Glasstire is reporting that Art Palace, Arturo Palacio's aptly named East Side gallery, will move to Houston in January. The move will indeed be a significant loss for Austin's contemporary gallery scene - it seems as though we are still recovering from Gallery Lombardi's closure - but acquiring space in gallery row on Houston's Main Street will allow Art Palace to expand and grow. Palacios has signed a lease on a space that used to house Finesilver Gallery in the Spanish revival style Isabella Court building. Meanwhile, Art Palace's Austin gallery recently opened a group show, One on One on One featuring work by Matthew Rodriguez, Sonya Berg, and collaborative works by Michael Sieben and Nathan Green, among others. One on One... closes on December 5th. The Houston incarnation of Art Palace will open on January 15th with a show by Austin's Jonathan Marshall. Former Art Palace intern and current Austin art blogger extraordinaire, Kate Watson, recently sat down with Arturo to talk about the state of the Austin art scene and to see what the future holds for the Art Palace. Her interview can be read here.

Art Palace is open on Wednesdays from 7-9pm, on Saturdays from noon-5pm, or by appointment. One on One on One will be on display through December 5th.

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