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  1. Follow the Path: Total Eclipse of the Arc

    Jun 29, 2020 - Some present the front page of a single newspaper over the course of a month; others trace the life of a single image around the world. Arc of Total Eclipse is one of about a dozen major works in Charlesworth’s first important series, Modern History. She had worked as a commercial photographer for seven years, but this was her first artistic body of work. Malcolm Daniel, curator of photography, answers a few questions about the unique exhibition Sarah Charlesworth: Arc of Total Eclipse, February 26, 1979. What would you like visitors to know about the photographer?

  2. Virtual Cinema “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” and “My Darling Vivian”

    Jun 27, 2020 - • My Darling Vivian WATCH NOW (July 1–7) Your purchase ($10) supports the MFAH and provides access to the film for three days. See a Clip Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was only a teenager when she won the Apollo Theater’s first amateur night in 1934. Presented as part of the film series complementing the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.

  3. Virtual Cinema “Up from the Streets—New Orleans: The City of Music”

    Jun 24, 2020 - Using his hometown as a backdrop, Murphy shows how music has the power to change lives. The music of New Orleans has been a celebration of life: uniting, healing, and lifting people up.”  Music helped restore New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and currently serves a form of expression against ongoing cultural and racial biases.

  4. Let’s Make Art! Family-Friendly Stamping Activity

    Jun 23, 2020 - Using a potato as your “stamp,” assemble different paints and explore sources of inspiration to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Follow along with her how-to video below, and use the instructions as a guide. This project is best suited for the family to work on together. Download the step-by-step instructions

  5. Virtual Cinema “Rififi” and “Lucky Grandma”

    Jun 22, 2020 - Immerse yourself in two brilliantly different takes on the cinematic heist: a timeless classic and a breakout debut. Rififi “The best film noir I have ever seen.” Fresh out of prison and eager to settle the score, he assembles a group of ex-cons to carry out the elaborate robbery of a Paris jewelry store. Chin is cast as the ornery, newly widowed, chain-smoking Grandma Wong, who heads to the casino after being promised luck by a fortune teller but soon lands at the center of a local gang war.

  6. Recognizing a Day of Jubilee: “Juneteenth Independence Day”

    Jun 18, 2020 - , is the work of J. P. Ball, one of the most prominent 19th-century African American photographers. African American life and experience is a subject that has long been a part of the MFAH photography collection, but almost exclusively centered in the 20th century, and particularly on the Civil Rights movement and more recent

  7. Father’s Day at Bayou Bend

    Jun 17, 2020 - On Sundays, Bayou Bend is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for fathers and grandfathers on this special day, with regular ticket prices for everyone else. Plan a family outing to explore the expansive 14 acres of natural woodlands, gardens, and green spaces on Sunday, June 21. Spend the afternoon, and check out the renowned collection of American art. Exclusively for Father’s Day visitors, themed audio-tour stops about fatherhood in early America are available, including one about the talented artist Charles Willson Peale, pictured below painting a portrait of his wife—as one

  8. Virtual Cinema Guide: Classic & Recent Films on Black History, Culture & Activism

    Jun 14, 2020 - There’s now a unique opportunity to watch an exceptional array of classic and recent films about Black history, culture, and activism from home, because a number of distributors are currently creating specially curated selections Coming Soon A selection of films complementing the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power will be available through the MFAH Virtual Cinema series during July and August.    The List Grows Those are just a few recommendations. Visit IFC Center for a continually updated list of other films centering on Black experiences that have been made available to stream free by various distributors.

  9. Community Artists’ Collective

    Jun 13, 2020 - “I hope viewers will examine this work through their own lenses and have a dialogue with me in person or through the work about the history of racist institutions and racism in our country and what we can do in our own spheres I want to support the conversations that lead to greater harmony and understanding among people who value humanity in spite of perceived differences.” A reflection on family history, slavery, and complicity by one of the Glassell School of Art’s own, Nell Gottlieb, is now in its final week at Community Artists’ Collective (CAC).

  10. Virtual Cinema: Heading West with “The Grey Fox” and “Thousand Pieces of Gold”

    Jun 10, 2020 - After being released from a long San Quentin incarceration in 1901, Miner was inspired to make a slight career change after viewing a silent movie called The Great Train Robbery. To find out more about this acclaimed drama, its charismatic lead actors, and the recent rerelease, check out the Q&A with director Nancy Kelly for Cowboys & Indians magazine. Farnsworth spent nearly 50 years in what he called “the picture business” as a stunt man and bit player, often in westerns. In 1978, however, he was plucked out of obscurity when director Alan J.