Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University

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09/05/2026

Thursday, September 10, from 6-8 pm, join Keliy Anderson-Staley Darío Robleto Preston Gaines at the opening celebrations for the seventh annual Tent Series. The Tents (or Provisional Campus Facilities on Google Maps) are on Loop Road, just a short walk from the parking lot near the Moody.Register to attend!

08/19/2026

We’re delighted to announce our fall exhibition, centered on contemporary expressions of Indigenous knowledge systems and their longstanding relationship with mathematics, science, and technology. Join us on Friday, Sept. 4, 6-8 pm, to celebrate the opening of our fall exhibition, “Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas.” Register now ⬆️

The reception will include comments from exhibiting artists Nanibah Chacon and Natalia Montoya Lecaros. As always, the event is free and open to the public.

Featured artists include Nanibah Chacon (Diné/Chicana) (b. 1980 in Gallup, New Mexico; lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico), Melissa Cody (Navajo/Diné) (b. 1983 in No Water Mesa, Arizona; lives in Long Beach, California), Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne) (b. 1992 in San Jose, California; lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Patricia Dominguez (b. 1984 in Santiago de Chile; lives in Puchuncavi, Chile), Sara Flores (Shipibo-Konibo)
(b. 1950 in Tambomayo, Peru; lives in Yarinacocha, Peru), Kite (Oglála Lakhóta) (aka Suzanne Kite; b. 1990, Sylmar, CA; lives and works in Catskill, NY); Natalia Montoya Lecaros (Aymara) (b. 1994 in Iquique, Chile; lives in Santiago de Chile), Patrick Martinez (b. 1980 in Pasadena, California; lives in Los Angeles), Cisco Merel (b. 1981 in Panama City; lives in Panama City), Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) (b. 1985 in Ottawa, Canada; lives in Montreal), and Eamon Ore-Giron (b. 1973 in Tucson, Arizona; lives in Los Angeles).

All images (c) the artists. Credit lines are available on our website.

07/06/2026

Summer Jam is our annual community day when we invite our neighbors to explore the building, meet local makers, artisans, and chefs, and indulge their creativity.

Free and open to all, on July 18 from noon to 5 pm you can meet and mingle with:
during their origami workshop
Move and groove with the
Explore the art on view by and
Express yourself with face painting and on our doodle wall or let loose with

Shop with (creative + gourmet) taste with .co

Coordinated by the lovely team at ! At

06/27/2026

It’s the last Saturday for our popular ArtLab series led by . Drop-ins are welcome, but if seats are full, tour the exhibition and grab a snack at the Moody Cafe while you wait❤️

Many thanks to our teaching artist Lucy and our hardworking student Gallery Guides for taking care of every Moody guest.

06/25/2026

Join us this Friday June 26 at noon for the last free session in our wellness series. Participation is free and drop ins are welcome! This session, focused on mediation, takes places in our central gallery within the installation of Masako Miki’s work.

It’s a

06/18/2026

Hear from exhibiting artist Masako Miki and co-curator Claudia Mattos about the our current show “Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits,” on view through August 19.

Free admission, Tuesday- Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm



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This month the Moody oculus closes on the ghost in the quantum computing machine 💻 and reopens to present the spirits em...
05/09/2026

This month the Moody oculus closes on the ghost in the quantum computing machine 💻 and reopens to present the spirits embodied by timeless changelings ☁️🌲🐢🌊. Join the Moody to celebrate Masako Miki’s first solo show in Texas and explore her contemporary interpretation of Japanese folklore. Then mark your calendar for wellness sessions, art making pop ups, and not-to-miss Pride celebration.

It’s free. It’s for you. It’s a courtesy to register at moody.rice.edu.

👺 May 29, 6 to 8 PM | Opening reception for “Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits”

🧘🏾 Starting Friday, June 5, 12 to 1 PM | Every Friday in June enjoy a yoga or meditation session in the Moody galleries.

🦊 Starting Saturday, June 6, 1 to 4 PM | Every Saturday in June stop ArtLab in the Flex Studio to make your own felted charms, inspired by the current exhibition, with artist Lucy Carranza.

🏳️‍🌈 June 11, 5 to 7:30 PM | celebrate pride month with Ben Chavez and DJ Rosez at our annual Pride Happy Hour. Toast to community with complimentary drink crafted by the chefs at the Moody Café.

(Pro tip: While we close for installation between May 10 - May 28, check out the works in the Rice Public Art Collection by artists from the AANHPI community like Byron Kim, Tiffany Chung, and more. See the app for more suggestions)

Credits: Jessica Silverman Gallery and Francis Baker; Geoff Winningham; Frank Hernandez. All images (c) the artists.

04/28/2026

“There is understandable fear among artists that artificial intelligence will plunder their work and render already-difficult careers impossible. This sets up the question: Is there an ethical path forward for art and AI?
Perhaps my brain was addled by all the Texas sunshine, but a recent trip to the exhibition ‘Imaging after Photography’ at Rice University in Houston has me convinced that the answer is yes — artificial intelligence can be a force for real, exciting innovation in art when it is wielded by artists who engage with it critically.“
—Julia Curl, Hyperallergic

Answer the question for yourself. “Imaging after Photography” is on view from 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through May 9.



All artwork ©️ the artists: .py
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Music

Tuesday, April 21, at 6 pm join the Moody for a book launch and film screening to celebrate the release of “Rafael Lozan...
04/20/2026

Tuesday, April 21, at 6 pm join the Moody for a book launch and film screening to celebrate the release of “Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Border Tuner | Sintonizador Fronterizo.” Together, the book and 48-minute film document Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s participatory art installation that created a platform for people to converge along the US-Mexico border and speak to one another across the divide.

Edited by Michael Nardone and Edgar Picazo Merino, and published by Inventory Press, the book includes texts in both English and Spanish that critically examine the legacy of Border Tuner within the wider frame of artistic production along the U.S.-Mexico border.

This event will include comments from Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (artist), Kerry Doyle (curator), Edgar Picazo Merino (curator), and Michael Nardone (writer). Books will be available on site from Basket Books.

04/14/2026

A highlight of every season is the Moody’s partnership with the students. This interdisciplinary program New Art / New Music invites student composers and performers to present an original score inspired by the exhibition. Saturday April 18, they will be playing work informed by ideas found in Imaging after Photography. Join us from 3-4 pm for the performance followed by a reception.



Photo credit: Alex Marks, Zeisha Bennett, Martin Xie, Nash Baker. All artworks shown (c) the artists.

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