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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 5 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

A World-Class Art Museum Arrives in the Texas Hill Country

A new museum called Arthouse is opening in Marble Falls, Texas, on April 25, 2026, during the town's Paint the Town Festival. Its inaugural exhibition, "Words Matter," features text-based artworks by artists including Faith Ringgold, Ed Ruscha, Terry Allen, and Jenny Holzer, drawn from the collection of oil and gas entrepreneur Mickey Klein and his wife Jeanne, who are longtime art collectors named to ARTnews' Top 200 Collectors list. The building, designed by Lake Flato, is a limestone and metal structure on Main Street that will serve as both a public gallery and an office.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 6 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Lake Flato Shapes a Stunning New Art Space in Texas Hill Country

A new art space called Arthouse is opening on April 25, 2026, in Marble Falls, Texas. Designed by the architecture firm Lake Flato, the 2,000-square-foot white building will display works from the personal collection of philanthropists Mickey and Jeanne Klein, including pieces by Mary C. Sloane, Kenturah Davis, Faith Ringgold, Ed Ruscha, James Turrell, and Teresita Fernández. The debut exhibition, "Words Matter," curated by Mickey Klein, explores text and narrative and coincides with the town's Paint the Town Art Festival. The building also features a courtyard designed by landscape designer Sada Uchiyama.

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article news schedule Jul 29, 2025 visibility 1 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

art world rallies after deadly texas floods morning links july 29 2025 1234748499

Flash flooding over the July 4 weekend in Texas killed at least 137 people, devastating the Hill Country region between Austin and San Antonio. The town of Kerrville, home to roughly 25,000, was hit hardest. Darrell Beauchamp, executive director of the Museum of Western Art, was awakened by rescue efforts and joined emergency crews and volunteers searching the Guadalupe River for victims and debris. The museum's collection, located on high ground, was unharmed, but Beauchamp noted the outpouring of support from fellow art-world institutions.

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article local schedule Jul 28, 2025 visibility 1 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

‘We just wanted to do our small part’: how Texas's art community responded to deadly flash floods

Flash flooding in Texas's Hill Country over the 4 July weekend killed at least 137 people, devastating towns like Kerrville. Darrell Beauchamp, executive director of the Museum of Western Art, describes waking to evacuation efforts and later joining volunteer search groups along the river. The museum, located on high ground, was unharmed and opened the next morning as a refuge for first responders and locals, offering its parking lot and gallery space. Beauchamp received support from neighboring institutions like the Nimitz Museum, which offered archival supplies to help save art.

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