Arch of Time

Uniting the Celestial and the Terrestrial

Leadership

The Arch of Time in Houston is overseen by an active Steering Committee led by Barbara Tober (Honorary Chair), Philamena Baird (Chair), and Roland Garcia (Vice Chair). Two Community Advisory Committees provide additional guidance.

Steering Committee

Barbara Tober, Honorary Chair 

Philamena Baird, Chair

Roland Garcia, Vice Chair

Jamal Bafagih

Bill Baldwin

Krista Calaway

Frances Castenada Dyess

Alejandro Colom

Cyndy Garza-Roberts

Gregg Harrison

Lisa Malosky

Albert Myres

Suresh Raghavan

Paula Sutton

Ex Officio
Community Advisory Committee

Hon. Sylvia Garcia, Chair

Hon. Joaquin Martinez, Vice Chair

Hon. John Whitmire

Hon. Carol Alvarado

Hon. Christina Morales

Hon. Lesley Briones

Hon. Adrian Garcia

Hon. Julian Ramirez

Community
Advisory Committee

Kenneth Allen

Karla Cisneros

Myrna Fisch

David Flores

Bolivar Fraga

Victor Kendall

Deborah Keyser

Stephen Quezada

Ashley Small

Lee Vela

  • The Story

    The Story

    The artwork was conceived by Riccardo Mariano originally as an entry to the LAGI 2019 Abu Dhabi design competition. In 2021, the LAGI directors,…

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  • Education

    Education

    STEM education that also centers the arts — STEAM — has been shown to be an effective means to expand access and excellence in…

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  • Energy

    Energy

    The Arch of Time will stand as a monument to sustainability. It will be the first public art project of its scale and visibility…

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  • Experience

    Experience

    Incorporating more than 60,000 functioning solar photovoltaic cells into the south-facing exterior of the sculpture, it will generously give 400,000 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity…

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