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Expanding the conversation about art in Texas. Founded in 2001, Glasstire is the first Texas Art Digital Media Company. Find features on Texas Artists, News, and the Top 5 Art Exhibits to See Each Week. The full shebang is at glasstire.com.
Episodes
- Talking Texas Art: In Conversation , The Panhandle
Throughout 2026, as part of Glasstire's 25th anniversary, the publication is organizing panel discussions in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Valley. Each panel features artist…
- Art Dirt: What We're Reading: Craft Arts & An Artistic Life
William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss recent books they have read, including books on Victorian glass, costume designing, queer heroes, what it means to live an artistic life, and more. “I like the idea that we need to be cognizant o…
- Talking Texas Art: In Conversation, Dallas-Fort Worth
Throughout 2026, as part of Glasstire's 25th anniversary, the publication is organizing panel discussions in Dallas-Fort Worth, The Panhandle, West Texas, East Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and The Valley. Each panel features artist…
- Art Dirt: Talking with FotoFest Director Steven Evans
Brandon Zech speaks with Steven Evans about his career path from the Dia Art Foundation to his current role as FotoFest Executive Director, the history of FotoFest, and this year's biennial. “[FotoFest] didn't have to restate [its] mission…
- Art Dirt: Everything New with Dallas Art Fair Director Kelly Cornell
William Sarradet speaks with Dallas Art Fair Director Kelly Cornell about the new Dallas Art Prize, her recent appointment as Director of the Aspen Art Fair, and the upcoming annual fair in Dallas. “Through the Dallas Art Fair, there can b…
- Art Dirt: In the News
Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss Glasstire's recent news coverage, including the University of North Texas' cancellation of Victor Quiñonez’s exhibition, Texas art institutions and galleries celebrating milestone anniversaries, a…
- Art Dirt: What is Texas?
Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes ruminate on all things Texas as they try to pin down a Texas aesthetic. “When I think about Texas art, I think about exploration. When I think about Rauschenberg, I think about exploration of space — of out…
- Art Dirt: What We're Reading
Nicholas Frank and William Sarradet discuss recent books and publications about art, made by artists, or unexpectedly connected to art. “Did you know that Frederic Remington was a writer? He was possibly more well-known, in his time, as a…
- Art Dirt: Talking with Longtime Glasstire Writer & Artist Bill Davenport
Brandon Zech speaks with Houston artist Bill Davenport, who was Glasstire's first-ever contributor, about how he found his way to Texas, the artists he's seen grow up over the years, and writing criticism. "I always said my writing was lik…
- Art Dirt : Open Calls: Opportunities & Obstacles
William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss exhibition open calls, including obstacles around related costs, and recap some opportunities currently happening in Texas. “It's hard to overstate the importance of social connections... Your ne…
- Art Dirt: Talking with Glasstire Founder Rainey Knudson
Brandon Zech speaks with Glasstire founder Rainey Knudson about what led her to create the publication in 2001, the early years of Glasstire, and the projects she has undertaken since leaving the organization. “In the early days, most gall…
- Art Dirt: 2025 Year in Review
Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes look back on the year in Texas art, from the removal of Sally Mann's photographs from the Fort Worth Modern to art fairs that debuted in Texas and major leadership changes at institutions across the state.…
- Art Dirt: Talking About Glasstire's Favorite Books of 2025
William Sarradet and Nicholas Frank discuss some of their favorite books they read in 2025, including literature on American history, craft, films, and more. "I had been reading a lot of postcolonial nonfiction and got a bit bogged down in…
- Art Dirt: Discussing Obituaries and Generational Shifts
Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss the art of writing obituaries for Glasstire and the generational shifts we are witnessing as young leaders step into new roles across Texas. “Rainy Knudson, the founder of Glasstire, told me, ‘I t…
- Art Dirt: A Visit to The RGV
Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank discuss their recent visit to the Rio Grande Valley, including stops in Laredo, San Ygnacio, McAllen, Harlingen, and Brownsville. “One of the things that often marks our time in the Val…
- Art Dirt: Talking Costume Design & Collaboration with Mallory Prucha
William Sarradet speaks with Mallory Prucha, Associate Professor of Costume Design at Texas Tech University, about garment design, textiles, and teaching in the Texas Panhandle. “Right now the American theater is trying to figure out what…
- Art Dirt: Chinati Weekend 2025
Jessica Fuentes and Nicholas Frank discuss art on view in Marfa during Chinati Weekend and some of the people and places that make up the region's art scene. “Marfa is a small town, and the people who make that space home end up being a cl…
- Art Dirt: Reflecting on the Art Papers Symposium
Brandon Zech, Jessica Fuentes, and Nicholas Frank discuss takeaways from the Art Papers Art Writing + Publishing Symposium and issues in the field of arts writing. “We focus on the larger impact of the field of art criticism whenever an ar…
- Art Dirt: Reporting from Untitled Art Houston
Brandon Zech, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank share insights and reflections from the inaugural Houston edition of the Untitled Art fair. “We are proud of Houston, but it can be kind of a hard place to visit. I was impressed by Untitl…
- Art Dirt: Talking About the Artistry of Tarot with Nancy Douthey
Jessica Fuentes speaks with artist and gallerist Nancy Douthey about tarot as storytelling, visual art, and creative future building. ”Looking at the complexity of those cards was like looking at a painting and creating a story... Working…
- Art Dirt: Pricing Your Art, Gallery Representation & Alternative Spaces
Brandon Zech, William Sarradet, and Nicholas Frank answer Glasstire readers' questions about pricing art, working with galleries, and exhibiting in alternative spaces. “Showing up to everything you can is the first step… talk to the galler…
- Art Dirt: Talking Garments, Fashion & Craft Schools with Ashley Lee
William Sarradet talks with Dallas-based fashion designer Ashley Lee about fashion, textile works, and how to approach craft schools across Texas. "The lines between art, design, and crafts get quite blurry these days. I tend to think of f…
- Art Dirt: Getting to Know Nicholas Frank
Jessica Fuentes speaks with Glasstire's recently appointed News Editor Nicholas Frank about growing up in Milwaukee, his artistic practice, and his writing career. “I felt right at home here... [Milwaukee and San Antonio are both] cities w…
- Art Dirt: Paint Conservation on the Texas Coast
William Sarradet speaks with Jhonny Langer, a paint conservator and object restoration artist living in Galveston, about the history of the city and paint conservation on the Gulf Coast. “I’m starting to step back and look at what I’ve don…
- Art Dirt: Summer Exhibition Roundup
Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss summer exhibitions that are on view or opening later this season throughout Texas. “A Houston show I was very excited about was the “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe“ show that just opened a…
- Art Dirt: Posthumous Paintings and Art in Space
Brandon Zech and Jessica Fuentes talk about artistic legacies, including Damien Hirst's posthumous paintings, artists who have launched work into space, and artist foundations. “A lot of artists consider what happens with their body of wor…
- Glasstire - Art Dirt - Reporting on the Austin Art Fairs
William Sarradet speaks with artist, lecturer, and Glasstire contributor Renee Lai about the inaugural Friends Fair and the Affordable Art Fair in Austin. “Every room that I went into, I looked in the bathroom first... I got my impression…
- Art Dirt: Theft, Vandalism & Forgery: Talking with Laura Evans About Art Crime
Jessica Fuentes speaks with art educator and author Laura Evans about her recently published book, “The Atlas of Art Crime: Thefts, Vandalism, and Forgeries.” “I remember learning about the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner theft… and then goi…
- Art Dirt: Manuscripts & Modern Eyes: Seeing Dublin with Hava Toobian
William Sarradet speaks with Dallas artist Hava Toobian about the art, culture, and manuscripts they encountered during their recent trip to Ireland. “I didn’t know what to expect in a national contemporary art museum for the Republic of I…
- Art Dirt: Reporting on the Dallas art fairs
Jessica Fuentes, William Sarradet, and Brandon Zech discuss the trends they found at the 2025 Dallas Art Fair and the Dallas Invitational. "It stuck out to me thematically that there seemed to be a lot of landscapes and interiors — interio…
- Art Dirt - News Roundup
Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss recent news stories in Texas, including the controversy surrounding Sally Mann's work, the destruction of artwork installed at the Austin Convention Center, and the closure of the Panhandle-Plai…
- Art Dirt: Understanding the Dallas Art World: A Conversation with Bart Keijsers Koning
William Sarradet talks with gallerist Bart Keijsers Koning about the Dallas scene and the role galleries play in the art ecosystem. "An artist going directly from studio to museum is problematic because the language hasn't had a chance to…
- Art Dirt - Glasstire - Monsters of Art
Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the book Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma and some of the cultural creatives who have committed monstrous crimes. "There aren't good celebrities and bad celebrities. They're all just people. There i…
- Art Dirt: Political Expression in the Arts
Jessica Fuentes and William Sarradet discuss the role artists play in enacting political change in their industry and beyond. "What do we expect out of artists in these critiques? Do we expect the artist to make the change? — to be product…
- Art Dirt - In The Zone - Film Roundup
William Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez discuss two films from the late 70s whose protagonists embark on slow journeys and a third film that stages "Hamlet" inside "Grand Theft Auto." "I was completely awestruck. I was really grateful to see…
- Art Dirt: The Rise of Immersive Spaces
Jessica Fuentes, Gabriel Martinez, and Brandon Zech discuss the different types of immersive art spaces and the historical work that paved the way. "I've realized that the spaces that really affect me are the ones that put me into a weird…
- Art Dirt -Talking with Dr. Estelle Voisin-Fonteneau
William Sarradet talks with artist and educator Dr. Estelle Voisin-Fonteneau about the loss of Eros, the architecture of sacred spaces, and the written language of patriarchal societies. "I'm very interested in the idea of the sacred withi…
- Art Dirt: Looking Back on 2024
Brandon Zech and Gabriel Martinez discuss memorable art events, exhibitions, and changes in the Texas art scene from 2024. "When budgets need to be cut the arts are always seen as expendable and even though the money that's funding the art…
- Art Dirt: Latinx Futurism
Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the cultural and political potential of Latinx Futurism. "A key component of Latinx Futurism is connecting back to past and ancestral knowledge – pre-colonial cultural ways of knowing. Seeing…
- Art Dirt: Fall Roundup
William Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez review the photography, painting, and installation exhibitions that stood out this season. "This is one of the magical things about photography. It can be completely constructed and artificial or it ca…
- Art Dirt: Jacqueline Overby On the Importance of Affordable Art Studios
William Sarradet talks with artist Jacqueline Overby about developing affordable art studios and their significance in building community. "MotherShip's presence there has helped solidify the scene in a way. By creating the San Marcos stud…
- Art Dirt: Interdimensional: Meow Wolf Houston
Brandon Zech and Gabriel Martinez discuss their experience visiting "Radio Tave," the new Houston branch of the Meow Wolf franchise. "One of the things about Meow Wolf and about the individual, but ultimately collective, authorship is that…
- Art Dirt - Christian Cruz on the Challenges of Performance Art
Jessica Fuentes talks with Christian Cruz about the challenges of performance work and the difficulties of its documentation. "I'm interested in investigating invisible labor, as opposed to any physical labor. Lately my work has been close…
- Art Dirt: A Century Of Surrealism
Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez discuss the Surrealist century and the slate of upcoming shows celebrating this influential movement. "It was important for María Elena Ortiz (curator of "Surrealism and Us") to use the term surreal bec…
- Art Dirt: Robert Boyd On The Art Of Underground Comics
Gabriel Martinez talks with Robert Boyd about Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and the art of underground comics. "The publishing industry doesn't work the way the art industry does. You have a royalty system. Whereas if you resell a painting,…
- Art Dirt: Talking With Brian David Johnson Of Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery
William Sarradet talks with Brian David Johnson about his time in Austin's robust art scene and his experience running Cloud Tree Gallery. "There's more art-making than there's ever been in the history of the world and I feel like that's o…
- Art Dirt: Summer Exhibition Roundup
Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez discuss this summer's group exhibitions and upcoming fall shows. "Altering photographs has always been a possibility and a practice. I think sometimes people forget that or only think about the seemingl…
- Art Dirt: History And Sci-Fi - Summer Reading Roundup
William Sarradet and Gabriel Martinez discuss the links between a critical history of Latin America, a fictionalized account of a military coup, and our robotic future as depicted in animated sci-fi cinema. "Short War is a bildungsroman wi…
- Art Dirt: Eat, Sleep, Work: Talking About Art Residencies
Leslie Moody Castro and Gabriel Martinez discuss the growing number of residencies in Texas and beyond. "It's important to see how other people are solving similar problems in the studio. We learn by example and by seeing people's thought…
- Art Dirt: Beheaded Sculptures, Fake Picassos, and Cave Paintings
Leslie Moody Castro and William Sarradet talk about recent events in the art world including the beheading of a public sculpture, the discovery of the oldest cave art, and fake Picassos in a Tasmanian Museum. "I connect with the sentiment…