Situation Mixtape

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

W/ REGINA AGU, PETER LUCAS, AND ADRIENNE PERRY On the final evening of the exhibition "into the midst of things," Houston artists Regina Agu, Peter Lucas, and Adrienne Perry will present a live, de-centered collage of words, images, films, sounds, and music from a wide variety of sources. This unique event will shift the gallery’s …

Lines Drawn: Exhibition Opening & Reception

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Please join us for the opening reception of Lines Drawn, a project that explores how artists reimagine, disrupt and question received notions of borders and boundaries. By addressing issues of immigration, nationalism, equity and human rights through their work, the artists encourage us to contemplate the many barriers in our own lives as social constructions …

Antígona González: A Reading / Una lectura

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

++ La información en español sigue abajo ++ Please join us for a collective, choral reading of "Antígona González" (Les Figues Press, 2016) with author Sara Uribe and Houston-based women artists, writers, activists, and organizers. The reading will be in Spanish, with John Pluecker's translations projected in English. Longlisted for the 2017 Best Translated Book …

Artist / Activist Matchmaking Event

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Organized by artist Carrie Schneider, this event invites artists to meet with activists for a rapid-fire brainstorming session to generate an abundance of ideas for creative tactics of changing public imagination, unsticking a stuck issue, and collaborative possibilities between artists and activists in Houston. Artists must pre-register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artistactivist-matchmaking-event-tickets-37788248669 Six issues undergoing major …

Print to Empower: Workshop

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Print to Empower is a letterpress wood type workshop for 14 participants. Application and advance registration is required. Application deadline: October 2 This letterpress workshop will introduce 14 participants to the ways that printing has historically been used—and continues to be used—as a tool to affect social change. A brief history of empowerment through print …

The Kijana Youth Creative Music Ensemble – Performance

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

The Kijana Youth Creative Music Ensemble an ensemble of global migrants based in the Gulfton neighborhood of Houston, Texas a project of Kijana Youth, Nameless Sound, and the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services Featuring: Celine Eric Gideon Jennifer Peter Rogers Sifa Sifa Yelizabeth Mr. David Mr. Muhammad performing improvisations on keyboards, marimbas, xylophones, percussion, and …

Takahiro Yamamoto: Direct Path to Detour

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Join DiverseWorks for the regional premiere of Portland, Oregon-based choreographer Takahiro Yamamoto's new dance work, Direct Path to Detour, in Matchbox 2 at the MATCH. Tickets: Pay What You Wish Performance is 60 minutes; Friday and Saturday performances are followed by an audience talkback with Yamamoto. Co-commissioned by DiverseWorks, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati …

Zine-Making Workshop

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Join artists Maria-Elisa Heg, Stacy Kirages, Evan McCarley, and Sarah Welch of Zine Fest Houston for a Lines Drawn-themed zine-making workshop. This workshop will focus on DIY publishing techniques and the use of collage in zines. Basic supplies such as paper, pens, magazines, scissors, and glue sticks will be provided. Participants may bring optional materials …

Direct Path to Detour – Dinner & Fundraiser

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Join DiverseWorks and choreographer Takahiro Yamamoto on Sunday, October 29th for an evening of food, art, and performance centered on the subject of the detour and other influences of Japanese history and culture. This exclusive event includes tickets to the Sunday performance of Yamamoto’s new dance work, Direct Path to Detour, and a cocktail reception …

Extraterratorial Sites & Persons: Artist & Community Roundtable

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for an open forum discussion moderated by Henry G. Sanchez and Xandra Eden that focuses on the artist's position in society/communities and artist concepts of extraterritoriality and citizenship. Guests include Phillip Pyle II, Pedro Lasch, Deborah Grotfeldt, Terry Suprean, and others. This conversation is part of the "Lines Drawn" project at DiverseWorks.

Space is Lit: Recent Experimental Films (HCAF17)

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL AT DIVERSEWORKS Some spaces are illuminated by the sun. Some are lighted by a single bare bulb. Other spaces can be brought to light by a bright idea. The experimental films in this program are divergent in approach, but all engage with the space before the camera, as well as the …

Abigail Child: Is This What You Were Born For? (HCAF17)

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL AT DIVERSEWORKS Director Abigail Child in Attendance -- Free event – no tickets or Festival Badge necessary. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit Houston Cinema Arts Society for more information about the Festival. -- Abigail Child’s series Is This What You Were Born For? is one …

Films by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan (HCAF17)

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

CO-PRESENTED WITH THE HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL -- Directors Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan in attendance -- Free event – no tickets or Festival Badge necessary. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit Houston Cinema Arts Society for more information about the Festival. -- Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan direct, produce …

Abigail Child: The Suburban Trilogy (HCAF17)

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

CO-PRESENTED WITH THE HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL Director Abigail Child will be in attendance. -- Free event – no tickets or Festival Badge necessary. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit Houston Cinema Arts Society for more information about the Festival. -- Abigail Child’s trilogy of short films made between 2002 …

Diverse Discourse Lecture: Christopher Y. Lew & Mia Locks

Diverse Discourse Lecture w/ Christopher Y. Lew & Mia Locks, 2017 Whitney Biennial Curators Wednesday, November 15, 6:30 pm Dudley Recital Hall Fine Arts Building, Room 132 University of Houston Co-presented with the Art History Program of the University of Houston School of Art Free - seating is first come, first served Parking: Enter the …

Rachel’s Going Away Party + Holiday Social & Art Sale

Axelrad 1517 Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

Please join the DiverseWorks Board of Directors, Artist Advisory Board and Staff for Rachel's Going Away Party and our Annual Holiday Social & Art Sale. Raise a glass and celebrate Rachel Cook's 5 years with DiverseWorks and wish her well as she begins her new position as Artistic Director of On the Boards in Seattle. …

Keliy Anderson-Staley: Community Portraits

DiverseWorks 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

Come and observe one of the earliest photographic techniques in action! Portrait photographer Keliy Anderson-Staley, known nationally for her work using the 19th-century wet-plate collodion tintype process, which she has been using to make portraits since 2004, will be set-up to make portraits of visitors to MATCH on January 13th and 14th. Using antique brass …

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