The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) announces the February 11, 2023 Bland, George, Tolan Lecture by Dr. Biko Mandela Gray to take place at 2:00 pm. In 2021, HMAAC completed its Stairwell of Memory, highlighted by local artists …

In Kind We Trust, is the first of a series of archival-based exhibitions that is inspired by artist Colby Deal's reading of "Photography on the Color Line." This book delves into the process in which W.E.B. Dubois collected and exhibited …

Houston First Corporation (HFC) is proud to share the 2023 Black History Month lineup at Avenida Houston, downtown’s convention and entertainment district. Make connections, discover and celebrate Houston's rich diversity. This year’s programming will feature art, music, vendors and activities …

Join the Hampton History Museum this month for several programs, performances and a new exhibit. Beginning February 4, the museum’s newest exhibit offers visitors an incomparable and exciting view of Hampton’s prohibition story.

Continuing its blockbuster 2022-2023 season, Houston Ballet returns on February 23, 2023, with Stanton Welch’s Romeo & Juliet, a lavish production of the Shakespearean star-crossed lovers and their tragic fate. This is only the second time Welch’s ornate production has …

The Modern Art Gallery (The MAG) and IYO Visuals, with support from GreenStreet, Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (CRC), Downtown District, Prauper Studios and Paramount, present a collaborative exhibition entitled Southern Glory, featuring more than 20 local and globally recognized …

Bayou City Art Festival, produced by the Art Colony Association, Inc., has opened the applications for nonprofit partners, volunteers, food vendors, and live entertainment for the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park on Friday-Sunday, March 24-26, 2023.

A loan from the Afshar Collection and Selections from the Museum’s Holdings to Reflect the Breadth and Depth of Historic Islamic Lands

On view, January 13 – March 11, 2023, the exhibition continues Gbadebo's years-long exploration of her ancestral origins centered on the plantation on which her forbearers were enslaved and currently buried, called True Blue in Fort Motte, South Carolina. Gbadebo's …

Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) and the Young Vic Theatre, Kwame Kwei-Armah (Artistic Director) and Lucy Davies (Executive Director) are pleased to announce a final extension for the Broadway premiere of The Collaboration, …

The Houston Museum of African American Culture Presents Ellsworth Ausby: Odyssey February 4 - April 8, 2023 Member Reception: Friday, February 3, 6 - 8PM Gallery Conversation, Saturday, February 4, 2PM

There is still time to catch the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC)’s exhibit Negative Women: Four Photographers Questioning Boundaries, curated by Christopher Blay, HMAAC’s Chief Curator. The exhibition will be on view until January 21, 2023.

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, will announce the top 30 finalists for its 10th Annual Middle School Art Competition at the “Art in the Middle” reception on Saturday, February 11, 2023, from …

Widely described as “powerful” and “intriguing” ‘Paradise Blue’ is an exploration into Noir as Playwright Dominique Morisseau’s second installment in her A Detroit Project (a 3-Play Cycle). Set in 1940s Detroit, the aesthetics of a smoky, yet rooted Jazz club …

The East End District added a ceremonial-type, mega-size metate, created by Chicano artists Jesus Cantu Medel, M.Ed, to the award-winning Esplanade at Navigation.