Collaborations and Innovation

Houston gets a new edgy arts festival based on a trendy Austin staple: Ready for CounterCurrent?

By Joel Luks

03.06.14 | 6:30 pm

If you've ever pondered what exactly the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston — not to be confused with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodl ...

UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts CounterCurrent Festival Kickoff Party

Mongoose versus Cobra

03.06.14

CounterCurrent is a five-day festival of bold experimental art presented by the UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Occupying a range of unexpected sites in the city of Houston, CounterC

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — Unsilent Night included

By Joel Luks

12.19.13 | 8:32 am

On the menu this week is an appetizing array of options, some that are holiday themed, others that get you away from the holidays. Prepare yourself for some fun on the town with a not-so-silent eve ...

An Interactive Holiday Event: "Unsilent Night"

Sabine to Bagby Promenade

12.19.13

Join the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Musiqa, for a free interactive holiday event titled "Unsilent Nig

Theaster Gates and the Black Monks of Mississippi in concert

El Dorado Ballroom

12.07.13

Join Blaffer Art Museum, Project Row Houses and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts for a live performance by Theaster Gates and the Black Monks of Mississippi, an experimental music ensembl

Performance: The Art of Everyday Politics

11.23.13

The Art of Everyday Politics is an evening of artists' perspectives on everyday life. The program features works from emerging artists — including Amber Baker, Anasheh Partiai, Sarah Rodr

Annual Cougar Marching Band Benefit Concert featuring Daniel Roumain

11.01.13

Join Mitchell Center's artist-in-residence Daniel Roumain as he continues his collaboration with the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band, this time on stage in the University of Houston Moor

Artsy Crash Course

Major dance icon brings moves — and clout — to the University of Houston's new program

By Joel Luks

09.11.13 | 2:57 pm

Bill T. Jones who? Don't feel like an ignoramus if his name doesn't immediately ring a bell. As generic as his surname may be, though, Jones is no ordinary man. The 61-year-old arti ...

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts' Artist Lecture: Bill T. Jones in Innovation and the Creative Process

09.12.13

Legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones will launch the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts' Mitchell Artist Lecture series. Jones has choreographed more than 45 works for his own company,

Art opening reception: "Tier One Comics"

05.06.13

The Graphic Novel Workshop with professor Mat Johnson, offered every other spring through the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, is a