Melissa Richardson Banks

MY ART COLLECTION: Margaret Ann Withers

ARTISTS, musings

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FLASHBACK: Downtown Muse Exhibits, April 2014

Since December 2013, my …

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“RAZÓN DE SER: Luis C. Garza” Documentary Premieres at DTLA Film Festival

October 9 is the day when …

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Carlos Donjuan | DREAM DREAM DREAM on view in Houston, Texas

Carlos Donjuan – an …

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An Artful Road Trip from Houston to Corpus Christi, Texas

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Alvin Alan Fashion Launches Couture Collection Inspired by Mexico in Houston

ARTISTS, musings, NEWS

I am happy to announce …

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MY ART COLLECTION: Paul C. Valadez

ARTISTS, musings

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MY POTLATCH PROJECT: Artist Paul C. Valadez at The Cheech

“If you’re in the …

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MUSED: Houston Edition (May 12-13, 2023)

EVENTS, houston, musings

For years, I have curated …

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MY ART COLLECTION: “Afternoon Light on the 6th Street Bridge” by Roderick Smith

ARTISTS, musings

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NOW ON SALE! Exhibition Catalog for “The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza”

Drawn from an extensive …

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I Can Fix You

“I can fix you” … there …

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NOCTURAL MUSINGS: Texas Artist Joe Peña’s Hopperesque Works Portray His Unique Sublime Late-Night World

ARTISTS, musings

South Texas artist Joe …

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New Mural in Houston’s East End Result of Community Collaboration

Mural Unveiling & …

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MY ART COLLECTION: “Last Stop: 10:00pm, Austin Truck” by Joe Peña

ARTISTS, musings

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STORIES: People’s Sausage Company

As the daughter of an …

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The Last American City: An Intrepid Walker’s Guide to Houston

For a year, I searched …

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Beauty Blossoms from Pain through “Paisajes Impermanentes / Impermanent Landscapes”

musings, stories

Memories can rise to the …

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MY DOWNTOWN: At the Center of the Frenzy … Learning to Accept the Swirling Changes in the Arts District

So much has changed since …

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Embracing the Unknown

Change is constant. If we …

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