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Larissa Bernstein , Only Rivers , 2017 , inkjet print , Bellaire High School
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS , HOUSTON Eye on Houston : High School Documentary Photography 5601 Main St . | 713.639.7300 | www . mfah . org
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON Human Rights Art
9220 Kirby Dr . | 713.942.8000 | www . hmh . org
MOODY CENTER FOR THE ARTS / RICE UNIVERSITY Leo Villareal : Particle Chamber
6100 Main St . | 713.348 . ARTS | www . moody . rice . edu
The annual exhibition Eye on Houston : High School Documentary Photography gives students the opportunity to utilize photography as a tool for recording their personal stories and perspectives . This year ’ s exhibition – the 23rd edition – brought more than 300 submissions to the Museum from across the Houston area . The diversity of and connections between different neighborhoods become clear through the images , with an overwhelming focus on what the teens experienced because of the unprecedented 2017 storm Hurricane Harvey . The 64 photographs selected for this presentation of Eye on Houston showcase work by 42 junior and senior students from various high schools in Houston .
The Human Rights Art exhibition cultivates human rights awareness , reflection and activism , showcased in 32 mixed media artworks from the permanent collection of South Texas College . This educational exhibition addressing global and regional human rights , social justice and environmental issues features artists Sharon Sayegh , Keith Sharp , Guadalupe Victoria Reyes and Deborah South McEvoy . Through their artwork and personal statements , the artists strive to encourage reflection , and generate discussion that ultimately leads to change .
Through June 3 .
Particle Chamber ( 2017 ) is an immersive new installation by Leo Villareal . Utilizing the latest projection technology to create dynamic points of light across a hemisphere of screens , Villareal enables visitors to encounter an ethereal chamber of ever-moving pixels algorithmically programmed to form infinitely new patterns . This exhibit highlights Villareal ’ s creative engagement with light , space , technology and sensory perception .
Through December 31 .
Through June 24 .
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