Plan Your Arts Weekend: Thursday thru Sunday

Visit my online calendar for the more complete list of visual art events happening in Houston. Review the extensive list of opening receptions below to decide what you will attend (and where you need to be seen!). Then, make plans to visit the other galleries during public hours.

Of course, please invite your friends to subscribe to this still-free weekly MUSED Houston Art Events newsletter.

~ Melissa Richardson Banks

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. And, if you miss an opening at a museum or gallery, please check the MUSED Houston art events calendar on my website at www.melissarichardsonbanks.com to plan your visit during a venue's regular operating hours.

THU 09.12.2024

🎨 RECEPTION + ARTIST TALK “Two Voices Calling: Lauren Clayton and Trevor Lightsy” 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at UH-Downtown O’Kane Gallery (201 Girard St. 3rd Fl. Houston 77002).

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Fables: New Work by Gail Siptak” and “This and That by Steve Sachs” 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Koelsch Gallery (1020 Peden St., Houston 77006).

🎨 OPENING RECEPTIONS 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sabine Street Studios (1907 Sabine St., Houston 77007):

• “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes” (South Gallery)
• “2024 WiVLA Biennial Collaboration: Entangled” (North Gallery)
• “John Maloney: Scenes from Films I’ll Never Make” (East Corridor Gallery)

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION “Second Thursdays” 6:00 PM to 8:0 PM at Rozi Turnbull Gallery (2102 Edwards St., Ste. 2, Houston 77007). A retrospective by the gallery's namesake.

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION “Color Crush: Carly Allen Martin, Didem Yağci, Sandrine Kern” 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Laura Rathe Fine Art-River Oaks District (4444 Westheimer Rd., Houston 77027).

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FRI 09.13.2024

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION “Darren Waterston: Adrift” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Inman Gallery (3901 Main St., Houston 77002). Paintings, works on paper, and a site-specific mural.

🎨 CLOSING RECEPTION “Echoes in the Crowd: Romeo Clay Robinson” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Christ Church Cathedral's Cloister Gallery (1117 Texas Ave., Houston 77002).

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Kathy Vargas: Light Needs Shadow Needs Light” + “Beili Liu: Rising Water” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Art League Houston (1953 Montrose Blvd., Houston 77006)

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTIONS 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Reeves Art + Design (2415 Taft St., Houston 77006):

• “Michael J. Abraham: Quasi-Realism”
• “David Adickes: The Undiscovered Works”

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Crawfish Ledvina: Recent Paintings” 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Pablo Cardozo Gallery (803 William St., Unit 3, Houston 77002).

🎨 ART EVENT “All About Art x Nuestrx Arte” 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at Bad Astronaut Brewing (1519 Fulton St., Houston 77009). A one-night art show, artisan market and performances.

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SAT 09.14.2024

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Seth Cameron: Storyteller” 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Seven Sisters Gallery (805 Rhode Pl. Ste 500, Houston 77019)

🎨 RECEPTION “Liz Rodda: The Hand is Pinker Than the Eye” 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Jonathan Hopson Gallery (904 Marshall St., Houston 77006)

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTIONS 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at The Silos at Sawyer Yards (1502 Sawyer St. Houston 77007)

• “The Pieces and the Puzzle” (throughout the warehouse)
• “Oluseyi Soyege: Fundamental Livelihood” (Bay 100 Gallery)
• “Sources of Light” (Bay 200 Gallery)
• “Dana Cargile: Sticks & Stoneware” (Bay 300 Gallery)

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION “Color in Motion” 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Silver Street Studios | West Gallery (2000 Edwards St., Houston 77007)

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Connector: A Survey” 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Rudolph Blume Fine Art (10771 Westpark Dr., Houston 77042). Curated by Tommy Gregory, this multi-media group exhibition features 38 artists from 10 U.S. cities.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Gustavo Díaz: Wild Wind, Subtle Breeze” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino (1506 W Alabama St., Houston 77006)

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Ecologies: Garrett Griffin” 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery at Holy Family HTX (3719 Navigation Blvd., Houston 77003).

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SUN 09.15.2024

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “5 Women” 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at F Gallery (4225 Gibson St, Houston 77007). Works by five essential and deeply influential contemporary Houston artists: Amy Blakemore, Jillian Conrad, Dana Frankfort, Francesca Fuchs, and Katrina Moorhead.

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WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN MY E-NEWSLETTER? To give me time to review and consider for inclusion, you must submit your events through my website two to four weeks in advance AND a representative from your organization must subscribe to my e-newsletter. Please understand that I cannot include every single event at every art venue throughout Houston. I do my best! And, remember, this weekly e-newsletter is solely a passion project for me as I like to keep a list of what I really want to see.