Special Events

In addition to offering lively nights of competitive slam poetry, the Southwest Shootout Poetry Festival will offer writing workshops and open mics for participating teams and the general public. For a full schedule of events please visit www.houstonvipslam.com/swso Workshops and events at DiverseWorks are $5 (no preregistration necessary), and include: Friday, June 13 11 am: Workshop: Who Are You? led by Dulcie Veluthakaran, singer-songwriter, poet, teacher and 2-time member of the Houston VIP Poetry Slam Team 11 am: Slammaster's/Coaches Open Mic 1 pm: Cultural Open Mic 1 pm: Workshop: Group Poems led by Houston-based poet Ahmad "Nyne" Hygh 3 pm: Roulette Slam with Write About Now 3 pm: Workshop: Write What you Feel, Spit What You Know: The Craft of Combining Equal Parts Performance, and Equal Parts Writing, led by individual World Poetry Slam Champion and World Cup of Poetry Slam Champion, Joaquin Zihuatenego Saturday, June 14 10 am: Workshop: Breaking the Box with Ebony Stewart, voted Slam Artist of the Year by National Poetry Awards 10 am: Workshop: The Three Lives of a Poem with Ed Mabrey, three-time Individual Poetry Slam Champion  12 pm: Haiku Deathmatch 2 pm: Youth Workshop and Slam presented by Writers in the Schools and Meta-four Houston (ages 13-19) 2 pm: Nerd Slam hosted […]

With Joel Luks of CultureMap, Molly Glentzer of Houston Chronicle, and Bill Davenport of Glasstire Join Fresh Arts and an esteemed guest panel at DiverseWorks for a candid discussion about what goes on behind the curtains at some of Houston’s most well known publications, how they choose what to cover, as well as a refresher on best practices when writing for any media outlet. Many of those in charge of external communications for smaller organizations (or individuals), have little or no formal training in writing for the media. That’s OK. This one-part conversation, one-part workshop, will help provide greater understanding of how it works for the writers and how to write a more compelling press release, so you can be better equipped to effectively engage the local media. We will cover: what it’s like to work as an arts writer in Houston, the basics of strong press releases, common mistakes, pitching stories, requesting corrections, general advice, and resources. FEES & REGISTRATION Registration deadline: noon, July 8, 2014 Fresh Arts Members: $5 Non-members: $10 REGISTER HERE: http://www.spacetaker.org/node/12691 Walk-ins: late registration fees apply Members: $15 Non-members: $20 For more information about becoming a Fresh Arts member, visit our Membership page. This workshop is supported in […]

Why go to the Galleria on Friday when you can come to DiverseWorks and shop for art this holiday season? That special someone in your life deserves an extraordinary, unique gift. No ties, socks, or sweaters, but original artworks created and generously donated to DiverseWorks by artists from across the country will be on sale. The more you buy, the more you'll save! All proceeds directly benefit DiverseWorks' exhibitions and programs. The sale continues through December.