Arts Programs & Events

A conversation with artists Razan Al Sarraf, Matthew Mazzotta and Rashad Salim on the role of art and culture in activating the United Nation's goals for sustainable development.

A curator's walkthrough of M.V. Dhurandhar: The Romantic Realist, followed by a panel discussion on the artist's legacy with Suhas Bahulkar, Manisha Patil, Abhay Sardesai and Shukla Sawant.

Join us to learn more about how virtual reality is transforming art.

Voted "Best Film Festival of Houston" by Houston Press, the Indian Film Festival of Houston, Inc. (IFFH) has partnered with Asia Society Texas Center to celebrate the festival's 10th anniversary on October 4 and 5, 2018.

Learn the art of scarf tying from Kolkata native Harshita Lohia, who draws inspiration from elements of nature and symbols of Indian culture.

Create fun self portraits during this creative workshop.

Starting September 12, Ink Asia 2018 Complimentary Tickets are available for pick up at our Center.

In this convergence of dance and painting, the audience will embark on a journey between the real and the surreal, where Salvador Dali's drawers and Sigmund Freud's unconscious mind are reexamined.

Members-only exhibition viewing with a lecture by guest curator Zehra Jumabhoy.

A special pre-release film screening of Manto, followed by a conversation with Nandita Das, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Raja Sen.

Oxford historian Faisal Devji challenges the current debate on the crisis of religion and secularism.

Asia Society Switzerland invites you to the guided art tour with Matthew McKelway, co-curator of the exhibition «ROSETSU – Ferocious Brush» at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.

Houston, where skyscrapers and bayous meet, welcomes the Jaipur Literature Festival, where internationally acclaimed authors and thinkers will take part in a range of provocative panels and debates alongside the city's best local writers on the thoughts and issues that resonate with our times.

Houston, where skyscrapers and bayous meet, welcomes the Jaipur Literature Festival, where internationally acclaimed authors and thinkers will take part in a range of provocative panels and debates alongside the city's best local writers on the thoughts and issues that resonate with our times.

A conversation with major collectors of Progressive artists about their passion for this art and the future of India’s art scene. 

Contemporary writers and art critics discuss what exactly is "modern" about modern Indian art, and what part tradition plays in the evolution of modern art.

Celebrating the exhibition The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India, on view September 14, 2018 through January 20, 2019

Join Asia Society Texas Center to celebrate the opening of New Cartographies and visit with the artists over drinks and light bites.