Scope and Contents What's New and Awesome in Houston by Kate Donnelly The Photo by Richard Barnes / courtesy of The Menil Drawing Institute.There's a reason we named Texas one of our Top 15 Places to travel in 2019, and Houston is one of them. It's time to reconsider the city you thought you knew for the splashy debuts and cultural highlights that could easily fill a weekend.HOUSTON, Texas — The sun is back out in Houston. In fact, it’s hard to believe that just over a year ago,...

Scope and Contents Removing art from Rothko Chapel is a moving experience Photo of Molly Glentzer Molly Glentzer March 7, 2019 Updated: March 11, 2019 12:38 p.m. Comments 2 1of2Laramie Justice, on floor, and Scott Peveto, right, along with other Crate Works employees crate one of the paintings in the Rothko Chapel Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Houston. All of the Mark Rothko canvases will be moved ahead of a major renovation.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer 2of2Employees with...

Scope and Contents Iconic Fort Worth landmark featured in Solange Knowles’ new music videoBy Kaley JohnsonMarch 08, 2019 08:29 PM,Updated March 08, 2019 09:41 PM The cover image released by Saint Records shows “A Seat at the Table,” by Solange Knowles. The cover image released by Saint Records shows “A Seat at the Table,” by Solange Knowles. Saint Records Via Associated PressSolange Knowles’ dropped a new music video on Thursday, and it features a landmark that...

Scope and Contents ‘I Had a Deep Synesthesia Response’: Artist Jacolby Satterwhite on Collaborating With Solange to Develop Her Latest Visual AlbumThe visual album also features visual artists Rob Pruitt and Autumn Knight.Sarah Cascone, March 8, 2019 Solange, When I Get Home (still) Photo courtesy of Apple Music. Solange, When I Get Home (still) Photo courtesy of Apple Music.When singer-songwriter Solange set about creating a massive visual album to accompany her new record When I...

Scope and Contents Solange is never bound to one single method of expression. That’s why, after releasing her new album When I Get Home on March 1st, she put out the record’s self-directed companion film later that same day. Shot largely in Texas, the 33-minute clip builds on the album’s vision of Houston as a space boundless in black spirituality. Solange practices mudras inside of the city’s famed Rothko Chapel. Images of black cowboys are juxtaposed with ancient Egyptian iconography. And in one segment set...

Scope and Contents Portland Opera presents ‘As One,’ a story about transitioning and ‘becoming one’s full self’Updated Mar 21, 2019; Posted Mar 19, 2019 Hannah Penn as Hannah after and Lee Gregory as Hannah before in Portland Opera's production of "As One.: (Cory Weaver/Portland Opera) Hannah Penn as Hannah after and Lee Gregory as Hannah before in Portland Opera's production of "As One.: (Cory Weaver/Portland Opera) 5 ...

Scope and Contents Bryan Washington’s stellar debut, Lot, puts Houston on the map Rien Fertel 3/18/19 10:00am •Filed to: Book Review 223Graphic: Natalie...

Scope and Contents Juicy Color Hits In Marc Horowitz’s High-Flying Act Juicy Color Hits In Marc Horowitz’s High-Flying Act Leading lights - ArtistsBy Samuel Abelow Published on 15 March 2019 at 16 h 26 min Installation of Marc Horowitz paintings at the Johannes Vogt Gallery. Image...

Scope and Contents Oh, hi, Dallas! City Hall makes big appearance in Solange video Dallas City Hall serves as a co-star in Solange's newest video, “Things I Imagined / Down with the Clique.” Author: Marjorie Owens Published: 12:43 PM CDT April 5, 2019 Updated: 2:50 PM CDT April 5, 2019DALLAS — From Fort Worth to Marfa to Houston, North Texas landmarks and landscapes are no stranger to Solange's latest videos. But a building very familiar to Dallas residents shares a lot of screentime in...

Scope and Contents WSCC announces publication of faculty member’s memoir Posted by MNA Staff on April 6th, 2019VICTORY TWP. – The first lesson in any writing course is “Write what you know,” and West Shore Community College Communications instructor Natalie Grochowski has done exactly that.GrochowskiHer first book, “Welcome to Replica Dodge,” is slated for publication by Wayne State University Press was published on March 11.Published under her author name,...