Virtual Resources
Although Arts & Resilience performances have concluded for the season, there are virtual resources for you to check out.
Art
Glasstire (external link) – “the oldest online-only arts magazine in the country” will keep you up-to-date on the visual arts across Texas.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Virtual Experience (external link) – offers online access to the art collections, selected exhibitions, film screenings, art-making activities, recorded lectures, artist’s talks and more.
The Menil Collection’s mission is to bring people closer to art, via their website (external link) and online exhibitions (external link).
Need a more exotic background for your next Zoom? Download them from the collections of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (external link) at the Carter at Home (external link), where you’ll also find an unusual range of art-related videos.
For more stories of art from the world’s leading experts, visit HENI Talks (external link).
Music
Houston Chamber Choir (external link), which has won a Grammy, among many other awards, presents Podcast with One Accord (external link).
Houston Symphony has Archived Performances (external link) and posted a fascinating series of video playlists under a number of headings, including:
- Listen for This (external link)
- Exploring Harmonies (external link)
- Stretch Your Imagination with Music! (external link)
- Musicians at Home (external link)
Musiqa (external link) – led by four composers, Musiqa’s mission is to “enrich and inspire the community through programs that integrate new music with other modern art-forms.”
- Video Library (external link) – features collaborations with dances, painters, filmmakers, and more, and
- Listening Library (external link) – an archive of music, including works commissioned and premiered by Musiqa.
To watch a master class with Renee Fleming (external link) or a montage of The Barber of Seville (external link) by Rice University students, visit the Shepherd School of Music’s YouTube (external link).
International Voices Houston (external link) has had to cancel the rest of its 2020 season, but you can still experience a few of this wonderful group’s performances (external link).
Theater
Main Street Theater (external link) – founded in 1975, produces innovative, thought-provoking plays for adults and children, and theater arts education/integration programs tailored to the needs of each school and community partner. Main Street @ Home (external link) presents activities for children as well as monologues and songs by actors.
Catastrophic Theatre – like many organizations, posts previews, interviews, and other interesting clips on YouTube (external link).
Dance
For ballet online, the Houston Ballet has created The Show Must Go On(Line) (external link). Their Instagram posts (external link) are especially entertaining!