WEDNESDAY 04.15.2026

6–7 PM ART EVENT Convergence Research: 2026 Mitchell Center Scholars in Residence at Blaffer Art Museum

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Vian Sora: Outerworlds and Nevine Mahmoud: Second Nature at Asia Society Texas Center

THURSDAY 04.16.2026

10 AM–7 PM ART EVENT 28th Annual Contained & Arranged at Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studio – extended hours of this pairing of ceramists and floral artists

6:30–8 PM FILM SCREENING The CAMHYs at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston – short-film festival celebrating the creativity of Houston-area teen filmmakers

7–8 PM ART TALK Dr. Christine Kondoleon: Cy Twombly’s Art: Visualizing Silence, Painting Poetry, Calling on the Gods at The Menil

7–9 PM ARTIST TALK Demi Navarro: Our Road Home at Fresh Arts Gallery Space

FRIDAY 04.17.2026

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Ender Martos: The Geometry of Empathy at ELLIO Fine Art

6–8 PM PERFORMANCE FotoFest and ALMAAHH present An Evening of Sound and Verse at Silver Street Studios

SATURDAY 04.18.2026

1–5 PM ART EVENT 2026 Neighborhood Community Day at The Menil and Rothko Chapel – free afternoon of art, music, poetry, curator talks, and family activities

2–4 PM ARTIST TALK Tempest Williams with Robert Hodge and Felipe Contreras at Reissued Studios

3–5 PM MUSIC EVENT New Art / New Music Spring 2026 at Moody Center for the Arts

5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Darden Smith: The Sky is Bluer Than You Think at Koelsch Gallery

4–5:30 PM FILM SCREENING The Films of Roy Fridge at Aurora Picture Show

5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Before We Head Home: University of Houston’s Undergraduate Photo & Video Thesis Exhibition at Sabine Street Studios

6–8 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Gustavo Díaz: Botany of Thought at Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION McKay Otto: GOLD at Heidi Vaughan Fine Art

6–8 PM ARTIST TALK Mark Wade: Long Division at Andrew Durham Gallery

6–9 PM Night at the MFAH: Forces of Nature – ticketed

6–10 PM OPENING RECEPTION 10th Annual Black & White Art Show at Hardy and Nance Studios

7–8:30 PM FILM SCREENING Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars at MFAH – documentary chronicling one of the great unrealized theatrical productions of the 20th century—The Civil Wars—as Robert Wilson collaborates with Philip Glass and David Byrne to mount an ambitious 12-hour opera for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

SUNDAY 04.19.2026

3–5 PM CLOSING RECEPTION Hit Back: Curator In Residence Exhibition at Ruby Projects + La Ruche HTX (1705 Ewing St., Houston 77004)

5–7:30 PM CONCERT Jazzy Sundays in the Park: Susan Carol and Kinder HSPVA Jazz Ensemble at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park – free; bring your own picnic blanket and lawn chairs

6:30–8:30 PM La Casa de la Abuela: Latin American Musical Revenue at MECA TBH Center | East End