Scope and Contents Just west of the Rothko Chapel in Montrose, there are two gray bungalows with white trim up for grabs. They’re not for sale, per se — not yet anyway. Though David Leslie, executive director of Rothko Chapel, admits that both structures have already generated significant interest.He prefers not to elaborate on the future of those bungalows. They currently house the Rothko Chapel’s staff and offices. Their future home, an administration and archives building on the north side of...

Scope and Contents In keeping with its mission as a destination for one of the 20th century’s most compelling suites of painting, the Rothko Chapel’s 50th Anniversary Gala — titled Illumination and set for this Saturday, November 6 — will offer an art auction of rare importance, via Artsy.Note: Collectors do not need to attend the gala to register and bid on the auction.Curated by doyenne Barbara Davis of Art Basel Miami Beach-exhibited Barbara Davis Gallery, the auction features 20...

Scope and Contents ... Repurposing pieces of Rothko ChapelUpon completion, Rothko Chapel’s $32 million Opening Spaces capital campaign and master plan will eventually include a program center, energy facilities, landscape and drainage infrastructure and a guesthouse for artists or scholars-in-residence. The Welcome House, another new addition, is already complete and open for business. As is the recently restored chapel, now enhanced by a reimagined skylight, lighting design and entryway....

Scope and Contents DACAMERA, a Houston-based presenter of chamber music and jazz concerts, announces the world premiere of American composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) on Saturday, February 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, February 20 at 3 p.m.DACAMERA and the Rothko Chapel commissioned Sorey to create a new work in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic art space. With the unique ability to experience colors sonically (i.e. synesthesia), Sorey...

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Article does not mention Rothko Chapel, but does describe Tutu's importance and work. Desmond Tutu visited the chapel.

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Article does not mention Rothko Chapel, but does describe Tutu's importance and work. Desmond Tutu visited the chapel.

Scope and Contents ... Songs for Justice: A Series Exploring Music in Social Justice Movements – 2022 Annual MLK Birthday CelebrationWhen: 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15AdWhere: VirtualDetails: “In 2022, the Rothko Chapel presents Songs for Justice, a series of concerts and conversations exploring the role that music plays to further social justice movements, addressing today’s inequities and injustices… The Rothko Chapel started the annual MLK Birthday Celebration...

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... Real Estate consultant and preservationist Bill Franks will receive the group's President's Award, and the Rothko Chapel will recieve the Martha Peterwon Award for restoration work on the landmark modernist contemplative space built in 1971 in Montrose. The awards will be given out at a March 4 event at River Oaks Country Club ....

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... Songs for Justice: 2022 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration at Rothko Chapel | Virtual – Held on the actual birthday of the Reverend Doctor, Rothko Chapel will host a series of concerts and conversations that explore the role of music in shaping social justice movements and addressing today’s inequities and injustices. Pay-what-you-can with registration. 3pm. ...

Scope and Contents When Preservation Houston holds its annual Cornerstone Dinner in March of 2022, the nonprofit will once again present a host of Good Brick Awards to projects and individuals that have had an impact on honoring the city’s architectural past. The 17 winners, which were revealed on Tuesday, range from the very familiar such as Rothko Chapel to the little recognized such as a 1907 craftsman style house tucked away in the First Ward....The landmark modernist Rothko Chapel restoration earns New...