The Eye On Art Program at the Ion — Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice University — celebrated two new installations and a monumental piece of artwork in the plaza on the May 15 preview party.
The two window installations, “Primordial Seas” by Pavlina Vagioni and “Baking Soda” by Hillerbrand + Magsamen, were chosen through an open call to Houston-area-only artists. The plaza artwork “Waves” by Hyperlocal, the duo of Zhicheng Xu and Moon Mengqi He, was selected through an open call for Texas-based artists, showing our commitment to local talent.
The Eye On Art Program installations adaptively reuse the historic Sears building on which the Ion was built. The display windows are a unique opportunity to reimagine Sears’ store windows and build on the collective imagination of the space’s past, present, and future. Strategically placed as the entry points and eyes of the building, the two highly visible display windows facing Fannin and Main streets serve as beacons to draw in the community.
The May 15 celebration took place at Second Draught within the Ion.
As part of the Ion’s vision to be the home for Houston’s innovation community, the diverse programming aims to cultivate a transformative culture of people, places, ideas and experiences that build the world we want to see, inspiring a better quality of life for all of Houston.
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