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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

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The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional art of the last 40 years. Through dynamic exhibitions accompanied by scholarly publications and accessible educational programs, the Museum reaches out to local, regional, national and international audiences of various ages.

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    Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

    5216 Montrose
    Houston, TX 77006

    Phone: (713) 284-8250   |   Fax: (713) 284-8275   |   Email   |   Official Website

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      02/09/12	Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse Presented by Musiqa at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) February 9, 2012 Musiqa presents  Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at  6:30pm at The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. In conjunction with the museum's exhibit The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 20 through April 15. Join us for the popular loft concert held by Musiqa, a nationally...
      01/20/12- 04/15/12	The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991 Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) January 20-April 15, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents the survey exhibition The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 21 through April 15. Opening reception: Friday, January 20, 7pm-9pm. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is pleased to present The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, a survey of leading women artists that examines the crucial feminist...
      01/05/12- 04/01/12	Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) January 5-April 1, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion. On View: January 6 - April 1, 2012. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 5, 6:30-9PM.  Gallery Walk-Through with the Artist, Thursday, January 5, 6:30PM. Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion is the Houston debut for this Chicago-based, mid-career painter and the artist's first solo museum exhibition. For this exhibition, Binion has created a new body of work that extends...

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      03/24/12

      CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) March 24, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is pleased to present an Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass, Saturday, March 24 at 2pm. In conjunction with the exhibition The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 21 through April 15. Deborah Kass (pictured) is an...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    02/09/12	Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse Presented by Musiqa at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) February 9, 2012 Musiqa presents  Musiqa Loft Concert: The Deconstructive Impulse, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at  6:30pm at The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. In conjunction with the museum's exhibit The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 20 through April 15. Join us for the popular loft concert held by Musiqa, a nationally...
    01/20/12- 04/15/12	The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991 Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) January 20-April 15, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents the survey exhibition The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 21 through April 15. Opening reception: Friday, January 20, 7pm-9pm. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is pleased to present The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, a survey of leading women artists that examines the crucial feminist...
    01/05/12- 04/01/12	Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) January 5-April 1, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion. On View: January 6 - April 1, 2012. Opening Reception: Thursday, January 5, 6:30-9PM.  Gallery Walk-Through with the Artist, Thursday, January 5, 6:30PM. Perspectives 177: McArthur Binion is the Houston debut for this Chicago-based, mid-career painter and the artist's first solo museum exhibition. For this exhibition, Binion has created a new body of work that extends...

  • Upcoming Events

    03/24/12

    CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass Presented by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) March 24, 2012 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is pleased to present an Artists/Scholars Talk: Deborah Kass, Saturday, March 24 at 2pm. In conjunction with the exhibition The Deconstructive Impulse: Women Artists Reconfigure the Signs of Power, 1973-1991, on view January 21 through April 15. Deborah Kass (pictured) is an...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/02/12	CAMH Perspectives Talk: Valerie Cassel Oliver Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/26/12	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Dr. Jenni Sorkin Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/21/12	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Helaine Posner Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    12/15/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Bill Arning Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/17/11	Musiqa Loft Concert: The Extravagant Vein Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/10/11	CAMH Slide Jam: GONZO247 and Myke Venable Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/05/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Douglas Crimp Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/14/11- 12/31/11	Perspectives 176: Glen Fogel: With Me… You Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/06/11	CAMH Slide Jam: Matt Messinger and Catherine Winkler Rayroud Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/30/11- 01/08/12	Donald Moffett: The Extravagant Vein Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/18/11	Video Jam: John Carrithers / Ford Gunter and Carlton Aherns Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/04/11	Panel Discussion - Homespun: Houston Stories Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/29/11- 09/18/11	The Spectacular of Vernacular Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/21/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Bill Arning Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/14/11	Video Jam: Allison Hunter / Michael Brims Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/30/11- 10/09/11	Perspectives 175: Marc Swanson: The Second Story Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/24/11	Steel Lounge Underground - June 2011 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/23/11	Video Jam: Kelly Sears / BE Johnny Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/18/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Bill Arning Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/11/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: J. Pittman McGehee Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/13/11- 07/10/11	Stan VanDerBeek: The Culture Intercom Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/07/11	CAMH Teen Music Fest Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    04/07/11- 06/26/11	Perspectives 174: Re: Generation Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    03/31/11	CAMH Slide Jam: Steffani Jemison and Jenny Schlief Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    03/24/11	CAMH Slide Jam: Patrick Renner and Rachelle Vasquez Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/17/11	Musiqa Loft Concert: Answers to Questions Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/11/11- 04/24/11	Answers to Questions: John Wood and Paul Harrison Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/27/11	CAMH Perspectives Talk: Bevin Bering Dubrowski Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/15/11	CAMH Artists/Scholars Talk: Valerie Cassel Oliver Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/13/11	CAMH Concert: Texas Noise and Ambient Environment #1 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/06/11- 04/03/11	Perspectives 173: Clifford Owens Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    12/09/10	CAMH Slide Jam: Paul Kittelson and Gabriel Martinez Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    12/05/10	Family Day at CAMH (with a special performance by Alchemist Theatre) Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/05/10- 01/30/11	Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/14/10	Core Performance Company Collaboration: Navigating the Hallway Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/09/10	Stokes & Stokes: Points of View on Dance With Camera Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/07/10	Film Screening: Hail the New Puritan Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/02/10	Deborah Hay: Lecture on the Performance of Beauty Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/30/10- 01/02/11	Perspectives 172: Kirsten Pieroth Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/23/10	Musiqa Loft Concert: Music with Camera Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/16/10	Dance Performance: Points and Coordinates Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/02/10	Dance Performance: Richard Hubscher Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/27/10	Steel Lounge Underground - August 2010 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/19/10	Dance Performance: FLIP/SWITCH/REEL Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/12/10	Perspectives Talk: Peter Lucas Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/06/10- 10/17/10	Dance with Camera Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/30/10	Steel Lounge Underground - July 2010 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/15/10- 09/26/10	Perspectives 171: Jennifer West Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/29/10	Hamra Abbas: Artist Talk Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/25/10	Steel Lounge Underground - June 2010 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/28/10	Steel Lounge Underground - May 2010 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/20/10	Musiqa Loft Concert: Hand + Made Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/14/10- 07/25/10	Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/06/10- 07/11/10	Perspectives 170: Cruz Ortiz Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/18/10	Musiqa Loft Concert: Birth of the Cool Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/11/10- 05/02/10	Perspectives 169: Odili Donald Odita Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/29/10- 04/18/10	Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/19/09	Musiqa Loft Concert: Immeasurable Distance Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/12/09	CAMH Houston Artists/Scholars Talk: MIT professor David A. Mindell Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    11/05/09- 02/07/10	Perspectives 168: Anna Krachey, Jessica Mallios, and Adam Schreiber Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/30/09	Steel Lounge Underground - October 30, 2009 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/16/09- 01/17/10	Matthew Day Jackson: The Immeasurable Distance Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/01/09	CAMH Houston Lyceum Lecture Series: The Cause and Laws of Storms Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    09/25/09	Steel Lounge Underground - September 25, 2009 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/13/09- 11/01/09	Perspectives 167: Jason Villegas Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    08/06/09	Jacuzzi Movies Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/31/09	Steel Lounge Underground - July 31st 2009 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/23/09- 10/04/09	SKYDIVE at CAMH Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    07/09/09	NOZONE: Houston's Mayoral Forum on Land Use at CAMH Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/26/09	Steel Lounge Underground - June 26th 2009 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/25/09	Jacuzzi Movies Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    06/11/09	Jacuzzi Movies Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/29/09	Steel Lounge Underground Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/28/09	Astrodome Cinema Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/14/09- 07/26/09	Perspectives 166: Torsten Slama Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    05/09/09- 10/04/09	No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    04/24/09	Steel Lounge Underground Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    03/27/09	Steel Lounge Underground Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/27/09	Steel Lounge Underground Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/26/09- 05/10/09	Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    02/12/09	Musiqa Loft Concert Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    01/17/09- 04/12/09	The Puppet Show Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    12/11/08- 02/22/09	Perspectives 164: Stephanie Syjuco: Total Fabrications Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/18/08- 01/04/09	Cinema Remixed & Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)
    10/28/06- 01/17/09	Saturday Morning Storytellers Club Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

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  • The following facility details serve as the premier source for unique and affordable venues for performance, receptions, convening, meeting space, speakers, etc., in greater Houston and the region.

    
    

    Rental Contact Information

    Rental Contact Name: Amanda Bredbenner

    Rental Contact Phone: 713/284-8262

    Rental Contact Email: abredbenner@camh.org

    General Information

    Parking Info: Visit web site for directions and parking information.
    
    
    
    
    
     

    Union Affliations: None

    Beer / Wine Permitted: Yes

    Liquor Permitted: Yes

    Food Permitted: Yes

    Catering Services allowed: Yes

    Catering Services available: No

    Support Staff available: No

    Insurance Required: No

    Insurance Provided: No

    Security Personnel Required: Yes

    Box Office: No

    Organizations/Artists which have previously used this space: Call for details

    Additional Details: Additional Liquor Permitted Info: Food and liquor are permitted depending on the exhibition. No red wine or coffee. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston does not own any of the work in the exhibitions. Each exhibition has it own regulations and most are not approved for food and drink in the space. If an exhibition does not allow food and drink, no event can be scheduled during that time. Religious ceremonies or fundraising events are not permitted. Events must be scheduled during non-public hours and all set-up must take place during non-public hours. $5,000 donation is required. In addition venue space is rented at $300 per hour for the duration of the event including set up and take down. Security, insurance, and supplies must be obtained by the renter.

  • Facility Information

    Seating (range): 100 - 249

    Seating (exact #): 150 (depending on the exhibition)

    Stage / Venue Width: Upper gallery is 7,100 sq feet, lower gallery is 3,500 sq feet.

    Removable Seating: No

    Lighting Available: Yes

    Sound System Available: Yes

    Audio Recording Available: No

    Reception Area: Yes

    Loading Dock: Yes

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  • Pricing

    Non-profit Rates: No