Fall 2010 Group Exhibition

09-11-2010 - 10-12-2010

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Thornwood Gallery - Colquitt

http://www.thornwoodgallery.com/

Thornwood Gallery - Colquitt - 2643 Colquitt Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free event</p>

713-861-2787

Start Time(s): <p><b>Opening Reception</b>:<br /> Saturday, September 11<br /> 6pm-8pm</p> <p><b>Regular Gallery Hours:</b><br /> Tues-Fri 10am-5pm<br /> Saturday 11am-4pm</p>

Thornwood Gallery presents the  Fall 2010 Group Exhibition. Please join us at Thornwood Gallery for live music and wine on Saturday, September 11th from 6:00 - 8:00PM for the opening reception of our Fall 2010 Group Exhibition featuring various Thornwood artists.

This exhibition of work will feature pieces by Andy Bernstein, Kevin Box, Bob Chrzanowski, Kim Coulter, Mark Yale Harris, Onyeka Ibe, Joe Incrapera, Bobbi Jo, Tommy LaVergne, Cheng Lian, Michael Levin, John Maisano, Pat Moberley Moore, Maxine Price, Lucia Sarto, Chuck Schwarz, Alexander Sheversky, Carolyn Smith, S. Pinto Souza, and Sabine Stromeyer just to name a few.

The exhibition will run through October 12th.

For more information, please visit our website at www.thornwoodgallery.com.

Pictured: Bob Chrzanowski, Streamers 3, Oil on Canvas, 2010.

Adult Art Workshop - Collage Still Life

09-15-2010 - 09-15-2010

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Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

http://www.pearlmfa.org

Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts - 6815 Cypresswood Drive Spring TX 77379

Admission: <p>Fee varies based on membership status and suppliesThe fee for museum members is $10/$20 with supplies For non-members, the fee for the workshop is $15 or $25 with supplies</p>

281-376-6322

rosemary@pearlmfa.org

Start Time(s): <p>9am-12pm</p>

The Pearl is offering an Adult Art Workshop on Wednesday, September 15, 9am-12pm.

In the workshop, participants will create a still life collage. Have fun tearing and layering beautiful papers as you compose the background for your simple, but lovely still life of a wine bottle, wine glass, and grapes.

With very little drawing, your still life arrangement will appear in an expressive interpretation that is uniquely yours. No previous art experience is needed for you to join us for the fun.

The Adult Art Workshops are designed for beginners, but all levels are welcome. The fee for museum members is $10/$20 with supplies. For non-members, the fee for the workshop is $15 or $25 with supplies. The workshops are held monthly.

To register, email Rosemary at rosemary@pearlmfa.org  or call the museum at 281-376-6322.

Classic Touch: Group Show featuring Jane Dipaolo

10-09-2010 - 10-09-2010

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Winter Street Studios

http://www.winterstreetstudios.net/

Winter Street Studios - 2101 Winter Street Houston Tx 77007

Admission: <p>The event is open to the public without charge</p>

713-862-0082

Start Time(s): <p>6pm-9pm</p>

Ceramicist Jane Dipaolo is featured October 9 at Winter Street Studios.

Anyone else may see clay and slush, a hot room with a glowing kiln, but when Jane Dipaolo enters her studio, she sees the tools to create classics. This Houston artist has an eye for style, quality and fashion. She creates sculptures that are as distinctive, timeless and fun as that Chanel dress she just covered up with a smock.

Classic Touch, a group show featuring Jane Dipaolo’s latest ceramics, will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 9 at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street, in the 2nd floor gallery. The event is open to the public without charge.

Dipaolo asked some of her favorite local artists to hang on the walls surrounding her sculptures, including Justin Garcia, Matt Messinger and Lindsay Peyton. Musician Alan Hawkins will also join to provide classical guitar accompaniment for the evening.

Dipaolo was born in Philadelphia and majored in art at Rowan University in New Jersey. She currently teaches art and ceramics at the Kinkaid School in Houston.

“I’m inspired by the journeys people take in their lives, the events that happen both big and small, and the unique characters you meet along the way,” she said.

For information about Dipaolo, visit www.janekeysdipaolo.com.  

Pictured:  Ceramic Sculpture by Jane Dipaolo.  Images courtesy of Cadence Enterprise.

Old World Operatic Portraits - The Concert

10-28-2010 - 10-28-2010

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Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

http://www.pearlmfa.org

Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts - 6815 Cypresswood Drive Spring TX 77379

Admission: <p>Adults $12 <br /> Seniors $10 <br /> Students $6</p> <p>Advance Tickets are available for purchase through the Cypress Creek FACE box office, 281-440-4850 The box office, open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, is located in the lobby of the Centrum in the Cypress Creek Christian Church located at 6823 Cypresswood Drive (across the street from the Pearl)</p>

281-376-6322

http://www.pearlmfa.org

Start Time(s): <p>7pm-9pm</p>

In partnership with the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Musique chez moi: Northwest Houston House Concerts (MCM) will open its third season with an operatic extravaganza, Old World Operatic Portraits - The Concert,  in the Main Gallery of the Museum. On Thursday, October 28 at 7pm, a cast of nine accomplished opera singers, supported by a small contingency of instrumentalists, will present an evening of well-loved arias and ensembles.

The Pearl is currently exhibiting a fine collection of British and French portraits in the exhibition, The Grand Tour. Largely members of old world aristocracy, they look as if they might easily belong on the operatic stage. MCM will give a voice to these long silent onlookers, allowing them to tell us their long-forgotten stories.

With Roger Keele as Artistic Director, MCM has presented several concerts at the Pearl as well as in homes in Northgate Forest and Olde Oaks. Seating is general admission, so arrive early for the best seats.

Performers:
Dr. Cassandra Black, Dramatic soprano, Frances Fenton, Dramatic soprano, Dr. Roger Keele, Pianist, Dr. Jason Lester, Bass-baritone, Dr. Laurie Lester, Lyric soprano, Stephanie Lewis Northcutt, Lyrico-spinto soprano, Daniel Saenz, Cellist, Yuri Marie Saenz, Dramatic coloratura soprano, Heidi Scanio, Dramatic mezzo-soprano, Michael Vaughn, Baritone.

Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors $10, Students $6.

Advance Tickets are available for purchase through the Cypress Creek FACE box office, 281-440-4850. The box office, open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, is located in the lobby of the Centrum in the Cypress Creek Christian Church located at 6823 Cypresswood Drive (across the street from the Pearl).

Pictured:  William Bourguereau, Mignon, 1869. From a Texas Collection.

Hear/Her/Ear #4: a series devoted to women in experimental music

10-01-2010 - 10-01-2010

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labotanica

http://labotanica.org/hereherhear.html

labotanica - 2316 Elgin (at Dowling) (in the lower level of the Historic El Dorado Ballroom) Houston TX 77004

Admission: <p>$5 donation (all proceeds go to musicians)</p>

la@labotanica.org

Start Time(s): <p>7pm</p> <p><strong>Performance:</strong> October 1, 2010, 7pm<br /> <strong>Installation dates: </strong>October 1 &ndash; October 9, 2010</p>

labotanica presents Hear/Her/Ear #4, a series devoted to women in experimental music, Friday, October 1, 2010 7pm.

Featuring:

Michelle Yom: (pictured)
Back to Imagined Spaces
a sound performance installation

also performances by:
Melanie Jamison
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud

$5 donation (all proceeds go to musicians).

Performance: October 1, 2010, 7pm
Installation dates: October 1 – October 9, 2010

Back to Imagined Spaces is a sound performance installation by Michelle Yom that synthesizes experiences concerning self-preservation, romanticized spirituality, and defining “the real” versus reality. Through the notion that our bodies are a common denominator that acts as an interface of human consciousness, I pose questions such as “if etheric cells of my body sing, what would it sound?”

The idea of building a pyramid began because I wished to build a chamber in which to scan my body without interruption. It was a means of self-imposed timeless space, away from the walls of my own home. This has led to creating two sets of music for the installation. The first set is a series of staccato vocalizations with syllables from the mantra, Asato Ma Sad Gamaya, processed through seven delays. The second set will be a live performance of tonal pieces titled Heart, Ears, Kidney, and Stomach, also using vocal sounds. The pieces are intended to capture a version of imaginary but prudent sounds, much like taking a microscope and focusing the lens into singing, living cells. Artist Website: http://michelleyom.com.  

Melanie Jamison is an aesthetician certified by the SuperColliding Introspective Review. She recently graduated from the Illustration program at Parsons School of Design. As a student in New York, Jamison studied Indian classical vocal training in the Kirana tradition with La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. She now independently composes electronic music and participates as an experimental vocalist and sound texture contributor as a member of the female improvisational band last referred to as Pear Prickley Pear.

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud makes art that draws attention to the precarious, ephemeral, and soulful. She has participated in exhibitions and residencies throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, and South America. She is currently based in Houston, Texas. http://archipelaga.com.

2010-2011 Lawndale Artist Studio Program Participant Slide Talk

09-09-2010 - 09-09-2010

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Lawndale Art Center

http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/

Lawndale Art Center - 4912 Main St Houston TX 77002

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

7135285858

Start Time(s): <p>6pm-8pm</p>

Lawndale Art Center presents a 2010-2011 Lawndale Artist Studio Program Participant Slide Talk, Thursday, September 9,
6:00pm - 8:00pm.

2010-2011 Lawndale Artist Studio Program participants, Stephan Hillerbrand + Mary Magsamen, Daniel McFarlane and Anthony Thompson Shumate, give an informal presentation of their work and plans for their residency at Lawndale.

Come early, as seating is limited!

The Art of Wine with Artist Holly Denslow

09-29-2010 - 09-29-2010

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Hotel Sorella

http://www.hotelsorella.com

Hotel Sorella - CityCentre - 800 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Building 9 Houston TX 77024

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

7139731600 OR 7133048876

Start Time(s): <p>5:30-7:30 pm</p> <p><strong>WHERE</strong>: Hotel Sorella &ndash; 2nd Floor Lobby Lounge</p>

CITYCENTRE district’s Hotel Sorella and Sculptures by Design gallery’s monthly series, The Art of Wine, will feature work by Holly Denslow. Location: Hotel Sorella Citycentre Lobby Lounge - 800 W Sam Houston Pky N, Bldg 9.  Wednesday, September 29th - 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

In September we will feature pairing of select wines with an exhibition of Holly Denslow from Sculptures by Design. This September 2010 marks 10 years of business for Sculptures By Design and studio owner Holly Denslow. The featured artist for Wednesday, 29th is a long time professional artist working within many media, however sculpture is truly her passion.

Every month Sorella and Sculptures by Design will merge two respected passions: art and wine appreciation. At each open-to-the-public event, attendees are invited to challenge both their taste in art and their taste buds. Guests will enjoy a complimentary wine sampling while admiring art work. Don't miss this event!

Sculptures By Design specializes in metal, glass, stone and bronze sculpture as well as oil paintings, assorted mixed media, monuments and custom works. The most recent and fresh works of art are showcased at CITYCENTRE.

RED HOT ART-Sculptures By Design Presents Artists Alive & Well

09-09-2010 - 09-30-2010

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Artists Alive and Well

http://sculpturesbydesign.com/events.htm

Sculptures by Design Studio 2 - CITYCENTRE - 800 West Sam Houston Parkway North 12848 Queensbury, Ste 204 Houston TX 77024

Admission: <p>Admission Free</p>

713-781-1030 or 7133048876

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening Night: </strong><br /> Thursday, 9 September 2010, <br /> 6-9:30 pm<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>Sculptures By Design Gallery Hours:</strong><br /> M-F, 2-7 pm</p>

13 of Houston’s Hottest Artists Paint the Town RED! Sculptures by Design and Artists Alive and Well present RED HOT ART-Sculptures By Design Presents Artists Alive & Well. Opening Reception: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 6:00-9:30PM (Complimentary wine). Exhibit runs through 30 September 2010. LOCATION: Sculptures By Design, City Centre, 12848 Queensbury Lane, Suite 204, Houston, TX 77024.

Houston's hottest emerging artists heat up City Centre with their colorful art. This 60-piece exhibit, including paintings, photography and sculpture, will fire you up and inspire you – and definitely won’t leave you cold. Please join us for this sizzling showing by 13 members of... Artists Alive & Well.

Participating artists: Jim Adams, Marilyn Balke-Lowry, Suzanne Buckland, Sandi Gardner, Margo I. Green, Melinda Patrick, Linda Summers Posey, Sally Stubbs, Linda Askin, Daniel Brents, Joana Esteves, Valerie G and Mark Roden.

Sculptures By Design Studio specializes in metal, glass, stone and bronze sculpture as well as oil paintings, assorted mixed media, monuments and custom works. The artists are local, national and international. The most recent and fresh works of art are showcased at CITYCENTRE studio showroom, corporate private shows available within the Greenway Plaza studio.

Free Admission.

Don't miss this RED-Hot show!

Preparing for the Dead

09-25-2010 - 09-25-2010

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Rhino Gallery

Admission: <p>Admission Free</p>

Start Time(s): <p>Saturday, 25 September 2010<br /> 8:00 pm - midnight</p>

One Night Only, Rhino Gallery presents Preparing for the Dead, a Pre- Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibit. Saturday, 25 September 2010, 8:00 pm – midnight.

Join the following artists for an evening of liquid refreshments, music by DJ Stephf and GREAT ART:

Robin Baker
Stacey Carr
Valerie G
Jonatan Lopez
Lizbeth Ortiz
Wiley Robertson
Stephanie Saint Sanchez
Kelly Switzer

Location:
2316 Caroline Street (between Webster & McGowen)
Houston, TX 77002

Free Admission

Don't miss this exciting annual event!

John Jenkins: The History of Rock & Roll

10-09-2010 - 10-30-2010

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Blakely Bering Fine Art/Bering Art Collective (formerly Bering & James)

http://www.beringart.com/

Blakely Bering Fine Art/Bering Art Collective (formerly Bering & James) - 805 Rhode Place #500 Houston TX 77019

Admission: <p>Free&nbsp;and open to the public<br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p>

(713) 524-0101

http://www.beringart.com/

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening reception: </strong><br /> Saturday, October 9<br /> 6pm-9pm<br /> <br /> <b>Regular Gallery Hours</b>:<br /> Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm<br /> <i>We are by appointment on Saturdays and closed on Sundays</i></p>

Bering Art Collective is pleased to announce the opening of The History of Rock & Roll, Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the gallery, 805 Rhode Place, #500 Houston, Texas 77019. The show, featuring new works by painter John Jenkins, runs from Saturday, October 9, 2010 to Saturday, October 30, 2010.

John Jenkins brings Houston another visionary exhibition in his new series The History of Rock & Roll. Jenkins’ new works present an intricate and unique artistry of the idealized evolution of Rock & Roll. His brush strokes are palpable; deliberately ignoring the school books when translating the historical representation of Rock History. He transcribes his conceptual impressions of Rock legends and lore, amalgamating Jenkins’ intensely hypothesized interconnectedness of each canvas, hand painted electric guitars, work on paper, and denim.

John Jenkins endeavors to present an abstract history of an abstract idea and he does so brilliantly. The show is provocative and intriguing; a sight worth seeing. The exhibition’s relevance iconically begins with Jenkins’ first chord, The Tiger’s Tale/The Dragon’s Tale.

The works depict the evolutionary beginning of Rock & Roll: the fusion of European musical in#uences with roots of traditional African music. A recurring theme in The Tiger’s Tale is the presence of the “mouth,” Jenkins’ homage to storytelling; the heritage of oral tradition painted on denim cloth symbolizing the hardworking, industrious fabric of custom.

The Dragon’s Tale counters it’s former with the representation of earth and it’s sounds. The soul of Rock & Roll is symbolized herein; one can feel the African drum beat as it reverberates against the earth. The Dragon’s Tale consists of works on paper representing the spiritual aspect of sound and music. The duality of each; intense technical detail contrasted with loose lines respectively, creates the balance of North American Music; sound carried by spirit.

The second chord, the body of the exhibition, are Jenkins’ works on canvas. The evolution of ideas of Rock & Roll. Works with text and rhinestones connect idealized notions of the written word and it’s translation into sound. Follow the rhinestones in each piece and a tonal visuality will unfold.

At final, the third chord, are Jenkins’ six, meticulously hand-painted, electric guitars. Representing the physical embodiment of the “Players of Rock & Roll”; the phenomenons, musicians and songwriters. The Oracle, the first of six, the only non-Fender electric guitar, is inspired by the emerging sounds of Rock & Roll from the inception of it’s "rst musical style.

Following The Oracle, is The Maharaja, an American Fender Stratocaster, created to pay tribute to American Rock & Roll legend, Elvis Presley. The only guitar speci"cally referencing an individual and titled in Sanskrit “The Great King.”

In suite: The Laureate, (back pictured above) a Fender American Stratocaster, represents the word smith and poet; The Synesthete, a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, depicts the occurrence of irregular sensory perception, and the altered consciousness paralleling the LSD phenomenon of the 70s music era; The Lacemaker, a Fender American Telecaster, visions the women of Rock & Roll; and The Provocateur, a Fender American Standard Stratocaster, references the “sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll” mantra of Rock and pays homage to musical artists who pushed the envelope in their musical art form.

Jenkins’ complete body of work intricately constructs and deconstructs the multi layered dimensions of Rock’s musical genre. His intense use of imagery, allegory and metaphor are demonstrative of his complex research and understanding of his subject.

To provide in depth awareness into the musical art form, Jenkins and Bering Art Collective have partnered with Little Kids Rock and will provide a portion of exhibition sales to their organization. In addition, Jenkins was invited by Fender Guitar to paint a seventh custom Stratocaster to be given to Little Kids Rock for their annual "Right to Rock" event at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York City. The event will be held on Thursday, October 21st from 6:30 - 9:30 pm. All proceeds for this event will be used to restore and revitalize music education by putting rock n' roll instruments, innovative Little Kids Rock curriculum and materials into underfunded public schools nationwide. “Right to Rock” Event Website: http:// littlekidsrock.org/events.html.  

About Little Kids Rock: Little Kids Rock is a 501 (c) (3) nonpro"t organization that transforms children’s lives by restoring and revitalizing music education in underfunded public schools. Little Kids Rock was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by David Wish, an elementary school teacher who had grown frustrated with the lack of music education funding at his school. Today, Little Kids Rock is one of the leading nonpro"t providers of free lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in US public schools, and has served more than 100,000 students at over 1,200 schools in 24 cities nationwide. Little Kids Rock Honorary Board Members include Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Paul Simon, B.B. King, Ziggy Marley and other famous friends in the music industry. More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org.

VBB Living Room Art: Womens Voices: Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani - La Voz

11-06-2010 - 11-06-2010

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Voices Breaking Boundaries

http://www.vbbarts.org/

Admission: <p>$ Free</p>

(713) 524-7821

info@vbbarts.org

Start Time(s): <p>8pm</p>

Voices Breaking Boundaries presents a VBB Living Room Art production, Women’s Voices: Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani - La Voz.  Featuring Aisha Gazdar, Vanessa Cerda, Sheherzad Kaleem, Sehba Sarwar, Yunuen Perez Vertti, Gwen Zepeda. 8 pm, Saturday, November 6, 2010. Location:  The home of Larissa Lindsay and Stuart Bailey, 1816 Kane, Houston, TX 77007. $ Free.

VBB is an organization that has long recognized and learned from individuals who have taken risks by speaking out. This fall, VBB’s season will kick off with Women’s Voices, a new production from our much-loved living room art series that will take place in a historical 1888 Houston home located in Sixth Ward, just around the corner from the Multicultural Education and Counseling Center for the Arts (MECA).

The show will recognize the services provided by the arts center and the leadership role played by MECA’s Founding Director and latina icon, Alice Valdez, who has given voice to many Houston artists including Gwen Zepeda and Vanessa Cerda, who will both perform at the event. Like all VBB living room art productions, Women’s Voices will parallel issues of Houston neighborhoods with those in Pakistan.

This year, the production will shed light on art and community activism in Pakistan through a documentary by Sheherzad Kaleem about a grassroots Karachi-based arts organization, Tehrik-e-Niswan, led by dancer/actress Sheema Kirmani. Included in the production will be a documentary by Aisha Gazdar about Pakistan’s Women’s Action Forum, a protest group that grew during the 1980s while Pakistan was run under the US supported right-wing military dictatorship of General Zia.

The evening will feature installations by Sehba Sarwar and Yunuen Perez Vertti. Also part of the experience will be an open mic and altar, so all are encouraged to bring words and share altar art.

As always, there will be music, food, drinks, and surprises. Please join us!

This show is cosponsored by Arte Público Press, Geo TV (Pakistan), Houston Institute for Culture, Pacifica Radio KPFT 90.1 FM and Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast. The goal of VBB's living room art productions are to continue juxtaposing joys, struggles and successes in the US and in Pakistan.

About VBB’s Living Room Art Productions: Four years ago, under the guidance of VBB artist Oskar Sonnen, VBB began a new series called Living Room Art, an innovative approach designed to bring art directly into residential communities around Houston and beyond. Living Room Art productions are "one night stands,” open to the public and take place in private homes. The goals of Living Room Art are: to bring together disparate neighborhoods and communities; to bring together diverse populations who may not ordinarily go to a gallery/museum; and to address social issues through art.

All VBB Living Room Art shows are theme-based, multidisciplinary, and allow space for spoken word artists, writers, visual artists, performance artists, and musicians, and generally draw audiences ranging from 250-400. The shows are conceived and directed by Founding Director Sehba Sarwar with Yunuen Perez Vertti, Mark Lacy and Eric Hester.

Pictured above:  Alice Valdez and Sheema Kirmani.

BOX 13 September-October Exhibitions

09-18-2010 - 10-21-2010

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BOX 13 ArtSpace

http://www.box13artspace.com/

Box 13 ArtSpace - 6700 Harrisburg Blvd Houston TX 77011

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

box13artspace@gmail.com

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening Reception:</strong><br /> Saturday, September 18<br /> 7:00-9:30pm<br /> <br /> Exhibitions on view September 18 &ndash; October 21, 2010<br /> Open Saturdays, 1-5pm and by appointment</p>

Box 13 Artspace is pleased to present four new exhibitions opening and open studios September 18, 2010, 7:00-9:30PM.

In the downstairs Front BOX and Window BOX, Austin-based Carlos Rosales Silva's exhibition, I Am Immortal I Have Inside Me Blood of Kings, includes sculpture, performance, text, painting, photographs as a navigation site for an investigation into Mexican-American and Native American cultural vestiges.

In the Back Box, Rebecca Finley presents a series of photographs of strangers in public spaces in A Close Distance.

In the Upstairs BOX, Debra Barrera and Lauren Moya Ford's exhibition Techno Cumbia presents suites of drawings and installation center around identity, family, assimilation, humor and word play.

In the BOX Stairwell, Lina Dib's Sounds for Stairs animates the central staircase.

Also on view in the Installation BOX is the long term installation Boulder by member artist Kia Neill.

Around the BOX, new work by JoAnn Park will be featured in The Closet Box Gallery, work by Jocelyn Shipley and Christoph Huppi and Ariane Roesch, curated by RJ Curatorial Experiences Inc., will be on view in the Kenmore Icebox, along with video work by Jocelyn Shipley in the Red White Yellow exhibition space.

The exhibitions continue through October 21, 2010. Gallery hours are Saturdays, 1:00 - 5:00PM or by appointment.

Click on the links above to read more about those exhibitions.

Image above from A Close Distance – Rebecca Finley.

OFFLINE FV : Film and Video Exhibition

09-10-2010 - 09-25-2010

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Community Artists' Collective

http://www.thecollective.org/

Community Artists' Collective - 1413 Holman Midtown Art Center Tea Room Houston TX 77004

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

713-523-1616

exhibit@thecollective.org

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening reception: </strong><br /> Friday,&nbsp;September 10<br /> 6pm-8pm</p> <p><strong>Gallery Hours: </strong><br /> Thursday-Saturday<br /> 12 noon to 5 pm and by appointment</p> <p><span style="background-color: #ccffcc">Special screenings 6-8pm each Thursday </span></p>

Community Artists' Collective presents the exhibition OFFLINE FV : Film and Video Exhibition curated by Michael K Taylor w/ collaboration. Opening Reception: Sept 10th 2010 6-8pm. Exhibition Dates: Sept 11th 2010 - Sept 25th 2010 Hours: Thurs-Sat 12-5. with special screenings 6-8pm each Thursday @ The Community Artists' Collective - Tea Room Gallery 1413 Holman.

Offline FV 2010 focuses on experimental video and film narratives from local and international artists and filmmakers Jude Anogwih (Nigeria), Simone Bailey (San Francisco), Uchay Joel Chima (Nigeria), Jeff Faulkinbury (Houston), Tierney Malone (Houston), Emeka Ogboh (Nigeria), and Lilian Pilaku (Nigeria).

Anogwih's "Dreams (Smaerd)", Pilaku's "Outage - Outrage", and Chima 's "Carbon Blues" are abstract collages addressing migration, energy and transportation within Africa. Tierney Malone's "Songs for My Fathers" features multiple paintings and score by Marcus Roberts. Local filmmaker Jeff Faulkinbury's feature-length film "Read On" follows four couples experiences with racism, infidelity, and identity when pushed by economic downturns.

Films shall be projected onto the gallery wall in the viewing room and sequenced for each exhibition day. Each Thursday evening will feature special screenings of additional films presented by local film organizations.

Please visit www.thecollective.org  for screening schedule.

For more info visit thecollective.org or mktartist.com.

The Community Artists' Collective programs are supported in part by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and through collaborations with community organizations. The Collective is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition.

Michael K Taylor is a Texas-based artist and curator whose work over the past few years has been featured at the MFAH, Lawndale Arts Center, Project Row Houses, Rice Media Center and Go Down Arts Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. He curated the exhibitions Future Present Series and The Love Movement at the Community Artists' Collective incorporating visual art, live dance and video.

The Community Artists' Collective is located at Tea Room Gallery 1413 Holman near LaBranch Houston, TX 77004.

Lone Star College-Kingwoods Annual Faculty Art Show and Art Sale

09-09-2010 - 10-06-2010

Lone Star College-Kingwood

http://kingwood.lonestar.edu/

Lone Star College-Kingwood,Student Ctr/Fine Arts - 20000 Kingwood Drive Kingwood TX 77339

Admission: <p>The gallery is open to the public and admission is free</p>

281-312-1534

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Opening Reception: </strong><br /> Thursday, September 9<br /> 12-1:30pm</p> <p><b>Regular Gallery Hours:<br /> </b>M-W-F 10:30am-5:00pm<br /> T-Th 11:00am-5:00pm<br /> Closed Saturday and Sunday</p>

New paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, and ceramics will be on display at Lone Star College-Kingwood’s Annual Faculty Art Show and Art Sale. The show begins Sept. 9 with a reception from 12:00 – 1:30pm,  and ends Oct. 6.

“I feel the quality and scope of work showing well serves not only this growing campus and community but also Houston area artists and art lovers.” Gallery Director, Kris Larson said.

Faculty members Gerard Baldwin, Jay Calder, Cory Cryer, Joe Kagle, Divya Murthy, Mari Omori, Julon Pinkston, Kelly Revuelto, Kelley Eggert and Erich Schmalhorst have also donated special pieces, which will be offered for sale. These proceeds will go towards The Student Art Scholarship Fund.

In addition to this show, some instructors have future exhibitions scheduled on and off campus. Baldwin will have an unaccompanied show on campus Dec. 17-Jan. 21, 2011. Omori’s work will be shown May-August 2011 in a solo exhibition at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts located in Spring.

Pinkston, one of the featured artists, teaches a combined Drawing I and II class and a Painting I and II class this fall. Pinkston will have two large paintings in the exhibition and a set of smaller paintings to sell.

“I entered the faculty art show for exposure of professional work for the students and for their understanding of what resources they have here at the campus. Hopefully, they become inspired by it and use a little of it in their own work and ideas,” Pinkston said.

With a master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Texas, Pinkston has taught art at LSC-Kingwood since 2008. He has also taught Design I and II, Drawing I and II, Life Drawing I and II, Painting I and II and Art Appreciation at Houston Community College, the University of North Texas and Lone Star College-Kingwood.

The gallery hours are M-W-F 10:30-5:00, T-Th 11:00-5:00. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call: 281-312-1534.

Out West: Glen Lyles and his students

09-10-2010 - 09-29-2010

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Canal Street Gallery

http://www.canalstreetgallery.com/

Canal Street Gallery - 2219 Canal Street Houston TX 77003

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

713-223-2219

Start Time(s): <p><strong>OPENING RECEPTION</strong>:<br /> 6 to 9pm<br /> Friday, September 10</p> <p><strong>Regular Gallery Hours:</strong><br /> Friday-Saturday<br /> 11am til 3pm<br /> and at other times by appointment</p>

The Canal Street Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Out West: Glenn Lyles and his students, a group show. There will be an artist’s reception at the Gallery Friday, September 10, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The exhibition will be on display through September 29.

Artists include: Valentina Atkinson, Jerrie Gast, Susan Jackson,Connie Jennings,Roy Sharp, Bonnie Shearer, Roxanna Hammond, and Glen Lyles.

Glenn Lyles grew up in the Panhandle. Glen paints realistic oil paintings using wildlife, western and rural as his subject matter. His works are in collections in 17 states and England.

Pictured:  a work by Glen Lyles.

Authors in Architecture: Bracket: Architecture, Environment, Digital Culture, issue #1: on farming

10-21-2010 - 10-21-2010

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American Institute of Architects (AIA Houston)

http://www.aiahouston.org

Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) - 315 Capitol, Suite 120 Houston TX 77002

Admission: <p>This series is free and open to the public <br /> &nbsp;</p>

(713) 520-0155

Start Time(s): <p>6:00pm - 8:00pm</p> <p>6pm&ndash; Authors&rsquo; Presentations<br /> 7pm &ndash; Reception and Book Signing</p>

Architecture Center Houston and the Houston Public Library are pleased to announce Authors in Architecture: Bracket: Architecture, Environment, Digital Culture, issue #1: on farming, Thursday October 21, at the Architecture Center Houston (ArCH), 315 Capitol, Suite 120, Houston, TX. 6pm Authors' Presentations. 7pm Reception and Book signing.

Bracket: Architecture, Environment, Digital Culture, issue #1: on farming -
Bracket is a new book series that highlights emerging critical issues at the juncture of architecture, environment, and digital culture. Seeking new voices and design talent, Bracket is structured around an open call for entries. Conceived as an almanac, the series looks at emerging themes that are shaping the built environment in radically significant, yet often unexpected ways.

The series will chart the emergence of this current design generation. A generation raised when the internet was commonplace, when environmental issues reached a critical 'inconvenient truth,' and when the cultural capital of architecture was in need of new vision. The Bracket series will address the complex impacts of globalization on architecture, landscape, and urbanism. Bracket 1 is titled “On Farming” and looks at the capacity for architecture to address ideas and issues of productive landscapes and urbanisms. Once merely understood in terms of agriculture, today information, energy, labour, and landscape, among others, can be farmed. Farming harnesses the efficiency of collectivity and community.

Whether cultivating land, harvesting resources, extracting energy or delegating labor, farming reveals the interdependencies of our globalized world. Simultaneously, farming represents the local gesture, the productive landscape, and the alternative economy. The processes of farming are mutable, parametric, and efficient. Farming is the modification of infrastructure, urbanisms, architectures, and landscapes toward a privileging of production.

The issue collects original design projects, installations, and essays which interrogate new typologies, forms, and formats of the built environment. With almost 40 design proposals and 12 essays, “On Farming” collects emerging designers and thinkers internationally.

Edited by Mason White & Maya Przybylski.

Bracket: issue #1 on farming presented Texas Contributors Neeraj Bhatia, Jason Sowell, and Ned Dodington.

Neeraj Bhatia received his Masters of Architecture + Urban Design from MIT. He has worked for Eisenman Architects, Coop Himmelblau, Bruce Mau Design, OMA, ORG and Lateral Office and has taught at the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, and was most recently awarded the 2010-2011 Wortham Teaching Fellowship at Rice University. His research has been published in Volume/Archis, Thresholds, Footprint, and Yale Perspecta. He is co-editor of 'Arium: Weather + Architecture' (with Jürgen Mayer H., Hatje Cantz Publishing, 2009), which examines the relationship of building and weather. In 2008, Neeraj became a co-director of InfraNet Lab, a non-profit research collective probing the spatial byproducts of contemporary resource logistics. The Lab’s research into urban infrastructures will be published in Pamphlet Architecture 30 (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010). Neeraj received the 2010 Lawrence B. Anderson Award to document traditional and contemporary housing in the Canadian Arctic.

Jason Sowell is an assistant professor in the Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. His research and design work engage questions of infrastructure and measure. His projects have received several awards and have been exhibited both nationally and internationally; The University of Texas at Austin’s counterMEASURES [co-designed with Nichole Wiedemann] and Cleveland Design Competition 2007 2nd place [co-designed with Hope Hasbrouck]. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee, and a Master in Landscape Architecture from Harvard's Graduate School of Design.

Ned Dodington received a B.A. in Art History from Carleton College in 2003 and an M.Arch from Rice University in 2009. While at Rice, Ned devoted his graduate career to studying potential points of architectural design intervention in biological systems. His work has been published in Architectural Design Magazine, Texas Architect, Rice Working, and the Columbia University GSAP yearly review, and he has written for The Architectural Society in New York, Manifold Magazine, and the Houstonist. His built installations have been shown in Minnesota and Houston. He has been awarded both the Technos international traveling fellowship in 2002 and the Mitchel Travel Fellowship in 2006. Ned is currently employed at PDR in Houston, Texas and manages two small businesses devoted to fostering creative communities in Houston, Caroline Collective and C2Creative.

Debuting in January 2009, Authors in Architecture is a collaboration between the Houston Public Library Downtown and the Architecture Center Houston (ArCH). Our aim is to create a dialogue between these two cultural centers and their patrons.

This series is free and open to the public.

Binding Borders Around the World - A Quilt Showcase

09-10-2010 - 09-11-2010

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Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild of Texas (CPQG)

http://cpqg.org/

Stafford Centre - 10505 Cash Rd Stafford TX 77477

Admission: <p>Tickets $6, available at the door</p> <p>Additional charge for special classes&nbsp; See above&nbsp; Pre-register for either or both of these classes by calling Karen at 832-693-2512 or e-mail <a href="mailto:kshively@entouchnet">kshively@entouchnet</a> &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;</p>

(281) 208-6900

Start Time(s): <p>FRIDAY, SEPT 10 <br /> 8AM - 7PM</p> <p>SATURDAY, SEPT 11 <br /> 9AM - 5PM</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

The Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild of Texas presents Binding Borders Around the World - A Quilt Showcase.  Open to the Public.  September 10 and 11 at Stafford Centre.

Featuring hundreds of quilts, many, many vendors, a special 9/11 exhibition quilt by Sharon Schamber.  Plus Guest Artist Cynthia England, and Member Artist Esther Mirti.

SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY, SEPT. 10:
8AM VENDOR SHOPPING FRENZY - SPECIALS OFFERED BETWEEN 8AM AND 10AM
1PM LANDSCAPE CLASS WITH CYNTHIA ENGLAND
SEE PICTURES AND SUPPLY LIST ON WORKSHOP PAGE

SPECIAL EVENTS SATURDAY, SEPT. 11:
1 PM TABLE RUNNER CLASS WITH CYNTHIA ENGLAND
4PM DONATION QUILT AND SILENT AUCTION ITEMS TO BE AWARDED
SEE PICTURES AND SUPPLY LIST ON WORKSHOP PAGE

SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST - CYNTHIA ENGLAND
Cynthia England is an internationally known quilting instructor and quilt pattern designer. Cynthia is most well-known for her
Picture Pieced quilts. Cynthia's most recognized quilt, Piece and Quiet, was chosen as one of the "The Twentieth Century's
Best American Quilts" in 2000.In addition to this award, Cynthia won Best of Show at the International Quilt Festival in
Houston for Piece and Quiet in 1993 and for Open Season in 2000. Not only will she be displaying some of her prize winning
quilts, but she will have a booth where you can meet her and see her designs and will be teaching two classes for you.

CYNTHIA ENGLAND WILL BE TEACHING TWO CLASSES IN OUR CLASSROOM.
(Sewing Machines are being provided for you by The Quilter's Emporium of Stafford, Tx. )

Friday, September 10, 1PM. Class will cover either of two choices of Landscape Quilts. All supplies will be included. Class size limited to 20. Fee $50.

Saturday, September 11, 1PM. Class will cover either of two table runners. All supplies will be included. Class size limited to 20. Fee $50. Landscapes will be offered at this class as well as the Friday class.

Pre-register for either or both of these classes by calling Karen at 832-693-2512 or e-mail kshively@entouch.net.

HJ Bott: Paradigms in Paint and Wire

09-10-2010 - 10-09-2010

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Anya Tish Gallery

http://www.anyatishgallery.com

Anya Tish Gallery - 4411 Montrose Blvd Houston Tx 77006

Admission: <p>Free admission</p>

7135242299

Start Time(s): <p><strong>Champagne Reception for the Artist:<br /> </strong>September 10, 2010, <br /> 6:00 - 8:30pm</p> <p><strong>Regular Gallery Hours:</strong><br /> Tuesday-Saturday<br /> 10:30am-6:00pm</p>

Anya Tish Gallery presents HJ Bott: Paradigms in Paint and Wire, on view September 10 - October 9, 2010. September 10, 2010, 6:00 - 8:30pm, Champagne Reception for the Artist.

HJ Bott's new collection of work, Paradigms in Paint and Wire, at Anya Tish Gallery includes a series of paintings and wire sculptures created over the last decade. Bott’s fascination with the complex and hypnotic systems of lines within his paintings and sculpture stem from a motif he developed in the seventies called the DoV module in which he organizes a system of archetypal patterns and symbols into a grid-like structure. 

About HJ (aka Harvey) BOTT - Born in Colorado. Attended adult life-drawing classes for five years at Greeley State College, starting age 9, first major two-person exhibit at Trinity University at 14. At 15, owned a scale modeling business for architectural firms. Therewith began a Tri-Coastal and European education AND exhibition process; including galleries, art centers and museums in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, Koln, Dusseldorf, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and many others.

 Over 75 solo exhibitions, 16 solo ROBOTT performances, 24 in-situ installations, more than 700 group exhibitions, including over 330 invitational group surveys. Over 60 public (museum, city & university) and 118 corporate collections include the work. Completed 20 governmental and over 160 private and corporate commissions. Current studio concentration: painting, executing relief-constructs and researching light/sound/images in hyperspace-like installations.

First and only American sculptor to win "Premier les plus Sculpture," Prix de Paris, 1965. "Plastik Reisestipedium/Europa," "Koln Kunstuerein, Plastik Kunste," 1956, only American to win.

2nd Annual A Fair to Remember

10-23-2010 - 10-23-2010

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Artisans of Houston

http://artisansofhouston.blogspot.com/

Bethany Christian Church - 3223 Westheimer Rd Houston TX 77098

Admission: <p>Free Admission Free Parking</p> <p><strong>NOTE</strong>:&nbsp; The parking lot is behind the church off Bammel Lane</p>

(713) 523-1609

artisansofhouston@gmail.com

Start Time(s): <p>10:00 am - 3:00 pm</p>

Come shop early for all of your holiday gifts at the 2nd Annual "A Fair to Remember", hosted by the Artisans of Houston.

This artisan market extravaganza will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at a new location: Bethany Christian Church, at 3223 Westheimer Road between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway, next to Lamar High School. The parking lot is behind the church off Bammel Lane.

Both admission and parking for this event are free. Participating artisans will be donating some of their handmade creations for silent auction to the church.

All items for this event have been handmade by the artisans, and include: fiber arts, handbags, jewelry, mixed media art, paintings, photography, sculpture, stationary, stained glass, wallets, decor, and more.

Artisans of Houston is a group of artists and crafters in the Greater Houston Area. Members of the group have individual online shops on sites such as Etsy.com and sell their handmade goods at shows throughout Texas and the United States.

Don’t miss it!

Location:

Bethany Christian Church
3223 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77098-1092
(713) 523-1609

Contact: artisansofhouston@gmail.com.

Emily Sloan: Wash (one day only performance)

09-11-2010 - 09-11-2010

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Gallery 1724

http://www.gallery1724.blogspot.com

Gallery 1724 - 1724 Bissonnet Houston TX 77005

Admission: <p>Free and open to the public</p>

713-582-1198

gallery1724@gmail.com

Start Time(s): <p>9am to 5pm, one day only</p>

Gallery 1724 presents Emily Sloan: Wash.

Wash is a one day performance of the washing of hair to take place on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 9am to 5pm at Gallery 1724, 1724 Bissonnet St. (between Dunlay and Woodhead), Houston, Texas, 77005.

Wash will be performed by Emily Sloan and the participating audience.

“It is the ritual situation which makes the hair “powerful”, not the hair which makes the ritual powerful.” --E. R. Leach

This event is free and open to the public.