Results tagged “publicart”

So, normally here at Houstonist, we try to promote events--arts and otherwise--that are open and (ahem) FREE to the public. Every now and again, though, something costing cash-o-la is so cool, so fun, SO important, that we simply MUST promote it. In this case, well, there's a lot of cash-o-la involved. But it's for such a good cause!!! We are not necessarily flush with cash today...or, well, any other day. But YOU, dear Houstonist...

::DiverseWorks Unveils This Old House:: Busy getting that Halloween costume together tonight? Well, take a break from the hot glue gun long enough to stop by DiverseWorks for tonight's unveiling of This Old House. Over the past few months, Aerosol Warfare has been transforming DiverseWorks’s satellite space into a fantastical pop landmark in midtown as part of our latest public art project, This Old House. The 2 story Victorian home, given to DiverseWorks to use...

We wouldn't go quite so far as to say that every day is an anniversary of 9/11, but there are several events happening around the city today to remember 9/11 and its victims. So hit them up, whether you're a firefighter, a civilian, or a troofer. >> Houston Fire Museum dedicates new statue: The Houston Fire Museum will dedicate a new statue titled "In the Line of Fire" to honor firefighters everywhere. The sculpture will...

If you've noticed a particularly environmentally aware billboard along I-10 between Washington and TC Jester, you're probably not alone. This traffic-y area is a perfect place for the Watershed Public Art Project's anti-smog message, which comes in a particularly aesthetically pleasing form. This billboard is aptly named "Not All Clouds Are" and was created by artist J. Antonio Farfan. Originally from Mexico, Farfan is a University of Houston graduate and has expressed his concern about...

If you've ever wondered what you could do to really make a lasting impression on Houston, have we got a deal for you: For $1,500, your name could be inscribed on the sidewalk alongside the soon-to-be-spiffy Kirby Drive. The sale of the 18-by-18-inch pavers will help fund the Kirby Coalition and Upper Kirby District's upgrade project for the street, which is being (or is planned to be, anyway) carried out at the same time as...

Houston’s old artist friend David Adickes is shifting his focus from painting back to the monumental sculpture that he’s known for. Even if you’re unacquainted with Adickes and his neartown studio littered with giant busts of all forty-three presidents, you’d surely recognize the gigantic Sam Houston statue, his most famous work as well as our favorite part of making the trip to Dallas. Adickes has decided to take his work in a new direction though....

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor cybertoad.

A Houstonist reader recently wrote to ask about an art installation along Buffalo Bayou: