How can we speak without harming others – without judging, bullying, blaming, or refusing to listen? Join us as we practice the skills of Nonviolent Communication, as developed by psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. This course combines practices of mindfulness with the principles of Nonviolent Communication and explores how adding mindfulness to the process of communicating […]
Nathaniel Donnett Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark Imaginarence Solo Exhibition "For them, as for me, imagining is not merely looking or looking at; nor is it taking oneself intact into the other. It is, for the purposes of the work, becoming." Toni Morrison The University Museum is pleased to present Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark […]
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum’s new rotating exhibition, The Blue Helmets in Action, focuses on the 93rd Infantry Division, the first African American combat division to be activated during World War II. The purpose of the exhibition is to educate visitors about this historically overlooked Army division. The exhibition follows the formation of The Blue Helmets, […]
February 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 From award-winning paintings to vintage bronco bull riding photos, this HLSR exhibit complements the rodeo season in February and the Texas History Month in March. This exhibit represents the cowboy spirit across Houston’s main heritages and is a big part of Houston history! Rodeo culture brings nearly all […]
"The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection" celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, the exhibition of the same name features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during […]
Motus Anima is an art exhibit exploring emotional responses to moments and memories influenced by Lauren's experience as a neurodivergent person. Through their conception, she creates tangible objects to dissect and reflect on in an attempt to accept her unresolved identity. The artist's reception is Saturday February 17th 5 - 7pm.
These photographs are meditations on the constant and inevitable change in nature. The flow of water is one object of this contemplation. The flow of water and the human journey have parallels. According to Eastern philosophy, mankind’s resistance to transformation leads to suffering. Selected photographs from three bodies of Timothy's work emphasize “alternative” photographic processes: […]
Intimate confession is a project is a group exhibition that considers transmission, intergenerational life, and cultural inheritance through the prism of intimacy and infrastructure. Through the work of eleven artists spanning generations and geographies, the exhibition thinks through infrastructure as an intimate holding cell, capable of affective and affirmative power. The title is borrowed from […]
The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston is proud to present the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of Cuban conceptual artist Reynier Leyva Novo. Former Present Today presents a newly realized installation and painting series to simultaneously reveal and conceal monuments, structures, and figureheads which manifest revolution and tyranny. The […]
Deb and Sandy are auditioning Tim for the role of the Wolf in a production of The Three Little Pigs, but there’s a mysterious haze in the basement of the Mortier Civic Playhouse and that, in addition to interruptions from the director of ‘the Scottish play’ that’s having its opening night upstairs, is making things […]
Join us as Anne Lamott converts serious subjects into pure enchantment. This gala will be held at River Oaks Country Club as well as virtually. Anne Lamott writes and speaks about subjects beginning with capital letters – Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus – and converts them into enchantment. She writes about loss – loss of loved ones […]
INSTRUCTOR: Julia Brown TIME: Six Tuesdays, February 13, 20, 27, March 5, 12, 19, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Wednesday, February 7. After Wednesday, February 7: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship […]
