Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice
From Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the groundbreaking exhibition Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice,…
January 24 through May 10, 2025
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University will inaugurate its Fall 2024 season with an innovative…
September 06 through December 21, 2024
From the Moody Center: "Join the Moody, the Shepherd School of Music, and the artist to celebrate the opening of Eva LeWitt’s monumental wall-based sculpture…
November 22 through November 22, 2024
Rice University School of Humanities Campbell Lectures with Mel Chin
From Rice University School of Humanities: Description of Artist: Mel Chin was born in Houston and is known for taking a broad range of approaches…
November 12 through November 13, 2024
Artists-in-Dialogue: Lucy Kim + Kirsten Adam
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Join Artist-in-Residence Lucy Kim and Rice University researcher Kirsten Adam as they discuss the capacity of human perception…
October 24 through October 24, 2024
Tent Series: Lorena Molina and Sindhu Thirumalaisamy
From Moody Center for the Arts: "Celebrate the large-scale murals by local artists by Lorena Molina and Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, installed on south side of campus,…
September 11 through September 11, 2024
Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University announces the exhibition Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land…
May 31 through August 17, 2024
Tent Series: Rajgariah, Tam, and Welch
From the Moody Center: "As in the past three rounds of commissions for the Tent Series, artists were invited to respond to the current moment…
August 21 through May 15, 2024
Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts presents the work of Hayv Kahraman (b. 1981, Baghdad, Iraq), opening January…
January 03 through May 11, 2024
Nick Flynn + AI | THEY ARE FALLING ALL AROUND ME / Postcards from the Edge of Latent Space
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Experience a groundbreaking interactive performance that explores the intersection of image, poetry, and artificial intelligence (AI). The result…
April 12 through April 12, 2024
From the Moody Center: "jackie sumell’s work explores the interdependence of social sculpture, mindfulness practices, humanness, and prison abolition. She has spent the last two…
March 07 through March 07, 2024
Martha Friedman: Floating Thoughts
From the Moody Center: "Join the Moody at the Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering Science to celebrate a new installation by Martha Friedman. With…
November 14 through December 15, 2023
Laure Prouvost: Above Front Tears Nest in South
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts is delighted to present the first solo exhibition in Texas of the…
September 15 through December 14, 2023
Opening Reception for Platform and Tent Series Installations
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Join us to celebrate four large-scale installations that activate the heart of Rice University's campus. Works by Devin…
October 12 through October 12, 2023
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Open Air is an original multi-media performance that imagines the earliest sounds made by humans and integrates them…
October 07 through October 07, 2023
Moody Project Wall: Gabriel Martinez
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Join artist and Rice CERCL fellow Gabriel Martinez for the opening of the latest installation in the Moody…
October 04 through October 04, 2023
JooYoung Choi: Love and Wondervision
From the Moody Center: “The creativity inside of us can bring us all on an incredible voyage, led by love. The love of others who…
May 25 through August 26, 2023
Narrative Threads: Fiber Art Today
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University announces the exhibition Narrative Threads: Fiber Art Today, opening…
January 13 through May 13, 2023
From Rice University Moody Center for the Arts: "Join the Moody at the opening reception for Urban Impression: Experiencing the Global Contemporary Metropolis. Focusing on…
September 16 through December 17, 2022
Moody Project Wall: Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton
From Moody Center for the Arts: "Join us for the opening reception of, "_____ as Myth," a community-centered art exhibition led by Deborah D.E.E.P.…
October 27 through October 27, 2022
Baseera Khan: Weight on History
To register for the upcoming reception on June 3, 2022, go here. From The Moody Center: "The first solo exhibition in Houston for the Texas-born,…
June 03 through August 27, 2022
Moody Project Wall: Reginald Adams
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The second iteration of the Moody Project Wall series is led by Houston-based artist Reginald Adams. Through a…
March 05 through May 14, 2022
Soundwaves: Experiments in Art + Music
To register for the upcoming artist talk with Jamal Cyrus and Anthony B. Pinn on April 7, 2022, go here. From the Moody Center for…
January 28 through May 14, 2022
Moody Project Wall: Reginald Adams
To register for the upcoming workshop on February 11, 2022, go here. From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Born in Cheyenne, WY in 1972,…
February 11 through May 14, 2022
Reception Location: Lois Chiles Studio Theatre From Moody Center for the Arts: "Celebrate Earth Day with Ocean Music Action! Enjoy their ocean-inspired event, an hour-long…
April 23 through April 23, 2022
Dimensions Variable: Raven Chacon + Nameless Sound
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Join us for a very special evening of live performances that will activate several of the music-based artworks…
April 14 through April 14, 2022
To register for this event, go here. From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Experience the award-winning virtual reality film, Samsāra, and speak with the…
March 11 through March 11, 2022
Dornith Doherty: Seedling Cabinet I, II, III
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "In 2008, artist Dornith Doherty (b. 1957 Houston, Rice class of 1980) began the project Archiving Eden as a…
October 29 through January 30, 2022
Kapwani Kiwanga: The Sand Recalls the Moon’s Shadow
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "In the fall of 2021 the Moody Center for the Arts will present a solo exhibition of work…
September 17 through December 19, 2021
Jasmine Hearn: N I L E : Red Riverbed Run Deep Witness Root
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Hearn’s durational solo, presented in the Moody galleries and terrace, features movement, contemplation, singing, and sound. Every season,…
November 05 through November 05, 2021
Lisa E. Harris Musical: Import
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "A Houston native, trained in classical opera and a graduate of The New School's Mannes College and the…
October 27 through October 27, 2021
Book Launch for One Thing Well: 22 Years of Installation Art, A Celebration of Rice Gallery
From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Join editor Rainey Knudson, Rice Gallery director and chief curator Kim Davenport , Rice Gallery curator Joshua Fischer,…
October 07 through October 07, 2021
Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land
To register for the opening reception for Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land on June 5, 2021, go here. To register for…
June 05 through August 28, 2021
"Sondra Perry (b.1986, Perth Amboy, New Jersey) addresses concepts of Blackness, productivity and labor, often combining her personal experiences as an African American with fictional…
September 26 through August 01, 2021
Creative Interventions: Rice University Outdoor Structures
An installation of outdoor sculpture by Rice faculty, students, and other collaborators. From the Moody Center for the Arts: "Walk, bike or drive by the…
September 29 through May 21, 2021
Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration
To attend one of the timed ticketing slots for the opening reception on January 22, 2021, go here. From the Moody Center for the Arts:…
February 16 through May 15, 2021
States of Mind: Art and American Democracy
For registration to the opening reception for this exhibition, go here. From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody's fall exhibition, "States of Mind:…
September 18 through November 15, 2020
Artists-in-Dialogue: Catherine Opie (A Zoom Conversation)
Note: This is an online only event. Registration can be found here. An online conversation featuring Catherine Opie, organized by the Moody Center for the…
October 22 through October 22, 2020
Artists-in-Dialogue: A Zoom Conversation with Coco Fusco
Note: This event is online-only. For registration, go here. From the Moody: "Join the Moody for a conversation with Coco Fusco, the Fall 2020 Leslie…
October 08 through October 08, 2020
Summer Window Series: Erin Curtis
A summer window exhibition series from the Moody Center for the Arts. From the Moody Center for the Arts: "The Moody presents the second installation…
August 01 through September 12, 2020
Over the summer, the Moody Center for the Arts will present a window series with original works by Texas-based artists. With the goal of supporting…
June 13 through July 25, 2020
Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present
Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present, an exhibition that addresses the violent erasure of marginalized histories and the ways in which artists…
January 24 through May 16, 2020
THE JAZZ CHURCH OF HOUSTON REVIVAL SERIES WITH TIERNEY L. MALONE
The Moody Center for the Arts hosts the Jazz Church of Houston Revival Series led by artist and radio host Tierney L. Malone. The three-part…
April 04 through April 18, 2020
Black Bodies in White Spaces: A Performance Ritual
Harrison Guy, 2019-20 CERCL Artist-in Residence and Founder/Artistic Director of Urban Souls Dance Company, presents "Black Bodies in White Spaces: A Performance Ritual." Choreographed by…
February 19 through February 19, 2020
A group exhibition featuring work in commemoration of the exploration of the moon. "For the first time, Robert Rauschenberg’s Stoned Moon series of 34 lithographs…
September 20 through December 21, 2019
In 1968, Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) began making wall drawings that challenged the status and process of creating a work of art. Ever since, his revolutionary…
December 07 through December 07, 2019
Artists in Dialogue: Matthew Day Jackson and Leroy Chiao
"Join the Moody for a conversation between artist Matthew Day Jackson and former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Leroy Chiao. The discussion, moderated…
November 07 through November 07, 2019
Glenn O'Brien: Intelligence for Dummies
"Inprint is pleased to present a special evening celebrating the launch of ZE Books and the publication of Glenn O’Brien’s Intelligence for Dummies on Wednesday,…
October 30 through October 30, 2019
Artist Talk with Nina Katchadourian
A conversation with artist Nina Katchadourian, who will discuss her creative process and her current Rice University Public Art exhibition Please, Please, Pleased to Meet’cha.…
September 21 through September 21, 2019
Heterotopias & Creative Process in Visual Art: Economics, Societal Issues and Algorithmic Future
"Houston resident and French native Émilie Duval invites us to delve into her creative process as she explores how society organizes space and the people…
September 11 through September 11, 2019
Artists-In-Dialogue: Tacita Dean and Kimberly Bartosik
A discussion between artist Tacita Dean and choreographer Kimberly Bartosik.
June 01 through June 01, 2019
Michel Blazy: We Were the Robots
"Michel Blazy's site-specific installation We Were the Robots is a fable about resilience. It features burnt wood pallets depicting robots and animals working on the ruins…
January 25 through May 18, 2019
Natasha Bowdoin: Sideways to the Sun
"Sideways to the Sun, a site-specific installation by Natasha Bowdoin commissioned by the Moody Center for the Arts, will offer a new orientation towards nature. Bringing…
January 25 through May 18, 2019
"PLANET ∞, a film by Momoko Seto, is an organic tale in Virtual Reality. Explore a world in ruins where only fungi and mold grow…
January 25 through May 18, 2019
Justin Brice Guariglia: WE ARE THE ASTEROID III
"WE ARE THE ASTEROID III, a conceptual, text-based artwork by Brooklyn-based artist Justin Brice Guariglia will be on view on the Moody's west lawn. One…
January 25 through April 15, 2019
Poncili Creación: In Residence at the Moody Center
Events in association with the collective's residency with the Moody Center. Artist Talk: "Poncili Creación is a performance collective whose work intersects puppetry, sculpture, performance…
March 19 through March 23, 2019
Rice University: Faculty Arts Showcase
"Join us for four short presentations by Rice faculty Anthony Brandt, Jesús Vassallo, Karim Al-Zand and Amber Peace Dermont, and learn about their creative process.…
March 20 through March 20, 2019
A Night of Philosophy and Ideas 2019
A Night of Philosophy and Ideas 2019 is "a unique event bringing philosophers, musicians, artists, and authors from around the world together with the Houston…
January 26 through January 27, 2019
Katherine Tsanoff Brown Lecture Series: Cécile Fromont
Professor Cécile Fromont will present the talk Images on a Mission: Envisioning Kongo and Angola in the Early Modern Period. Cécile Fromont is Associate Professor of…
January 17 through January 17, 2019
Leo Villareal: Particle Chamber
Particle Chamber is an immersive new installation by Leo Villareal. Utilizing the latest projection technology to create dynamic points of light across a hemisphere of…
February 02 through December 31, 2018
Matthew Ritchie: The Demon in the Diagram
An exhibition featuring works by New York artist Matthew Ritchie. "The Demon in the Diagram is a multi-layered, site-specific installation that includes paintings, lightboxes, an interactive…
September 21 through December 22, 2018
We Make Carpets: Crêpe Paper Carpet
A new, site-specific installation made of dyed crêpe paper by the Dutch collective We Make Carpets (Marcia Nolte, Stijn van der Vleuten, and Bob Waardenburg).
June 09 through September 08, 2018
Multimedia Talk: Erika Blumenfeld, "Consequence of Wonder"
"Rice Public Art hosts this multimedia artist talk and panel discussion with Houston-based artist Erika Blumenfeld. Join us as she details her practice, her current…
September 06 through September 06, 2018
Pop-up Exhibition: Rice Architecture Construct's Six Projects on Accessory Dwelling
"The Moody is pleased to host Rice Architecture Construct's Six Projects on Accessory Dwelling, a pop-up exhibition of current research and building. Experience +House, a…
August 30 through September 01, 2018
Josiah McElheny: Island Universe
Josiah McElheny's Island Universe is "a monumental installation of five sculptures inspired by the multiverse scenario of eternal inflation, an extension of the big bang theory.…
February 02 through June 02, 2018
Pile the Wood High! is a new exhibition of sculpture, drawing, and collage organized by Rice Professor Lisa Lapinski that celebrates generational influences and enduring…
February 02 through May 19, 2018
Celebrate the Moody Center for the Arts' first birthday! The event will feature a concert by the Wild Moccasins, beverages and, of course, cake.
February 23 through February 23, 2018
Diana Thater: The Starry Messenger
Diana Thater's nine-monitor video work The Starry Messenger nods to Houston's role in space exploration. The piece, which was filmed in the Griffith Observatory Planetarium in…
February 24 through February 01, 2018
Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star
"Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-Time Star features paintings, photographs, collages, prints, and mixed-media works that explore the artist’s complex vision of female sexuality, identity,…
September 28 through January 13, 2018
Vital Constitutions: The Appearance of "Health" in History
Vital Constitutions: The Appearance of "Health" in History is an interdisciplinary graduate conference hosted by Rice University. "Vital Constitutions aims to facilitate an open and…
October 14 through October 14, 2017
A new site-specific sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist David Scanavino. From the Moody Center: "Repeater is an immersive sculpture made of commonly available industrial tiles that create…
June 03 through August 26, 2017
teamLab: Flowers and People, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together — A Whole Year per Hour
Flowers and People, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together — A Whole Year per Hour is an interactive installation created by Tokyo-based art collective teamLab. The…
February 24 through August 13, 2017
Punto Y Raya: Abstract Art In Motion
Aurora Picture Show and the Moody Center for the Arts are partnering to screen films from the international Punto y Raya (Dot & Line) festival. This free,…
June 03 through June 03, 2017
Thomas Struth: Nature & Politics
"Nature & Politics is an exhibition of color photographs depicting scientific research and manufactured landscapes by the Berlin-based artist Thomas Struth."
February 24 through May 29, 2017
Olafur Eliasson: Green light - An artistic workshop
In this project, Olafur Eliasson addresses the international refugee crisis and the politics of global migration. The show includes a workshop teaching participants how to make…
February 24 through May 06, 2017
Moody Center Grand Opening Weekend
Join Rice University to celebrate the opening of the Moody Center for the Arts! For a full list of events, please visit the Moody Center's website.
February 24 through February 27, 2017
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