Arts and Culture Texas magazine

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 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

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

A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks

Lindsey Wilson·February 1, 2023

“Stepping into this exhibition truly feels like you’re embarking on a journey through time,” says Dr. Nicole R. Myers, Dallas Museum of Art’s interim chief curator and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon senior curator of European Art.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Lindsey Wilson·February 1, 2023

Today, a bronze cast of The Freedman can be found at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Moon Over Kathmandu: Lain Singh Bangdel at Asia Society Texas Center

Sherry Cheng·December 17, 2022

Twenty years after his passing, the extraordinary twentieth-century polymath and pioneering modernist Lain Singh Bangdel is finally getting some much-deserved recognition in the United States.

Houston Visual Art

Texas Studio: Jose Villalobos

casey gregory·December 7, 2022

In my first brief conversation with San Antonio-based artist Jose Villalobos regarding his 2018 Luminaria artwork, La Carga de Tradición, the artist was incorporating dance-based performance with wearable sculpture.

Dallas/Ft Worth San Antonio Texas Studio Visual Art

Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

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

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

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

Music

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

Theater

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

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

Visual Art

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 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

Show Up: Tammie Rubin at Big Medium

A Feast for the Eyes: Dallas Museum of Art overflows with 300 years of Flemish masterworks

Reckoning with History While Interpreting the Future: Emancipation explored at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Moon Over Kathmandu: Lain Singh Bangdel at Asia Society Texas Center

Texas Studio: Jose Villalobos