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Reflecting on the complexity of reality, artist Radcliffe Bailey once stated: “I always thought the surreal was real to Black people.” Throughout his career, Bailey developed a fusion of collective memory, familial history, narrative, deep …
Read MoreFor Houston artist Michelle Heinesen, participating in the Empty Bowls Houston fundraiser is a profoundly meaningful experience, rooted in a heartfelt commitment to help those who need it most. “Growing up as a latchkey kid with a single parent, food s…
Read MoreThe Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival handed out several awards on the final day of this spring’s show. Six Best of Show winners and the 2025 Featured Artist were selected. A team of judges representing The Woodlands Arts Council reviews work from…
Read MoreHouston Grand Opera is ending its 2023-2024 season by taking one of the most beloved American musicals — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music — to operatic heights. Francesca Zambello, the visionary artistic director of the Washington National …
Read MoreWe adore parlour games. Beyond the intriguing info that might be gathered, it’s a lifesaver when dinner-party chatter turns into an extended pause or veers into politics. Here’s one we love to pull from our quiver of queries: “Who do you dream of doing…
Read MoreThe death of my Jeep launched me into the world of art car making. This 21-year journey has included five projects so far: Artmobile (2003-2004), Hubba Hubba (2011-2013), Phoenix Rising (2013-2021), LOVE IGNITES! (2021-2022) and my current art car dubb…
Read MoreThis is the next in a series of stories on The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival. Come back to PaperCity The Woodlands for more coverage of the beloved arts event, which takes place this Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14. The Woodlands Waterway …
Read MoreIn an exclusive for PaperCity, digital arts contributor Peter Augustus Owen — a Dallas native and former gallerist who now runs the Augustus Owen Foundation, focusing on bringing international artists to Dallas for a residency program — interviews one …
Read MoreSince its earliest days, The Woodlands has been a community that’s cared about the arts. It all stems back to the master planned community’s founding couple George and Cynthia Mitchell, who were always passionate about the positive impact o…
Read MoreFlying out of Terminal A at IAH recently, I was greeted by a startling site in the middle of the terminal that stopped foot traffic — a dazzling art car, tricked out in contortions of metal, Mardi Gras worthy beads and heavily bejeweled surfaces crowne…
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