For years, I have curated a weekly list of art events for friends, neighbors, and family members. Doing this is solely a passion project for me -- I like to keep a list of what I really want to see. If you miss an opening at a museum or gallery, check the calendar on my website for past events and visit during the venue's regular operating hours. ~ Melissa Richardson Banks

Love road trips? Love art? Then plan a weekend drive from Houston to Corpus Christi (psst, that's my hometown!). There are many great places to see art along the way. I am headed down to the Art Museum of South Texas to see "Collidoscope: de la Torre Retro-Perspective" before this nationally touring exhibition closes this Saturday, September 30 (and hey, did you know that it was me -- through my firm CauseConnect -- who ORGANIZED and now MANAGES this national tour for The Cheech and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino?!?!! Cool, right??!! It heads to El Paso, Texas in late October. Check out my favorite places to see art in South Texas and the Coastal Bend on my website.

THU 09.28.2023

🎨 ART OPENING 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM “Dimensions | Matthew Hawtin, Matthew Shlian + John Holt Smith" exhibition on view thru October 27, 2023 at Dimmitt Contemporary Art (3637 W. Alabama St., Ste. 160; Houston 77027). Together, Matthew Hawtin, Matthew Shlian, and John Holt Smith present a body of work based in unique artistic processes that project paint and paper into a dimensional realm. For details, visit https://dimmittcontemporaryart.com/ and (713) 360-6580.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Climate Migrations” exhibition on view thru April 26, 2024 at POST Houston X-Atrium Gallery (401 Franklin St., Houston 77201). Organized by the Houston Climate Justice Museum with curator Erika Mei Chua Holum of the Blaffer Art Museum, artists are Mashal Awais, Lina Dib, Valentina Jager, Naomi Kuo, Julia Barbosa Landois, Cin-Ty Lee, Reynier Leyva Novo, Henry G. Sanchez, and Saúl Hernandez Vargas. Details at https://www.climatejusticemuseum.org/climate-migrations or email info@climatejusticemuseum.org.

🎵 MUSIC 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM Performance by Lindale, the country punk rock band featuring three visual artists: Joseph Havel, Steve Murphy, and Bob Russell at Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge next door to the Continental Club (3714 Main St., Houston 77002). Details at https://continentalclub.com/bigtoplounge or call (713) 529-9899. Cover: $5

FRI 09.29.2023

🎨 PUBLIC RECEPTION 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM "2800 dowling-wasi-sangarara | william cordova" on view thru August 23, 2024 at Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University (6100 Main St., Houston 77005). This outdoor installation is illuminates the synthesis of memory, ritual, and mythology to disrupt, challenge and reassess definitions of a collective landscape. Details at https://moody.rice.edu/exhibitions/wall-william-cordova or call (713) 348-2787.

🎨 ART OPENINGS 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM “Tree of Life” and “Max Adrian | RIPSTOP” exhibitions on view thru January 6, 2024 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (4848 Main St., Houston, 77002). “Tree of Life” features works by Tanzania-based artists Joseph Singombe and Pius Mtembe plus the late Texas artist James Harris. “Max Adrian | RIPSTOP” features patchwork textiles and volumetric inflatable sculptures by this Ohio-based artist. For details, visit https://crafthouston.org/ or call (713) 529-4848.

🎥 FILM SCREENING 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM “Green Bridges, Transient Walls” at an outdoor lot at Commerce St. and Roberts St. near the Houston Climate Justice Museum (3308 Garrow St., Houston 77003 – reception follows at the museum). Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show, this selection of contemporary films was inspired by questioning the infrastructures put in place to promote or prevent movement. Details at https://www.aurorapictureshow.org/programs/green-bridges-transient-walls

SAT 09.30.2023

🎨 ART EVENT 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM “Art Ramble Sawyer Yards” Walk into a world of artistic wonders as over 100 artists, across four incredible art studio buildings, open their doors just for Houston. Details at https://www.sawyeryards.com/events/art-ramble.

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Check out these art opening events on campus:

• SILVER STREET STUDIOS-West Gallery: "Gabriela Monterroso: Down to Earth"

• THE SILOS AT SAWYER YARDS: "Scott White: Curiouser and Curiouser" and "FLUX: ClayHouston's Annual Members Exhibition"

• SABINE STREET STUDIOS: "Lorena Molina: At What Cost? (Part II)" and "Arohi Ranade: Restless Node in a Quiet Net"

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue or the organizer of an event to ensure that it is taking place as promoted and scheduled.