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Inked in mystery: Hot-off-the-press summer exhibition explores hand-rolled ancient art

By Joel Luks

06.05.14 | 2:20 pm

It has become fashionable to use a variant of the verse, "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose," arguably Gertrude Steins' most quotable sentence, to imply that things are just as they ...

Fresh Arts hosts "Community Supported Art Pick-Up Party"

05.17.14

Community Supported Art (CSA) shareholders, artists and Fresh Arts patrons are welcome to check out the first round of original work completed by local Houston artists while enjoying complimentary

East End Studio Gallery's Fourth Annual East End Arts Market

12.21.13

The market features vendors from around Houston that offer something special and unique. Shoppers will find paintings, photography, posters, sculptures, stationery, clothing, ceramics, accessories,

Art League Houston hosts Second Holiday Mini-mART and Party

Art League of Houston

12.14.13

Art League Houston's second curated Holiday Mini-mART and Party features holiday inspired drinks, food and a live DJ, as well as a collection of uniquely made small works — all price

Shelby's Social Diary

Unlike any fashion show ever seen before: Models, artists, dancers and vinyl mix for DiverseWorks

By Shelby Hodge

10.27.13 | 7:02 am

When DiverseWorks Artspace executive director Elizabeth Dunbar promised the eclectic crowd "a spectacular unlike any other fashion show you've seen before," she was not exaggerat ...

Houston Food Bank Benefit

Filling empty bowls: Messages of hope from artists on a hunger fighting crusade

By Joel Luks

05.16.13 | 3:28 pm

An empty bowl is a bittersweet symbol of scarcity and hope, particularly as an emblem that cradles the motivating force behind one fundraiser that benefits the Houston Food Bank. The Ninth Annu ...

Show me the money

Business incubator: Bayou City Art Fest says no more starving artists, debuts innovative program

By Joel Luks

03.23.13 | 4:01 pm

For visitors who stroll the grounds of Memorial Park during the Bayou City Art Festival, the three-day affair that runs through Sunday feels like a colorful shopping bacchanal offering fresh creati ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Celebrity art fever: Annise Parker's cactus painting sells for 10 grand as a Texans star masquerades

By Shelby Hodge

02.01.13 | 11:03 am

Thank you Michael Cordúa for transforming Mayor Annise Parker from merely head of the nation's fourth largest city into a top-selling artist. For it was his bid of $6,000 for the pa ...

Heights Art Studios and Gallery "ART @ 129 Aurora St. - Open Studios Event"

12.08.12

Join for Heights Art Studios and Gallery's first open studios event in the new building at 129 Aurora St. in the Heights. This is an open studio event so guests will have the opportunity to vis

Shelby's Social Diary

"Art of Leadership" fete salutes Tricia Dewhurst as local talents applaud her support of the arts

By Shelby Hodge

07.28.12 | 3:30 pm

Artist Hanh Tran's compact studio/apartment in West Ave brimmed with more artworks than usual during the Art of Leadership dinner evening that saluted Tricia Dewhurst, member of the Texas Cultu ...