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Posted on · The touring exhibition features authenticated works as well as recreations inspired by the artwork of Banksy, the pseudonymous British street artist and political activist.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Al Green answers questions about issues before Congress and his efforts to establish a national Slavery Remembrance Day. Then we examine the role green infrastructure could play in preventing future flooding. And we visit the Banksyland exhibit.
Posted on · A series of 20 murals honoring Vanessa Guillén -- one for every year of her life -- have been going up around Houston.
Posted on · The Houston artist, who's known for her murals and 3D street paintings, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A conversation with labor activist Dolores Huerta. We take a boat tour of Buffalo Bayou's east sector to learn about plans for new green spaces there. And we meet street artist Anat Ronen.
Posted on · The mural is located in the Second Ward on Harrisburg and Sampson.
Posted on · Houston is the latest city featured in the traveling street art project “The Rap Quotes”
Posted on · The Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission recommended its demolition because it’s not historic
Posted on · One day, University of Houston student Nimra Haroon noticed the wild colors and designs on the walls of some Houston buildings, and — as a history student — she decided to learn more about the history of Houston graffiti. So she rode along with four of the city's most iconic artists. Haroon then wrote about […]
Posted on · Graffiti has long been associated with vandalism and gangs, but a group in Houston hopes to change that perception.
Posted on · Whether you realize it or not, you've probably seen the artwork of Wiley Robertson. If you've seen the word "love" on a mural on the side of a building, or seen a colorful painting on a vertical panel nailed to a telephone pole, then you've seen the work of the Houston-based street artist, who's made […]
Posted on · The City of Houston is launching a $500,000 effort to develop a citywide bicycling plan. It's the first such comprehensive effort since 1994. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss efforts underway to develop the bike plan, its potential benefits for the city and changes Houston's bicycling community would like to see. We welcome […]
Posted on · Last week, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss the current status of the Astrodome. Among the more recent developments – an application has been submitted seeking to designate the Dome as a "state antiquities landmark." The National Park Service has added the Astrodome to its National Register of Historic […]
Posted on · How does the City of Houston view street art?