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DiverseWorks ArtSpace

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DiverseWorks is a non-profit art center dedicated to presenting new visual, performing, and literary art. DiverseWorks is a place where the process of creating art is valued and where artists can test new ideas in the public arena. By encouraging the investigation of current artistic, cultural and social issues, DiverseWorks builds, educates, and sustains audiences for contemporary art.

DiverseWorks is one of the leading contemporary art centers in the United States. Known for its groundbreaking artistic education programs and distinguished by its financial stability, DiverseWorks serves as an open venue for artists, a training ground for future arts administrators and a model for arts centers across the country. DiverseWorks remains notable for its commitment to artists who are exploring inventive and successful earned-income ventures. DiverseWorks serves as a crucible for artistic exploration and audience development. DiverseWorks' activities are supported by an active Board of Directors and Artist Board and an involved corps of members, audience supporters, students and volunteers.
 

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    DiverseWorks ArtSpace

    1117 East Freeway
    I-10 at North Main
    Houston, Tx 77002

    Phone: 713-223-8346   |   Fax: 713-223-4608   |   Email   |   Official Website

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  • • Current Events

      01/19/12- 02/25/12

      zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything DiverseWorks ArtSpace zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything Presented by DiverseWorks Art Space at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks ArtSpace presents zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything. Installation on view January 19-February 25, 2012. zoe|juniper performances: Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, 7:30pm. Local performances featuring Kristen Frankiewicz, Catalina Molinari, Kara Newton, Tina Shariffskul, and Kelly Todd are on Saturday, January 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1pm.

      01/19/12- 02/25/12

      Flickerlounge: unBlocked: performance based video DiverseWorks ArtSpace Flickerlounge: unBlocked: performance based video Presented by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show partner to present a new exhibition in Flickerlounge, a season-long cinematic experience curated by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks Art Space. On view January 19-February 25, unBlocked: performance based video. Blurring the distinction between performance, video art and body art, these young artists from the University of Houston work with ideas about media, personal narrative and social...

  • • Upcoming Events

      02/17/12- 03/03/12

      ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett DiverseWorks ArtSpace ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks ArtSpace February 17-March 3, 2012 ¨You're on earth, there's no cure for that.¨ The Catastrophic Theatre proudly presents the timeless avant-garde classic: ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett. Running February 17 through March 3, Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. "My best friend hanged himself when I was thirteen years old. The following year I discovered Samuel Beckett. What else should I have to say about it?" -- Jason Nodler  No other writer has more profoundly influenced the...

      03/09/12- 04/21/12

      Flickerlounge: NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman DiverseWorks ArtSpace Flickerlounge: NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman Presented by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks ArtSpace March 9-April 21, 2012 DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show partner to present a new exhibition in Flickerlounge, a season-long cinematic experience curated by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks Art Space. ON view March 9 through April 21, NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman. What does the drill bit see? This was the driving question that led to the development of a visualization that explores both new and time-worn representations of geological...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/19/12- 02/25/12

    zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything DiverseWorks ArtSpace zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything Presented by DiverseWorks Art Space at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks ArtSpace presents zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything. Installation on view January 19-February 25, 2012. zoe|juniper performances: Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, 7:30pm. Local performances featuring Kristen Frankiewicz, Catalina Molinari, Kara Newton, Tina Shariffskul, and Kelly Todd are on Saturday, January 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1pm.

    01/19/12- 02/25/12

    Flickerlounge: unBlocked: performance based video DiverseWorks ArtSpace Flickerlounge: unBlocked: performance based video Presented by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show partner to present a new exhibition in Flickerlounge, a season-long cinematic experience curated by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks Art Space. On view January 19-February 25, unBlocked: performance based video. Blurring the distinction between performance, video art and body art, these young artists from the University of Houston work with ideas about media, personal narrative and social...

  • Upcoming Events

    02/17/12- 03/03/12

    ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett DiverseWorks ArtSpace ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett Presented by The Catastrophic Theatre at DiverseWorks ArtSpace February 17-March 3, 2012 ¨You're on earth, there's no cure for that.¨ The Catastrophic Theatre proudly presents the timeless avant-garde classic: ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett. Running February 17 through March 3, Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. "My best friend hanged himself when I was thirteen years old. The following year I discovered Samuel Beckett. What else should I have to say about it?" -- Jason Nodler  No other writer has more profoundly influenced the...

    03/09/12- 04/21/12

    Flickerlounge: NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman DiverseWorks ArtSpace Flickerlounge: NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman Presented by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks ArtSpace March 9-April 21, 2012 DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show partner to present a new exhibition in Flickerlounge, a season-long cinematic experience curated by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks Art Space. ON view March 9 through April 21, NeoGeo: By Marina Zurkow and Daniel Shiffman. What does the drill bit see? This was the driving question that led to the development of a visualization that explores both new and time-worn representations of geological...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    01/13/12- 01/14/12	Ayman Harper with Matmos: (theLID DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    12/02/11- 12/23/11	Anna Bella Eema DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/17/11- 11/19/11	Memoirs of the Sistahood- Chapter Three: Ave Maria DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/11/11- 12/17/11	A Sense of Place and Home: Music Videos and Shorts from Braden King DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/11/11- 12/17/11	My Life as a Doll: Tara Conley & Tria Wood DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/11/11- 12/17/11	Grandalism: EPISODE DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/29/11	Houston 175 Part of Flickerlounge: A Season-Long Cinematic Experience DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/20/11- 10/22/11	the bull-jean stories: a multi-media adaptation DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/11/11	Tidal Economics DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/29/11- 10/01/11	Vault: ConTornTion DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/15/11- 09/17/11	Jack Ferver & Marc Swanson: Two Alike DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/09/11- 10/29/11	State Fair DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/09/11- 10/29/11	Grandalism: SKEEZ181 DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/09/11- 10/28/11	Flickerlounge: Video LAB DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    08/27/11	DiverseWorks FUNdraiser DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    07/15/11- 08/20/11	The United States of Tamarie DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    06/22/11	Luck of the Draw X! Revolution! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    05/20/11- 06/04/11	Crave by Sarah Kane DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/30/11	Blackfish DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/28/11- 04/30/11	Emily Johnson: The Thank-You Bar DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/28/11- 06/11/11	THIS IS DISPLACEMENT: Native Artists Consider the Relationship Between Land and Identity DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/28/11- 06/11/11	Grandalism: W3R3ON3 DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/13/11	Curators' Conversation DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/24/11- 03/26/11	Kristina Wong – Cat Lady DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/20/11	Roswell Rudd's Trombone Tribe DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/11/11- 04/16/11	Flickerlounge: Personal Boundary DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/11/11- 04/16/11	Grandalism: ABELS DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/11/11- 04/16/11	The North Wind and The Sun DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/03/11- 03/04/11	The Return of 12 Minutes MAX! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    02/11/11- 02/26/11	Paradise Hotel DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/15/11	Kelli Scott Kelley & Bill Kelley – Edge of the Earth DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/14/11- 02/26/11	Flickerlounge: Playing with Parody DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/14/11- 02/26/11	Patricia Hernandez: Parody of Light DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/14/11- 02/26/11	Grandalism: Asiaoner DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/12/10- 12/18/10	Bluefinger DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/05/10- 12/09/10	Brent Green: Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/05/10- 12/18/10	Flickerlounge: Short Films by Sam Green DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/05/10- 12/18/10	Grandalism: Pilot (FX) DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/14/10- 10/16/10	Tyler, Tyler DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/30/10- 10/02/10	Universes: Ameriville DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/17/10- 09/18/10	Come As You Are: HOUSTON! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/11/10	Symposium for Before (During) After DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/10/10- 10/23/10	Before (During) After: Louisiana Photographers Respond to Katrina and Under-Standing Water DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/10/10- 10/24/10	Flickerlounge: Before, During, After DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    08/21/10	WE THE PEOPLE: A Celebration of the ARTS & Our Community DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    08/13/10	Fragments: Filmmaker Darrin Martin in Attendance DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    06/25/10- 07/17/10	Hunter Gatherers DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    06/16/10	Luck of the Draw 9: The Musical! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    05/13/10- 05/22/10	Vault 6°: Blau & Baptism DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/30/10- 06/05/10	Keep it Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/30/10- 06/05/10	Flickerlounge - Short Films by Dara Greenwald DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/19/10- 04/03/10	Our Late Night DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/12/10- 04/17/10	FotoFest 2010 - Allison Hunter: Zoosphere DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/12/10- 04/17/10	Flickerlounge - Kelly Richardson: Twilight Avenger DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    02/12/10- 02/13/10	So Percussion - Imaginary City DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    02/06/10	Because the Night DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/27/10	2010 Idea Fund Grantees Special Reception and Presentation DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/21/10- 01/23/10	Company Clare Dyson: The Voyeur DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/15/10- 02/20/10	The New Normal DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    12/02/09- 12/19/09	Life is Happy and Sad DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    12/01/09	Houston Arts Alliance: Individual Artist Grant Workshop DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    11/07/09- 12/19/09	Tierney Malone: Third Ward is My Harlem DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/26/09	Inbound: Houston Launch Party DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/24/09	Zombie Girl: The Movie DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/16/09- 10/17/09	Morgan Thorson: Heaven DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/10/09	Je me laver, Je regarde moi-même DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    10/01/09- 10/03/09	Ain Gordon: A Disaster Begins DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    09/11/09- 10/24/09	Now that I’m by myself, she says, I'm not by myself, which is good DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    08/06/09- 08/15/09	Scorched DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    07/25/09	Not So Final Frontier DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    07/17/09- 08/15/09	$TIMULUS: Artadia Awardees 2008 Houston DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    07/01/09	Luck of the Draw 8: When Art Attacks! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    06/18/09- 07/04/09	Nova Arts Project Presents: Thom Pain (based on nothing) DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    05/15/09- 05/30/09	The Third Side DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    05/03/09	Jandek and MV & EE perform at DiverseWorks ArtSpace! DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    05/01/09- 06/13/09	New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    04/03/09- 04/11/09	Teresa Chapman & Leslie Scates: The Convenient Woman DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/20/09- 03/21/09	Michelle Ellsworth: The Objectification of Things DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/06/09- 04/18/09	Solution DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    02/20/09- 02/21/09	Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    02/15/09	Maggie Nicols/Fred Frith/Susan Alcorn DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/30/09- 02/21/09	Pat Graney: House of Mind DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    01/17/09	CRAFT ATTACK DiverseWorks ArtSpace