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COLLECTIVE PRESENCE

Collective Presence is a hub for creative and cultural activity to address topics related to social, political, and environmental issues of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Part exhibition, part curatorial concept, and part experiment, this project proposes the exhibition space as a format for a collective call and response to the current trends of futurist and decolonization practices.

Collective Presence brings together multiple perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches to creative leadership and critical inquiry. Through a series of micro-residencies, workshops, and events, creative practitioners have been invited to develop new work on site and in conversation with each other.

MICRO-RESIDENCIES WITH:

Rabéa Ballin (Houston) | March 8 – 17
Joshua Rios (Chicago) | March 9 –  20
Rafa Esparza (Los Angeles) | March 24 – April 8
Awilda Rodríguez Lora (San Juan, PR) | April 8 – 14

PROGRAMS BY:

Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa / Strictly Street Salsa
Lisa E. Harris / Studio Enertia
Laura Napier
Risa Puleo & Rafa Esparza / Brown Artist Retreat: Houston
S Rodriguez & Sara Balabanlilar / Paraspace Books
Monica Villareal


Collective Presence programs will be presented in conjunction with the Latino Art Now! 2019 National Conference on Latino Art, a program of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research and hosted by the University of Houston’s Center for Mexican American Studies and the Smithsonian Latino Center (April 4 – 6, 2019).

DiverseWorks and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts will also co-present a performance by Awilda Rodríguez Lora as part of CounterCurrent19 (April 9-14, 2019).


On View:

February 21 – April 14, 2019

Opening Reception:

Curatorial Kick-Off
Thursday, February 21
7 – 9 pm

ADMISSION:

Free

LOCATION:

DiverseWorks @
MATCH Gallery
3400 Main Street
Houston, TX  77002

Gallery Hours:
Thu: 12 – 6 pm
Fri & Sate: 12 – 8 pm

RELATED PROGRAMS:

all events are in the gallery @ MATCH unless otherwise noted

Thursday, February 28, 6-8 PM
Paraspace Books Film Screening I: Oil on My Mind

Friday, March 1, 6-8 PM
Dance Class: Heritage in Motion: Not So Equal with Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa

Friday, March 8, 6 – 8 PM
Sea of Oil: Story Circle Show & Tell with Laura Napier

Friday, March 15, 6-8 PM
Paraspace Books Film Screening II: Sofia Cordova

Saturday, March 16, 2-4 PM
Workshop: The Politics of Collage with Joshua Rios

Saturday, March 16, 4-6 PM
Artist Talks with Rabéa Ballin and Joshua Rios

Thursday, March 21, 6-9 PM
Workshop: Threshold: Deep Listening & Creative Sound with Lisa E. Harris, Studio Enertia

Friday, March 22, 6-8 PM
Dance Class: Heritage in Motion: From the Soul to the Dance Floor with Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa

Thursday, March 28, 6:30 PM
Diverse Discourse Lecture: Sonia Guiñansaca, Managing Director, CultureStrike

Thursday, April 4, 6-8 PM
Paraspace Books Film Screening III: Drexciya

Saturday, April 6, 6-8 PM
Performance Lecture: Heritage in Motion: Salsa—A Tale of Discovery, Blood, Rhythm & Identity with Raul Edwards and Reinaldo Costa

Sunday, April 7, 10 AM – 6 PM
Brown Artist Retreat: Houston with Risa Puleo & Rafa Esparza

Friday, April 12, 6-8 PM
Dance Class: Heritage in Motion: Que Viva la Salsa! with Raul Orlando Edwards & Reinaldo Costa

Friday, April 12, 8 PM
Performance Lecture: SUSTENTO: The economy of La Performera with Awilda Rodríguez Lora
Presented in collaboration with the Mitchell Center for the Arts for CounterCurrent19 in MATCHBOX 1

Saturday, April 13, 10 AM – 3 PM
Performance Workshop Part I: Anatomy of Our Land / Anatomia de Nuestra Tierra with Awilda Rodríguez Lora. Pre-registration required.

Sunday, April 14, 1-3 PM
Performance Workshop Part II: Anatomy of Our Land / Anatomia de Nuestra Tierra with Awilda Rodriguez Lora. Pre-registration required.

Sunday, April 14, 4-6 PM
Closing Party and Collective Performance of Anatomy of Our Land / Anatomia de Nuestra Tierra with Awilda Rodríguez Lora