Culture Wire
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,...
Feb 21, 2010
February 21, 2010 - HOUSTON, TEXAS - Peel Gallery and Fashion Plate are pleased to announce a sneak peek into fashion designer Selven O'Keef Jarmon and KWANDA. This new developmental and sustainable idea of making communities in South Africa feel better, look better and work better is creating much needed jobs for many talented people. The story of KWANDA is a unique one that is being fulfilled through the ideals and guidance of professional people like designer Selven O'Keef Jarmon, who...
Feb 15, 2010
HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTS
Anthony Goicolea’s Related
On View in HCP’s Main Gallery: March 12 - April 25, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, March 12, 6 - 8 p.m. at HCPHCPArtist Talk with Anthony Goicolea: Friday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. at HCP
Houston, TX – Houston Center for Photography (HCP) is proud to participate in FotoFest 2010. The FotoFest Biennial, the longest running international biennial of photography,...
Feb 11, 2010
HOUSTON, TX (January 2010) - The next Dance Salad Festival performances are scheduled for April 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 pm at the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater. Now celebrating the 15th anniversary season in Houston and the 18th season since its inception in Brussels, Belgium, Dance Salad Festival promises another gathering of world-class performers. Famous in their own countries, the dance companies have won praise from critics and audiences wherever they have toured.
For the latest...
Feb 8, 2010
McWhorter Gallery gets “branded”
(HOUSTON) McWhorter Gallery has made several changes for the new year.
Foremost among them, the gallery shortened its name (from Taft McWhorter Fine Art), moved to a new downtown location at 2219 Canal Street, which offers more wall space and parking and added to its roster of Houston’s impressive contemporary artists.
Gallery owner Taft McWhorter and gallery director Lindsay Peyton are particularly excited about their new logo, which...
Feb 4, 2010
University of St. Thomas to host Fifth Annual Lois Alba Aria Competition
May 1-2, 2010
Soma International Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with co-sponsor University of St. Thomas, presents the Fifth Annual Lois Alba Aria Competition on May 1-2, at Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
Lois Alba, a soprano with an international career, founded the competition to offer aspiring opera singers the opportunity to be heard by distinguished musicians, to...
Feb 1, 2010
Youth Development Center’s REALCITY : LITERACY Event to Benefit Disadvantaged Youth in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward
HOUSTON, TEXAS - February 1, 2010 – Houston's hottest young executives and professionals have teamed up to host REALCITY : LITERACY, a fundraising event for the Youth Development Center (YDC). YDC is a Houston-based, non-profit organization that addresses literacy development by operating an after-school remediation program for underprivileged children in the city's...
Jan 31, 2010
Houston, TX – The Board of Directors of the Houston Center for Photography are delighted to announce the selection of Bevin Bering Dubrowski as Executive Director. Mrs. Dubrowski accepted the position as HCP's Interim Executive Director upon the resignation of HCP's former Executive Director and Curator, Ms. Madeline Yale, who stepped aside from her role as Executive Director in September 2009 to pursue a Ph.D. and act as HCP's adjunct curator. While serving as Interim Executive Director, Mrs...
