Inside the MFAH Archive for July 2020
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Close-Up on “Black Art & Abstraction” July 29, 2020
Valerie Cassel Oliver, moderator of “Black Art & Abstraction,” answers a few questions about the panel discussion and the exhibition Soul of a Nation.
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At-Home Art Activity: Let’s Make Dots! July 28, 2020
Use tiny dots to create your own Pointillist masterpiece, with inspiration from nature and a French painting in the MFAH collection.
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The Richness & Variation of Sub-Saharan Photography July 27, 2020
Curator Malcolm Daniel shares his take on the exhibition Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection.
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Black Art & Abstraction: “Soul of a Nation” Virtual Panel Discussion July 26, 2020
Three artists whose work is featured in “Soul of a Nation” talk about how Black artists engaged abstraction from the 1960s to the early 1980s.
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Virtual Cinema Spotlights Three New Dramas about Young Women July 25, 2020
International coming-of-age stories—“House of Hummingbird,” Fourteen, and Papicha—offer portraits of young women and their range of experiences.
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Close-Up on “Black Art through the Lens” July 21, 2020
Deborah Willis, moderator of “Black Art through the Lens,” answers a few questions about the panel discussion and the exhibition Soul of a Nation.
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Black Art through the Lens: “Soul of a Nation” Virtual Panel Discussion July 20, 2020
Three photographers whose work is featured in “Soul of a Nation” talk about how images can counter stereotypes of Black communities.
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Virtual Cinema: A Summer in “Cane River” July 19, 2020
Read a remembrance about the long-lost film Cane River by the director’s son, then watch the movie and join an online discussion.
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Virtual Summer Art Classes at the Glassell Junior School July 18, 2020
Young artists, ages 4 to 18, can enroll in virtual summer classes at the Glassell Junior School.
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At-Home Art Activity: Making Your Own Chinese Scroll July 16, 2020
Explore Chinese landscape and create your own work of art, inspired by an 18th-century scroll from the MFAH collection of Asian art.