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Happy Wednesday, Houston Arts lovers!
We've been busy bees around here, with the Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition merger and arts business in general. If you have questions about the merger you can visit our Merger FAQ page and find updates on our blog.
This week is packed with openings, closings and ONE CHANCE events! Speaking of ONE CHANCE, if you missed the awesomely zany 25th Annual Houston Art Car Parade last weekend, you're in luck! Plant yourself in front of the tube on Sunday evening at 6PM for an Hour Long Art Car TV Special on KIAH-TV CW39. The show will feature the weekend's Art Car festivites, history of the Orange Show and more.
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Fresh Arts (Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition) presents Walled Garden, a solo site-responsive installation-based exhibition by Stephen Kwok in its Spacetaker Gallery. Creating work straddling the boundary between the digital and physical worlds, Stephen Kwok's installation-based multi-media exhibition is an exploration of technology, spirituality, and our connection to physical goods and the environment. More info here
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Jared Nicholson, 3rd Place Winner of Houston Art Car Parade 2012, will be giving a presentation and workshop on using Skratch, a unique sculpting element, to create elaborate designs and structures on vehicles, transforming them into eco-friendly masterpieces. Hosted by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
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Join Fresh Arts at Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar and bring your friends to raise a glass to support your local arts community. A portion of this week's drink proceeds will benefit Two Star Symphony! Live performance, raffle drawing, a "spanking booth," and more! More info here
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Join 2011-2012 Lawndale Artist Studio Program participant Seth Mittag for a free Happy Hour workshop featuring two of Seth's many talents: Mojitos and Stop Motion. Participants will be introduced to basic stop motion techniques such as storyboarding, filming and editing. More info here
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$10 Society Members/$15 Seniors/Students/$20 Non Members
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston presents this site-specific choreographic work by Jonah Bokaer in collaboration with Asia Society Texas Center. This work is part of Boaker's residency with the Mitchell Center sponsored by Houston Arts Alliance. More info here
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Musiqa presents their Spring Loft Concert in collaboration with Perspectives 178: CINEPLEX at the COntemporary Arts Museum Houston. Alternate Tracks features soundtracks composed by students from the music departments of Rice University and the University of Houston. More info here
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Opening: Source Material: Works by Brian Dupont and Chris Rusak
$FREE
Skydive Art Space is pleased to present a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Brian Dupont (Brooklyn, NY) and Chris Rusak (San Francisco, CA). Although they work on separate coasts, both artists share an interest in the aesthetic possibilities for language and text in contemporary painting. More info here
And for one night only, see Houston artist Karen Brasier Young's new site-specific work of sculptural intervention, featuring manipulated blue water balloons at The Kenmore at Skydive. More info here
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DiverseWorks will exhibit hundreds of 7 x 9 inch art works to be sold via lottery. Purchase a ticket to receive a number. Numbers are called at random. Any art works not sold will be on exhibit through June 2 and will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit DiverseWorks performing and visual arts programs. More info here |
Gallery M Squared is pleased to announce the opening of Sticks and Stones, a paired exhibition of new original paintings by Houston artists Nicky Davis and Jessica Rice. Themes of cultural alienation with the natural world and satirical humor unite both artists' collections, with Nicky's bright palette and demure, knowing animals and characters the perfect foil to Jessica's eerie visions of surreal melancholia and tragicomic creatures. More info here
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Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20, Various Times
The Witches
has a host of programs for kids and families, including student productions. This weekend, kids will perform David Wood's adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches.
In addition to student productions, Main Street Theater offers kid-friendly programming. This Saturday will be the final performance of Superfudge, the sequel to Judy Blume's
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Superfudge will delight audiences with the silly antics of siblings and the challenges of family life.
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Saturday, May 19 - Sunday, May 20, Various Times
Insight|Out
Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2PM and 4PM
DiverseWorks brings this water themed site-specific work is a collaboration with 16 local professional dancers, Houston composer Aaron Hermes and Space City Gamelan in a 45 minute promenade performance event that physically and visually animates the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park. This event is in partnership with Uptown Park.
Saturday, May 19, 8PM
Aurora Picture Show hosts this outdoor screening of artist-made short films about two-wheelers (scooters, unicycles, bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles). Jump on your two-wheeler and join Aurora in Sesquicentennial Park where they've partnered with Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas to bring Houston this unique drive-in event.
Sunday, May 20, 12PM and 3PM
Austin-based composer Travis Wellerīs new work is a site-specific chamber music performance spread across seven historic row houses at Project Row Houses. Audience members will be provided with portable radios and headphones and sent on a sound walk through the interiors, where they will encounter musicians performing refracted solos in each setting.
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$FREE; pre-registration required for educators
Presented by Young Audiences of Houston and Discovery Green, ARTSPLORATION is an arts in education preview showcasing more than twenty artists and ensembles. Artists will offer a vast array of participatory visual art workshops and unique presentations in the performing arts designed for PK-12 schools and community venues. More info here
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Fresh Arts (Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition) partners with Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts on a quarterly basis to offer artists and members of arts organizations an opportunity to get one-on-one council on specific accounting and legal questions. We're pleased to now include AIGA Houston as a partner of this free program, offering resources for Houston's design community. RSVP to rsvp@fresharts.org by Friday, May 18th to get a free 15-minute one-on-one consultation from either an accountant or a lawyer. More info here.
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Come see eight of the most established and up and coming artists in Houston as they exhibit some of their newest work, admission is free and complimentary drinks and food from Karbach Brewery, Beavers, Dragon Bowl, Dripping Springs Vodka and tunes from DJ SUN. New works by Lucinda Cobley, Kelley Devine, Tito-Fabian, David Hardaker, Matt Messinger, Micah The Artist, Kevin Peterson and Sarah Whatley. More info here
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Betz Gallery will be breaking the rules this with an unusual exhibit displayed in an uncommon way. Instead of perfectly spaced, expensive art hung precisely on gallery walls, a hodge-podge of recycled frames will display a variety of affordable original art pieces and fine art prints. All will be hung salon-style. Featured artists include Jessica Jacobi, Justin Dunford, Lindsay Peyton, Anne-Joelle Galley, Lisa Chow, Gina Vasquez, Terry Klumpff and John Gardosik. More info here
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BOX 13 ArtSpace is pleased to present four exhibitions opening Saturday and running through June 23rd. In the Downstairs Front BOX Chinaman's Suitcase showcases the photos and videos of Miao Jiaxin's performance work. In the Downstairs Back BOX, Emily Peacock curates the work of Radu Rancanu and William Witte in Palinka & Lone Star. Ariane Roesch outfits the window BOX with an installation of her plush computer Playmates. In the Upstairs BOX, Britt Ragsdale asks the viewer to take a moment with Breathe. More info here
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Through a unique collaboration of musicians, dancers, and poets, The Rumi Concert brings to life the ecstatic poetry of the 13th-century Persian mystic Rumi. The concert features Coleman Barks, accompanied by world percussionist Glen Velez, Grammy Award-winning cellist David Darling, and acclaimed storydancer Zuleikha. Presented by Asia Society Texas Center. More info here
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Main Street Theater presents this play in which nine year old Winnie Barnstairs observes the whirlwind at her motherīs workplace - a foul-tempered, TV personality, his baby-talking mistress, his vindictive wife, and his hungover friend - and finds herself with more than enough fodder for her homework, an essay entitled "My Wonderful Day." Previews May 19, 20 and 23. More info here
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$Pay-What-You-Can (Suggested Price $20)
Catastrophic Theatre presents a sort of Our Town for our times. American Falls asks ancient, unanswerable questions: What is it to live? What becomes of the child on the mysterious road to adulthood? What is it like to grow old? What does it mean to die? More info here
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$FREE and open to all disciplines
Mark your calendars for the inaugural Houston Art Resource Fair, an intensive day of professional development for individual artists and organizations. Featured speakers include Thomass Cott (Director of Marketing, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre), Emily Gray (Program Director of Insurance, Fractured Atlas) and other special guests and speakers to be announced. Attend sessions focusing on fundraising, marketing and health care; meet other industry professionals and foster collaboration within the arts community; and connect with vendors and organizations that serve the arts in Houston. More info here
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