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THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON

November 12–16, 2025


This week in Houston, the arts offer a trail of discoveries—from midweek conversations and music at POST, to a Thursday full of gallery openings, to a Saturday stacked with pottery, panels, site-specific performances, a community-focused charla at the Julia Ideson Building, and an art show at a new gallery in the Heights.


Fall is a perfect time to roam Houston’s cultural landscape. Dive in, map out your stops, and make the most of these four days of art, ideas, and community.


As always, find even more on my website.


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Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com


P.S. If my work has helped you plan your gallery crawl, supported your event, or elevated your work, consider supporting my independent visual arts platform HERE.

WEDNESDAY 11.12.2025


6–7:30 PM ART EVENT Artists-in-Dialogue: Berenice Olmedo + Medical Humanities at Moody Center for the Arts


7–9 PM MUSIC SERIES Elizabeth Newkirk presents The Archetype of Modern Man at POST's Art Club

THURSDAY 11.13.2025


5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Jeff Wheeler: Guaranteed Fresh at Koelsch Gallery


6–8 PM CLOSING RECEPTION Give Them Their Flowers: Maria-Lana Queen at The Art Gallery


6–8 PM ART RECEPTION Art Affair featuring Pam Ferworn at Rozi Turnbull Gallery – work also by gallery artists, live music, and refreshments


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Visual Arts Alliance 41st Annual Juried Member Exhibition at Sabine Street Studios (North Gallery)


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Steamrolled X: PrintHouston at Sabine Street Studios (South Gallery)


6:30–7 PM + 7:30–8 PM PERFORMANCES Buffalo Bayou Partnership presents Underground Sounds: Kurt Stallmann & Listening Bayou at The Cistern – other performance dates & times through November 16


7–9 PM BOOK LAUNCH Andrea Bajani, The Book of Homes with Roberto Tejada at Basket Books & Art

FRIDAY 11.14.2025


5:30–8:30 PM SCREENING + FIRESIDE CHAT Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story at Asia Society Texas – one-hour reception; opening remarks and screening followed by fireside chat at 7:45 PM


7–8 PM SPECIAL PROGRAM Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown, and Cunningham at The Menil’s Richmond Hall


7–9 PM ART EVENT Ice House Radio x Radio Alhara at Basket Books & Art – conversation with Jackson Allers and Ben Rejali of Khabar Keslan on zines, sound and identity from Beirut to Houston


7–9 PM MUSIC EVENT Good Medicine: Indigenous Music Festival at The Church (1548 Heights Blvd.)


8–10 PM SCREENING + PERFORMANCE ROCO Connections: From Silence to Sound at River Oaks Theatre – cinematic celebration of silent film and live music featuring original scores performed by a live chamber ensemble alongside classic films

SATURDAY 11.15.2025



9 AM–3 PM ART EVENT Backyard Pottery Sale at Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studios


10:30 AM–5:30 PM ART EVENT Islamic Arts Festival at the University of Houston


11 AM–1 PM OPENING RECEPTION Object of Magic at Josh Pazda Hiram Butler Gallery


11 AM–5 PM EVENT Vintage Clothing Sale at Reeves Art + Design – includes jewelry, watches, and luxury brands


12–4 PM ART EVENT Chalk on the Block at Bagby Park in Midtown Houston


12–6 PM ART EVENT Zine Fest Houston at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art


1–2 PM ARTIST TALK Wayward Lines: Jonas Criscoe & Trent Teinert at Throughline Collective


1–2:30 PM ART & COMMUNITY PROGRAM La Charla: Crimmigration, Pol(ICE), and the Undocumented in Julia Ideson Building | Meldrum Room at Houston Public Library – supporting Al Otro Lado | The Other Side: Raquel Natalicchio exhibition


2–3 PM GALLERY TOUR Sculpture Month Houston presents Re-Figurations at SITE Gallery in The Silos at Sawyer Yards


2–5 PM OPENING RECEPTION Trees: Janet Alling and Turning Toward: Donna Green at Seven Sisters


3–4 PM ART EVENT Craft Perspectives: Works in Progress at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft


5–7 PM ARTIST TALK Juxtaposed: Frances Bagley and Tom Orr at Andrew Durham Gallery


5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION April Deconick: Clay, Thread and Wonder in The Silos at Sawyer Yards (Bay 100 Gallery)


5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Yvette Grutter: Paper Works in the Silos at Sawyer Yards (Bay 200 Gallery)


5–10 PM ART SHOW Sound + Vision at Hardy & Nance Studios


6–8 PM MUSIC EVENT Good Medicine: Indigenous Music Festival at Trinity Episcopal Midtown


6–10 PM ART SHOW Intercultural Geometries: Francisco Hernández (Chesco) and Luc Sokolowski at NOU Wine Gallery in the Heights

SUNDAY 11.16.2025



10 AM–1 PM ART EVENT Backyard Pottery Sale at Foelber Pottery Gallery & Studios


10:30 AM–5:30 PM ART EVENT Islamic Arts Festival at the University of Houston


2–6 PM ART EVENT Punk Rock Garage Sale at Bad Astronaut Brewing


4–5:30 PM ARTIST TALK Cabinet of Curiosity: Sylvie Hanna with Yvonamor Palix at Artique in the Heights


WHAT HOUSTON'S ART WRITERS ARE SAYING


Here are reviews that capture two exhibitions on view in Houston right now:


👉 Paul Middendorf | "The Static of the Line" (Flak Magazine): A review of Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video on view at the Menil Drawing Institute through February 8, 2026


👉 Joseph Staley | "The Surfaces that Show Receipts: CraftTexas 2025" (Glasstire): A review of CraftTexas 2025 at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft through January 31, 2026


Enjoy reading these? Let me know. And, if you write art reviews or publish local arts coverage, send me a link for consideration in future issues.


NOTE: Event details may change without notice. Confirm with the venue or event organizer before attending. Missed an opening reception? Many exhibitions remain on view–visit during public hours.

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