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About the Event
Houston Modern Market Week is the largest cultural celebration of “modern” in Texas. A week full of lectures, films, parties, tours, and of course; Houston’s vintage modern, contemporary modern, all modern market is the showcase for fine art, furniture, jewelry, objects, design, architecture, clothing and more. Exhibitors based locally and from around the country will converge at Houston Modern Market with their best modern wares for you to take advantage of and make the deals of the century! Put on your best mod chic for the Preview Party April 19 with libations, lite bites, live entertainment, and first chance buying of the modern treasures.
Houston Modern Market presents Exhibitors of Fine Art, Furniture, Jewelry, Objects, Architecture, and MORE! Admission includes Lectures and Special Exhibits. Don’t miss the fun.
| Friday and Saturday, April 5 & 6 | |
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| 10am-5pm | Collector Preview-Rhythms of Modernism: Paintings from Mid-Century Texas (free, no ticket required) -William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun Street, Houston 77019 |
| Saturday, April 6 | |
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| 2pm-4pm | The Challenging Phenomenon of Jermayne MacAgy, Houston Years, 1955-64 a Lecture by Chelby King, instructional assistant and MA candidate, University of Houston, former director, Lawndale Art Center, former director of civic art, Houston Arts Alliance - William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun St Houston 77019 (free, no ticket required) |
| 7pm-9pm | Houston MOD House Party Sponsored by Houston MOD, preserving our modern heritage Enjoy a celebratory evening with Houston Mod as we kick-off the events of Mod Month and recognize 10 years of education and advocacy. The evening’s venue is a mid-century house designed by architects Lenard Gabert & W. Jackson Wisdom that is featured in the Houston Architectural Guide. Celebrate with lite bites, libations, cool tunes, and good company. Address- 3007 S. Braeswood, Houston Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door |
| Monday, April 15 | |
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| 7pm | Lewis & Maese Auctions Houston Modern Market Week Film Festival FILM: DESERT UTOPIA: MIDCENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN PALM SPRINGS Followed by a talk with author, architect, historian, Alan Hess River Oaks Theater, 2009 West Gray, Houston, cocktails and Alan Hess book signing at 6pm (cash bar) ($20, Limited seating, Please purchase tickets in advance to assure availability, tickets at the door if available, all proceeds benefit Houston MOD and Design Onscreen) |
| Tuesday, April 16 | |
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| 4-6pm | A talk and book signing with author, architect, historian Alan Hess River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77098 |
| 7pm | Lewis & Maese Auctions Houston Modern Market Week Film Festival FILM: JOURNEYMAN ARCHITECT: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DONALD WEXLER Followed by a talk with author, architect, historian, Alan Hess River Oaks Theater, 2009 West Gray, cocktails and Alan Hess book signing at 6pm (cash bar) ($20, Limited seating, please purchase tickets in advance to assure availability, tickets at the door if available, all proceeds benefit Houston MOD and Design Onscreen) |
| Wednesday, April 17 | |
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| 7pm | An evening with Stephen Fox. (Free, no ticket required) “Border Modern: Modern Architecture of the Texas-Mexican Border” -Lecture by Stephen Fox, Author and Architecture Historian AIA ArCH Center, 315 Capitol Street #120, Houston 77002 |
| Thursday, April 18 | |
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| 7pm | Lewis & Maese Auctions Houston Modern Market Week Film Festival FILM: William Krisel, Architect Followed by a talk with author, architect, historian, Alan Hess AIA ArCH Center, 315 Capitol Street #120, Houston 77002 ($20, Limited seating, please purchase tickets in advance to assure availability, tickets at the door if available, all proceeds benefit Houston MOD and Design Onscreen) |
| Friday, April 19 | |
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| 6pm-10pm | Houston Modern Market Preview Party ($50 three day market pass) Winter Street Studios 2101 Winter St Houston TX 77007 Put on your best mod chic and Enjoy libations, lite bites, live entertainment, socializing, and first chance at shopping the modern treasures before the market opens. |
| 6pm-10pm | Mod Design Lounge with American Society of Interior Designers Texas Gulf Coast Bring your design dilemmas for creative solution (free with 3 day market pass, no appointment required) |
| 7:30pm | Fashion Show |
| 9pm | Silent Auction Ends Lots of great goodies. Be sure to get your bids in during the Preview Party All sales benefit Houston MOD |
| Saturday, April 20 | |
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| 10am-6pm | Houston Modern Market ($10, two day market pass) Shop til you drop Mod booths and artist studios. Winter Street Studios 2101 Winter St Houston TX 77007 |
| 10am-10:45am | Houston Modern Market Design Tour (free with two day market admission but reservation required by obtaining a free ticket from the ticket sales page) An American Society of Interior Designers Texas Gulf Coast Designer takes you on a tour of special design objects throughout the market and talks about applications for use in your home or design project. |
| 10am-6pm | Mod Design Lounge with American Society of Interior Designers Texas Gulf Coast Bring your design dilemmas for creative solution (free with market pass, no appointment required) |
| 10am-2pm | Vintage Car Show (Free, no ticket required) Winter Street Studios |
| 11am-3pm | MOD Picnic- Food Trucks & Astroturf benefitting Houston MOD Sponsored by Waste Connections, Inc |
| 11am | LECTURE- Designing Domesticity: Industrial Design for Modern Living, 1935 – 1965, Don Emmite, Author and Lecturer (free with market admission) Sponsored by Russell Tether Fine Art |
| 12noon | Modern Architecture Tour, Tour A -a guided driving tour by Architectural Historian/Enthusiast Jason Smith ($35 Ticket) Tours will depart from Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St, Houston |
| 1pm | LECTURE- The Silver Gringo, William Spratling and the Revival of Mexican Silver, Christine Gervais, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts and Rienzi (free with market admission) |
| 3pm | Modern Architecture Tour, Tour B -a guided driving tour by Architectural Historian/Enthusiast Jason Smith ($35 Ticket) Tours will depart from Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St, Houston |
| 4pm | LECTURE- The Emergence of the Houston Art Scene at Mid-Century, David Brauer, senior lecturer, Glassell School of Art, MFAH |
| 6:30pm-8pm | Houston Founders Party, a Celebration Honoring Houston’s Pioneering Mid-Century Modern Artists with lite bites and libations at William Reaves Fine Art 2313 Brun St, Houston TX 77019 ($20 suggested donation at the door, all proceeds benefit Houston Mod) |
| 8pm-10pm | Charity Auction Party A fun charity auction, in a party like atmosphere, with lite bites, libations, and fun, benefitting Houston Mod. Lewis and Maese Auction House, 1505 Sawyer St, Suite C, Houston TX 77007 (free, no ticket required) |
| Sunday, April 21 | |
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| 10am-5pm | Houston Modern Market ($10, two day market pass) Shop til you drop Mod booths and artist studios. Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street, Houston TX 77007 |
| 10am-10:45am | Houston Modern Market Design Tour (free with market admission but reservation required by obtaining a free ticket from the ticket sales page) An American Society of Interior Designers Texas Gulf Coast Designer takes you on a tour of special design objects throughout the market and talks about applications for use in your home or design project. |
| 10am-4pm | Mod Design Lounge with American Society of Interior Designers Texas Gulf Coast Bring your design dilemmas for creative solution (free with market pass, no appointment required) |
| 11am-3pm | MODÂ Picnic- Food Trucks & Astroturf Benefitting Houston MOD Sponsored by Waste Connections, Inc |
| 11am | LECTURE- Interactive Design Workshop “Less is More” Concept of Design, Ariana Smetana, Design Principal/Founder, artVIA | lifestyle design crossroads (free with market admission) |
| 12noon | Modern Architecture Tour, Tour A -a guided driving tour by Architectural Historian/Enthusiast Jason Smith ($35 Ticket) Tours will depart from Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St, Houston |
| 1pm | FILM: COAST MODERN: Inspired living by the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston TX 77005 (tickets available or at the door) |
| 2:45pm | Presentation of Art Raffle Winners Lots of great goodies, be sure to get your bids in! Winter Street Studios All sales benefit Houston Mod |
| 3pm | LECTURE- A look at Houston’s Modern Architecture through the Houston Architectural Guide, third edition (free with market admission) by author Stephen Fox, book signing to follow |
| 5pm | Houston Modern Market Doors Close |
| Monday, April 22 | |
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| 7pm | Lewis & Maese Auctions Houston Modern Market Week Film Festival FILM: VISUAL ACOUSTICS: THE MODERNISM OF JULIUS SHULMAN Followed by a talk with the Director of the film Eric Bricker River Oaks Theater, 2009 West Gray, Houston, cocktails at 6pm (cash bar) ($20, Limited seating, please purchase tickets in advance to assure availability, tickets at the door if available, all proceeds benefit Houston MOD and Design Onscreen) |
Event Location
Houston Modern Market is located at Winter Street Studios
Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St, Houston, TX 77007
Located north of Washington.
Accessible from Sawyer St or Summer St.
For parking, take Summer St to parking lots.
Located north of Washington.
Accessible from Sawyer St or Summer St.
For parking, take Summer St to parking lots.