VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

On Wednesday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m., the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and Blaffer Art Museum join forces to present a Contemporary Salon in conjunction with Blaffer's summer exhibition, Tomás Saraceno: Lighter than Air.

Moderated by Blaffer director and chief curator Claudia Schmuckli, the talk will feature guest panelists John Reed, the director of the School of Art at UH, and UH professors of architecture Larry Bell, Garrett Finney and Patrick Peters.

Admission to the Contemporary Salon is free to the public and will be preceded by a wine-and-cheese reception. The event will take place at Blaffer Art Museum, which is located in the Fine Arts Building on the University of Houston's central campus, located on entrance 16 south of the intersection of Cullen and Elgin.

This event marks the launch of a new partnership, the Contemporary Salon series. The two institutions will work together to select a diverse range of artists, community members and experts to discuss Blaffer exhibitions. Some Salons will also feature special programming.