Houston, TX

James Turrell: One Accord

A Turrell Skyspace built into a working Quaker meeting house, open Friday evenings

James Turrell: One Accord Immersive Event - Main Image

One Accord (originally titled Meeting House 2000) is a James Turrell Skyspace incorporated into the Live Oak Friends Meeting House, completed in 2001 in collaboration with Houston architect Leslie K. Elkins. The Skyspace consists of a 12-foot-square opening in the roof with a retractable cover, transforming the spare, white meeting room into a luminous chamber as it opens to the sky. The Meeting House also incorporates a second Turrell installation, Night Piece, which uses neon lights to simulate the evening sky. Admission is always free; the meeting depends on visitor donations for the Skyspace's upkeep, maintenance, and repairs. Weather permitting, the roof opens for public viewing every Friday evening and the first Sunday evening of the month, approximately 30 minutes before sunset.
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Venue

Live Oak Friends Meeting House

Start date

May 1st, 2020

End date

September 24th, 2027

Audience Role

Visitors join Quaker worshippers in the meeting house's main room as the retractable roof opens the Skyspace to the sky about 30 minutes before sunset.

Ages: All ages

Content Advisories

• No content advisories
• No sexual content

Interaction Advisories

• No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

• Event is wheelchair accessible
• Seating available
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About Live Oak Friends Meeting

Live Oak Friends Meeting is a monthly meeting (congregation) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the Houston Heights, established in 1954. The meeting house, completed in 2001, was designed in collaboration with James Turrell — a birthright Quaker — and houses his Skyspace installation, incorporated into the building as an integral part of Quaker worship.