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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 …

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Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall: Bennie Flores Ansell, “Swarm Migration”

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join 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 …

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Opening Reception for Narrative Threads

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join 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.

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NFTs as Artistic Medium

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Save 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 …

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Movie Night at the Moody

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Start your holiday season with a movie under the stars at the Moody! Join us for a family-friendly, free, outdoor screening of Tim Burton’s holiday classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. The galleries will be open until 9 p.m. to explore the current exhibition, Urban Impressions and free popcorn will be provided. The Moody Cafe will …

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Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for the opening reception of, "_____ as Myth," a community-centered art exhibition led by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and CERCL. Taking inspiration from Mouton's memoir, the artworks on view are a result of students and local artists investigating how modern-day mythology can explain the nuances of our everyday experiences. The project was a part …

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Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for the opening reception of, "_____ as Myth," a community-centered art exhibition led by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and CERCL. Taking inspiration from Mouton's memoir, the artworks on view are a result of students and local artists investigating how modern-day mythology can explain the nuances of our everyday experiences. The project was a part …

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Reading the City: Perspectives on the Contemporary Global Metropolis

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

October 14: 5:30–7 pm, keynote lecture by Walter Benn Michaels, Anderson Hall, Rice School of Architecture October 15: 10 am–3 pm, symposium, Moody Center for the Arts, with a lunch break and followed by exhibition viewing and reception. The symposium Reading the City: Perspectives on the Contemporary Global Metropolis coincides with the group exhibition Urban …

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Opening Reception for “Urban Impressions”

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join the Moody at the opening reception for Urban Impression: Experiencing the Global Contemporary Metropolis. Focusing on the overarching and shared aspects of urban life, this exhibition presents an international selection of artists including Rana Begum, Mary Flanagan, Katsumi Hayakawa, Kahlil Irving, Lucia Koch, Julie Mehretu, Sohei Nishino, Emeka Ogboh, Robin Rhode, Seher Shah, Liu …

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Opening Reception for “Urban Impressions”

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join the Moody at the opening reception for Urban Impression: Experiencing the Global Contemporary Metropolis. Focusing on the overarching and shared aspects of urban life, this exhibition presents an international selection of artists including Rana Begum, Mary Flanagan, Katsumi Hayakawa, Kahlil Irving, Lucia Koch, Julie Mehretu, Sohei Nishino, Emeka Ogboh, Robin Rhode, Seher Shah, Liu …

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Closing Reception for “Baseera Khan: Weight on History”

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for the closing celebration of the summer exhibition, "Baseera Khan: Weight on History." Enjoy beats from DJ Hiram and cool off with cocktails by Loro at this free and public reception held in the Moody's galleries. Don't miss your last chance to see the exhibition that Artforum called, "a lyrical, psychedelic meditation on …

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Sip+Stroll: Public Art Walk

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Raise 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 …

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Summer Jam Family Day

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Escape the heat + spend a jam-packed afternoon with the Moody! Open to kids of all ages and families of all types, don’t miss this perfect opportunity to explore the Moody and see the artwork on view. Kids can enjoy face painting, art activities, and a scavenger hunt, while adults sip beverages, shop at the …

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Pride Happy Hour with Pride Chorus Houston

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Enjoy a special performance from the Pride Chorus Houston at 6 p.m. bookended by happy hour tunes from the DJ GNDRBNDR starting at 5 p.m. Complimentary specialty cocktails will be provided by Social Beer Garden and attendees can see the current exhibition, Baseera Khan: Weight on History during this free after-hours event. About the Performers: …

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Opening Reception for Baseera Khan: Weight on History

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join the Moody and artist Baseera Khan as we celebrate the opening of the summer 2022 exhibition, Baseera Khan: Weight on History. The event is free and open to the public, registration is appreciated but optional. The first solo exhibition in Houston for the Texas-born, New York-based multidisciplinary artist features new and recent work, including …

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Dimensions Variable: Raven Chacon + Nameless Sound Musicians and dancers activate multiple works

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for a very special evening of live performances that will activate several of the music-based artworks in our current exhibition, Soundwaves: Experimental Strategies in Art + Music. Headlining this multidisciplinary event, artist Raven Chacon will lead musicians with Houston-based Nameless Sound in an outdoor performance of his graphic score American Ledger No. 1. …

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Opening Reception for Samsāra VR Experience and Remote Q&A with Artist

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Free + Open the Public | Bites + Beverages| Registration Encouraged Experience the award-winning virtual reality film, Samsāra, and speak with the director and artist Hsin-Chien Huang (remote) about how VR can promote a spiritual evolution via immersive experiences grounded in building empathy. Huang's talk and Q&A will begin at 7:30 p.m. Attendees will have …

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Artists-in-Dialogue: Leslie Hewitt + Alexandra Kieffer

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join the Moody and Spring 2022 artist resident Leslie Hewitt in dialogue with Alexandra Kieffer, Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, for a night of stimulating conversation. This in-person event, facilitated by Moody executive director Alison Weaver, will delve into Hewitt’s and Keiffer’s research and explore where music, …

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Moody Project Wall: Reginald Adams, Art of Sound & Healing

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

The second iteration of the Moody Project Wall series is led by Houston-based artist Reginald Adams. Through a series of performative workshops with students and members of the community, Adams introduced therapeutic sound frequencies that were then technologically translated into visual wall graphics. Using crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, tingsha bells, and gongs, Adams arranged …

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Sir Woman Live at the Moody

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for a memorable performance by Sir Woman, winner of Austin Music Award’s Best New Act, to celebrate the Moody Center for the Arts' 5th anniversary. Enjoy complimentary beverages and cake in honor of this birthday edition of our annual Spring Fling! Sir Woman is the creation of Kelsey Wilson, co-founder of Wild Child, …

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Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall: Reginald Adams, Community-Based Artmaking

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Join us for a celebration of Reginald Adams’s new work, the second installation in the Moody Project Wall series. This collaborative, community-based program involved healing sound baths for both the public and Rice students. The soundwaves recorded at these sessions inform the mural on view. Enjoy a demonstration of the sound bath performances and meet …

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Samsāra Award-winning VR Experience at the Moody

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

About the Film Samsāra, a virtual narrative by Hsin-Chien Huang, begins in the near future when the Earth's resources have depleted due to human greed. Fighting for natural resources leads to catastrophic wars and global destruction forcing the remaining population to leave Earth and find a new home. Will this long quest for a new …

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Moody Center for the Arts Dimensions Variable with Conductor Jerry Hou

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Commissioned by the Moody as a part of our Dimensions Variable series, Hou offers an original score that considers the aural and visual components of Anri Sala's and Spencer Finch's installations, both on view in the exhibition Soundwaves: Experimental Strategies in Art + Music. For this special performance, Hou conducts guest artist Lauren Jacobson and …

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Sound Bath + Sacred Geometry Workshop with Reginald Adams

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

Be a part of the artmaking process for our second iteration of the Moody Project Wall. On February 11 artist Reginald Adams will guide his Sacred Geometry Workshop from 6 - 7 p.m. followed by a healing sound bath in the Lois Chiles Theater. The soundwaves recorded at the event will be visually represented in …

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Opening Reception for “Soundwaves: Experimental Strategies in Art + Music”

Rice University Moody Center for the Arts 6100 Main Street, Houston

"Join us to celebrate the first opening of our milestone year. Free and open to the public, the reception for Soundwaves: Experiments in Art + Music kicks off the public programming for Moody's fifth anniversary year. The exhibition features works of sculpture, audio, video, painting, and performance, that incorporate both visual and acoustic elements. The …

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