Art Encounters | “150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection”
Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Chair Plastic), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston.
Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, Manufactured by Edra, Favela Chair, Designed 2002, made 2003, Brazilian pinus, The American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston.
A.C. Evans, Nipsey Hussel. Emoji Illustration. 2022.
November 21, 2024
Looking for a new art experience? Art Encounters programs, led by artists and inspired by art at the MFAH, focus on creating community. The way you participate is up to you! Take an active role, or simply observe. Open to all ages. Supplies are provided.
This Art Encounters session encourages you to experiment with design through sculpture. Inspired by A.C. Evans’s works, and pieces on view in 150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection, participants explore materiality in design by creating a series of small-scale sculptures using plastic bricks and wood. Grab a mini zine designed by Evans, then add notes and sketches about design as you explore the galleries.
Plan Your Visit
- This program is free with Museum admission. It takes place in the Arrival Hall on the lower level of the Kinder Building.
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Artist Bio
A.C. Evans is an artist, designer, and curator working at the intersections of media. His work explores fluctuating historical narratives, consumer culture, and concepts of identity.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the John M. O'Quinn Foundation; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Texas Commission on the Arts; and the Junior League of Houston, Inc.
Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.