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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Cathy Stucker — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:45:47 +0000

The purpose of the Center is to advance education about the process, product and history of craft, with an emphasis on crafts made of fiber, metal, glass, clay and wood. There are two exhibit galleries, a retail gallery and studio space for use by artists in residence. The exhibition galleries feature changing exhibits in many media. The retail gallery features one of a kind objects by artists from around the country, including local artists. Hands-on workshops are offered for all ages.

Docent-guided tours can be scheduled Tuesdays – Fridays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. These tours are approximately one hour long. Visit the current exhibitions, talk to on-site Artists-in-Residence and see art in action. Tour groups also have the opportunity to explore the Craft Garden, where artists grow plant material used in craft making.

All tours and workshops are limited to forty people. There is no fee, however, donations are always appreciated.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
713-529-4848
Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. Noon-5 p.m. (Closed Sundays during the summer.)
No admission charge. Donations accepted.
http://www.crafthouston.org

Take Main Street southwest from downtown. Turn right into the parking lot, just before Rosedale Street and the Lawndale Art Center.

Image Credit: Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

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Jim Sanborn Light Sculpture – A,A

Cathy Stucker — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:21:39 +0000

The official name of this artwork is A,A. Artist Jim Sanborn took more than a year to complete the work, and it is composed of portions of poems, novels and prose written in many different languages, including Chinese, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.

Located on the University of Houston campus, the sculpture is most interesting after dark, when a projector casts lights through the copper and bronze piece, causing the text to appear on the outside walls of the M.D. Anderson Library.

The project was completed in 2004, and cost nearly a quarter of a million dollars. In addition to A,A, the library contains two other pieces by Jim Sanborn. In the library’s third-floor reading room, bronze panels display portions of poems and other literature, and a 24-ft. bronze scroll detailing the history of papermaking hangs from the ceiling to the first floor.

One of Sanborn’s most famous works, Kryptos, includes four encrypted messages. Three of the four have been deciphered, but the fourth remains a mystery. Kryptos is, appropriately, displayed on the grounds of the Langley, Virginia headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The A,A sculpture is located on the University of Houston campus, outside the M.D. Anderson Library. It is visible 24 hours a day, and there is no admission charge.

From downtown, take I-45 South to Spur 5 South. Turn right on University Drive (the first stoplight). To obtain a visitor parking permit, visit the Information Center at Entrance 1 on University Dr. or the Information Center on Cullen Blvd near the Athletics/Alumni Facility.

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Houston Neon

Cathy Stucker — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:04:34 +0000

You can find neon in unexpected places around Houston, including a church founded by freed slaves.

Here are some Houston neon photos to give you a peek at some of the neon you can find around town.

You can see lots more Houston neon photos in the Houston Neon photo group on flickr.

Houston Carnival

Image Credit: Cordey | CC BY 2.0

Blue

Continental Club, Houston
Image Credit: Cortney Martin82 | CC BY 2.0

Neon Museum Exhibit

A model of a petrochemical plant in the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Image Credit: Tom_Adams | CC BY-SA 2.0

Neon Crackle

A detail shot of the museum exhibit in the photo above
Image Credit: Chris Denbow | CC BY 2.0

Holder’s Pest Control Neon Roach

Neon Palm

Image Credit: Eschipul | CC BY-SA 2.0

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Project Row Houses

Cathy Stucker — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:59:57 +0000

Project Row Houses renovated 22 shotgun houses in the Third Ward and created programs to serve the community. The Project has since grown to 40 properties from the original 22, including twelve artist exhibition and/or residency spaces, seven houses for young mothers, artist residencies, office spaces, a community gallery, a park, low-income residential and commercial spaces.

Project Row Houses has also renovated the historic Eldorado Ballroom, and holds concerts and other events at the location, known as a hot spot to see great African-American entertainers during the days of segregation. Great Houston-born musicians such as Sam “Lightning” Hopkins and Johnny “Guitar” Watson got their start at the Eldorado. The ballroom is at 2310 Elgin at Dowling, near the Project Row Houses.

Project Row Houses
2521 Holman St. Houston, Texas
713-526-7662
Open Wed.-Sun. Noon-5 p.m.
No admission charge. Donations accepted.
http://www.projectrowhouses.org

From Richmond and Montrose, go east on Richmond (which becomes Wheeler), and turn left on Dowling. Go about nine blocks, and turn right on Holman.

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