Moody Center for the Arts
NFTs as Artistic Medium
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonSave the date for an in-person symposium exploring NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as an artistic medium. Hear from Kevin McCoy, artist and pioneer of NFTs, and Erick Calderon, the founder of Art Blocks, the leading platform for generative art, as well as several practicing artists about their engagement with NFTs as a creative medium and the …
Opening Reception for Narrative Threads
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin us to celebrate the opening of the spring exhibition Narrative Threads: Fiber Art Today. Celebrating a new generation of international artists at the forefront of fiber arts, the show includes work by Igshaan Adams, Diedrick Brackens, Christina Forrer, and Billie Zangewa, among others, as well as a commissioned, site-specific work by Orly Genger.
Honor: An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor
Lois Chiles Studio Theater at moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston, TXHouston-born artist Suzanne Bocanegra presents an original "artist talk" performed by film and television actor Lili Taylor, with vocalists from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Centered on a sixteenth-century tapestry of the same name in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Honor weaves Bocanegra’s personal narrative with her interpretation of the historic …
Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall: Bennie Flores Ansell, “Swarm Migration”
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin the Moody to celebrate the latest installation in the Moody Project Wall series, Swarm Migration by Bennie Flores Ansell. This mural, centered on the community-based exploration of migration, is comprised of hundreds of 3D-printed wishbones. Flores Ansell's work evokes a swarm of birds in flight as a means to communicate the scope and personal …
Public Talk with Odili Donald Odita
The Shepherd School of Music 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, United StatesHear from Nigerian-born Odili Donald Odita, the latest artist commissioned for the Rice Public Art collection. Odita's transformative, large-scale mural, Meeting Place / Painting with Changing Parts, installed in Alice Pratt Brown Hall at the Shepherd School of Music, responds to the building's focus on music, the architecture on campus, and the adjacent James Turrell …
Devin T. Mays, “The Day I Met the Sun”
Lois Chiles Studio Theater at moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston, TXJoin the Moody and the Center for Engaged Research and Learning for the improvised and interactive performance of The Day I Met the Sun. Conceived by CERCL Fellow Devin T. Mays, this second iteration of the work is performed alongside collaborators Bill Harris, Jordan Knecht, and Veronica Salinas. Inspired and guided by the late musician …
JooYoung Choi: Love and Wondervision
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston“The creativity inside of us can bring us all on an incredible voyage, led by love. The love of others who care for us and help us grow, and the love we give to others on this journey I call Wondervision.” – JooYoung Choi For the summer 2023 exhibition, the Moody Center for the Arts …
Lunchtime Talk: Kelsey Norman on Hayv Kahraman
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonThe number of individuals forcibly displaced from their homes now numbers more than 100 million, with 35 million displaced across international borders. Many experts agree that global cooperation is necessary to effectively respond to displaced peoples, but the political contention around the topics of migration and refugees continues to hinder action. Through the lens of …
New Art / New Music Spring 2024
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience musical responses to the Moody's current exhibition Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us composed and performed by Shepherd School of Music students. Organized by Rice students Jaylin Vinson and Victor Cui, a series of original compositions will be played in the galleries, followed by a reception.
Nick Flynn + AI | THEY ARE FALLING ALL AROUND ME / Postcards from the Edge of Latent Space
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience a groundbreaking interactive performance that explores the intersection of image, poetry, and artificial intelligence (AI). The result of a collaborative project between poet Nick Flynn, media artist David Rokeby, and curator Natalie Klym, this unconventional poetry reading hosted in the Moody's Lois Chiles Theater features a real-time voice-to-scrolling image generator developed by Rokeby at …
Dimensions Variable: A Journey Through the Senses Food-tasting, artmaking, and music inspired by “The Foreign in Us”
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience the exhibition Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us through sight, sound, touch, and taste! During this multisensory event, guests can explore the galleries while enjoying a live performance of Persian music; taste a selection of torshi samples prepared by local chefs; and try their hand at paper marbling. Drawing from thematic and technical elements …
Reception for Moody Project Wall: Practices of Attention
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin artist Angela Chen and Rice students to celebrate the completed Moody Project Wall: Practices of Attention. Students Cuiyuanxiu Chen ’24, Kevin Chen ’24, Naomi Doron ’25, saba Feleke ’25, Nevaeh Hicks ’26, Cal Mascardo ’26, and Izzy Ramnath ’26 made original contributions to this collaborative art installation in response to a series of readings, …
Skyspace Performance | Hour Selves: Moving Into Being A Dance Commission Choreographed by Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience a site-responsive dance by New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener, with an original soundscape by Thomas Arsenault/Mas Isa. Each free performance will be presented in and around the James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace prior to the evening’s light sequence. Hour Selves: Moving into Being is commissioned by the Moody Center for the …
Book Launch for “Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us”
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonTake advantage of your last chance to see the spring exhibition and join us to launch the accompanying publication Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us. Edited by Moody curator Frauke V. Josenhans and featuring original writing by the artist, early copies of the catalog will be available for purchase on-site from Basket Books. As a …
Sip + Stroll: Guided Tour of Rice Public Art
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonRaise a glass and take a walk with Executive Director Alison Weaver as she leads a tour of select public artwork found at Rice University. The evening will start with complimentary drinks at the Moody Center for the Arts and conclude at the James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace where guests can view the sunset light …
Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonResonant Earth explores the connections between the human body and the land through the practices of six contemporary artists: Kelly Akashi, Lisa Alvarado, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Andrea Chung, Sky Hopinka, and Anna Mayer. The artists’ distinct approaches speak to the intertwined social and material histories of specific ecologies, both on a personal and collective level, …
Opening Reception for “Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body”
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin us to celebrate the opening of the Moody's summer exhibition. Resonant Earth explores the connections between the human body and the land through the practices of six contemporary artists: Kelly Akashi, Lisa Alvarado, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Andrea Chung, Sky Hopinka, and Anna Mayer. The reception is free and open to the public. $6 parking …
Dimensions Variable: Natural Information Society
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonExperience the psychedelic sounds of Natural Information Society amid the vibrantly colored free-hanging paintings of exhibiting artist and band member Lisa Alvarado. This musical response to the current exhibition "Resonant Earth," is the latest event in the Moody's signature series, Dimensions Variable. About the Band: "...it’s patient, layered music that’s always heading somewhere, sometimes spare …
Pride Happy Hour
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonCelebrate Pride Month at the Moody! Pride Chorus Houston returns with DJ Krazzy Kris at our annual after-hours event. In addition to enjoying the acapella renditions of pride anthems old and new, the Moody is offering complimentary drinks and the opportunity to make kitschy crafts! Guests can also tour the exhibition, Resonant Earth. About the …
Summer Jam 2024
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonWith something fun around every corner, Summer Jam completely transforms the Moody building with art activities, games, and an indoor farmers market! In addition to seeing our current exhibition "Resonant Earth" guests will enjoy an interactive planetarium, hot food vendors, face-painting, bubble play, and more! Co-presented with The Informal Grub, creators of the Rice Village …
Opening Reception for Tent Series: Lorena Molina and Sindhu Thirumalaisamy
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonCelebrate the large-scale murals by local artists by Lorena Molina and Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, installed on south side of campus, across Loop Road from Herring Hall on Rice University's campus. In the fourth round of commissions for the Tent Series, the Moody continued to engage with Houston-based artists inviting them to respond to the current moment …
Opening Reception for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Climate Parliament Celebrate the latest Rice Public Art commission with the artist
Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering Science https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-new-public-art-with-the-artist-rafael-lo… Campanile Rd, HoustonJoin us to celebrate the newest addition to the Rice Public Art collection, Climate Parliament by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. A presentation by Lozano-Hemmer and a panel discussion with Rice Faculty Dominique Boyer and Sylvia Dee will start at 5:30 on the fifth floor of the O'Connor Building, followed by a reception with light refreshments …
Opening Reception for Off the Wall: Karyn Olivier Public Reception | Temporary Public Art on Campus
Brochstein Pavillion at Rice University 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin the Moody to celebrate the latest installation in our Off the Wall series by artist Karyn Olivier. Off the Wall at the Brochstein Pavilion is a partnership between the Moody Center for the Arts and the Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The series …
Dimensions Variable: The Creative Process Chef Chris Shepherd, Musician Warren Sneed, and Origami Expert Kyle Fu
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin innovators from the fields of cuisine, music, and art for a multisensory exploration of the creative process. Inspired by the methodological focus of the fall exhibition Do Suh: In Process, the Moody invites guests to experience how Chef Chris Shepherd creates new dishes inspired by the flavors of Houston; discover the improvisational approach of …
score for transitional times Dance Performance and Installation by Hope Mohr and Ranu Mukherjee
Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, HoustonJoin us for the first program of the Moody’s 2025 spring season, score for transitional times, a performance installation by choreographer Hope Mohr and visual artist Ranu Mukherjee. Featuring an ensemble of international dancers, this one-night-only presentation inaugurates a season of artistic responses to the climate crisis, organized in conjunction with the forthcoming exhibition, Breath(e): …