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Top Five: May 7, 2026
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (230+ words) Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week's picks, please go here. 1. Allegiance to the People: Kandy G. Lopez Houston Museum of African American Culture March 27 " June 6, 2026 Workshops: Saturday, May 9, 11 a. m. -Noon & 2-3 p. m. From Houston Museum of African…...
The Beautiful Things: An Interview with Tina Rivera
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1410+ words) When I first met Tina Rivera at her home studio in Marfa, I was inspired by the plants, potting soil, beads, and dried gourds strewn about gracefully. The blurred lines between inside and outside became apparent as we sat down…...
Professors Speak Out as TX Universities Tighten Restrictions
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (233+ words) Uncloseted Media, a New York-based independent media outlet focused on anti-LGBTQ issues, reported in a Tuesday, April 28, social media post that TTU has introduced "a strict censorship policy on LGBTQ topics. The new rule restricts professors from discussing LGBTQ issues…...
Summer Exhibitions Coming to West Texas & the Panhandle
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (733+ words) Nicholas Frank joined Glasstire as News Editor in 2025, after freelancing for the publication since 2024. His writing has appeared in "Artforum," "Art Papers," "Sculpture," "Purple," and the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel." Nicholas taught contemporary art at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design…...
Five-Minute Tours: "IN SEARCH OF HISTORY" at Throughline
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (117+ words) Note: the following is part of Glasstire's series of short videos, Five-Minute Tours, for which commercial galleries, museums, nonprofits, and artist-run spaces across the state of Texas'send us video walk-throughs of their current exhibitions.'Let's get your show in front…...
Katie Miller: Riverbraids
3+ day, 13+ min ago (313+ words) May 16, 2026 - August 01, 2026 From Erin Cluley Gallery "ERIN CLULEY GALLERY is pleased to announce'Riverbraids, an exhibition of work by 2026 Cluley Projects Open Call Winner Katie Miller. An exclusive reading by the recipient of the 2026 Cluley Projects Arts Writing Mentorship, Jillian Wendel…...
Spotlight: Lisa Beaman
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (139+ words) May 09, 2026 - June 06, 2026 "After establishing herself as a leader in the contemporary art quilt movement for twenty years, Lisa Beaman transitioned from fabric to new mediums in 1998, including oils on canvas and the natural progression to collage. Her decades of experience…...
Garden Party: Nature on Paper
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (254+ words) May 07, 2026 - August 09, 2026 From the Mc Nay Art Museum: "Flowers bloom, fruit ripens and shadows linger beneath the surface in "Garden Party: Nature on Paper." On view May 7-Aug. 9 at the Mc Nay Art Museum, the exhibition explores how humans live…...
Christopher Wool: See Stop Run West Texas
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (96+ words) Glasstire Christopher Wool: See Stop Run West Texas March 01, 2025 - December 31, 2026 "A new chapter of See Stop Run will be on view in Marfa, Texas, for a two-year period beginning in Spring 2025. Housed in the historic Brite Building, See Stop Run…...
Heritage as River: Past, Present, and Future
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1794+ words) Thunderous drums, graceful dances, and smoke spouting from woks and grills, all cultural practices developed a long time ago in a distant land, now the standard menu for celebrating Asian American Heritage Month. Contrast that with the artists exhibited at…...