Art Encounters | Beat of the Drum
Hopi, Drum and Drumstick, date unknown, painted wood, leather, and cotton, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Miss Ima Hogg.
Ursula Andreeff
November 9, 2023
Looking for a unique experience? Drop-in Art Encounters, led by artists and inspired by art at the MFAH, focus on creating community in new ways. How you participate is up to you! Take an active role, or simply observe. Supplies are provided.
The inspiration for this Art Encounters session is the Hopi culture’s Drum and Drumstick. You are invited to work with multi-disciplinary artist Ursula Andreeff to make drums from recycled materials.
Plan Your Visit
This program is free with Museum admission. Activities are open to all ages and take place in the Arrivals Hall on the lower level of the Kinder Building. Drum and Drumstick is on view in the Law Building. On Thursdays, the Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
About the Artist
Ursula Andreeff is a multidisciplinary artist whose vibrant work explores themes of ritual, community building, and the relationships between humans and nature. A graduate of Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Andreeff received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Andreeff’s work has been exhibited at the Chicago Design Museum, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and Houston Botanic Garden.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Virginia and Ira Jackson; the Favrot Fund; CFP Foundation; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of John Wynne; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.