Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Unpeopled Landscapes: Esteban Delgado, Tom Turner, and Victor Pérez-Rul at Southwest School of Art

casey gregory·June 15, 2017

Depending on one’s frame of mind, the new exhibitions on view through July 16 at San Antonio’s Southwest School of Art—created by three very different artists in three divergent mediums—offer either hopeful or apocalyptic visions of landscapes.

San Antonio Visual Art

Sappers and Miners: Kelli Vance at Cris Worley

Lee Escobedo·May 25, 2017

The women in Sappers and Miners, Kelli Vance’s new show of paintings on view through June 17 at Chris Worley Fine Arts, are preparing for a kind of war. Vance depicts her young soldiers in various modes of spiritual training.

Visual Art

In the Garden: Zimbabwean Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum

Alaena Hostetter·May 25, 2017

Placed strategically throughout the lushly-landscaped grounds of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a selection of sculptures of African women, birds, safari wildlife and abstracted forms.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Live Data: Clay Odom Represents Austin in UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition

Nancy Zastudil·May 25, 2017

City as the “common denominator” is the main consideration of DATA CITY, an international UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) exhibition of new media installations by artists from members of the organization’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Austin artist and designer Clay Odom has been invited to represent the Texas state capital.

Austin Visual Art

What is left of me: Ambreen Butt at Dallas Contemporary

Jeremy Hallock·May 22, 2017

Ambreen Butt’s decorative installations are beautiful on the surface however, upon closer inspection, the works reveal themes of violence and political oppression. Her exhibition, What is left of me, is on view thru Aug. 20 at Dallas Contemporary.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Texas Studio: Regina Agu

casey gregory·May 19, 2017

Regina Agu sits, poker straight, on the lumpy coffee shop couch where we meet to discuss her current projects.

Texas Studio Visual Art

Coming Home: Drew Bacon

Nancy Wozny·May 19, 2017

Drew Bacon is a painter and animator who returned to his home turf in Houston after graduating from Pratt Institute.

Coming Home Visual Art

The Statement: Islamic Art Gets Prime Real Estate at the DMA

Devon Britt-Darby·May 15, 2017

In most respects, the recent unveiling of a dedicated Islamic art gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art was a straightforward, self-evidently happy occasion.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Old and Improved: Art as Wish Fulfillment in CAMH’s A Better Yesterday

Devon Britt-Darby·May 15, 2017

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s latest exhibition A Better Yesterday, on view May 20-Sept. 3, brings together work by Jack Early, JooYoung Choi, and Lily van der Stokker. Devon Britt-Darby caught up with director Bill Arning, who organized the show.

Houston Visual Art

Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera at The Meadows

Devon Britt-Darby·May 4, 2017

Jusepe de Ribera, a Spanish Neapolitan artist who spent his early career in Rome and went on to become one of the most important Caravaggesque painters, influencing Salvator Rosa and others, drew a lot, according to contemporary accounts, one of which held that “the tablecloth on Sunday was the drawings he had made during the week.”

Visual Art

Anything’s Possible: PrintHouston 2017 Reflects a Medium’s Multiplicity

Devon Britt-Darby·May 2, 2017

As printmaking shows fan out across Houston over the next few months, visitors to PrintHouston 2017—a multivenue array of exhibitions and events highlighting a range of traditional and experimental techniques—it’s worth remembering that fewer than eight years ago, the Bayou City’s printmaking scene left a lot to be desired.

A First Look: The Museum of Street Culture’s Permanent Collection

Jeremy Hallock·April 26, 2017

Museums are ultimately defined by the distinctiveness of their collections. With a constantly growing diverse selection of art, Dallas’ new Museum of Street Culture challenges the idea of what a museum can be, positioning itself at the crossroads of social purpose and culture.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Visual Art

Vision & Mission: Fort Worth Arts Lauren Saba Creates A Dynamic Space at Fort Worth Arts

Body Geometries: Contemporary Jewelry at the DMA

In the Flesh: Jenny Saville at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

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: Ballet Artist Silas Farley Makes the Joyful Leap to Dallas

‘Birdy’ Takes Flight in Texas: Hung Dance at TITAS and Performing Arts Houston

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

Music

Boheme+Broadway: Austin Opera marks 40th anniversary

Award-Winning Apollo Chamber Players Tell The American Story Through Music

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

Theater

Honoring the Past, Forging into the Future: Derek Charles Livingston Settles in at Houston’s Stages Theater

Texas Studio: Amanda Reyes is Working through It Onstage

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

Visual Art

Unpeopled Landscapes: Esteban Delgado, Tom Turner, and Victor Pérez-Rul at Southwest School of Art

Sappers and Miners: Kelli Vance at Cris Worley

In the Garden: Zimbabwean Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum

Live Data: Clay Odom Represents Austin in UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition

What is left of me: Ambreen Butt at Dallas Contemporary

Texas Studio: Regina Agu

Coming Home: Drew Bacon

The Statement: Islamic Art Gets Prime Real Estate at the DMA

Old and Improved: Art as Wish Fulfillment in CAMH’s A Better Yesterday

Between Heaven and Hell: The Drawings of Jusepe de Ribera at The Meadows

Anything’s Possible: PrintHouston 2017 Reflects a Medium’s Multiplicity

A First Look: The Museum of Street Culture’s Permanent Collection