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WED 04.24.2024
🎨 ART TALK “Janet Sobel: All-Over” at The Menil Collection (1533 Sul Ross St., Houston 77006). Art historians Susan Davidson and Sandra Zalman with Menil curator Natalie Dupêcher in conversation about Abstract Expressionism and Janet Sobel, a painter who pioneered what became known as “all-over”abstraction in the 1940s (exhibition on view thru August 11, 2024).
🎨 FILM SCREENING “Mami Wata” 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Houston Museum of African American Culture (4807 Caroline St., Houston 77004). Director C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi's film is described by the New York Times as "both haunting and ravishing."
THU 04.25.2024
🎨 FREE THURSDAYS Museum of Fine Arts Houston 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM (1001 Bissonnet, Houston 77005). Thursdays are a great day to visit the MFAH and see the permanent collections for free. Pay only $10 (free if you are a museum member) to see the special exhibitions on view: Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism • Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage • Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway • Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence
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FRI 04.26.2024
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Juan C. Torres: Exhale” 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bisong Art Gallery (1305 Sterrett St., Houston 77002). On view thru May 11, 2024, this exhibition of paintings and sculptures captivatingly explores the human psyche in the wake of the pandemic.
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “18 Stories” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Summer Street Studios (2204 Summer St., Houston 77007). On view thru May 10, 2024, the University of Houston brings together a diverse range of image-making practices across quilts, collage, installation, new media, and cyanotype printing through this 2024 Photography and Digital Media Senior Thesis exhibition.
🎨 ART EVENT “The Happening” 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (2441 Munger St., Houston 77023). Presented on every last Friday of the month next to Smither Park, the theme of this experimental performance art and open mic showcase curated by Alexandra Lechin changes monthly.
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SAT 04.27.2024
🎨 ART EVENT "19th Annual Frida Festival" 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at StoryHive (4010 Canal St., Houston 77003). Founded in 2005 by artist Lizbeth Ortiz, this popular festival is a platform to promote the story of Frida Kahlo’s life and showcase diverse community talents in art, music, dance, and other forms of artistic expression.
🎨 ARTIST TALK “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls” 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Community Artists’ Collective (4101 San Jacinto St., Ste. 116, Houston 77004). Photographers Earlie Hudnall, Jr.; Ray Carrington; and Tamirah Collins share some of their methods, motivation and love for preserving memories in this program tied to this exhibition.
🎨 ART EVENT “Contained & Arranged” 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio (706 Richmond Ave, Houston 77006). On view thru May 8, 2024, this 26th annual creative collaboration of ceramists and floral artists is a stunning exhibit to delight the senses. Also open on Sunday, April 28,2024 at 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Her Vision 2024” 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM at Bad Astronaut Brewing (1519 Fulton St., Houston 77009). Works by 60 female artists, along with an array of local female vendors, deejays, all-female car clubs and a panel discussion consisting of successful creative women leading in Houston.
🎨 ART EVENT "FLOWriety Fire Night" 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at Smither Park (2441 Munger St., Houston 77023). This late night event offers stunning fire manipulation, a fire performance circle, flow arts, live music, and fire manipulated-based vendors.
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SUN 04.28.2024
🎨 ART EVENT "Tidbits Market" 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Southern Kindness Gallery (2005 Commerce St., Houston 77002). Gifts, jewelry, apparel, accessories, housewares, art, artisan goodies, and more by independent brands are for sale. Admission is $5, which includes all-day access and a Southern Spritz cocktail from Pour La Vie.
🎨 CLOSING RECEPTION “Her Vision 2024” 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Bad Astronaut Brewing (1519 Fulton St., Houston 77009). Works by 60 female artists, along with an array of local female vendors, deejays, all-female car clubs and a panel discussion consisting of successful creative women leading in Houston.
🎨 ART EVENT “East End Block Party” 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Divine Shine (4400 Canal St., Houston 77011). Stop by this cool car wash and see artists creating work live (with works also available for sale). Free admission.
🎨 CLOSING RECEPTION "Liz Hingley: The SIM Project" 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Houston Center for Photography (1441 W. Alabama St., Houston 77006) New artworks made by Houston residents will be shared in this collection of SIM-scale artifacts made during workshops in Europe by over 170 participants from countries.
🎨 MUSIC "Jazzy Sundays in the Parks" 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St., Houston 77007). FREE, outdoor concerts for all ages on The Water Works Lawn.
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