Archway Gallery Upcoming Exhibition Calendar
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July 5 - 31, 2025
Archway Gallery's 17th Annual Juried Exhibition Benefiting Community Partner Brave Little Company - Theater for Everyone Opening Reception Saturday, July 12, 5 - 8 p.m. Juror's Remarks & Awards at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary Valet Parking and Light Refreshments Artists' Forum & Music Evening Saturday, July 26, 6 - 8 p.m. Participating Artists Speak About Their Work Live Music by Heights Fools on Stools |
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Archway Gallery is honored to present its 17th Annual Juried Exhibition, benefiting Brave Little Company. This annual event is an opportunity for area artists who are not members of the gallery to participate in an exhibition of works in Houston’s finest artist-owned space. Area artists are invited to apply.
Each year an invited juror selects works by local artists for the month-long exhibition. Sales from the exhibition support a nonprofit organization chosen by the gallery members. Artists may enter one or two works for the entry fee of $30. Prizes are awarded at the discretion of the juror and include cash awards for first, second, and third place winners. The first-place winner also receives guest artist privileges for one month at Archway Gallery. Interested artists can get entry information and forms on the gallery’s website prospectus page HERE.
This year’s juror is acclaimed artist and social activist Rick Lowe. Mr. Lowe was born in 1961 in rural Russell County, Alabama. Among Lowe’s numerous community art projects are Project Row Houses, Houston (1993–2018); Watts House Project, Los Angeles (1996–2012); Borough Project (with Suzanne Lacy and Mary Jane Jacob), Charleston, SC (2003); Small Business/Big Change, Anyang Public Art Program, Korea(2010); Trans.lation, Dallas (2013); Victoria Square Project, Athens (2017–18); Greenwood Art Project, Tulsa, OK (2018–21); and Black Wall Street Journey, Chicago (2021–). Collections include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS; Menil Collection, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the UBS Art Collection. Solo exhibitions include Art League Houston (2020–21). He also participated in Documenta 14, Athens (2017).
In 2013 President Barack Obama appointed Lowe to the National Council on the Arts, and in 2014 he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Lowe was a Visiting Fellow at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society from 2019-2021. He is currently a professor of interdisciplinary practice at the University of Houston.
Community Partner: Brave Little Company
Brave Little Company is Theatre for Everyone. Founded in 2013, BLC creates and produces theatre about, with and for all of Houston’s kids and their grown-ups. Reflecting Houston’s diversity in the stories told and the artists who tell them, BLC creates theatre the way kids play. A recipient of the 2023 TYA/USA National Award for Artistic Innovation, Brave Little Company has achieved national significance in creating new works for young people and is a member of the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster for 2020-2026.
BLC’s professional productions focus on bilingual work to spark audience imagination such as THE BIG “US” PROJECT, a collaborative piece by artists of all ages and experience levels from Houston’s refugee communities; WISH YOU WERE HERE, collaborations with individuals with disabilities and learning differences; and opportunities for all young people to express themselves creatively, wherever they are. For more information, visit www.brave-little.com
JULY 2025 EXHIBITION EVENTS
July 5 (Sat) |
Opening of Archway Gallery's 17th Annual Juried Exhibition (10 am - 6 pm) |
July 12 (Sat) |
Reception for Archway Gallery's 17th Annual Juried Exhibition (5 - 8 pm) Juror's Remarks & Awards (6:30 pm) |
July 26 (Sat) |
Archway Gallery's 17th Annual Juried Exhibition Artists' Forum & Music Evening (6 - 8 pm) |
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August 2- September 4, 2025
Drawn From Life 2 An Invitational Group Exhibition Opening Reception Saturday, August 2 5 – 8 p.m. Artists' Talk at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary Valet Parking and Light Refreshments Figure Drawing Marathon Sunday, August 17 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. $20 per session, or $50 for all 3 if participating |
Archway Gallery is pleased to announce an invitational exhibition of works by artists who regularly participate in its weekly figure drawing sessions. These artists come together, as individual schedules permit, to work from the human figure in a practice stretching back many centuries. Working in the medium of choice, the artists present pieces created in or inspired by these weekly sessions. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Saturday, August 2 and most of the featured artists are expected to attend.
To further honor this age-old practice, a figure drawing marathon on August 17 will commence with the regular 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. session (SESSION ONE), which is open to adults over 18. It will continue with clothed models throughout the gallery’s open business hours from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. This SESSION TWO may be joined by the all-ages public for the nominal fee of $20 to participate. Observing the session and visiting the gallery and its art offerings are free of charge. Finally, SESSION THREE will commence at 5:30 p.m., open to adults over 18. Total fee for all 3 sessions is $50, or artists may choose to attend as their schedules permit.
Previous drawing experience is not required, and the gallery will supply all furniture required (tables, easels). Participants may bring the art supplies of choice. The gallery maintains a supply of extra materials for those who need them or who decide to participate on the spur of the moment. No photography will be permitted of the models, although photos may be taken of the art-making activity.
To further honor this age-old practice, a figure drawing marathon on August 17 will commence with the regular 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. session (SESSION ONE), which is open to adults over 18. It will continue with clothed models throughout the gallery’s open business hours from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. This SESSION TWO may be joined by the all-ages public for the nominal fee of $20 to participate. Observing the session and visiting the gallery and its art offerings are free of charge. Finally, SESSION THREE will commence at 5:30 p.m., open to adults over 18. Total fee for all 3 sessions is $50, or artists may choose to attend as their schedules permit.
Previous drawing experience is not required, and the gallery will supply all furniture required (tables, easels). Participants may bring the art supplies of choice. The gallery maintains a supply of extra materials for those who need them or who decide to participate on the spur of the moment. No photography will be permitted of the models, although photos may be taken of the art-making activity.
AUGUST 2025 EXHIBITION EVENTS
August 2 (Sat) |
Opening Reception (5 - 8 pm) and Artists' Talk (6:30 pm) |
August 17 (Sun) |
Figure Drawing Marathon (10 am - 10 pm) |
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September 6 - October 2, 2025 Painted Stories Featuring New Paintings by Jim Hill Opening Reception Saturday, September 6, 5 - 8 p.m. Artists' Talk at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary Valet Parking and Light Refreshments |
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This exhibit of twenty-eight recent paintings by Jim Hill is a reflection Hill’s long career of painting in the Houston area. His colorful, narrative creations have captivated audiences for almost a half-century. “Painted Stories” is a collection of work combining acrylic, watercolor, collage, and pencil, that invites the viewer to step into Hill’s world of rich textures and colors that evoke imagination and emotion.
Jim Hill exhibits a charming, fanciful perception of our surroundings, focusing on the joy in small things, everyday moments, and simple pleasures. His colorful palette and stylized lines create a relaxed gentleness in his work, with play on light, blended brush strokes and dappled color reminiscent of the French impressionists.
Jim N. Hill moved to Houston after completing his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1978. Beginning with small acrylic paintings of ladies in floppy hats and men with hats and mustaches, he began selling his work through The Artists Touch Gallery. These shape and color driven images soon received regional and then national attention. After exhibiting his work for two years at New York Art Expo in the early 1980's, Hill had solo exhibitions at The El Presidente Hotel and the Niko Hotel in Mexico City. A publishing studio there published eight editions of his work as serigraphs in editions of 200 – 300 prints and artist proofs, some of which are exhibited in this show. Hill’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States in such diverse locations as Los Angeles, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Nashville, Shreveport, and Salado, Texas. Hill’s commissions include two murals for the River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston, as well as paintings for the executive offices of Marshal Fields Department Store, hotels in Atlantic City and Los Angeles, and a large residential space in Washington, D.C.
Hill’s love for sharing art with others led to a second career in teaching. He was Adjunct Professor of Art at Houston Community College for over 20 years and also taught Pre-K4 through 8th grade students at Saint Anne Catholic School.
Jim Hill exhibits a charming, fanciful perception of our surroundings, focusing on the joy in small things, everyday moments, and simple pleasures. His colorful palette and stylized lines create a relaxed gentleness in his work, with play on light, blended brush strokes and dappled color reminiscent of the French impressionists.
Jim N. Hill moved to Houston after completing his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1978. Beginning with small acrylic paintings of ladies in floppy hats and men with hats and mustaches, he began selling his work through The Artists Touch Gallery. These shape and color driven images soon received regional and then national attention. After exhibiting his work for two years at New York Art Expo in the early 1980's, Hill had solo exhibitions at The El Presidente Hotel and the Niko Hotel in Mexico City. A publishing studio there published eight editions of his work as serigraphs in editions of 200 – 300 prints and artist proofs, some of which are exhibited in this show. Hill’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States in such diverse locations as Los Angeles, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Nashville, Shreveport, and Salado, Texas. Hill’s commissions include two murals for the River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston, as well as paintings for the executive offices of Marshal Fields Department Store, hotels in Atlantic City and Los Angeles, and a large residential space in Washington, D.C.
Hill’s love for sharing art with others led to a second career in teaching. He was Adjunct Professor of Art at Houston Community College for over 20 years and also taught Pre-K4 through 8th grade students at Saint Anne Catholic School.
SEPTEMBER 2025 EXHIBITION EVENTS
September 6 (Sat) |
Opening Reception (5 - 8 pm) and Artists' Talk (6:30 pm) |
September 28 (Sun) |
Contempo (6 - 8 pm) |
FUTURE FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBITIONS
October 2025 |
Maryam Lavaf |
November 2025 |
Margaret Miller |
December 2025 |
Trudy Askew and Kay Sarver |
January 2026 |
June Woest |
February 2026 |
Robert Straight |
March 2026 |
Carol Berger and Isabelle Perreau |