Events in Houston
Exhibitions, gallery openings, art walks, and cultural happenings across Houston, Texas.
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Exhibitions
Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock
Olga de Amaral
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonJul 25 – Sep 19, 2026
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen
Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonMay 20 – Sep 13, 2026
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Enchanted: Visual Histories of the Central Andes
Various Artists
The Menil CollectionJul 30 – Nov 14, 2026
Cauleen Smith: We Already Have What We Need
Cauleen Smith
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonJul 15 – Oct 3, 2026
Jordan Strafer: Trilogy
Jordan Strafer
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonJul 28 – Nov 26, 2026
Ballet of the Masses
Ballet of the Masses
40+ Houston Artists
Sawyer YardsMay 21 – Jul 25, 2026
Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0
Contested Landscapes
Various Photographers
Houston Center for PhotographyJul 10 – Sep 20, 2026
Nick Douglas · CC BY 2.0
Summer Exhibition: Material Conversations
Juried Show
Art League HoustonJul 10 – Aug 30, 2026
Big Show 2026
Texas Artists
Lawndale Art CenterJun 14 – Aug 16, 2026
Certificate of Achievement Exhibition
Certificate of Achievement Exhibition
Glassell Students
Glassell School of ArtMay 30 – Aug 2, 2026
Marking Time: Process in Minimal Abstraction
Marking Time: Process in Minimal Abstraction
Agnes Martin, Sol LeWitt, others
Menil Drawing InstituteJun 20 – Oct 11, 2026
The1fiddler · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vian Sora: Outerworlds
Vian Sora
Asia Society Texas CenterThrough Sep 2026
Nevine Mahmoud
Nevine Mahmoud
Asia Society Texas CenterThrough Sep 2026
Crafthouston · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clutch City Craft
Various Artists
Houston Center for Contemporary CraftThrough Aug 8, 2026
Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Masako Miki
Moody Center for the ArtsSummer 2026
Summer Exhibition
Summer Exhibition
Gallery Artists
Sicardi | Ayers | BacinoJul – Sep 2026
Meow Wolf: Phenomenomaly
Meow Wolf: Phenomenomaly
Various Artists
Meow Wolf HoustonThrough Aug 12, 2026
Nick Douglas · CC BY 2.0
Town Meeting 1978–2028
Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin
Art League HoustonThrough Jul 20, 2026
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife
Ernesto Neto
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonMar 8 – Sep 7, 2026
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Art Has Many Facets
Various Artists
The Menil CollectionThrough Sep 10, 2026
Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People
Mary Ellen Carroll
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonMay 22 – Nov 1, 2026
Jhihyinlee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erika Blumenfeld: Sky Stone Cycle
Erika Blumenfeld
Blaffer Art MuseumThrough Aug 1, 2026
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Undercurrents
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Undercurrents
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Buffalo Bayou Park CisternThrough Jan 24, 2027
ARTECHOUSE Houston: Blooming Wonders
ARTECHOUSE Houston: Blooming Wonders
ARTECHOUSE Studio
ARTECHOUSE HoustonMar 6 – Sep 7, 2026
Nomos
Nomos
Group Show
Revolver GaleriaMay 29 – Jul 17, 2026
La Ruche HTX Summer Residency Exhibition
La Ruche HTX Summer Residency Exhibition
Artists in Residence
RUBY Projects / La Ruche HTXJul – Aug 2026
Frida: The Making of an Icon
Frida Kahlo and 5 Generations of Artists
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonJan 18 – May 17, 2026
FotoFest Biennial 2026: Global Visions
FotoFest Biennial 2026: Global Visions
450+ International Photographers
FotoFest at Sawyer YardsFall 2026
Mario Ayala: Seven Vans
Mario Ayala
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonNov 14, 2026 – Jun 21, 2027
Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor
Winslow Homer
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonNov 1, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Peter Bradley and 'The De Luxe Show'
Peter Bradley
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonFeb 4 – May 31, 2026
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
America 250: 1776–2026
Various Artists
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonJul 1, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Robert Pruitt: Infinite
Robert Pruitt
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonThrough Nov 2026
Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee
Beverly Buchanan, Dionne Lee
Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonThrough Nov 2026
Art Club: Summer 2026
Art Club: Summer 2026
Lina Dib, Orkhan Mammadov, Sasha Kojjio, and others
Art Club at POST HoustonSummer 2026
World of Color
World of Color
Group Exhibition
Laura Rathe Fine ArtJul 16 – Aug 14, 2026
dvanhorn from Somerville, MA, USA · CC BY 2.0
John Akomfrah: The Hour of the Dog
John Akomfrah
The Menil CollectionApr 24 – Oct 11, 2026
Art, Place, and Power: Project Row Houses in Houston's Third Ward
James Bettison, Bert Long Jr., Jesse Lott, Rick Lowe, Floyd Newsum
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonNov 4, 2025 – Nov 8, 2026
Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas
Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas
Various Artists
Moody Center for the ArtsSep 4 – Dec 19, 2026
Prints & Drawings: Selections from the MFAH Collection
Various Artists
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonThrough Sep 1, 2026
Jesus Benavente: NUESTROWORLD
Jesus Benavente: NUESTROWORLD
Jesus Benavente
DiverseWorksAug 1 – Sep 30, 2026
Henrique Oliveira: London Works
Henrique Oliveira: London Works
Henrique Oliveira
McClain GalleryMay 2 – Jul 25, 2026
Echoes & Reverberations: Everyone Is an Artist & Engineer
Echoes & Reverberations: Everyone Is an Artist & Engineer
Various Artists
Houston Public Library — CentralThrough Aug 2026
Gabriel Martinez: Article
Gabriel Martinez: Article
Gabriel Martinez
The Ismaili Center, HoustonAug 15, 2026 – TBD
Rana Begum: No. 1573 Reflectors
Rana Begum: No. 1573 Reflectors
Rana Begum
The Ismaili Center, Houston2026
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
American Modernism from the Charles Butt Collection
Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, Romare Bearden, Edward Hopper, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel
Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonOct 25, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Southern Outsider Artists
Various
The Menil CollectionMay 6 – Dec 13, 2026
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Foyer Installation: Mel Bochner, Chryssa, and Dorothy Hood
Mel Bochner, Chryssa, Dorothy Hood
The Menil CollectionApr 1 – Oct 25, 2026
dvanhorn from Somerville, MA, USA · CC BY 2.0
Fragility
Various
The Menil CollectionSep 10, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat
Jitish Kallat
The Menil CollectionSep 10, 2026 – Aug 8, 2027
Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry
Terry Winters
The Menil CollectionSep 25, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027
dvanhorn from Somerville, MA, USA · CC BY 2.0
How to Make an Exhibition: The Story of Jermayne MacAgy
Jermayne MacAgy
The Menil CollectionDec 11, 2026 – Jul 18, 2027
Nick Douglas · CC BY 2.0
César Martínez and Jamal Cyrus: 2026 Texas Artists of the Year
César Martínez, Jamal Cyrus
Art League HoustonOpens Sep 18, 2026
Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang
Yoshitaka Amano
Asia Society Texas CenterOpens Sep 23, 2026
Openings & Happenings
First Saturday Art Walk
First Saturday Art Walk
Montrose Galleries — Jul 5, 2026
Opera Gallery Houston
Opera Gallery Houston
Opera Gallery — Ongoing
Untitled Art Fair Houston
Untitled Art Fair Houston
George R. Brown Convention Center — Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026
Hourick · CC BY 3.0
Third Ward Art Night
Project Row Houses — Jul 25, 2026
Summer Open Studios
Summer Open Studios
Sawyer Yards — Aug 9, 2026
New Voices in Texas
New Voices in Texas
Inman Gallery — Jul 18 – Aug 22, 2026
EaDo Mural Walk
EaDo Mural Walk
East Downtown — Ongoing
Violeta Alvarez: Casa de Cultura — The Living Archive
Violeta Alvarez: Casa de Cultura — The Living Archive
Winter Street Studios — Jul 9 – Aug 22, 2026
Chelsea4567 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Learning Curve 18
Houston Center for Photography — Jul 16 – Sep 6, 2026
Affordable Art Fair Houston
Affordable Art Fair Houston
George R. Brown Convention Center — Oct 15 – 18, 2026
Fall Open Studios at Sawyer Yards
Fall Open Studios at Sawyer Yards
Sawyer Yards — Nov 14, 2026
ArtCrawl Houston 2026
ArtCrawl Houston 2026
Historic Warehouse District — Nov 21, 2026