MUSED HOUSTON ART EVENTS: December 26

🎉 Wrapping Up 2024 with Big News + Upcoming Houston Art Events! 🎨

It’s been an incredible year, and I’m thrilled to close it by sharing two exciting milestones! This season, I’m featured in two PBS documentaries that celebrate my two decades of work supporting Cheech Marin, Chicano artists, and the arts. Both films are available to watch now—so please tune in, share, and enjoy!

2024 was also a great year as our documentary film "RAZÓN DE SER: Luis C. Garza" won awards (among them, "Best Documentary" at the Burbank International Film Festival) and was an Official Selection at over a dozen festivals. We'd love to screen this short film locally and bring our traveling museum exhibition "The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza" to Houston, too. If you have interest or leads, contact me :)

Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

📺 PBS Documentaries Now Streaming Featuring Me with Cheech Marin & Chicano Artists

CRAFT IN AMERICA: “Collectors”

Premieres TONIGHT: Friday, December 27 at 11 PM Central on Houston Public Media (KUHT).

Stream Now: Available on pbs.org/craftinamerica, craftinamerica.org, PBS.org, and the free PBS App through 2029.

Explore the powerful role of art collectors and their impact on the art world, featuring Cheech Marin alongside Chicano artists Yolanda González, Francisco Palomares, Frank Romero, and Jaime “Germs” Zacarias.

• Video Clip: Preview of "Cheech on Collecting Chicano Art"

• Full Episode: Cheech’s segment begins at 38:44.

For Educators: Download the free lesson plan, Building a Collection, to introduce high school students to the significance of Chicano art and the act of collecting.

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ARTBOUND: “The Cheech”

Stream Now: Available on YouTube, pbssocal.org/artbound, PBS.org, and the free PBS App.

This documentary celebrates Cheech Marin’s passion for Chicano art and his influence on the L.A. art scene. Featuring interviews with 11 prominent artists and key figures, The Cheech is a must-watch.

Want to share the film in Houston (or elsewhere)? Host a free community screening in 2025! Learn more here.

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Wishing you a joyful close to 2024 and an inspiring, art-filled 2025!

UPCOMING ART EVENTS

Visit musedhouston.com for updates on these and other events.

January 2025

SAT 01.04 at 5–8 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Brushstrokes: Streetscapes, Style and Skylines by Maksim Koloskov at Archway Gallery

SAT 01.04 at 6–9 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Nela Garzón: Not One of Us at Redbud Arts Center

THU 01.09 at 7–8 PM: ARTIST TALK Ronny Quevedo at Menil Drawing Institute

FRI 01.10 at 6–8 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Bumin Kim: Lingering Light at Anya Tish Gallery

FRI 01.10 at 6–8 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Object Impermanence at Koslov Larsen Gallery

FRI 01.10 at 6–9 PM: OPENING RECEPTION of infinite elastic: Jeanette 'Joy' Harris and Molly Koehn at Throughline

SUN 01.12 at 5–7 PM: MUSIC Silk Road Jazz Quartet at Bohemeo’s

SUN 01.12 at 6–8 PM: MUSIC Relative Dissonance at Houston Piano Company

THU 01.16 at 7–9 PM: FILM + TALK Saving Cinema at The Menil Collection

SAT 01.18 at 6–8 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Margaret O'Brien-Nelson: Bodies of Water at Glassell School of Art

SAT 01.18 at 5–8 PM: NEW YEAR OPEN HOUSE Chandler Art Gallery, Avant-Art Gallery, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Heidi Vaughan Fine Art

SAT 01.18 at 2–10 PM and SAT 01.25 at 12–4 PM: ART SHOW 10th Annual 10x10 Art Show at Hardy & Nance Studios

FRI 01.24 at 11 AM–7 PM: OPENING DAY Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight at The Menil Collection

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue or the organizer to ensure that their event is taking place as promoted and scheduled. And, if you miss an opening, plan to visit during a venue's regular operating hours.

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SEASONAL EVENTS

THRU JAN 26: Cistern Illuminated at Buffalo Bayou Park

THRU DEC 30: Christmas Village at Bayou Bend

THRU DEC 31: City Lights Downtown Holiday Magic at Avenida Houston

THRU JAN 1: Alley Theatre’s Deck The Trees at George Brown Convention Center

THRU JAN 5: Galaxy Lights at Space Center Houston

THRU JAN 5: Zoo Lights at Houston Zoo

THRU JAN 15: Holiday Bazaar at Cultural Center Our Texas

THRU FEB 16: ATLAS by Jen Lewin at Discovery Green

THRU FEB 23: Radiant Nature at Houston Botanic Garden

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