Amid the Flowers

Craft Meets Community in HCCC’s Artsy, One-of-a-Kind Garden

Learn where dyes, papers, basket-weaving fibers, and other natural craft supplies come from thanks to Houston Center for Community Craft’s incredible collection of over 70 plants.

08/26/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

This Free Crafting Event Delights Houstonians Every Month

Hands On Houston at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft provides up to 400 visitors with free supplies and lessons.

06/17/2025 By Meredith Nudo

EDITOR’S PICKS

5 Must-See Exhibitions in Houston this Month

Several retrospective exhibitions and more you don’t want to miss.

03/02/2022 By Amarie Gipson

News

Very Artsy News: Airport Art, Slabs and more

A weekly brief on what’s happening in Houston’s arts and culture scene.

12/28/2021 By Amarie Gipson

5 Must-See Art Exhibitions to Visit this December

From architecture-inspired paintings to an exhibition on zine history, check out these shows in Houston this month.

12/08/2021 By Amarie Gipson

NEWS

Lawndale Art Center’s New Executive Director Looks Toward the Future

Latest appointee Anna Walker details her plans for the institution.

10/13/2021 By Holly Beretto

test your mettle

Get Suited Up and Learn about Past and Future Body Armor

The new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibition, sure to please every Bayou City geek, runs through September 11.

07/07/2021 By Rebekah Kibodeaux

Is there an ancient society of cats?

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, April 2–4

Enjoy some live music, some art, and the holiday weekend.

04/02/2021 By Brittany Cristiano

On the Town

What to Do and See This Month, from Norman Rockwell to Lewis Black

Plus, Beatlemania returns with Mark Morris Dance Group's Pepperland.

12/27/2019 By Chris Gray

Visual Art

How the Menil Collection Preserves Its Artwork

Plus, six exhibits to enrich your mind and soul.

08/26/2019 By Morgan Kinney

tex mex

Justin Favela Finds Himself in a Plate of Nachos

Witness the artist explore his Latinx roots through food sculpture at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

07/25/2019 By Brittanie Shey

Education

Expand Your Mind With These Classes

These Houston-area continuing education courses will restore your wellbeing and feed your mind, body, and soul.

07/22/2019 By Morgan Kinney, Gwendolyn Knapp, Nicki Koetting, Abby Ledoux, and Laura Furr Mericas

🥣

Empty Bowls Fundraiser's Impact Felt by All Involved

One artist has contributed several hundred pieces of art to the annual event.

04/24/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

hangar-over

5 Things You Must Do this Weekend, Oct. 12–14

We have pops, planes, and weird lamps!

10/11/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Gettin' Crafty

Signs, Screws, and Scraps: This Is CraftTexas 2018

The biennial juried exhibition returns to the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

10/03/2018 By Holly Beretto

Out of This World

Scenes from a Space-Age Soirée

Martians and martinis have a moment at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's cosmic-themed benefit.

09/26/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Fall Arts

The 2018 Fall Arts Guide

From the avant-garde to agreed-upon classics, these are the cultural events of the season.

08/17/2018 By Chris Gray and Morgan Kinney

Fall Arts Guide 2018

The Menil Drawing Institute Will Open In November With a Landmark Exhibit

"The Condition of Being Here: Drawings by Jasper Johns” collects 41 works spanning more than six decades of the artist’s career. Plus, five more exhibits to enrich your mind and soul.

08/17/2018 By Morgan Kinney and Chris Gray

No Games Here

B. Anele Engineers a Collision of Color and Counterculture

The transdisciplinary artist skewers traditional symbols and images in a new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibition.

08/10/2018 By Anna Lassmann

The Sound of Weekend

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, June 1–3

Take me out to the...vegan street fest?

05/31/2018 By Morgan Kinney