The Menil Collection will open "Janet Sobel: All-Over" on February 23, 2024, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern […]
Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings, collages, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints, paperfolds, & more, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
"Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions" highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years, including work by Agnes Denes, Suzan Frecon, Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Rick Lowe, and Richard Serra.
The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of preeminent European artist Gabriel Lester, who has gained an international standing for his art, performance, and film as well as his dynamic public art installations. Across his now decades-long career, Lester has developed a captivating cinematic lens […]
The phrase “counter-cartographies” describes Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit interdisciplinary practice of transforming historic maps into portraits of contemporary social conditions. Employing counter- cartography as an approach, Dayrit charts histories of imperialism, industrialization, and systems of subjugation that shape geographical boundaries and cultural narratives around the world. In Summer 2024, Blaffer will present Dayrit’s first solo […]
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, […]
Back by popular demand! When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® […]
Come join us for an electrifying afternoon of music and entertainment featuring Tia Fuller and Shamie Royston live at the Eldorado Ballroom in Houston, TX, USA. Joining Tia and Shamie is the Award-winning youth group Caliente, This in-person event promises to be an afternoon to remember, filled with incredible music, a lively atmosphere, and unforgettable […]
Inspired by WE WILL SAVE OURSELVES (2024) by artist Theaster Gates, as featured in the exhibition Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege, collaborate on a text-based collage to encourage dialogue on present-day challenges and important current events.
Join us online Saturday, July 6, from 2-4pm CDT, for our monthly poetry reading and open mic! Our host Võ Đức Quang will introduce our featured poets: Angélique Jamail, Kimberly Nguyen, Sebastián H. Páramo, Chief Ikenna. And of course, all attendees are welcome to join the open mic portion of the event to read one […]
Back by popular demand! When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® […]
Under the direction of Dr. Clif Evans, the AFA Symphony Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s mighty Symphony No. 5 along with the winner of the Concerto Competition, cellist Bren Staples performing the first movement of Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The String Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Kayoko Dan, will open the concert with Florence Price’s Adoration […]
