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“Celebrating the Art of Collecting,” an art reception and silent auction evening, was held at the one-of-a-kind West University home of esteemed Houston art collector Lester Marks and his wife Dr. Penelope Gonzalez Marks. The event benefited the Commun…
Read MoreCatherine D. Anspon speaks with Dallas Museum of Art’s Sarah Schleuning, one of four international curators of “Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity,” which opened at the DMA on May 14 (through September 18). Schleuning reveals insider tales…
Read MoreTexas-founded arts website (one of America’s first online arts magazines) Glasstire hosted its first party in three years in Houston. The award-winning art force’s Roaring Twenties bash, scheduled for March 2020, was a victim of the pandemi…
Read MoreThere is plenty of art to see in Houston this month — and beyond. Here’s a quartet of Bayou City art places to be and shows to see. After all, it’s summer. In the Bayou City. What’s better than getting to experience something beautiful — or…
Read MoreThe Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s Spring Luncheon at River Oaks Country Club toasted 20 years of cutting edge exhibitions from artists working in today’s important craft media. Artist Catherine Morgan, the inspiration behind HCCC&…
Read MoreThe prescient nonprofit I’ll Have What She’s Having presents a Houston fundraising event that couldn’t be more timely, advocating for women’s reproductive rights. The activist afternoon takes place this Sunday, June 5 at 2 pm, …
Read MoreTwo former nonprofit directors — both with a photo focus — came together during the pandemic to forge a new hybrid model for the art world. Ashlyn Davis Burns (formerly with Houston Center for Photography) and Shane Lavalette (formerly with Light Work …
Read MoreIt’s the reason our April issue devoted 12 pages to our inaugural Top Collectors in Texas feature, and why Dallas has eclipsed every other city in the state as a dynamic 21st-century nexus for collecting and visual culture. Just as a great newspa…
Read MoreWhile many home owners use art to decorate their houses, Lester Marks’ house is art in and of itself. As a regular on the Artnews Top 200 list in the United States, Marks owns many acclaimed pieces by the titans of modern and contemporary art inc…
Read MoreLive and silent auctions set to be held during the Festival Hill Gala are sure to stun this Saturday, April 9. After appetizers and cocktails, guests will be introduced to an array of enchanting items, from ballet tickets to one of Barbara Bush’s…
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