Calendar Week of Thursday, May 23, 2024-Wednesday, May 29, 2024
![Jacolby Satterwhite, A Metta Prayer, 2023, site-specific, 4-channel multimedia installation](https://static.mfah.com/images/jacolby-satterwhite-metta-prayer.8025177178093219395.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer Through October 13, 2024
In the expansive multimedia installation A Metta Prayer, Jacolby Satterwhite fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world.
27 Jun Thu / 2024
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Helen Evans Ramsaran and Floyd Newsum
Artists in Dialogue | Helen Evans Ramsaran and Floyd Newsum
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.This Artists in Dialogue session features artists Helen Evans Ramsaran and Floyd Newsum.
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Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.
Art Bites | American Landscapes
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
28 Jun Fri / 2024
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Thomas Demand, Pond, 2020, chromogenic print, courtesy of Thomas Demand Studio. © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Members Preview | “Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History”
11 a.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History before the exhibition opens to the public.
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Circle of Hieronymus Bosch, Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World, early 16th century, oil on panel, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World.
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Power Alley (Levante)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.This gripping Brazilian drama weaves a tale of personal struggle and societal challenges. Set in São Paulo, it follows Sofia, a spirited teen volleyball player from a modest background, whose life takes a dramatic turn when she faces an unwanted pregnancy.