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Charlie Ferguson: "Street Impressions" Vaughan Christopher Gallery |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., July 29 until Fri., August 14 |
River Oaks |
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 A cursory look at Charlie Ferguson's photos, shot in countries ranging from India to Nepal to Brazil to Spain, might make you think that the Houston-born photographer leads a jet-setting, voyeuristic life. But closer inspection - and a peek at his personal story -reveals a studied intimacy as... More >> |
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"The Big Show" Lawndale Art Center |
Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., July 10 until Sat., August 8 |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 One woman, one thousand works of art. “It’s hard to say what my strategy will be,” says Laura Fried, this year’s juror for “The Big Show” at Lawndale Art Center. Last year, more than 400 local artists delivered 1,014 works, in person, to be considered for the... More >> |
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"$timulus" DiverseWorks |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., July 18 until Sat., August 15, 12:00pm-6:00pm |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 President Obama has his stimulus plan, Artadia has its. Unless you're a giant corporation, chances are you'll see more benefit from Artadia's. In 2008, ten Houston artists were recognized by Artadia for their talent and innovation. As part of the award, each was given some cold, hard cash (up... More >> |
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Frenetic Fringe Festival Freneticore Theater |
Every week Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., August 7 until Sun., August 23 |
East End |
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 The 2nd Annual Frenetic Fringe Festival is all about timing. “It’s a very concentrated type of festival that requires absolutely no patience,” says co-creator Robert Thoth. If you don’t like what you’re seeing, “wait 15 minutes,” he says. Chances are, one of... More >> |
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ArtHouston 2009 Gremillion & Co. Fine Art Inc. |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., July 11 until Sun., August 30 |
Kirby-West U |
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 Summers are usually slow for art dealers, so for the past 30 years, the Houston Art Dealers Association has hosted ArtHouston 2009, a citywide event meant to get people into local galleries. This year, of course, dealers are also coping with the recession, so they’re seeking strength in... More >> |
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“Paramilitary Show” Houston Fire Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Tue., August 11 until Sat., September 19 |
Montrose |
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 Apama Mackey Gallery’s “Paramilitary Show” at the Houston Fire Museum features contemporary art sharing space with the museum’s impressive collection of firefighting gear. Ronald Moran’s Observance: Gentle Pressure, placed between a 1937 Chevy fire truck and an 1890... More >> |
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Art League Houston: "Visual Harassment" Art League Houston |
Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., July 17 until Fri., August 28 |
Montrose |
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 The son of a Houston County Commissioner and nephew of a Black Panther, El Franco Lee II has both politics and protest in his blood. This is apparent in the University of Houston- and Yale-trained artist's small but powerful paintings, on display in "Visual Harassment," in the Project Gallery... More >> |
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"Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews during the Holocaust" Holocaust Museum Houston |
Daily from Thu., July 16 until Mon., September 7 |
Third Ward |
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 In "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews during the Holocaust," Norman Gershman's soulful black-and-white photography and first-hand oral history illuminate a part of the Holocaust that, until recently, went unexplored. The title comes from the response Gershman received when he asked Albanian Muslims... More >> |
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"Challenge VII:dysFUNctional" Art Exhibit Houston Center for Contemporary Craft |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., July 17 until Sun., September 13 |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 A chair you can't sit on, a teapot full of leaks and a vase with a blocked neck: When the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft decided to go looking for works that "subvert and satirize" function, they weren't kidding around - or maybe they were. For "Challenge VII: dysFUNctional," the Center... More >> |
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"Miles and Miles of Texas: The Lone Star State Through the Eyes of Buck Schiwetz" The Heritage Society |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., July 22 until Mon., September 7 |
Downtown/ Midtown |
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 Get a rare look at the works of one of the most renowned Texas artists at the exhibit "Miles and Miles of Texas: The Lone Star State Through the Eyes of Buck Schiwetz." Trained as an architect, he worked as an artist from the late 1920s to the early 1980s. Schiwetz captured images of a... More >> |
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"Oneself by Oneself" BOX 13 ArtSpace |
Every week Saturday from Sat., July 25 until Thu., August 20 |
East End |
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 At the age of 18, painter Stephanie Toppin moved to England and began chronicling her life one wooden panel at a time. Four years later, the Houston native is 64 panels deep into "Oneself by Oneself." "It just started happening, and it's become an obsession," Toppin says of her abstract,... More >> |
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"Detritus" - paintings and sculptures by Angela Beloian and Jessica Moon Bernstein Art League Houston |
Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., July 17 until Fri., August 28 |
Montrose |
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“La Cosa Nostra” Khon's |
Daily from Thu., July 30 until Sun., August 30 |
Montrose |
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"Recollections" Redbud Gallery |
Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sun., July 19 until Sun., August 30, 12:00pm-5:00pm |
Heights |
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"Friends" Domy Books |
Daily from Fri., July 31 until Thu., September 3 |
Montrose |
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“Body Language” Museum of Printing History |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., June 25 until Sat., September 19 |
River Oaks |
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"Fragmento" Station Museum of Contemporary Art |
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., September 2 until Sun., October 18
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Third Ward |
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Menil Collection The Menil Collection |
Daily |
Montrose |
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Sunday Storytime Tours Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Every week Sunday, 2:00pm-3:00pm
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Kirby-West U |
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Gallery Talk: The Grand Tour Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Tue., August 4, 12:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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Docent Training for Holocaust Museum Houston Holocaust Museum Houston |
Tue., August 4, 6:30pm-9:00pm |
Third Ward |
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Gallery Talk: Useful Things Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Wed., August 5, 12:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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Art Essay Reading Group Contemporary Arts Museum Houston |
Wed., August 5, 6:30pm |
Montrose |
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Gallery Talk: Arts of India Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Thu., August 6 |
Kirby-West U |
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Summer Creation Station: Family Portraits Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Thu., August 6, 11:00am-2:00pm |
Kirby-West U |
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