The 21st Annual Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography exhibition opens today at the MFAH
Blanca Barrios, Young Souls, 2015, inkjet print, Bellaire High School . © Blanca Barrios
Tamirah Collins, The Love of Baseball, 2015, inkjet print, Jack Yates High School. © Tamirah Collins
Janesha Bass, Smiles Forever, 2015, inkjet print, Jack Yates High School. © Janesha Bass
Leila Al-Haj, Be Someone, 2015, inkjet print, Westside High School. © Leila Al-Haj
Daniel Cota, Around and Around, 2015, inkjet print, Through The Lens. © Daniel Cota
What
Today, January 12, 2016, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens the annual Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and area high schools to document and celebrate Houston’s diverse neighborhoods. Eye on Houston will remain on view through Sunday, May 1, 2016.
Eye on Houston invites students to offer a glimpse into their daily lives, experiences, and personal stories. This year, the exhibition expands to include a greater number of Houston communities. These areas are showcased through images by 37 students from Jack Yates, Westside, Bellaire, Sam Houston, and Cesar E. Chavez high schools, along with students from Through The Lens, a district-wide afterschool program focusing on photography as a profession.
Sixty-seven photographs by junior and senior students were chosen for this year’s exhibition, with works by the following artists: Leila Al-Haj, Michelle Alva, Asia Youngs Bailey, Blanca Barrios, Janesha Bass, Tamara Brown, Henna Calderon, Emilio Carlock, Elena Carrasco, Donavin Charles, Tamirah Collins, Caitlin Connelly, Gillian Connelly, Ana Cortez, Daniel Cota, Caroline Craft, Jenna Dewji, Yaaresi Garcia, Emily Goll-Broyles, Allie Henderson, Melissa Henriquez, George Jordan, Janet Juarez, Maya Kanani, Hannah Kazmouz, Ella Grace Legge, Mary Lenz, Ruth Lopez, Antonio Olivares, Mackenzie Parsons, Karina Perez, Beata Purvina, Emily Rafferty, Karina Ramirez, Brandon Ramos, Anneleise Sebesta, Amber Wright, and Andrew Wu.
When
Tuesday, January 12–Sunday, May 1, 2016
Where
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
5601 Main Street
Admission
Admission is free with general Museum admission. Admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and military members, $7.50 for students, and free for children 12 and under. General admission is always free for MFAH members, and free for the general public on Thursdays, courtesy of Shell.
Hours
10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 12:15–7 p.m. Sunday. Call 713.639.7300 or visit www.mfah.org for more information. For information in Spanish, call 713.639.7379.
Funding
This exhibition receives generous funding from the CFP Foundation; Texas Commission on the Arts; and the Junior League of Houston, Inc.
All Learning & Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive endowment income from funds provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Favrot Fund; and Gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
Press Contact
Sarah Baker, associate publicist
713.800.5345 / sbaker@mfah.org