Glasstire is excited to announce the fifth in a series of eight panel discussions across Texas. Throughout 2026, as part of the publication’s 25th anniversary, Glasstire is organizing conversations in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Val

Every pilgrimage begins with a road, not because roads are sacred, but because distance changes people. We often think of the journey as the price we pay to reach someplace meaningful: the airplane ride before Paris, the trail before the summit, the security line before Disney World. The drive to Ma

“F Magazine #16,” “Marfa, Marfa” by Josh T. Franco, and “Welcome to Paradox City” by Mark Lamster Glasstire’s William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss new books on Texas art and architecture, talk about the dialogue between minimalism and rasquachismo in Josh T. Franco’s Marfa, Marfa, and run

Back in 2011, British cinema audiences flocked to watch an unlikely early summer science fiction thriller called Attack the Block, in which a young woman and a tough group of inner-city kids come together to protect themselves and those around them — against an alien invasion, no less. It was popula

Back in March I inquired with a stranger on the internet. The inquiry was made out to Catherine Czacki (sort of pronounced like tchotchke) in response to an invitation she’d posted online: “I will be setting up 20 years worth of my larger sculptures in this empty building I’ve been stewarding as I d

The Untitled Art, Houston art fair, which wrapped up Sunday, has announced the winners of its round of prizes, a mix of acquisition and residency awards in recognition of artistic excellence. The second annual fair ran October 1-4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center and featured 98 galleries

Project Row Houses (PRH) has named the winner of its $25,000 Tony Chase and Dina Alsowayel Southern Survey Biennial Prize.  The biennial exhibition was established by Danielle Burns Wilson, PRH Executive Director, in 2022 to showcase artists from the southern U.S. For each biennial, one participa

This article is part of a series of pieces celebrating Glasstire’s 25th anniversary. To see other stories from this series, go here. To see pieces from the month of October, around the theme Institutional Critique: Considering Power Structures, go here. Access, financial privilege, geography, and

Texas is home to myriad storied, respected institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), at a whopping 102 years old; the Menil Collection, one of the most revered holdings of surrealism in the country, if not the world; Fort Worth’s museum district, which is home to three (!) buildings

Fresh Arts, a Houston nonprofit arts service organization, has announced an open call for its multidisciplinary Space Taking Artist Residency (STAR) program.  The residency harkens back to the organization’s beginnings, starting under the name Spacetaker in 2010 as an artist resource center. The

I can’t imagine a better introduction to Hills Snyder: Strays (1973-2026) than the headless Buddha statue awaiting visitors on the second floor of the Amarillo Museum of Art (AMoA). Seated in lotus position in front of a broad window, its volcanic stone form aglow in the crisp light of the high plai

(Left to right) William Sarradet, Candace Hicks, O. Rufus Lovett, John Ewing, Caleb Bell Throughout 2026, as part of Glasstire’s 25th anniversary, the publication is organizing panel discussions in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Val

Mary McCleary. Photo: Rufus Lovett Born in Houston in 1951, Mary McCleary has spent most of her career in East Texas. She taught at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches from 1975 to 2005, where she helped shape the university’s art community while developing a nationally recogn

Artist residencies in Hawai’i and Banff, Canada, have announced open calls for artists seeking immersive engagement with natural wonders. The National Parks Arts Foundation October 2027 residency in Big Island, Hawai’i, is open for applications. Artists in all media, including performance artists

Think about who fills a museum, a gallery, an art installation. Odds are you didn’t picture teenage boys. Over the past year, three of them have become regulars at Keith House. Keith House sits next to the Trinity River and holds “Come to Good,” a James Turrell Skyspace, inside a space that re

This article is part of a series of pieces celebrating Glasstire’s 25th anniversary. To see other stories from this series, go here. To see pieces from the month of September, around the theme Stewards of the Scene: Texas Galleries & Collectors, go here. Why do people collect objects?  We have

The Untitled Art, Houston art fair arrives to the George R. Brown Convention Center for its second edition this week, with a VIP opening on Thursday, October 1, and running through Sunday, October 4.  The fair itself will host a slate of programming, including panel discussions focusing on topics

Detail of the Epstein file shelves at The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room. Photo: Emma S. Ahmad Last week, Dallas hosted the first-ever Republican Midterm Convention, dubbed “Trumpapalooza,” a two-day function that was part rally, part fundraiser, part circus. While down

The San Antonio-based National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) has announced the recipients of its 2026 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) grants. The annual grants are awarded to U.S. and Puerto Rico-based Latinx/é artists and cultural workers in two categories: Meet the Moment Grante

New public art installations are arriving in September and October to three Texas cities: San Antonio, Celina, and Houston.  On Tuesday, September 8, the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture dedicated an indoor mural at the San Antonio International Airport.  Kimberly Bishop, “Fo

This article is part of a series of pieces celebrating Glasstire’s 25th anniversary. To see other stories from this series, go here. To see pieces from the month of September, around the theme Stewards of the Scene: Texas Galleries & Collectors, go here. Bart Keijsers Koning and an installation v

In a 1919 letter to librarian Alfred Becks, the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874–1926) described a nerve-racking flight aboard a hydroplane. Houdini was on his way to Catalina Island for a film shoot when the small aircraft encountered severe turbulence. “Honestly I thought of my wife

The Bayou City Art Festival, running Friday, October 9, through Sunday, October 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Houston’s Memorial Park, will feature 300 artists from around the U.S. displaying work in a range of media. Produced by Houston nonprofit The Art Colony Association Inc., the juried biann

Museums and galleries in Dallas, Houston, Arkansas, and North Carolina have announced new acquisitions, including work by Texas contemporary artists.  The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas has accepted a major gift from the family of Christina and Robert Tonti, Dallas-base

For filmmaker Karla Murthy, home looks like walls stacked with family portraits. Test shots of fade-outs on a camcorder, starring opposite her twin sister. Firework effects laid over a family karaoke session, belting out Avril Lavigne songs on the couch. Throughout Murthy’s documentary The Gas St

The Museum of the Southwest in Midland, Art League Houston, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and the Dallas Arts District have announced new leadership and board membership. The Museum of the Southwest, in the midst of its 60th anniversary year, has named Jessica Kinsey its new Executiv

September 15 through October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Like many other heritage months celebrated in the U.S., this one began as a weeklong commemoration. Established in 1968 under Lyndon B. Johnson, the celebration was expanded to a month by Ronald Reagan in 1988. The timeframe of mid

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. Last week, Glasstire Publisher Brandon Zech, News Editor Nicholas Frank, and Assistant Editor William Sarradet previewed five fall exhibitions across Texas. To see the list and watch the video, please go here. James Surls, “From the Old G

Discovery Green in Houston will present eight monumental alebrije sculptures by Mexico artists during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Houston, Texas-based artist and writer Garland Fielder recalls the lifelong lessons he learned in art school.

Christopher Karr reviews an exhibition at the Contemporary at Blue Star featuring decades of work by San Antonio artist Alex Rubio.

Eighty independent publishers will gather for San Anto Zine Fest on September 19 at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

Fourteen Panhandle-based nonprofit arts and culture organizations will participate in the Engage Express Lubbock capacity-building program.

Brandon Zech speaks with Laura Burton, owner of Laura (the gallery), in Houston, Texas, about what it's like to run a gallery in the city.

Blind Alley Projects in Fort Worth will relaunch on Saturday, September 12, after a two-year pause, with a solo exhibition by Jeff McMillan.

As part of Glasstire’s 25th anniversary, we are revisiting our coverage of the galleries, dealers, and patrons that shape Texas' art scene.

A family commissions a gravestone. An anonymous carver transforms grief into sculpture. Centuries later, two artists preserve that sculpture before it disappears. Decades after that, a museum preserves the preservation. What survives is hardly ever accidental. Tucked into the Amon Carter Museum o

Leslie Moody Castro remembers Austin artist, organizer, teacher, and friend, Betelhem “Bete” Makonnen, who died earlier this year.

The Chinati Foundation will undertake a major renovation of the Artillery Sheds on its Marfa campus starting in mid-October.

A preview of fall exhibitions in Abilene, Albany, Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock, Marfa, Midland, Odessa, and San Angelo.

Matthew Bourbon writes about the visceral, materially patinated work of Narong Tintamusik, on view at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.

William Bardin, Director of Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas, has purchased the gallery and will rename it Bardin Gallery.

A preview of museum exhibitions opening this fall in Beaumont, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, Longview, McAllen, and Rockport.

Chris Becker speaks with David Shelton for his series of conversations with gallerists based in Houston, Texas.