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10/30/2026

We are elated to announce that our graduate student, Jackson Doyle, has been selected as one of the two graduate recipients of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s 6th Annual Emerging Scholars in Object-Based Learning. The awards recognize two undergraduate and two graduate scholars who have demonstrated excellence in the methods of object-based scholarship. The ceremony took place last week at the Hirsch Library.

Jackson’s paper, "Rothko's Renaissance,” explored the connections of the Rothko Chapel (and his two other monumental installations, the Harvard and Seagram Murals) to a long lineage of sacred art, specifically via Rothko's influences from the Italian Renaissance.

To learn more about the inspiration behind Jackson's paper, visit the link in our bio.

10/26/2026

Join us on Thursday, November 5th as we welcome the second speaker in the 2026-2027 Katherine Tsanoff Brown Lecture Series, Dr. Pamela Karimi of Cornell University.

Her talk, "Survival by Design: Desert Architecture at the End of the World” will dive into what older forms of desert knowledge might teach us about surviving an increasingly arid world.

•Free and open to the public
•Reception to follow with light bites and drinks
•Link in bio for event details & to RSVP

10/23/2026

Join Art History on our annual trip to New York City in March 2027!

From March 13-18, students will visit sites such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and even a few artist studios to experience, discuss, and interact with works in the museums and collections of New York.

All expenses will be covered by the Department of Art History including: airfare, ground transportation, lodging, and on-site admissions.

Interested in learning more? Join us for the Info Session! This opportunity is open to all UG students regardless of their major.

10/22/2026

Spring registration is almost here, which means it’s time for Spring Course Preview! Please join us on Tuesday, October 27th for FREE lunch and an opportunity to explore what new courses the Art History Department is offering. 🌷

Open to ALL majors. See you next Tuesday!

10/13/2026

What stories does my body remember and satellite? What have I learned as I return?

Prompted by these questions, join us on October 20th, for a conversation with award-winning performer, teacher, and artist, Jasmine Hearn. The talk will center on a personal history of performance experiences that has informed how Jasmine uses gestural sequences, garment design, and embodied story-telling as methods to archive memories of Black m/othering people and places.

This is a public course guest speaker for HART 363 Sensorial Queerness, Queering the Sensorial taught by Assistant Professor Olivia Young. For more details, see the link in our bio.

Free & open to the public | No RSVP required

Image credit: Tony Turner Photography

10/02/2026

Join us on Wed. October 14th as we welcome the first speaker in the 2026-2027 Katherine Tsanoff Brown Lecture Series, Dr. Alicia Caticha of Northwestern University.

Her talk, “Towards an Eighteenth-Century Phenomenology of Whiteness: Madame du Barry, Zamor, and the Racial Politics of Marble” will dive into the racial politics of neoclassical aesthetics and how they shaped European notions of alterity.

Free and open to the public. A reception to follow with light bites and drinks, please RSVP through the link in our bio.

**This event was originally set for January 2026, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. This is the new date and location.**

09/25/2026

Last week, Professor Ann Johnson, PVAMU, gave a powerful lecture showcasing works she's created over the years as an educator and interdisciplinary artist.

In series, she intertwined injustice and ancestry through images of family members, anecdotes of Black womanhood, and connecting with the audience's shared experience of living in Houston; exemplifying the vast changes in local housing and urban planning. Through this, she illuminated the complex and multidimensional aspects of the Black experience, confirming and further solidifying the truth: there is no art history without Black history.

09/16/2026

Join Art History in Berlin, Germany this summer!

Accompanied by two locals; an Art History Prof. and PhD student, select undergraduate students will embark on a 3-week trip to Berlin and nearby areas for an educational and cultural experience that will truly be unforgettable!

All trip expenses will be covered by the department including: airfare, ground transportation, lodging, and all on-site admissions. Upon successful completion, students may receive 3 research credits.

Interested in learning more? Join us next Wednesday at the info session and get your questions answered! Lunch will be provided (while supplies last).

09/14/2026

A look back at our summer course in Paris, HART 327: Making Modernity in the Streets of Paris: Art, Architecture, Film.

Led by Associate Professors Graham Bader and Lida Oukaderova, students visited various cultural landmarks such as Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, local artists' studios in Montmarte, and the historical Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Students in this course were introduced to a broad and complex history with a precise focus on Parisian spaces, buildings, institutions, and the events through which it took shape.

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