News
31 August 2010
Rice Gallery Named A Favorite Art Venue in Houston
CultureMap writer Joseph Campana recently asked four visual art curators to name their favorite places to see art in Houston. Kristina Van Dyke, curator of collections and research at The Menil Collection, named Rice Gallery as her pick.
6 August 2010
Sarah Oppenheimer’s D-17 on designboom
designboom editor Andrea Chin discusses both the ideas behind Sarah Oppenheimer’s past installations and also Oppenheimer’s upcoming installation D-17 at Rice Gallery. D-17 will be on view 16 September - 5 December 2010.
2 July 2010
Andrea Dezsö on The Front Row
KUHF 88.7 FM’s Meghan Hendley spoke with artist Andrea Dezsö on April 6, 2010 about her installation Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly for KUHF’s The Front Row. Dezsö’s exhibition is on view through
August 8.
25 June 2010
Writers in the Schools Visits Rice Gallery
Nineteen students participating in Writers in the Schools Summer Creative Writing Workshop met at Rice Gallery on June 22 to take inspiration from its current installation, Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly by Andrea Dezsö. The students plunged into the imaginative space, studying Andrea Dezsö’s colorful cast of space characters, and writing their own poems in response.
24 June 2010
Design Workshop for Rice Students with Sarah Oppenheimer
Rice Gallery and the Rice School of Architecture recently collaborated to present the design workshop Wormholes through the Curtain Wall, held at Rice Gallery 16-18 June 2010. Thirteen generous donors made possible a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for eight architecture students to participate in the workshop led by Sarah Oppenheimer.
20 April 2010
American Association of Museums Awards Rice Gallery Publications First Prize
Rice Gallery Catalogues Michael A. Salter: too much and Paul Villinski: Emergency Response Studio, designed by Antonio Manega, Gazer Design Group, have won first prize for supplementary materials in the 2010 American Association of Museums Publication Design Competition. Learn more about the American Association of Museums at aam-us.org.
15 April 2010
Upcoming Rice Gallery Artist Sarah Oppenheimer Wins Rome Prize
Known for her innovative architectural installations, Sarah Oppenheimer has won the 2010-2011 Rome Prize. Rice Gallery has commissioned Sarah Oppenheimer to create an installation that will open September 2010. Learn more about Sarah Oppenheimer at sarahoppenheimer.com. Learn more about the Rome Prize at aar.org.