Houston Matters
Exhibit Showcases Artwork Created By Adults With Disabilities
Posted on · We learn about ReelArt, an exhibit showcasing artwork created by adults with disabilities who work at the social entrepreneurial program Celebration Company.
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Houston Matters
Rothko Chapel Closes In March For Major Renovations
Posted on · Updates to lighting in the chapel are in store -- along with new programming and administrative facilities.
Houston Matters
How A Scuba Diving Trip Inspired This Year’s Houston Marathon Artwork
Posted on · Local artist Janavi M. Folmsbee talks about her painting, which will be emblazoned on medals and shirts at this weekend's Chevron Houston Marathon.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Hidalgo’s First Commissioners Court, And Women In The Cockpit (Jan. 8, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We discuss Lina Hidalgo's priorities as Harris County Judge. A UH professor studies sea level rise in Antarctica. A pioneer in women's aviation tells her story. And we learn about a pivotal era in Houston's art scene.
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LOOP: An Interactive Art Installation With A Fairy Tale Ending
Posted on · While some artwork is to be seen and not touched, that’s not the case with this exhibit.
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How Postcards From WWI Made Their Way From A Battlefield To Houston
Posted on · Dr. Irene Guenther discusses her book, a collection of postcards hand-painted by artist Otto Schubert while fighting The Great War.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1595: Alfred Stieglitz
Posted on · Episode: 1595 In which Alfred Stieglitz and 291 anticipate Modern. Today, Stieglitz and photography, art and reality.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2830: Generative Art
Posted on · Episode: 2830 Computing Generative Art. Today, new territory.
Arts & Culture
South Houston Gallery Hopes to Become Cultural Hub
Posted on · The San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery hopes to become a cultural destination between the Museum District and Galveston. And they’re going about it in unique ways.
Houston Matters
How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1573: Donatello In Time
Posted on · Episode: 1573 Donatello: Of his age or for all time? Today, we ask: Of an age, or of all time?
Houston Matters
New Book Reflects on Vibrant Moment in Houston’s Contemporary Art Scene
Posted on · Pete Gershon discusses the contemporary art scene of the 1970s and 80s.
Arts & Culture
New York Artist Brings Houston Rap to Life with Street Signs
Posted on · Houston is the latest city featured in the traveling street art project “The Rap Quotes”
Houston Matters
Viewing The Sky Through A Work of Art
Posted on · The Twilight Epiphany Skyspace by artist James Turrell at Rice University is a piece of art that makes use of the natural sky above it.
Houston Matters
Artists Use Creativity to Cope with Mental Anguish of Harvey
Posted on · An event in Sugar Land aims to address the mental health aspects of disaster recovery using creative works like visual art, music, and dance.