Sightlines
Contemporary Austin unveils Jenny Holzer mural on its downtown museum building
The Contemporary Austin has unveiled a new mural by American artist Jenny Holzer on the 7th Street side of the museum’s Jones Center building in downtown Austin.
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Texas State University System hires first ever director of public art
The Texas State University System has hired Marjorie Flanagan as the system’s first director of public art.
The position was created to coordinate all public art commissions for the system’s...
Houston writer, Austin astrodynamicist among MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners
Houston writer Kiese Laymon and University of Texas professor Moriba Jah are among the 25 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, announced today by the Chicago-based John D....
The Sightlines Questionnaire: Luis Purón, Rockport Center for the Arts
Luis Purón had been executive director of the Rockport Center for the Arts for a little over two years when in 2017 Hurricane Harvey destroyed the organization's home.
Nevertheless six...
For its 20th anniversary, the Austin Studio Tour will feature 520 Austin artists, collaboratives, and arts spaces
This year Big Medium celebrates 20 years and 29 iterations of the Austin Studio Tour, the now combined East and West Austin Studio Tours.
From Nov. 5-20, a massive 520...
Deborah Roberts, Miro Rivera Architects, Luke Wilson among 2023 Texas Medal of the Arts winners
The Texas Cultural Trust announced the complete list of honorees for its eleventh biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards.
The honorees announced today are:
Arts/Health: Center for Performing Arts Medicine,...