The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.

An Austin-area photographer has launched a program aimed at helping shelter dogs find homes by giving them professional portraits. Kim Ortiz, owner of Kim Ortiz Portrait Art Studio in Bee Cave, ...

British royal portraitist Jonathan Yeo is reanimating is AR art exhibition powered by Snap, this time in the US, at SXSW.

The abrupt closure of an art show at the University of North Texas last month may have happened to preempt backlash around the show’s political nature, text messages between school administrators ...

In his performances, he questioned whether or not an artwork needed to supply a specific meaning in order to generate a feeling.

More than 200 guests enjoyed another delightful evening at the 21st annual Zonta Art and Wine Fundraiser at Nuckols Ranch o ...

The filmmakers behind the new unscripted hit explain how the pandemic, the home-ownership crisis, and the state of American identity shaped a show that, on its face, is simply about neighbors ...

Portrait of a Young Man, 1944 by Lucian Freud, Black crayon and chalk on paper In a luminous self-portrait from 1947 intended as a book illustration, he uses a variety of marks to create the ...

The artist often swapped painting for etching as a way to rediscover his craft. Now a new exhibition shows these flashes of inspiration in all their intimate glory At home one evening in 1951, Lucian ...

Richard Cowdery, known for illustrating the Fiona the Hippo books and the “Marley and Me” series, says he’s shifting his focus from children’s publishing to custom pet portraiture. After about four ...

“We are, I believe, the only group of our kind in the country,” Herron said with pride. “Not in New York. Not in Los Angeles. Not in Chicago. Why does this only happen in little ol’ Cleveland? Shouldn ...

Admitting that you struggle with portrait drawing is often the first step toward real improvement. In this video, you’ll explore why portraits are one of the most challenging subjects for artists at ...