Texas Southern University Art Gallery Free Admission Tuesday

Free Admission Tuesday from 10am to 2pm at Texas Southern University Art Gallery - see INFO below. Levels Layers: An Artists Reflections on Third Ward is an exhibition highlighting the cultural contributions made to the field of the visual art. Riverside Terrace, Sugar Hill, the Cuney Homes, and the Bottoms make up the area of Greater Third Ward, or Third Ward, TX. These places and spaces have long been acknowledged as cultural hubs within the city of Houston. Layers Levels takes a historical look at the varied art making registers that have taken place within the neighborhood of Third Ward, from the Afro-futurist teachings of Dr.John Biggers and Texas Southern University, to the social practice strategies of Rick Lowes Project Row Houses, to the self-taught visionary yard artists that once thrived in the area, and all gradations between. The art history of this neighborhood is truly remarkable and can stake a claim to its own model of art education. Presented in partnership with the Blaffer Museum at the University of Houston. More Info below.