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Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism

Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

In the summer of 1905, Henri Matisse and André Derain embarked on a creative partnership that would change the course of French painting. The two painters experimented with daring directions in energetic bursts of color, form, and structure that eventually led to a boldly inventive artistic language known as Fauvism (from the French fauve, or […]

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage

Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX, United States

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is the first major museum exhibition devoted to exploring the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States through collage. Works by multiple generations of living artists examine concepts such as cultural hybridity, gender fluidity, historical memory, and notions of beauty and power. By assembling […]

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence

Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building 5601 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]

Event Series The Health Museum: Kidney Cart

The Health Museum: Kidney Cart

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX, United States

An educational cart will be taken out on weekends, Thursday afternoons, during field trips, and on other days when there is high foot traffic at the Museum. Visitors will spend 5-7 minutes at the cart and learn about organ donation and transplantation. The kidney cart is sponsored by The Living Bank.

Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls

Community Artists' Collective 4101 San Jacinto Ste. 116, Houston, TX, United States

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years. Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, […]

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Book Reading – Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Abby Gray is the author of Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark and an advocate for organ donation. Abby’s husband, Reid Gray, received a directed donation liver transplant in January of 2019 from Clayton Sparks. After developing an amazing relationship with Clayton’s parents and learning what a kind and giving person he was, Abby was inspired […]

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Book Reading – Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Abby Gray is the author of Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark and an advocate for organ donation. Abby’s husband, Reid Gray, received a directed donation liver transplant in January of 2019 from Clayton Sparks. After developing an amazing relationship with Clayton’s parents and learning what a kind and giving person he was, Abby was inspired […]

Free

Book Reading – Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Abby Gray is the author of Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark and an advocate for organ donation. Abby’s husband, Reid Gray, received a directed donation liver transplant in January of 2019 from Clayton Sparks. After developing an amazing relationship with Clayton’s parents and learning what a kind and giving person he was, Abby was inspired […]

Free

SCI Cafe: Planet vs Plastics

The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX, United States

UTMB’s Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine and Institute for Translational Sciences invite you to participate in a conversation on Planet vs Plastics. Of special significance, this year’s theme for Earth Day is Planet vs. Plastics to advocate for widespread awareness of the health risks of plastics and rapidly phase out all single-use plastics. […]

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Tay Butler: A Friendly Game of Basketball

Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

A Friendly Game of Basketball in John M. O’Quinn Gallery is a solo exhibition by 2023/2024 Artist Studio Program participant Tay Butler. This multi-media exhibition presents Butler’s research of and art engagement with basketball’s racial history and contemporary anti-Black issues. Through various media—including installation, painting, drawing, photography, collage, music, and performance—Butler creates a multi-sensory environment […]

Free
Event Series Journey of Poetry

Journey of Poetry

Writespace 1907 Sabine Street Ste 125, Houston, TX

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Cynthia Childress TIME: Four Thursdays, April 18, April 25, May 2, May 9, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, November 2. After Thursday, November 2: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a […]

$150 – $210

Houston reVision CommUnity Night

Houston reVision Community Center 6856 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

reVision’s CommUnity Night is a weekly get together for a hot meal, music, dancing, and celebration. While primarily focused on school-aged children and youth, and young adults, reVision's CommUnity Night is open to the public. The musical focus is on hiphop, a live DJ plays music, and children and youth can learn the fundamentals of […]

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