About
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
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.
Volker Eisele
President and Principal Curator