Are you the ultimate John Waters fan? Have you fantasized about rubbing shoulders with The Pope of Trash? If so, then thank your yucky stars because a very generous DiverseWorks…
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It was too loud to talk to her at her at last weekend’s Glasstire/Fresh Arts Disaster Ball at the Colombe D’Or, so Diverseworks is inviting artists to meet and greet…
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Ousted Arthouse Curator Elizabeth Dunbar Finds an Edgy Niche in Houston as Diverseworks’ New Director
Elizabeth Dunbar, the former curator and associate director at Austin’s Arthouse before its conflation with the Austin Museum of Art, has been named Executive Director of Houston’s Diverseworks Artspace. During…
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DiverseWorks‘ State Fair feels like a version of “Now THAT’S What I Call Social Practice!” As you walk through, you are beckoned to participate in an idea barter booth,…
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In a witty retort to the commercialism of the upcoming Houston art Fairs, Houston’s Diverseworks Art Space is planning State Fair, an exhibition/event that curator Diane barber describes as “sensory…
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Ever since the mid-1970s, I’ve traveled to Houston whenever it was time for a good art fix. Back then, there were just a handful of fine art galleries to visit.…
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Diane Barber to Leave Houston’s Diverseworks; William Betts to act as Interim Executive Director, Again!
After 14 years at Houston’s Diverseworks Art Space, Diane Barber will be stepping down from her post as co-artistic director to pursue other projects after September 14, although she will…
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Culturemap’s Steven Thomson questions whether the upscaling and combining of several of Houston’s important arts orgs into the new Independent Arts Collaborative building, now in the planning stages for a…
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The Independent Arts Collaborative (what an oxymoron!) has made a down payment on is the former City of Houston planning and permits building at 3400 Main St. in Houston as…
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From 6-8pm network, schmooze, wheedle, score face time, confab, kiss ass, or break balls at Diverseworks’ art-world Industry Night. Fun! fun! fun! and Free! Don’t forget your promotional materials, hearty…
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Allison Peters Quinn, Director of Exhibitions at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago will be in Houston Wednesday, and will discuss the Arts Ecologies in Houston and Chicago at…
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The great skill of The Yes Men, the political activist artist duo of Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum, lies in their capacity to deceive the deceivers by mimicking their dress,…