Houston Youth Symphony receives $1.2 million in anonymous gifts to expand music education, financial aid and access for young musicians across Greater Houston.

Houston Theater Week celebrates five years of expanding access to live performance, with nearly $7 million generated for Houston’s performing arts organizations since 2022.

Two Latina Houston artists are bringing art, creativity and cultural connection directly into neighborhoods while creating greater opportunities for families and young people to see themselves reflected in the arts.

Master milliner Otis Damón turned sewing and hat-making into a powerful form of creative expression, transforming years of personal struggle into celebrated wearable art for stars including Whoopi Goldberg, Patti LaBelle and Ne-Yo.

A striking new sculpture of a Black woman now commands London’s Trafalgar Square, as artist Tschabalala Self uses “Lady in Blue” to celebrate movement, optimism and a more inclusive future.

HMAAC opens two new exhibitions exploring Black history, memory and material culture through Lorenzo Pace’s textile works and Allie Martin’s immersive sound installation.

Black Public Media has opened its 2026 Open Call for independent filmmakers, offering five selected projects funding and the opportunity to compete in the 10th PitchBLACK Forum & Awards.

Your library card just got a major upgrade—and Houston Public Library is reminding residents that one free card can unlock books, movies, music, technology, learning tools and so much more

Eight towering Mexican folk-art sculptures are coming to Discovery Green September 15 through October 18, offering Houstonians a colorful way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through art, folklore and culture.

The Health Museum’s Call Me Mother exhibition uses art, poetry and personal stories to examine Black maternal health disparities, pregnancy loss, birth complications and healing in Houston.

Project Row Houses is bringing seven artists and collectives from across the American South to Houston’s Third Ward for Southern Survey Biennial III, opening October 3 and running through February 14, 2027.

Atlanta’s Jolene Jolene turned grief into generosity Wednesday, raising money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library while fans celebrated the music legend with cocktails, sequins and plenty of Hometown heart.

Dolly Parton, the beloved country music icon whose extraordinary career stretched from a one-room Tennessee cabin to global superstardom and philanthropy, has died at 80, leaving behind a legacy of music, generosity and cultural influence.

Georgia’s Woodland High School Wolfpack Marching Band is trading football-season routines for a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Normandy, where the award-winning ensemble will perform in the 2027 D-Day Memorial Parade and turn a historic lesson into an unforgettable experience.

The Many Lives of Her: The Black Woman’s Journey Throughout Time brings a powerful story of history, resilience, faith and identity to Houston’s MATCH on September 27