Texas Studio: Playwright Crystal Jackson Stays Off the Main Road
Austin-based Crystal Jackson took her time getting around to playwriting. Even in the thick of it, she once thought she might be done for good.
A Must See: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith traces her Memory Map at The Modern
When a retrospective of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s work arrives at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in October, it might be the first time some Texas patrons will have heard of the groundbreaking artist, activist, educator, and advocate.
CREATIVE TEAM JAKE HEGGIE, GENE SCHEER, AND JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR TAKE ON CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN HOUSTON GRAND OPERA’s ‘INTELLIGENCE’
Jake Heggie visited the Smithsonian Institution a few years ago for a performance of his Iconic Legacies, a song cycle evoking four U.S. first ladies.
WindSync Turns 15: How Does the Garden Grow?
Back in 2009, the music entrepreneurship movement was gathering steam and start-up ensembles were popping up everywhere.
Destabilizing Discomfort: Jordan Strafer’s Trilogy at the CAMH
In Trilogy, on view at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston through Nov. 26, 2023, Strafer provides a darkly humorous meditation on the human capacity for violence.
Texas Deep Divers: Turning Research Into Art
A researcher—who just might be an artist—enters a university library and gains access to a rarely viewed archive.
Pride and Intention: Texas’s Historic Gay Men’s Chorus Turtle Creek Chorale Finishes Season Strong
1980 was when Dallas hosted its first official gay pride parade. The Turtle Creek Chorale was born that same year, founded by a small group of gay men in the city who simply wanted a place to sing together.
Building a Legacy: Harry Geffert at Cris Worley Fine Arts
The essence of Harry Geffert’s art is relationships.
Texas Studio: Susan Budge Invites You into a World of Myth and Mystery
Over the span of six months in 2022, Houston sculptor Susan Budge lost her mother, got married, saw her son graduate from high school, built a kiln in a new studio, and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Reading Together Again: Inprint Houston’s New Season Dazzles with Big Name Writers
With the series back to live, in-person readings for over a year now, Inprint executive director, Rich Levy, says the literary-loving audiences have also come back to see and hear from their favorite writers.
Texas Lens: Ann S. Graham on Arts Advocacy
Hot-button issues may have dominated the headlines out of Austin, but the Texas Legislature this past spring made a quiet move that some of us will appreciate: It expanded the Texas State Artists Award program, which includes the poet laureate and such, to include a slot for a classical musician.
Beyond Diversity: ROCO Redefines the Classical Music Canon
Houston’s ROCO chamber orchestra has introduced so many new works, and featured so many composers and performers from diverse backgrounds, that its founder sees no point in reciting the numbers.