HAA is the local partner for the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study from Americans for the Arts. Houston and Harris County data shows that the arts are a net income generator for the City of Houston. The arts help pay the city’s bills generating $31,839,097 in tax revenue for the city and employing 19,552 […]
Rumaan Alam and Danzy Senna will read from their new novels ENTITLEMENT and COLORED TELEVISION, followed by an on-stage conversation with Pushcart Prize winning author of the novel BANG! and a forthcoming essay collection, Daniel Peña. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 […]
Inprint presents Irish author PAUL LYNCH will read from his Booker Prize winning novel PROPHET SONG in his first North American tour with the breathtaking novel. Following the reading he will have an on-stage conversation with Houston author and former Houston Chronicle Book Editor Maggie Galehouse. The evening will conclude with a book sale and […]
Join FotoFest on Saturday, October 12, from 5 to 6 PM for AI in the Arts: Redefining Creativity, a panel discussion featuring artists from the Texas-based Omnigenesis Collective's exhibition, Apeirophobia. This program begins following an interactive outpainting workshop from 1 to 4 PM. Featuring experts in artificial intelligence (AI), the discussion will delve into AI's […]
The area now known as Midtown originally developed as farmland on the outskirts of Houston, then was transformed into the upscale South End residential district as the city expanded to the south around the turn of the 20th century. Over the years, South End residents moved to newer suburban neighborhoods and their grand homes were […]
Uncover the remnants of a forgotten, hidden time, and discuss how these remnants linger and influence the present. Can re-imagining the past change how we experience our present? In his latest novel James, Percival Everett – author, educator, and presenter at The Jung Center’s upcoming spring benefit – takes an imaginal step back into the […]
Join us for a conversation between writer and critic Chris Kraus and artist Olivia Erlanger on the occasion of the catalogue launch for Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow. Kraus has written extensively about contemporary visual art. Her work has been widely translated, and her first novel, I Love Dick, was adapted for television. Kraus […]
Artist Gustavo Díaz joins Kirsten Marples, Curatorial Associate, Menil Drawing Institute, and Jan Burandt, Conservator of Works of Art on Paper, Menil Drawing Institute, for a conversation about his drawing practice and approach to materials.
Please join Gulf Coast: A Magazine of Literature and Art for guest author Karisma Price who will be joined by 3 graduate students from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. Karisma Price is an assistant professor of English at Tulane University. A poet and screenwriter, she is the author of I'm Always So Serious […]
Join FotoFest on Saturday, October 19, from 2 to 3 PM for a moderated panel discussion exploring constructed spaces, identities, and residual histories through performance and photography. Artists from Throughline Collective's Troubling the Boundaries exhibition—Beatriz Bellorin, Luisa Durate, Jake Eshelmen, Angela Chen, JR Roykovich, and Sarah Sudhoff—expand on their artistic practices as they relate to […]
Inprint presents Pulitzer Prize winning author RICHARD POWERS who will read from his new novel PLAYGROUND followed by an on-stage conversation with author and National Book Critics Circle finalist Lacy M. Johnson. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2024/2025 Inprint Margarett Root Brown […]
Hear author and performance artist, Stacey Allen, as she reads from her book, "A Little Optimism Goes a Long Way," that depicts how a young girl uses dance to develop self confidence. Participants will be learn fun dance moves and participate in art activities. September 14th at 11AM- 12PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library 7405 Stella […]
