The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has announced the upcoming distribution of 228 local grants totaling $13,323,343 to be awarded to individuals and organizations.
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The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has announced its third round of recipients for the 2023 City’s Initiative and Let Creativity Happen! grants.
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Following last year’s devastating fire at Winter Street Studios in Houston, artists who were displaced are beginning to return to the renovated studios.
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The Houston Arts Alliance has opened a new round of applications for its Let Creativity Happen! and City Initiative Grants.
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Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner announced that the City of Houston is donating $250,000 to the Houston Arts Alliance Emergency Relief Fund for artists affected by the Winter Street Studio fire.
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Artists Face Challenges After Winter Street Fire; Houston Arts Alliance & Fresh Arts Host Relief Fundraiser
A month after the Winter Street Studios, a 75,000-square-foot studio complex in Houston, suffered severe damage due to arson, over 100 artists are still dealing with the fallout.
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The Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Houston Public Library System has announced a call for artists and art teams to create a public art work for the new Montrose Library.
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DiverseWorks has hired a new Operations and Marketing Manager, and the Houston Arts Alliance hires and promotes multiple grants staffers.
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The Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Announces $3 Million Public Art Budget for Airport Commissions
The Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has released five separate requests for qualifications for public art at the new international terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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The City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs invites Texas-based artists and art teams to apply for an open call for civic art. The deadline is Monday, February 14, 2022.
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The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the Houston Arts Alliance has awarded a total of $9,998,343.77 in grants to 87 individuals and 151 arts and cultural nonprofits.
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Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $62,500 to Twelve Individuals and Nonprofits
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has announced a distribution of grants totaling $62,500 to twelve individuals and nonprofit organizations.
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Organized by HAA's Disaster Services Program, the surveys seek information about the needs of area organizations and individuals who have been affected by the recent major weather event.
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Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist and Glasstire contributor Henry G. Sanchez about the challenges of public arts funding during a pandemic.
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"In the midst of what we see as two pandemics — COVID-19 and systemic racism — Women of Color in the Arts aims to create space for authentic dialogue and collective change."
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Population demographic percentages of Houston are not reflected in the Houston Civic Art Collection; all of the non-white groups are underrepresented.
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As a follow up to our original story, Glasstire has received responses from both AAH and the Houston Alliance for Latinx Arts (H.A.L.A).
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Individual Houston artists may apply for up to $1,000, while nonprofit organizations will be eligible for up to $15,000 each.
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The Houston Arts Alliance will manage the selection process, and selected artists must be willing and able to sign a commission contract.
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Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs $18,500 “Let Creativity Happen!” Grant Recipients Announced
Let Creativity Happen! (LCH!) Digital is a redesigned initiative to honor the innovative work artists are creating during the current COVID-19 crisis.