Printmaking Matters: PrintHouston 2019 Celebrates and Shares the Art Form
“Printmaking is one of the art forms that gets lost in the shuffle,” says Ken General, executive director of PrintMatters.
Texas Studio: Annette Lawrence
Annette Lawrence reads me something she’s written about her work: “I’m tuned in to things that go unannounced and remain steady, continuous, and unremarkable on the surface, but hold magic over time.”
Texas Lens: American Made, American Maker
Both of my grandmothers were factory workers. Paw Paw, my Chinese grandmother, watched her family oppose the Communist party in China and lose everything. They left mainland China for British-controlled Hong Kong before arriving to the United States as refugees.
Artful Summer Travels: Santa Fe Opera & Crested Butte Arts Festival
Once Texas’ summer torpor hits, escaping the heat may be priority No. 1. If you’re looking for a reason to flee to a higher, cooler altitude, Santa Fe Opera (June 28-Aug. 24) offers a world premiere, the company’s first staging of a 20th-century classic, and new productions of two perennial favorites.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Looks Ahead with New Artistic Director at the Helm
The wall next to Melissa Young’s desk is covered in neatly arranged Post-it notes. It’s how the artistic director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre keeps track of her future plans for the company.
Corporeal Narratives: Queering Contemporary Dance in San Antonio Towards Voices of Color
San Antonio may be overlooked as it is browner than other major cities in Texas, and although people of color are the numerical majority in the city, there is little ethnic or racial diversity in the field of contemporary dance.
Forward Facing Art: SPA’s Meg Booth Starts a New Chapter in Houston
“I do passionately believe that the arts are avenues of hope.” So says Meg Booth, the new CEO at Houston’s Society for the Performing Arts.
Immigration Remains Pressing Issue in Real Women Have Curves at Dallas Theater Center
As soon as Dallas Theater Center (DTC) announced its 2018-19 season, my group text with Houston theater writers began buzzing with excitement over productions of The Wolves and Sweat.
Dallas Opera’s Season of Celebration
The Dallas Opera commemorates a handful of anniversaries next season, and the most notable involves one of your not-so-catchy numbers.
The ACTX Top Eleven: April 2019
The top ten picks for arts and culture events happening across the Lone Star State in April 2019.
Houston’s Spring of Latinx Art
With exhibitions and performances at more than 20 venues across the city, Houston’s spring of Latino art is in full-swing.
In a city filled with festivals, Fusebox forges its own path
This is how you might experience Fusebox Festival this year, running April 16-21.