VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts presents Shrimp Boat Projects: The Launch, Wedesday, February 16, 6-9pm.

Toast the commencement of Shrimp Boat Projects Wednesday, February 16th with Mitchell Center Artists in Residence Eric Leshinsky and Zach Moser. Come for fresh Galveston Bay seafood and stay for a presentation by Gary Graham of the Texas Sea Grant Program.

LOCATION: Private home, RSVP required to nclaurent@uh.edu.
ADMISSION: Free

Shrimp Boat Projects is a year-long interdisciplinary Mitchell Center residency focused on the Gulf Coast shrimp industry of Galveston Bay, viewed as both a profession and a way of life. This residency will take place aboard a working shrimp boat, and will be directed by artist and scholar Zach Moser and architect Eric Leshinsky.

Not only does a boat have access to all aspects of the region from the coastal marshes and major cities to the offshore oil rigs and reefs, but a shrimp boat in particular is a potent yet largely unacknowledged nexus between a range of internationally prominent socio-economic themes including globalization, tourism, environmental awareness, immigration and human labor.

About the Mitchell Center:
The University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration in the performing, visual and literary arts. From its base at the University of Houston, the Mitchell Center offers public events, residencies and courses that fuse artistic disciplines, ignite dialogue and present new ways of experiencing the arts in contemporary life. The Mitchell Center forms an alliance among five units at the University of Houston: The School of Art, Creative Writing Program, Moores School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, and Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston. For general inquiries, please call 713.743.5548, or visit the Mitchell Center online at www.mitchellcenterforarts.org.

Photo credit: detail of an image by Be Johnny. (full image below).