Dive into the city’s vibrant arts scene this week with a lineup of events that promise to entertain, enlighten, and engage. Scroll down to see what’s happening around town this week (and save the date for the featured March events -- I am especially proud of the exhibition and public programs with photographer Luis C. Garza, including our short documentary nominated for an award, which I organized and am bringing to Houston!).


Mark your calendars and get ready to be inspired!


Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

FEATURED ART + COMMUNITY EVENTS

February 26–March 2, 2025

WEDNESDAY 02.26.2025


5:30–8:00 PM ART EVENT The Art of Taxes Viewing Party at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft


6:30–8 PM COMMUNITY EVENT Buffalo Bayou Park Wellness Walk with Urban Paths near The Cistern


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THURSDAY 02.27.2025


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Lawndale Art Center opens three exhibitions: Farima Fooladi: The Fever | Dario S. Bucheli: Not Without a Cost | Carlos Vielma: An Infinite Picnic


7–9 PM ARTIST TALK Casa Luz presents a moderated conversation for the exhibition Labor of Love at The List


7–11 PM MUSIC EVENT Ice House Radio: A Texas Tradition at The Car Wash (900 Richmond Ave., Houston 77006). This online community station brings the airwaves to life with live broadcasts.


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FRIDAY 02.28.2025


11 AM–5 PM COMMUNITY EVENT Go Texan Day at City Hall and Houston Rodeo Trail Rides at Memorial Park (don't miss the Downtown Houston Rodeo Parade on Saturday, March 1!)


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION LaMonté French at Ellio Fine Art


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Provocation & Process: Mark 5 Art & David Edgar Jr. at Flatland Gallery


6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Box 13 ArtSpace presents four exhibitions: On the Backroads: Jonas Criscoe | Alexandria Canchola: Fruits of Their Labor | Cosmic Duality: Cassie Gnehm | Mateo Gutiérrez: It's the End of the World As We Know It


6:30–8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION On My Way Home: Everything the Light Touches by Brian Edwards, Jr. at LAR Gallery


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SATURDAY 03.01.2025


11 AM–1 PM OPENING RECEPTION All Nouns Become Verbs: Joseph Havel at Josh Pazda Hiram Butler Gallery


11 AM–3 PM ART EVENT Craft Community Day at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft


11 AM– 6 PM ART EVENT First Saturday Arts Market in Houston Heights (540 W. 19th St., Houston 77008)


3– 6 PM ARTIST RECEPTION The Untitled Group Show at Andrew Durham Gallery with Jill Bedgood, Carter Ernst, Bill Haveron, Jeff Jennings, Scott Madison, Steve Murphy, Becky Newsom, Bob Russell, Kelli Scott Kelley, Ann Stautberg and Frank X. Tolbert 2


3–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Grit & Glory: Steve Wrubel at Avant-Art Gallery


5–8 PM ARTIST RECEPTION Intimate Geographies: Becky Soria at Archway Gallery


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION 2025 All-Campus Invitational Exhibition Mirror: Mirror at Spring Street Studios


6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Do You See What I Hear at Spring Street Studios


6–9 PM OPENING RECEPTION Daniel Sambo-Richter: Icons at Redbud Arts Center


7–9 PM MUSIC + ART EVENT Spring Fling 2025: Madison McFerrin at Moody Center for the Arts


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SUNDAY 03.02.2025


1–3 PM READING Original literary works by artist Tay Butler and art writer Natalie James for the Labor of Love exhibition at The List


1–3 PM ARTIST TALK Sugar Coated Wrecking Ball at The Silos of Sawyer Yards (Bay 100 Gallery)


1–5 PM ART EVENT Smither Park Sundays at Smither Park with artisan market and Aztec dance performances


2–4 PM ART EVENT 48th Annual International Watermedia Exhibition at Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WAS-H) Gallery

All events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the venue or the organizer to ensure that their event is taking place as promoted and scheduled. And, if you miss an opening, plan to visit during a venue's regular operating hours.

VISIT MY ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR

SAVE THE DATES!


Chicano Photographer Luis C. Garza in Houston

March 8–13, 2025


I am proud to bring this series of events to Houston. I have known Luis C. Garza for more than 20 years, and we've organized several exhibitions, produced documentary films, and hosted numerous community events over two decades. DETAILS HERE


Please join us at these events.

SATURDAY 03.08.2025

6–9 PM ARTIST RECEPTION The Other Side of Memory: Photographs by Luis C. Garza at MECA at TBH Center (East End). Free. On view through March 31, 2025, this exhibition features rare images from a mostly unpublished archive of pivotal moments in the 1960s–1970s Chicano movement are arranged in evocative pairings that invite viewers to explore memory, identity, and untold histories.


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SUNDAY 03.09.2025

3–5 PM SCREENING La Raza documentary film at MECA at TBH Center (East End). Free, $5 donation


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WEDNESDAY 03.12.2025

5:30–8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION Xicanidad: Past, Present, Futuro group exhibition at MATCH Gallery. Free, on view until March 16


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THURSDAY 03.13.2025

7–8:30 PM SCREENING Texas Premiere of Razón De Ser: Luis C. Garza documentary short at MATCH Box 2 during Houston Latino Film Festival | Tickets $14 - come and vote for us to win the Audience Award!

BACH SOCIETY HOUSTON PRESENTS



St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, Germany

Sunday, March 16, 2025

3 PM to 4:30 PM

Rice University's Stude Concert Hall

TICKETS: www.bachsocietyhouston.org

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