Melissa Richardson Banks
@musedhouston.bsky.social
LAX ✈️ HOU Arts Publicist, Writer, Photographer | PR & Marketing | Museum Exhibits | Art Services | Cheech Marin Art Collection | Podcast MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Subscribe to my MUSED Houston Art Events newsletter: www.melissarichardsonbanks.com
My latest essay is live on MUSE-ings: Notes from the Art World.
Inspired by the opening of Chicano Camera Culture at The Cheech, it reflects on why seeing art in person matters, and the often-invisible labor that sustains exhibitions long after they open.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
Inspired by the opening of Chicano Camera Culture at The Cheech, it reflects on why seeing art in person matters, and the often-invisible labor that sustains exhibitions long after they open.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
After The Opening
On presence, post-opening work, and why seeing art in person still matters
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
My latest essay is live on MUSE-ings: Notes from the Art World.
Inspired by the opening of Chicano Camera Culture at The Cheech, it reflects on why seeing art in person matters, and the often-invisible labor that sustains exhibitions long after they open.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
Inspired by the opening of Chicano Camera Culture at The Cheech, it reflects on why seeing art in person matters, and the often-invisible labor that sustains exhibitions long after they open.
Read: open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
After 30+ years working in the art world, I’ve launched a new Substack: MUSE-ings: Notes from the Art World.
My first post reflects on the invisible, relational work that sustains artists and institutions—and why it rarely fits into a title.
open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
My first post reflects on the invisible, relational work that sustains artists and institutions—and why it rarely fits into a title.
open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
Why Most People Don’t Know What I Do for a Living
On invisible labor, long relationships, and a life in the art world
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
After 30+ years working in the art world, I’ve launched a new Substack: MUSE-ings: Notes from the Art World.
My first post reflects on the invisible, relational work that sustains artists and institutions—and why it rarely fits into a title.
open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
My first post reflects on the invisible, relational work that sustains artists and institutions—and why it rarely fits into a title.
open.substack.com/pub/melissar...
My blue sky from the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles 04.27. 2015
May 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My blue sky from the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles 04.27. 2015
Good morning, Houston.
02.01.2025
02.01.2025
February 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Good morning, Houston.
02.01.2025
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