Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Rednecks and Circuit Queens, Together: Tito’s Prize Winner Zack Ingram Dares to Dream

Devon Britt-Darby·October 25, 2017

Zack Ingram wasn’t entirely optimistic in spring, when he applied for the inaugural Tito’s Prize, a collaboration between Big Medium and Tito’s Handmade Vodka to help develop an Austin-based artist’s career.

Austin Visual Art

Origins, Rations, Extractions: Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla at Blue Star Contemporary

Donna Tennant·October 23, 2017

Both Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla lived and emigrated from South American countries during eras of social and political upheaval.

San Antonio Visual Art

Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

Arie Bouman·October 23, 2017

A black circle fills the frame; a dark void within which small white flecks float.

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Visual Art

A Decade of Surprises: The Refined and Undefined Appeal of Luminaria

casey gregory·October 23, 2017

San Antonio’s expansive, one-night-only arts festival is turning 10 this year. In a city that wears its culture on its sleeve, Luminaria is unique, a carefully choreographed explosion of site-specific art events attended by an average of 10,000 patrons.

Music San Antonio Visual Art

Let Your Flowers Grow: Anthony Sonnenberg in Bloom at Conduit

casey gregory·October 23, 2017

About a year and a half ago, I spoke to Anthony Sonnenberg for Arts + Culture. He was in the midst of a residency at Houston’s Lawndale Art Center, preparing for a whirlwind of exhibitions. What I was most curious about that time (in advance of his upcoming solo at Conduit Gallery in Dallas) was whether he’d taken some time to stop and smell the proverbial roses.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Slippery truths: Pioneering film and video at the DMA

Jennifer Smart·October 19, 2017

The opportunity to see film and video in art museums in North Texas has been rare, a fact that is not surprising given that serious consideration of time-based media on the part of any museum was essentially non-existent until the early 2000s.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Crystal Cities: Tommy Fitzpatrick at Holly Johnson Gallery

john zotos·October 9, 2017

Tommy Fitzpatrick’s current exhibition Crystal Cities, on view through Nov. 4, includes ten compelling, colorful, acrylic-on-canvas paintings of interlacing planar forms that command the main space of Holly Johnson Gallery.

Visual Art

Waltz Across Texas: Texas Biennial Covers the State and Crosses Borders

Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin·October 3, 2017

Texas by the numbers invariably proves irresistible. So does the Texas Biennial, back in its sixth iteration after a hiatus, on view through Nov. 11 at 211 E Alpine Rd.

Telepathic Improvisation at the CAMH

Devon Britt-Darby·October 2, 2017

The animating conceit of Telepathic Improvisation, a film by Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz and the centerpiece of their first U.S. solo museum exhibition of the same title at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Houston Visual Art

Tea Ceremony: Tom Sachs at the Nasher

john zotos·October 2, 2017

Tea Ceremony is the newest body of work by the American artist Tom Sachs, who has brought his artist’s sensibility to bear on the traditional Japanese ritual, which he sees as a cultural phenomenon.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Acts Of Aggression at Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University

john zotos·October 2, 2017

A timely and thoughtful exhibition featuring the work of eleven Guatemalan artists across an array of media examines the aftermath of a calamitous civil war that ostensibly ended 20 years ago.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Resurface: Gilad Efrat at Inman Gallery

Donna Tennant·October 2, 2017

It has been five years since Israeli artist Gilad Efrat’s last showed at Inman Gallery, and the work has changed dramatically.

Visual Art

Visual Art

Value in Hu(e)manity: Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe

Performative and All-encompassing: David-Jeremiah: The Fire This Time

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

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

Performa/Dance Marks Their 10th Anniversary with ‘ANTHROPOCENE’

Concert Trucks and Onstage Dinners: Performing Arts Houston offers its most varied schedule yet

Unbind Your Imagination: TITAS/Dance Unbound invites global dance into Dallas for 2025-26 season

Music

A Season of Discovery and Wonder at Harmonia Stellarum Houston

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Concert Trucks and Onstage Dinners: Performing Arts Houston offers its most varied schedule yet

Theater

The Ballad of Stage West: Fort Worth theater company’s 47th season is a matter of life and death

Glitter and Be Gay: Uptown Players celebrates chosen family, queer joy, resilience, and rebellion in 2025-26 season

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Visual Art

Rednecks and Circuit Queens, Together: Tito’s Prize Winner Zack Ingram Dares to Dream

Origins, Rations, Extractions: Paula Luttringer and Gissette Padilla at Blue Star Contemporary

Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden at Amon Carter

A Decade of Surprises: The Refined and Undefined Appeal of Luminaria

Let Your Flowers Grow: Anthony Sonnenberg in Bloom at Conduit

Slippery truths: Pioneering film and video at the DMA

Crystal Cities: Tommy Fitzpatrick at Holly Johnson Gallery

Waltz Across Texas: Texas Biennial Covers the State and Crosses Borders

Telepathic Improvisation at the CAMH

Tea Ceremony: Tom Sachs at the Nasher

Acts Of Aggression at Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University

Resurface: Gilad Efrat at Inman Gallery