Driving down I-35, heading into downtown Dallas, I see a giant…I don’t know what. What is that? Later I chatted with my mom, a longtime Dallasite and her exact words were, “and I guess we’re trying …

DiverseWorks—non-profit art space in Houston—announces Elizabeth Dunbar as the new Executive Director, following William Betts, according to HoustonPress article yesterday. Formerly the head Curator at Austin’s Arthouse at the Jones Center, her position was eliminated last …

Although we continue to see reports that Austin cannot sustain its art scene, as financial matters continue to worsen, our favorite art venues start 2012 off with a bang anyway. (More on In 2011, finances painted …

Pflugerville, Texas is a small town, 17 miles north of Austin—a straight shot on I-35. Following efforts in Austin to further electric car use in Texas, Pflugerville recently announced that its first charging station will go …

Talented designers can use anything as a medium—including office furniture from reconstituted cardboard. (Maybe, offices of the future won’t be as high-tech as we had imagined.) TreeHugger.com has more on Paul Coudamy, French designer behind these …

I’m thinking:  affordable gifts that are also meaningful; gifts produced by talented artists—music that makes you feel alive, films that make you live longer (films can do that, right?), and art that makes you appreciate human …

Cowbird is the latest from artist/programmer Jonathan Harris. If you’re not familiar with his work already you can learn more about past projects here. I met Jonathan over a year ago when he was in residency …

Log cabins, pine trees, abandoned boat docks, and supernatural light might seem like hackneyed imagery. However Jonathan Faber, current painter in exhibition at Champion Gallery – Austin, loosely reconstructs such subjects from memory. Faber’s expressive brushwork, …

For Andrew Berardini, Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 was stressful, according to his report in Artforum from the celebrity-filled weekend. His story seemed honest. Read article here. Other reports indicate this year was as outrageous and …

In observance of World AIDS Day tomorrow, December 1, nationwide screenings of the film Untitled by Jim Hodges, Encke King, and Carlos Marques da Cruz will air in 55 arts organizations throughout the country and Canada—venues …