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WED 11.29.2023
🎨 ART EVENT 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Borges and Texas | A Celebration of Art & Literature” at Rice University (Grand Hall, 6100 Main St, Houston 77005). This one-night event honors Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. It includes a panel discussion and an exhibition of three-dimensional works about the poet created by 20 Texas artists, including a cast bronze bust sculpture of Borges by Argentine sculptor Carlos Benavidez to be donated to the Houston Public Library.
🎨 CLOSING PERFORMANCE 6:15 PM to 8:00 PM “Olivia Block’s 12 Degrees of Sky” at James Turrell’s Twilight Epiphany Skyspace at Rice University (6100 Main St., Houston 77005 — off Loop Rd in front of Alice Pratt Brown Hall). Following the sunset sequence, this original light and electronic composition is a dramatization of — and an investigation into — the limitations and thresholds of human perception.
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THU 11.30.2023
❄️🎄🎅 PREVIEW PARTY 6:00 to 9:00 PM “DASH Holiday Market” at Houston Design Center (7026 Old Katy Rd., Houston 77024). $40 admission includes specialty cocktails, beer, and wine plus advance shopping of trending decor and unique gifts on sale by over 90 local and national dealers. Free admission on Friday, December 1 through Sunday, December 3.
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FRI 12.01.2023
❄️🎄🎅 HOLIDAY EVENT 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Deck the Park” at Clay Family Eastern Glades in Memorial Park (6502 Memorial Dr., Houston 77007). Free, family-friendly event kicks off Memorial Park’s Holiday Lights. The lighting of the 26-foot holiday tree takes place at 6:00 PM on Bowden Terrace. Enjoy hot cocoa and holiday-themed activities including arts and crafts for children, cookie decorating, and letters to Santa. Music, food trucks, festive photo opportunities, and an outdoor movie screening of “Home Alone 2” at 6:45 PM.
🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM “The SQ Artist Series” on view thru December 31, 2023 in The Square at Texas Tower (845 Texas Ave., Ste. 200, Houston 77002). Three featured artists – Laura Aurealis, Leslie Gaworecki, Tati Sykes – have works on view.
❄️🎄🎅 HOLIDAY EVENT 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM “Holiday on 19th Street” (311 W 19th St., Houston 77008). Accompanied by live music, discover the charm of local shops, each adorned with holiday decorations and unique finds, perfect for your seasonal shopping.
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SAT 12.02.2023
🎨 ART EVENT 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM "HTown Arts Market" at Harrisburg Art Museum (4300 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston 77011). Experience live mural painting, live music, and hundreds of vendors including artists, boutiques, sneakers, vintage clothing, jewelry, candles, craftsman, flowers, skincare, food, and more.
🎨 ART BOOK SIGNING 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM “Two Clever by Half | William Wegman and Jack Massing” at Menil Bookstore. This new publication features individual and collaborative works by Houston artist Jack Massing and New York artist William Wegman. Massing will be in attendance to sign books.
🎨 ARTIST TALK 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM “Stacks on Stacks on Stacks | Christopher Cascio” at Ruth Street Projects (2206 Ruth St., Houston 77004). Artist talk on the closing day of his solo exhibition of 100 fabric paintings inspired by traditional quilting patterns.
🎨 ART OPENING 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM “A Place in Mind | Recent Paintings by Jim N. Hill” on view thru January 4, 2014 at Archway Gallery (2305 Dunlavy St., Houston 77006). Known for his colorful paintings featuring floral, landscape, architectural, marine, and figurative imagery, Hill's lifetime of travels provides the inspiration for his exploration of the experience of place.
🎨 ART OPENING 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Coastal Gardens | Michael Roque Collins” on view thru December 30, 2023 at Redbud Arts Center (303 East 11th St., Houston 77008). New watercolor paintings feature garden spaces with sentient verdant vegetation that erupts with life amidst abandoned factories.
🎨 ART OPENING 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM “Olio” on view thru January 2, 2024 at Front Gallery (1412 Bonnie Brae, Houston 77006). The 12 artists in this group show are motivated by a shared love of clay.
🎨 ART EVENT 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM “Negativland” + SUE-C” at The Orange Show World Headquarters 2334 Gulf Terminal Dr., Houston 77023). This live performance project is about our nervous systems, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that inevitably insert themselves between them, with original music, found sounds, unique visuals, and a few surprises.
SUN 12.03.2023
🎨 ART EVENT 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM “Bayou City Clay Crawl” at ten ceramic artist studios citywide, including Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studios. This free one-day event features pottery demonstrations, studio tours, and over 60 artists selling handcrafted ceramics.
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