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Glasstire holds the distinction of being the oldest art magazine in the United States that operates exclusively online. Since our establishment in 2001, we have been dedicated to showcasing and promoting the visual arts across Texas, reaching audiences at local, regional, and national levels. Uniquely, Glasstire is the sole Texas publication that offers in-depth art criticism on a daily basis, serving as the authoritative journal for the state's visual art community. As a non-profit organization recognized under 501(c)(3), we receive support from various grants, including those from The Houston Endowment, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the City of Houston via the Houston Arts Alliance, and the Texas Commission for the Arts.

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The Art of the Moment: Stages, Studios, and Psychic Fractures

1 week ago | glasstire.com | William Sarradet

John Arnone: I Am the Space Where I Am, at Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, March 27–May 19, 2025The Hawn Gallery at Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Hamon Arts Library presents I Am the Space Where I Am, a solo exhibition showcasing the work of acclaimed scenic designer John Arnone. This focused survey presents production materials from several major theatrical works Arnone has designed throughout his career.
Foundations Grant $800,000 to Orgs that Lost NEA Funding

1 week ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation have announced their joint commitment to provide $800,000 of funding to 80 small and midsized organizations whose National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge America Grants were canceled in February. The support is specifically for visual arts programs.
Texas Arts Orgs Receive $50,000 Cultural Sustainability Grants

1 week ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

The Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) has announced 22 organizations receiving $50,000 Cultural Sustainability Grants, including institutions in Austin, Brownsville, Dallas, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Houston, and Lubbock. The granting program is funded by The Wallace Foundation in partnership with the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs). M-AAA serves Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Humanities Texas' $2.6 Million in Federal Funding is Terminated

1 week ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

Last month, Humanities Texas, the state’s nonprofit affiliate organization of the National Endowment for the Humanities, published an action alert on its website, noting that its federal funding for fiscal year 2025, totaling $2.6 million, has been terminated, effective immediately. “These cuts will have a devastating effect,” the message reads. The organization explained that it receives $2.6 million per year from the National Endowment for Humanities, which accounts for 65% of its budget.
En la sala de espera: “Praise Music Sonogram” en DiverseWorks

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Gabriel Martinez

Editor’s note: This article is also published in English on Glasstire. Find that here. Nota del editor: Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en inglés en Glasstire el 15 de febrero del 2025. Traducción de Yolanda Fauvet y Paulina H. Marroquín. Julia Barbosa Landois es una artista visual y de performance radicada en Houston que recientemente ganó un Artist Award 2025 de la BIPOC Arts Network & Fund Art.
ACLU of Texas Announces its 2025-2026 Artists-in-Residence

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas has named Houston-based painter Vincent Valdez and Austin-based author KB Brookins as its 2025-2026 artists-in-residence. The creatives were selected from nearly 200 applicants who responded to the organization’s open call.
Review: “A Mountain of My Making” at Dord Fitz Gallery, Canyon

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Natalie Hegert

Since the abrupt closure of the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas, has a lot less gallery space for visual art. Luckily for the community and for students at West Texas A&M University , the university gallery in Mary Moody Northern Hall has an absolute stunner of a show that provides some respite from — and resistance to — our current zeitgeist of anxiety and loss.
Richard Meier-Designed Rachofsky House For Sale

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

The Rachofsky House, the former main site housing Howard and Cindy Rachofsky’s art collection, is being sold. Completed in 1996, the three-story home was designed by Richard Meier and features a site-specific lawn work by Robert Irwin as well as other outdoor installations. Prior to the 2012 opening of The Warehouse, an 18,000-square-foot property with 16 galleries, the house was the main exhibition space for the Rachofsky Collection.
City of Brownsville Envisioning New Uses for Former Art Museum

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

At the beginning of April, the City of Brownsville launched a call for proposals imagining “bold new uses” for the former Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (BMFA). Last August, BMFA announced a formal partnership with the City, which would provide operational support. From 2011 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2022, the institution operated with a negative net income. Then, in November the City hired Dr. Candace Matelic to strategize ways to enhance its arts and cultural spaces.
Deborah Roberts Copyright Case Resolved

2 weeks ago | glasstire.com | Jessica Fuentes

The 2022 copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Austin-based collage artist Deborah Roberts against Birmingham-based artist Lynthia Edwards, Ms. Edwards’ gallery (Richard Beavers Gallery), and gallerist Richard Beavers, has been “amicably resolved,” as reported by ARTnews. In 2023, Mr. Beavers and Ms. Edwards requested that the lawsuit be dismissed, and the following year Ms. Edwards filed a counterclaim asserting that Ms. Roberts’ lawsuit was defamation.