December 2024

A graphite drawing of a woman lying on her back in tall grass.

Top Five: December 26, 2024

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. 1. Janet Chaffee and Benito Huerta: She Said He Said Kirk Hopper Fine Art December

A photograph of artist and educator Terri Thornton.

Terri Thornton, 1958 — 2024

Terri Thornton, an artist and the former Curator of Education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Mary Theresa Thornton, who went by

Happy Holidays from Glasstire!

Happy Holidays from all of us here at Glasstire! See Glasstire’s past holiday card commissions by John Forse, Carlos Hernandez, Emily Peacock, Erin Miller, Juan de Dios Mora, The Center for Imaginative Cartography and Research, Eric Pearce,

Comic: Keep Saturn in Saturnalia

You can see John Forse’s other comics by visiting his Glasstire author page. Some of the artist’s past comics have poked at themes of small-town living, the absurdities and contractions in the art world, Hurricane Harvey, and how Santa makes

Currents in Texas: 2024 in Art and Place

    “I wish all spells to be broken,” declares actress Jaroslava Schallerová at the close of the film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. It’s a sentiment that resonates

A photograph of the CraftTexas 2018 installation. There are large-scale works of art hung on the white gallery walls and three white pedestals are placed in the open area of the gallery, each with a work of art. There are people walking through the space looking at the art.

HCCC Announces CraftTexas 2025 Open Call

Texas craft artists, take note: the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) has announced an open call for CraftTexas 2025, its long-running juried exhibition periodically surveying the state of contemporary

A photograph of artist Amy Werntz with a painting in the background.

Dallas Artist Among Bennett Prize Finalists

Dallas artist Amy Werntz is among the 10 finalists named for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, an annual award granted to women artists working in figurative realistic painting. Launched in 2018

Installation view of a large blue mesh cube on a pedestal

Top Five: December 19, 2024

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. 1. Ariel Wood: rest, raze, cullect Lawndale Art Center (Houston) November 21 – December

A cockroach painted in psychedelic colors.

Glasstire’s Best of 2024

Glasstire’s staff and contributors share which Texas-based shows, events, and works made their personal “best” lists for 2024. **** Emma Ahmad Sheryl Anaya: Absurd Appetites (Tables for Two) at Cluley

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