Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Poetic Radiance: ‘An Archeology of Silence’ by Kehinde Wiley at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Donna Tennant·December 30, 2023

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.

Houston Visual Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Five Texas Galleries

Nancy Zastudil·December 29, 2023

A Seasonal Spotlight on Five Texas Galleries in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio

Dallas/Ft Worth Gallery Row Houston San Antonio Visual Art

Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at the Holocaust Museum Houston

Tarra Gaines·December 18, 2023

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.

Houston Visual Art

No Milestone Unturned: Honoring Stanton Welch’s 20-Year Contribution to Houston Ballet

Nichelle Suzanne·December 18, 2023

Stanton Welch has provided visionary leadership for Houston Ballet since picking up its creative torch in 2003.

Dance Houston

Social Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up

Nancy Wozny·December 11, 2023

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.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Houston Music Theater

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Tarra Gaines·December 1, 2023

Can a series of world premiere, multidisciplinary performances also quickly become an annual New Year tradition?

Dance Houston Music

Labor in Motion: Laura Gutierrez at DiverseWorks

Nancy Wozny·November 28, 2023

Choreographer Laura Gutierrez honors her father’s 48 years of labor in the premiere of In Tarps I Trust, commissioned and presented by DiverseWorks on Feb. 22-24, 2024 at the MATCH in Houston.

Dance Houston

From the Cistern to the Cross-Country Chamber Consortium: Musiqa charts an ambitious new path

Sherry Cheng·November 28, 2023

Musiqa took a turn underground. In November 2023 the Houston-based new music organization had the opportunity to present the world premiere of a site-specific work by Houston composer Pierre Jalbert in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern as part of its popular Underground Sounds series.

Houston Music

Art, Life, & Space Travel: ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ at the CAMH

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·November 28, 2023

For 75 years, the Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) has sought to engage its community in a dialogue that stems from its inaugural exhibition: This Is Contemporary Art (1948).

Houston Visual Art

Houston Cinema Arts Festival Focuses on Texas, the Arts and Home

Tarra Gaines·October 30, 2023

There’s no place like Houston for cinephiles when the Houston Cinema Arts Society opens its 15th annual film festival with a "Bring It On Home" theme.

Film Houston

Bach Society Houston Celebrates Profundity and Fun

Steven Brown·October 24, 2023

The Bach Society Houston will offer this season’s audiences some of its namesake’s profoundest music. But even the iconic Bach doesn’t live by devoutness alone.

Houston Music

Coming into Light: Chryssa & New York at The Menil

Donna Tennant·October 10, 2023

The Greek artist Chryssa was an influential force on the New York art scene from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, but since that time, she has become deeply under-recognized, despite having created innovative work in light sculpture.

Houston Visual Art

Visual Art

Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

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

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Houston

Poetic Radiance: ‘An Archeology of Silence’ by Kehinde Wiley at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Five Texas Galleries

Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at the Holocaust Museum Houston

No Milestone Unturned: Honoring Stanton Welch’s 20-Year Contribution to Houston Ballet

Social Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up

No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists

Labor in Motion: Laura Gutierrez at DiverseWorks

From the Cistern to the Cross-Country Chamber Consortium: Musiqa charts an ambitious new path

Art, Life, & Space Travel: ‘Six Scenes From Our Future’ at the CAMH

Houston Cinema Arts Festival Focuses on Texas, the Arts and Home

Bach Society Houston Celebrates Profundity and Fun

Coming into Light: Chryssa & New York at The Menil