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Mar 8, 2010
McWhorter Gallery “Touch” exhibit to focus on human form
(HOUSTON) McWhorter Gallery presents “Touch,” a group exhibit featuring new paintings by David Addickes and other Houston artists, including Ian Anderson, Belinda Smith, Justin Garcia, Roberto Del Rio, Kevin Peterson, Kelley Devine, Jane Dipaolo, Taft McWhorter and Lindsay Peyton. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 27 at the gallery’s new location at 2119 Canal Street.
“There is...
Mar 6, 2010
Katherine Houston turns passion for art into a second career
(Houston) Katherine Houston is not your typical painter. She devotes more than 60 hours a week to her work and instead of using canvas, she paints on the back of plexiglass. What may be most remarkable about this native Houstonian is that she did not start out as an artist. She actually began her career as an investment broker, and it was not until she left her job to raise a family that she began to study and produce art.
This...
Mar 3, 2010
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Rice Design Alliance Annual Architecture Tour Dates Announced
Tour Offers Inside Look at Old and New Southgate
Houston, Texas (17 Dec 2009) - The Rice Design Alliance (RDA) today announced dates for their 34th annual architecture tour. On Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, 2010, RDA members and their guests will have the opportunity to visit eight houses in Houston’s Southgate neighborhood....
Mar 2, 2010
HBU to host Actors From The London Stage for performances of “Romeo & Juliet”
Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) will present two intimate performances of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” in the Mabee Theater on the Houston Baptist University campus in March. The first performance is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. A second, matinee performance is scheduled for Friday, March 12, at 11 a.m.
General admission tickets may be purchased in advance...
Feb 26, 2010
Da Camera of Houston continues its jazz series on Friday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center with a performance by trumpeter Brandon Lee and his quintet. The talented trumpeter and graduate of Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts makes his Da Camera debut on the heels of the release of his debut album, From Within. Lee is joined by 2008 Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition winner Jon Irabagon on...
Feb 26, 2010
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The Station Museum of Contemporary Art wishes to announce the following six solo exhibitions. These exhibitions will open on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7 pm with music & refreshments.
Two films about Palestine by noted artist Suha Shoman deal with critical issues concerning the Israeli occupation of her homeland.
Charif Benhelima’s photographic project, Welcome to Belgium, illuminates the plight of Arab immigrants in Europe. An essay by...
Feb 25, 2010
Laura Rathe Fine Art presents “Intersection” group show starting March 27
(HOUSTON) When longtime friends and artists Katherine Houston and Cookie Ashton agreed to schedule an exhibit together at Laura Rathe Fine Art in March, they could not have foreseen what was to come. Ashton broke her right arm making it impossible to paint. Houston also put her art on hold, instead dedicating countless hours to organize Artists for Haiti, which raised $40,000 in disaster relief. Their...
Feb 23, 2010
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, a new album by Houston band Petesimple, is out and available at their website www.petesimple.com. Petesimple's junior (3rd) album features rocking sultry singing that listeners have come expect from this local megaband. Some have compared the songwriting style to Cat Steven's meeting his rocking past with a twist of Jazz influence. Calling on his band mates, Lippincott (petesimple) has made another leap into a new kind of music for this group.
Feb 22, 2010
McWhorter Gallery Presents “Go Photo” group exhibit March 12
(HOUSTON) McWhorter Gallery will take on a new look in March. Instead of displaying its usual paintings and sculpture, the gallery will feature a show devoted to photography. The exhibit celebrates FotoFest 2010 Biennial, an international exhibition of photography and photo-related arts taking place throughout Houston March 12 through March 26, 2010.
Several Houston painters, including Van McFarland,...
