Sculpture Month Houston

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Sculpture Month Houston SMH hosts a yearly exhibition of sculptures and 3D art, designed as site specific installations. Volker Eisele
President and Principal Curator

Sculpture Month Houston (SMH) was founded in 2016 as a forum for sculpture and installation art. Its mission is to provide an opportunity for artists, primarily in the Houston area and Texas, to showcase their work and to participate in a comprehensive art discourse. Organized as a yearly event, the main exhibitions take place during October and November at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, an agro-industrial relic turned into dramatic art spaces. The cylindrical silos are a unique backdrop for art; at the same time they are a challenging, site- specific arena in which to exhibit. Every two years, as a Biennial Festival, over 40 participating art venues are invited to exhibit three-dimensional art throughout the city. This Festival directs attention to the diverse creative energy of local, regional and national installation artists and sculptors. It joins a succession of existing art celebrations, like Foto Fest and the rotating art exhibitions at the Buffalo Bayou Cisterns, adding to Houston’s reputation as an art-enthusiastic city. There have been a total of six yearly exhibitions at “The Silos”, and they have solidified the reputation of Sculpture Month Houston as a respected promoter of all things multi-dimensional. SMH fills a niche by exclusively presenting three-dimensional art. Over the past six years approximately 150 artists exhibited their work. Not only were these exhibitors from Houston and Texas but also from neighboring states. The exhibitions provide a truly immersive experience as visitors are encouraged to enter the individual silos and engage directly with the art. Frequent tours and artist’s talks promote a deeper understanding of the work presented as well as educational experiences for students and the general public. Sculpture Month Houston has established an accredited program within the Sculpture Department at the University of Houston. Also, there is an active process for engaging college art students as well as high school seniors to participate in exhibition tours and discussions. Past exhibitions at "The Silos":
2016: From Space to Field
2017: Tensile Strength
2018: Peak Shift
2019: Outta Space
2021: Altamira
2022: Synaptic
2023: The Sleep of Reason
2024: Solid State (in process)

Venues SMH has incorporated into its past programming include:
Site Gallery at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, aka “The Silos”
1940 Air Terminal Museum at Hobby Airport
WR-4 Hangar at Hobby Airport
Rotunda at City Hall
I M Pei Control Tower (decommissioned) at Bush Intercontinental Airport
Orton Gallery, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston First Corporation’s Partnership Tower

Sculpture Month Houston is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax- deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Here's a quick look at our "Singular Visions" exhibition, celebrating our 10-Year Anniversary.On view through November 2...
10/07/2026

Here's a quick look at our "Singular Visions" exhibition, celebrating our 10-Year Anniversary.

On view through November 21, 2026 at Site Gallery Houston at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, 1502 Sawyer Street, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77007.

Open Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm-6pm

Exhibition Tours by Curator Volker Eisele: Saturdays, 2pm-3pm

Participating Artists: Tom Bandage, Michael Bhichitkul, Christie Blizard, Steve Brudniak, Alton DuLaney, Jonathan Durham, Alicia Eggert, Tim Glover, Stephan Hillerbrand + Mary Magsamen, Beili Liu, Steve Murphy, Steve Parker, Gladys Poorte, Chris Powell, Margo Sawyer, Amy Scofield, Zulma Vega, Ed Wilson.

Video filmed and edited by Sage Hansen

For more information, please visit www.sculpturemonthhouston.org/2026

Here's a quick look at our "Singular Visions" exhibition, celebrati...

Thank you all for coming to the opening reception of "Singular Visions", celebrating our 10-Year Anniversary! If you mi...
10/05/2026

Thank you all for coming to the opening reception of "Singular Visions", celebrating our 10-Year Anniversary! If you missed it or would like to see the exhibition again, our open hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm - 6pm. Exhibition tours by Curator Volker Eisele take place on Saturdays from 2pm to 3pm. On view through November 21, 2026.

Here are some photos of the opening reception!

10/05/2026
10/03/2026

Sculpture Month Houston 10-Year Anniversary: Singular Visions

Opening Reception: TONIGHT, October 3, 6pm - 9pm

Site Gallery Houston at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, 1502 Sawyer Street, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77007

Participating Artists:
Tom Bandage, Michael Bhichitkul, Christie Blizard, Steve Brudniak, Alton DuLaney, Jonathan Durham, Alicia Eggert, Tim Glover, Stephan Hillerbrand + Mary Magsamen, Beili Liu, Steve Murphy, Steve Parker, Gladys Poorte, Chris Powell, Margo Sawyer, Amy Scofield, Zulma Vega, Ed Wilson.

Curator: Volker Eisele

Video by Zee Garcia

For more information, please visit www.sculpturemonthhouston.org/2026

10/02/2026

"Brink", an installation by Beili Liu

Come by tomorrow night to celebrate a major milestone for Sculpture Month Houston's 10-Year Anniversary: Singular Visions!

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 3, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
On View: Through November 21, 2026

Location: Site Gallery Houston, The Silos at Sawyer Yards, 1502 Sawyer Street, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77007

For more information, please visit www.sculpturemonthhouston.org

As the autumn season begins, our next Sculpture Month Houston exhibition is officially taking shape and being assembled....
09/11/2026

As the autumn season begins, our next Sculpture Month Houston exhibition is officially taking shape and being assembled. Join us for the public opening on October 3rd — this year is no ordinary event, as we celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary!

We started this adventure in 2016 with our inaugural exhibition, “From Space to Field,” presenting a truly avant-garde group of 200 installation artists from Houston, across Texas, Chicago, New York, and Mexico. Over the past decade, each exhibition has been organized around a central theme — a conceptual umbrella.

This year, however, we are breaking that mold and presenting “Singular Visions,” a demonstration of the wide diversity of art existing side by side in a mode of friendly competition. If there is an overarching theme, it might be an emphasis on the poetic sensibilities of art and artmaking, rather than becoming too entangled with social activism. Or perhaps it is the essential transformation of ordinary reality into a higher-order reality, consciousness, or whatever one likes to call it. After all, one of the driving forces of art is creativity and innovation.

- Volker Eisele, SMH President and Curator

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Tom Bandage, Michael Bhichitkul, Christie Blizard, Steve Brudniak, Alton DuLaney, Jonathan Durham, Alicia Eggert, Tim Glover, Stephan Hillerbrand + Mary Magsamen, Beili Liu, Steve Murphy, Steve Parker, Gladys Poorte, Chris Powell, Margo Sawyer, Amy Scofield, Zulma Vega, Ed Wilson

Image info: Christie Blizard, "Plant Songs", video-recorded opera

For more information, please visit www.sculpturemonthhouston.org/2026

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