Contributor - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/contributor/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Contributor - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/contributor/ 32 32 103504436 Houston’s Pioneering Project Row Houses Celebrates 30 Years With a Third Ward Party to Remember https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-pioneering-project-row-houses-celebrates-30-years-with-a-third-ward-party-to-remember/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-pioneering-project-row-houses-celebrates-30-years-with-a-third-ward-party-to-remember Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:09:28 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=526958 For its historic 30th Anniversary Gala, Houston’s groundbreaking Project Row Houses hosted an Urban Soirée just as fabulous as the houses it transforms. The gathering served as a testament to the organization’s commitment to art, culture an...

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Glasstire’s Neon Night Brings Edgy Art to Downtown Houston — The Legendary Party Returns, As Unapologetically Wild As Ever https://houstonnewmedia.org/glasstires-neon-night-brings-edgy-art-to-downtown-houston-the-legendary-party-returns-as-unapologetically-wild-as-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glasstires-neon-night-brings-edgy-art-to-downtown-houston-the-legendary-party-returns-as-unapologetically-wild-as-ever Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:34:41 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=530607 With a night of neon and new-age art, Glasstire lit up its annual party and auction. Literally. The shindig featured glowing decorations and bright outfits at the edgy downtown Houston venue Sharespace. An impressive 200 people attended, each putting t...

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Houston Becomes the Center of the Photography Universe Thanks to FotoFest — When Every Picture Is Worth Big Bucks https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-becomes-the-center-of-the-photography-universe-thanks-to-fotofest-when-every-picture-is-worth-big-bucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-becomes-the-center-of-the-photography-universe-thanks-to-fotofest-when-every-picture-is-worth-big-bucks Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:53:44 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=525644 Houston became the epicenter of the international photography scene once again, thanks to the latest FotoFest Biennial. The centerpiece of this major photography moment was the eagerly awaited Fine Print Auction. It is widely recognized as one of Ameri...

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Hermann Park and POST’s Mixed-Use Land Give Houston Art an Imaginative Boost — Arty Worlds You Need to Experience https://houstonnewmedia.org/hermann-park-and-posts-mixed-use-land-give-houston-art-an-imaginative-boost-arty-worlds-you-need-to-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hermann-park-and-posts-mixed-use-land-give-houston-art-an-imaginative-boost-arty-worlds-you-need-to-experience Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:41:55 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=532542 The Houston art scene is set to come alive with a blend of nature and imagination. Several new Houston art installations offer an immersive journey that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. From the serene expanse of Hermann Park to the cutting...

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Professor Artists Get a Centerstage Moment In Houston — MFAH’s Glassell School Rolls Out a Canvas of Legends https://houstonnewmedia.org/professor-artists-get-a-centerstage-moment-in-houston-mfahs-glassell-school-rolls-out-a-canvas-of-legends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=professor-artists-get-a-centerstage-moment-in-houston-mfahs-glassell-school-rolls-out-a-canvas-of-legends Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:59:56 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=535933 This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is set to dazzle with a showcase from Glassell School of Art standout faculty Arielle Masson and Ken Mazzu. With a rich legacy of 25 years teaching painting and drawing, Masson will take center stage with a ...

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From Spray Can to Master Plan — Houston’s Historic Luckie Schoolhouse to be Transformed by Graffiti Artist Gonzo247 https://houstonnewmedia.org/from-spray-can-to-master-plan-houstons-historic-luckie-schoolhouse-to-be-transformed-by-graffiti-artist-gonzo247/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-spray-can-to-master-plan-houstons-historic-luckie-schoolhouse-to-be-transformed-by-graffiti-artist-gonzo247 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:54:11 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=528417 Houston’s historic Luckie Schoolhouse is about to embark on an exciting transformation, thanks to a dynamic partnership between renowned street artist Gonzo247 and Luckie owner Garrett Clayton. Nestled in Houston’s Third Ward, this storied school...

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The Wonders of the Torch at the Olympic Opening Ceremony and The Frenchman Wizard Who Designed It https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-wonders-of-the-torch-at-the-olympic-opening-ceremony-and-the-frenchman-wizard-who-designed-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wonders-of-the-torch-at-the-olympic-opening-ceremony-and-the-frenchman-wizard-who-designed-it Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:12:21 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=535790 Editor’s note: In this PaperCity series, “Postcards from Paris,” Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital in an Olympic summer. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the...

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Long Overlooked Texas Women Artists Get an Overdue Moment in Houston — New Texas A&M Book and CASETA Fair Shine a Light https://houstonnewmedia.org/long-overlooked-texas-women-artists-get-an-overdue-moment-in-houston-new-texas-am-book-and-caseta-fair-shine-a-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-overlooked-texas-women-artists-get-an-overdue-moment-in-houston-new-texas-am-book-and-caseta-fair-shine-a-light Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:03:20 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=534976 Art history scholars and purveyors shined a light on Texas’ long overlooked women artists at the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA) Symposium and Texas Art Fair, an annual convergence held in Houston this summer. During th...

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Houston Photographers Highlight the Power of Home — FLATS Challenges Viewers to Think https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-photographers-highlight-the-power-of-home-flats-challenges-viewers-to-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-photographers-highlight-the-power-of-home-flats-challenges-viewers-to-think Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:24:10 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=534238 There’s no place like home. While walking through FLATS photography collective’s recent “Interwoven” exhibition in Houston, Dorothy’s infamous proclamation as she clicked her heels to return to Kansas from Oz came to mind and rang true. Wit...

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713 Day Brings a Free Concert to Market Square Park and a Mural Like No Other — The We Heart HOU Music Series Rolls On https://houstonnewmedia.org/713-day-brings-a-free-concert-to-market-square-park-and-a-mural-like-no-other-the-we-heart-hou-music-series-rolls-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=713-day-brings-a-free-concert-to-market-square-park-and-a-mural-like-no-other-the-we-heart-hou-music-series-rolls-on Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:38:50 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=534749 Named for Houston’s first telephone area code (713), July 13 has become an unofficial day for celebrating every facet of the Bayou City’s distinctive culture. To celebrate this hyperlocal holiday, Downtown Houston+ is teaming up with Splice...

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Houston’s Thrifting Craze Reaches New Heights With Mega ThriftCon Shopping Bonanza https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-thrifting-craze-reaches-new-heights-with-mega-thriftcon-shopping-bonanza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-thrifting-craze-reaches-new-heights-with-mega-thriftcon-shopping-bonanza Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:58:20 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=534134 Thousands of attendees browsed through tartan micro skirts the size of belts and groovy jumpsuits galore during ThriftCon Houston at NRG Center, the convention space next to the NFL football stadium that’s home to the Houston Texans. Complete wit...

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Craft Legends Get Spotlighted By This Unique Houston Museum — Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Opens Up Its World https://houstonnewmedia.org/craft-legends-get-spotlighted-by-this-unique-houston-museum-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-opens-up-its-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=craft-legends-get-spotlighted-by-this-unique-houston-museum-houston-center-for-contemporary-craft-opens-up-its-world Wed, 03 Jul 2024 03:45:45 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=526369 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) honored two luminaries of the art, craft and design world — Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio — at the museum’s annual Crafting A Legacy Luncheon. Clark and Del Vecchio owned the renowned Garth Clark Ga...

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Paris On the Eve of the Summer Olympics — An Inside Look at What The City Of Light Is Like With the World Watching https://houstonnewmedia.org/paris-on-the-eve-of-the-summer-olympics-an-inside-look-at-what-the-city-of-light-is-like-with-the-world-watching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-on-the-eve-of-the-summer-olympics-an-inside-look-at-what-the-city-of-light-is-like-with-the-world-watching Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:04:46 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=531050 Editor’s note: In this new PaperCity series dubbed Postcards from Paris, Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the world. She w...

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Unlikely Artist Duos Get the Centerstage Treatment at Houston’s Throughline Collective — When Creative Teamwork Rules https://houstonnewmedia.org/unlikely-artist-duos-get-the-centerstage-treatment-at-houstons-throughline-collective-when-creative-teamwork-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unlikely-artist-duos-get-the-centerstage-treatment-at-houstons-throughline-collective-when-creative-teamwork-rules Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:59:01 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=532014 Houston’s Throughline Collective artist group is putting on its second duo exhibition with a collection from Luisa Duarte and Jonas Criscoe. “Where the Lines Meet” effortlessly combines the two artists’ works through their use o...

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Houston’s Ashe Summer Market Is Full of Unique Art Finds — This Artist Collective’s Moving Sale Is Anything But Ordinary https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-ashe-summer-market-is-full-of-unique-art-finds-this-artist-collectives-moving-sale-is-anything-but-ordinary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-ashe-summer-market-is-full-of-unique-art-finds-this-artist-collectives-moving-sale-is-anything-but-ordinary Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:49:53 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=530428 In anticipation of a relocation to the Ion District, The Community Artists’ Collective is putting on its first ever summer art retail event. Previously, the group only held events over the holiday season. But now the Ashe Summer Market is here, w...

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This Designer Clothing Store in a 97-Year-Old Houston Building Creates a World of Its Own — Inside Ollie Shop https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-designer-clothing-store-in-a-97-year-old-houston-building-creates-a-world-of-its-own-inside-ollie-shop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-designer-clothing-store-in-a-97-year-old-houston-building-creates-a-world-of-its-own-inside-ollie-shop Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:34:08 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=528922 Meet Ollie Shop, a designer clothing store in Houston that is surprisingly cozy, modeled to encapsulate the authenticity of the 97-year-old building that houses it. Owner Reed Bussey has been in fashion and retail for more than 17 years, working everyw...

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This Fairytale Gown Showcases the Power of the United Kingdom’s Royal Designers — Diving Into the HCC Fashion Archive https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-fairytale-gown-showcases-the-power-of-the-united-kingdoms-royal-designers-diving-into-the-hcc-fashion-archive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-fairytale-gown-showcases-the-power-of-the-united-kingdoms-royal-designers-diving-into-the-hcc-fashion-archive Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:33:48 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=525643 Editors’ note: In the second installment of this PaperCity series, Houston Community College’s fashion program team experts explore the HCC fashion archive, one of the biggest fashion archives in the country and the second-largest archive in Texa...

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Partying Like You’re 75 — a Houston Museum’s Milestone Gala Raises Millions In a Radiant Night With A-Listers Galore https://houstonnewmedia.org/partying-like-youre-75-a-houston-museums-milestone-gala-raises-millions-in-a-radiant-night-with-a-listers-galore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=partying-like-youre-75-a-houston-museums-milestone-gala-raises-millions-in-a-radiant-night-with-a-listers-galore Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:30:41 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=526610 Art and generosity intertwined in a vibrant kaleidoscope of color at CAMH’s 75th anniversary gala. The luminous celebration was an unprecedented evening of giving that raised millions and solidified the museum’s future. Inspired by the CAMH...

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Houston’s Most Interesting Pop-Up Shop Is a Woman Driven Land of Artistic Whimsy — Inside the Pop-Up Co-Op https://houstonnewmedia.org/houstons-most-interesting-pop-up-shop-is-a-woman-driven-land-of-artistic-whimsy-inside-the-pop-up-co-op/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houstons-most-interesting-pop-up-shop-is-a-woman-driven-land-of-artistic-whimsy-inside-the-pop-up-co-op Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:29:44 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=526740 Have you ever wanted a piece of china with Taylor Swift’s face on it? Or an emmental cheese candle? If so, you’re in luck. The Pop-Up Co-Op in the M-K-T Heights shopping center sells everything from funky hats and handmade slippers to cheeky cards and ...

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East Meets Exquisite — Stylist Tina Zulu’s Curated Kimono Collection Spans Eras at Neiman Marcus https://houstonnewmedia.org/east-meets-exquisite-stylist-tina-zulus-curated-kimono-collection-spans-eras-at-neiman-marcus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=east-meets-exquisite-stylist-tina-zulus-curated-kimono-collection-spans-eras-at-neiman-marcus Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:29:28 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=527553 In a dazzling fusion of culture and couture, Houston-based luxury brand Kimono Zulu, led by stylist Tina Zulu, transformed Neiman Marcus into a vibrant celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a stunning fashion exhibiti...

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