Music

The 7 R&B Artists You Should Be Listening To

Dende, Lauryn Harris and B Val are just a few of the artists to watch this year.

01/18/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Visual Art

Some of the Best Moments From the Afro-Atlantic Histories Exhibit at MFAH

Highlights from the historic exhibition on view through Monday, January 17.

01/13/2022 By Amarie Gipson

New Music

KenTheMan Showcases Versatility on Her New EP, What’s My Name

The 10-track EP follows the Houston femcees debut project, 4 Da 304's.

10/20/2021 By Shelby Stewart

EDITOR’S PICKS

Four BIPOC Artists Based In Houston You Should Know

Keep these talented Texans on your radar.

08/25/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Top contenders

Houston Artists Top the List for 2021 VMA Nominations

Beyoncé, Megan thee Stallion and more nominated in multiple categories.

08/16/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Round two

Asia Society Launches Round Two of Artists on Site Series

Meet the four artists.

08/04/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Survival and Hope

Local Voices Highlighted in Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict

The Holocaust Museum exhibition includes more than 100 pieces from Bayou City artists.

06/10/2021 By Brittany Cristiano

Speed City

Houston's Ange Hillz Speed Painted His Way to a TIME Cover

The Bayou City painter talks passion for bright colors, memorializing George Floyd, and creating a cover for the famous magazine in five hours.

05/14/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Go See

An Intriguing Art Opening Pops Up In a Flood-Resistant House

At this Saturday art debut, it's all about Houston's own climate challenges.

09/04/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

fruity fun

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Feb. 8–10

Are you ready for Critical Bark?

02/07/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Happy

Enter The Whimsy World and Feel Joy

Shelbi Nicole's Instagrammable art exhibition is here to brighten your day.

02/06/2019 By Brittanie Shey

The Wanderer

Cristóbal Toral Arrives In Houston Right When We Needed Him

The Spanish artist has been tackling our immigration issues for half a century.

04/06/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Budding Talent

This Artist is Blooming All Across Houston

The 24-year-old Tyler Kay wants you to see the beauty in life.

02/20/2018 By Alexis Vargas

Mashup

The Round Appeal of Deredia's Spheres

Deredia, the famed Costa Rican sculptor, exhibits a range of work inspired by a unique mix of European materials and pre-Columbian Boruca art.

01/31/2018 By Elizabeth Myong

whoa man

A Houston-Born Artist Created Some of the Earliest (and Trippiest) Forms of Visual Music

A Mary Ellen Bute retrospective puts the spotlight on the oft-forgotten film pioneer.

01/30/2018 By Josh Davis

Street Art

More Mini Murals Are Coming to a Street Corner Near You

Meet one of the 45 new artists recruited to expand the city's mini mural program.

01/26/2018 By Rony Ortiz Andrade

NSFW Art

These Trees Speak for Montrose, for Montrose Has No Voice

Meet the artist fighting yuppification, one tree knot at a time.

01/04/2018 By Brittanie Shey

Happenings

Space Montrose Is Throwing an Artsy Harvey Benefit

Help Harvey victims by bidding on some local art at A Night for Harvey.

09/29/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

News

Far from the Turmoil of Home, Six Houston Artists Pursue Their Creative Dreams

These refugees and immigrants explore their deepest emotions through their art.

04/17/2017 By Roxanna Asgarian

Performing Arts

White Oak Music Hall Sets the Stage for Up-And-Coming Artists

The venue's COLLAB program gives new talent a much-needed platform.

02/23/2017 By Rafa Farihah