Silver Street

It's the last week to nominate us for Houston Press' Best of Houston! You can nominate us daily through Friday, August 23.

Best Art Gallery- Sawyer Yards
Best Event Venue- Silver Street Studios

Nominate us at www.bestofhouston.com

Join us a Silver Street Studios this Saturday from 2-7pm for Art Ramble! With over 50 studios open, it's not to be missed. While Winter Street Studios construction continues, Silver Street hosts the Winter Street artists in the warehouse, come out and support all of our amazing artists!

Drink Partners: Modern Vintage Tasting and Mocktails (main corridor) and Eureka Heights Brew Co (warehouse)

Musicians: Karina Nistal & The Cosmic Cats (main corridor) and Bill Solley + Kim Prevost (warehouse)

Exhibition Reception from 5-7pm for Gabriela Monterroso: Down to Earth in the West Gallery.

For a list of participating studios and more information visit https://www.sawyeryards.com/events/art-ramble

Down to Earth, a solo exhibition of mixed media works on canvas by Silver Street artist, Gabriela Monterroso.

As an intuitive painter, Gabriela Monterroso creates figures that highlight the beauty of the faded and withered. Through intentional layering, line work, and mark-making, she emulates the irreversible flow of life and reflects on faded beauty and the newly acquired charm that time gives.

Incorporating found paper and employing the qualities of the paint itself to create texture within her works, she achieves a more dimensional foundation. Monterroso then applies various mediums like charcoal, pastel, and graphite to enhance definition and depth. By alternating the process of collage and drawing, she lends a seamless blend of the two approaches to her works.

The artist writes: "Inspired by myths and earth elements, my figures are icons that offer a sense of tranquility and sympathetic magic. Disrupting the idea that the human body is separate from its environment, I rely on earth tones and natural pigments, older than us, to give insight and understanding of the natural force of ‘womanhood’ through decades and centuries. Simultaneously, persuaded by stories of a woman with horse traits who was feared to be able to move the earth through her force, my depiction of the horse is a creative expression of my own alter-ego and a reflection of the force within every woman."

On view through October 7.

Make plans to visit Sawyer Yards this weekend for Second Saturday from 12-5pm when our artists open their doors just for you. Visit with artists, buy art, and view our current exhibitions. For a list of open studios visit https://www.sawyeryards.com/events/second-saturday

Second Saturday is coming up and we invite you to explore our campus, take in our current exhibitions, and visit artists in their open studios where you can purchase art at various price points and learn more about our thriving art community. Save the date for Saturday, September 9, from 12-5pm. For a list of open studios visit https://www.sawyeryards.com/events/second-saturday

Join us this coming weekend at Silver Street from 12-5pm for Third Saturday Open Studios. Check out the list of open studios at https://www.sawyeryards.com/do/open-art-studios

Roj Rodriguez: Mi Sangre, an exhibition by Houston curator Gabriela Monterosso features photographic works that capture the small details associated with being “Mexicano”. Select works from the series will occupy the East Gallery of Silver Street Studios from August 11th through September 2nd.

From compelling micro-expressions to religious symbols, Roj Rodriguez's photographs show familiar and unexpected moments that invites us to form new perspectives. What started as a personal project to retrace his Mexican heritage became a photographic essay that documents his understanding of the Mexican culture on both sides of the US/Mexico Border. The result is a compelling collection of tradition and culture that proudly show the meaning of “Mexicanidad”: the quality of being Mexican.

Dance through Life presents a captivating body of work that explores the profound connection between life and dance. Katya Du Pond masterfully captures the essence of this confluence, taking viewers on an emotional journey through the three fundamental steps of a twirl and various dance poses.

Through a harmonious fusion of acrylic on canvas and mixed media elements, Du Pond engages viewers with color and motion, inviting them to reflect on their own life experiences and find inspiration in the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the dance.

On view through August 29 at Silver Street

Second Saturday is just over a week away, join us at Sawyer yards on August 12 from 12-5pm! Make plans to explore four magnificent repurposed warehouses, transformed into vibrant art havens just for HOU! Wander through an eclectic wonderland of painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clothing, textiles, printmaking, mixed media, and so much more. Second Saturday is free, and perfect for all ages.

See a list of open studios at https://www.sawyeryards.com/events/second-saturday

Curated by Megan Olivia Ebel, Technological Reverie: Unveiling Utopia invites viewers on a captivating journey that explores the delicate balance between technology and the yearning for a tech-free utopia. This visionary exhibition delves into the realm of an enchanting world where technology serves as a catalyst for storytelling and the eventual emergence of a harmonious, technology-free existence. Through a curated collection of artworks, the exhibition weaves together the possibilities of technology's assistance in manifesting a utopia and the narrative threads that guide us toward a serene and authentic way of life.

Image: Alfonso Bonilla, Way to Lyceum, courtesy of Serrano