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Event Series Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence

Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building 5601 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]

Event Series Six Scenes From Our Future

Six Scenes From Our Future

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

Presented in coordination with Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s (CAMH) 75th anniversary, Six Scenes From Our Future features the work of six artists who were invited to respond to the institution’s inaugural exhibition, This Is Contemporary Art (1948). This first show proposed a radical approach to the presentation of art. Offering unexpected pairings—like a Jacob Lawrence […]

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Event Series THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show

THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show

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

THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show showcases new work from Black artists who are invited to examine innovative ways of participating in the storytelling of their legacy and heritage of Houston Freedmen’s Town. Each artist in THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show has demonstrated unique approaches that have inspired the momentum of Houston’s Black art […]

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Event Series The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy

The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy

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

This exhibition presents more than one hundred portraits made over the past twenty years by Houston-based artist Nestor Topchy (b. 1963). The small paintings, with their gold backgrounds, resemble Byzantine icons; however, rather than representing religious figures, Topchy depicts friends and colleagues in the art community.

Chryssa and New York

Menil Collection 1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX, United States

This exhibition presents the innovative art made by the Greek-born artist Chryssa (1933–2013) while she was living in New York City from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Renowned for her adoption of industrial process, found commercial materials and early work with neon light, she stands at the forefront of American art in the […]

Event Series Hanne Darboven—Writing Time

Hanne Darboven—Writing Time

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

Hanne Darboven—Writing Time explores the intertwining of writing and drawing that formed the core of the artist’s practice for over forty years. Hanne Darboven (1941–2009), a German conceptual artist, is best known for her immersive installations of individually framed sheets filled with text formulations and collaged images. At the heart of her practice is the question […]

Celebrating Kwanzaa

Children's Museum of Houston 1500 Binz, Houston, TX, United States

Learn all about Kwanzaa and how it is celebrated through visual arts and music!

Event Series Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Wortham Theater Center 501 Texas at Smith, Houston, TX, United States

Houston’s holiday tradition continues with the magic and wonder of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker. Following the annual Stahlbaum Christmas party, journey through the glittering Land of Snow to the bright and joyful Kingdom of Sweets with Clara, Drosselmeyer and the Prince as he reunites with the Sugar Plum Fairy amongst the clouds, where the real […]

Event Series Up

Up

Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

Revisit an acclaimed family film this holiday season. The animated adventure Up—exciting, funny, and poignant—offers an impeccably crafted story told with wit and depth. Carl (voice of Ed Asner), a 78-year-old widowed balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American […]

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Event Series TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights

TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights

Houston Zoo 6200 Hermann Park Drive , Houston, TX, United States

Enjoy the magic of the holiday season at Houston’s favorite holiday lights experience, TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights at Houston Zoo! The spectacular Zoo grounds are the perfect setting to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season with family and friends. - Experience the Holiday Grove presented by TXU Energy with animal-themed lanterns under […]

Words of the Work: A Survey of the Semantics of Social Justice (In Person)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Words have histories, and they are also dangerous. In some cases, they can be so dangerous that their history is also a story of how their meaning has been manipulated or even hidden by those in positions of power. Join us for this examination of the language related to the social justice and racial equity […]

INBETWEENING Feature Film Preview Pizza Party!

Star Pizza Party Room 2111 Norfolk, Houston, TX

INBETWEENING is almost done! The movie is in the final stages of post production as you read this. It is truly an independently produced labor of love. We couldn't have gotten it to this point without grants from the Houston Arts Alliance, as well as crowdfunding campaign support via IndieGoGo. As mentioned, we are in […]