Sandy Speaks

Remembering the Joy and Injustice of Sandra Bland

An HMAAC exhibit celebrates Bland's legacy while denouncing racial profiling by police.

02/23/2018 By Josh Watkins

Unboxed

See Three Decades of Houston Black History in Photos

Photographer Louise Martin chronicled everything from MLK to the Houston Freedom Riders and beyond.

02/21/2018 By Josh Davis Photography by Louise Martin

Melting Pot

What Does Discrimination Look Like?

A timely reminder of America's spotty record on immigrants and immigration arrives at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art.

02/15/2018 By Kaylee Dusang

SOS

This Guy Has Probably Read Your Weird (or Sad) Message in a Bottle

Chad Pregrake brings his real-life message-in-a-bottle collection to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

02/13/2018 By Josh Davis

Yieeeeee!!

Microcuentos Tell Big Stories at Lawndale Art Center

A new exhibition gathers the miniature comics popular in 1970s Mexico.

02/07/2018 By Elizabeth Myong

Einstein on the beach

Christopher Knowles: In a Word Offers An Intimate Look into an Impenetrable Mind

A new CAMH exhibition curates pieces of poetry, music, and painting of the celebrated artist.

12/18/2017 By Chris Becker

Decisions, Decisions

10 Day for Night Acts You're Sure to Love

We already know you're seeing Solange, so let us help you with the rest of your itinerary.

12/13/2017 By Morgan Kinney

In Rainbows

Reality is a Puzzle of Cardboard and Color

Chromatic Fantasy features the works of Edward Lane McCartney in a series of dynamic, multi-dimensional works.

12/11/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Holiday diversions

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 24–26

AKA: Ways to entertain your out-of-town family and prevent fist fights.

11/23/2017 By Morgan Kinney

It's Alive

You Are One With Sophia Vari

In a show at Art of the World Gallery, international artist Sophia Vari exhibits a range of work that engages with its space and audience.

11/14/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

story time

The Telling and the Told Tells a Story of Its Own

At the Houston Museum of African American Culture, Houston artist David McGee uses watercolor to deconstruct our “image-obsessed world.”

11/09/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Surreal

Who Was Salvador Dalí?

Christine Argillet, daughter of the artist's publisher, provided a unique look into the artist's life at Off the Wall Gallery.

11/01/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Food is Family

The Story of Houston, Told Through Food

The new 'Food & Family' exhibit at the Heritage Society Museum Gallery dives deep into the dynamics that produced Houston's foodie culture.

10/05/2017 By Nandi Howard

Signs of the Times

Is the Future of Signs Behind Us?

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents an evolving look at a reemerging art form.

10/04/2017 By Anita Gomez

Black Box

Will You Follow Me Into the Dark?

Touch Box at the Lawndale Art Center explores sight, sound and touch with a participatory installation.

10/03/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Auto Demo

For a Limited Time: Fill Up on Art at the Corner of Bissonnet and Shepherd

Trey Duvall has turned an abandoned gas station into a fluorescent-lit thought experiment.

10/02/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Screen Time

Experience Digital Life Laid Bare at Guerrero-Projects

With Screaming at the Screen, Bogota-based Santiago Pinyol examines our digital accoutrements.

09/29/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Head Case

To Understand Telepathic Improvisation, You Must Use Your Brain

A new CAMH exhibit offers an offbeat multimedia experience that probes questions of complacency and activism.

09/22/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Gallery

Take a Look at Private Eye—If You Can Find It

A new gallery off the beaten path hosted a debut exhibition with colorful, authentic work.

08/17/2017 By Catalina Campos

Museum-Worthy Dresses

UPDATED: MFAH Goes Glam with Oscar de la Renta Exhibit this Fall

Ninety looks from the designer's storied six-decade career will be on display.

08/16/2017 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen