Culture Wire
Dec 31, 2009
PAUL BOOKER: Myriad
SIMEEN FARHAT: Masnavi
Anya Tish Gallery is pleased to announce two Houston inaugural solo exhibits by Texas-based artists Paul Booker and Simeen Farhat, which independently deal with the complexities of visual and textual language within themes of nature and cultural identity.
Myriad features a series of intricate sculptures by Paul Booker that explore underlying patterns found within nature. Booker ...
Dec 23, 2009
Houston, TX – Opening weekend of Dance Month at the Kaplan Theatre 2010 features the compelling Tirkedu Houston! and Houston Ballet II January 15-17. Tirkedu Houston! is an Israeli Folk Dance Weekend. Ofer Alfasi, the young Markid (dance leader) from the south of Israel has increasingly been making a mark both at home and abroad returns to lead Tirkedu Houston! Alfasi is known for his enthusiastic teaching style and magnetic personality. The workshop begins Friday, January 15 and concludes...
Dec 22, 2009
The Idea Fund, a re-granting program administered through Aurora Picture Show, DiverseWorks Artspace and Project Row Houses, and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, announces the 2010 The Idea Fund Grantees. The following ten Texas-based artists or artist groups will receive $4,000 ($3,500 for the awarded project, plus $500 seed money for future work) to create and showcase projects in the coming year: Bill Davenport; Rudos y Tecnicos (Victor Payan and Sandra "Pocha" Peña...
Dec 22, 2009
Taft McWhorter Fine Art Moves to Canal Street
(HOUSTON) Taft McWhorter Fine Art (TMFA) celebrated its grand opening this
month and already the gallery is making a major change. TMFA will move to a new location near
Minute Maid Park at 2219 Canal Street in January.
“While we are going to miss the artist
community at Winter Street Studios, we are excited about the possibilities our
new location next door to Canal Street Gallery will offer,” Taft McWhorter said.
“We will...
Dec 22, 2009
“Three Styles, One Artist” Allan Rodewald to
bring his work to Taft McWhorter Fine Art January
(HOUSTON) While many artists
focus on one theme, Houston artist Allan Rodewald refuses to limit his
vision. Lately he has concentrated
on three styles and will exhibit the resulting work next month at Taft
McWhorter Fine Art (TMFA). The
opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at
TMFA’s new location at 2219 Canal Street.
Rodewald’s art will remain...
Dec 22, 2009
HOUSTON (Dec. 16, 2009) -- Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston, will host three public programs at the museum in January and February. On Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m., the Foundation for Modern Music presents Musique Artistique at Blaffer Gallery. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m., Columbia University professor emeritus Sylvère Lotringer will present a lecture on Blaffer's Josephine Meckseper exhibition. Finally, on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m., exhibiting artist...
Dec 16, 2009
DAMIAN PRIOUR: WATER SPARKS January 23—February 28, 2010ArtWalk Opening, Saturday, January 23, 6 to 9 pmGallery Talk at 6:30 pmGALVESTON, Texas, December 16, 2009—Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present Water Sparks, a thirty-year retrospective of glass and stone sculptures created by Austin-based artist Damian Priour. The exhibition will open during the January 23rd ArtWalk and remain on view through February 28, 2010. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist at 6:30...
Dec 15, 2009
Grand Prize distinction has been awarded to the International Sonoran Desert Alliance in Arizona for their work to create The Curley School, a model of community-engaged artist space development that has generated cultural equity, sustained historical memory, and a reinvigorated local economy. Additionally, five organizations spanning from Lexington, KY to Los Angeles, CA have received Honorable Mention for their outstanding work to connect artists with opportunities to deepen their creative...
Dec 15, 2009
HOUSTON (December 15, 2009) – Effective December 1st, Spacetaker founder and long-time arts champion, David A. Brown, passed the Spacetaker baton to the organization’s Managing Director, Jenni Rebecca Stephenson. Brown started Spacetaker eight years ago with passion and a deep respect for artists and the organizations that nurture their artistic growth. Through Spacetaker, he raised awareness of Houston’s vibrant art scene, as well as provided professional resources for local artists and...
Dec 15, 2009
Los Angeles, CA, December 14, 2009—United States Artists (USA), the national grant-making and advocacy organization, will announce the recipients of 50 USA Fellowships for 2009, totaling $2.5 million, at a celebration tonight at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. This event marks the fourth consecutive year of the USA Fellows program, which annually awards fifty unrestricted grants of $50,000 to artists of all disciplines from across the country. The USA Fellows for 2009 hail from 18 states and...
