Weingarten Art Group is a boutique art advisory firm with Houston roots and a national and international presence. The firm provides expert service and brings thoughtful, imaginative solutions to private, corporate and public clients, specializing in collection development, acquisitions and budget management, strategic planning, public art, corporate partnerships, education and travel.
Lea Weingarten began the Weingarten Art Group in 2006, after more than fifteen years’ experience of working with public and private art collections in achieving their collecting goals. Ms. Weingarten co-founded the Menil Collection’s popular Contemporaries collecting group at the personal request of Mme. Dominique de Menil.
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WAG Project
WAG tapped Austin-based artist Melissa Borrell to create a mesmerizing commission for one of our corporate clients, a global investment management firm with headquarters in Austin. “TopoGraph” is a visual confection of a sculpture, providing changing views as you experience the art from different angles. Inspired both by Hill Country topology and by the visually cyclical…
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WAG in the News
Houstonia published five short, insightful interviews between its Associate Editor Emma Schkloven and local artists who contributed to our upcoming House of Cards public art installation at Discovery Green. Designed by Israel-based creative studio OGE Group and featuring the artwork of 20 local artists, House of Cards opens to the public this Friday, August 28th….
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WAG Your Wall
Every art program should feel intentionally curated to its site and audience – we make this commitment to each of our projects. Honestly, nothing makes advising more rewarding than when, as just happened, our client says, “It feels like it was made just for us!” Spaces can feel so very relevant, natural and fresh when…
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WAG In The News
Culturemap Houston Arts and Culture writer Tarra Gaines features Weingarten Art Group’s latest public art installation at Discovery Green, House of Cards, among a selection of fantastic art events happening this fall. House of Cards will open to the public on August 28th and will remain on view through October 11th, featuring the artwork of…
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