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Cafeteria by Yifan Jiang is the next installation in the Moody's Off the Wall series. It was inspired by Jiang’s frequent visits to the Brochstein Pavilion while she audited philosophy classes at Rice University during her two-year Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. To create this work, Jiang drew from Houston’s culinary histories, illustrating pastries through an expressive, freehand approach. Overlaid with acrylic paint, the mural depicts the silhouettes of windswept oak trees, birds in flight, and passing students, their shadows mirroring the world outside. In this space where contemplation and leisure intersect, Jiang’s Cafeteria raises questions about what we know, what reality is, and where it begins to slip into a dream.

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Reflecting the artist’s interest in storytelling and myth as forces that shape how the world is understood, Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits invites visitors to imagine how traditional stories can speak to contemporary socio-political realities, and how expressions of imagination and joy are radical acts with the potential to disrupt prevailing cultural discourse and inspire a more compassionate and harmonious future.

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Cool off and get creative at the Moody Center for the Arts' annual Summer Jam. Enjoy family-friendly art activities, galleries to explore, an indoor farmer’s market, local food vendors, and more. Co-Presented with Informal Grub, guests will have access to the exhibitions of Masako Miki and Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin. In addition to a scavenger hunt, face painting, and bubble play, this free event comes with $6 parking!

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Renowned body-based artist Emily Johnson is the inaugural speaker for DiverseWorks’ Art + Climate CONVERSATIONS. Of the Yu’pik Nation and based in Lenapehokin, this Bessie, Guggenheim, and Doris Duke Artist Award winner will discuss her work as an artist, land and water protector, and organizer for justice, sovereignty, and well-being.