About Me

Mitch Cohen | 832-273-4798 | Email | ArtValet.com | My Art U.S. Mail: 448 W. 19th St., #120, Houston TX 77008 Founder – First Saturday Arts Market Mitch Cohen is an unremitting behind-the-scenes art guy living in the Heights. A lifelong artist, he founded Houston’s longest-running monthly outdoor fine arts event, First Saturday Arts Market, in 2004. … Read more

The Ripple Effect

Art Valet Extra! Winter Street Studios #C6 has become a series! I didn’t visit Holly & Chrissy in person for this column but I do have some images of their heart art that didn’t run in the paper. Also, some links to other Art Valet columns featuring these talented women, including studio mates. I haven’t … Read more

Gaston Carrio Extra

From THE LEADER: Carrio challenges himself to move forward I visited Gaston at his studio because he had just won his third bench project from The Woodlands Arts Council. It’s a big deal! The bench is big too! The link above is to my interview with Gaston in my column, Art Valet, in The Leader … Read more

Furniture Bank Art Gallery Virtual Opening

Thursday, June 25th, 6 PM – 7 PM Online Event Hosted by Houston Furniture Bank The ‘Art for All’ art auction is LIVE! https://www.32auctions.com/ArtForAll2020Help inaugurate the Houston Furniture Bank Art Gallery, provide beds to children in need and support Houston artists ❤️ Link to my story in The Leader about the Furniture Bank. Read it here. Each … Read more

Opening Reception for Stacy Gresell

Thursday JUNE 25th 5 PM – 8 PMPerimeter Art Houston 2365 Rice Boulevard, Suite E, Houston, Texas 77005 Link to my interview in The Leader with Stacy. Read it here. (Jan. 2020) https://www.facebook.com/events/697263210818994/

Adding Spice

An addendum to Art Valet: Artists add spice to quarantined lives, May 20, 2020 I mentioned I had over 30 responses to an email questionnaire about what the artists were up to and how they were doing. As always, the responses were great! I share more of the responses with you here. The other 2 … Read more

@2OlderChicks

In my arts column Art Valet for the May 16th edition I talked with ceramic artist Denise Greenwood Loveless. She talked about her very challenging year and how she dealt with it. Read my interview here in THE LEADER. In a phone conversation, Denise said she’d heard about how people in Colorado were howling outside every night at … Read more