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THIS WEEK IN HOUSTON

September 24–28, 2025


After the buzz of Untitled Art, Houston, the city shifts indoors this week with a strong slate of art films that demand your attention. From restored international classics to local showcases and festival screenings, it’s the perfect time to sink into cinema as art.


Balance that with catching up on museum exhibitions and gallery shows you may have missed and diving into some thoughtful art writing—including my feature on Justin Earl Grant, my profile of Loriana Espinel, and my story about Foelber Pottery—before planning the rest of your week.


Scroll on, mark your must-sees, and remember: even more events are waiting on my website.


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Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com


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WEDNESDAY 09.24.2025


6–7 PM LECTURE Core Program Fellows at MFAH Glassell School of Art (Favrot Auditorium) – Canedo de Souza, MJ Daines, Jewan Goo, Jana La Brasca


6:30–10 PM FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION Black Cinema Club HTX presents Hype Williams cult classic “Belly” at the DeLuxe Theater - free


7:15–9:15 PM FILM SCREENINGS + DISCUSSION Houston Filmmaker Showcase at River Oaks Theater - tickets $5


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THURSDAY 09.25.2025


6–7:30 PM PERFORMANCE & RECEPTION Immortality Thesis, Crasis (Anne Lukins and Andy P. Davis) at Blaffer Art Museum


6–8:30 PM ART EVENT Meet CAMH Co-Directors Ryan N. Dennis and Melissa McDonnell Luján at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston


6:30–8 PM FILM SCREENING + Q&A Harry Bertoia: Master of Metal at MFAH Kinder Building (Wyatt Theatre) – free with museum admission


7–8 PM ARTIST TALK Deborah Roberts at The Menil


7–10 PM ART EVENT Gloze Museum: 2025 Showcase Video Premiere at Ronin Harrisburg


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FRIDAY 09.26.2025


12–12:30 PM ART TALK Member Noontime Talk: Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson with Edouard Kopp at The Menil


5–7 PM ART EVENT Happy Hour with the Artists: Jim Hatchett, Gerardo Rosales, Curtis Gannon at Andrew Durham Gallery


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Dario Robleto: If You Remember, I’ll Remember at Art League Houston


7–10 PM ART EVENT The Happening XXXII at the Orange Show for Visionary Art – this month's experimental performance art showcase features National Pleasure, Katy Ng, DOLE, Emily Peacock, Queenie De La Rosa, and Casa Cazador


7:30–9 PM MUSIC EVENT Kinetic Ensemble presents Notes Unspoken at MATCH – inventiveness, virtuosity, and expressive power of the string orchestra; tickets $15–$35


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SATURDAY 09.27.2025


10 AM–12 PM ART EVENT Rust Garden: A Triad Harmony | Sculpture Unveiling at Japhet Creek Park – immersive installation by Preston Gaines reimagines floral forms as sculptural mosaic totems


1–3 PM ARTIST TALK Woven Heaven, Tangled Earth: Susan Plum at Transart Foundation for Art & Anthropology


1–3 PM PANEL DISCUSSION Vast Enough to Hold Us: Blackness, Creativity, and the Work of Healing at Nicole Longnecker Gallery – Erika Thompson, Chris Hollins, Dr. Edward Scott, Rontaye Butler, Anthony Suber


4:30–6 PM CLOSING RECEPTION Still / Form: Jeff Forster & James McCahon at Monterroso Gallery


5–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Womxn of Tomorrow 2025 at Silver Street Studios (East Gallery) – tickets $15


5–7 PM PERFORMANCE Czech & Moravian Folk Music: Youth Cimbalom Bands from Kyjov at Czech Center Museum Houston – folk music traditions with Mladá Muzika Šardice and Cimbalom Group Jara Petru; tickets $25



6–10 PM ART EVENT FLOWriety Fire Night Performance at Smither Park


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SUNDAY 09.28.2025


10 AM–4 PM OPENING RECEPTION Dear World: Going Postal - New Mail Art from Houston and Beyond at the Beer Can House


12–3 PM COMMUNITY EVENT Octli Mitotiliztli at MECA Houston (1900 Kane St., Houston 77007) – featuring Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl and a ceremony honoring goddess of fertility Mayahuel and agave through ritual, storytelling, dance, song and offerings


2–4 PM ART SALE Annual Art Walk at The Guild Shop Houston – paintings, sculptures and more for sale!


2–4:30 PM SCREENING Manhattan Short Film Festival 2025 at MFAH Brown Auditorium Theater – check out the next generation of international filmmakers; also screening on Thursday and Friday at 7–9:30 PM and Saturday, 2–4:30 PM; tickets $10 ($2 discount for museum members)


5–6 PM AERIAL DANCE PERFORMANCE & IMMERSIVE ART INSTALLATION Testimony at MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) – 6 Degrees dance company, composer George Heathco, and singer-composer Misha Penton respond to the controversy around Shahzia Sikander’s sculpture "Witness" - tickets $25–$30; also Thursday–Saturday 7:30–8:30 PM


6–8:30 PM FILM SCREENING + PERFORMANCES HTX Made presents Leila and the Wolves at Aurora Picture Show – tickets $10 (free for Aurora members); U.S. premiere of Heiny Srour’s newly restored 1984 film, followed by performances from Nour Alia (The Revolution’s Promise), Zaytounat, Brother Jackson (Ice House Radio), and special guests.

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.

Since launching MUSED Houston on July 20, 2023, I’ve featured 2,500+ events at nearly 400 local venues—highlighting the incredible work of Houston’s artists, curators, galleries, alternative art venues, and museums. 


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