Let's face it, art scenes can be intimidating. Beyond the high profile museums you only visit with your out of town relatives (the ones who don't day drink), the deeper trenches of this, or any city's art community often feel as though they're inhabited by an impenetrable club of bohemian...
Houston artist John Slaby always adds a touch of surrealism to his photorealistic oil paintings, finding creative ways to explore religion, metaphysics and the human condition. For his contribution to Archway Gallery's upcoming Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition, Slaby painted a vessel that's cracked and broken but that also suggests a...
Monday, May 9 Wine Dinner at B&B Butchers Winemaker Bob Egelhoff will present the wines at this six-course wine dinner at B&B Butchers, 1814 Washington, which will be served alongside fare like crab Louie, tuna au poivre and dry-aged sirloin. The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $155...
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary events: Celebrate National Burger Month at CURRENT, the newly opened, contemporary restaurant inside The Westin in the Woodlands, 2 Waterway. During the month of May, guests can sink their teeth into the Current Burger – with white...
Tens of thousands of elephants are killed each year for the illegal ivory trade. This dismaying reality has been the motivation for activist-artist Maruyama’s latest body of work: “The wildLIFE Project.” Opening on Friday at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, “The wildLIFE Project” highlights Maruyama’s skills as...
I begin by quoting a friend of mine quoting a friend of hers: “I hate museums. They’re a shopper’s hell. So many beautiful things and nothing to buy.” So if you’re a shopper, steel yourself — prepare for hell — as you enter the exhibition “Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking Contemporary Craft,”...
Starting earlier this week and on every Monday and Tuesday for the rest of the month, Holley’s Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 3201 Louisiana, will be offering all its Happy Hour and Dinner time raw and baked oysters at half the price. Hit the restaurant up for a great deal...
The eight women currently in residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft -- Christina Carfora, Paris Jomadiao, Grace Zuniga, Lauren Salazar, Caitie Sellers, Delaney Smith, Kamila Szczesna and Demitra Thomloudis -- exhibit their latest creations in the group show "In Residence: Work by 2013 Resident Artists." Two of the...
When Goldesberry Gallery closed a few years ago, local jewelry artist Ruth Brenton felt a gap open up in the local arts scene. "They were around for many years, and were a great supporter and resource," Brenton recalled. "After the owners retired, no one stepped into that niche." As time...
