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SUMMARY:"Where the Lines Meet"
DESCRIPTION:Throughline is proud to present “Where the Lines Meet”\, an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Luisa Duarte held in conjunction with Print Houston\, on view Friday June 7 through Saturday\, June 29. Open Friday-Saturday\, 12:00pm – 6:00pm.\n“Where the Lines Meet” explores the nature of lines\, and the space created when they intersect. The exhibition highlights the vibrant connection between two artists from different backgrounds through printmaking forms\, from monotypes and etchings to collage and mixed media works. Here each artist showcases their own distinct identity without undermining the other’s diverging perspective and artistic expression. Criscoe and Duarte invite you to join them on a journey of mutual respect and admiration – in each other’s work\, the forms they explore\, and in the magic of printmaking.”
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/where-the-lines-meet-11/
LOCATION:Throughline\, 3909 Main St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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SUMMARY:Memories Unveiled
DESCRIPTION:The project is a community-driven initiative that provides free high-quality\, both digital and physical prints\, senior photos to 30-50 high school students in need from diverse backgrounds in the Houston area. Collaborating with local talents\, including 8-10 experienced photographers and 4-6 skilled makeup artists\, each student will experience a personalized photo shoot\, capturing their individuality and celebrating their unique journey. Aspiring photographers and makeup artists will have shadowing opportunities\, fostering learning and growth. The project’s innovation lies in breaking financial barriers and showcasing generational support through a heartwarming public exhibition.\nPart 2: “Memories Unveiled”: The celebration continues on June 29th\, 2024\, at 8321 Jensen Dr.\, Houston\, TX 77093\, showcasing the students’ photos and written stories. As the photographers unveil the final project\, a heartfelt dialogue of reflection\, gratitude\, and connection will emerge\, fostering a shared celebration of artistry and self-expression. Join us in cherishing memories and inspiring the future through this powerful community-driven initiative.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/memories-unveiled/
LOCATION:Art in the Heart\, 8321 Jensen Dr\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hung Pham":MAILTO:hgpham4@gmail.com
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UID:221413-1719687600-1719689400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Level 0 – FREE Intro to Improv Class
DESCRIPTION:Our FREE Level 0 class is a fun\, no-pressure way to try improv! This weekly 30-minute class lets you get a taste of Station’s improv training program\, and it’s a great way to spend a Friday night! Level 0 students will receive a $25 discount code for our nine-week Level 1 – Fundamentals of Improv class and are invited to stay for the 8:00 pm show on us!\nFree 8:00 pm show tickets are only available at the door and are based on ticket availability at showtime. Special events are excluded from the free ticket offer.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/level-0-free-intro-to-improv-class-21/
LOCATION:Station Theater\, 2219 Crockett St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Performance Art,Theatre + Comedy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Station Theater":MAILTO:info@stationtheater.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240629T233719Z
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SUMMARY:What Is A Ward?
DESCRIPTION:What defines a Ward\, or in a more modern sense of the word\, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston’s historic First Ward\, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages\, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of personal belonging\, of representing us and ourselves. Can a neighborhood have an identity when it is made up of diverse peoples and backgrounds? Or is it just a geographic definition\, delineated by streets and bayous?\nFor this tenant exhibition\, artists were asked: “How does your Ward fit within your studio practice? Is the idea of “home” something which inspires you creatively\, or a place of rest and comfort?” The exhibition is on view in the South Gallery through July 14.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/what-is-a-ward-46/
LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sawyer Yards Houston":MAILTO:events@sawyeryards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240629T233719Z
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SUMMARY:TECHNE GALLERY @ TXRX LABS :: WOODSHOP GROUP SHOW
DESCRIPTION:From June 15 to August 18\, 2024 Please join TXRX Labs in the Techne Gallery for a talented membership showcase of our woodworking community.\nObjects will include furniture\, Maloof inspired chairs\, hand turned bowls\, cutting boards and decorative inlay applications through VCarve\, CNC work\, live edge work\, wood turning and various hand finishing techniques.\nCome opening weekend to engage directly with the craftsmen behind the creations to learn more about woodworking processes and their lifestyle insights\, inspirations and techniques. Stay to explore further collaborative opportunities with the artisans and fellow members.\nSelect pieces will be available for purchase\, providing an opportunity to bring home a piece of our vibrant community’s artistic expression.\nEvent Opening : Saturday June 15th 10am-3pm\nArtist Talks will be scheduled on our open house days\, given the 1st Friday of each month. Dive deeper into the world of woodworking by learning about our state-of-the-art tools and equipment\, enrolling in offered classes\, and tapping into the expertise of our dedicated shop manager and skilled volunteers with 30+ years of experience. Don’t miss this chance to ignite your creativity and appreciation for the artistry of woodworking.\nArtists Talk 1 : July 5th 6:30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nArtists Talk 2 : August 2nd 6 :30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nLocation: 6501 Navigation BLVD Houston TX 77011\nThe Techne Gallery is located inside the TXRX Labs lobby. TXRX Labs is located in the East End Maker Hub. Please look for the brightly colored permanently installed EEMH fabricated sign next to the very long driveway. We are past Centerpoints last driveway and our facility cannot be seen from the road. When you do find us\, the facility has a brightly colored mural of orange\, blue and gray squares on it. TXRX Lab’s front door is to the left of the loading docks.\nGallery hours : Mon-Fri 12-8 pm. Sat/Sun 10-3pm.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/techne-gallery-txrx-labs-woodshop-group-show-16/
LOCATION:The Techne Gallery @ TXRX LABS\, 4366 Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops,Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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SUMMARY:Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Across an installation\, a video\, and a series of commissioned sculptures\, Erlanger continues her decade-long disruption of the “semiotics of suburbia.” In her practice\, Erlanger thinks of the home as a greater ecosystem containing not only houses but also their surrounding infrastructures and interior architectures.\nAt Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, massive illuminated planet sculptures map the suburban landscape\, positioning the development of home as an environmental force in itself. These new works explore “speculative memory”—how progress can only be understood through hindsight—and what this psychic limitation implies for the artist. Viewers will then move to new diorama sculptures that play on an institutional language of presentation\, positioning the enclosed scenes as already-past. Here\, Erlanger proposes both impossible architectures and terrestrial forms created using strategies of model-making. These works are each marked by changes in season\, emphasizing receding memories of a once-diverse climate.\nThe exhibition culminates in a sitcom set\, riffing on the psychology of interiors as well as acting as a platform to watch Erlanger’s new short film Appliance. The film dovetails recent research into the history and cultural significance of domestic technologies\, such as the shower or washing machine\, with a specific focus on how their operations have been considered interchangeably with human bodily functions. In our age of “polycrisis\,” wherein multiple seismic events occur simultaneously\, If Today Were Tomorrow provides a framework for thinking about the porousness of interior and exterior\, self and non-self\, body and home.\nOlivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow will be accompanied by a catalogue published by Hatje Cantz containing newly commissioned texts about the artist’s practice\, as well as contributions focusing on the interplay between architecture\, psychology\, and science fiction.\nSupport\nMajor support for Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.\nContemporary Arts Museum of Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/olivia-erlanger-if-today-were-tomorrow-50/
LOCATION:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, 5216 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T180000
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SUMMARY:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege
DESCRIPTION:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege presents work by the acclaimed Chicago-based artist\, featuring large-scale paintings\, sculptures\, and installations that highlight the seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward. Throughout his career\, Theaster Gates has soulfully elevated our understanding of Black labor\, materials\, place\, and community to revitalize underrecognized neighborhoods by combining urban planning and a multifaceted art practice. His work powerfully highlights the true value Black spaces hold—although often devalued—as sites of American resilience\, liberation\, and redemption. Gates is a shape-shifter\, a world-builder\, and an artist who singularly connects the dots in both poetic and pragmatic ways. For over 20 years he has worked to transform the Southside of Chicago through various initiatives aimed at preserving and continuing the neighborhood’s vital role as a site for Black creativity. His multifaceted practice\, which demonstrates the dual importance of building community and exposing power structures\, has made him one of the most significant artists working in our time.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/theaster-gates-the-gift-and-the-renege-31/
LOCATION:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, 5216 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T230628Z
UID:221429-1719745200-1719774000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Janet Sobel: All-Over
DESCRIPTION:The Menil Collection will open “Janet Sobel: All-Over” on February 23\, 2024\, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition\, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings\, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern abstraction known as “all-over” painting.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/janet-sobel-all-over-70/
LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Menil Collection":MAILTO:info@menil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T015124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T230628Z
UID:221432-1719745200-1719774000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Ruth Asawa Through Line
DESCRIPTION:Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings\, collages\, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints\, paperfolds\, & more\, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/ruth-asawa-through-line-63/
LOCATION:The Menil Drawing Institute\, 1500 W Main St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T015137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T230628Z
UID:221440-1719745200-1719774000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions
DESCRIPTION:“Abstraction after Modernism: Recent Acquisitions” highlights work made by succeeding generations of artists who forged new paths in their approaches to non-representational art. The exhibition brings together acquisitions made by the Menil over the past fifteen years\, including work by Agnes Denes\, Suzan Frecon\, Sam Gilliam\, Ellsworth Kelly\, Rick Lowe\, and Richard Serra.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/abstraction-after-modernism-recent-acquisitions-47/
LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Menil Collection":MAILTO:info@menil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T015136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T192134Z
UID:221436-1719748800-1719766800@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present Liberties Were Taken the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of works by Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit. Known globally for cartographic artworks\, Dayrit investigates notions of power and identity represented and reproduced in monuments\, museums\, and maps. The exhibition brings together site-specific installations\, embroidered textiles\, and elaborate paintings created over a decade of participatory actions and solidarity work in the Philippines and around the world. Deploying visual tools\, such as written text\, graphs\, and symbols\, the artist positions land as a site of struggle through archival references\, protest imagery\, and grassroots counter-mapping.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-51/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4401 University Oaks Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T015136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T192146Z
UID:221437-1719748800-1719766800@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The phrase “counter-cartographies” describes Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit interdisciplinary practice of transforming historic maps into portraits of contemporary social conditions. Employing counter- cartography as an approach\, Dayrit charts histories of imperialism\, industrialization\, and systems of subjugation that shape geographical boundaries and cultural narratives around the world. In Summer 2024\, Blaffer will present Dayrit’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States with embroidered tapestries\, paintings\, and sculpture. The exhibition will be accompanied by Countermapping Workshops in Houston to excavate histories of imperialism\, extraction\, and displacement among historically marginalized people\, while summoning new imaginaries that recognize the overlapping global struggles and resistance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-52/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4401 University Oaks Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240630T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T073705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T002126Z
UID:221453-1719772200-1719777600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Houston Radio Choir\, Debut: Heard Art
DESCRIPTION:Visit the rooftop pavilion at POST HOUSTON\, Outpost\, this Sunday\, June 30th\, for the debut of the Houston Radio Choir\, a Music & Arts Ensemble. Enjoy “Heard Art” and “Message Music” as artists\, poets\, and musicians perform a mix of covers and original tunes across multiple genres\, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Houston skyline.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/houston-radio-choir-debut-heard-art/
LOCATION:Post HTX\, 2701 Tug Rd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Experimental Music,Free Events,Kids + Families,Performance Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240815T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T073707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T042120Z
UID:221457-1719792000-1723680000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Texas Arts Teachers Encouraged to Apply For First Year Teacher Grants
DESCRIPTION:The Texas Cultural Trust has opened applications for the 2024 – 2025 First Year Teacher Grants. These grants are designed to support highly qualified arts teachers in providing quality arts education to Title I\, rural\, low arts access communities throughout Texas\, as part of the nonprofit’s Arts Access program.\nThe First Year Teacher Grant will award grantees a one-time grant in the amount of $1\,500. This grant is intended to help alleviate costs associated with completing the first year as an arts teacher. This funding can be applied to professional development\, classroom enrichment\, school supplies\, field trips\, and additional resources to enhance the quality of arts education.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/texas-arts-teachers-encouraged-to-apply-for-first-year-teacher-grants/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T192159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T210620Z
UID:221472-1719824400-1719853200@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:What Is A Ward?
DESCRIPTION:What defines a Ward\, or in a more modern sense of the word\, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston’s historic First Ward\, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages\, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of personal belonging\, of representing us and ourselves. Can a neighborhood have an identity when it is made up of diverse peoples and backgrounds? Or is it just a geographic definition\, delineated by streets and bayous?\nFor this tenant exhibition\, artists were asked: “How does your Ward fit within your studio practice? Is the idea of “home” something which inspires you creatively\, or a place of rest and comfort?” The exhibition is on view in the South Gallery through July 14.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/what-is-a-ward-47/
LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sawyer Yards Houston":MAILTO:events@sawyeryards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T230640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T210620Z
UID:221478-1719824400-1719853200@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Big\, Hot & Sticky
DESCRIPTION:Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Big\, Hot\, and Sticky\, opening Thursday\, June 27\, 5:30-7:30pm\, and on view through April 23\, 2024. Curated by Dalia Munenzon and Maggie Tsang\, the exhibition commissions seven architects and artist to respond to Houston’s built and natural environment.\nHouston is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky. The metropolitan region is roughly 640 square miles\, and from east of Galveston Bay to west of Katy\, it is comparable in width to the State of Connecticut. For nearly one third of the year\, the city’s temperature climbs to at least 90 °F; and 2\,500 miles of slow moving\, flat waterways crisscross the city creating a swamp-like environment.\nHouston’s emergence as a metropolis\, like many American cities\, has been shaped by its defiance of the environment. From climate control to flood control\, the city is a hyper-engineered\, constructed landscape designed to resist the natural world. As Houston grows\, however\, so too does this tension between the natural and the human-made: from the shock of hurricanes and tropical storms to the chronic stresses of urban heat and nuisance flooding. In the face of these environmental challenges\, engineered and technological solutions have a limited impact\, and historically\, have also been sources of inequality. Instead\, what is needed is a more radical social\, cultural\, and ecological imaginary that recasts the city’s relationship to nature.\nBig\, Hot\, and Sticky\, spotlights Houston as a novel urban ecosystem: a constellation of highways\, waterways\, air-conditioned buildings\, remnant prairies\, and possums. This exhibition invites seven designers to respond to Houston’s provocation through critical histories\, design research\, and speculative projects rooted in the city’s urban landscape: How are environments\, climates\, and cultures co-constructed? What is the future of this notoriously air-conditioned\, car-centered\, energy capital? What does it look like to thrive in a city that is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky?\nContributors:\nCadaster\nLola Ben-Alon and The Natural Materials Lab\nDept.\nDepartamento del Distrito\nDalia Munenzon\nJess Myers\nFei Zhou\nThis exhibition is generously supported by:\nDiluvial Houston Initiative\, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported project; Rice School of Architecture\, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston\, and Rice University Office of Research. Architecture Center Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/big-hot-sticky-3/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 315 Capitol St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240701T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T230629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T000626Z
UID:221476-1719835200-1719864000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:TECHNE GALLERY @ TXRX LABS :: WOODSHOP GROUP SHOW
DESCRIPTION:From June 15 to August 18\, 2024 Please join TXRX Labs in the Techne Gallery for a talented membership showcase of our woodworking community.\nObjects will include furniture\, Maloof inspired chairs\, hand turned bowls\, cutting boards and decorative inlay applications through VCarve\, CNC work\, live edge work\, wood turning and various hand finishing techniques.\nCome opening weekend to engage directly with the craftsmen behind the creations to learn more about woodworking processes and their lifestyle insights\, inspirations and techniques. Stay to explore further collaborative opportunities with the artisans and fellow members.\nSelect pieces will be available for purchase\, providing an opportunity to bring home a piece of our vibrant community’s artistic expression.\nEvent Opening : Saturday June 15th 10am-3pm\nArtist Talks will be scheduled on our open house days\, given the 1st Friday of each month. Dive deeper into the world of woodworking by learning about our state-of-the-art tools and equipment\, enrolling in offered classes\, and tapping into the expertise of our dedicated shop manager and skilled volunteers with 30+ years of experience. Don’t miss this chance to ignite your creativity and appreciation for the artistry of woodworking.\nArtists Talk 1 : July 5th 6:30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nArtists Talk 2 : August 2nd 6 :30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nLocation: 6501 Navigation BLVD Houston TX 77011\nThe Techne Gallery is located inside the TXRX Labs lobby. TXRX Labs is located in the East End Maker Hub. Please look for the brightly colored permanently installed EEMH fabricated sign next to the very long driveway. We are past Centerpoints last driveway and our facility cannot be seen from the road. When you do find us\, the facility has a brightly colored mural of orange\, blue and gray squares on it. TXRX Lab’s front door is to the left of the loading docks.\nGallery hours : Mon-Fri 12-8 pm. Sat/Sun 10-3pm.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/techne-gallery-txrx-labs-woodshop-group-show-17/
LOCATION:The Techne Gallery @ TXRX LABS\, 4366 Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops,Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240630T230656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212205Z
UID:221488-1719910800-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:What Is A Ward?
DESCRIPTION:What defines a Ward\, or in a more modern sense of the word\, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston’s historic First Ward\, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages\, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of personal belonging\, of representing us and ourselves. Can a neighborhood have an identity when it is made up of diverse peoples and backgrounds? Or is it just a geographic definition\, delineated by streets and bayous?\nFor this tenant exhibition\, artists were asked: “How does your Ward fit within your studio practice? Is the idea of “home” something which inspires you creatively\, or a place of rest and comfort?” The exhibition is on view in the South Gallery through July 14.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/what-is-a-ward-48/
LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sawyer Yards Houston":MAILTO:events@sawyeryards.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T002154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212205Z
UID:221490-1719910800-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Big\, Hot & Sticky
DESCRIPTION:Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Big\, Hot\, and Sticky\, opening Thursday\, June 27\, 5:30-7:30pm\, and on view through April 23\, 2024. Curated by Dalia Munenzon and Maggie Tsang\, the exhibition commissions seven architects and artist to respond to Houston’s built and natural environment.\nHouston is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky. The metropolitan region is roughly 640 square miles\, and from east of Galveston Bay to west of Katy\, it is comparable in width to the State of Connecticut. For nearly one third of the year\, the city’s temperature climbs to at least 90 °F; and 2\,500 miles of slow moving\, flat waterways crisscross the city creating a swamp-like environment.\nHouston’s emergence as a metropolis\, like many American cities\, has been shaped by its defiance of the environment. From climate control to flood control\, the city is a hyper-engineered\, constructed landscape designed to resist the natural world. As Houston grows\, however\, so too does this tension between the natural and the human-made: from the shock of hurricanes and tropical storms to the chronic stresses of urban heat and nuisance flooding. In the face of these environmental challenges\, engineered and technological solutions have a limited impact\, and historically\, have also been sources of inequality. Instead\, what is needed is a more radical social\, cultural\, and ecological imaginary that recasts the city’s relationship to nature.\nBig\, Hot\, and Sticky\, spotlights Houston as a novel urban ecosystem: a constellation of highways\, waterways\, air-conditioned buildings\, remnant prairies\, and possums. This exhibition invites seven designers to respond to Houston’s provocation through critical histories\, design research\, and speculative projects rooted in the city’s urban landscape: How are environments\, climates\, and cultures co-constructed? What is the future of this notoriously air-conditioned\, car-centered\, energy capital? What does it look like to thrive in a city that is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky?\nContributors:\nCadaster\nLola Ben-Alon and The Natural Materials Lab\nDept.\nDepartamento del Distrito\nDalia Munenzon\nJess Myers\nFei Zhou\nThis exhibition is generously supported by:\nDiluvial Houston Initiative\, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported project; Rice School of Architecture\, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston\, and Rice University Office of Research. Architecture Center Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/big-hot-sticky-4/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 315 Capitol St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T002154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212205Z
UID:221494-1719914400-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:“The Toy Canvas”: Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
DESCRIPTION:It’s going to be another fantastic summer at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts!\nThis summer\, the Pearl has curated a one-of-a-kind exhibition that features toys as contemporary art. “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” features toys in photography\, sculpture\, mixed media and more.\nThis engaging exhibition explores the theme of play\, with art by FriendsWithYou\, Mitchel Wu\, Herb Williams\, Michelle Brooks and Tim Howell from FOX’s LEGO® Masters\, Madame Alexander dolls\, and many more!\nIncluded in the exhibition is an interactive play zone where visitors can discover their own creativity. The makerspace will have a variety of STEAM activities such as building challenges with LEGO® bricks and MAGNA-TILES®\, art activities inspired by the exhibition\, digital drawing tools\, and a literacy zone.\n“The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” opens Saturday\, June 1 and continues through August 31\, 2024. For special Opening Day festivities\, Wild Art Wednesdays\, and more\, visit pearlmfa.org.\nAdmission is free\, but donations are appreciated to help support the work of the museum.\nLocated at 6815 Cypresswood Drive in Spring\, TX\, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information\, visit pearlmfa.org.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/the-toy-canvas-pearl-fincher-museum-of-fine-arts-22/
LOCATION:Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts\, 6815 Cypresswood Dr\, Spring\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T002155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212205Z
UID:221495-1719914400-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present Liberties Were Taken the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of works by Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit. Known globally for cartographic artworks\, Dayrit investigates notions of power and identity represented and reproduced in monuments\, museums\, and maps. The exhibition brings together site-specific installations\, embroidered textiles\, and elaborate paintings created over a decade of participatory actions and solidarity work in the Philippines and around the world. Deploying visual tools\, such as written text\, graphs\, and symbols\, the artist positions land as a site of struggle through archival references\, protest imagery\, and grassroots counter-mapping.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-53/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4401 University Oaks Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T002155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212151Z
UID:221497-1719918000-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Brenda Biondo: Sun to Earth
DESCRIPTION:Koslov Larsen is pleased to present Sun to Earth\, the gallery’s third solo presentation by artist Brenda Biondo. Combining several series of Biondo’s works\, Sun to Earth introduces new ways of looking at common subjects while challenging viewers’ perception of color and three-dimensional space. The works explored throughout the show focus on atmospheric phenomena and other ephemeral components of the natural world. Unnatural (Texas Tumbleweeds) and Prairie Wheels study the interconnectedness of humans and flora\, inspired by the iconic tumbleweed\, an invasive species brought inadvertently to the United States in the 1870s by Eastern European settlers. Influenced heavily by James Turrell’s Skyspaces\, Perceptual Skies emphasizes the limitless potential of light as a subject and the subjectivity of perception. Biondo states\, “Using a visual language that deconstructs the sky portion of the landscape helps articulate questions about how we engage with our environment and the emotional and psychological effects natural light has on humans.” The images in the series follow the formal aesthetics of modern painting\, particularly minimalism\, while emphasizing the ambiguity between the real and the reproduced.\nSun to Earth will be on view at Koslov Larsen from May 3 – June 21\, 2024.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/brenda-biondo-sun-to-earth-42/
LOCATION:Koslov Larsen\, 4411 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Koslov Larsen":MAILTO:info@koslovlarsen.gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T012202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T212152Z
UID:221500-1719921600-1719939600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The phrase “counter-cartographies” describes Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit interdisciplinary practice of transforming historic maps into portraits of contemporary social conditions. Employing counter- cartography as an approach\, Dayrit charts histories of imperialism\, industrialization\, and systems of subjugation that shape geographical boundaries and cultural narratives around the world. In Summer 2024\, Blaffer will present Dayrit’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States with embroidered tapestries\, paintings\, and sculpture. The exhibition will be accompanied by Countermapping Workshops in Houston to excavate histories of imperialism\, extraction\, and displacement among historically marginalized people\, while summoning new imaginaries that recognize the overlapping global struggles and resistance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-54/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4401 University Oaks Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240702T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T033633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T002158Z
UID:221503-1719921600-1719950400@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:TECHNE GALLERY @ TXRX LABS :: WOODSHOP GROUP SHOW
DESCRIPTION:From June 15 to August 18\, 2024 Please join TXRX Labs in the Techne Gallery for a talented membership showcase of our woodworking community.\nObjects will include furniture\, Maloof inspired chairs\, hand turned bowls\, cutting boards and decorative inlay applications through VCarve\, CNC work\, live edge work\, wood turning and various hand finishing techniques.\nCome opening weekend to engage directly with the craftsmen behind the creations to learn more about woodworking processes and their lifestyle insights\, inspirations and techniques. Stay to explore further collaborative opportunities with the artisans and fellow members.\nSelect pieces will be available for purchase\, providing an opportunity to bring home a piece of our vibrant community’s artistic expression.\nEvent Opening : Saturday June 15th 10am-3pm\nArtist Talks will be scheduled on our open house days\, given the 1st Friday of each month. Dive deeper into the world of woodworking by learning about our state-of-the-art tools and equipment\, enrolling in offered classes\, and tapping into the expertise of our dedicated shop manager and skilled volunteers with 30+ years of experience. Don’t miss this chance to ignite your creativity and appreciation for the artistry of woodworking.\nArtists Talk 1 : July 5th 6:30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nArtists Talk 2 : August 2nd 6 :30 pm. Facility tours @ 7 and 8pm.\nLocation: 6501 Navigation BLVD Houston TX 77011\nThe Techne Gallery is located inside the TXRX Labs lobby. TXRX Labs is located in the East End Maker Hub. Please look for the brightly colored permanently installed EEMH fabricated sign next to the very long driveway. We are past Centerpoints last driveway and our facility cannot be seen from the road. When you do find us\, the facility has a brightly colored mural of orange\, blue and gray squares on it. TXRX Lab’s front door is to the left of the loading docks.\nGallery hours : Mon-Fri 12-8 pm. Sat/Sun 10-3pm.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/techne-gallery-txrx-labs-woodshop-group-show-18/
LOCATION:The Techne Gallery @ TXRX LABS\, 4366 Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes + Workshops,Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240701T230705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T215238Z
UID:221529-1719997200-1720026000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:What Is A Ward?
DESCRIPTION:What defines a Ward\, or in a more modern sense of the word\, a neighborhood? Sabine Street Studios is located in Houston’s historic First Ward\, meaning the first developed in Houston. As artists and creatives we all come from different backgrounds and heritages\, as does our practice. But this practice has a shared sense of personal belonging\, of representing us and ourselves. Can a neighborhood have an identity when it is made up of diverse peoples and backgrounds? Or is it just a geographic definition\, delineated by streets and bayous?\nFor this tenant exhibition\, artists were asked: “How does your Ward fit within your studio practice? Is the idea of “home” something which inspires you creatively\, or a place of rest and comfort?” The exhibition is on view in the South Gallery through July 14.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/what-is-a-ward-49/
LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sawyer Yards Houston":MAILTO:events@sawyeryards.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240702T020646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T215238Z
UID:221533-1719997200-1720026000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Big\, Hot & Sticky
DESCRIPTION:Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Big\, Hot\, and Sticky\, opening Thursday\, June 27\, 5:30-7:30pm\, and on view through April 23\, 2024. Curated by Dalia Munenzon and Maggie Tsang\, the exhibition commissions seven architects and artist to respond to Houston’s built and natural environment.\nHouston is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky. The metropolitan region is roughly 640 square miles\, and from east of Galveston Bay to west of Katy\, it is comparable in width to the State of Connecticut. For nearly one third of the year\, the city’s temperature climbs to at least 90 °F; and 2\,500 miles of slow moving\, flat waterways crisscross the city creating a swamp-like environment.\nHouston’s emergence as a metropolis\, like many American cities\, has been shaped by its defiance of the environment. From climate control to flood control\, the city is a hyper-engineered\, constructed landscape designed to resist the natural world. As Houston grows\, however\, so too does this tension between the natural and the human-made: from the shock of hurricanes and tropical storms to the chronic stresses of urban heat and nuisance flooding. In the face of these environmental challenges\, engineered and technological solutions have a limited impact\, and historically\, have also been sources of inequality. Instead\, what is needed is a more radical social\, cultural\, and ecological imaginary that recasts the city’s relationship to nature.\nBig\, Hot\, and Sticky\, spotlights Houston as a novel urban ecosystem: a constellation of highways\, waterways\, air-conditioned buildings\, remnant prairies\, and possums. This exhibition invites seven designers to respond to Houston’s provocation through critical histories\, design research\, and speculative projects rooted in the city’s urban landscape: How are environments\, climates\, and cultures co-constructed? What is the future of this notoriously air-conditioned\, car-centered\, energy capital? What does it look like to thrive in a city that is Big\, Hot\, and Sticky?\nContributors:\nCadaster\nLola Ben-Alon and The Natural Materials Lab\nDept.\nDepartamento del Distrito\nDalia Munenzon\nJess Myers\nFei Zhou\nThis exhibition is generously supported by:\nDiluvial Houston Initiative\, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported project; Rice School of Architecture\, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston\, and Rice University Office of Research. Architecture Center Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/big-hot-sticky-5/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 315 Capitol St\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240702T212219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T215238Z
UID:221557-1720000800-1720026000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:“The Toy Canvas”: Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
DESCRIPTION:It’s going to be another fantastic summer at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts!\nThis summer\, the Pearl has curated a one-of-a-kind exhibition that features toys as contemporary art. “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” features toys in photography\, sculpture\, mixed media and more.\nThis engaging exhibition explores the theme of play\, with art by FriendsWithYou\, Mitchel Wu\, Herb Williams\, Michelle Brooks and Tim Howell from FOX’s LEGO® Masters\, Madame Alexander dolls\, and many more!\nIncluded in the exhibition is an interactive play zone where visitors can discover their own creativity. The makerspace will have a variety of STEAM activities such as building challenges with LEGO® bricks and MAGNA-TILES®\, art activities inspired by the exhibition\, digital drawing tools\, and a literacy zone.\n“The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” opens Saturday\, June 1 and continues through August 31\, 2024. For special Opening Day festivities\, Wild Art Wednesdays\, and more\, visit pearlmfa.org.\nAdmission is free\, but donations are appreciated to help support the work of the museum.\nLocated at 6815 Cypresswood Drive in Spring\, TX\, the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information\, visit pearlmfa.org.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/the-toy-canvas-pearl-fincher-museum-of-fine-arts-23/
LOCATION:Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts\, 6815 Cypresswood Dr\, Spring\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240702T222140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T215238Z
UID:221559-1720000800-1720026000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Cian Dayrit: Liberties Were Taken
DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Art Museum is proud to present Liberties Were Taken the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of works by Manila-based artist Cian Dayrit. Known globally for cartographic artworks\, Dayrit investigates notions of power and identity represented and reproduced in monuments\, museums\, and maps. The exhibition brings together site-specific installations\, embroidered textiles\, and elaborate paintings created over a decade of participatory actions and solidarity work in the Philippines and around the world. Deploying visual tools\, such as written text\, graphs\, and symbols\, the artist positions land as a site of struggle through archival references\, protest imagery\, and grassroots counter-mapping.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/cian-dayrit-liberties-were-taken-55/
LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4401 University Oaks Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blaffer Art Museum":MAILTO:infoblaffer@uh.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240702T232135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T215223Z
UID:221571-1720004400-1720026000@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Brenda Biondo: Sun to Earth
DESCRIPTION:Koslov Larsen is pleased to present Sun to Earth\, the gallery’s third solo presentation by artist Brenda Biondo. Combining several series of Biondo’s works\, Sun to Earth introduces new ways of looking at common subjects while challenging viewers’ perception of color and three-dimensional space. The works explored throughout the show focus on atmospheric phenomena and other ephemeral components of the natural world. Unnatural (Texas Tumbleweeds) and Prairie Wheels study the interconnectedness of humans and flora\, inspired by the iconic tumbleweed\, an invasive species brought inadvertently to the United States in the 1870s by Eastern European settlers. Influenced heavily by James Turrell’s Skyspaces\, Perceptual Skies emphasizes the limitless potential of light as a subject and the subjectivity of perception. Biondo states\, “Using a visual language that deconstructs the sky portion of the landscape helps articulate questions about how we engage with our environment and the emotional and psychological effects natural light has on humans.” The images in the series follow the formal aesthetics of modern painting\, particularly minimalism\, while emphasizing the ambiguity between the real and the reproduced.\nSun to Earth will be on view at Koslov Larsen from May 3 – June 21\, 2024.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/brenda-biondo-sun-to-earth-43/
LOCATION:Koslov Larsen\, 4411 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Visual Arts + Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Koslov Larsen":MAILTO:info@koslovlarsen.gallery
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240703T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T202548
CREATED:20240702T232135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T225144Z
UID:221569-1720004400-1720029600@eastendhouston.com
SUMMARY:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege
DESCRIPTION:Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege presents work by the acclaimed Chicago-based artist\, featuring large-scale paintings\, sculptures\, and installations that highlight the seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward. Throughout his career\, Theaster Gates has soulfully elevated our understanding of Black labor\, materials\, place\, and community to revitalize underrecognized neighborhoods by combining urban planning and a multifaceted art practice. His work powerfully highlights the true value Black spaces hold—although often devalued—as sites of American resilience\, liberation\, and redemption. Gates is a shape-shifter\, a world-builder\, and an artist who singularly connects the dots in both poetic and pragmatic ways. For over 20 years he has worked to transform the Southside of Chicago through various initiatives aimed at preserving and continuing the neighborhood’s vital role as a site for Black creativity. His multifaceted practice\, which demonstrates the dual importance of building community and exposing power structures\, has made him one of the most significant artists working in our time.
URL:https://eastendhouston.com/event/theaster-gates-the-gift-and-the-renege-32/
LOCATION:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, 5216 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Kids + Families,Visual Arts + Museums
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