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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced today that it will offer free admission as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day on Friday, May 18, 2012. In 2011, the MFAH—along with more than 100 other AAMD member museums across North America—participated in International Museum Day. Free admission to the MFAH on May 18 includes films, programs and exhibitions at the main MFAH campus, as well as entry to the two MFAH house museums, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens and Rienzi. …continue reading Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to Celebrate Museum Day with Free Admission, May 18

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South Side by Greg Piazza

Original artwork by Dallas-Fort Worth artists will be on display in the soon-to-open NYLO Dallas South Side. The hotel is currently under construction at 1325 South Lamar at Belleview and is set to open in July 2012. …continue reading 55 Local Artists Chosen to Contribute to the Décor of the NYLO Dallas South Side Hotel

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The Dallas Museum of Art is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2012 Awards to Artists and travel grants. This year, ten artists received awards in one of three categories: the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund, the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, and the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant. …continue reading Dallas Museum of Art Presents Its 2012 Awards to Artists

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Guernica (tapestry) by Pablo Picasso, 1937

Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr. has loaned the San Antonio Museum of Art a tapestry of Picasso’s Guernica from his family’s private collection. The tapestry is now hanging in the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art at the museum. Rockefeller traveled to San Antonio this week for the formal unveiling. …continue reading Picasso’s Iconic Guernica Tapestry on loan from Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr. at San Antonio Museum of Art

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The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University announced today that it will offer free admission on May 18, as well as a guided tour at 11:00 a.m., as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day on Friday, May 18, 2012. In 2011, the Meadows Museum—along with more than 100 other AAMD member museums across North America—participated in International Museum Day. …continue reading Meadows Museum to Offer Free Admission on Art Museum Day, May 18

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The countdown is on for Oak Cliff artist, Erica Felicella. On Friday, May 11, 2012, at 5 p.m. she will enter an inhabitable Plexiglass shell. She’ll spend the next 48 hours inside the shell, experiencing her emotions as they surface. …continue reading Erica Falicella: Visible Shell Starts this Friday at 5 P.M.

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Girl with Pearl Necklace, Portrait of Rosalie Fragonard by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1785-88

The Reclusive Image: Works from Texas Museums
Cell Series: Bill Davenport
The Old Jail Art Center
Through May 20, 2012

The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, has announced their two current exhibits, The Reclusive Image: Works from Texas Museums and Cell Series: Bill Davenport, will close Sunday, May 20, 2012. …continue reading Two Exhibits Closing at The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas

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The Kimbell Art Museum presents the film “Gigi” (1958) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, in the Museum auditorium. The film is the third program in the Kimbell’s free film series Impressions of Paris and is approximately 115 minutes long. This film series is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition The Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Clark, and in partnership with the Lone Star Film Society. …continue reading Free Film Screening of Gigi at the Kimbell Art Museum

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Art Conspiracy, a Dallas-based art collective that raises money for small nonprofit groups that provide art and music programming locally, is extending its beneficiary selection deadline to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2012. …continue reading Art Conspiracy Extends Beneficiary Application Deadline

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We are pleased to announce that at the close of our current exhibition (the 2012 Drawing Annual, closing May 20), Tiny Park will be moving to a new gallery space at 1101 Navasota Street, at the intersection of 11th Street and Navasota, just east of downtown Austin. …continue reading Tiny Park in Austin Moving to New Gallery Space

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Visitors to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth will receive free admission to the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions, Glenn Ligon: AMERICA and FOCUS: Ged Quinn, on Friday, May 18 in honor of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day. …continue reading Free Admission to The Modern on Art Museum Day, May 18

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Rethinking Art History # 25 by Betsy Williamson, 2010

Betsy Williamson: Rewriting Art History
Mercantile Coffee House
May 17 through June 23, 2012

As part of The McKinney Avenue Contemporary’s community outreach program, The MAC has teamed up with Mercantile Coffee House to extend its contemporary artistic vision and educational support to downtown Dallas. This partnership will promote and support emerging talent with monthly exhibitions throughout the year. Donations from Mercantile Coffee House will benefit artistic programming at The MAC. …continue reading Betsy Williamson: Rewriting Art History at the Mercantile Coffee House