Arts & Culture
“Houston Is Inspired” mural given touch up after 10 years
Posted on · Over the years, Houston has seen an increase in murals with at least 750 across the Greater Houston area.
Category: Visual Art
Arts & Culture
2023 Houston Art Car Parade: Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s parade, related events
Posted on · The 36th annual parade featuring decorated automobiles is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. A variety of related events, including a sneak peek, celebratory ball and awards ceremony, will be held beforehand and afterward.
Houston Matters
How poet Holly Lyn Walrath turns other people’s words into poems — and visual art
Posted on · The Houston writer talks about her love of poetry and her first visual art exhibit, Poetry Between the Lines.
Houston Matters
The Menil Collection honors the legacy of founding director Walter Hopps with new exhibition
Posted on · The exhibition features art from Hopps' own collection, plus rarely-seen works from the Menil Collection.
Arts & Culture
Union Pacific presses felony charges against Houston artist accused of painting over ‘Be Someone’ graffiti
Posted on · Chandrika Metivier, 27, is alleged to have painted "NO WAR KNOW PEACE" and "#WOMANLIFEFREEDOM" on the side of a rail bridge near Downtown Houston. The "BE SOMEONE" message, which also is graffiti art, previously appeared on the structure.
Town Square
Spring 2023 Bayou City Art Festival and the Impact of Art on Our Everyday Lives
Posted on · We dive into this widely popular art festival and examine what art adds to our society.
Houston Matters
Check out the conceptual sounds of an ‘abstract turntablist’
Posted on · Maria Chavez makes it clear: she’s not a musician, but a ‘conceptual sound artist.’
Houston Matters
What if Harpo Marx and Salvador Dalí made a screenplay? Well, they did.
Posted on · The movie never got made, but a new graphic novel by a Houston native brings it to life in a colorful way.
Arts & Culture
Galveston seeking artists for upcoming public art projects
Posted on · The City of Galveston is putting up $70,000 for a project in the downtown cultural arts district and another $30,000 for a project that could go anywhere in the city.
Arts & Culture
Houston-area students take top honors in RodeoHouston art contest, with hefty auction payments to come
Posted on · Artwork from 72 students will be featured as part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's school art auction on March 12. Each of those students is guaranteed to receive at least $1,500.
Town Square
Tabletop role-playing games play on the heart
Posted on · Dimension 20's Brennan Lee Mulligan takes firsthand gameplay to create dynamic storytelling with uncertain endings for everyone involved.
Town Square
How museums hold the secrets to our past and the future of our values
Posted on · Museums are growing to adapt to visitor expectations, not just on what artifacts are displayed, but how museums obtain them.
Events
Interactive exhibit of Lego models to be on display at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center
Posted on · The "Awesome Exhibition," set to run from Oct. 29-Dec. 30, will feature more than 30 creations built with Lego blocks.
Arts & Culture
Houston’s Orange Show Monument to undergo $1 million restoration with help of federal grant
Posted on · The money will be used for structural and foundational improvements to the decades-old architectural work, which was handcrafted by the late Jeff McKissack.
Arts & Culture
LIST: Houston area Hispanic Heritage Month and Fiestas Patrias events
Posted on · From Thursday through Sunday, a variety of restaurants, bars, businesses, museums and performing arts venues are holding events in recognition of Mexican Independence Day and the start of Hispanic Heritage Month.