Frank Campagna noticed a lot of artists were using either birds or skulls as subject matter, so he did the practical thing and created an exhibition around those two things. With 58 pieces by 38 artists, this weird show at Kettle Art has something for every taste. After visiting the show last weekend, I favor [...]

There are two reasons why Dr. Zahi Hawass is effective as Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. The most obvious is: he clearly knows and cares a great deal about his country’s cultural treasures. But another reason emerged on Tuesday night: he knows how to make others care as much as he does. [...]

Madame X, John Singer Sargent, 1883-4, oil on canvas KERA radio story: Expanded online story: There were plenty of painted nudes among the thousands of artworks on display in the 1884 Paris Salon. The Salon, of course, was the most important event in the art world at the time — partly because Paris was the [...]

Congratulations to Kris Swenson, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest!  If Kris’ name sounds familiar, you might remember her as the subject of a recent Art&Seek Q&A. Kris is an artist who works in a variety of media; if you’d like to see more of her work, check out her Web [...]

WIN TICKETS BEFORE YOU CAN BUY ‘EM: The Lexus Broadway Series will take up residence at the new Dallas Center for Performing Arts this fall. Which shows will be coming to town is anyone’s best guess – and that’s the point. The DCPA is holding a contest, asking you to guess what the first four [...]

Guest blogger Danielle Marie Georgiou is a Dance Lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington where she serves as the Assistant Director of the UT Arlington’s Dance Ensemble. She is also a member of Muscle Memory Dance Theatre – a modern dance collective. Danielle is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Arts and Humanities at [...]

What has happened to the music business over the last decade? Kids are still forming bands and thousands still attend conventions and festivals like SXSW and Coachella every year. But the sales figures just aren’t what they used to be. Journalist Steve Knopper joined Think host Krys Boyd this week to discuss his new book, [...]

Guest blogger Lydia Regalado is an arts educator, crafter and blogger who writes about people who gather to make things. Zee Avi performs at Halcyon in Austin at ReadyMade Rocks! AUSTIN – Austin was rocking this past weekend, and ReadyMade was there to help make sure the creative juices were flowing. This was ReadyMade’s first appearance [...]

Maybe it was the economy. Maybe it was the state of the book industry. Or maybe it was the marketing strategy. Whatever the reason, the Christian Book Expo drew only 1,500 people to the Convention Center. And a large number of those just came to see  professional atheist Christopher Hitchens debate the faithful.

The New York Times reports that Sartre Stuelke, an artist-turned-medical-student, is using a CT scan to peer into everyday objects — like stuffed animals, Big Macs and cell phones. The results are often hauntingly beautiful or just weirdly ghostlike. I have to say I’m not surprised the electronic gadgets are generally disappointing — they rarely [...]