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Fall is just around the corner, and why leave “back to school” just to the kids? Learning a new skill is good for everyone, regardless of age or experience, and keeps your brain sharp. Starting this autumn, Houstonians can do just that as they step beh…
Read MoreThe Dallas Arts District can be a curious thing. On one hand, it’s the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation, filling its 118 acres with architectural wonders and institutions that lure top-tier artistic talent. On the other, it can feel…
Read MoreArt can have a healing effect. Three local Fort Worth artists — Joy Harvison, Jimmy Joe Jenkins and Bradley Kent — formed a bond through art therapy. They felt its benefits in their own lives and founded an interesting platform to share it with others….
Read MoreChanneling the dystopian zeitgeist in all its complexities is certainly an everyday working reality for artist El Franco Lee II, a native Houstonian and DJ Screw aficionado from Houston’s Fifth Ward. From dramatic post facto scenes to striking ta…
Read MoreEver wondered what lawyers do for fun? Since 1989, dozens of local legal practitioners have been pooling their musical and artistic talents for Night Court, Houston’s all-lawyer theater company and public charity. The name alone tells you this group’s …
Read MoreThe international art market, vis-à-vis the fairs, keeps to a strict calendar. Mega collectors flock to Miami in December (Art Basel Miami Beach); Dallas and Chicago in April (Dallas Art Fair, Expo Chicago); and Basel, Switzerland, in June (Art Basel)….
Read MoreChatting over lunch with Houston Arts Alliance CEO John Abodeely several weeks ago, I was game to participate in creating an artful auction item for the nonprofit’s “Add on Art” gala. While he explained what artist Patrick Medrano had…
Read MoreStepping through the looking glass into an oddly surreal dystopian world has exposed us to strange realities in recent years. Still, we learned to adapt during the challenging journey. Artist Abelardo Morell, whose “Liminal Spaces” show rem…
Read MoreThe cocktails are crafted. The play is Shakespearean. The actors are professionally trained. But make no mistake. This is no stuffy, high-brow night at the theater. The idea behind Drunk Shakespeare is relatively simple. A cast of five comes together t…
Read MoreLooking for a fun way to spend one of the last weekends of summer, less than an hour and a half from Houston? An artsy party is waiting for you. PICNIC SURF SHAPES, a surf brand with an art curatorial bent, is hosting “Hotdog Generation” wi…
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