Art

A city of museums, a campus of art

With its campus nestled in Houston’s Museum District, Rice has built a model for what a university-art museum partnership can look like.

At Rice, art becomes a toolkit for repair

At the busy intersection of academic life and everyday student traffic, a striking white and yellow structure has appeared on Rice’s campus.

Comics conference at Rice puts graphic narratives at center stage

Held March 20-23, the conference featured speakers from 10 countries and drew more than 570 attendees.

Dedicated arts calendar showcases Rice’s cultural offerings

It’s designed for anyone curious about what’s happening in the arts at Rice, from students and faculty to Houston-area residents and visitors.

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts to highlight sustainable art during Earth Month

Through these thought-provoking collaborations, the Moody will serve as a hub for creative engagement with pressing climate issues.

Creative crossroads: Scholars, artists converge at Rice to discuss Black aesthetic dialogues

The rich interplay between African American literature and the other arts took center stage at a two-day symposium at Rice March 7-8 where scholars, poets and artists explored the aesthetic, cultural and political dimensions of Black creative expression.

‘Ghosts of the Gulf’: Art, ecology and the legacy of Deepwater Horizon highlighted at Moody event

The latest installment of the Moody Center for the Art's Dimensions Variable series, inspired by the exhibition “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice,” brought together artists and environmentalists responding to climate change in creative ways.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman to headline comics conference at Rice

The four-day event will feature panels, exhibitions and workshops — all free and open to the public.

Phillip Pyle II’s ‘Spectrum Sammy’ brings color, curiosity, conversation to the Moody

A visual artist, graphic designer and photographer, Phillip Pyle II's work engages with race and popular culture through the lens of graphic design.

Can plastics be defeated? New installation at the Moody puts science to the test

A new installation at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts merges biosciences and art in an experiment with an uncertain outcome.

‘Breath(e)’: Art for climate and justice debuts at Rice

The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice will host “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice,” an exhibition that highlights the intersection of environmental and social justice issues.

Moody Center for the Arts announces spring 2025 programming schedule

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts announces its spring 2025 programming schedule featuring artists, activists and scholars exploring the links between environmental and social justice.

A day in the life of one busy Owl: Balancing bioengineering and studio art majors at Rice

During the fall 2024 semester, Camille Neal-Harris started her Tuesdays much like any other Rice student, but reaching the finish line likely felt a bit different as her day stretched into a marathon of science, art and everything in between.

Collaborative ‘score for transitional times’ to kick off spring season at Moody Center for the Arts

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will open its spring season with “score for transitional times,” a captivating dance performance and installation by choreographer Hope Mohr and visual artist Ranu Mukherjee, from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10.

Harmony in color: Eva LeWitt installation strikes a chord at Shepherd School

Meticulously draped inside the Shepherd School of Music’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a dazzling interplay of color, texture and movement now graces the wall above the entrance to Duncan Recital Hall.