Current Exhibition

Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege
Current Exhibition

Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege presents work by the acclaimed Chicago-based artist, featuring large-scale paintings, sculptures, and installations that highlight the seen and unseen dynamics of Freedmen’s Town in Houston’s Fourth Ward.

May 17 - October 20 Brown Foundation Gallery
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Current Exhibition

Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow
Current Exhibition

Olivia Erlanger’s debut solo museum exhibit in the U.S., “If Today Were Tomorrow,” explores suburban semiotics and environmental forces.

April 20 - October 27 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery
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Upcoming Programs

Tarot Card Collage
Open Studio

October 5 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Inspired by the exhibition Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, create a tarot-centric collage using decorative paper and mixed media.

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‘And the Roots of Rhythm Remain’ with Joe Boyd
In Conversation

October 6 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM Brown Foundation Gallery

Join CAMH in welcoming Joe Boyd discuss his new novel, “And the Roots of Rhythm Remain,” exploring late 20th century music.

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Impossible Paper Architecture
Drop-In Experience

October 12 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM CAMH

Inspired by artist Olivia Erlanger’s futuristic landscapes and impossible architectures, create a surreal structure using paper and tape.

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Olivia Erlanger and Chris Kraus
Book Launch and In Conversation

October 17 | 6:30PM - 8:00PM CAMH

Join us for an evening celebrating the launch of the exhibition catalogue, Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, and a discussion between contributor Chris Kraus and artist Olivia Erlanger.

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Scavenger Hunt for Shapes and Patterns
Drop-In Experience

October 19 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM CAMH

Explore CAMH’s current exhibitions, Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege and Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow, by participating in a scavenger hunt for shapes and patterns.

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Imagining Home
Drop-In Experience

October 26 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM CAMH

Inspired by artist Olivia Erlanger’s decade-long investigation of the definition of “home”, explore your own vision of home through drawing.

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Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…
Member Preview

November 14 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM

Members of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston are invited to the exclusive Member Preview of Vincent Valdez: Just A Dream… the artist’s first major museum survey spans over two decades of his work, from early career drawings to current allegorical portraits.

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Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…
Public Opening

November 14 | 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Join CAMH for a celebration and Public Opening of the new exhibition, Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream.

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Vincent Valdez and Mimi Swartz
In Conversation

November 15 | 6:30PM - 7:45PM CAMH

Join artist Vincent Valdez and writer and executive editor at Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz for a discussion about the exhibition Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream… They will discuss Valdez’s childhood in San Antonio and influences on his work in the exhibition.

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Around Houston

Gerardo Rosales
Houston First

March 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025 Partnership Tower, 2nd Floor Landing

Houston-based Venezuelan artist Gerardo Rosales produced a large-scale mural playfully linking three walls within Partnership Tower.

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THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show
Around Houston

July 23 - December 29 Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy Visitor’s Center

As first seen at CAMH, THIS WAY: A Houston Group Show is on view at Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy Visitors Center as part of the Rebirth in Action partnership.

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Tay Butler and Lovie Olivia
Houston First

September 20 - November 17 Partnership Tower, 1st Floor Lobby

Tay Butler and Lovie Olivia participated in Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH)’s artist-in-residence program, CAMHLAB, in partnership with Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy (HFTC). While in residence, their research highlighted, honored, and animated the critical histories and stories of Freedmen’s Town, a neighborhood established in 1865 by over 1,000 newly freed Black people that is now recognized as Houston’s first Heritage District. The presentation at Houston First is inspired by the ideas Bulter and Olivia were toiling with during their CAMHLAB residency.

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