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SUMMARY:DIVERSE DISCOURSE: LOUISE MARTORANO
DESCRIPTION:TALK: 6:30 pm\, Dec. 9\, 2025STUDIO VISIT DEADLINE: Dec. 1\, 2025\nJoin DiverseWorks in welcoming Louise Martorano\, Managing Director of National Programs\, Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST)\, to Houston as part of the Diverse Discourse Lecture & Studio Visit Program. The Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit Program brings curators and artistic directors to Houston to share their knowledge and ideas through free public lectures and visits with local artists.  \nLouise Martoranos’ talk\, It’s Not Out of Reach\, will take place at the DiverseWorks Gallery @ MATCH at 6:30 pm on Tuesday\, December 9\, and is co-hosted by Lawndale Art Center. Artist careers are often volatile and can be a rollercoaster when it comes to economic stability\, financial security\, and dependable infrastructure. This talk and discussion place these challenges at the center of our attention\, offering strategies for artists to skillfully approach uncertainty across issues of space\, ownership\, financial stability\, and scarce opportunities. Drawing on 17 years of experience in supporting artists’ careers and in caring for our arts and culture ecosystems\, the goal of this talk is to reassure participants that the path to being an artist with a sustainable career is not out of reach. \nAPPLY FOR A STUDIO VISIT: \nDeadline: December 1\, 2025Houston-area artists working in all disciplines (including visual artists\, writers\, dancers\, choreographers\, and performance artists) are invited to apply through Submittable. Artists selected by the visiting curator will be notified in early December. \nVISITING SPEAKER BIO:\nLouise Martorano has 20 years of nonprofit arts and culture experience with a focus on building infrastructures of support to stabilize artists careers. Prior to joining the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (“CAST”) as the Managing Director of National Programs and launching CAST Colorado\, Louise served for 15 years as the Executive & Artistic Director of RedLine Contemporary Art Center\, a non-profit contemporary art center and 2 year artist residency located in Denver. In this position\, Louise developed the Artist-in-Residence program\, developed\, facilitated and supported the curation of over 300 exhibitions\, launched both regranting and fiscal sponsorship programs to make philanthropic funds more accessible to artists and community organizations\, and launched a Satellite Studio initiative to negotiate affordable studio\, commercial and live/work spaces for artists and arts and culture organizations. From 2019 – 2025\, the Satellite Initiative resulted in adding 79 affordable artists studios into the Denver Metro Area\, 4 new live/work housing developments\, and negotiated 8 new locations for arts & culture nonprofits that previously did not have their own space. In 2017\, she was awarded a Livingston Fellowship for leadership from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation. Louise holds a M.H. from the University of Colorado at Denver with a focus in Contemporary Art History & Music. She is a Trustee for the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation\, Board Chair for the Harmony Hammond Trust\, Board Treasurer for the National Performance Network and the Denver Center for African Art. \nABOUT DIVERSE DISCOURSE:\nInitiated in 2013\, Diverse Discourse brings curators\, artistic directors\, and critics from across North America to Houston. While here\, they present a free public lecture and conduct studio visits with Houston-area artists\, performers\, and writers. These visits often lead to long-term relationships and future projects\, contributing to Houston’s reputation as an essential center of contemporary curatorial ideas and artistic practice. Previous lecturers have included Candice Hopkins\, Independent Curator & Writer; Senior Curator\, Toronto Biennial of Art\, Kemi Ilesanmi\, Executive Director\, The Laundromat Project\, New York\, NY\, and Christopher K. Morgan\, Choreographer and Vice President of Programming – Maui Arts & Cultural Center\, among others.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/diverse-discourse-louise-martorano/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – Gallery @ MATCH\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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SUMMARY:TOWN MEETING 1978-2028  Bimonthly Planning Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Free – Registration Required\n(da clic aquí para español)\nJoin Rendezvous Center for Art and DiverseWorks for a gathering and planning meeting for the 2028 50th Anniversary of Town Meeting I. Dinner will be provided by Rendezvous\, and Spanish/English language interpretation will be available. \nGrowing out of a June “Town Meeting 1978-2028” Symposium at Art League Houston\, this is the second bimonthly meeting for planning the 2028 50th Anniversary of Town Meeting I\, the landmark gathering of 4\,000 queer Houstonians at the Astro Arena which catalyzed Houston’s queer community and led to the creation of important institutions including the Montrose Center and Legacy Health. \nThis gathering is free\, and registration is required. \nTOWN MEETING 1978-2028\nBimonthly Planning Meeting\nSunday\, December 14\n6 pm-8 pm\nat DiverseWorks\nMATCH Gallery\, 3400 Main St. \nFeaturing presentation by:\nAnandrea Molina\nExecutive Director\, Organización Latina Trans in Texas (OLTT)\nFree – Registration REQUIRED \nDinner will be provided!\nSpanish/English Language Interpretation will be available \nABOUT TOWN MEETING 1978-2028\n“Town Meeting 1978-2028” is an initiative instigated by queer Houston artists Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin and is supported by Rendezvous Center for Art\, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary art that explores the rich diversity of queer experiences. These bi-monthly planning meetings will be held at different arts and queer serving organizations.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/town-meeting-1978-2028-bimonthly-planning-meeting/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – Gallery @ MATCH\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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SUMMARY:The Idea Fund: Round 19 Awards and Presentations
DESCRIPTION:March 3\, 2026 | 7 PM\n Aurora Picture Show \n5601A Navigation Blvd.\, Houston\, Texas 77011\nThe Idea Fund\, a re-granting program administered by DiverseWorks\, Aurora Picture Show\, and Project Row Houses\, and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, is thrilled to announce the selection of 13 projects by Houston-based artists to receive grants of $2\,500 and $5\,000 for the Round 19 grant cycle.  \nJoin us at Aurora Picture Show on March 3\, 2026\, at 7:00 PM as the 13 grantees introduce their project proposals to the public. The Idea Fund Round 19 grant recipients are: Saran Alderson; Salima Bowaniya\, Sol Diaz-Peña & Ryan Hollaway; Mitchell Collins & Sofia Silueta; Friends Gallery; Preston Gaines; Jessica Carolina González; Jennifer Marion; Tobe Mokolo; Quentin Pace; Joe Robles; Jesse Spiehler & Logan Tuttle; aisha tida; Chris Wicker\, Anna Taylor & Trent Teinert. Admission is free\, and all are welcome.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/the-idea-fund-round-19-awards-and-presentations/
LOCATION:Aurora Picture Show\, 5601a Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Hong Hong: The Past Does Not Need You\, But It Borrows Your Mouth
DESCRIPTION:Performances: March 17-18\, 20267:30 PM\, doors 6:30 PM \nDiverseWorks presents The Past Does Not Need You\, But It Borrows Your Mouth\, an exhibition of newly commissioned works by Hong Hong. This multidisciplinary presentation weaves together a four-channel video installation\, sculpture\, and live performance. Together\, these works consider geography as a poetic structure\, time as acquisition\, history as erosion\, and language as something transmitted through nonlinear experience. \nThe exhibition unfolds as two coexisting experiences. On March 17 and 18\, the gallery will be open from 12–5 PM for visitors to experience the video installation and sculpture. Evening live performances at 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM) will activate the space\, bringing all components of the work together in a unified\, time-based presentation. \nThe presented works extend from a series of durational performances on Angel Island and the Marin Headlands between 2025 and 2026. In each performance\, Hong Hong continuously walked the island’s perimeter and along the California coast. This repetitive circumambulation marked the island and shoreline’s spiritual resonance\, notating them as sites where miracles occurred. \nThe Past Does Not Need You\, But It Borrows Your Mouth continues ongoing research from Hong Hong’s residency with DiverseWorks in Fall 2025. \nDATES & TIMES:\nOPEN INSTALLATIONFour-channel video installation and sculptureTuesday\, March 17 & Wednesday\, March 18\, 12 PM – 5 PMFree admission. No tickets required. \nLIVE PERFORMANCES*Tuesday\, March 17\, 7:30 PM\, doors open 6:30 PMWednesday\, March 18\, 7:30 PM\, doors open 6:30 PMPay-what-you-wish\, $25 suggested. All are welcome. Tickets required. \n*Ticket holders are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 PM to experience the video installation before the start of the performance. \nARTIST BIO:\nBorn in Hefei\, Anhui\, China\, Hong Hong works with image-making and language through repetition\, disruption\, movement\, accumulation\, limitation\, translation\, evaporation\, and dispersion. She considers the materiality of the body\, the histories of craft\, the semiotics of poetry as well as the field of painting in relation to identity\, memory\, nations\, and land. Hong’s practice centers the creation and preservation of a Chinese-American subjectivity rooted in largeness\, multiplicity\, opacity\, self-definition\, and self-determination. \nHong Hong is the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts (2025)\, Chiaro Award in Painting at Headlands Center for the Arts (2025)\, Tulsa Artist Fellowship (2024 – 2026)\, United States Artists Fellowship in Craft (2023)\, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in Painting (2023)\, Carnegie Foundation Fellowship at MacDowell (2020)\, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center (2019)\, and Artistic Excellence Fellowship from the Connecticut Office of Arts (2019). She has participated in residencies at McColl Center for Art + Innovation (2022)\, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (2020 – 2021)\, Yaddo (2019)\, and I-Park (2018). \nHer work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at Real Art Ways (Hartford\, CT)\, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville\, AR)\, Oklahoma Contemporary (Oklahoma City\, OK)\, Georgia Museum of Art (Athens\, GA)\, Ortega Y Gasset Projects (New York\, NY)\, Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockland\, ME)\, NXTHVN (New Haven\, CT)\, Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg\, MA)\, Tephra Institute for Contemporary Art (Reston\, VA)\, San Francisco Center for Book Arts (San Francisco\, CA)\, Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Los Angeles\, CA)\, Akron Art Museum (Akron\, OH)\, Asia Society Texas Center (Houston\, TX)\, and University of Texas at Dallas (Dallas\, TX)\, among others.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/hong-hong-the-past-does-not-need-you-but-it-borrows-your-mouth/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – MATCHBOX 1\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T180000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Sharon Louden
DESCRIPTION:FREE REGISTRATION\nApril 14\, 2026 | 6 PM\n The Jung Center\, 5200 Montrose​ Blvd. Houston\, TX\nJoin DiverseWorks\, Archway Gallery\, and the Jung Center for a conversation with Sharon Louden\, artist and author of Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50\, a book of interviews​ with artists offering models of resilience​ and ingenuity\, ​a​s well as pragmatic solutions. Centered on “Last Artist Standing”\, this forum explores how artists can sustain their lives\, especially in uncertain times. We’ll share paths to sustainability\, resilience\, and intergenerational collaboration. Audience participation is encouraged to generate pragmatic solutions in a collective\, inclusive conversation. \nSharon Louden is a visionary leader with decades of experience across arts sectors. She wears many interchangeable hats: artist\, educator\, advocate\, consultant\, community builder\, and editor of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books. As the founder and director of the Institute for Sustained Creativity\, Louden amplifies creative voices and advances meaningful opportunities for artists — particularly those who are underserved and underseen — across all disciplines to help sustain their creative lives.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/a-conversation-with-sharon-louden/
LOCATION:The Jung Center\, 5200 Montrose Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T220000
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SUMMARY:Luck of the Draw: Chaos
DESCRIPTION:PURCHASE TICKETS & ART CHANCES*\nPARTICIPATING ARTIST RSVP*\n*Tickets for Luck of the Draw are no longer available online – but they may be purchased at the door. \nEmbrace the Chaos and join artists and collectors on May 14 at Luck of the Draw\, DiverseWorks’ legendarily raucous fundraiser and party. \nWith the artist duo Hillerbrand+Magsamen as Emcees\, a DJ set by artist Jamal Cyrus\, and hundreds of works created especially for DiverseWorks by artists from Houston and beyond\, May 14 is certain to be an evening to remember! \nMore than 200 works on paper\, each one 7 x 9 inches\, will be available for purchase at this year’s event. Participating artists from Houston and beyond include Anahita (Ani) Bradberry\, Tay Butler\, Mel Chin\, Orna Feinstein\, Sheila Pepe\, Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin\, and many\, many more!  All works will be available for the set price of $200. \nHOST COMMITTEE: Blanca Garza\, Chair | Natalye Appel | Cynthia Card | Ignacio Carrión & Brent Armour | Jereann Chaney | Xandra Eden | Ciro Flores | Jennifer Gardner | Hank Hancock & Chuck Jackson | Saúl Hernández-Vargas | Mahenou Ilahi | Philip Karjeker | Tara Kelly | Olivia Kimbrell | Koomah | Karen & Gabriel Martinez | Janet Meyer | Lizbeth Ortiz-Barber | Frederick Rhodes | Heather Rowell | Kellye Sanford & Fritz Lanham | Troy Schaum | David Shelton Gallery | Anthony J. Suber | Jadd Tank | Ichikara Valdez | Tek Wilson & Kevin Bakos \nTHANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS: Ignacio Carrión & Brent Armour\, Jereann Chaney\, Blanca Garza\, Tara Kelly & David Leftwich \nHOW DOES LUCK OF THE DRAW WORK?\nGuests purchase a Ticket to the party for $150 and Art Chances for $200 each. When the lucky winner’s Art Chance number is drawn\, they choose an artwork to bring home. Every Art Chance purchased guarantees one artwork – and of course\, guests may purchase more than one! \nLuck of the Draw is DiverseWorks’ only fundraising event of the year. All proceeds benefit the participating artists and support DiverseWorks’ free exhibitions\, performances\, and programs. \nOn behalf of the DW Board of Directors\, we hope you will join the chaotic fun of Luck of the Draw!  \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS\nIsela Aguirre | Sterling Allen | Ky Anderson | Daniel Anguilu | Patrick Appel | Richard “Ricky” Armendariz | David Aylsworth | Rabea Ballin | Alex Barber | Julia Barbosa Landois | Darla Barolini | Cecilia Beaven | Jill Bedgood | Erick Antonio Benitez | Chris Bexar | Dawn Black | Dike Blair | Jordan Bolduc | Carolina Borja | Nina Bovasso | Anahita (Ani) Bradberry | Elaine Bradford | Margaret Braun | Tim Brown | Susan Budge | Tay Butler | Margarita Cabrera | Roni Cabrera | Bob Card | Emilio Carrera | Carter | Janice Caswell | Magdalen Celestino | Isabelle Scurry Chapman | Mel Chin | Chelsea Clarke | Tamirah Collins | Elisabeth Condon | Jonas Criscoe | Mary Cullather | Erin Curtis | MJ Daines | Tyler Deauvea | Emily Dingmann | Laura Veles Drey | Luisa Duarte | Chap Edmonson | Karen Eisele | Diana-Sofia Estrada | Russell Etchen | Amy C. Evans | Orna Feinstein | Emily Fens | Ana Fernandez | Garland Fielder | Rebecca Finley | Sarah Fisher | Mark Francis | Danielle Frankenthal | Janice Freeman | Dixie Friend Gay | Lynn Ganschinietz | Jacq Garcia | Rachel Gardner | Michael Godoy | Sebastian Gomez de la Torre | GONZO247 | Rebecca Rose Grant | Caroline Gray | Tommy Gregory | Margaret Griffith | Antonia Gurkovska | Theresa Hackett | Jessica Halonen | Brandon Tho Harris | Michael H. Henderson | Tina Hernandez | Hillerbrand+Magsamen | Clara Hoag | Keith J. R. Hollingsworth | Kim Hopson | Yu-Ru Huang | Gaby Hurtado-Ramos | Loc Huynh | Hedwige Jacobs | Heather L. Johnson | Ronald Llewellyn Jones | Jesse Alexander Kantu | Philip Karjeker | Cathie Kayser | Amanda Kerdahi | Cindee Klement | Koomah | Jessica Kreutter | Charles Mary Kubricht | Naomi Kuo | Sara Lam | Lynn Lane | Ryan Lauderdale | Joan Laughlin | Laura Lawson | Komie Kim Le | Emily Link | Peter Lucas | Renata Lucia | Giles Lyon | Ruhee Maknojia | Jonathan Marshall | Gabriel Martinez | Jack Massing | Anna Mayer | Ken Mazzu | Kelly McLane | Tracey Meyer Art | Isabella Mireles Vik | Tudor Mitroi | Lorena Morales | Pen Morrison | Kate Mulholland | L Napier | Jessica Ninci | Jim Nolan | Mari Omori | Tuyet Ong-Barr | Lizbeth Ortiz | Julia Oschatz | Carolina Otero | Quentin Pace | Jared Pankin | Emily Peacock | Moe Penders | Sheila Pepe | Adrienne G. Perry | Brian Piana | Chasity Porter | Linda Post | Denise Prince | Gabriel Prusmack | Lisa S. Qualls | Kristi Rangel | Ellen H. Ray | Mitchell Reece | Sarah Greene Reed | Cary Reeder | S Rodriguez | La Performera (Awilda Rodríguez Lora) | Lordy Rodriguez | Alex Rosa | Gerardo Rosales | Heather Rowell | JR Roykovich | Jennifer Sabolcik | Ibrahim Said | Juan R. Sanchez Torres | Kellye Sanford | Daniel Santos | Kay Sarver | Marlo Saucedo | Chris Sauter | Adam Schreiber | Beth Secor | Héctor Serna | Corkey Sinks | John Slaby | Kaneem Smith | Jered Sprecher | Mariam Aziza Stephan | Barry Stone | Anthony Suber | Sarah Sudhoff | Terry Suprean | Rebekah Tee | aisha tida | YE Torres & Tyler Tyger | David Ubias | Nick Vaughan & Jake Margolin | Zulma Vega | Holly Veselka | Madelline Vicencio | Marco Villegas | Stacy Lynn Waddell | Angela Guerra Walley | Liz Ward | Bob Warren | Lillian Warren | Brant M. Watson | Doug Welsh | Jeff F. Wheeler | Jeff Williams | Jo Zider \nArtist list as of 4/28/26. Check back for updates!
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/luck-of-the-draw-2026/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – Gallery @ MATCH\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Art + Climate CONVERSATIONS: Emily Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Presented by DW Art + Climate Partners6:30 pm\, Wednesday\, July 29\, 2026Suggested Ticket Price: $25 (pay-what-you-wish) Get Tickets10% of ticket sales will be donated to the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project\nThe DiverseWorks Art + Climate Partners present Emily Johnson as the inaugural speaker for Art + Climate CONVERSATIONS. Join Houstonians\, climate advocates\, dance and art enthusiasts\, and artists alike on the evening of July 29th for a talk by Johnson\, a Yup’ik multi-disciplinary artist\, choreographer\, land and water protector\, and organizer for justice\, sovereignty and well-being. In October 2026\, Johnson’s Overflow Radio will be presented at DiverseWorks. \nArt + Climate CONVERSATIONS highlights artists and creatives that are leading the way on addressing climate-related issues through their work. The DW Art + Climate Partners support and advise on climate programming and future projects. DiverseWorks’ Art + Climate program began in 2023-24 and consists of a climate action plan that guides the organization; programming that increases awareness of the effects of climate change; support for artists to develop environmentally sustainable practices; and the development of a new\, climate-forward facility for artists\, community members\, and other non-profit organizations to share. \nSpeaker BioEmily Johnson is a Bessie Award-winning choreographer\, Guggenheim\, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation\, and United States Artists Fellow\, and recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award. She is based in Lenapehoking / New York City. Emily is of the Yup’ik Nation\, and since 1998 has created work that considers the experience of sensing and seeing performance. Her dances function as portals and care processions\, they engage audienceship within and through space\, time\, and environment — interacting with a place’s architecture\, peoples\, history and role in building futures. Emily is trying to make a world where performance is part of life; where performance is an integral part of our connection to each other\, our environment\, our stories\, our past\, present and future. \nHer choreography and gatherings have been presented across what is currently called the United States and Australia. Her large-scale project\, Then a Cunning Voice and A Night We Spend Gazing at Stars is an all-night outdoor performance gathering taking place amongst 84 community-hand-made quilts. It premiered in Lenapehoking (NYC) in 2017\, and was presented in Zhigaagoong (Chicago) in 2019. She choreographed the Santa Fe Opera production of Doctor Atomic\, directed by Peter Sellars in 2018. Being Future Being\, premiered on Tongva Land in Los Angeles in 2022. In 2011\, DiverseWorks presented her performance The Thank-You Bar in conjunction with the exhibition This is Displacement: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land and Identity (co-curated by Johnson and Diné visual artist Carolyn Lee Anderson).  \nEmily’s writing has been published and commissioned by The Open Society University Network’s Center for Human Rights and the Arts\, ArtsLink Australia\, unMagazine\, Dance Research Journal (University of Cambridge Press); SFMOMA; Transmotion Journal\, University of Kent; Movement Research Journal; Pew Center for Arts and Heritage; and the compilation Imagined Theaters: Writing for a Theoretical Stage (Routledge). \nEmily hosts monthly ceremonial fires on Mannahatta in partnership with Abrons Arts Center and Kai Recollet. She was the Pueblo Opera Cultural Council Diplomat at Santa Fe Opera 2018-2020\, and a lead organizer of First Nations Dialogues. She was a co-compiler of the documents\, Creating New Futures: Guidelines for Ethics and Equity in the Performing Arts and Notes for Equitable Funding\, was a member of Creative Time’s inaugural Think Tank\, and serves as a working consortium member for First Nations Performing Arts.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/art-climate-conversations-emily-johnson/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – MATCHBOX 2\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Jesus Benavente: NUESTROWORLD
DESCRIPTION:Opening Thursday\, August 13\, 2026 | 6 – 8 pm\nDiverseWorks @ 5601 B Navigation Blvd\nNUESTROWORLD is a satirical solo installation by Brooklyn-based artist Jesus Benavente. Featuring newly commissioned works\, NuestroWorld opens on Thursday\, August 13\, 2026\, transforming 5601 B Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX 77011 into a fictional visitor center for NuestroWorld\, encouraging guests to explore Houston beyond the gallery walls and experience the city as an amusement park. The installation will be on view through September 13\, 2026\, with a closing party on September 11. Gallery hours are Thursday – Saturday\, 12 – 6 pm. Admission is free. \nThrough satire and spectacle\, NuestroWorld examines how cities construct identity through tourism\, branding\, memory\, and myth\, inviting audiences to reconsider Houston’s past and present. The exhibition draws inspiration from pivotal moments in Houston and Texas history\, including the opening of the Astrodome and Astroworld in the late 1960s\, Selena’s iconic Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo performances in the 1990s\, and the folklore surrounding Santa Anna’s capture following the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836\, highlighting the city’s recurring cycles of ambition\, folly\, and heartbreak. The title plays on “Astroworld” and uses Spanglish to create the phrase “The World Is Ours\,” reframing Houston’s cultural mythology through humor\, nostalgia\, and critical reflection. \nOpening Reception\nThursday\, August 13\, 6 – 8 pm\nArtist and Curator Talk: 6:45 pm \nClosing Party\nFriday\, September 11\, 2026\, 6 – 8 pm\n7 pm: special performance by CTS Trio – Queen of Tejano & Latin Tribute \nARTIST BIO:\nJesus Benavente is a visual artist based in Brooklyn\, New York\, and born in San Antonio\, Texas. Benavente earned an MFA from Rutgers University and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Recent exhibitions and performances include Reception Rome\, Italy; the Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York; Queens Museum; LTD Los Angeles; Performa 13\, New York; Acre Projects\, Chicago; Chinati Foundation\, Marfa; the Neuberger Museum of Art\, Purchase\, NY; Shin Museum of Art\, South Korea; Vox Populi\, Philadelphia; and Socrates Sculpture Park\, New York. \nWebsite: http://jesusbenavente.net\nInstagram: @testotesto3 \n 
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/jesus-benavente-nuestroworld/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks\, @ 5601 B Navigation Blvd & Various Locations\, 5601 B Navigation Blvd\, Houston\, TX\, 77011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
DTSTAMP:20260803T213218Z
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SUMMARY:OVERFLOW RADIO: Šakotayišol Nunuš Constellation
DESCRIPTION:October 3-24\, 2026DiverseWorks Gallery @ MATCHGallery Hours: 12 noon – 6 pm\, Thursday-Saturday\nCelebrated for her large-scale social choreographies\, Emily Johnson / Catalyst’s newest project\, Overflow Radio is a performance\, skill-share\, planting of 1000 trees\, and radio transmission from across territories. \nIn conjunction with the world premiere of Overflow Radio in Mni Sóta Makoce (Minneapolis)\, DiverseWorks hosts an Overflow Radio: Šakotayišol Nunuš Constellation here in Houston. Over 24 non-consecutive hours\, we will gather in-person to listen to twelve First Nations and Indigenous authors\, poets\, and scholars live-broadcasting from their home territories and First Nations. We’ll pay attention to other scales\, other forms\, other knowledges. We’ll traverse together\, transcending colonial borders\, languages and time. We’ll feast and celebrate the making of community\, as we practice our shared commitment to creating our possible futures\, as we gather what we need to know. \nThe program is developed in collaboration with Emily Johnson and local Indigenous and Native artists to include talks\, skill-shares\, listening gatherings\, an exhibition\, and performances by Aveda Adara\, Chiara Beaumont\, Chichi\, Karen Navarro\, Aryn Ward and Monica Villarreal\, with additional participating artists and community partners to be announced. \nThe project is co-organized by DiverseWorks\, Emily Johnson / Catalyst\, and the participating artists and partners. \nPrograms (please check back for updated information)DW Art + Climate CONVERSATIONS: Emily Johnson\, 6:30 pm July 29Opening Event and Reception: 5 – 8 pm\, October 3Listening Gatherings: 12noon – 6 pm (specific hours TBD)\, October 9-12Diverse Discourse Lecture & Studio Visits: Mary Bourdeaux: October 16-19 / Lecture 6 pm\, Oct. 17 \nAcknowledgementsOverflow Radio is a National Performance Network Creation & Development Fund Project commissioned by Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater (REDCAT) and co-commissioned DiverseWorks\, MASS MoCA and University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts & Dance\, more information at www.npnweb.org. \nOverflow Radio is developed through creative residencies provided by MASS MoCA\, John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art\, Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater\, University of Minnesota’s Imagine Fund with support from the McKnight Foundation\, and Danspace Project with support from the New York State DanceForce\, a partnership program of the New York State Council on the Arts. \nOverflow Radio is created with generous support from First Peoples Fund\, Howard Gilman Foundation\, Harkness Foundation for Dance\, and the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and The Mellon Foundation. \nEmily Johnson / Catalyst is fiscally sponsored by Producer Hub. \nImage: Emily Johnson / Catalyst\, Quilt Being Star\, worn by Ty Fierce Matteba\, photo by Two Hawks Young.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/overflow-radio-sakotayisol-nunus-constellation/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – Gallery @ MATCH\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270228
DTSTAMP:20260421T192409Z
CREATED:20260421T192403Z
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SUMMARY:Architects of Myths: Farima Fooladi and Ruhee Maknojia
DESCRIPTION:January through February\, 2027\nArchitects of Myths is a two-person exhibition featuring the works of Farima Fooladi and Ruhee Maknojia that explores how their painting practices can build new perspectives that shape society\, offering alternative interpretations of contemporary issues by looking at historical events and ancient folklore. Using creative survival methods\, sci-fi\, and speculative fiction\, the artists will respond to current political\, social\, and spiritual conflicts to help shape new futures.
URL:https://staging.diverseworks.org/event/architects-of-myths/
LOCATION:DiverseWorks – Gallery @ MATCH\, 3400 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions & Performances,Public Program,Special Events
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