UH Center for Creative Work

Presiden Khator surprised the Honors College with a visit to our history students' art exhibit and our Student Services Office! Goo Coogs!

Sunday, Nov. 11, the Honors College will be commemorating Veterans Day as Honors faculty members Irene Guenther and Robert Cremins host the “WWI Centennial Book Conversation” at Brazos Bookstore. The event celebrates the launch of Guenther’s new book, Postcards from the Trenches!
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If you are in The Heights area and want to get some fresh air (finally!) and offer some help, Down House is taking donations and making drop offs to the big shelters!

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There's A Genius Street Artist Running Loose In New York, And Let's Hope Nobody Catches Him Using street furniture like poles or electrical terminals, Tom creates colorful and whimsical pieces that interact with their surroundings.

Hacking Creativity: How Play Is Crucial To Your Success Today we’ve become obsessed with ‘life-hacks’ — shortcuts that allow you to perform an action or reach a goal with the least amount of…

Voices of Mississippi – Voices of Mississippi – Medium “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” –William Faulkner

Bringing the Delta blues to Austin sounds all right by me! If you can't check out the exhibit this month, make sure to read up on Robert Johnson as he made blues history in San Antonio and Dallas, his deal with the devil, and the legacy he's left behind. Let us know what you think of this Delta bluesman in the comments!

Robert Johnson In Texas – Glasstire Among the more impenetrable artistic mysteries percolating in this immense land mass masquerading as a mere state are the stories of long-gone songsters who brought the country blues to town. We know that Blind Lemon Jefferson could often be seen performing in Dallas’ Deep Ellum in the 1910s and ‘20...

“Projects created by Honors College students from U.S. History and Houston History classes explore the reasons for, and the lasting legacies of, the ‘great migrations’ in America.”

July 12 through August 19, 2017, visit the Heritage Society Museum Gallery in Houston to get to know the students and their points of view on Great Migrations: Past and Present, of America! This event is free to the public and the opening reception is Wednesday, July 12, from 5-8 p.m. Hope to see you there!!

Short day today + free admission Thursday = quick trip to Houston's own Museum of Fine Arts! Only had 30 minutes to spend there, and it was entirely worth it.

Get your CreativeWork on! Submit a proposal for a Mini-Mural by August 11th!

City of Houston Looking for More “Mini Murals” Artists – Glasstire have been transformed by local artists. So far, it’s been a mix between graffiti, street art, and art art. Now, there is an open call for another 38 artworks. The deadline to submit applications is August 11 and all artists will be notified of results by August 31.