Organization
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Comment on Facebook The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art preserves works of extraordinary imagination and celebrates the artist in everyone.
The Center preserves, promotes and documents visionary art environments, provides opportunities for the expression of personal artistic vision and creates a community where that expression is valued.
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Contact Info
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
2402 Munger St.
Houston, TX 77023
Phone: 713-926-6368 | Email | Official Website
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Current Events
03/08/08-
Ongoing |
Visit the Beer Can House
Beer Can House
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Beer Can House
March 8, 2008 - Ongoing
John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, started his project now known as the Beer Can House in 1968 when he began inlaying thousands of marbles, rocks, and metal pieces into concrete and redwood to form unique landscaping features.
When the entire front and back yard were completely covered because he "got sick of mowing the grass", he turned to the house itself and began adding aluminum siding – aluminum...
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Upcoming Events
| 02/11/12 |
Continuum: KALI (A Pre-Valentine's Day performance art adventure at The Orange Show)
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
and Continuum
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
February 11, 2012
The Orange Show and Continuum present: KALI, (A Pre-Valentine's Day performance art adventure at The Orange Show), Saturday, February 11, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Orange Show Monument.
Houston's performance art collective, Continuum, will present a multi-faceted performance art experience entitled KALI, named after the goddess of change and destruction. It will explore the painfully destructive nature of passion that inevitably evokes...
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| 02/21/12 |
Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash benefiting Orange Show
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
February 21, 2012
The Orange Show presents the Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash benefiting Orange Show. Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM , at Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions. Sponsored by Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions.
Join us Tuesday, February 21st from 6:30pm - 8:00pm for a very special Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash at Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions benefiting the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art! Featuring King Cake, Beads,...
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| 03/24/12 |
The Art of Recycling with Dan Phillips
Various locations around Houston
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Various locations around Houston
March 24, 2012
The Orange Show presents The Art of Recycling with Dan Phillips, Saturday, March 24, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Huntsville, TX.
Board our magical luxury coach and discover the recycling world of international award winner Dan Phillips (pictured). On March 24, 2012 we will start at the Waste Management Education Center before driving to Hunstville, TX. Tour the Bone House, the Tree House and the...
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| 03/31/12 |
Easter Orange Hunt & Orange Show Season Opening Party
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
March 31, 2012
The Orange Show presents the Easter Orange Hunt & Orange Show Season Opening Party! Saturday, March 31, 10am-1pm.
This year our opener will be combined with our annual Easter Orange Hunt! Explore every nook and cranny of Jeff McKissack's folk art monument for hidden eggs, treats, and oranges! Bring your basket and run wild through the colorful maze of The Orange Show.
After the hunt, celebrate the arrival of spring with The Orange Show...
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| 04/01/12 |
Orange Show Eyeopener Tour: Art+Science
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
April 1, 2012
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art presents an Orange Show Eyeopener Tour: Art+Science, Sunday, April 1, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Departing from The Orange Show Monument, 2402 Munger St.
Right brain and left brain; are they really opposites or two different sides of the same coin? We'll visit examples of the way artists visualize science, and scientists create art. We'll take behind-the-scenes tours of high-tech installations and architecture in our...
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Current &
Upcoming Events
-
Current Events
03/08/08-
Ongoing |
Visit the Beer Can House
Beer Can House
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Beer Can House
March 8, 2008 - Ongoing
John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, started his project now known as the Beer Can House in 1968 when he began inlaying thousands of marbles, rocks, and metal pieces into concrete and redwood to form unique landscaping features.
When the entire front and back yard were completely covered because he "got sick of mowing the grass", he turned to the house itself and began adding aluminum siding – aluminum...
|
-
Upcoming Events
| 02/11/12 |
Continuum: KALI (A Pre-Valentine's Day performance art adventure at The Orange Show)
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
and Continuum
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
February 11, 2012
The Orange Show and Continuum present: KALI, (A Pre-Valentine's Day performance art adventure at The Orange Show), Saturday, February 11, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Orange Show Monument.
Houston's performance art collective, Continuum, will present a multi-faceted performance art experience entitled KALI, named after the goddess of change and destruction. It will explore the painfully destructive nature of passion that inevitably evokes...
|
| 02/21/12 |
Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash benefiting Orange Show
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
February 21, 2012
The Orange Show presents the Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash benefiting Orange Show. Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM , at Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions. Sponsored by Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions.
Join us Tuesday, February 21st from 6:30pm - 8:00pm for a very special Fat Tuesday Auction & Bash at Lewis and Maese Antiques & Auctions benefiting the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art! Featuring King Cake, Beads,...
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| 03/24/12 |
The Art of Recycling with Dan Phillips
Various locations around Houston
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Various locations around Houston
March 24, 2012
The Orange Show presents The Art of Recycling with Dan Phillips, Saturday, March 24, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Huntsville, TX.
Board our magical luxury coach and discover the recycling world of international award winner Dan Phillips (pictured). On March 24, 2012 we will start at the Waste Management Education Center before driving to Hunstville, TX. Tour the Bone House, the Tree House and the...
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| 03/31/12 |
Easter Orange Hunt & Orange Show Season Opening Party
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
March 31, 2012
The Orange Show presents the Easter Orange Hunt & Orange Show Season Opening Party! Saturday, March 31, 10am-1pm.
This year our opener will be combined with our annual Easter Orange Hunt! Explore every nook and cranny of Jeff McKissack's folk art monument for hidden eggs, treats, and oranges! Bring your basket and run wild through the colorful maze of The Orange Show.
After the hunt, celebrate the arrival of spring with The Orange Show...
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| 04/01/12 |
Orange Show Eyeopener Tour: Art+Science
Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Presented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
April 1, 2012
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art presents an Orange Show Eyeopener Tour: Art+Science, Sunday, April 1, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Departing from The Orange Show Monument, 2402 Munger St.
Right brain and left brain; are they really opposites or two different sides of the same coin? We'll visit examples of the way artists visualize science, and scientists create art. We'll take behind-the-scenes tours of high-tech installations and architecture in our...
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