Diabelli 200 Explorer is the interactive website accompanying Anthony Brandt’s February 24-25 premiere of Diabelli 200, commissioned by Performing Arts Houston for their New/Now performance series. This virtual component explores the historic and neuroscience inspiration behind this new work, which was developed in collaboration with University of Houston neuroscientist Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. In 1819, […]
Between the 1940s and 1970s, American artist Gray Foy (1922–2012) created a body of extraordinarily meticulous drawings, most often rendered in graphite on paper. This exhibition celebrates two recent gifts that have made the Menil Collection the foremost repository of Foy’s work. Intrigued by Surrealism and Magic Realism as a young artist, Foy characterized his […]
Si Lewen The Parade presents an epic series of sixty-three drawings by Polish-born artist Si Lewen (1918-2016). Lewen, an immigrant who lived and worked in New York and Pennsylvania, witnessed the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945 while serving in the United States Army as a member ember of an elite force of native […]
Opening Reception for “Window Dressings” from Joe Baraban will be Saturday, June 3 from 4-7pm. Photographer, Joe Baraban, will be in attendance during the reception. The exhibit, which includes three images in the permanent photography collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, will remain available for viewing in person and online through September 30. "Joe Baraban is a legend […]
Mo Willems is one of the most celebrated children’s book authors and artists working today. Since their debut in 2007, Elephant & Piggie have entertained millions of children and adults with their hilarious escapades that impart valuable lessons on manners, empathy, emotions, and—most importantly—friendship. This free exhibition will feature 75 works including original illustrations, color […]
In the Cole Gallery this summer, the Pearl will welcome children into a world of color and imagination with “Keittoodles” by local artist and retired teacher, Beth Brubaker. The exhibition will feature more than 50 pieces in an interactive environment where children can explore the Keittoodles Colorworld. Paint Days will be held on Tuesdays and […]
Flesh and Bone focuses on works produced in the artist’s hometown of San Antonio and the Texas debut of paintings completed during, and immediately following, time at the NXTHVN Studio Fellowship Program in New Haven, Connecticut. As a spectator to claustrophobic psychological and physical states growing up in San Antonio's Southside, Guzman's monumental paintings are […]
Trillions of microbes make their homes inside our bodies, and The Health Museum will introduce you to them! Opening Saturday, June 10, 2023, The Health Museum’s newest exhibit, “Zoo in You,” allows guests of all ages to explore this fascinating and complex world inside us that is our microbiome—a dynamic, adaptable, and delicately balanced ecosystem […]
Interested in showcasing your work at FXF 2023? We are currently accepting submissions through FILMFREEWAY.COM. Frame x Frame is open to films that explore the relationship of the moving body and the camera. Films will be selected based on the quality of the image, sound, and the choreography of the body as well as the camera. […]
This summer the President’s Choice Mural at Discovery Green takes a three-dimensional turn with for.ever.bloomby Jo Ann Fleischhauer. The piece, located along the side of the Alkek building and facing the Sarofim Lawn, consists of parasols arranged in front of a printed image attached to the building’s windows. Various photographs, schematic drawings and words are […]
June 6 – August 31, 2023Curator Dr. Lindsay Gary Author of The New Red Book and Director of "Who Yo' People" Through the lens of The New Red Book A Guide to 50 of Houston’s Black Historical and Cultural Sites, written by Dr. Lindsay Gary, this exhibit showcases the history of Houston through the perspective […]
This summer Houston First Corporation (HFC) will welcome an exciting new feature to its entertainment and convention district with the installation of Optik, which debuts Tuesday, July 4 at Avenida Houston. Optik is an interactive installation that reflects on our ability to play with our surroundings while giving the opportunity for brand new point of […]
