Results tagged “americanart”

::Double Header at AvantGarden:: more ›

Triple Threat Edition So we couldn't decide on one event for tonight, so we're giving you three. We are so damn generous some times. Besides, this week has been so long we figured you needed an extra long Friday to make up for it. Well, of course there's the Txt Me L8r SPIN Party at HCP that we'll all be at. Two of your favorite Houstonist contributors (wait, you have favorites, right?) will be participating... more ›

When Houstonist thinks of retailing behemoth Wal-Mart, the first thing that springs to our mind isn't fine art. But that could change when the heirs of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton open the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2009. In the meantime, the museum's permanent collection is growing, but there's no place to display the paintings — which is how the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is going to get to borrow a genuine... more ›