Apr 16 6:00 pm

Convergence Research

Convergence Research is a collaboration between the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Blaffer Art Museum that supports students and faculty in the McGovern College of the Arts to explore connection and collaboration between the disciplines in the arts and beyond. It is a platform for experimentation and research with the goal of providing opportunities to push the boundaries of the artistic disciplines. Convergence Research promotes interdisciplinary inquiry and techniques to stimulate creative process and cultivate works that are performative, temporary and in any stage of process.

This semester Convergence Research is curated by Mitchell Center Graduate Assistant Anna Barr.

Apr 17 6:00 pm

Art and Activism: An Evening with Nadya Tolokonnikova

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs present an evening with conceptual artist and political activist Nadya Tolokonnikova on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion at MD Anderson Library at the University of Houston. Tolokonnikova is the creator of Pussy Riot, a global feminist protest-art movement. In 2012, Pussy Riot performed the song “Punk Prayer” in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, opposing the reelection of Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency and resulting in their arrests by Russian authorities.

May 02 12:00 pm

First Friday at the Blaffer

Friday Friday: Blaffer Art Museum. You’re invited to join us in-person for First Friday Exhibition tours!