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Drop-In Experience | Portrait Fragment

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) 5216 Montrose, Houston, TX, United States

Draw a partial portrait of yourself or a friend inspired by Vincent Valdez’s series of drawings titled Since 1977 (2019). About Drop-In Experiences CAMH’s Drop-In Experiences feature instructions for hands-on activities and provide creative opportunities to experience current exhibitions in a unique and meaningful way. Drop-In Experiences are available between 1–4PM on select Saturdays at […]

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Event Series DISCOVERY GREEN® TAKES FLIGHT THIS WINTER WITH ATLAS, AN INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATION FROM INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST, JEN LEWIN

DISCOVERY GREEN® TAKES FLIGHT THIS WINTER WITH ATLAS, AN INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATION FROM INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST, JEN LEWIN

Discovery Green Labranch at Lamar, Houston, TX, United States

Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s 12-acre urban oasis and epicenter for interactive public art, is proud to announce the debut of its signature winter art installation, ATLAS by internationally recognized artist, Jen Lewin. Debuting on Friday, November 15, ATLAS is a collection of 24 handcrafted and hand-painted ethereal glowing moths suspended from trees along the Brown […]

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Event Series 2024 Culture Camp: Manga POP!

2024 Culture Camp: Manga POP!

Asia Society Texas Center 1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Attention, artists and manga fanatics! At our popular manga camp, create your own comics inspired by the Japanese manga style. Beginner to advanced students will learn new skills to bring comics to life on paper and on the web. Learn how comics are made, compete in sketching contests, and show off your work on the […]

$70 – $325
Event Series 2024 Culture Camp: Rising Artists: The Nature of Symbols

2024 Culture Camp: Rising Artists: The Nature of Symbols

Asia Society Texas Center 1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

Dive into calligraphy traditions and learn how nature has influenced this art form across Asia and beyond. Campers will be introduced to different techniques, scripts, and tools to create their own expressive artwork. No prior calligraphy or brushwork experience needed. Recommended for students ages 9–12.

$70 – $325
Event Series Connecting the Dots: The Illustrations of John Rodak

Connecting the Dots: The Illustrations of John Rodak

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, United States

Sawyer Yards presents Connecting the Dots: The Illustrations of John Rodak. The work in this exhibit represents more than 25 years of Rodak's pointillist, pen and ink illustrations. While showcasing some examples of his early Ohio barns series, the rest of the selections reflect a wide range of subjects that the artist found interesting over […]

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Event Series Celebrations of Spirits: Encore!

Celebrations of Spirits: Encore!

Sabine Street Studios 1907 Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, United States

The art included invites you to experience the multifaceted nature of the holiday. Some works evoke the warmth of familial bonds, the strength of friendships, and the shared joys that define our existence. However, Day of the Dead can also have a dual meaning for many in the poignant remembrance of those who have passed […]

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Event Series KRISTIN MARIE BACHMANN: At the Still Point (Part 2)

KRISTIN MARIE BACHMANN: At the Still Point (Part 2)

The Techne Gallery @ TXRX LABS :: Houston's Non-Profit Makerspace 6501 navigation blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Developed over 4 years and across multiple locations in Texas and New York, At the Still Point comprises over 70 sculptural works employing various weave structures. Evolving from an exploration of the canvas – a woven textile - into a study of composition with space, the work contemplates what exists between. At the Still Point will […]

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Event Series KARANKAWA: AN ENDURING CULTURE OF TEXAS EXHIBIT

KARANKAWA: AN ENDURING CULTURE OF TEXAS EXHIBIT

The Heritage Society 1100 Bagby, Houston, TX, United States

KARANKAWA: AN ENDURING CULTURE OF TEXAS EXHIBIT A Collection Honoring Indigenous People’s Month November is Indigenous People’s History Month, a time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the United States. This exhibit’s opening in November is particularly significant as it aligns with this month of reflection […]

$5
Event Series “Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms”

“Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms”

Menil Drawing Institute 1412 W. Main St., Houston, TX, United States

"Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms" examines drawing as a meditative process that invites the gradual appearance of indeterminate images. Selected from the Menil Collection’s permanent collection, this display of twenty-nine drawings dating from the late 1930s to the present share a visual language of emerging forms. On view September 20, 2024 through January 26, […]

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Event Series “Fragments of Memory”

“Fragments of Memory”

Menil Drawing Institute 1412 W. Main St., Houston, TX, United States

"Fragments of Memory", a selection of works from the Menil Collection’s permanent collection, explores the ways in which the past imbues present experiences. In their drawings, the featured artists take up commonplace embodiments of personal and collective memory, such as scrapbooks, snapshots, notes, relics, and odes, to reimagine how we might access fraught memories and […]

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Event Series Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo

Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo

The Menil Drawing Institute 1412 W. Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo features a site-specific work by New York-based artist Ronny Quevedo (b. 1981). The 36-foot triptych, C A R A A C A R A, 2024, explores the relationship between origin, transfer, and translation, with each panel of the composition indicating a different step in the artist’s process.

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Event Series “Tacita Dean: Blind Folly”

“Tacita Dean: Blind Folly”

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, United States

"Tacita Dean: Blind Folly" is the first major museum survey in the United States of work by British European visual artist Tacita Dean (b. 1965). The exhibition, organized in close collaboration with Dean, spotlights her career-defining approach to creating art through unmediated and chance-based drawing processes across a variety of mediums, from film to printmaking.

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