Scope and Contents WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under a bright, azure sky that stretched past the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral one morning in late March, George S. Sexton III climbed onto the roof of a four-story office building in Georgetown and ducked into a small gray structure that looked as if it might have been left there by a tornado, like Dorothy’s farmhouse in “The Wizard of Oz.”The inside of the plywood box had a “you’re not in Kansas anymore” quality, too. Sexton sat down in a...

Scope and Contents The Nature of Spray Paint: Erick Sandlin finds the world within the can Remembering how to wiggle the key to unlock the door, 2019By JANIS HASHE, April 2019Erick Sandlin creates his work with spray paint. He is self-taught, and his highly textured, abstract paintings seemingly have little in common with the classic concept of plein air. And yet, as Sandlin channels his inspirations onto cotton canvas or wood in his backyard open studio in Houston, always...

Scope and Contents Commit to Memory: In a Houston Park, 25 Artists Propose ‘New Monuments for New Cities’ By Ryan Dennis Posted 04/23/19 1:30 pm 63 18 0 96Installation view of “New Monuments for New Cities” in Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston.KATYA HORNER/HIGH LINE NETWORKHouston is home to 60 or so public monuments—memorial structures, statues, busts, plaques, and other creations that commemorate a person, people, event, or history. At least two of them, according to the...

Scope and Contents In ‘The Book of Life,’ Rice professor’s poetry ponders the past and its present Katharine Shilcutt – April 24, 2019Posted in: Current News Share 5 A conversation with Joseph CampanaInspiration arises from unexpected places. Campana read from "The Book of Life" April 10 at Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.Campana read from “The Book of Life” April 10 at Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. (Photo by Ashley Park)For the newest book of...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel Closes for Restoration By Will Speros • March 7, 2019 PrintA new ceiling apparatus will be installed to softly filter natural light inside through a new skylight. All images courtesy Architecture Research Office.The Rothko Chapel in Houston has officially closed its doors to undergo a $30 million restoration by New York-based firm Architecture Research Office. As part of the previously announced Opening Spaces masterplan, the restoration will also...

Scope and Contents Utopia Opera Presents New York Premiere of SOME LIGHT EMERGES by BWW News Desk May. 8, 2019 Utopia Opera Presents New York Premiere of SOME LIGHT EMERGESOn June 7 at 8pm, June 8 at 6pm, and June 9 at 3pm, Utopia Opera presents the New York Premiere of SOME LIGHT EMERGES, a chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell, & Kimberly Reed, in a fully-staged production performed with its original orchestration at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College (695...

Scope and Contents An incredible thing happens when local organizations tap diverse event chairs and honorees. A melting pot of Houstonians turn up. Sparks fly as personalities, whose paths might not otherwise intersect, occupy the same space. And when speakers remark that we live the most diverse city in America, no one snickers. They look around the room and nod.Such was the case at "Illumination: the Rothko Chapel Gala." That's where chairs Melanie Lawson and John Guess, Jr., Nancy and Erik...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel, Little Match Girl Passion, and an Adam Roberts Premiere: Secular Sacred Music 05/19/19 | 7:00pmYIVO at the Center for Jewish History15 West 16th Street Map2122466080Admission: $15; YIVO members & students: $10 View WebsiteBuy TicketsAdd to Calendar CLASSICAL & OPERA This event has already taken place. Click here for the latest events. Rothko Chapel, Little...

Scope and Contents Observe World Environment Day With The Entire Family May 13, 20190 CommentsStart your morning with a free talk and meditation at Houston ArboretumHouston, TX (May 9, 2019) Rothko Chapel and the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, located in Memorial Park at 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, 77024 will observe World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5 at 7am, with an all-ages, family-friendly mindfulness walk through the Arboretum trails. To register visit the Rothko...