Glasstire

William Sarradet speaks with North Texas artist Jess Tedder about her nonlinear path as an artist and how her work as a flight attendant fuels her practice.

“[Ajijic, Mexico, where I was in a monthlong artist residency] is where the wheels started turning, and I thought, ‘I think I can make a career out of this. It's possible to be an artist, it's possible to travel, it's possible to explore the world...’ It inspired me knowing that being at a desk job wasn't the only way to live, which, for a while there, I thought it was because financial stability is very important for me, and that desk job gave me that, but my soul was pretty much dead.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/06/28/art-dirt-en-plane-air-talking-with-jess-tedder/

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Jessica Fuentes speaks with Sono Osato, an Austin-based artist and founder of the Gutterblood Talk Show, which hosts conversations between artists and arts professionals about the Austin art scene.

“I just had an epiphany one day. I thought, ‘If I can do an art exhibition in my studio, I can have an artist talk.’ ... So we did the first one in August 2022 ... It's important to identify the challenging issues... but then come together and work out some empowering possibilities of what can be done. An important aspect [of the Gutterblood Talk Show] is that it's a call to action. Though it was about, ‘Get off your phones and go deal with real time and space,’ it ended up being all kinds of things... It became very clear that there was this thirst for people to talk and share.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/06/14/art-dirt-talking-about-austin-art-history-with-sono-osato/

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Jessica Fuentes speaks with Cameron Schoepp, professor and Graduate Studio Art Coordinator at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, about his experience as a grad student, TCU's MFA program, and advice for artists considering an MFA.

“For me, one of the most important things in a graduate program is defending the time in the studio. That time in the studio is so important; you must allow the student time to work. It's easy to fill every moment of their day, and you have to guard against that.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/05/31/art-dirt-talking-about-mfa-programs-with-cameron-schoepp/

Thanks to this week's podcast sponsor, CASETA, the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, which is presenting its annual Symposium and Texas Art Fair from Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. The Symposium includes a variety of lectures by Texas art experts, and the Art Fair offers collectors unique access to many tempting displays of Texas art. For a complete list of events and to register for the program, please go here: https://www.caseta.org/2026-caseta-symposium-texas-art-fair

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 artists, art critics, and arts professionals from the region discussing the area’s art and art writing over the past two-and-a-half decades.

Glasstire presented the second Talking Texas Art event at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) Firehouse Theatre on Thursday, April 23. Panelists included Judy Tedford Deaton, Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Grace Museum in Abilene; Jon Revett, Professor of Art and Department Head of Art, Theatre, and Dance at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU); Charles Adams, founder of the Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP) and former gallerist in New York and Lubbock; and Amy Von Lintel, author and Professor of Art History at WTAMU. The panel was moderated by William Sarradet, Glasstire’s Assistant Editor. 

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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 of how interwoven virtual space and material space have become in our lives... I love to have books on my shelf that I can draw from repeatedly over time... I love libraries, but I hate having to give the books back.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/05/03/art-dirt-what-were-reading-craft-arts-an-artistic-life/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

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 artists, art critics, and arts professionals from the region discussing the area’s art and art writing over the past two-and-a-half decades.

Glasstire presented the first Talking Texas Art event at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on Friday, March 13. Panelists included Anne Bothwell, Vice President, Arts at KERA; Jordan Roth, co-founder and Director of the gallery Ro2 Art in Dallas; Christopher Blay, artist, curator, writer, former Glasstire News Editor, and Director of Public Programs at the National Juneteenth Museum; and Benito Huerta, an artist, freelance curator, co-founder of the publication Art Lies, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington. The panel was moderated by Jessica Fuentes, Glasstire’s Editor-in-Chief.

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art and artists. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

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 after Black Lives Matter and 2020. Our mission was always responding to issues within society... that had been part of FotoFest from the beginning. And that's the main reason I took the job, because I met the staff and the board, and they were all dedicated to that mission and not afraid of photography that was talking about real issues happening today."

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/04/19/art-dirt-talking-with-fotofest-director-steven-evans/

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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 be so much crossover and opportunity for growth. If you’re a Dallas-based artist, getting your work picked up by a New York gallery can then spread it further. The more opportunities you have to be shown elsewhere, the more people your work can be in front of.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/04/05/art-dirt-everything-new-with-dallas-art-fair-director-kelly-cornell/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate

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, and more.

“The closure of this UNT exhibition was not a singular event that happened this year, it was part of an ongoing unfolding of new restrictions that are happening, from the closure of DEI offices, which relates back to federal funding and Glasstire has been covering this for over a year now, even in the lead up to the halting of NEA and NEH funding in early 2025.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/03/22/art-dirt-in-the-news/

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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 outer space, but also of material. When I think about somebody like Kermit Oliver, I think about someone who defies logical expectations of being someone who grew up in a small Texas town... who was a postal worker in Waco but was also designing Hermès scarves.”

See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/03/06/art-dirt-what-is-texas/

If you enjoy Glasstire and would like to support our work, please consider donating. As a nonprofit, all of the money we receive goes back into our coverage of Texas art. You can make a one-time donation or become a sustaining, monthly donor here: https://glasstire.com/donate