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Fall for Impressionism: Morisot and Monet to Picasso at MFAH
To see an Impressionist painting is to peer back in time as only art allows us to do.
Cowboys, Astronauts and Art: Jessica Green leads HCAF into the Future
When New York native Jessica Green took the position of artistic director of Houston Cinema Arts Festival this year, she decided the best way to program the sprawling arts-based film festival for Houston was to let this enigma of a city become her muse.
Hypnotized by the Highway with Will Boone at the CAMH
Boone, gearing up for his solo exhibition at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Highway Hex (Nov. 9-Feb. 17), has concocted a body of work inspired in its way by both Leatherface and Stanley Kubrick.
The Art of Programming Surprise: Aperio Unleashes Seductive New Season
Aperio opened its 2019-2020 season in September riding the Onda Nueva (New Wave), relishing the characteristic blurring of boundaries that makes music from Latin America so rich and vital.
The ACTX Top Ten: October 2019
The top ten arts and culture events happening across the Lone Star state in October 2019.
Musiqa’s Open Field Season
Anthony Brandt urges his composition students at Rice University to keep an open mind about the musical styles that influence them. “I often say, ‘Don’t put a fence around yourself. Feel the joy of having an open field around you, and discover what you might love that you didn’t know you would,’” he explains.
Acting in Texas: Greg Cote
Greg Cote lived on all three US coasts before he reached the sixth grade. When his Dad retired from the Navy in 2000 the family found themselves in Lake Jackson, Texas trying to decide where to go next.
The ACTX Top Ten: September 2019
The top ten arts and culture events happening across the Lone Star State in September 2019.
Ars Lyrica’s Sumptuous Season
After staging its first full-length opera last season, Houston’s Ars Lyrica is giving itself a year’s break before it presents the second.
A State of Their Own: Latinx Playwrights Call Texas Home
Texas is home to a growing cohort of Latinx playwrights working in all parts of the state who have chosen to remain here despite the unique challenges that they face as artists of color in the Lone Star State.
Texas Lens: The Most Important Work We Do—Scenes from I Am My Future
Sometimes the most meaningful musical experience transpires in the most unexpected place.