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"Halloween Monster Show 4" Domy Books	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 31 until Thu., December 3	Montrose	Art Free Events Off The Wall
For Domy Books' "Halloween Monster Show 4," a simple call for entries leads to a diabolically diverse assortment of art. "I just ask my friends, and people that I like their work, to send drawings of monsters," Domy manager Russell Etchen says. "Everybody has a different take on it. I don't... More >>

"The Growth Experiment" Art Exhibit Darke Gallery	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 14 until Mon., November 30	Heights	Art Free Events
Melanie Schlossberg literally drew her subjects from the ground up for "The Growth Experiment." "I begin with a young plant and continue to paint the same plant as it grows over days and months, adding new phases of its growth to the original depiction," says the artist in an e-mail. She... More >>

Dieter Balzer Art Exhibit Gallery Sonja Roesch	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 7 until Sat., January 2	Third Ward	Art Free Events
Dieter Balzer is known for his complex, clean-lined art objects - boxes on top of boxes and fun layers of primary blues and reds. The sculptural work, a mixture of geometry and ornament, is going up at Gallery Sonja Roesch. Roesch thinks the work is "marvelous, absolutely marvelous, because in... More >>

"rock, scissors, paper" Houston Center for Contemporary Craft	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., October 29 until Sun., January 10	Downtown/ Midtown	Art Free Events
The new exhibit "rock, scissors, paper" features collages, installations, illustrations and even paper clothing created by a quintet of artists using commercially printed found paper. Lisa Qualls, Inca Pan, Renata Lucia, Claire Brewster and Wonil Suh fold, cut, layer, stitch and collage the... More >>

"Obsession of the Essential" Art Exhibit Art League Houston	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 13 until Thu., December 31	Montrose	Art Art - Galleries Free Events
In "Obsession of the Essential," artist Brent Kollock reminds society that it rarely fixates on what matters. "You know, life, love and the woes and the joys," he says. His somber mixed-media works feature dense, dark collages made of cutout face parts - eyes, ears, noses, teeth - shaped like... More >>

"Spirits and Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon" Houston Museum of Natural Science	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., October 9 until Sun., February 28	Kirby-West U	Art Cultural Events Family Events Museum Exhibits & Events
More than 150 masks, weapons, pottery pieces, costumes and intricate feathered headdresses make up the "Spirits and Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon" exhibit currently at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Among the highlights of the show are the elaborate ceremonial headdresses.... More >>

“Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday from Wed., September 16 until Sun., January 3, 10:00am-5:00pm more dates/times	Kirby-West U	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
Long before Vietnam was colonized by France, occupied by Japan and bombed by America, it was home to a flourishing artistic culture, thanks to its prominent position on East-West trade routes. This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Asia Society Present 2,000 years worth of the... More >>

Texas Federation of Fiber Artists: Celebrating Our Creative Spirit Houston Center for Contemporary Craft	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 3 until Sun., December 27	Downtown/ Midtown	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
Textile artist Tim Harding served as juror for "Celebrating Our Creative Spirit: Texas Federation of Fiber Artists," a collection of collage, tapestry, sculpture and quilted works. (He whittled 225 submissions into a final presentation of 90 pieces.) Organized by the TFFA, the exhibit features... More >>

"Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews during the Holocaust" Holocaust Museum Houston	Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., July 18 until Sun., February 7, 12:00pm-5:00pm more dates/times	Third Ward	Art Cultural Events Free Events Photography
In "Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews during the Holocaust," Norman Gershman's soulful black-and-white photography and first-hand oral history illuminate a part of the Holocaust that, until recently, went unexplored. The title comes from the response Gershman received when he asked Albanian Muslims... More >>

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Menil Collection The Menil Collection	Daily	Montrose	Art Museum Exhibits & Events

Sunday Storytime Tours Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Every week Sunday, 2:00pm-3:00pm more dates/times	Kirby-West U	Art Children's Events Museum Exhibits & Events Literary Events

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Sun., November 22	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Creation Station: Fauvism Fun Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 22, 1:00pm-4:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Children's Events Family Events

Family Tour Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 22, 1:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Family Events Tours

Sketching in the Galleries Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 22, 1:00pm-4:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Art - Museums

Family Tour Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 22, 2:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Family Events Tours

Gallery Talk: Light and Shadow Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Sun., November 22, 2:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Talks

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Tue., November 24	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Gallery Talk: Images of the Buddha Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Tue., November 24, 12:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Talks

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Wed., November 25	Heights	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Gallery Talk: Art of Transformation: Masks Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Wed., November 25, 12:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Talks

Yuletide at Bayou Bend Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Fri., November 27	Kirby-West U	Art Christmas Family Events History Holiday

Gallery Talk: Mission to the Moon Museum of Fine Arts, Houston	Fri., November 27, 12:00pm	Kirby-West U	Art Talks

Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., November 27, 5:00pm-8:00pm	Heights	Art Family Events Holiday

Candlelight Open House at Bayou Bend Bayou Bend Collection	Fri., November 27, 5:00pm	Heights	Art History Holiday Home & Garden