This week, Houston showcases a diverse array of events, including opening receptions for the 47th Annual MFA Thesis Exhibition at Blaffer Art Museum and a new exhibition at the Menil Drawing Institute, plus much more.

This week, Houston’s calendar is packed with events, including a photography exhibition on the Chicano civil rights movement, the opening reception for Glassell School of Art’s 2025 Core Exhibition, and so much more. Check out this week’s edition of The Hidden Agenda:

In an effort to capture a wider range of Houston’s under-the-radar events, The Hidden Agenda is moving to a weekly format with new editions released every Monday. This week features openings at FotoFest and Project Row Houses, a conversation on gentrification at the MFAH, and much more.

Writer and artist Sean J Patrick Carney brings his traveling project “Time Zero” to Houston on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. @basketbooksandart.bsky.social. The performance-lecture explores nuclearism’s cultural and historical impact through multimedia storytelling, blending fact with near-science fiction.

Be sure to check out @paulmiddendorf.bsky.social’s thought-provoking exploration of how the pandemic era profoundly impacted the art world. This examination offers a compelling look at the resilience and transformation of the arts during unprecedented times.

There’s more than enough to keep you busy for the next two weeks, including exhibition openings at Lawndale Art Center and BOX 13 ArtSpace, screenings at River Oaks Theatre, an expo on urban farming, and so much more.

Don’t miss @pugintheair.bsky.social and @paulmiddendorf.bsky.social’s look at the best exhibitions of 2024, featuring standout shows at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, DiverseWorks, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and more.

Plan your next two weeks with The Hidden Agenda, a biweekly roundup showcasing the city’s lesser-known cultural events, including exhibition openings, performances, and screenings. Get started tonight with an installation from Phillip Pyle II at Moody Center for the Arts and more.

After a six-year hiatus, we are proud to bring Flak back into the fold, featuring writing by @paulmiddendorf.bsky.social and @pugintheair.bsky.social as well as The Hidden Agenda by @elizrhodes.bsky.social See it all here: www.flakmagazine.com

More from today’s protest in Houston.

From today’s protest in Houston.

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

I know things are bad when I’m making pickles on a Monday night. Just trying to stay sane. That said, this holds: #punchNazis

Please. #sendmusktomars

Slightly bummed I can’t set my account to private. The only things I have feelings strong enough to write about these days are NSFW. #punchNazis