April 13-14, 2026
Rice Memorial Center (RMC) / Ley Student Center
2026 • Creative Imagination • Bold Research • Transformative Vision • Real Impact
With close to 100 Rice undergraduates presenting their research and innovative creative works across various formats, this two-day School of Humanities and Arts showcase and celebration is an event you do not want to miss!
Listen to presentations, talk with student researchers and artists, and earn raffle tickets to win prizes. Be sure to attend our Cinematic Arts Showcase and check out the work of our student filmmakers. Join us on Tuesday, April 14, at 5 p.m. for the Awards for Excellence and Dessert Reception in Ray’s Courtyard where we will announce the recipients of the School of Humanities and Arts’ top awards for research and creative work and the winners of our raffle giveaway.
The Humanities and Arts Festival — held in conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry’s Inquiry Weeks — is our annual showcase and celebration of innovative and transformative undergraduate student research and creativity. “The Humanities and Arts Festival offers an opportunity to see how research and imagination come together to create bold ideas,” says Nicole A. Waligora-Davis, Humanities and Arts associate dean. “It’s also an occasion for us to make visible to the wider Rice community and partners throughout Houston the kind of rich, intellectual, vibrant and creative life that is the hallmark of our school.”
Location and Schedule:
The Medical Humanities Oral and Poster Presentations take place on Monday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center (RMC) / Ley Student Center.
The School of Humanities and Arts Oral and Pecha Kucha artwork presentations take place on Tuesday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion of the RMC and then in the Grand Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. The Cinematic Arts Showcase starts at 4 p.m. in the Grand Hall.
The Research Poster Exhibition is on Tuesday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grand Hall.
Parking:
We recommend allowing extra time for traffic and parking. Please consult the interactive campus map for guidance. The Central Campus Garage, best accessed via campus entrance 20 (on Rice Blvd), is the closest Rice public parking option to the RMC. Other parking options include West Lot 2 (best accessed via campus entrance 18 on Rice Blvd) and Entrance 3 Garage (best accessed via campus entrance 3 on Main St at Cambridge St). The garage and lot are self-pay, credit card entry. For more information on parking at Rice, please visit the Parking Office website.
Farnsworth Pavilion |
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Rice Grand Hall |
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