"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, […]
"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 […]
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.
Uncover how the tools of creative expression and mindful relaxation can support you in navigating the many types of roadblocks that come with grief. Loss is always a deeply personal experience. When a vital part of our life is suddenly and painfully missing, it’s completely natural to struggle to re-adapt to life. In these moments, […]
Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System? is a participatory installation by artist collaborators Alex Strada and Tali Keren. It critically examines the U.S. Constitution and creates space for intervention and political imagination. The artists ask visitors to engage critically with the U.S. Constitution and pose two questions: What […]
River on Fire is a multidisciplinary exhibition showcasing the work of 14 artists who respond to environmental crises and climate change. Curated by Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, the exhibition draws inspiration from a long history of environmental activism related to river fires across the nation— events that have significantly shaped understandings of ecological preservation and environmental […]
Throughline will open its fifth two-person collective member exhibition, “FOLDED TIME”, featuring new works by Colleen Maynard and Sarah Sudhoff, on Friday, October 4 at 3909 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. An opening reception will occur from 6 to 9pm the same evening. In Folded Time, Colleen Maynard and Sarah Sudhoff examine the compounding and […]
Performing The Radical Imagination, sponsored by The Catastrophic Theatre Have you ever wondered what it feels like to perform freedom—not just read about it, talk about it, dream about it, or hope for it, but to embody it? The workshop is created and facilitated by Candice D'Meza--the Houston based multidisciplinary artist, actor, and playwright of […]
The Acres Homes Renaissance Festival (AHRF) is the premier cultural festival that caters to young creatives. This will allow our performers the space to showcase their talent to the community at large.
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) is excited to announce the return of the Shakespeare-by-the-Book Festival this fall! Part of FBCL’s “On Stage at the George” series, the live theatrical performances are presented FREE to the public. Live theatrical performances of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – an uproariously funny romantic comedy with a 1980s twist – […]
Inspired by the exhibition, Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, create a tarot-centric collage using decorative paper and mixed media. About Open Studios CAMH’s Open Studio sessions feature drop-in, hands-on activities that draw inspiration from the exhibitions on view. During these sessions participants will have an opportunity to explore imaginative concepts inspired by world-renowned artists […]
BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK by Lynn Nottage Guest Director: ShaWanna Renee Rivon Overview: This witty comedy draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. This 70-year journey carries us through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding […]
