light it up

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Feb. 9–11

Kam Franklin sings to trees, liberal rednecks, a Mardi Gras kickoff, and more.

02/08/2018 By Morgan Kinney

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

Fall Arts Guide 2017

Put These 5 Exhibits on Your Calendar This Fall

Get cultured at Houston's many art museums (and even the George R. Brown Convention Center!)

08/21/2017 By Chris Becker

Artistic License

What Does a Tapestry Sound Like?

A new Houston Center for Contemporary Craft exhibit considers the sonic qualities of visual art.

08/11/2017 By Cara Maines

Happily Eberle After

Witness—and Create—Twisting and Delicate Crafts at the Edward Eberle Retrospective

The work of a celebrated ceramicist comes to town, courtesy the HCCC.

08/01/2017 By Kara Fields

Handcrafted

Over 1,500 Bowls Are Being Turned Out to Benefit the Houston Food Bank

The 13th annual Empty Bowls luncheon raises funds and awareness to fight hunger in Houston.

05/12/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Day at the Museums

Get in the Museum District Zone This Saturday

From Japanese art to contemporary crafts, tour six art institutions—all within walking distance!—in the Museum District's second zone.

04/28/2017 By Amber Tong

Higher Learning

Up Your Gift-Giving Game with These Dynamic DIY Classes

Why buy something when you can learn how to make it yourself?

02/20/2017 By Adam Doster

Visual Art

At the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Creating Art from War

Three U.S. military veterans-turned-artists turn their own—and others’—stories into art.

01/23/2017 By Greg Fails

The Art of Fashion

Help HCCC Turn Your Old Clothes Into a (Literal) Work of Art

Military uniforms and other clothing will be transformed into a handmade paper flag to pay tribute to veterans.

01/20/2017 By Amber Tong

Better Late Than Never

Last Call! See Houston's Top 5 Art Exhibits from 2016

View the Bayou City's hottest exhibitions before they close next week. (Procrastinators, we're looking at you.)

01/03/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Home for the Holidays

5 Must-See Museums Open on Christmas Eve

Out-of-town guests can see why it's always the most wonderful time of the year in Houston.

12/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Fall Arts Guide 2016

This Season's 7 Must-See Visual Arts Shows

If you thought Picasso was all about Cubism, The Menil would like to prove you wrong.

08/22/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Summer Series

Explore These (Free!) Museums This Weekend

You won't break the bank at these entertaining exhibits.

07/08/2016 By Kyndall Krist

Art Installation

Out of Africa

Wendy Maruyama hopes to bring awareness to elephant poaching with The wildLIFE Project at HCCC

09/11/2015 By Katricia Lang

Upcoming Events

Fall Arts Preview 2015: Visual Arts

Improvisational Ideas, illuminated Intersections and a very Rothko retrospective

09/01/2015 By Nick Esquer

Museum District Guide

The Best Gift Shops in the Museum District

Need a uterus-shaped pillow? How about a wooden bowtie?

06/02/2014 By Kerry Howley

Slideshow

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's Martini Madness

02/04/2014

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 4–6

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

10/02/2013 By Michael Hardy