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“Be Natural” Sheds Light on Women in Film

Apr 1, 2019 - We aim not just to look back at Alice’s past, but to stand next to her and look into her future—our present. “Now is the time to step forward and bring Alice’s story to light, given the current conversation about women’s rights and how our stories are pushed to the shadows throughout history.” Mower, an early supporter of Be Natural, became involved with the film through a Kickstarter campaign.

The Natural

beloved fable The Natural, a once-promising baseball player returns to the game 15 years later to restart his career after battling demons from his past. The Natural Directed by Barry Levinson(USA, 1984, Digital) Introduced by author Grant Wiedenfeld (“Hollywood Sports Movies and the American Dream”), associate professor of media and culture at Sam Houston State University In the

In-Gallery Extras for “Colors of the Oasis”: Getting Our Hands Dirty So You Don’t Have To!

Mar 16, 2017 - Try out these in-gallery extras when you visit “Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats,” on view in the Beck Building through June 4. Our goal for the film, and for the other interpretative elements you’ll find throughout the exhibition, is to illuminate some of the complex knowledge and skills required to create ikat textiles. Get Hands-on with Natural Dyes at the Discovery Cart I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with several members of the CHH, who gave me a crash course in natural dyes.

Our Land (Nuestra tierra)

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. In Our Land, director Lucrecia Martel (The Headless Woman) explores the 2009 murder of Javier Chocobar, a member of Argentina’s Indigenous Chuschagasta community who tried to defend them from being forcibly evicted by a local

Saturday Members Tour | "Buddha | Nature"

Exhibition Talk | "Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950–Present"

This exhibition explores global protest photography in print through photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals, and alternative newspapers that address protest and resistance from the 1950s on.  Plan Your Visit This program is included with Museum admission. The lecture takes place in the Hirsch Library on the lower level of the Beck Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

In Our Day

One day, each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who come equipped with questions about their careers and life itself.

Journey through the Egyptian Afterlife with Matthew Barney’s “River of Fundament”

Sep 1, 2016 - His newest film, River of Fundament, deals with mythic ways of understanding our bodily functions. Our bodies are earthly vessels that transform foodstuffs into both our life force and feces. I visited Barney’s studio when he first arrived in New York City, while I was running the legendary alternative space White Columns. The Egyptians, without the advantage of scientific images, made stories of both our bodies and spirits, separating the organs after death to be guarded by gods on what was understood as an actual journey into other realms.

Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World

Plan Your Visit This exhibition is located on the Lower Level of the Beck Building. Highlighting the connection between spiritual forms and the natural world through the millennia, the exquisite works in this exhibition bring Buddhist ideals to bear in the present.   Buddha / Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World traces a path through Buddhist wisdom using both ancient sculpture and contemporary art to illuminate the ecological and ethical questions of our time.

Studio & Gallery Visit | "In Living Color"

Plan Your Visit Admission is free. No RSVP required. This event takes place on Level 3 of the Glassell School of Art. The Jubilee Quilt Circle of the Community Artists' Collective invites you to visit their studio space at the Glassell School of Art.