Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Name: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Address: 5216 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77006, US
Telephone: +17132848250
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents thought-provoking arts programming and exhibitions.
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national, and regional art. 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. CAMH is a nonprofit organization that relies on a variety of funding sources, including individual, government, and corporate, for its activities. Visit CAMH on the web at:

www.camh.org

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10/06/2026

Join us for COUNTING and COLLECTING (Votes and Trash), an evening organized as a public forum ahead of the November 2026 election to examine the post-election process and the counting of votes and the persistent and highly visible civic issue of illegal dumping. ⁠
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Bringing together elected officials, policymakers, community organizers, and activists, the program considers Houston and Texas in relation to the national political landscape and asks how policy is enacted, experienced, and made visible.⁠
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💬 COUNTING AND COLLECTING (Votes and Trash)⁠
🗓️ Thursday, October 22, 2026⁠
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🗳️VOTES | 6PM⁠
Moderated by: Molly Cook, Texas State Senator⁠
🎤 Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk and Chief Election Official⁠
🎤 Annette Ramirez, Harris County Voter Registrar⁠
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🗑️TRASH | 7:30PM⁠
Moderated by: Martin Melosi, University of Houston, Cullen Professor Emeritus of History⁠
🎤 Bryce Randall, Policy Director,Office of Council Member Alejandra Salinas, City of Houston⁠
🎤 Andrew Beaver, Clean the Block, Houston⁠
🎤 Joetta Stevenson, Greater Fifth Ward Super Neighborhood President⁠
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This program is free to attend. RSVP: https://camh.org/event/counting-and-collecting-votes-and-trash/

10/02/2026

Join CAMH at our Fall Community Celebration for an afternoon of art-making activities! 🍂🤸‍♂️

🎵 There will be live music by DJ GOOD GRIEF and Apollo Chamber Players.

Go on a scavenger hunt and explore the work on view at CAMH, write a note to snail mail to a friend, and learn more about the Junior School, Early College Program, and Studio School at The Glassell School of Art.

🍁 Fall Community Celebration
🗓️ Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 1–4PM
📍 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

This event is completely FREE to attend. Bring your family and friends! More info available at our website and link in Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’a bio. 🔗

10/01/2026

🎃🍂 October at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) will be a treat!⁠
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We're celebrating the season with a Fall Community Celebration, a Music at the Museum Halloween Party (costumes and dancing encouraged), and Drop-In Experiences sprinkled throughout the month to keep you engaged with the exhibitions.⁠
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Also, this is the final month to see Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People. Experience the exhibition one last time before it leaves after November 1, 2026!⁠
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📣 Teen Council Open Studio | Call for Arts Advocacy⁠
🗓 Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 2–4PM⁠
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🧱 HCAF Screening | Who Killed the Fourth Ward?⁠
🗓 Monday, October 5, 2026 | 7PM⁠
📍Mt. Horeb Baptist Church | 118 W Gray St, Houston, TX⁠
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🍁 Fall Community Celebration⁠
🗓 Saturday, October 10, 2026, | 1–4PM ⁠
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✂️ Drop-In Experience | Design a Button⁠
🗓 Saturday, October 17, 2026, | 1–4PM ⁠
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🗳️ COUNTING AND COLLECTING (Votes and Trash)⁠
🗓️ Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 6–9PM⁠
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👀 Drop-In Experience | Close Looking Exhibition Tour⁠
🗓 Saturday, October 24, 2026, | 1–4PM ⁠
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🕺Music at the Museum Halloween Edition⁠
🗓️ Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 6–8PM⁠
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👺 Drop-In Experience | Mirror Image Masks⁠
🗓 Saturday, October 31, 2026, | 1–4PM ⁠
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Admission to CAMH programs is always free. Learn more and RSVP to programs at CAMH.ORG.

09/28/2026

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) is excited to announce the upcoming exhibition Robert Pruitt: Infinite.⁠ ♾️⁠
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The exhibition marks Pruitt’s return to Houston and offers an expansive view of a practice rooted in portraiture, storytelling, and imagination. Pruitt is known for his large-scale figurative portraits, which he imbues with a dynamic constellation of symbols and material references that evoke a diverse and radical Black past, present, and future. ⁠
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Drawing from a lineage that includes artists such as Charles White and John Biggers, Pruitt bridges a wide range of cultural references, including science and science fiction, rap music, comic books, Black political movements, and African traditional cultures. These layered visual languages transform his figures into complex archetypes that elevate and universalize identities often pushed to the margins.⁠
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This exhibition is organized by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and curated by Ryan N. Dennis, Co-Director and Chief Curator.⁠
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Join us for the Public Opening of the exhibition on 🗓 Thursday, December 10, 2026 from 7–9PM. This event is free to attend, but RSVP is recommended. RSVP: https://camh.org/event/opening-robert-pruitt-infinite/
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Major support for Robert Pruitt: Infinite is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Ford Foundation.

🖼 Robert Pruitt, Couple in a Vacant Lot, 2022. Conté, charcoal, pastel, and coffee wash on paper. 60 x 80 in. (sheet), 63 3/4 x 87 3/4 in. (framed). Rennie Collection, Vancouver. / Robert Pruitt, Lemon Tree, 2024. Conté, pastel, and coffee wash on paper. Collection of Michael Page, Houston, Texas. / Robert Pruitt, GAWWWD, 2015. Charcoal, pastel, and fabric dye on paper. Private Collection. / Robert Pruitt, Female Figure, 2011. Wooden sculpture and aluminum foil. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Adam Reich.

09/21/2026

📣 Call for Arts Advocacy! Join Ana and CAMH’s Teen Council for a letter-writing workshop in alignment with Fall for Freedom.

This workshop is FREE to attend.
🗓️ Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 2–4PM

Bring your friends and let your voice be heard through community, art, and advocacy.

09/18/2026

The Divination catalogue is now available at !⁠
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Divination: Beverly Buchanan & Dionne Lee is a risograph-printed catalogue co-published by CAMH and featuring new writing on the artists’ works by exhibition curator Matalon and scholar Dr. Elleza Kelley, as well as an assortment of photographs, historical documents, and archival materials.⁠
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CAMH Members receive 10% off of all CAMH.SHOP purchases.⁠
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Shop Here: https://camh.shop/collections/book-collection/products/divination-beverly-buchanan-dionne-lee-catalogue

09/17/2026

⚡️Join us for POWER, a public forum that makes visible the material, economic, political, and infrastructural systems shaping the transformation of energy in Texas.

💬 POWER: MATERIALITY and INFRASTRUCTURE
🗓️ Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 2–4PM

This forum is FREE to attend. Seating is limited, we recommend an RSVP and early arrival.

09/15/2026

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is now hiring a Manager of Individual Giving. Full-time, hybrid.

To apply:https://camh.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Manager-of-Individual-Giving-Job-Description_FY27.pdf

09/09/2026

Join us for POWER, a public forum that makes visible the material, economic, political, and infrastructural systems shaping the transformation of energy in Texas.⁠
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From the unique vantage point of Houston—the “energy capital” of the world, the forum considers the present and offers a forward-looking perspective on POWER — co-convened by renewable energy developer Joey Romano and conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll.⁠
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🎤 Public Forum | POWER: MATERIALITY and INFRASTRUCTURE⁠
🗓️ Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 2–4PM⁠
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Speakers:⁠
⚡️Jayshree Desai, CFO, Quanta Energy, Photovoltaic, Wind Energy, and Storage⁠
⚡️Jesse Dickerman, Interim Executive Director, Harris County Pollution Control Services | Solar For All |⁠
⚡️Margo Weisz, Executive Director, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI)⁠
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Moderated by Dr. Gökçe Günel, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University (Infrastructure, Energy, Climate).⁠
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This event is FREE to attend. Please RSVP: https://camh.org/event/power-materiality-and-infrastructure/

09/08/2026

📣 CALLING ALL TEEN ARTISTS!!!⁠
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Teen Council is seeking submissions for the 15th iteration of the Houston-Area Teen Biennial Exhibition at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH).⁠
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All media are welcome, including 2D, 3D, new media, installation, and performance art.⁠
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📮Call for Submissions: Artworks for the 15th Biennial Teen Council Exhibition⁠
🎨Theme: Utopias⁠
🗓️ Deadline: November 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM⁠
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For more details and to submit your artwork, visit https://camh.org/programs/teens/teen-council-open-calls/teen-council-15th-biennial-open-call-utopias/

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5216 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX
77006

Telephone

+17132848250

Website

http://www.camh.org/

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