Rice Art History prepares for artistic, cultural exploration in Paris
Rice’s Department of Art History will celebrate a milestone in a manner befitting its creative spirit by embarking on a transformative journey to Paris.
Rice breaks ground on new home for arts
Rice University hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall Feb. 29, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to advancing its growing arts program.
Rice event at Moody Center spotlights intersection of art, activism
Artist jackie sumell is set to speak at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts for a presentation titled “Growing Abolition.”
‘The Amazon wasn’t an empty place’: Visiting professor discusses past, future at Rice event
Rice University hosted professor Eduardo Góes Neves from the University of São Paulo, Brazil Feb. 22 for a discussion titled “Roads of Creation, Roads of Destruction: Landscapes in Conflict in Contemporary Amazon.”
Rice professor knighted by French education ministry
The call from the French Consulate of Houston was not one Rice University French studies associate professor Julie Fette expected.
‘Education is about opening doors’: Rice president, graduate detail impact of Teach For America
“Education dramatically changed my life,” Rice University President Reginald DesRoches told a crowd of nearly 300 at Teach For America’s annual Ignite Potential luncheon Feb. 21 at the Briar Club in Houston.
Rice University's Medical Humanities Research Institute will delve into the profound connections between visual art and medical humanities at "Health Aesthetics: A Panel and Art Exhibition featuring Pato Hebert" March 6.
Moody Center flings into spring with genre-defying concert and free exhibition access March 2
Providing a dynamic venue to showcase regional bands and offering free-access art exhibitions, Spring Fling at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts is back for a fifth year.
Rice’s Moody Center kicks off Women’s History Month with reception for new campus art installation
Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts will kick off Women’s History Month with an opening reception for multidisciplinary artist Martha Tuttle’s site-specific public installation “the bear that longs to touch the ocean.”
Rice to host groundbreaking for new visual arts building Sarofim Hall
Rice University will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, a new home for the Department of Art, at 3 p.m. Feb. 29. The building will be named for Susan and Fayez Sarofim, the lead donors for the project.
Art history scholar links Sunni and Shi’i architectural heritage in fifth annual Kazimi Lecture
Stephennie Mulder, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, presented her research during the Rice School of Humanities' fifth annual Kazimi Lecture in Shi'i Studies.
In a corner of Rice University’s Fondren Library reserved for the special, rare and historic, a relatively new addition with centuries old roots is making an impression at Woodson Research Center.
“Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement” traces the history of the queer social movement in Texas and the dedicated individuals who played pivotal roles in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
Drawing upon scholarship on the history of psychology, eastern monasticism, gender and hagiography, a new book from Denva Gallant, assistant professor of art history at Rice University, explores a deeper understanding of the intersection of visual culture and spirituality in medieval Italy.
Rice international students take young adults with special needs on GREAT tour of Japan
Rice University’s international students, hailing from diverse corners of the globe, recently took on the role of guides and teachers, bringing a taste of Japan to a special group of Houstonians within the walls of Herring Hall.