Plan Your Arts Weekend: Wednesday thru Sunday

Each week, I carefully curate a list of about a baker's dozen of upcoming must-see art events, so you can plan an arts-filled weekend. From gallery openings to artist talks, my MUSED Houston Art Events newsletter helps you to decide where to be and what to experience, with all the insider details.

Not sure what you missed? No problem! Visit my online calendar for a complete list of visual art events in the city, including updated venue hours for those openings you couldn't attend. Share the joy of Houston’s vibrant art scene with your friends by inviting them to subscribe to my newsletter!

Visit www.melissarichardsonbanks.com to subscribe, submit events, and stay plugged into Houston’s thriving art scene.

~ 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.

WED 09.25.2024

🎨 ART EVENT “Happy Hour Tour with Sharon Aja Morris" 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Houston Museum of African American Culture (4807 Caroline St., Houston 77004). Join the artist as she talks about her "The Talking Back of Miss Valentine Jones" exhibition now on view.

🎨 ART EVENT “HALA General Meeting for Latinx Houston Artists" 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at The DeLUXE Theater (3303 Lyons Ave., Houston 77020). Houston Alliance for Latinx Arts shares what's happening in our city's Latinx arts community.

🎨 ART EVENT “Fall Open House" 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Houston Center for Photography (1441 W. Alabama St., Houston 77006). Learn about upcoming classes and events. Share your portfolio (RSVP required). Instructors Raquel Natalicchio and Stephan Hillerbrand will present their work, too.

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THU 09.26.2024

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Sol Diaz-Peña: Here All Along” and “Ayanna Jolivet McCloud: New Suns” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Lawndale Art Center (4912 Main St., Houston 77002). On view thru November 2, 2024.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION "Houston's So Hot Right Now" Exhibition 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at POST Houston - X Atrium - L1 Southeast Gallery (401 Franklin St., Houston 77201). A take on heat in Houston's downtown core in the wake of one of the hottest summers on record.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “From Federal to Hopetown: Kaima Marie Akarue” 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Anderson Center for the Arts (13334 Wallisville Rd., Houston 77049). Artist talk begins at 7:00 PM.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Texas Music Posters, 1970s–1980s” 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Alta Arts (5412 Ashbrook Dr., Houston 77081). Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Bruce Springsteen, Grateful Dead, Butthole Surfers, and Alice Cooper are among the featured artists on these Texas music venue posters.

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FRI 09.27.2024

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Off the Wall: Karyn Olivier” 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Rice University Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion (6100 Main St., Houston 77005). Celebrate the latest installation in the Moody Center for the Arts' Off the Wall series.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “DiverseWorks: River on Fire” 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at MATCH Gallery (3400 Main St., Houston 77002). On view thru November 16, 2024.

🎨 ART SHOW “Wild At Art III: Tra' Slaughter” 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Hardy & Nance Studios (902 Hardy St., Houston 77020). StellaNova Foundation presents this two-day benefit art show featuring 400 works for sale by the artist. Also open on Saturday, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “2024 Texas Biennial: The Last Sky” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Blaffer Art Museum (4173 Elgin St., Houston 77004). On view thru March 9, 2025, this independent statewide survey of contemporary art features over 80 artists.

🎨 ARTIST TALK “Ramona Residency: Beatriz Bellorin” 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at MECA Dow School (1900 Kane St., Houston 77007)

🎨 ART OPENING + EXPERIENCE “Skeletons and Souls: Daniel Yisa” 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM at Moth.HTX in Houston Warehouse Studios (1506 Lorraine St., Unit B, Houston 77009). This multidisciplinary artist explores the human psyche through transformative artwork that he unveils in front of a live audience. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show starts at 7:30 PM. Live performance at 8:30 PM. Short film screening at 9:00 PM.

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SAT 09.28.2024

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Dorothy Hood: Celestial Voids" 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at McClain Gallery (2242 Richmond Ave., Houston 77098).

🎨 ART SHOW “Connections: Jan Golden” 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Grace in the Heights Gallery-Grace Methodist, Fellowship Hall, 2nd Fl. (1245 Heights Blvd., Houston 77008).

🎨 ART EVENT Ramona Residency presents "Kids Workshop and Open Studio: Beatriz Bellorin” 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Decatur Street Studio (2213 Decatur St., Houston 77007). Free sun print workshop for kids starts at 3:00 PM; open studio at 4:00 PM.

🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION "Gustavo Díaz: Wild Wind, Subtle Breeze" 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino (1506 W. Alabama St., Houston 77098). Artist talk at 5:00 PM

🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Nick Carter: Echo Chamber” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Jardín Montrose (2608 Dunlavy St., Houston 77098). Painting, printmaking, clothing, installation, and performance focused on woven structures as a site for conflict between image and material.

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SAT 09.28.2024 and SUN 09.29.2024

🎨 WEEKEND ART EVENT “Jesse Sifuentes Open Studio: Show and Sell” 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (1902 Alta Vista St., Houston 77023). If you have driven down Navigation Blvd. towards Magnolia Park, you have seen the ceramic paper airplanes mural titled "Navigation" by this artist who studied with Dr. John Biggers of TSU and in Mexico influenced by the great masters.

Friday, October 18 thru Sunday, October 20, 2024

Headquartered at 3302 Canal St., Houston 77003

Free Weekend Event in Houston’s East End

Art Battles • Murals • Lowriders • Artisans • Music

Over 20 local and international mural artists come together for this free weekend celebration of creativity and community. Canal Street will be transformed into a vibrant open-air gallery, drawing art lovers and tourists alike to experience live mural painting, art battles, local vendors, and music. For a full list of participating artists and venues, check out this story on my website.

FREE CALENDAR LISTINGS! Promote your Houston art events by visiting melissarichardsonbanks.com/events and clicking "Submit Events" to enter information about your event.

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.