Scope and Contents Toward a Better Future — Transforming the Climate:Three-day climate change symposium hosted by the Rothko Chapel and the University of St. Thomas. Opening address at 7 p.m., Rothko Chapel, 3900 Yupon. Keynote speaker: Somini Sengupta, New York Times international climate reporter. The discussion will include Indigenous leaders, scientists, energy sector experts, economists, artists, religious leaders and youth activists. For a schedule and information, visit...

Scope and Contents The Big Impact of "Small" Works 12 February 2019, 12:07 PMThe following post is written by Caitlin Ferrell, Visitor Services Coordinator at the Rothko Chapel, which is a Cooperation Circle member of the United Religions Initiative. Caitlin participated in a January 2019 trip to the United Nations led by URI North America. Click here to read reflections from her fellow participants. Young leaders from across the United States visited the United Nations in January 2019....

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Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel to Be Seen in New Light A rendering of the chapel with the new skylight and Rothko paintings.CreditKate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Architecture Research Office Image A rendering of the chapel with the new skylight and Rothko paintings.CreditCreditKate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Architecture Research OfficeBy Hilarie M. Sheets Feb. 27, 2019...

Scope and Contents We can't wait for someone else to address climate change The Rothko Chapel convenes interdisciplinary, interfaith summit on causes, commitments to sustainability David Leslie Feb. 28, 2019 Comments 2 1of2What are the causes of climate change, and what are the commitments we must make, as individuals and a community, to move to a carbon-neutral economy?Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / AFP / Getty Images 2of2the Rothko Chapel was founded in 1971 by John and Dominique De Menil.Photo: Allyn West...

Scope and Contents Houston’s Rothko Chapel Casts a New Light When the meditative space reopens, a new skylight will filter the right amount of light on the 14 canvasses installed in the artist’s octagonal masterpieceimage: https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/jmfc8-pSZbqdzEsmZ31AVcDflQ4=/800x600/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/a9/65/a96511e5-3123-41f8-a378-a7a0315f217f/rothko.jpg Rothko Chapel (Architecture Research Office) By Jason Daley smithsonian.com February 28,...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel closes Monday for 8-month renovationBy Molly Glentzer Updated 8:17 am CST, Thursday, February 28, 2019 Houston's Rothko Chapel will undergo a major renovation that will close the internationally-famous art and spiritual site beginning Monday, March 4, through most of 2019. Photo: Courtesy Of The Rothko Chapel / Courtesy Of The Rothko ChapelPhoto: Courtesy Of The Rothko Chapel / Courtesy Of The Rothko Chapel Image 1 of 5...

Scope and Contents Wars And Threats To Our Coffee Supply: Lessons From Covering Climate ChangeAs she headlines a Houston symposium on climate change, Somini Sengupta discusses what she’s learned as the global climate reporter for The New York Times. Michael Hagerty | Posted on February 28, 2019, 2:20 PM Somini Sengupta sominisengupta.com Somini Sengupta covers global climate change for The New York Times. Listen 00:00 /17:20To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel Closes for Nearly Ten-Month Renovation by Brandon Zech February 28, 2019 0 The Rothko Chapel. Photo: Melissa Phillip / Houston ChronicleBeginning on March 4, 2019, Houston’s Rothko Chapel will be temporarily closed while improvements, upgrades, and new constructions are added to the building and its campus. The chapel itself will be closed through December 21, 2019 and will reopen with a modified entryway, audio, security and fire systems, and a new...

Scope and Contents Sylvester Turner is speaking in the intimate confines of the Rothko Chapel, Houston’s shrine to modern art. The mayor is in an expansive mood. It’s the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and he has been asked to kick off an evening panel discussion on two of his favorite subjects: political unity and the civil rights movement. His leathery voice, which sometimes sounds rough and tired, now has a quiet energy. He tells his audience that as a kid he practiced speeches in front of a mirror to...