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Women Reshape Contemporary Art: Limitless at the McNay

Tarra Gaines·April 7, 2021

For those hoping to experience art beyond sedate viewing, San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum brings Texas an exhibition that defies boundaries with Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art, (on view through Sept. 19)

San Antonio Visual Art

Texas Studio-Harrison Guy: Signals for Freedom

Danielle Fanfair·April 7, 2021

Harrison Guy is Houston’s renaissance man, working in many streams of creativity, activism and influence.

Dance Houston Texas Studio

Texas Lens: Lily Cabatu Weiss Looks Ahead for the Dallas Arts District

Lindsey Wilson·March 29, 2021

Nearly one year to the day that the Dallas Arts District—and most of the world—shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACTX’s Lindsey Wilson interviewed its executive director, Lily Cabatu Weiss.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Humor, Hope and Revelation—Dallas Theater Center Plans an Artful Return to the Theater

Tarra Gaines·March 29, 2021

Now as spring and vaccines bring optimism, the Dallas Theater Center will attempt to forge a new trail to bring artists and audiences back into the theater.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Brave and Brilliant: B. Moore Dance Moves Forward

Lindsay Alissa King·March 25, 2021

Last month, B. Moore Dance released BOLD—BRILLIANT—BEAUTIFUL—YOU!, an hour-long dance experience that featured B. Moore company members performing a series of pieces alternately in different Dallas locations and against striking solid and patterned backgrounds added during post-production.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance

Blanton New Grounds Initiative Promises New Visitor Experience

Lauren Moya Ford·March 25, 2021

Construction will begin this spring and continue through late 2022 on the Blanton Museum’s New Grounds Initiative.

Austin Visual Art

Houston Ballet Takes a Trip to Hell to Deliver a ‘COVID Blessing’

Nichelle Suzanne·March 10, 2021

On March 10, Houston Ballet will launch the first in a series of short dance films by Artistic Director Stanton Welch.

Dance Houston

Flickering Visions: Chris Schanck at the DMA

casey gregory·March 5, 2021

“I think I have a relationship with a vanity that’s similar to what everyone has,” Chris Schanck admits, referring to his project Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil, which is currently being exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Responding to the Natural World: Hockney and Van Gogh at the MFAH

Tarra Gaines·March 5, 2021

Perspective: In art, the term usually means the technique of depicting our three dimensional world on a two dimensional surface.

Houston Visual Art

Forms of Inheritance: Anna Mayer Goes Meta at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Sherry Cheng·February 12, 2021

Thick black smoke clouds engulf the large canvas mural that dominates the entrance of artist Anna Mayer’s solo exhibition, Forms of Inheritance, on view through May 8 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC).

Features Houston Visual Art

No Muting Allowed: Innovation & Resilience at Fort Worth Opera

Amy Bishop·February 12, 2021

Ask any leader of an arts organization what life has been like during the past year, and most will probably swear it has been one of the most demanding times of their lives.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Bold Choices: Dallas Black Dance Makes Arts Available to New Audiences

Lindsay Alissa King·February 9, 2021

Together Young and Drew laid out three-month, six-month, and one-year plans, even before they knew how long the pandemic might keep the curtains down.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Features

Visual Art

City in the Sky: Gyula Kosice at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Nothing is Ordinary: Hillerbrand+Magsamen at FotoFest

Forging Admiration: Art Worth encourages Fort Worth fans to see artists in their element

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

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Big Moves Ahead: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas Leans Into Legacy for 2025–26

Vision and Variety: Texas Performing Arts Celebrates International and Local Artists

Music

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Forging Admiration: Art Worth encourages Fort Worth fans to see artists in their element

Theater

Texas Studio: Amanda Reyes is Working through It Onstage

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Women Reshape Contemporary Art: Limitless at the McNay

Texas Studio-Harrison Guy: Signals for Freedom

Texas Lens: Lily Cabatu Weiss Looks Ahead for the Dallas Arts District

Humor, Hope and Revelation—Dallas Theater Center Plans an Artful Return to the Theater

Brave and Brilliant: B. Moore Dance Moves Forward

Blanton New Grounds Initiative Promises New Visitor Experience

Houston Ballet Takes a Trip to Hell to Deliver a ‘COVID Blessing’

Flickering Visions: Chris Schanck at the DMA

Responding to the Natural World: Hockney and Van Gogh at the MFAH

Forms of Inheritance: Anna Mayer Goes Meta at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

No Muting Allowed: Innovation & Resilience at Fort Worth Opera

Bold Choices: Dallas Black Dance Makes Arts Available to New Audiences