Special Events

Luck of the Draw is back! Now a biennial event, DiverseWorks’ popular fundraiser, Luck of the Draw, returns on Thursday, May 16.  Tickets and Art Chances are no longer available online but may be purchased at the door! 7:30 pm: Gold Art Chance Drawing ($200 per Art Chance) 8:30 pm: Silver Art Chance Drawing ($100 per Art Chance) Held in the gallery at MATCH, Luck of the Draw is not your ordinary fundraiser. It’s fast-paced, raucous, and full of good-natured competition. Celebratory cocktails and plentiful bites will be enjoyed by 200+ guests as they make some serious decisions about the art and artists they love. More than 300 works on paper will be donated to this year’s event by participating artists, including Natasha Bowdoin, Tomory Dodge, Sharon Engelstein, Franklin Evans, Maria Cristina Jadick, Martin Ivy, Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin, Emily Peacock, Cruz Ortiz, Geraldina Wise, and Geoff Winningham, to name just a few. How does Luck of the Draw work? Individual tickets are $150 ($125 for DW members) and are now on sale. Once you purchase your ticket, you can play the Luck of the Draw by purchasing Art Chances. When an Art Chance is drawn via lottery, the lucky winner […]

May 20 | 7 pm Register To Attend Become a Sponsor view the sponsorship packet for more information A virtual fundraiser and art sale unlike any other to benefit DiverseWorks' artists and community programs CO-CHAIRS Troy Schaum & Gökçe Günel EMCEES Donald C. Shorter, Jr. & Julia Barbosa Landois SPECIAL remembrance of James Bettison (1957 - 1997) Luck of the Draw is a virtual fundraiser benefiting DiverseWorks that will be presented live from the studios of Houston MediaSource in Second Ward. Emceed by artists Donald C. Shorter, Jr. and Julia Barbosa Landois, this hour-long event features an exclusive online sale of more than 100 small-format (7 x 9 in.) artworks by artists across the country and internationally, each priced at $200; special guest interviews; a tribute to artist James Bettison (1957-1997); and the premiere of artist-created music videos. More info...

HONORING JAMES SURLS & CHARMAINE LOCKE ***Tickets are no longer available online. Email Jennifer Gardner to check availability or to make a donation.*** Experience a magical evening featuring an eco-friendly dinner and live music under a canopy of light. Dinner & Auction: May 7, 2022, 7 - 10 pm Location: Orange Show World HQ, 2334 Gulf Terminal Drive, Houston, TX 77023 Music: Guadalupe Rocha, Seven's Edge SPONSORSHIPS: $2,500 - $10,000 TICKETS: $250 / $175 for DW Members (become a Member) WILD LIGHT features unique suspended light works for your home and personal collection, exclusively available through silent auction on May 7, created by: Leticia Bajuyo / Susan Budge / John Calaway / Carlos Canul Lina Dib / Rachel Gardner / Ronald L. Jones / Sharon Kopriva / Charmaine Locke Jack Massing / Sherry Owens / Patrick Renner / Kaneem Smith / James Surls George Tobolowsky All proceeds support DiverseWorks' production of A Gift from the Bower, a major outdoor multidisciplinary exhibition featuring the WILD LIGHT artists that will be presented on Earth Day Weekend 2023 on the grounds of James Surls & Charmaine Locke's former home and studio, Splendora Gardens. SPONSORS PRESENTER / LUMINARY Cat Spring Collection Independent Financial George & […]

Celebrate DiverseWorks' 40th and James Surls' 80th Birthdays on April 13th at a garden party in Historic Montrose! Individual Tickets: $150 / $100 for DiverseWorks Members Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:30 - 9:30 pm Hors d'Ouevres & Birthday Cake by Little Kitchen HTX Cocktails by Robin Berwick / Double Trouble THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Live Oak Anonymous Magnolia Ignacio Carríon & Brent Armour Cedar Itchy Acres Gardens & Art H. Russell Pitman Palmetto Jeff Beauchamp Harry Bowles Lynn Goode & Harrison Williams Janet Meyer SCHAUM/SHIEH Sixto Wagan & Matthew Dirst Lillian & Bob Warren In-Kind Donors Sarah Balinskas & Jeff DeBevec Laura Calaway Sponsorship opportunities range from $1,000 – $8,000 and include recognition on all materials. The print deadline for sponsorships is March 1. Proceeds from The Birthday Party will support DiverseWorks’ exhibitions, performances, and programs – including A Gift from the Bower, opening April 22 & 23 at the Locke Surls Center for Art and Nature @ Splendora Gardens (LSCAN). This outdoor, multidisciplinary, multigenerational exhibition takes place in natural galleries formed by small clearings in the piney woods of Southeast Texas.