Archive | Moody Center for The Arts

White panels affixed to windows of architecture building

Platform: Edra Soto

Temporary Public Art | Commissioned by the Moody

Promotional Image

Samsāra

Campus Partnership | Award-winning VR Experience at the Moody

Six dancers illuminated by blue light while performing above audience

Choreographer Karole Armitage, 10th Anniversary Performance

Skyspace Performance | Two Nights of Dance at the Iconic Public Artwork

The Knights chamber orchestra

Ocean Music Action

Community Engagement | Earth Day Celebration

Musicians with Nameless Sound and the Shepherd School performing Raven Chacon "American Ledger No. 1" at the Moody's April 14, 2022 Dimensions Variable program. Photo by Allyson Huntsman

Dimensions Variable: Raven Chacon + Nameless Sound

Signature Series | Musicians + Dancer Activate Artworks

Jamal Cyrus, photo by Leslie Hewitt. Anthony B. Pinn, courtesy of Rice University.

Artists-in-Dialogue: Jamal Cyrus + Anthony B. Pinn

Signature Series | Exploring art, music, + the history of the black church

Hilma af Klint, "Group X, No. 1, Altarpiece (Altarbid), "1915, The Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm

Hilma

Campus Partnership | Daniel Zlatkin's Opera Inspired by Hilma af Klint

Leslie Hewitt, photo by Richard Rinaldi, courtesy of Perrotin.

Leslie Hewitt

Spring 2022 Leslie and Brad Bucher Artist-in-Residence Program

Man wearing a hat plays the saxophone while standing and pointing into the air

Moody's 5th Birthday Party with The Selfless Lovers

Community Engagement | Annual Spring Fling Celebrates 5 Years

Hsin-Chien Huang courtesy of REMLABS

Opening Reception for Samsāra

Campus Partnership | VR Experience and Remote Q&A with Artist

Moody Project Wall: Reginald Adams Reception. Photos by Allyson Huntsman.

Opening Reception for Reginald Adams, The Art of Sound & Healing

Temporary Public Art | Moody Project Wall Opening Reception

Alexandra Kieffer; Leslie Hewitt, photo by Richard Renaldi, courtesy of Perrotin.

Artists-in-Dialogue: Leslie Hewitt + Alexandra Kieffer

Signature Series | A Conversation on Music and Art

Welsey Ducote, courtesy of the artist.

Pianist Wesley Ducote

Skyspace Performance | Live Piano + Electronic Music

Detail image of Jillian Conrad's work title Hydras

Opening Reception for Jillian Conrad, Hydras

Temporary Public Art | Opening Reception at the BRC

Reginald Adams Sound Bath, photo by Gazi Fuad.

Sound Bath + Sacred Geometry Workshop with Reginald Adams

Community Engagement | Be a part of the next Moody Project Wall

Keeheon Nam, Anri Sala, "The Last Resort." Photo by Nash Baker.

Dimensions Variable: Jerry Hou

Signature Series | Musical response to the Work of Anri Sala + Spencer Finch

Michael Maltzan Talk at the Moody Center for the Arts

A Talk with Michael Maltzan

Campus Partnership | Approaches to Interdisciplinary Art Spaces

Gerardo Rosales, ¡Displaced Mundo! in progress. Photo by Gazi Fuad.

Moody Project Wall: Gerardo Rosales, ¡Displaced Mundo!

Temporary Public Art | A New, Collaborative Series

Dornith Doherty's Seedling Cabinet artwork at the BRC

Dornith Doherty, Seedling Cabinet I, II, III

Temporary Public Art | Works on View at Rice's BRC

Opening Reception for Soundwaves Jan 28 2022 Photos by Newton Huyhn

Opening Reception for Soundwaves: Experimental Strategies in Art + Music

Spring 2021 Exhibition Opening Reception

David Grubbs, photo by John Foster.

Three Experiments in Music Writing

Campus Partnership | Lecture by David Grubbs, Presented by VADA

Kapwani Kiwanga, "Maya-Bantu," 2021. Photo by Nash Baker.

Kapwani Kiwanga: The Sand Recalls the Moon’s Shadow

Fall 2021 Exhibition

Gerardo Rosales, ¡Displaced Mundo! in progress. Photo by Gazi Fuad.

Moody Project Wall: Gerardo Rosales, ¡Displaced Mundo!

Temporary Public Art | A New, Collaborative Series

Portraits of Tossin, Kring, and Alexander

Artists-in-Dialogue: Clarissa Tossin, David Alexander, and David Kring

Signature Series | A Conversation about the Moon + Art

Outdoor screening of "Moonrise Kingdom" at Moody Center for the Arts, photo by Nash Baker.

Moody Community Night

Community Engagement | Outdoor Showing of "Elf"

Image of Jasmine Hearn in front of Maya-Bantu Installation by Kapwani Kiwanga

Dimensions Variable: Jasmine Hearn

Signature Series | Dance Performance by Award-Winning Performer

Kapwani Kiwanga. Photo © Bertille Chéret, courtesy the artist and Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris. Hanna Sabea, Photo courtesy of Hanan Sabea.

Meet the Artist: Kapwani Kiwanga

Community Engagement | Public Tour with the Artist

Edra Soto, GRAFT (detail), 2021 Courtesy the artist.

Artwalk: Broker, Martin, Soto + Weston

Explore Public Art on Campus | See the Art + Hear From the Artists

Kapwani Kiwanga. Photo © Bertille Chéret, courtesy the artist and Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris. Hanna Sabea, Photo courtesy of Hanan Sabea.

Artists-in-Dialogue: Hanan Sabea and Kapwani Kiwanga

Signature Series | A Conversation About the Earth's Resources + Art

Lisa E. Harris performs for audience while wearing white

Dimensions Variable: Lisa E. Harris

Signature Series | Award-winning songwriter's performative response to the fall exhibition

One Thing Well: 22 Years of Installation Art

Book Launch for One Thing Well: 22 Years of Installation Art

Community Partnership | A Celebration of Rice Gallery

Gerardo Rosales. Photo by Juan Sanchez.

Opening Reception for Gerardo Rosales, ¡Displaced Mundo!

Temporary Public Art | Moody Project Wall Opening Reception with the Artist

Dornith Doherty, Seedling Cabinet I, II, III, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Moody Center for the Arts.

Opening Reception for Dornith Doherty, "Seedling Cabinet I, II, III"

Temporary Public Art | Celebrate at the BRC with the Artist

Sondra Perry: Off the Wall, 2020. Photo by Nash Baker.

Off the Wall: Sondra Perry

2021 Academic Year | Site-Specific Installation | Partnership with Glassell School of Art, MFAH

Ocean Modifier, photo by Nash Baker; Daleton Lee photo by Pin Lim; Brandon Lee photo by Daniel Rice.

Closing Reception for Off the Wall: Sondra Perry, Ocean Modifier

Temporary Public Art | With Musical Guests Daleton & Brandon Lee

Kapwani Kiwanga, 'White: Gold Morogoro'

Opening Reception for Kapwani Kiwanga: The Sand Recalls the Moon’s Shadow

Fall 2021 Opening Reception | Featuring DJ Sun | Open to the Public

"The 8th Continent (detail)," 2021. Image: courtesy of the artist; Clarissa Tossin, photo courtesy of the artist.

Opening Reception for Off the Wall: Clarissa Tossin, The 8th Continent

Temporary Public Art | In-Person Event, Registration Encouraged

Installation view 'Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land' Photo by Nash Baker

Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land

Summer 2021 Exhibition

Sheila Hicks, 'The Questioning Column,' 2016. Acrylic fibers. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Nash Baker

Sheila Hicks, The Questioning Column

Temporary Public Art | Moody Terrace

Brie Ruais photo by Nash Baker, Sara Zewde (c) Studio Zewde

Artists-in-Dialogue: Brie Ruais and Sara Zewde

Signature Series | A Conversation on Art + Urban Landscapes

Jasmine Zelaya, Detroit Red, 2020. Photo by Nash Baker.

Tent Series: Allison Hunter and Jasmine Zelaya

2021 Academic Year | Temporary Installations on PCF Tents + works by Color Factory, GONZO247 + Rice Architecture

We Make Carpets. Photo by Nash Baker

Platform: We Make Carpets

Temporary Public Art | Commissioned by the Moody

Photo credit Allyson Huntsman

Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land Opening Reception

Reception for the 2021 Summer Exhibition | With the Artist

Photo credit Allyson Huntsman

Dimensions Variable: Halkowich + Clay Houston

Signature Series | Dance Performance and Clay Workshop

Mindful Movement Classes with the Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center

Campus Partnership | Free Wellness Series

Alejandro Chaoul. Photo courtesy of Moody Center for the Arts

From the Ground Up: a workshop around the element of earth with Alejandro Chaoul

Campus Partnership | Mindfulness Series

Sheila Hicks, 'The Questioning Column,' 2016. Acrylic fibers. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Nash Baker

Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration

Spring 2021 Exhibition

Photo credit Allyson Huntsman

Dimensions Variable: Remembrance, Reflection, + Offering

Signature Series | An Afternoon of Contemplation + Community

Byron Kim

Byron Kim

Spring 2021 | Leslie and Brad Bucher Artist-in-Residence Program

Participating artists in front of works by David Novros.

DACAMERA Young Artists Concert

Community Partnership | Young Performers Offer Musical Responses

Shirazeh Houshiary, 2016 © Shirazeh Houshiary; Courtesy Lisson Gallery. Photo: Dave Morgan

Artists-in-Dialogue: Shirazeh Houshiary and Enuma Okoro

Signature Series | A Conversation About Spirituality in Art

Courtesy Rothko Chapel. Photo: Hickey-Robertson, Houston

"The Rothko Chapel" (1972): A Virtual Film Screening

Community Partnership | Learn About the Rothko Chapel

Platform: We Make Carpets, Ribbon Pavilion: Barn Raising #1

Community Engagement | Call for Volunteers!

Platform | We Make Carpets, Ribbon Pavilion: Barn Raising #2

Community Engagement | Call for Volunteers!

Photo by Nash Baker

New Art/New Music

Campus Partnership | Original Scores by Shepherd School of Music Students

Barnett Newman's 'Broken Obelisk' in front of the Rothko Chapel, 1971. Photo by Hickey-Robertson. Co

Filming the Rothko Chapel: A Conversation with Francois de Menil and David Leslie

Campus Partnership | A Conversation About the Film

'B.Q.O. 11,' 2020 Acrylic on canvas on panel Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan

"Solaris" by Andrei Tarkovsky (1972): A Virtual Film Screening

Campus Partnership | Byron Kim Introduction with Rice Cinema

Artist Byron Kim and Poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Artists-in-Dialogue: Byron Kim & Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Signature Series | A Conversation Inspired by Water

The Tontons. Image courtesy of the band.

Spring Fling at the Moody

Featuring Live Music by The Tontons

Photo by Nash Baker

States of Mind: Art and American Democracy

Fall 2020 Exhibition