MUSED HOUSTON ART EVENTS | February 4

This week’s MUSED HOUSTON is arriving a day early because Tuesday is packed with must-see art events—including three fantastic openings featuring Tay Butler, Iris Salmins, and an artist dialogue with Trevor Paglen at the Moody Center.

Plus, I’m adding something new: a mid-week Wellness Walk on Wednesday! If you need a break from gallery hopping, join Urban Paths at Buffalo Bayou Park for a refreshing community walk—perfect for recharging before more art-filled adventures.

From opening receptions to late nights at the museum, there’s something for everyone this week. Get out there and support local art!

Follow @MUSEDHouston for real-time updates and reminders! And, as always, please share this newsletter with friends and colleagues who appreciate art, and encourage them to subscribe and join our community of art enthusiasts.

PSSST: If you are a David Lynch film buff like me, don't miss seeing Mulholland Drive at MFAH! It screens twice this week!

Melissa Richardson Banks

Founder, Publisher & Editor

MUSED HOUSTON

www.musedhouston.com

FEATURED ART + COMMUNITY EVENTS

February 4–8, 2025

TUESDAY 02.04.2025

2–5 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Cheese Grits: Tay Butler and Brittainy Lauback at San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery

2:30–3:30 PM: OPEN HOUSE The Bayou Review at University of Houston Downtown campus (One Main Building,1st Floor, 1 Main St., Houston 77002). Learn more about this literary magazine and how to submit.

4–8 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Iris Salmins: Infinite Perspectives at The Silos of Sawyer Yards (Bay 300 Gallery)

6–7:30 PM: ARTIST TALK Artists-in-Dialogue: Trevor Paglen + Jeffrey J. Kripal at the Moody Center for the Arts

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WEDNESDAY 02.05.2025

6:30–8 PM: Wellness Walk with Urban Paths at Buffalo Bayou Park (meet on Sabine Street near The Cistern)

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THURSDAY 02.06.2025

4–7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Stephanie Gonzalez: Antes y De spués at HCU's Contemporary Art Gallery (located in the University Academic Center)

5–8 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Lauren Kussro: Intervals at O'Kane Gallery (UH-Downtown)

5:30–7 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Amy Nava Ruiz: en boca cerrada no entran moscas at UH Elgin Street Studios

6–8 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Moody Project Wall: Phillip Pyle II, Spectrum Sammy at the Moody Center for the Arts

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FRIDAY 02.07.2025

5–7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION Brad Forsythe: Throughline at Thornwood Gallery

5–8 PM: ART EVENT Happy Hour Friday at MFAH (galleries open until 9 PM; museum members get free admission)

7–9:30 PM: FILM SCREENING David Lynch's Mulholland Drive at MFAH (Brown Auditorium Theater)

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SATURDAY 02.08.2025

1–6 PM: OPENING RECEPTION The Sun Rises at Midnight: Manik Raj Nakra and Gabo Martinez at Pablo Cardoza Gallery

2–3 PM: ARTIST TALK Nela Garzón: Not One of Us at Redbud Arts Center

5–7 PM: ARTIST RECEPTION Familiar: Saracen Tapley at The Silos at Sawyer Yards (Bay 200 Gallery)

5–7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION S ugar Coated Wrecking Ball at The Silos of Sawyer Yards (Bay 100 Gallery)

6–8 PM OPENING RECEPTION Don Glentzer: Notan at Gallery Sonja Roesch

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.

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SEASONAL EVENTS

THRU FEB 16: ATLAS by Jen Lewin at Discovery Green

THRU FEB 23: Radiant Nature at Houston Botanic Garden

St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, Germany

Sunday, March 16, 2025

3 PM to 4:30 PM

Rice University's Stude Concert Hall

Alice Pratt Brown Hall of Shepherd School of Music

Bach Society Houston hosts the solo Houston performance of this renowned boys' choir Thomanerchor Leipzig (St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) as part of an eight-city USA Tour.

Founded in 1212, the St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig has captivated audiences for over 800 years. As one of Europe’s most distinguished boys’ choirs, they hold a unique connection to Johann Sebastian Bach, who served as the choir’s director from 1723 to 1750. The choir's current director Thomaskantor Andreas Reize is the 18th music director since Bach’s tenure and the first Swiss conductor to lead the choir.

TICKETS: www.bachsocietyhouston.org

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