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Pioneering Dadaist Jack Massing Has Not-So-Absurd Plans for the Orange Show

Named executive director of the legendary folk art space in 2024, the artist brings a lifetime of internationally recognized passion for the arts, for people, and for Houston.

10/09/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Due Diligence

Art Preservation in the Era of Climate Change: Local Museums Speak Out

Rothko Chapel, MFAH, and others are adapting their buildings and conservation practices as extreme weather threatens priceless collections.

09/30/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Why Untitled Art Fair Chose Houston for Its Next Big Stage

The Miami-born event arrives at the George R. Brown Convention Center this September, featuring 88 exhibitors from five continents—including 11 Houston galleries.

09/18/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Immersive Houston

Step Inside Houston’s Most Immersive Art Experiences

With mind-bending galleries and playful installations, Houston offers art experiences that spark curiosity and joy.

09/17/2025 By Uvie Bikomo and Meredith Nudo

Houston In Color

Queen B Gold, Be Someone Blue, and Queso Yellow: Welcome to Houston's IAH

James Glassman’s H-Tones turns everything from Ninfarita Yellow to Menil Gray into swatches that greet travelers from around the world.

09/12/2025 By Brittany Britto Garley

The Must List

The Houston Health Museum Puts Cadavers on Full Display

Stand aside, Magic School Bus: With Body Worlds 101: The Core of Life, the museum brings us one of the most detailed journeys through the human body yet.

08/28/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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

'Monarch Story' Brings a Butterfly Wonderland to Houston Arboretum

Artist Michelle Matthews has created a lush home for Gulf Coast pollinators, and the space will remain once the installation concludes in November.

08/20/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Loss, Reunion, and Joy: The Houston Homecoming of Artist Tomashi Jackson

The Bayou City native returns to the city to unleash a vibrant CAMH exhibition touching on grief, injustice, and love.

07/17/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Meet the Puppeteer Behind Houston’s Most Imaginative Sets

Afsaneh Aayani invites audiences to believe in magic with imaginative puppets and set designs for Alley Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, Meow Wolf, and other noteworthy arts organizations in Houston.

07/15/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Popular Content

    The Cultured Houstonian’s Guide to Free Museums and Museum Days

    Pioneering Dadaist Jack Massing Has Not-So-Absurd Plans for the Orange Show

    Art Preservation in the Era of Climate Change: Local Museums Speak Out

    Step Inside Houston’s Most Immersive Art Experiences

    Queen B Gold, Be Someone Blue, and Queso Yellow: Welcome to Houston's IAH

    Off-Limits: Exploring Houston's Abandoned Places

Landmark Lost

‘A Loss That Speaks Volumes’: The Life and Death of Houston’s Graffiti Park

Demolished for a freeway expansion, Graffiti Park was the beating heart of the city's street art community. The artists who built it now ask, What’s next?

07/09/2025 By Erica Cheng

Sugoi

A MECA and JASH Collaboration Proves That Fusion Isn’t Just for Food

Working in tandem, the two organizations have created some interesting and unique crossovers between both Latin American and Japanese art, including printmaking and kendama.

07/01/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Not-So-Mad Science and Art Are Happening in ArCH’s Verdant Laboratory

Falon Mihalic takes over the gallery at Architecture Center of Houston, turning it into a beautiful, but bittersweet, reflection on the city’s damaged ecology and how we might fix it.

06/26/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Artist Marty Bennett Lives an Imaginative Life of Play and Curiosity

The former NFL player is now a visual artist, musician, actor, and writer who devotes himself to chasing down all the interesting and beautiful things in the world.

06/24/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Activist Art

How 77 Minutes Examines Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

Multimedia artist Sarah Sudhoff worked with parents of the children slain in the 2022 Uvalde school shooting to show the world the depths of their grief.

06/24/2025 By Emilia Benton

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

Gumshoeing

Will the Owner of Mark W. Spencer’s Border Storm Please Stand Up?

The neo-surrealist artist hasn’t seen his seven-foot painting since 1993, and the story of its mysterious life seems to have dead-ended in Houston.

05/21/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Wider Wallets

The Cultured Houstonian’s Guide to Free Museums and Museum Days

These local treasures make it possible to access world-class art, history, science, and more on a budget.

04/29/2025 By Emma Balter and Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Bring Your Own Beamer Lets You Show Your Work at the Menil

The museum and Aurora Picture Show present their annual crowdsourced film party, uniting professionals and amateurs in showing and celebrating shorts.

04/24/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Trailblazer

Pioneering Chinese American Artist Gets Long-Overdue Retrospective

Hung Hsien studied under the last court painter in China and made abstract expressionism her own. Asia Society Texas is here to tell you what makes her groundbreaking.

04/23/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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