About

Art Chatter History: The Art Chatter Critique Group was founded in 2004 by Tami Merrick and Lynne Rutzky with the primary inspiration being the COBRA, an artist collective formed in 1948 in the Café Notre-Dame, Paris.   Art Chatter is now celebrating 20 years of art criticism! Many members of the group have studied at The Glassell School of Art, MFAH. Membership is by invitation and limited in size to maintain the individual critique format approximately 16 members.  In addition to the ongoing self-examination, the artists have individual studio practices.  You can find individual artist’s web sites here .  Annually we vote on and stipend an outside critic to provide a group critique.  We have attracted many outstanding members of the Greater Houston art scene. For a complete critic list visit our Guest Critic link. Our primary mission is intellectual analysis of art and the process of making art to inform and inspire the artists.  We occasionally have group exhibitions which offers insight into how individual practice may influence the collective.  Our public exhibitions are intended to communicate what Art Chatter is rather than highlight specific artists.

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