Houston Matters
Anat Ronen: A Street Art ‘Urban Legend’
Posted on · The Houston artist, who's known for her murals and 3D street paintings, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring.
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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 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.
Houston Matters
Full Show: HISD Leadership Changes, and Former Astronaut Scott Kelly (Oct. 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Arts & Culture
Rarely Loaned Van Gogh Masterpieces Will Travel to Houston
Posted on · This spring, Houstonians will have a chance to view Van Gogh paintings and drawings, which they might otherwise have to travel to the Netherlands to see in person.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Comparing The Oil Boom In North Dakota To Houston, And Estimating Syrian War Victims (June 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We consider issues looming over this year’s meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Then, a new book compares how the recent oil boom affected North Dakota compared to Greater Houston. Also, Rice University researchers are using data science to estimate the number of civilian casualties in Syria. And we visit an exhibit of Andy Warhol's photographs at UH.
Visual Art
WATCH: Day For Night 2017 Visual Artists – A Preview
Posted on · Curator Alex Czetwertynski offers a peek at what festival goers can expect this year
Houston Matters
Artist Tony Paraná Layers Vibrant Brazilian Themes Upon A Bayou City Backdrop
Posted on · Brazilian artist Tony Paraná talks about growing up in a "favela" -- a cramped, impoverished community in his native country -- and about creating art inspired by his adopted hometown of Houston.
Houston Matters
Art Exhibit Showcases Patterns ‘On Repeat’
Posted on · We learn about a new art exhibit called On Repeat, which focuses heavily on patterns and repetition. Curator Raphael Rubinstein tells us more.
News
Music in the Making: Visual Stimuli
Posted on · Feast your eyes and ears with these Classical works by Hindemith and Mussorgsky.
News
Museum District Gets New Contemporary Arts Space
Posted on · MFAH is getting ready to show off its contemporary arts collection. Will that affect the Contemporary Arts Museum?
Houston Matters
Art Exhibit Shows ‘What It’s Like’ to Struggle with Mental Health Issues
Posted on · On Friday (Jan. 6, 2017) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at RecRoom downtown, thereâs an art exhibit featuring the work of visual artists struggling with mental health issues along with pieces depicting those who are dealing with a mental health diagnosis. The nonprofit What Itâs Like Project is putting on the show. Itâs called Exposis, […]
Houston Matters
The Surface of Things: Exhibit Highlights Images Made Without a Camera
Posted on · A new exhibit at the Houston Center for Photography highlights photographic images that were made without a camera. The Surface of Things includes images from a dozen artists from around the world who manipulate light-sensitive materials or use unconventional methods of photographic capture to create evocative images. The exhibit runs Nov. 18, 2016 through Jan. 15, […]
Arts InSight
Video: Painting By Numbers
Posted on · Susie Rosmarin makes flickering, eye-catching works using a mathematic system.
Houston Matters
Highlighting Recent Conversations About Houston Arts and Culture
Posted on · We devote much of our time on Houston Matters each day to important public policy debates. And we talk with elected leaders and newsmakers and seek to engage you in discussions on a wide variety of important topics. But we also take time each week to highlight important arts and cultural events in the region. We often […]