Public Program

Saturday, September 22, 1 pm Gallery Talk: Thinking in Aggregate Cymene Howe, Associate Professor of Post-Human Anthropology, Rice University Roger Moore, Ph.D., President, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. Laura August, Ph.D., Writer and Curator Lily Cox-Richard, Artist and Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Moderator: Xandra Eden, Executive Director & Chief Curator, DiverseWorks For this public conversation, an anthropologist, archeologist, writer, curator, and sculptor dig into each other’s work, thinking together to create a new conceptual aggregate. The conversation begins with each participant sharing nuggets from their own areas of research, which include ice, sidewalks, aggregates, mud and blue. Audience members are invited to contribute to the mix by posing questions and adding ideas.  

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 6:30 pm MECA 1900 Kane Street, Houston, TX  77007 Attend this free info session to learn more about The Idea Fund, a regional re-granting program for artists. The Idea Fund, a re-granting program administered by DiverseWorks in partnership with Aurora Picture Show and Project Row Houses and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, announces its eleventh round of funding for artist-generated and artist-centered projects. Supporting individual artists, curators, collectives, collaboratives or partnerships in the Greater Houston Area, The Idea Fund awards 12 - 15 grants at three distinct levels: Spark ($1,000), Catalyst ($4,000) and Stimulus ($7,000). Geographic Eligibility: Open to artists living in the Greater Houston Area. The lead artist must reside in one of the eligible counties: Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Chambers, Liberty, or Montgomery. More info and application at www.theideafund.org. Applications for Round 11 open on Monday, August 13, 2018 and close on October 29, 2018. Grants are highly competitive and awarded by a panel of arts professionals and a past Idea Fund grant recipient. The Idea Fund is committed to supporting new practices in contemporary art by funding unconventional projects and ideas that promote collaboration and non-traditional modes […]

A SATELLITE READING OF THE HOUSTON POETRY FEST 2018 sponsored by Voices: A Literary Arts Project Featuring: Lopa Banerjee / Christy Cobb / Ana Leticia DeLeón / Felicia Mack Little / Eloisa Pérez-Lozano / John Pluecker / Ji Yoon Lee / Reyes Ramirez / Stalina Villarreal / and the performer Koomah

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 6:30 pm Galveston Artist Residency 2521 Mechanic Street, Galveston, TX 77550 Attend this free info session to learn more about The Idea Fund, a regional re-granting program for artists. The Idea Fund, a re-granting program administered by DiverseWorks in partnership with Aurora Picture Show and Project Row Houses and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, announces its eleventh round of funding for artist-generated and artist-centered projects. Supporting individual artists, curators, collectives, collaboratives or partnerships in the Greater Houston Area, The Idea Fund awards 12 - 15 grants at three distinct levels: Spark ($1,000), Catalyst ($4,000) and Stimulus ($7,000). Geographic Eligibility: Open to artists living in the Greater Houston Area. The lead artist must reside in one of the eligible counties: Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Chambers, Liberty, or Montgomery. More info and application at www.theideafund.org. Applications for Round 11 open on Monday, August 13, 2018 and close on October 29, 2018. Grants are highly competitive and awarded by a panel of arts professionals and a past Idea Fund grant recipient. The Idea Fund is committed to supporting new practices in contemporary art by funding unconventional projects and ideas that promote collaboration and […]

This participatory workshop with artist Autumn Knight at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston will demonstrate methods used for developing a working understanding of the critical uses of fluidity in perspective, physicality, and thought within the personal and political. The workshop invites participants to use a group improvisational method that stimulates body awareness and further develops spontaneity that can uncover surprising sources of potential material. The entire group will be submerged in the group dynamic. There is no audience; the intent is to simultaneously become viewer, participant, and creator—to remain present. RESERVATIONS The workshop is open to participants who are at least 18 years old and able to move freely, everyone in the workshop must participate. No previous experience is necessary. Space in the workshop is extremely limited, participants can sign-up for the workshop starting on Monday, October 1, 2018 at noon. RESERVE TICKETS This workshop will be led by artist Autumn Knight who is included in the exhibition Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System on view at CAMH through January 6, 2019. fluid is co-presented by DiverseWorks and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. ABOUT AUTUMN KNIGHT Autumn Knight is an interdisciplinary artist working with performance, installation, and text. She was recently a resident […]