December 16-17
The Harvey Bott ROBOTT™ Opera Revisited is a two-day workshop and participatory performance that brings together sculpture, drama, conservation, and robotics in a tribute to one of Houston’s most beloved and longstanding visionary artists. Inspired by H.J. “Harvey” Bott’s groundbreaking experiments with remote-controlled art robots in the late 1970's and early ‘80s.
Upcoming Events
The Celestial Salutations is a healing arts series that includes M3CCA's celestial being abstract artworks and an interactive concert and artistic healing experience.
Join YeauxGa4all at the Orange Show World HQ for New Moon Yoga, Mediation, and Sound Bath. This event is donation based.
Smither Park mosaic artists will lead you in a hands-on workshop to learn the basics of mosaic art and create your own original mosaic tile to take home.
Loose Screws Studio shows you how to start paper mache projects using recycled materials. Learn three simple ways to make paper mache paste, along with methods to sculpt cardboard and recycled materials into pliable shapes.
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is a multi-site art center that exists to give Houstonians unique and authentic experiences that ignite the courage to create in everyone. We proudly preserve the legacies of the visionary artists behind the Orange Show Monument, the Beer Can House, Smither Park, and the Art Car Parade, and produce year-round programs designed to inspire curiosity and leave you feeling like part of our community.
After years of analysis and planning, we have announced our major expansion plan that will focus on bringing our community together to make, teach, and view performing and visual arts. Outsider art, artist built environments, and our creative programming will continue to attract visitors who are inspired by art that is relatable, accessible, exciting and fun. The new campus encompasses the existing Orange Show Monument and Smither Park properties, plus a 5-acre commercial property acquired in 2017. By highway, the site is easily accessible to all 7+ million residents of the greater Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land area.
ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers is a studio of forty architects, urban designers, and landscape architects. Rogers Partners engages the world of design with the creativity and rigor for which Founding Partner, Rob Rogers, FAIA and his teams have been recognized, and explores broader architectural concerns in the public realm.