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.
Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Big, Hot, and Sticky, opening Thursday, June 27, 5:30-7:30pm, and on view through April 23, 2024. Curated by Dalia Munenzon and Maggie Tsang, the exhibition commissions seven architects and artist to respond to Houston's built and natural environment. Houston is Big, Hot, and Sticky. The […]
For her latest solo exhibition, Dance of Gestures, Houston-based Colombian artist Loriana Espinel, takes inspiration from the pre-Columbian pictographs of the Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia to develop a visual system based on the intersection of two different styles of calligraphy: the fluid lines of Japanese ink painting and angular gothic calligraphy. Dance of Gestures […]
Sawyer Yards presents Earl Staley: The Machine, a diverse showcase of the longtime Houston artist's works on canvas at Sabine Street Studios' North Gallery. The artworks chosen for this exhibition are large, densely colorful paintings on canvas that highlight Staley's variety of approaches to image-making, mark-making, and his range of techniques. Even at this stage […]
This body of work is inspired by mythical creatures, religious objects, funeral jewelry, and anthropomorphic animals, which have symbolic meaning and embody our longing for what we don’t have as well as what we wish did. The work is made from found insect parts assembled chimerically referencing Buddhist and Hindu deities, transformed into copper, then […]
Inspired by images broadcasted from the Mars Rover and James Webb Telescope, the life cycle of glaciers, geological forces and mineralogy, satellite and biological imagining, and the history of color field painting & process art, the paintings in the exhibition suggest portals through which to imagine and come to terms with the event horizon our […]
It’s going to be another fantastic summer at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts! This summer, the Pearl has curated a one-of-a-kind exhibition that features toys as contemporary art. “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” features toys in photography, sculpture, mixed media and more. This engaging exhibition explores the theme of play, with art […]
The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present Liberties Were Taken the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of works by Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit. Known globally for cartographic artworks, Dayrit investigates notions of power and identity represented and reproduced in monuments, museums, and maps. The exhibition brings together site-specific installations, embroidered textiles, […]
Ever wonder what is going on in your head? Now, you can find out! Opening on June 15, 2024, The Health Museum will debut the U.S. premiere of MindWorks, a hands-on, bodies-on psychology exhibition on loan from the Ontario Science Centre. MindWorks brings ideas like decision-making, memory, and emotions to life through playful, interactive exhibits […]
This compelling and transformative exhibition features the masterful paintings and drawings of acclaimed artist David Kassan, capturing the poignant stories and portraits of Holocaust survivors. "Facing Survival" stands as a profound testament to the enduring power of art in narrating the untold stories of resilience and survival. Through the evocative paintings and sketches meticulously crafted […]
Stop by to see George Bramlett's award-winning work on display at The Woodlands Art Gallery & Studios! Come study how he captures a moment in time and brings subjects to life in his breathtaking realistic works of art (magnifying glass available). His show, "One Step Beyond" is on display until Friday, September 13, 2024.
Featuring works by Gallery Artists Helen Altman, Michael Bise, Pat Colville, James Drake, Roy Fridge, Joseph Glasco, Stephen Greene, Bethany Johnson, Lucas Johnson, Page Kempner, Michael Kennaugh, Jim Love, MANUAL (Ed Hill & Suzanne Bloom), Mary McCleary, Melissa Miller, Jay Shinn, Al Souza, Gael Stack, Ellen Tanner, Randy Twaddle, Liz Ward, Tracye Wear, and Sarah […]
