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  1. Art-Inspired Activity Book for Families: Modern & Contemporary

    Jan 10, 2021 - on view at the Museum. Family Activity Book: Modern & Contemporary Art Explore More • MFAH Collections• “Learning through Art” Online Curriculum• “Learning Through Art” at Home Learning and Interpretation programs receive Celebrate the Museum’s new Nancy and Rich Kinder Building with this printable book of family-friendly art activities inspired by the MFAH collection of modern and contemporary art. • Margarita Cabrera, Bicicleta: Negra (Bicycle René Magritte, The Kiss (Le Baiser)• Alice Neel, The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia) Just like the Museum’s in-gallery Sunday Family Zone, these at-home activities introduce kids and families to artists and works of art

  2. At-Home Art Activity: Let’s Make a Sundial

    Oct 5, 2020 - This art activity shares that same interactive experience with families at home. Getting StartedWhat art materials do you need? Just three different colors of chalk, and objects you don’t mind setting outside. Grab your chalk and head outside to track time using this family-friendly art activity. Create your own sundial, and find inspiration from Hercules Upholding the Heavens by Paul Manship. Exploring ShadowsThis project also offers a great opportunity to talk with kids about light sources and shadows, which are often some of the first elements and principles studied in the art studio.

  3. Close-Up on “Black Art through the Lens”

    Jul 21, 2020 - Artist, MacArthur Fellow, and New York University professor Deborah Willis moderates “Black Art through the Lens” via Zoom on Saturday, July 25, at 3 p.m. Did photography play a particular role in the context of the art and expression of the decades (mid-1960s to mid-1980s) represented in this exhibition? Before or after, experience Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at the MFAH, the final venue for the exhibition’s three-year tour. Plan ahead for your visit.

  4. Family-Friendly Art Activity: Make Your Own Tree

    May 20, 2020 - Problem Solving Art activities are important to incorporate into children’s days at home because art skills are truly the basis of problem-solving skills. Grab some old magazines and scraps of colored paper for this tree-collage art project, inspired by a popular work of art from the Museum collections: Jennifer Steinkamp’s video projection Mike Kelley, 14. Working through an art project is an excellent way to practice solving problems in a creative fashion. Download the instructions Find more inspiration in the MFAH collections

  5. Family Art Activity: Yarn-Weaving in Large Spaces

    Apr 20, 2020 - Yarn-weaving is perfect because it harnesses his energy and directs it into an engaging art activity. It introduces him to the concept of weaving and 3-D art, but in an active way. Here’s an engaging in-home art activity the whole family will love. All you need is yarn and a room, and you’re in!  Once they finish the weaving, they play in their art installation, pretending it’s a spiderweb, laser beams, or a zip line for their stuffed animals.     

  6. For Slow Art Day, Cai Guo-Qiang’s “Odyssey”

    Apr 1, 2020 - a work of art in a museum or gallery. Even though the MFAH is temporarily closed, we still honor the spirit of Slow Art Day. You can spend time with the art collections online here. Saturday, April 4, is the 10th annual worldwide Slow Art Day, when all of us are encouraged to spend real time with a work of art: at least 5 to 10 minutes—more than the 30 seconds studies have shown is our average when we encounter

  7. “Staff Art Show” Spotlights Talent across the MFAH

    Feb 22, 2019 - The Staff Art Show, open to the public through February 24, features 77 works of art by MFAH employees across 23 departments. A few shared thoughts on their work and inspiration. See more in the “Staff Art Show,” on view in the Beck Building through Sunday, February 24.

  8. Harun Farocki: Art/Work and the Invisible Hand

    Nov 30, 2012 - On View December 14, 2012–February 24, 2013 Overview Harun Farocki: Art/Work and the Invisible Hand explores the impact of automation on various forms of human interaction—work, culture, war—in the art of Harun Farocki. Recent solo exhibitions have been mounted by the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Beirut Art Center, Lebanon; Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria; and the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Scotland. Established in 1982, the Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art offers postgraduate residencies for art critics and visual artists. Visit www.mfah.org/core for more information.

  9. On Common Ground: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art

    On Common Ground is the latest in a series of focused exhibitions highlighting unique strengths in the MFAH collections. Celebrating recent acquisitions in particular, this installation also introduces a number of works that …

  10. The Age of Kusama: Pop Art and Minimalism

    Her evolving style incorporated Surrealism, Minimalism, and Pop Art. In 1973, Kusama moved back to Tokyo and gained prominence in the Japanese art world. In her native Japan, artist Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) studied a traditional, formal style of painting that deflected the influence of Western art. The Age of Kusama: Pop Art and Minimalism showcases works on paper created during the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting examples of the period.