On View through November 2024
Public Viewing Every Thursday from 6-9pm
Visit David Best's Houston Temple now through November. Built as a memorial to the recent passing of key members of Houston's creative community, it's also a gathering place for anyone expressing their deepest emotions: love, grief, sorrow, celebration and remembrance.
Upcoming Events
Smither Park mosaic artists will lead you in a hands-on workshop to learn the basics of mosaic art and create your own original mosaic tile to take home.
Learn about safety and techniques when using a MIG Welder, practice in a small group setting, and ultimately create a piece of art to take home.
Learn more advanced techniques when using a MIG Welder - Prerequisite Course is Level I MIG Welding
Artist, fabricator, and lighting genius Matt Fries will teach an introduction to basic soldering, wiring, and assembly techniques for the purpose of assembling a remote controlled RGB LED box for each student to take home.
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is a multi-site art center that exists to give Houstonians unique and authentic experiences that ignite the courage to create in everyone. We proudly preserve the legacies of the visionary artists behind the Orange Show Monument, the Beer Can House, Smither Park, and the Art Car Parade, and produce year-round programs designed to inspire curiosity and leave you feeling like part of our community.
After years of analysis and planning, we have announced our major expansion plan that will focus on bringing our community together to make, teach, and view performing and visual arts. Outsider art, artist built environments, and our creative programming will continue to attract visitors who are inspired by art that is relatable, accessible, exciting and fun. The new campus encompasses the existing Orange Show Monument and Smither Park properties, plus a 5-acre commercial property acquired in 2017. By highway, the site is easily accessible to all 7+ million residents of the greater Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land area.
ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers is a studio of forty architects, urban designers, and landscape architects. Rogers Partners engages the world of design with the creativity and rigor for which Founding Partner, Rob Rogers, FAIA and his teams have been recognized, and explores broader architectural concerns in the public realm.