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  1. “Latin Wave” Returns with 11 New Films from Latin America

    May 1, 2019 - The 14th edition takes place Thursday to Sunday, May 2 to 5, with 11 films on the big screen in Brown Auditorium Theater. The festival closes Sunday, May 5, with The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste García (below right), a Cuban comedy about aliens. An Extraordinary Journey Unfolds Latin Wave opens Thursday, May 2, with Violeta at Last (below left), the story of an intrepid woman of a certain age.

  2. Separate Studies: Jack Whitten’s Untold Sculpture Practice

    Apr 25, 2019 - The totem features abstracted faces stacked on each other and is topped with a head of a llama—a symbol of intelligence and a self-portrait of the artist. At the media preview for the exhibition, the artist’s widow, Mary Whitten, said “Just so you know, I always thought it was a deer … it’s a llama. Why he picked a llama? I don’t know. Surprises about him.” Jack Whitten, a renowned painter recognized for his ingenuity and mesmerizing abstractions, also had a separate passion for sculpture.

  3. Inside Fashion Fusion: An Interview

    Apr 22, 2019 - His fervent expression of his own human experience, his use of symbolic content, and a rich color palette are some of the things I found both inspiring and relatable. Do you feel like you grew as a designer from your experience with Fashion Fusion? KB: Yes. A wonderful thing about Fashion Fusion is that there are simply no creative limitations. KB: Aside from the show experience itself, I can’t wait to see what everyone has created. I’m always so proud and impressed by the hard work of my peers. It’s a guaranteed spectacular show! Want to find out more?

  4. “Be Natural” Sheds Light on Women in Film

    Apr 1, 2019 - Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché screens Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 5, 6 & 7. On Friday, Michelle Mower and Trish Rigdon moderate a post-film Skype Q&A with Pamela Green. As a female director, it really upset me that her legacy had been buried. I knew I had to help.”  “I can’t recall how the campaign for Be Natural got on my radar, but when I saw the pitch video, I was shocked,” Mower says.

  5. GONZO247: Celebrating Community, Color & Vincent van Gogh

    Mar 25, 2019 - Activities run from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. See GONZO in action from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Want to find out more? Get details about Spring Festival: Celebrating Colors and “Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art” and plan your visit! GONZO’s live-painting demonstration starts at 4 p.m. As a part of the Museum’s Spring Festival: Celebrating Colors on Saturday, March 30, we are excited to have renowned local street artist GONZO247 join the fun. Admission is free, and the festivities begin at 3 p.m.

  6. Rienzi Takes Center Stage

    Mar 13, 2019 - Although the production had only a 13-performance run, The Lady of the Camellias closed with Tony Award nominations for “Best Featured Actor in a Play,” “Best Costume Design,” and “Best Scenic Design.” The musical opened on November 23, 1964, at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre with an all-star cast that included the legendary Chita Rivera. From Houston to New York City Inspired by their love of Broadway music and theater, the Mastersons immersed themselves in New York City’s scene for nearly a decade.

  7. The Visual Arts Meet the Literary Arts at the MFAH

    Mar 5, 2019 - A variety of Art + Lit programs, and drop-in writing sessions, are scheduled throughout the year. Sign up for the Public Programs e-newsletter to keep up with MFAH programs for adults and find out about upcoming events. One of the writers who participated was Patricia Coral, cofounder of Fuente Collective, a group devoted to experimentation, collaboration, and hybridity in the arts. Coral also contributed a writing prompt to inspire guests to think about their own time and experiences in the city. ¿Cómo habitas la ciudad? / ¿Cómo existes en la ciudad? How do you inhabit the city?

  8. A Unique Quilt’s Salute to Texas

    Feb 28, 2019 - Often working as a group, they customarily sewed these bedcovers to mark important life events such as marriage, the birth of a child, or a family member leaving home.  The Lone Star State Texas gained its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. A Creative Tradition Bed quilts are some of the few handmade articles that American women created to show their creativity and skill.

  9. “Beauty Everywhere” in Vincent van Gogh’s Paintings of Flowers

    Feb 27, 2019 - In comparison, the brushstrokes give the impression of a monochrome, flecked wallpaper. This backdrop serves as a cool foil to the exuberant whites, pinks, reds, and yellows of the flowers. Already in these early flower still lifes, Van Gogh shows his tendency toward a shallow picture space, a characteristic that also informs his celebrated bouquets of roses, sunflowers, and irises. . © Kröller-Müller Museum Blues & Oranges & White-Hot In 1888, Van Gogh traveled south by coach from Arles to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a seaside town on the Mediterranean, and stayed for three days.

  10. “Staff Art Show” Spotlights Talent across the MFAH

    Feb 22, 2019 - . © Monica Cuellar Monica Cuellar Security Console Monitor “I wanted to make some type of abstract landscape with a lake. I like to think of glass the same way a painter thinks about paint. Color can create a mood or feeling, especially when seen through a window lit by bright sunlight.” Richard Hinson, The Elements: Wind 2.2.a, stained glass. © Richard Hinson Richard Hinson Senior Preparator, Collections “The Elements: Wind 2.2.a is an original design and part of a continuing series of the four elements