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X-WR-CALNAME:Houston · arts · today · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTSTAMP:20260729T073058Z UID:10000658-1779408000-1793577599@camh.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Installation view of Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston\, 2026. Photo: Sean Fleming. \n \n \n Add to calendar \n \n\n \n Google Calen dar \n\n\n \n iCalendar \n\n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n\n \n Outlook Live \n \n \n \n About\n \n Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty an d Influence People is the first exhibition to survey the work of acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Mary Ellen Carroll. The exhibition focuses on a selection of key projects spanning over four decades and includes works ex hibited for the first time. The exhibition charts the import and impact of Carroll’s exploration of some of the most urgent issues of our time\, i ncluding environmentalism\, architectural and technological infrastructure \, immigration\, and urban legislation\, as well as the artist’s engagem ent with questions of sexuality\, identity\, and being. \n \n Organiz ers\n \n Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People is organized by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and curated by Rebecca Matal on\, Senior Curator\, with Yiran Chi\, 2025-26 Rice Curatorial Fellow. \ n \n Support\n \n Major Support for Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People is provided by Teiger Foundation with sustainab ility efforts guided by Rute Collaborative as part of Teiger Foundation’ s Climate Action for Curators.Additional support is provided by N2 Stone F oundation\, the Stolbun Family\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Frank Liu Jr. Foundation\, Michael and Katie Russell\, The Andy Warhol Fo undation for the Visual Arts\, and Martha Claire Tompkins. \n \n\n\nIn- kind support is provided by Bellows Construction and Layher. \n Contempora ry Arts Museum Houston exhibitions are made possible by the patrons\, bene factors\, and donors to CAMH’s Major Exhibition Fund\, July 1\, 2024-Jun e 30\, 2025: Anonymous\, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen\, Louise Jamail\, Si ssy and Denny Kempner\, and Beverly and Howard Robinson. \nContemporary Ar ts Museum Houston is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Hou ston Arts Alliance and the Texas Commission on the Arts. \n \n Extended Description\n Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence Peop le is the first exhibition to survey the work of acclaimed multidisciplina ry artist Mary Ellen Carroll. The exhibition focuses on a selection of key projects spanning over four decades and includes works exhibited for the first time. The exhibition charts the import and impact of Carroll’s exp loration of some of the most urgent issues of our time\, including environ mentalism\, architectural and technological infrastructure\, immigration\, and urban legislation\, as well as the artist’s engagement with questio ns of sexuality\, identity\, and being. \nSince the 1980s\, Carroll has pr oduced a heterogeneous body of work taking the form of performance\, film\ , photography\, writing\, architecture\, public art\, and policy. Yet\, th e artist’s primary medium is the field of social relations that govern a given time and context. An inheritor of conceptual\, project-based\, and institutional-critique-based practices\, Carroll puts pressure on the cond itions within which a work of art gains legibility\, while never forsaking formal and aesthetic considerations. By their own account\, each project is approached by asking\, “what do we consider a material as a work of a rt and what is the problem I am trying to solve?” Carroll’s approach t o art-making is collaborative and research-based\, often involving years o f planning\, coordination\, and community engagement. As the exhibition ti tle’s allusion to famed comedian and rabble-rouser Lenny Bruce suggests\ , Carroll is equally a trickster\, scamp\, and intermediary\, applying a w ryly humorous (though no less critical) approach to addressing society’s most pressing issues. \nMany of Carroll’s works are ongoing and intenti onally durational as is the case with their landmark\, multifaceted projec t\, prototype 180 (1999-ongoing). Sited in the Sharpstown neighborhood of Houston\, prototype 180 remains a legendary intervention into urban policy in a city known for its famous lack of zoning and idiosyncratic land-use policies\, and has taken multiple forms since its inception\, most notably the 180-degree rotation of a mid-century suburban house in 2010 and the s ubsequent “unbuilding” of the structure in 2017. Works such as prototy pe 180 reveal the durational quality of the artist’s larger artistic pro ject\, as well as Carroll’s tendency to avoid market-based criteria in f avor of a rigorous\, continuously unfolding\, and adaptive mode of art mak ing that is often geographically and temporally dispersed. Mary Ellen Carr oll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People continues CAMH’s tradition o f presenting scholarly and in-depth survey exhibitions dedicated to the wo rk of historically significant artists at pivotal moments in their career. The exhibition will include selected works from the 1980s to the present\ , such as My Death is Pending… Because. (1986-2017)\, The Doppelganger T apes\, (1993-ongoing)\, prototype 180 (1999-ongoing)\, Federal (2003)\, in destructible language (2006-ongoing)\, and PUBLIC UTILITY 2.0 (2008-ongoin g)\, among others\, as well as a series of new commissions. \nMary Ellen C arroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People highlights the multifaceted \, aesthetically rigorous work of an artist who has demonstrated deft inst itutional critiques of art and used their artwork to interact with and que stion the politics and policies surrounding social and physical structures \, including the ways in which bodies navigate these spaces. Employing a c onceptually-driven form of exhibition making\, the exhibition both honors and mirrors Carroll’s recursive\, materially diverse\, and ecologically- attuned practice through a display in which works are always seen through\ , between\, and in relation to each other. Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People offers the occasion to reconsider Carroll’s work and the questions it raises about identity and intimacy\, objects/ide as and their afterlives\, and the value that political and social activism informed by humor and play might offer contemporary critical practices. \ n About the Artist\n The work of New York-based conceptual artist Ma ry Ellen Carroll (MEC\, studios) engages the disciplines of architecture\, public policy\, film/media\, and technology. Carroll’s body of work spa ns over four decades in a range of media that transcend genres. Fundamenta lly\, the work investigates a single\, fundamental question: What do we co nsider a work of art? It is dedicated to a social and political critique t hat explores the interactions of subjectivity\, language\, power\, and kno wledge.  \nCarroll is the recipient of numerous awards and honors includi ng from the Guggenheim Foundation\, Pollock-Krasner Foundation\, American Academy in Berlin\, Rockefeller Foundation\, Rauschenberg Foundation\, Gra ham Foundation\, and most recently the American Academy in Rome. Carroll r eceived an MFA from the School of the Art Institute Chicago (1989) where t hey studied time-based arts\, filmmaking\, and architectural history\, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Colorado Boulder. Teaching\, lecturing and public presentations on architecture\, art\, and public policy are an important part of Carroll’s work and have occurred at the DIA Art Foundation\, Columbia University\, American Academy in Berl in\, Rice University\, Yale University\, among others. \nCarroll’s work is in numerous public and private collections in the US and abroad and has been exhibited at institutions including: the Whitney Museum of American Art\; the Institute of Contemporary Art\, Philadelphia\; the Institute of Contemporary Art\, London\; Museum für Völkerkunde\, Munich\; the Renais sance Society\, Chicago\; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston\; Johann Jacobs Museum\, Zurich\; Prospect.3\, New Orleans\; Busan Biennial\, South Korea \; Los Angeles County Museum of Art\; MoMA-PS1\; MUMOK\, Vienna\; Arthur R oss Architecture Gallery at Columbia University\; Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\ ; among other venues. This is the first major solo museum exhibition of th e artist’s work. \n Publication\n The exhibition is accompanied b y a catalogue co-published by CAMH and Dancing Foxes Press and designed by Teo Schifferli\, and featuring new scholarship by exhibition curator Reb ecca Matalon\, art historian Pamela M. Lee\, and historian of science\, D. Graham Burnett\; reprinted and/or expanded interviews between Carroll and Hamza Walker and scholar David Joselit\; as well as poetry and prose by I man Mersal and Kathryn Scanlan. \n \n Extended Media\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resources\n \n \n Tours\n \n For more information about tours visit camh.org/tours. \n \n Accessibility\n \n Exhibition labels are available in English.Ex tended Labels (English)Extended Labels (Spanish)Large Print Labels (Englis h) \n \n Press Release\n \n Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People \n \n Educational Materials\n \n Content Revi ewEducation Guide \n \n Exhibition Merchandise\n \n Shop Now \n \n Related Events\n \n \n View Calendar LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T073058Z LOCATION:Brown Foundation Gallery\, Houston\, TX\, United States URL:https://camh.org/event/mary-ellen-carroll-how-to-talk-dirty-and-influe nce-people/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston X-SOURCE-URL:https://camh.org/event-calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270215 DTSTAMP:20260918T002806Z UID:10000774-1788480000-1802649599@camh.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:(L to R): Dionne Lee\, Castings (detail)\, 2022. Gelatin silve r prints\, 5 x 7 inches. Courtesy the artist and Petra Bibeau\, New York\; Beverly Buchanan with Virginia “Gina” Templeton\, Abandoned Sculptur e Off Pea Ridge Road\, Monroe Co.\, Georgia (detail)\, 1982. Reproduction of one hand-written page and eight photographs mounted to photobook\, Bev erly Buchanan papers\, Archives of American Art\, Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy the Archives of American Art\, Smithsonian Institution. \n \n \n Add to calendar \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n\n \n iC alendar \n\n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n \n About\n \n Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee foregrounds Bev erly Buchanan and Dionne Lee’s explorations of the myths\, majesty\, and dispossessions embedded in the American landscape. The exhibition is the second in a series organized by Senior Curator Rebecca Matalon to bring to gether artists across generations as a way to open up new interpretations of their work. The show follows the 2021 exhibition Wild Life: Elizabeth M urray & Jessi Reaves\, which similarly presented an exchange between inter generational artists. Divination pairs original photographs as well as ma terials from the late Buchanan’s archives\, including photographs\, jour nals\, writing\, and ephemera\, with a selection of videos\, photographs\, and sculptures by the Columbus-based Lee. While Buchanan (1940-2015) and Lee (b. 1988\, New York City) are from different generations\, both artist s explore relationships between Blackness and land\, mining racialized his tories of the American landscape and its dualities as a site of sanctuary and displacement\, sustenance and deprivation. The two artists share an in terest in survivalist practices\, and each thinks of land as not only a ph ysical place or substance to be encountered\, but an accumulation of ever- shifting material and psychic entanglements. Over the last decade\, new s cholarship has brought renewed and much deserved critical attention to Buc hanan’s profound but underrecognized contributions to the history of lan d art and environmental sculpture\, works that range from cast concrete sl abs (“frustulas”) to her later small-scale “shack sculptures” that memorialize the architectural styles of Southern homes and their owners. This exhibition aims to delve into lesser-known aspects of the artist’s practice\, for example\, her placing of small cast concrete works in grave yards of enslaved peoples across rural Georgia\, and her “auto-archival ” use of photography to document these covert actions\, major public wor ks\, and herself. Divination places Buchanan’s work in dialogue with Lee ’s photographic and filmic examinations of what it means to tend to\, se ek out\, and honor the land on which we live\, including its hidden and da rker histories. The exhibition positions their practices as forms of divin ation-making visible what all too often remains unseen. \n \n Organi zers\n \n Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee is organized by Con temporary Arts Museum Houston\, and curated by Rebecca Matalon\, Senior Cu rator. \n \n Support\n \n \n Support for Divination: Beverly Buch anan & Dionne Lee is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Special thanks to Teiger Foundation for research support. \n Con temporary Arts Museum Houston exhibitions are made possible by the generou s donors to CAMH’s Major Exhibition Fund: Scott R. Sparvero\, Chinhui Ju hn and Eddie Allen\, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, Beve rly and Howard Robinson\, Ruth Dreessen and Tom Van Laan\, Cindy and David Fitch\, Louise Jamail\, Sissy and Denny Kempner\, Elisa and Cris Pye\, an d Poppi Massey. \n About Beverly Buchanan\n Born in Fuquay\, North Carolina\, Beverly Buchanan (1940-2015) grew up in South Carolina. By the late 1960s\, Buchanan had earned several university degrees in the science s\, and was working as a public health worker and educator in New York Cit y and East Orange\, New Jersey. \nIn 1971\, Buchanan enrolled at the Art S tudents’ League\, where she studied with Harlem Renaissance painter Norm an Lewis. From that time on\, Buchanan devoted her time to making art. In the 1970s\, she considered herself an abstract expressionist painter and c ompleted a series of “Wall” paintings which were exhibited at the Mont clair Art Museum in New Jersey in 1976.  \nIn 1977\, Buchanan moved back to the South. From 1979 to 1986\, Buchanan made a series of public stone s culptures across the American Southeast\, which she allowed to decay over time and become part of the surroundings. Most notably\, in 1979 she compl eted Ruins and Rituals (also the title of the Brooklyn Museum retrospectiv e from 2016-2017)\, and in 1980 Marsh Ruins\, with funding from a Guggenhe im Fellowship. Some of these works can still be found\, while others have withered away. They contemplate the idea of “ruination” and commemorat e the history of Southern Black communities. \nBy the mid 1980s\, Buchanan was exploring Southern vernacular architecture through her practice. She created a series of makeshift sculptures known as “shacks” in which sh e paid tribute to the improvised and self-built homes of Black communities in rural Georgia. Often attached to her sculptures were hand-written or t yped narratives\, which she referred to as “legends\,” that gave voice to a cast of characters\, some remembered and others imagined. \nBuchanan ’s later work is intimately linked to her natural surroundings and folk art. As a native Southerner\, she drew on memories from her childhood as w ell as the lush Georgian landscape and yard art of local self-taught artis ts. A passionate gardener\, Buchanan produced vivid oil pastel flower draw ings and small assemblage works. \nThe winner of numerous honors during he r long career\, including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fe llowship and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship\, Buchanan’s work is in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art\, Atlanta\ , the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whi tney Museum\, among others. A posthumous solo retrospective\, Ruins and Ri tuals\, curated by Jennifer Burris and Park McArthur\, was held at the Bro oklyn Museum of Art in 2016-17. \n About Dionne Lee\n Dionne Lee (b . 1988\, New York\, NY) works in photography\, collage\, and video to expl ore power\, survival\, and personal history in relation to the American la ndscape. Lee lives and works in Columbus\, Ohio and received an MFA at Cal ifornia College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2017. \nLee’s work has b een exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art\, New York\, The Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, New Orleans Museum of Art\, Museum of Fine Ar ts Houston\, The Princeton University Art Museum\, Contemporary Art Galler y of Vancouver\, CA\, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art\, San Francisc o\, CA\, Aperture Foundation\, New York\, International Center of Photogra phy\, New York\, and Light Work\, New York. \nRecent exhibitions include W hitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing\, The Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, Spora\, Swiss Institute\, New York\, NY\, Wi dening the Lens: Photography\, Ecology\, and the Contemporary Landscape\, Carnegie Museum of Art\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, Prologue\, Columbus Museum of A rt\, Columbus\, OH\, All This Soft Wild Buzzing\, Wattis Institute for Con temporary Art\, San Francisco\, CA\, Re/Sisters\, Barbican Art Gallery\, L ondon\, UK\, Penumbra Foundation\, New York City\, Site Unfolding\, Bibeau Krueger\, New York City\, Tara Downs\, New York City\, Cushion Works\, Sa n Francisco\, CA\, The Locker Plant / Chinati Foundation\, Marfa\, TX\, Et al. San Francisco\, CA\, /(Slash)\, San Francisco\, CA\, FotoFest Biennia l 2022: If I Had a Hammer\, Houston\, TX\, and Center For Fine Art Photogr aphy at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art\, Fort Collins\, CO. \nLee is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow. She was an Artist-in-Residence at the Chinati Foun dation\, Unseen California\, and Land Arts of the American West between 20 22-2023. In 2019 Lee was an artist in residence at the Center for Photogra phy at Woodstock. \n \n Publication\n The exhibition is accompanied by a risograph-printed catalogue co-published by CAMH and F featuring new writing on the artists’ works by exhibition curator Matalon and scholar Dr. Elleza Kelley\, as well as an assortment of photographs\, historical documents\, and archival materials. \n \n Resources\n \n \n Tours\n \n tours@camh.org713.284.8276Additional Information \n \n Accessi bility\n \n Exhibition labels will be available in English and Spanish. \n \n Press Release\n \n Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Le e Press Release \n \n Educational Materials\n \n Content ReviewEdu cation Guide \n \n Related Events\n \n View Calendar LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002806Z LOCATION:Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery URL:https://camh.org/event/divination-beverly-buchanan-dionne-lee/?utm_sou rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Contemporary Arts Museum Houston X-SOURCE-URL:https://camh.org/event-calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Re-Play: An Exhibition of Soccer\, Color\, and Motion DTSTART:20260917T120000Z DTEND:20260918T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10109632-1789628400-1789682400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts,sports DESCRIPTION:A lively group art exhibition at Toros HTX celebrating the ene rgy\, drama\, and joy of soccer. \nThis dynamic showcase transforms the be autiful game into a visual experience\, featuring painted soccer balls\, v ibrant canvas artworks\, and imaginative pieces inspired by movement\, tea mwork\, competition\, and play. From bold colors and expressive textures t o unexpected takes on familiar soccer symbols\, Re-Play invites viewers to see the sport from a whole new angle. \nCome explore the gallery\, meet t he artists\, connect with fellow soccer fans\, and experience an evening w here art and athletics collide. Whether you live for match day\, love cont emporary art\, or simply enjoy a great night out\, there’s something her e for everyone. \nCome for the art. Stay for the atmosphere. Leave inspire d. \n**Join us for the opening reception of Re-Play\, on Tuesday\, Septemb er 15th from 6pm to 9pm** LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Toros Lifestyle Soccer\, 2200 Summer Street\, Houston\, TX\, 7700 7\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/re-play-an-exhibition-of-soccer-colo r-and-motion/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campai gn=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Crafty Hands DTSTART:20260917T130000Z DTEND:20260917T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T082959Z UID:9173@humbleseniorcenter.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Crafty Hands is a friendly gathering for those who love to get creative! Join us as we come together to sew\, knit\, crochet\, or work o n any kind of craft or project you enjoy. There’s no instructor — just a group of people sharing their skills\, swapping ideas\, and cheering ea ch other on. We provide sewing machines\, an iron\, and a press iron\; you bring your imagination and materials. All are welcome\, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter! LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T082959Z LOCATION:Humble Senior Activity Center\, 1419 S Houston Ave.\, Humble\, Te xas\, 77338\, United Kingdom URL:https://www.humbleseniorcenter.com/events/crafty-hands-2-2026-09-17/?u tm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Humble Senior Activity Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.humbleseniorcenter.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Special Exhibition: “Extreme Animals Alive” DTSTART:20260917T140000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10094631-1789635600-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Extreme Animals Alive gives visitors a close up look at a vari ety of impressive familiar and unknown critters. This special exhibition c onsiders the one-of-a-kind characteristics which give animals exceptional advantages from super speed to super stealth. Discover animals with “sup erpowers” which grant them the abilities to shape-shift\, glow\, or even control the minds of other animals! Investigate the physical\, behavioral \, and structural adaptations that allow animals to survive in their uniqu e environments. \nThere are opportunities to interact with live animals on a daily basis! LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Hou ston\, TX\, 77030\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/special-exhibition-extreme-animals-a live/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houst on-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Transformative Teal DTSTART:20260917T140000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10105612-1789635600-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts,free DESCRIPTION:Teal—a striking blend of blue’s tranquility and green’s vitality—serves as both inspiration and vessel for this diverse collecti on of artworks that speak to transformation in its myriad forms. \nIn the luminous heart of summer\, Sabine Street Studios presents Transformative T eal\, a bold and immersive exploration of change\, fluidity\, and renewal through the prism of a singular hue. Teal—a striking blend of blue’s t ranquility and green’s vitality—serves as both inspiration and vessel for this diverse collection of works that speak to transformation in its m yriad forms.\nCurated to challenge and enchant\, Transformative Teal brin gs together an eclectic group of artists whose practices span painting\, s culpture\, photography\, performance and digital media. Each piece embodie s the dynamic tension and harmony inherent in transformation: the push and pull between past and future\, the personal and collective\, the seen and unseen. \nThis exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in moment s of metamorphosis—whether subtle or striking—within both the artworks and within themselves. The varying shades of teal ripple across the galle ry space\, echoing waves of change that touch every aspect of existence. F rom intimate narratives of identity and healing to expansive meditations o n nature and society\, the works showcased reveal how transformation is a t once an external phenomenon and an internal journey. Step inside\, and l et teal’s transformative energy wash over you—inviting reflection\, re newal\, and revelation. \nJoin us on August 6\, from 6-8pm\, for a mesmeri zing opening reception featuring Sabine artist Amanda Silva’s “Transfo rmative” performance as she sheds her skin like a snake. Enjoy live musi c by Aurum Son\, led by Sonia Flores\, along with drinks and snacks. As al ways\, the reception is free and open to the public \nFeatured Artists:\nK senia Kozhenkova\, Kelly Best Bourgeois\, Sara Meyer\, Sarah Rolfvondenbau men\, Sheetal Dalwadi-Otia\, Donna Carnahan\, T. D. Paul Studio\, Xavier N guyen\, Steve J. Smith\, Pothik Chatterjee\, Giselle Bueno\, Shital Dalwad i\, Toto\, Romeo C. Robinson\, Ana Sanchez\, Anjali Nanda\, Audrey Nguyen\ , Sneha Bhavsar\, Roxy Wuz Here Art\, Amanda T. Silva\, Eric Coan\, Justin Earl Grant\, XZZX \nImage: Eric Coan\, A Sanctuary of Silence LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Sabine Street Studios\, 1907 Sabine Street Studios\, Houston\, TX \, 77007\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/transformative-teal/2026-09-17/?utm_ source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Exhibit: Spanish Texas During the American Revolution DTSTART:20260917T150000Z DTEND:20260917T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10106656-1789639200-1789660800@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Spanish Texas During the American Revolution: Life and Legacy\ , 1775–1783 Opens at The Heritage Society\nHOUSTON — The Heritage Soci ety at Sam Houston Park opens its newest America250 exhibition today: Span ish Texas During the American Revolution: Life and Legacy\, 1775–1783\, a traveling exhibition that reframes the American Revolution through the e xperiences of Tejanos and Spanish settlers. The exhibit is produced by the Mexican American Museum of Texas in partnership with Dr. Tim Seiter\, pro fessor\, historian\, and author. \nCovering the years 1775 to 1783\, the e xhibition highlights Spanish Texas communities stretching from the Sabine to the Nueces Rivers\, including San Antonio\, La Bahía\, Los Adaes and N acogdoches. Organizers say the goal is to broaden public understanding of the Revolution as a continental conflict shaped by diverse communities far beyond the thirteen colonies. \nThe Heritage Society will host an officia l Grand Opening Reception on September 16\, launching Hispanic Heritage Mo nth that is open to the public. Beginning in September\, the museum will a lso present a Lunch & Learn speaker series every third Thursday of the mon th\, featuring scholars who will explore daily life in Spanish Texas — f rom foodways and medicine to courtship\, leisure\, frontier justice and th e region’s relationships with Native nations. Additional talks will exam ine Tejano support for Spanish military campaigns\, including the donativo s — donations made by residents to aid Spanish Colonel Bernardo de Gálv ez’s efforts against the British. Research shows Spanish Texans contribu ted nearly 1\,700 pesos\, equivalent to about 340 head of cattle. \nTo exp and community access\, The Heritage Society will host free family museum d ays tied to major cultural celebrations: \nFollowing Fiestas Patrias Parad e on Saturday\, September 19 \nDuring the Día de los Muertos parade and f estival on Saturday\, November 7. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The Heritage Society\, 1100 Bagby\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/exhibit-spanish-texas-during-the-ame rican-revolution/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Health Museum's The Fatherhood Effect Healing Arts Exhibition DTSTART:20260917T150000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10103690-1789639200-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Health Museum\, an interactive health science museum locat ed in the heart of the Houston Museum District\, will debut their newest e xhibition The Fatherhood Effect as part of the Healing Arts Program at a p review party on Friday\, August 14\, 2026\, from 6-8 p.m. Six awards will be presented during the reception at 7 p.m. \nThe exhibition will open to the public on Saturday\, August 15\, 2026\, and will remain on display at The Health Museum until January 27\, 2027. \nThrough an open call for art\ , The Health Museum received powerful submissions of visual art that posit ioned fatherhood as a public health approach to healthier living. By eleva ting local stories and lived experiences\, the exhibition invited reflecti on on how fatherhood has evolved over the past three decades—and how mea ningful\, engaged fatherhood contributes to healthier children\, stronger families\, and more connected communities. \nThrough the arts and public h ealth perspective\, The Fatherhood Effect highlights fathers as present\, nurturing\, and deeply involved in caregiving. The exhibition challenges o utdated stereotypes that define fathers solely as providers\, and instead emphasizes care\, emotional connection\, and shared responsibility as esse ntial elements of fatherhood. \nThe artwork selection was juried by commun ity leaders and fathers including Houston City Council Member District I J oaquin Martinez\, Director of Harris County Boards and Commissions Daniel Santamaria\, Director of Community Engagement for the Alzheimer’s Associ ation Jorge Olvera\, Founder and CEO of The Color of Coffee Collective Kei th Hawkins\, and Founder and Director of CoolxDad Kevin Barnett. \nTickets for the exhibit preview reception on August 14\, 2026\, are available at 3586.blackbaudhosting.com/3586/Fatherhood-Effect-Preview-Reception and are $10 for Museum members and $20 for non-members. All tickets include live music\, light bites\, beverages\, and free parking in the Museum’s surfa ce lot. Doors open at 6pm and the awards will be announced at 7pm. \nThe H ealing Arts Program was launched in 2024 with a gallery opening for “Hea ling Hands: A Collection of Caregiver Expressions on Mental Wellness” an d was created to explore the intersections of art\, medicine\, and culture \, and provide the community with an outlet for processing experiences rel ating to physical and mental health. \nThrough workshops\, exhibitions\, a nd community engagement\, the program has increased the museum’s capacit y for connection and healing in the Houston community.\nThe Healing Arts P rogram focuses on connection\, creativity\, critical thinking\, and compas sionate dialogue\, through a lens that healthier communities can be built through collaboration between individuals\, educators\, artists\, and heal thcare professionals. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The Health Museum\, 1515 Hermann Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, U nited States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/the-health-museums-the-fatherhood-ef fect-healing-arts-exhibition/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_mediu m=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Time to Get Ready: Fotografía Social | Civil Rights Photography o f Maria Varela DTSTART:20260917T150000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10109273-1789639200-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Inspired by social justice activism in her south side Chicago Catholic high school\, Maria Varela (b. 1940) accepted an invitation in 19 63 to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)\, a civil rights organization working in the U.S. south. She helped develop a voter literacy program and by 1965 was the only female staff photographer for SN CC. \nIn 1968 the experienced civil rights activist accepted an invitation from Reies Lopez Tijerina to join the Land Grant Movement in New Mexico. When members of the movement requested help in restoring ancestral lands a nd cultural practices\, she supported them in establishing co-ops and non- for-profits to help improve their lives. \n“The images in this exhibitio n reflect the evolution of resistance movements over nearly three decades\ , from demonstrations to political organizing to establishing alternative institutions\, which would model what we would do ‘if we were in charge. ’” \n— Maria Varela \nAbout the Photographer \nMaria Varela (America n\, b. 1940) was a staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Com mittee (SNCC) from 1963-1967 working primarily in Alabama and Mississippi. Varela created filmstrips and photo books utilized by SNCC and local comm unity organizers for various organizing campaigns. As a SNCC staffer\, she also photographed marches\, as the presence of cameras often protected ma rchers from violence. \nIn 1968\, she moved to New Mexico at the invitatio n of leaders of the Hispano land rights movements. She also continued her photography documenting the 1968 Poor People Campaign\, the first Chicano Youth Conference\, the 1960s and 1970s Chicago movement\, and the lifestyl es of Nuevo Mexicano villages. For 40 years Maria organized rural communit ies in New Mexico and the Southwest to create culturally sustainable econo mic enterprises to help reduce poverty and loss of ancestral lands. In 199 0\, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for this work. \nFor the last s ix decades\, Maria’s work has been featured in books\, magazines\, TV me dia\, and photo exhibitions. Her photographs can be found in the collectio ns of the National Museum of African American Art\, National Museum of Mex ican Art\, and the National Gallery of Art. \nThis exhibition was organize d by the National Museum of Mexican Art\, Chicago\, IL. Sponsored by Chica go Park District\, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Even ts\, Illinois Arts Council Agency. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The African American Library at the Gregory School\, 1300 Victor St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77019\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/time-to-get-ready-fotografia-social- civil-rights-photography-of-maria-varela/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscove ry&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SPECIAL EXHIBITION: The Pernstein Women and Europe DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260917T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10104886-1789642800-1789660800@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Pernstein Women and Europe explores how noblewomen of the Pernstein family shaped the cultural identity of Early Modern Europe. Thro ugh richly detailed panels\, historical narratives\, and period imagery\, the exhibition highlights the last generation of this influential Czech ar istocratic family and their far‑reaching connections across the continen t. \nDrawing on research by historian Pavel Marek and developed by the Eas t Bohemian Museum in Pardubice\, the exhibition reveals how these women se rved as cultural intermediaries—linking the Czech lands with Italy\, the Pyrenees\, and other European regions. Their lives illuminate the movemen t of ideas\, fashion\, foodways\, and artistic traditions that helped shap e Europe’s emerging cultural identity. \nPresented as a traveling panel exhibition\, The Pernstein Women and Europe commemorates 500 years of the Renaissance in Bohemia and offers visitors a vivid look at the role of nob lewomen in the formation of Europe’s shared cultural heritage. \nThis ex hibition was created by the East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice in collaborat ion with the University of Pardubice. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Czech Cultural Center Houston (Czech Center Museum Houston)\, 492 0 San Jacinto\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/special-exhibition-the-pernstein-wom en-and-europe/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campa ign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hooks-Epstein Galleries presents Charlotte Cosgrove's "Every Day" Exhibition DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10106395-1789642800-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly opens the 2026-2027 Art Season with an exhibition of new drawings by Houston-based artist\, Charlotte Co sgrove. “Every Day” will open on Saturday\, September 12\, 2026\, with an Opening Reception taking place from 5:00-7:00PM. In addition\, save th e date for Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026\, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for an Ar tist Conversation and Happy Hour with Charlotte Cosgrove at Hooks-Epstein Galleries. The exhibition will continue through Saturday\, October 3\, 202 6. \nCharlotte Cosgrove’s drawings in “Every Day” reflect her observ ations of the world\, as well as her affinity for and personal connection to the Maine landscape. Narrative in nature\, the works possess a fairytal e quality infused with humor and an undercurrent of unease. Like miniature soap operas\, they are odd\, edgy\, and furtive\, where reality meets the unexpected. This ambiguity invites reflection and allows viewers to arriv e at their own interpretations. Beginning with only a loosely formed idea\ , the drawings evolve intuitively through memory\, photography\, current e vents\, and collected objects\, resulting in images that reflect the absur dities of everyday life\, alongside the political and cultural tensions of the contemporary world. \nCosgrove completed her BA of Applied Art at Pen nsylvania State University (1961) and her MFA in Painting at the Universit y of Pennsylvania (1962). She studied Printmaking at the Arts and Crafts C enter in Pittsburgh\, PA (1965). In 1967\, Cosgrove joined the faculty of the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, where she taught Studio and Art History courses for 50 years. Her work has been pres ented in solo exhibitions at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont \, TX (2009) and the Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa\, TX (2007)\, and ha s been featured in numerous group exhibitions throughout Texas. Cosgrove ’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas\, and in various private colle ctions. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Hooks-Epstein Galleries\, 2631 Colquitt\, Houston\, Tx\, 77098\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/hooks-epstein-galleries-presents-cha rlotte-cosgroves-every-day-exhibition/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery& utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hooks-Epstein Galleries presents Angel Castelán’s “Sanctuary ” Exhibition DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10106410-1789642800-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Hooks-Epstein Galleries proudly opens the 2026-2027 Art Season with an exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Houston-based artist\ , Angel Castelán. “Sanctuary” will open on Saturday\, September 12\, 2026\, with an Opening Reception from 5:00PM – 7:00PM. The exhibition wi ll continue through Saturday\, October 3\, 2026. Artist Talk with Angel Ca stelán TBA. \nAngel Castelán’s “Sanctuary” explores the many forms refuge can take: a relationship\, a memory\, a place\, or a connection to one’s cultural roots. While informed by personal experience\, Castelán ’s works resist a singular narrative. Quiet acts of care between partner s\, domestic rituals\, and culturally significant places unfold as interco nnected fragments\, inviting viewers to decide whether they are witnessing a tragedy\, a transformation\, or enduring love. \nAs a queer Mexican Ame rican artist\, Castelán draws from personal photographs\, memory\, and Na hua cosmologies to consider how identity is shaped through both chosen and inherited histories. Locations such as Xochimilco become more than settin gs\; they serve as repositories of memory\, ancestry\, and belonging\, whe re lived experience and cultural inheritance converge. “Sanctuary” sug gests that refuge is not always something that is discovered\, but created through intimacy\, memory\, places\, and the stories that are inherited\, created\, and preserved. \nBorn and raised in Houston\, TX\, Angel Castel án is an interdisciplinary artist who works in painting\, drawing\, and r elief printmaking. Castelán earned both\, his BFA in Painting with a mino r in Art History and his MFA in Painting from the University of Houston. H e has shown his work throughout Texas\, including the Holocaust Museum Hou ston\, The Blaffer Art Museum (Houston)\, Lawndale Art Center (Houston)\, and Clamp Light Gallery (San Antonio). Castelán is currently a professor at Houston Community College and Sam Houston State University. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Hooks-Epstein Galleries\, 2631 Colquitt\, Houston\, Tx\, 77098\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/hooks-epstein-galleries-presents-ang el-castelans-sanctuary-exhibition/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_ medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog” DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10093076-1789642800-1789671600@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Menil Collection presents “John Akomfrah: The Hour Of Th e Dog”\, an immersive\, six-channel video and sound installation by the Ghanaian-born British artist Sir John Akomfrah (b. 1957). The work\, co-co mmissioned by the Menil and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA)\, explores t he history of youth-led Civil Rights–era activism in the American South from 1954 to 1963. The 51-minute work is best experienced in its entirety\ , and will be on view at the Menil through October 11\, 2026. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The Menil Collection\, 1533 Sul Ross Street\, Houston\, TX\, 7700 6\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/john-akomfrah-the-hour-of-the-dog/20 26-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fragility DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10108625-1789642800-1789671600@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:This exhibition highlights paper itself—and its incongruous and variable characteristics—as an artistic material. Included are works that present a range of processes\, as well as paper sculptures and found papers that imbue a finished work with an additional sense of history and place. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The Menil Drawing Institute\, 1412 W. Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 7 7006\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/fragility/2026-09-17/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat DTSTART:20260917T160000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10108724-1789642800-1789671600@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Menil Collection has commissioned artist Jitish Kallat to create a site-specific wall drawing for the entry space of the Menil Drawi ng Institute. Born in Mumbai\, where he continues to live and work\, Kalla t is a leading figure in contemporary Indian art. His work often probes th e intersections of the intimate and the immense\, weaving together referen ces to history\, science\, philosophy\, and the cosmic scale of time. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:The Menil Drawing Institute\, 1412 W. Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 7 7006\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/wall-drawing-series-jitish-kallat/20 26-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Amanda KM: as ppl carry them DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10109559-1789646400-1789653600@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Amanda KM: as ppl carry them will unfold in and outside the ga lleries at Lawndale over the next year. In the first part of the project\, the public is invited to join the artist on Wednesdays-Saturdays (Septemb er 16-26) from 12-2 PM in a collaborative-quasi-installation-recording-boo th in the Grace R. Cavnar Gallery. \nCorners of the gallery are activated with objects and images that remind us of those who came before us. Guests are invited to leave an object on a table for the duration of their visit or longer. A sound booth records visitors’ voices as they speak about p ractices they are carrying that continue to live inside them\, whether ena cted or not. \nAmanda shares\, “In my mother’s Houston kitchen\, my gr andmother circled incense seven times around my mother’s head and mine. Then\, we stepped over it seven times. Practices like this are commonplace in my family. They share a resemblance with gestures performed as part of a healing ritual complex called zar. Zar offers a way of thinking about p ractices that are carried through time\, space\, and bodies\, and reconfig ured depending on what’s around and what’s available. \nCarrying is a gesture of care. I think about the things we carry for other people\, even when they don’t need carrying\, as a way of putting the labor of a feel ing into the world. What we’ve been taught or given\, what we continue t o believe\, enact\, or gesture toward\, helps weave the social fabric betw een people and connects us to those who came before us. To carry a practic e or a memory forward is not necessarily to preserve it unchanged\, but to cherish it enough to bring it into another configuration. \nTaking zar an d carrying as points of origin\, this project seeks out practices that sha re the fluid\, elusive quality of zar\, collecting and reactivating them t hrough a series of three linked gatherings in Houston over the next year. “We all have zar\, only some people don’t know it\,” says a zar lead er quoted in scholar Hager El Hadidi’s recent book.” \nAmanda Kerdahi was an Artist Studio Program 2025/2026 participant. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Lawndale Art Center\, 4912 Main St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, Unit ed States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/amanda-km-as-ppl-carry-them/2026-09- 17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Maria Gaspar: We Press Our Hands to the Steel Curtain DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10104251-1789646400-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:We Press Our Hands to the Steel Curtain brings together recent work that demonstrates how Gaspar engages with these carceral spaces\, de ploying time both as a tactic and material. The title is adapted from a li ne in Gloria Anzaldúa’s poem and essay “The Homeland\, Aztlán/El otr o México.” In dialogue with Anzaldúa’s writing\, Gaspar sees walls a s structures which shape psychic\, social\, and cultural terrains. Pressin g hands might evoke healing or resistance: in either case\, the gesture is dynamic and temporal. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4173 Elgin St T he University of Houston\, Fine Arts Building\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, Uni ted States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/maria-gaspar-we-press-our-hands-to-t he-steel-curtain/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Adriana Corral: As Long as Life Endures DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10104317-1789646400-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Blaffer Museum at the University of Houston\, in collabora tion with the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC)\, is honored to p resent Adriana Corral: As Long as Life Endures. \nIn new bodies of work\, Corral studies the relationship between protection and vulnerability\, bet ween resilience and change. Continuing her ongoing exploration of human ri ghts\, Corral argues that such fundamental rights are only inscribed into cultural practice in the aftermath of violence and devastation. That tensi on–between crisis and redemption–underscores the ways in which such ri ghts are not promised or permanent\, but always in need of expansion and d efense. At the heart of Corral’s project is an investigation of the forc es that shape how life—and whose life—is valued. Religion\, law\, and civic infrastructure each aspire to provide protection\, yet their histori es reveal persistent failures and exclusions. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston\, 4173 Elgin St T he University of Houston\, Fine Arts Building\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, Uni ted States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/adriana-corral-as-long-as-life-endur es/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston -tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Road to 40–A Retrospective of the Community Artists’ Colle ctive DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10106537-1789646400-1789664400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Community Artists’ Collective will introduce its year-lo ng 40th anniversary celebration to the public with “The Road to 40—A R etrospective of the Community Artists’ Collective.” The exhibition ope ns August 28 at 6 p.m. at The Collective\, 4111 Fannin\, Suite 100A. \nCur ator Viktor Le Ewing-Givens notes that this retrospective exhibition honor s the enduring legacy of the organization as a vital sanctuary for creativ e exchange and heritage preservation. \nDescribing the exhibition which ch ronicles 40 years of art\, impact and dedication\, he continues\, “throu gh archival imagery\, mixed media\, fiber arts and immersive installation\ , we revisit the Collective’s meaningful impact and dynamic presence in the Houston cultural landscape. Ultimately\, the space serves as a living sanctuary reflecting the invisible labor and sustained devotion of the int ergenerational network of founders\, local practitioners\, and everyday cu lture-keepers who have continuously nurtured this ecosystem.” \nThe exhi bition opens the celebration of its milestone 40th anniversary leading up to FolkFest\, a daylong event on February 27\, 2027\, which will take plac e on the Ion red lot city block (bounded by San Jacinto and Fannin and Cle burne and Wheeler) and will feature entertainment\, food and art vendors a nd a visual history of The Collective’s years of activities. \nThe exhib ition\, which continues through October 30\, highlights The Collective’s four decades and addresses the future of the organization’s footprint. \nVisitors will learn when and why the organization was established and it s impact on Houston’s art community and Black women artists in particula r\, its dedication to arts education for adults and youth and why the pres ervation of the cultural heritage of Houston’s Black community is import ant. \nIn addition\, the exhibit shows the impressive impact that The Coll ective has made on the economy of Houston neighborhoods and local artists\ , generating capital back to creators. Finally\, this retrospective addres ses the future sustainability of Black cultural institutions and how it wi ll impact the next 40 years and those beyond. \nAdmission to the exhibitio n is free. The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon t o 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call 7113-523-1616 or visit www.thecollective .org. \n# # # LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Community Artists’ Collective\, 4111 Fannin St Suite 100\, Hous ton\, TX\, 77004\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/the-road-to-40-a-retrospective-of-th e-community-artists-collective/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_med ium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:'Nevine Mahmoud: Second Nature' DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10092788-1789646400-1789671600@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Nevine Mahmoud unearths uncanny worlds from stone: jumbo-sized fruits drip with glass\, a contorted marble faun arcs like an acrobat\, a nd children’s toys are immortalized in white alabaster. Mahmoud’s work s are placed throughout Asia Society Texas’ public spaces\, engaging in a material dialogue with the building and manipulating one’s understandi ng of nature. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Asia Society Texas Center\, 1370 Southmore Blvd.\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/nevine-mahmoud-second-nature/2026-09 -17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SWIRL Art Show DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T091831Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53941378231122 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Explore works selected for and published in the 2025–2026 ed ition of SWIRL: Literature and Arts Journal at the Mary Matteson-Parrish A rt Gallery.\n\n \n\n📅Sept. 17\n\n🕖5 p.m.\n📍Building D\, D-101\n\n \n\nStop by and experience the creativity on display! 🖼️✨ LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T091831Z LOCATION:LSC-Montgomery Campus [Building D] - Performing Arts Center\, D-1 01 URL:https://events.lonestar.edu/event/swirl-art-show?utm_source=caldiscove ry&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Lone Star College Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.lonestar.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Catch the Legacy DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T081836Z UID:6525-1789668000-1789675200@houstonfreedmenstown.org CATEGORIES:arts,theater DESCRIPTION:We are proud to announce a one-night-only production of Catch the Legacy: Featuring A Signature Performance by the Ensemble Theatre! \ nJoin us for an evening celebrating Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy ’s seminal exhibition BLACKBALL: Baseball\, Barbeque\, and Blues\, and the historic roots of the game through movement by the Ensemble Theatre Ho uston\, with choreography by Steven J. Scott. This event will feature a gu est appearance by a descendant of Hall of Famer Biz Mackey\, Rev. Ray Mac key. \nLight refreshments will be provided\, and parking is available in t he 1300 Victor Street parking lot. \n\nTo RSVP\, please visit: https://hou stonfreedmenstown.networkforgood.com/events/104553-catch-the-legacy-featur ing-a-signature-performance-by-the-ensemble-theatre LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T081836Z LOCATION:Freedmen’s Town Visitor Center\, 1204 Victor St\, Houston\, Tex as\, 77019\, United States URL:https://houstonfreedmenstown.org/events/catch-the-legacy/?utm_source=c aldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Freedmens Town X-SOURCE-URL:https://houstonfreedmenstown.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at R ice University DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10109500-1789668000-1789675200@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Join us for an opening reception celebrating the opening of Be yond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University. \nRice Univers ity is home to a campus bounded by historic hedges but deeply interconnect ed with the Houston metropolis\, one of the most diverse and culturally ex pansive global cities in the world. Beyond the Hedges features the trailbl azing Latines who have dedicated their brilliance\, service\, resilience\, and creativity to the Rice campus and the city. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:Julia Ideson Building\, 550 McKinney St\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/opening-reception-beyond-the-hedges- historias-de-latinidad-at-rice-university/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_med ium=ics&utm_campaign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Yisa: Don’t Touch the Fire | Immersive Solo Exhibition DTSTART:20260917T233000Z DTEND:20260918T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063438Z UID:10106623-1789669800-1789682400@www.houcalendar.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Don’t Touch the Fire is a multidisciplinary experience bring ing together fine art\, fashion\, and film. It explores temptation\, desir e\, and consequence: why we are drawn to things we know may not be good fo r us\, and why we continue to give in. \nThe entire experience takes place within the gallery. Guests begin in a standing-room setup and experience a short film alongside a live gallery installation. Models move through th e space wearing garments from the collection while installing the artwork as part of the performance. Fashion becomes an element within the installa tion rather than a separate presentation\, allowing film\, fashion\, and f ine art to come together in real time as the gallery transforms around the audience. \nAfter the installation\, guests are invited to move freely th rough the gallery and experience the finished exhibition. They can walk th rough the space\, sit with the work\, talk\, or take in the environment at their own pace. Artwork from the exhibition will be available for purchas e. \nCollector Preview: Thursday\, September 17\, 6:30 to 10:00 PM.\nGener al Admission: Friday\, September 18 and Saturday\, September 19\, 7:30 to 10:30 PM. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063438Z LOCATION:MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)\, 3400 Ma in St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/event/yisa-dont-touch-the-fire-immersive-s olo-exhibition/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_camp aign=houston-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Houston Cultural Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.houcalendar.com/venue/freed-community-center END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR