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Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now December 14, 2007 – March 9, 2008 Opening reception December 13, 2007, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Sigh. This is Houston's last hurrah with Senior CAMH Curator Paola Morsiani, and we are sad. Having been with the CAMH for over eight years, Morsiani is heading north to become Curator of Contemporary Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, an internationally renowned encyclopedic museum in the midst of a $258 million renovation and expansion....

Some pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty cool stuff opening this weekend, kids. Check it out: Jeanne Cassanova / Reginald Rachuba The Joanna Gallery "Those in attendance can be assured a multi sensory onslaught of 'image spillage'." Oh, really. We have to admit, the term "spillage" sort of scares us, but the image at right is so cool, we're willing to risk it. Both Cassanova and Rachuba pull from contemporary images and create narratives woven between each other...

So if you've been following our easy, no-fuss no-muss primer on learning about art and local artists, etc. now is your chance to show off your new knowledge! This weekend brings us Spacetaker's 2007 Holiday Sale, featuring all kinds of work from local artists. They'll have everything from jewelry to paintings to sculpture for purchase AND 75% of the proceeds benefit the artist while 25% goes to Spacetaker, which helps nurture the Houston arts community!...

Cara Barer—The Book Project DeSantos Gallery Beginning with just a found soiled copy of the Yellow Pages, Cara Barer created The Book Project, and eventually had volumes of new sculptures resulting from old books. As book lovers, our first inclination was to scoff at the idea of destroying old books for the sake of art. But then we saw the sculptures. This is one of the Houstonist's favoritist things we've seen in a long time....

With so many fun and interesting gallery openings this evening, we thought we would briefly give you a few options and let you, dear readers, decide which one to attend...or maybe gallery hopping is your thing! Eating, drinking, being merry, viewing art and what-not. Either way, there is much interesting work on view this beautiful fall evening in Houston. First up is the opening of Jack Zajac A Survey: 1967-2007 at Gremillion & Co. Gallery....

Bayou City Arts Festival - Downtown Need tickets to this weekend's Bayou City Arts Festival? We gotcha covered. We scored a few pairs, so drop us an email at monica (@) houstonist dot com and we'll hook you up. (And not like the time we tried to hook you up with our boyfriend's 3rd cousin. Sorry about that.) This all can be yours, for the low, low price of free (aka send an email to...

Domy Opening Reception: Lisa Marie Godfrey Domy Books is pleased to present Sawing Logs new work by Lisa Marie Godfrey. Godfrey has become one of Houston's premier Mixed-Media artist. We recently profiled her as part of our piece on Houston urban art. And we are currently understandably obsessed with everything she's putting out lately. Click here to read an excellent, recent interview with the avant garde artist. Tonight they host an opening reception for...

Looking for art tonight? We gotcha covered. It's all over. Tons of it. Tonight, and all weekend long. Check out openings tonight at Diverseworks, Vine Street (Fotofest), UH Downtown (O'Kane), CTRL Gallery, Inman, Finesilver, Kinzelman, Glassell, Blaffer, Art League, and much, much more. We just got tired of typing. See: help wanted. b.s. Artblog has a nicely coordinated list here, and ArtsHouston weighs in with their picks here. Seems like the top of everybody's list,...

Artist creates "faces" of famous Houstonians Ever wonder what Carolyn Farb would look like on oil and canvas? Ok, we've never either but now you're intrigued, right? Tonight, at Winter Street Studios [2101 Winter Street], artist John Palmer will debut a new series of “faces” of Houstonians. The exhibition will be held in the main gallery at Winter Street Studios, and includes faces of notable Houstonians, local art enthusiasts, collectors and faces from Palmer's imagination....

AIGA Houston Presents 365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 27 A juried selection of the best in communication design Opening Reception Thursday, August 9, 2007 6-8pm Exhibit will be up until Sept 25th 365: AIGA Annual Design Competitions make a definitive statement on the quality of communication design in North America. The survey of selections is published in AIGA’s online design archives; published in a book that is distributed as an authoritative chronicle of current design;...

Sports in Houston Exhibit Opens at the Hertiage Society Whether fairweather or face-painter: we can't deny the presence of professional sports in Houston (even when we want to). It’s How You Play the Game: Professional Sports in Houston, is a new exhibit that chronicles the highs and lows Houstonians have experienced over the years as they supported their home teams. This city has been a part of many firsts in sports history, from the...

If you're looking for an event that is just dripping with cuteness, here you go. On Thursday, May 31, Buffalo Bayou ArtPark hosts an opening reception for sculptor David Chien's new exhibit titled, Superheroes Alter Egos. According to the Buffalo Bayou ArtPark press release, the concept behind this exhibit is to put superheroes into everyday situations. The exhibit features three large scale temporary sculptures depicting superheroes doing ordinary activities, like walking the dog. Chien is...

Preview Performance & Reception: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Happy Hump Day, Houston. Need something to get you through to the weekend? How about a little wine, a little cheese, and a lotta Roman farce? "Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to it's roots, combining situation from the time-tested 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy...

Opening Reception: Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston - Who We Are Art League Houston is pleased to announce the opening of its first micro exhibit, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston: Who We Are, an installation of photographs and stories featuring Houston-based evacuees and survivors of the hurricanes, with photographs by Alice McNamara, April 30 – June 15, 2007. Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston: Who We Are is part of a much larger...

space125gallery presents UrbanScape: Opening Reception Join the Houston Arts Alliance tonight (Thursday) as they open the doors of space125gallery to present an unexpected new visual art exhibit, Urbanscape, with works by Lillian Warren, Katy Anderson, and Patrick Medrano. Half of the new exhibit takes every-day, ordinary sights and elevates them to stunning works of art. The second half of the exhibit transforms everyday pieces into sculptural art; however, both halves work in tandem and...

Andy Warhol: Three Houston Women Exhibit | March 16-July 8, 2007 Menil Collection | 1515 Sul Ross Houston, TX 77006 Wednesday-Sunday | 11am-7pm Cost | FREE Beginning in the late 1960s, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) produced serial silkscreen portraits of three of Houston’s leading arts figures: Jermayne MacAgy, Dominique de Menil (pictured), and Caroline Wiess Law. These portraits will be united for the first time in a special exhibition, “Andy Warhol: Three Houston Women.” Walk...

Saturday, Feb 10 + Sunday, Feb 11 VISUAL ARTS Exhibits Opening this week: Justice for All: Artists reflect on the Death Penalty M2 Gallery, 325 West 19th Street, Saturday, Opening Reception @ 7pm Bringing Hope to Houston Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Reading the Movies: Photoplay Editions from the Collection of Stuart Kane Museum of Printing History February 5-April 30, 2007 Exhibits Closing this weekend: Christian Renonciat: The Way of Wood | Gremillion &...

The Scenic Route The Art & Creation of Set Design Exhibition + Opening Reception For many of us, the magic of set design is so complete that we, the audience, fail to recognize its beauty, impact and resonance. The Scenic Route explores the mind of these magicians, the artists of set design, by following their mental processes from the first moments of inspiration to the fruition of design on stage. featuring the works of: boris...

Waiting to Explode Exhibit: Opening Reception The Lawndale Art Center will feature works by San Antonio artists Richie Budd and Jimmy Kuehnle (whose work is featured on the right), with their exhibit "Waiting to Explode," opening tonight and on display until March 3. The exhibit opens today with a reception held at the John O' Quinn Gallery at the Lawndale Art Center. Richie Budd is an installation artist who deals in multi-media sculpture and "self-contained...