October 5 - November 17, 2024
From FotoFest:
“FotoFest is pleased to announce the juried winning proposals of artist groups La Mecha Contemporary (El Paso, TX), Omnigenesis (Austin, Dallas, Denton, San Antonio, TX), and Throughline Collective (Houston, TX) will be realized for FotoFest’s fall exhibition, Artist-run, Artist-organized. Each artist group will receive support to produce an exhibition that will fill one-third of FotoFest’s exhibition space at Silver Street Studios, plus program and promotional backing.
FotoFest will present the discrete exhibitions at its Sawyer Yards campus between October 5 and November 17, 2024. In addition to an opening day reception on Saturday, October 5, from 2 to 4 PM, each artist group will lead two programs accompanying their project, including artist talks, curatorial tours, and interactive performances that engage audience members.
Artist-run, Artist-organized speaks to FotoFest’s mission by supporting Texas-based artists and placing them in the international context of FotoFest’s programming and audience reach. Since its founding, FotoFest has supported Texas-based artists, including nine across its recent Biennial 2024 central exhibitions, Critical Geography and Ten by Ten.
Carolina Otero (Throughline Collective), DIALOGOS SERIES (2021–2024) Number I, II, VI and VIII, 2024. From the series DIALOGOS SERIES, 2021–24. Archival inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist.
Marissa Baez (La Mecha Contemporary), Marigolds, 2023. Digital photo. Courtesy of the artist.
The free exhibition call for Artist-run, Artist-organized, announced in March 2024, sought project proposals from artist-run spaces, collectives, and networked groups of artists based in Texas. The submission required a concept for a group exhibition utilizing image-based media—at least 50% film, photography, video, AI, computer-generated images, and/or light-based work—as part of their practice.
The call was juried by independent curators Leslie Moody Castro, Roberta “Nina” Hassele, and Kevin Rubén Jacobs, with FotoFest executive director Steven Evans.”
Reception: October 5, 2024 | 2–4 pm
Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards Street
Houston, 77007 TX
(713) 223-5522
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