Blind Archer Strikes Again: Michael Bise Wins $50,000 Hunting Art Prize
Houston artist, Glasstire contributor and heart transplant patient Michael Bise has been awarded the Hunting Art Prize for 2012. The $50,000 unrestricted prize is the largest in North Amerca, and is given to a Texas artist anually by Hunting PLC, an oil services company. Jurors for this years award were Eric Crosby, Curatorial Assistant of [...]
Hunting Art Prize: it’s baaaa-aaack!
Like a rich uncle with bad teeth, the Hunting art prize is back to spread dreams of avarice, politely understated criticism, and dump a truckload of money on some lucky Texas artist. The $50,000 award, sponsored by the international oil services company Hunting PLC is the most generous annual art prize given in North America [...]
Escena San Antonio: Leigh Anne Lester rocks on, Cruz Ortiz as auteur, a visit from Houston curators
Here’s an interesting cross-section of San Antonio arts news. Now that I look at it, though, “escena” looks a little too much like “eczema” so I’m gonna call the next roundup something else, like maybe roundup. Me, I’ve been completely distracted from my usual howdoyoudo due to grant application fever, writing about how there’s art [...]