Love road trips? Love art? Then plan a weekend drive from Houston to Corpus Christi (psst, that’s my hometown!). There are many great places to see art along the way and when you arrive.
Corpus Christi offers numerous art venues, including the Art Museum of South Texas, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Cain Gallery at Del Mar College, K-Space Contemporary, and and Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Here is how I typically plan my drive to coincide with days and hours of operation for each:
On Friday, leave Houston by 7:00 AM and drive directly to Corpus Christi for your first stop at the Cain Gallery of Del Mar College (it closes at 12:00 PM, so you should arrive by 11:00 AM just in time). Grab lunch, then head over to the Weil Gallery of Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (it closes at 5:00 PM).
On Saturday, first visit the Art Center of Corpus Christi, then drive thirty minutes to Rockport to see what’s on view at the Rockport Center for the Arts. After lunch, head back to Downtown Corpus Christi to visit K-Space Contemporary and the Art Museum of South Texas.
On Sunday, after brunch, head to Victoria for stops at the Nave Museum and Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art.
Below is my list of these exciting art venues in South Texas and the Coastal Bend:
Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art
1201 N. Moody St., Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 572-0016 | info@fivepointsmuseum.com
www.fivepointsmuseum.com
Hours: Wed-Sun 12pm to 5pm
The Nave Museum
306 W. Commercial St., Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 520-4458 | info@navemuseum.org
www.navemuseum.org
Hours: Tue-Fri 12pm to 5pm and Sat-Sun 12pm to 4pm
Art Museum of South Texas
1902 N. Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 825-3500 | artmuseum@tamucc.edu
www.artmuseumofsouthtexas.org
Hours: Tue- Sat 10am to 5pm and Sun 12-4pm
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 884-6406 | exhibits@artcentercc.org
https://www.artcentercc.org
Hours: Tue and Thu-Sat 10 am to 4 pm | Wed 10am to 8pm | closed Sun-Mon
Cain Gallery at Del Mar College
101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 698-1216 | art@delmar.edu
www.delmar.edu/offices/art/gallery
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am to 4pm and Fri 9am to 12pm
K-Space Contemporary
623 N. Chaparral St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 887-6834 | info@kspacecontemporary.org
www.kspacecontemporary.org
Hours: Wed-Sat 11 am to 5 pm | Sun 12pm to 4pm
Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr., Center for the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 825-4130 | alexandria.danchola@tamucc.edu
www.tamucc.edu/samc/art-and-design/university-galleries
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm
Rockport Center for the Arts
204 S. Austin St., Rockport, TX 78382
(361) 729-5519 | vanessa@rockportartcenter.com
www.rockportartcenter.com
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am to 5pm | Sun 12pm to 4pm