Katrina Moorhead’s (of) Everything Island is an assembly of evocative sculptural objects interacting with one another in the main gallery. Building off Moorhead’s sensitivity to materials’ potential for expansive storytelling, these objects explore places where the veil between the real and the otherworldly is thin and porous. The works reimagine aspects of the natural world, […]
The FotoFest Biennial 2024 central exhibition, "Critical Geography", reexamines traditional Western and historical understandings of geography while expanding these investigations to new realms. Borrowing its name from the subdiscipline of geography that questions and challenges power structures, inequality, and the dominant ideologies shaping physical space, Critical Geography explores how space, place, and communities are influenced […]
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 […]
Co-presented with Nameless Sound, the Myra Melford Fire and Water Quintet performance will take place in the Menil Collection’s Cy Twombly Gallery, with two performances: 5:30PM and 7:30PM. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet at the Cy Twombly Gallery Two performances: 5:30PM and 7:30PM. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Co-Presented by The Menil Collection and Nameless Sound Myra Melford is the epitome of an artist who balances composition with improvisation and blends them into a seamless flow […]
INSTRUCTOR: Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. TIME: Six Wednesdays, March 6, 13, SKIP March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, February 29. After Thursday, February 29: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member […]
Discover how to transform your yard or patio into a haven for butterflies, bees, and other captivating insects. Be the hero in this important conservation story. Pollinators are facing tough times due to habitat loss, chemicals, and invasive species, but you can be part of the solution. Join us to learn which plants to nurture, […]
Discover how to transform your yard or patio into a haven for butterflies, bees, and other captivating insects. Be the hero in this important conservation story. Pollinators are facing tough times due to habitat loss, chemicals, and invasive species, but you can be part of the solution. Join us to learn which plants to nurture, […]
Houston-based musicians, artists, and philosophers contemplate the human condition in modernity in a four-part, multi-disciplinary series commissioned by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Houston in partnership with Steinway & Sons of Houston and funded in-part by the Houston Arts Alliance. The Archetype of Modern Man, produced by pianist and writer Elizabeth […]
HCAS is excited to partner with the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) to Showcase the History of Houston with a free special event Tonight at 7 Houston Television From The Archive. This collection showcases television highlights of Space City from 1961 to 2004, featuring KPRC-TV and KHOU-TV collections from TAMI. Witness the best […]
