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WED 05.15.2024
🎨 PREVIEW PARTY "Eye on Art: Hillerbrand+Magsamen, Pavlina Vagioni, Hyperlocal” 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at Ion District (4201 Main St., Houston 77002). Celebrate three new site-specific installations.
🎨 COMMUNITY EVENT "Buffalo Bayou Park Wellness Walk with Urban Paths" 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Cistern (105-B Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007). Join coach Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths, for her free weekly 3-mile group walk. Check out her free weekly "Memorial Park Wellness Walk" on Friday mornings, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM, too!
THU 05.16.2024
🎨 ART EVENT “Warehouse Open House & Art Show" 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Studio Malone (319 Malone St., Houston 77007). Laurier Blanc and artist James Farmer open their shared studio of European antiques and contemporary art with libations and light bites. Parking is tight in this Rice Military neighborhood near Memorial Park.
🎨 ARTIST RECEPTION "What the Night Knew" 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Nicole Longnecker Gallery (1440 Greengrass Dr., Houston 77008). Launching the citywide PrintHouston Biennial 2024, new works by Delita Martin are on view thru July 6, 2024.
🎨 VIP PREVIEW "The Introduction | Ivo Morrison" 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Reeves Art + Design (2415 Taft St., Houston 77006). On view May 17–21, this invite-only preview features this British artist's hand-drawn artworks of shellac ink on paper. RSVP required.
🎨 PUBLIC OPENING “Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege” 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (5216 Montrose Blvd., Houston 77006). On view thru October 7, 2024, the Chicago-based artist shares paintings, sculptures, and installations to highlight seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward.
🎨 VIP PREVIEW “Priscilla Bianchi: The Guatemalan Fabric of My Life” 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Monterroso at Crimson (2220 Westcreek Ln, Penthouse, Houston 77027). On view thru July 18, 2024 at Monterroso at Crimson (concurrently with works on view at Monterroso Gallery), this comprehensive view spans 25 years of the artist's artistic career in this Houston debut.
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FRI 05.17.2024
🎨 PUBLIC RECEPTION “Gabriel Lester: Odeon” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Blaffer Art Museum (4173 Elgin St., Houston 77004). In his first U.S. solo exhibition, this preeminent European artist responds to Houston, its fossil fuel industry, and its incubation of NASA through his series of experimental installations and kinetic sculptures on view thru August 11, 2024.
📕 BOOK TALK "Unbuild Walls" 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Basket Books + Art (115 Hyde Park Blvd., Houston 77006). Join author Silky Shah in conversation with immigrant justice organizer Claudia Muñoz.
🎨 ART OPENING "Fine Tooth: The Art of Dental Adornment" 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Pablo Cardozo Gallery (803 William St., Unit 3, Houston 77002). On view thru June 30, 2024, this exhibition explores the nexus of dentistry and art through the dazzling world of dental decoration.
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SAT 05.18.2024
🥫FESTIVAL "2nd Annual Salsa de Mayo" 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Finca Tres Robles Urban Farm (235 N. Norwood St., Houston 77011). This second annual Salsa de Mayo festival celebrates the flavors of Houston's fresh tomato season, which is the month of May.
👗 DESIGNER TALK "Raw Mango" 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at MFAH Beck Building (5601 Main St., Houston 77005): Indian designer Sanjay Garg discusses his creative practice and cultural influences with vintage sari collector Amanpreet Birgisson. Stop by The MFA Shop for Raw Mango's two-day trunk show on Friday and Saturday at 11am to 6pm, too!
🎨 ARTIST TALK "3DTX" 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Heidi Vaughan Fine Art (3510 Lake St., Houston 77098). Hear artists Susan Budge, Ernesto Marenco, Karin Broker, Bob Card, McKay Otto, and Michelle O'Michael talk about their work on view.
🎨 RECEPTION "Cara Barer: Bibliomania" 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Catherine Couturier Gallery (2635 Colquitt St., Houston 77098). On view thru June 22, 2024, the artist uniquely sculpts and dyes books, then photographs them in beautiful abstract compositions.
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “David Farrer: Mounted, but NOT Stuffed!” 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Hooks-Epstein Galleries (2631 Colquitt St., Houston 77098). Thru June 15, 2024, bespoke papier-mâché sculptures of animal "trophy heads" by this UK-based artist.
🎨 ARTIST PERFORMANCE "Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer" 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Museum of Fine Arts Houston (1001 Bissonnet St., Houston 77005). Come early for drinks, stay for the artist performance, then see this immersive exhibit on its opening day.
🎨 OPENING RECEPTION “Priscilla Bianchi: The Guatemalan Fabric of My Life” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Monterroso Gallery (3911 Main St., Houston 77002). On view thru July 18, 2024, this comprehensive view spans 25 years of the artist's artistic career in this Houston debut.
🎨 ART OPENING "Mighty Small" 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Front Gallery (1412 Bonnie Brae St., Houston 77006). On view thru June 15, 2024 are nine paintings by nine U.S. artists.
🎨 ART OPENING "Liliana Porter: The Question of Scale” 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Sicardi Ayers Bacino (1506 W Alabama St., Houston 77006). The artist's assemblages, often created in absurd, mismatched scales, are on view alongside works on canvas and paper thru July 6, 2024.
🎨 ART EVENT "BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer)" Community Projections by Aurora Picture Show 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM at The Menil Collection (1533 Sul Ross St., Houston 77006). Watch outdoor, community-sourced projections covering the museum's façade.
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TUE 05.21.2024 - Save the Date!
🎨 ONE NIGHT ONLY “Howard Sherman: Pop-Up Art Exhibition 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Hogan Brown Gallery (2310 Elgin St., Houston 77004). Recent works and a new monograph
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