
Stanton Welch has provided visionary leadership for Houston Ballet since picking up its creative torch in 2003.
Social Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up
We are back for our epic annual public chit chat, a tiny snapshot of the thousand dishy emails that fly across the inter tubes discussing what we just saw, missed, didn’t understand or flat out loved.
Legendary Threads: Anni Albers at the Blanton
The German-born artist Anni Albers is not more widely known for several, unfortunately, common reasons.