Poetry Performance | Iconoclast Artists “They Say”
May 1, 2025
Celebrate the launch of the poetry anthology They Say (Volume 8) with Iconoclast Artists, and hear from the participating students as they share their stories.
At this annual event, student poets in the Iconoclast Artists creative writing and arts program perform inspiring selections from the anthology. They Say is a night of wonder, joy, and celebration that centers around student lives and student stories.
Plan Your Visit
- This program is free with Museum admission.
- The performance takes place on Level 2 of the Beck Building.
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About the Program
Iconoclast Artists, a creative writing and arts program in Houston and Galveston, builds relationships with students in underserved schools and juvenile detention centers through creative writing, visual and performance art, and social-emotional learning.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Texas Commission on the Arts; and the Junior League of Houston, Inc.
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; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
On Thursday, admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections is free, courtesy of Shell USA, Inc. Special exhibitions require a separate, ALL ACCESS ticket.