Austin Piano Great Marcia Ball is Still Tickling Them Ivories
When Marcia Ball gets to rocking—her long fingers pounding out barrelhouse keyboard rhythms, knees bouncing to the beat, the band locked into the groove—it can be downright difficult to sit still. The Austin piano player has been getting people to their feet for decades with her joyful take on rhythm and blues and a voice steeped in Gulf Coast soul. Read More »
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature opened in 2000 to showcase the work of storybook artists in a fine-art setting. The light and airy gallery curates about three shows per year, including a summer exhibition of the artist featured during the annual Children's Art and Literacy Festival. “Our mission is to instill the love of art as young as we possibly can, because if you think about it, the first art that children see is in the books they’re reading,” Director Trish Dressen says. “If we can instill that in them young, then we can preserve the love of art for the ages.” Entry is always free. Read More »
Texas Arts and Crafts Fair Returns to the Hill Country After Five-Year Absence
The Texas Arts and Crafts Fair, which the legislature deemed the official arts and crafts fair of the Lone Star State in 1995, is returning this fall after five years of absence. The Hill Country Arts Foundation will debut its newly updated Ingram campus to an estimated 5,000 guests in support of more than 150 Texas artists Sept. 28-30. Read More »
Experience One of the Best Live Music Scenes in Texas at Houston’s Silver Slipper
In broad daylight, the Silver Slipper is hardly a looker. The compact building 4 miles northeast of downtown Houston is about as long and wide as an eight-lane bowling alley—“indistinct Minimal Traditional,” according to The Handbook of Texas. Three days a week, it’s a bar, short-order eatery, and neighborhood hangout. Saturday nights, however, the Silver Slipper transforms into something else. Read More »
Passionate Chefs Make Boxed Sandwiches A Thing of the Past at These Fort Worth Museums
When chef Denise Shavandy walks into the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, she often wonders if she’s dreaming. Before she found her way to cooking, Shavandy considered other career paths that might have landed her in a place like this. Fortuitously, her job as executive chef of Café Modern, the museum’s restaurant, involves crafting beautiful food next to some of the most important art anywhere, inside a building created by one of the world’s foremost design talents. Read More »
Frank X. Tolbert 2 Interprets ‘Incredible Creations of Nature’ in the Texas Bird Project
The art aficionados at the opening of Frank X. Tolbert 2’s Texas Bird Project exhibition in Austin were clearly enamored with the artist’s prints, paintings, and drawings of the state’s winged and feathered beings. But the birdwatchers who came to meet the Houston artist were absolutely rapt. Read More »
7 Ways to Inspire a Love of Art in Your Kids
Sometimes it’s all in the packaging: Telling my 8- and 10-year-old children we’re going to spend an entire day ... Read More »
Get a Concentrated Dose of Marfa’s Bohemian Counterculture at El Cosmico’s Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love
Arriving in Marfa, the high-desert ranching town with a lofty reputation as a mecca for modern art, first-time ... Read More »
How Houston’s First Ward Industrial Yard Transformed into an Artistic Epicenter
Just northwest of downtown Houston, a sprawling complex of factories and warehouses that once churned with heavy ... Read More »
The Blanco River May Very Well Inspire You to Take Home Local Art When Visiting Wimberley
“The river was just beautiful,” he says of that first visit. “After driving in through the cypress trees for just a few seconds, I was hooked.” In 2002, Smith began building a house. Now retired, he lives in Wimberley full-time and has turned his hobby of photography into a business. His beloved river is a frequent muse, and his photos teem with intricate lines and captivating use of light and color. Read More »
Kings and Queens of the Accordion Are Set to Play in Houston
Some of the best accordion players from across Texas and the region are set to perform at the 29th annual ... Read More »
How Houston’s Art Scene Bounced Back from Harvey After the Storm Collided with Its Season Openings
Harvey struck when Houston’s world-class arts scene was gearing up for a new season, devastating venues and upending plans. But creativity and courage go hand in hand: “This city came together in a way I’ve never seen,” says Eileen J. Morris, artistic director of the Ensemble Theatre. Read More »
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