Outstanding artworks by Harris County students who are Gold Key recipients in the 2007 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program are on view through February 8, 2007 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston´s Glassell Junior School of Art, 5100 Montrose Boulevard. The annual Harris County Department of Education Gold Key Exhibition includes paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, ceramics, and sculpture by students who were recognized with Gold Keys, the highest regional award given in the Scholastic program.

The teenagers enrolled in the Advanced Curriculum for Teens fine arts scholarship program, ACT Glassell, train their talent on animal subjects in Pet Show, on view through February 15, 2007 in the Upstairs Gallery at the Glassell School of Art, 5101 Montrose Boulevard. The school is the teaching wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The annual Eye on Third Ward exhibition, opening February 10, 2007 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is complemented by a sampling of photographs taken by Polish students in a program inspired by the Yates example. The result, Eye on Third Ward - Eye on Krakow, demonstrates the skill and sensitivity of teenagers charged with documenting life in their communities. The exhibition will be on view in the museum´s Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet Street, through June 24, 2007.

One of the most celebrated landmarks of contemporary Japanese Pop Art since it was first introduced to international audiences in 2005, the monumental video City Glow by the Japanese Pop Art star Chiho Aoshima will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from January 27 to April 29, 2007, in the lower corridor of the Audrey Jones Beck Building. Spanning five video screens, it has been described by the Los Angeles Times´ Christopher Knight as "a post-modern Japanese screen painting."

The African American Art Advisory Association (Five-A) of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the 11th Annual Citywide African-American Art Exhibition at 10 venues from February 1-28, 2007. An opening reception for the exhibition is planned from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, February 1 at Farnsworth Pavilion at Rice University, 6100 Main Street.

The Great Wall of China: Photographs by Chen Changfen opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on April 1, 2007, showing unique views of the ancient structure in the first U.S. exhibition of work by this important Chinese photographer. Chen devoted 30 years of his life to exploring and photographing the Great Wall, seeking to animate it through his particular vision.

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Presents Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006: Through March 18, 2007: Gund Gallery. This major museum exhibition brings together the latest designs from 10 of the most influential and creative fashion designers of our time.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) hosts the Citizens Bank Foundation Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House on Monday, January 15, when general admission to the MFA will be free of charge all day (10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.). Boston visitors can enjoy historic moments at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

The Masterpieces of French Painting from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1800-1920 on View February 4 - May 6, 2007; JPMorgan Chase Provides Major Corporate Sponsorship in Houston. Exhibition at Berlin´s Neue Nationalgalerie Follows Houston.

New Project to Establish MFAH as Leader in Presentation and Interpretation of Korean Art in the South and Southwest United States. At a press briefing held today in the Caroline Wiess Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dr. Peter C. Marzio, MFAH director, and Dr. Kim Hongnam, director of the National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, stated their intentions to enter into a long-term agreement and loan of Korean cultural treasures that will serve as the foundation of the Korean Art.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston film department is accepting submissions for the eighth annual Houston´s Young Moviemakers 2007, a project of the MFAH, Women in Film & Television/Houston, and Houston MediaSource. This juried showcase celebrates the achievements of Houston-area students who are creating work in film and video and encourages young people from elementary to high school to express themselves artistically in this medium.