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Walk Among Giants with the Great Elephant Migration in Hermann Park

The elephant herd is in town until the end of the month and asks visitors to consider what a world with peaceful coexistence with nature can look like.

04/04/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Reasons to Love Houston

Houston's Public Art Has Never Been Better

The city funds its art community, and it shows. Here are some of our favorite works about town.

04/01/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Explore the World Through Gallerist Anya Tish’s Eyes One Last Time

Anya Tish Gallery director Dawn Ohmer curates a heartfelt, spirited memorial to her late mentor with the cutting edge Anya’s Eye.

03/25/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Bayougraphy

Beserat Debebe Tells Exciting Pan-African Stories Through Comics

The Houston-based Etan Comics publisher brings together comic book creators from across the African continent for fresh takes on sci-fi, superheroes, and fantasy.

03/17/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Not Horsing Around

What It Takes to Win the Houston Rodeo’s Student Art Show

This year’s Reserve Grand Champion shares her secret to success, plus the inside scoop on what the judges look for in a winning work.

03/13/2025 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Asia Society Travels the Stars with Art in the Age of Artemis

From science fact to science fiction, this exhibit provides a glimpse into how outer space has inspired artists across Houston’s (and the world’s) many cultures.

03/03/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Best Medicine

In Houston, Art and Medicine Work Together

A city powered by both the sciences and the arts has led to medical professionals pursuing both career paths.

02/13/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Bennett Road Blends Freedmen’s Town History with the Joy of Play

The partnership between Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy brings in brothers Michael and Martellus Bennett for a commentary on Black labor.

02/04/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Civic Minded

Discovery Green’s Art Lab Provides an Education in Public Art

Houston artists receive mentorship on how to design and develop civic art in a new fellowship program intended to beautify the city while keeping it local.

02/03/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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ReelAbilities Houston Returns to Elevate Artists with Disabilities

The annual event, now in its 12th year, will fill the city with disability-centered art, music, film, education, and advocacy for three weeks in February.

01/31/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Down South

Project Row Houses’ Biennials Change the Gallery Game

Every two years, the museum showcases the best of the best artists from the South in its Southern Survey Biennial.

01/28/2025 By Meredith Nudo

To The Wall

The Menil’s Wall Drawing Series Challenges Views of Illustration

Ronny Quevedo is the latest artist to participate in the Menil Drawing Institute’s series, which shows visitors why drawing is a serious visual art form.

01/23/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Gates of Heaven

The Rothko Chapel’s Restoration Has a Long Road Ahead

The paintings damaged by Hurricane Beryl opened up critical conversations about the arts and climate change, but also inspired some touching community outreach.

01/15/2025 By Meredith Nudo

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Morgan Newton Knows ‘The South Got Something to Say.’ We Should Listen.

The promising young artist’s first foray into multimedia honors the women rappers and Houston icons who inspire her work.

01/14/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Underdog

What Makes the Moody Center Special to Houston’s Art Scene

Rice University opened a museum on campus in 2017 in a city that has the MFAH and the Menil. How do you stand out from the art giants?

01/06/2025 By Elisabeth Carroll Parks

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Pueblo People Lead the Narrative at MFAH’s Grounded in Clay

The exhibit covers a millennia of Indigenous pottery, showcasing over 100 clay works handpicked by curators from all 19 Pueblo tribes.

01/02/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Oonst Oonst Oonst

Post Houston’s Art Club Ditches the Gallery to Show Art as Nightlife

The newly opened space merges 13 artists and two different scenes into one enthralling experience.

12/20/2024 By Meredith Nudo

The Must List

Two Lawndale Exhibits Find Inspiration in the Written Word

The daily devotional and in a word are separate, but thematically overlap and ask questions about the role text plays in creation and coping alike.

12/17/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Face the Music

How Meow Wolf Blends Sound Design and Visual Art for Peak Immersion

Radio Tave and its companion dive bar Cowboix Hevvven engage multiple senses to take visitors on a mysterious interdimensional adventure.

12/16/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez and Meredith Nudo

Milestones

The Menil Collection Celebrates 30 Years of the Cy Twombly Gallery

The abstract expressionist’s legacy extends well beyond canvas and pedestal.

11/19/2024 By Meredith Nudo

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