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WED 08.16.2023
🎨 ART INSTALLATION PREVIEW PARTY 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM “Eye on Art” at Second Draught in the Ion District (4201 Main St., Ste. 130, Houston 77002) to unveil two site-specific window installations: “Creation, Current, Solution” by Kill Joy and “The SpLaVCe Program” by Christopher Blay. The art installations are on public view for six months. The project is designed to demonstrate the importance of cross-disciplinary connections when fostering innovation. Details at https://iondistrict.com/ion-district-unveils-new-art-displays-showcasing-local-artists/
📚 AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM “NP Lit Summer presents Cristina Rivera Garza” at The Ballroom at Bayou Place (560 Texas Ave., Houston 77002). A monthly literary series hosted by Tony Diaz, founder of the nonprofit Nuestra Palabra, Rivera Garza talks about her latest book Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice, a haunting memoir about a murder, a reckoning, and a quest for justice. Cristina Rivera Garza is the award-winning author of The Taiga Syndrome and The Iliac Crest, among many other books. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, she is the M.D. Anderson Distinguished Professor in Hispanic Studies, and director of the PhD program in creative writing in Spanish at the University of Houston. Details at https://nuestrapalabra.org. For free valet parking, text (832) 664-1180 for a code.
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THU 08.17.2023 - MEET ME AT MFAH! PLEASE RSVP VIA TEXT (213) 537-4483
🎨 MUSED: HOUSTON MEETUP at MFAH 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts Houston (1001 Bissonnet St., Houston 77005). Meet me at 7:00 PM inside of MFAH’s Cafe Leonelli to enjoy happy hour specials ($5 wine, $3 beer, and $5 focaccias), then at 8:00 PM, let’s walk through either the “William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows” or “Magical and Mystical Oaxaca: Celebrating Oaxacan Art and Culture.” RSVP if you coming by texting your name and email to (213) 537-4483.
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FRI 08.18.2023
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Dream Within a Dream” on view thru September 12 at Laura Rathe Fine Art (4444 Westheimer Rd., River Oaks District, Houston 77027). This exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Audra Weaser and Dallas-based artist Lucrecia Waggoner explores their distinct approaches to creating multilayered artworks, unveiling their unique processes, and unleashing the depths of imagination and symbolism that reside within each piece. Details at https://www.laurarathe.com. Direct inquiries to (713) 527-7700.
🎨 ART EVENT 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM “Summer Nights at the MFAH” at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1001 Bissonnet St, Houston 77005). The series continues August 18 and August 25. Dodge the heat in the 68-degree galleries, enjoy a cocktail, visit your favorite artworks, and listen to live music by Houston ensembles. Curators on hand to talk about art. FREE for museum members; $40 for non-members. Details at www.mfah.org/calendar/summer-nights-at-mfah
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SAT 08.19.2023
🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM “Summer’s End” on view thru August 26 at Foltz Fine Art (2143 Westheimer Rd, Houston 77098). This group exhibition brings together paintings and 3D works by five contemporary Houston-based artists linked by their shared love of expressive color, playful abstraction and inventive use of materials. Artists are DUAL, Peter Healy, Jonathan Paul Jackson, Melinda Laszczynski, and Matt Messinger. Details at https://foltzgallery.com. Direct inquiries to (713) 521-7500.
🎨 ART OPENING & BOOK SIGNING 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM “Roj Rodriguez: Mi Sangre” on view thru September 2, 2023 at Silver Street Studios’ East Gallery (2000 Edwards St., Houston 77007). Presented by Monterroso Gallery, Rodriguez’s photographic essay documents his understanding of Mexican culture on both sides of the US/Mexico border. The result is a compelling collection of tradition and culture that proudly show the meaning of “Mexicanidad.” Details at https://www.monterrosogallery.com.
🎨 ONE-NIGHT-ONLY ART EVENT 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM “6th Annual Abstract Art Show” at Hardy & Nance Studios (902 Hardy St., Houston 77020). Abstract art explores the relationships of shape, form, color, and line to create a composition that breaks away from the traditional representation of physical objects. Details at the website.
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