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By Bill Davenport on January 15, 2013
Construction of Patrick Renner’s 185-foot Funnel Tunnel begins on February 1. The public art sculpture/installation will be made of reclaimed wood and will snake through the trees on the Montrose Blvd esplanade opposite Art League Houston. The piece is Funded by a City’s Initiative Program Grant from the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA).
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By Bill Davenport on December 11, 2012
A reinvigorated Art League Houston, under the leadership of newish director Micheal Peranteau, has commissioned a major new public piece by Houston artist Patrick Renner. Funnel Tunnel, a 180 foot long, funky trumpet made from reclaimed lumber will snake down the median on Montrose Blvd, just across the street from the 65 year old arts [...]
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By Kelly Klaasmeyer on July 5, 2012
Sasha Dela: The Emotional Life of a Spy closes this Friday, July 6th at the Art League Houston so you don’t even have the weekend to catch it. If you haven’t seen it, you should. Using Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps as raw material Dela retells the story, cutting scenes with her own text and images [...]
Posted in Bless Their Hearts, Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged Art League Houston, camh, cineplex, Galveston Art Center, harvey bott, HJ Bott, peter lucas, sasha dela |
By Bill Davenport on June 4, 2012
The Houston Art League, the city’s oldest arts organization, has moved swiftly to appoint Micheal Peranteau, one of the city’s most experienced arts organizers, as their new Executive Director. Former Executive Director Glenn Weiss resigned the post in February after only three months on the job, leaving many scratching their heads, not least the [...]
Posted in Newswire | Tagged Art League Houston, glenn weiss, michael peranteau |
By Rachel Hooper on May 18, 2012
Sasha Dela moved to Houston about seven years ago as a fellow in the MFAH Core Program and quickly became an important part of the Houston art scene as a founder of SKYDIVE Art Space and regional editor of Temporary Art Review, where she recently wrote an insightful take on our city that recognized the [...]
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By Beth Secor on January 24, 2012
Last weekend I went with a friend to a string of local openings. Some of the shows I saw I don’t even remember looking at, although I distinctly remember every conversation I overheard or had on the night in question. The conversations were compelling and funny, and at times actually intelligent sounding, which is probably [...]
Posted in Every Friggin Gallery in the Whole Damn Town | Tagged Art League Houston, Beth Secor, exhibition, Hillerbrand+Magsamen, installation, video |
By Bill Davenport on October 28, 2011
Public art manager Glen Weiss has been named as the new Executive Director of the Houston Art League, arriving fresh from NY, where he was the fonding manager of the Times Square public art program. He starts work on November 1. Working for the Times Square Alliance, a business-booster organization, Weiss organized over 30 arts [...]
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By Kelly Klaasmeyer on June 27, 2011
So you may have heard, Houston is getting an art fair. Um, actually two art fairs. There has been a ridiculous amount of controversy surrounding these fairs, a classic tempest in a teapot involving leaked email, competing fair organizers and collectors and galleries picking teams and various board members from the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, [...]
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