Paint Me a Road Out of Here
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital |
| Directed by | Catherine Gund |
| Year | 2024 |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Plan Your Visit
- Tickets Available Soon
- The event is ticketed. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- This program takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
Call for Questions 713-639-7531
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Paint Me a Road Out of Here
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital |
| Directed by | Catherine Gund |
| Year | 2024 |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Plan Your Visit
- Tickets Available Soon
- The event is ticketed. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- This program takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
In 1971, artist Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) created the monumental painting For the Women’s House for women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail. Fifty years later, artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter—formerly incarcerated and now commissioned to create a new Rikers work—bands together with an eclectic group of activists, politicians, artists, corrections officers, and Faith Ringgold herself to free Ringgold’s artwork from storage, with the ultimate goal of freeing Black women from mass incarceration.
The inspiring documentary Paint Me a Road Out of Here is a wild tale of the painting’s whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenged the same powerful and oppressive institutions—a half century apart—with their art, their voices, and their persistence.
Tickets
- $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
Call for Questions 713-639-7531
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.