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News, guides, reviews, and features from the Texas art scene.
Megan Olivia Ebel Is Quietly Reshaping Houston's Art Scene — One Residency, One Exhibition at a Time
Through Revolver Galeria and RUBY Projects' La Ruche HTX residency, the Canadian-born curator is building bridges between Houston and the world.
Christian Morales
Untitled Art Fair Returns to Houston This October with an Expanded International Roster
The second edition of the fair promises live podcast recordings, panel discussions, culinary activations, and artist-led projects — embedding the fair within Houston's civic and cultural fabric.
Ruby City: The San Antonio Art Gem That Came to Linda Pace in a Dream
David Adjaye's crimson masterpiece houses one of the most extraordinary private collections in the Southwest — and it's completely free.
Opera Gallery Opens First Texas Location at River Oaks District
350 A-listers, a Monet and a Picasso on the walls, and Houstonia calling it 'a museum nestled inside a high-end shopping center.' Opera Gallery's Houston debut was anything but quiet.
Montrose Art Scene: Where to Go and What to See This Summer
A neighborhood guide to Houston's bohemian art district — from the Menil Collection to the galleries on Colquitt Street.
10 Must-Visit Houston Art Galleries in 2026
From the Menil to a newly opened gallery on the former Texas Gallery's storied Peden Street address — the essential Houston gallery guide for 2026.
Cauleen Smith's 'We Already Have What We Need' Opens at CAMH to Critical Acclaim
Cauleen Smith's sprawling, generous exhibition reminds you what a mid-career survey looks like when an artist has complete command of her materials — and when a museum trusts her enough to let that show.
Revolver Galeria Opens 'Nomos' in the Former Texas Gallery Space — and Houston's Art Map Just Shifted
The Latin American-focused gallery takes over one of Houston's most storied addresses with an exhibition about territory, belonging, and the ground beneath our feet.
The Complete Guide to Houston's Art Neighborhoods
Houston's art scene spans 670 square miles — but the action concentrates in eight distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character, institutions, and reason to visit.
Inside Sawyer Yards: How a Cluster of Old Warehouses Became the Largest Artist Studio Complex in the Country
Over 300 artists, six warehouse buildings, and a quarterly open studios event that draws thousands. Here's how to navigate Houston's creative campus.
Free Art Events in Houston This Summer
Houston has one of the strongest free-art cultures of any major American city. You don't have to spend a dime to see world-class work this summer — but knowing where to look helps.
Houston's Quiet Claim as the Capital of Latin American Art in the United States
The MFAH's 400-piece collection, a corridor to Mexico City galleries, and spaces like Revolver Galeria are making the case that Houston — not Miami, not New York — is where Latin American art lives in the U.S.
Marfa Art: The Complete Visitor's Guide
Donald Judd left New York for the high desert in 1971 and changed everything. Here is how to see what he built — and everything that grew up around it.
How Rick Lowe Turned 22 Shotgun Houses Into One of the Most Important Art Projects in America
Project Row Houses in Houston's Third Ward isn't a gallery, isn't a museum, and isn't a social program. It's all three, and it changed what American art could be.
The Rothko Chapel: Where Fourteen Dark Paintings Changed What a Sacred Space Could Be
Mark Rothko's paintings. Barnett Newman's sculpture. A $30 million restoration. And a city's refusal to honor Martin Luther King Jr. that made it all happen.
87,500 Square Feet Underground: Inside Houston's Cistern and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's 'Undercurrents'
A 1926 drinking water reservoir, 221 concrete columns, a 17-second echo, and a Mexican-Canadian artist who turned the whole thing into a mile of light. This is the most unusual art space in Texas.
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