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Strength, understanding and resiliency: Karin Broker at the Art Museum of South Texas

James Russell·February 23, 2023

So, the Houston artist and Rice University printmaking professor, known for her collages, text-based work and prints and interest in gender roles, seized on her anger and a sense of purpose.

Corpus Christi Visual Art

Future Stars: Young Texas Artists Music Competition Highlights Up and Coming Talent

Steven Brown·February 20, 2023

Launched in 1993 as a showcase for a single performer, it has evolved into an annual contest that offers $40,000 in prize money to aspiring musicians aged 18 to 32.

Houston Music

Discovering the Dallas Arts District

Sherry Cheng·February 16, 2023

It’s the start of my whirlwind tour of the Dallas Arts District. Improbably, in all the years I have lived in Houston (23) and all the time I have been an arts writer in Texas (5), I had never been to Dallas. I am here now as a first time arts tourist, eager to absorb the wonders of a new place, open to every experience that might come my way.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Music Visual Art

The Aura of Honor: Suzanne Bocanegra weaves a wandering road through a 16th century tapestry

Sherry Cheng·February 16, 2023

Honor, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was presented on Jan. 27, 2023, at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts.

Houston Music Visual Art

Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·February 14, 2023

In the work of Leslie Martinez, on view at the Blaffer Art Museum from through March 12, 2023, viewers tumble across landscapes as they explore the peaks and valleys of each piece unhindered by borders.

Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Visual Art

Shannon and William Cannings Collaborate on ‘Duplicity’ at Anya Tish Gallery

Donna Tennant·February 7, 2023

h Shannon and William Cannings are represented by Anya Tish Gallery, so showing them together at some point seemed predestined.

Houston Visual Art

A Narrative Signature: International Choreographer Cathy Marston Prioritizes Storytelling in her Interpretation of a Southern Classic

Nichelle Suzanne·February 7, 2023

choreographer Cathy Marston has developed a unique narrative signature, prioritizing storytelling with the body as much as she can.

Dance Houston

A Tour through the Bower: DiverseWorks and Texas Artists Celebrate the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens

Donna Tennant·February 3, 2023

“I am turning 80 on April 19, and this is one of those ‘woulda-gonna’ projects that is finally happening,” Surls said. “If I’m going to do it, I have to do it now.”

Houston Texas Scope Visual Art

Informed by Labor: Day Jobs at the Blanton Museum of Art

Donna Tennant·February 3, 2023

There is actually no way to know how many artists support themselves solely through their artwork, but most people agree that it’s a fairly low percentage.

Austin Visual Art

The Curatorial Imagination: Walter Hopps at the Menil

Nancy Zastudil·February 3, 2023

During a visit to the Getty Research Institute years ago, on an informal tour through the archives, I caught a glimpse of a box filled with Walter Hopps’s letters, marked “Top Secret” or some such about how the contents were to remain sealed until a certain date.

Houston Visual Art

Dance of Death: South Africa’s Vuyani Dance Theatre explores grief during three-stop Texas debut

Lindsey Wilson·February 3, 2023

In 1995, South African novelist and playwright Zakes Mda wrote a book called Ways of Dying that features a character named Toloki, a professional mourner at township funerals in post-Apartheid South Africa.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston

Show Up: Tammie Rubin at Big Medium

casey gregory·February 3, 2023

When I caught up with artist, professor, and 2022 Tito’s Art Prize winner Tammie Rubin, she was deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about to begin her second session at the Penland Artist Residency.

Austin Show Up Visual Art

Visual Art

The Haas Brothers: Cuteness as a Trojan Horse, and an Irreverent Austin Homecoming at the Blanton

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Paper, Skin, Shadow: Exploring Fragility at the Menil Drawing Institute

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

Embracing the New: Texas Performing Arts’ New Season

Aimed Dance Fest Ignites Contemporary Dance in Southeast Texas

A Wonderland Awaits: Houston Ballet’s new season offers something for every ballet lover

Music

The Finale and Future: Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Peter Bay Passes the Baton

Glorious Sound: Threads of History Come to Life in Harmonia Stellarum Houston’s Season Five

Cor Mundi: Music of the Spirit in the Heart of the World

Theater

The Drama Map: Trends, Patterns and Premieres on Texas Stages

Embracing the New: Texas Performing Arts’ New Season

Timeless and Immediate: For 2026-27, Stage West plans a season where audiences feel safe to be provoked

Strength, understanding and resiliency: Karin Broker at the Art Museum of South Texas

Future Stars: Young Texas Artists Music Competition Highlights Up and Coming Talent

Discovering the Dallas Arts District

The Aura of Honor: Suzanne Bocanegra weaves a wandering road through a 16th century tapestry

Toward the Infinity of Possibility: Leslie Martinez at Blaffer Art Museum

Shannon and William Cannings Collaborate on ‘Duplicity’ at Anya Tish Gallery

A Narrative Signature: International Choreographer Cathy Marston Prioritizes Storytelling in her Interpretation of a Southern Classic

A Tour through the Bower: DiverseWorks and Texas Artists Celebrate the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens

Informed by Labor: Day Jobs at the Blanton Museum of Art

The Curatorial Imagination: Walter Hopps at the Menil

Dance of Death: South Africa’s Vuyani Dance Theatre explores grief during three-stop Texas debut

Show Up: Tammie Rubin at Big Medium