VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

5216 Montrose
Houston, TX 77006

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Free Event.

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Regular Gallery Hours:
Wednesday - 11am-7pm
Thursday - 11am-9pm
Friday - 11am-7pm
Saturday and Sunday- 11am-6pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday

PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
All events are free and open to the public, and take place at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston unless otherwise noted. For complete listings and current information, please check www.camh.org.

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 29
6-7PM: Member Preview
Join exhibition curator Darsie Alexander, Chief Curator at the Walker Art Center, for a first look at The Spectacular of Vernacular.

7-9PM: Public Reception
Help us celebrate the opening of this group exhibition that addresses the role of vernacular forms in the work of 26 artists who utilize craft, incorporate folklore, and revel in roadside kitsch to explore the role of culturally specific iconography in the increasingly global world of art. Reception with cash bar and It's A Wrap! food truck.

Artists/Scholars Talk: Darsie Alexander
Saturday, July 30, 1PM
Learn more about The Spectacular of Vernacular with exhibition curator Darsie Alexander, Chief Curator at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Before her appointment at the Walker, she served as department head and senior curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art, where she worked for seven years. Her recent exhibitions include Event Horizon (2009), Benches & Binoculars (2009), Franz West, To Build a House You Start with the Roof: Work, 1972-2008 (MIT Press, 2008), and SlideShow, the first major exhibition to explore the history of projected slides in post-1965 art (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005).

Panel Discussion: Homespun: Houston Stories
Thursday, August 4, 6:30PM
What is that single event/thing/place/food that represents the quintessential Houston to you? Join us for a story-telling panel discussion on the vernacular of Houston. Guest speakers Nancy Ford, activist/humorist/musician and Senior Editor of OutSmart magazine; Stephen Fox, architectural historian and Fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas; Alex "PRIMO" Luster, documentary filmmaker and director of the upcoming film, Stick 'Em Up!, about Houston wheat paste artists; Robb Walsh, former restaurant critic for the Houston Press and author of numerous books on Texas cooking; and Dan Workman, charter member of the seminal art/noise/rock band, Culturcide, and President of Houston's SugarHill Recording Studios, will tell their "only in Houston" stories followed by a discussion and Q&A from the audience.

Artists/Scholars Talk: Dario Robleto
Thursday, August 25, 6:30PM
Join us for a gallery walk-through of The Spectacular of Vernacular with Dario Robleto, a Houston-based artist who makes intricate sculptures and wall works that explore the belief systems and spiritual aspirations of the past. His works have been exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the San Diego Museum of Art, CA; and CALe Center d'Art Contemporain, Montpelier, France. In 2008, his career was the subject of a ten-year survey at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, traveling to The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Robleto's work was also included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Two of his sculptures, Demonstrations of Sailors' Valentines (2009) and The Minor Chords Are Ours (2010), are featured in The Spectacular of Vernacular.

15th Annual Museum District Day
Saturday, September 17, 10AM-5PM
Enjoy a free day in the Houston Museum District! Board a free shuttle bus at any of the 16 participating museums and spend the day exploring favorite museums and discovering new destinations. At CAMH, enjoy special presentations and hands-on art activities for the whole family inspired by The Spectacular of Vernacular.

For more information on Museum District Day, go to www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org.

Phone: (713) 284-8250

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