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.
UNICEF USA will host a multi-city, first of its kind experience designed for audiences of all ages. The exhibit will serve as an engaging opportunity for guests to travel around the world in just forty-five minutes and learn about UNICEF’s efforts to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected. Each element of the […]
Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism, including gender non-binary artists and activists. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, reference materials from the Menil Library, drinks and snacks, and community support.
The Houston Latino Film Festival is produced by a nonprofit, Latino arts organization dedicated to developing, promoting and increasing awareness of Latino culture among Latinos and other communities by presenting a variety of art and films to the Houston area. During the festival, films from all over Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United States […]
A collective art exhibition titled "Fiebre", curated by Aime Rosales. A tribute to the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Myraida Desiree Carmona Diaz, known in the international music scene as Calma Carmona. The exhibition seeks to establish a dialogue between music and visual arts. Through approximately 19 works made for Cuban artists in various formats such as […]
The UHCL Art School for Children and Young Adults is excited to bring back our family art nights! These art workshops provide a place for you and your family to bond over the creative process of art making. We can't wait to see you!
“Goddess” is an exhibition that explores the variety of ways that the divine feminine can be interpreted and the notion that we also have the strength of the gods within us. The show is comprised of two parts: a solo exhibition of the work of Tra` Slaughter and a group exhibition curated by Tra` Slaughter. […]
The company's signature collaborative and improvisational work between contemporary dance and experimental live music will fill Archway Gallery's space and its art with live, original music and dance drawing from classical to avant-garde. The performers will create in the moment shapes, sounds and space on site inviting the audience to experience dance, music and visual […]
Relax and enjoy an evening with Houston Playback Theatre as the true stories of audience members come to life! A story, a thought, or even just a feeling shared by an audience member starts a chain reaction of improvisation among the actors, who bring the story to life before the audience’s eyes. In touching, outrageous, […]
Introduced by Khori Dastoor, General Director & CEO at Houston Grand Opera. Judy Garland and Margaret O’Brien star in this heart-warming musical from Vincente Minnelli. The story concerns a colorful, early 20th-century St. Louis family’s emotional experience when they learn their father has been transferred—and they must move to New York. Khori Dastoor is a […]
Estimated runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. "Very, very funny... this clever satire […]
