Houston Art Galleries

This year, I've been using the train to get home from school. Sitting still for 20 minutes a day every day, often with no book or music to keep me company, I've taken to staring out the window at the people and buildings rushing past. One day, I saw a series of galleries and decided to look up how many more there were in my area. You would not believe how many free galleries and art spaces there are in Houston -- and so many accessible by train! Here's a list -- by no means comprehensive, and I promise to update as I discover more, but it's a start.

HOUSTON ART GALLERIES (and various spaces that can generally be placed in the same category)

-Art Palace (contemporary/multimedia): 3913 Main Street. Open Tu-Sat 11-6.
-Fotofest (photography/video): 1113 Vine Street. Open M-F 10-5, Sat 12-5.
-Jung Center Houston (classes/books/visual art): 5200 Montrose
-Station Museum of Contemporary Art (contemporary/multimedia): 1502 Alabama. Open Wed-Sun 11-6.
-Caroline Collective (collaborative workspace): 4820 Caroline Street
-Gallery M Squared (contemporary/multimedia): 339 W. 19th Street. Open Wed-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5.
-Aurora Picture Show (film): 1524 Sul Ross. Open Mon-Fri 10-6 [must make appointment to view library]
-Houston Center for Photography (photography, surprise): 1441 West Alabama. Open Wed + Fri 11-5, Th 11-9, Sat + Sun 12-6.
-McMurtrey Gallery (contemporary/regional): 3508 Lake St. Open Tue-Fri 10:30-5, Sat 11-5.
-CTRL Gallery (contemporary/multimedia): 3907 Main St. Open Tue-Sat 11-6.
-Inman Gallery (contemporary/multimedia): 3901 Main St. Open Tue-Sat 11-6.
-Blaffer Art Museum (contemporary): UH 4800 Calhoun Rd (120 Fine Arts Building). Tue-Sat 10-5.
-Lawndale Art Center (contemporary/some regional): 2711 Main St. Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-6 [Rotates through over 500 artists annually]
-Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (crafting): 4848 Main St. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5.
-DiverseWorks (visual/performing/literary arts): 1117 East Fwy. Wed-Sat 12-6.
-Menil Collection (private collection): 1515 Sul Ross. Wed-Sun 11-7.
-Contemporary Arts Museum (medieval documents. Just kidding.): 5216 Montrose. Wed + Fri 11-7, Thu 11-9, Sat + Sun 11-6.

There are a lot of small theaters I haven't checked out a whole lot yet, but I promise there will be more info on those in the future! I hope this helps anyone who has an empty rainy afternoon.

Sara