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Announcing our inaugural stARTup Houston 2019 artists! stARTup Art Fair brings a unique contemporary art experience in a boutique hotel setting to Houston for the first time. This three-day fair will run October 11-13, 2019 at the Hotel ICON @hotel_icon in Downtown Houston, and take place at the same time as the Texas Contemporary gallery fair which is within walking distance.⁠ ⁠ Preview this incredible selection of emerging and mid-career artists at: https://www.startupartfair.com/artists/archive/?tag=Houston+2019⁠ ⁠ Advance tickets on sale now! Link in bio⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #callforart #startupartfairhouston #artandculturetexas ⁠#glasstire #exhibitions #hotelfair #hotels ⁠
Shots from our new office at Minnesota Street Project, with works by Ray Beldner @raybeldner, Beth Waldman @waldmanarts (our officemate!), and Mica England @hierophantmica on our walls! ⁠ Peep our Director hard at work. 🤔 (Actually he was ordering food.) 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #visualarts #artblogger #contemporaryarts #fineart #finearts #curated #industryleaders #artbusiness #contemporaryartcurator #industryleader #sfart #sfartist #curator #curators #officespace #raybeldner #minnesotastreetproject #dogpatch #designyourspace #designyourlife #designinspo #artinspo #workspace #sanfrancisco #officelife #startup ⁠#startuplife #workspaces #artistlife
Works from Cindy Lisica Gallery's @cindylisicagallery latest show The Americas: Our Stories / Las Americas: Nuestras Historias, presented in partnership with PrintMatters Houston and La Estampa @munaemexico from Medellin, Colombia.⁠ ⁠ PrintMatters Houston is a Houston-based 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote traditional and non-traditional printmaking, encourage print collecting, and to further the professional growth of its members.⁠ ⁠ La Estampa is a 30-year old printmaking studio located in Medellin, Colombia. Taller De Grabado La Estampa and its members are dedicated to the practice and diffusion of etching and relief techniques. ⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #startupartfairhouston #nonprofits #curators ⁠#printmaking #printmakers #etchings #printstudio #exhibition #exhibitions ⁠ ⁠
More from Director Ray Beldner's trip to Houston. Another important institution that has made a significant impact on the city and whose mission and alumni have spread far beyond the city’s borders, is the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) @hspvaart ⁠ The school is divided into six departments: instrumental music, vocal music, dance, theater, visual arts, and creative writing. Now in their 47th year, they continue to celebrate their proud heritage, dedicated staff, successful alumni, supportive parents, and their gifted and talented students. This year they moved into a brand new, state of the art five-story building in downtown Houston, only blocks from the Hotel Icon and stARTup Art Fair. It’s an impressive campus, and many colleges would be envious of their amazing facilities.⁠ ⁠ Read more about Ray's trip on our blog: https://www.startupartfair.com/blog/houston-visit2⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #startupartfairhouston #nonprofits #hotelicon #artschool #houstoncommunity #communityart #curators ⁠
We loved @camilamagrane's #augmentedreality Polaroids at #startupartfairla and #startupsmallworks and so did you! If you snagged one of Camila's sold out works tag us @startupartfair 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #smallworks #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #emergingartist #emergingartists #curated #curator #contemporaryartcurator #newcontemporary #newcontemporaryart #newcontemporaryartist #artandtechnology #womeninart #digitalmedia #contemporaryphotographers #newmedia #newmediaart #newmediaartist #AR #startuphouston #artinspo #camilamagrane #buyart ⁠
Last week Fair Director Ray Beldner took another trip to Houston in advance of the debut of stARTup Houston October 11-13. The Houston art scene would be nothing without its artists. Home to many of them, Sawyer Yards @sawyeryards is a massive creative community in the heart of Houston’s historic First Ward. Surrounded by an active rail yard, it is comprised of more than 300 artists, occupying 6 studio buildings on 55 acres. And there are over 60 creative businesses on the campus making one of the largest working artist communities in the country. Ray has visited it several times for their 2nd Saturday events, exhibitions, Art Alley, and art & music events.⁠ ⁠ Read more about Ray's trip on our blog: https://www.startupartfair.com/blog/houston-visit2⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #startupartfairhouston #nonprofits #sawyeryards #firstward #houstoncommunity #communityart #curators ⁠ ⁠
Our stARTup Houston Selection Committee is reviewing applications now!⁠ Stay tuned as we announce our inaugural stARTup Houston exhibiting artists in the coming weeks!⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #startupartfairhouston #hotels #hotelart #hotelfair #curators ⁠#curation #curator
Recently, Fair Director Ray Beldner took another trip to Houston in advance of the debut of stARTup Houston October 11-13. Houston is acclaimed for its established museums, like The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) and the Contemporary Arts Museum (CAMH), as well as the renown Menil Collection and Rothko Chapel. However, their non-profit arts organizations are the backbone of the robust arts landscape there. ⁠ ⁠ Like Project Row Houses @projectrowhouses — a nationally recognized model for art and community engagement. Founded by artist and MacArthur “genius” award winner Rick Lowe (among others), Project Row Houses occupies a significant footprint in Houston’s Historic Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest African-American neighborhoods. The site encompasses five city blocks and houses 39 structures that serve as home base to a variety of community enriching initiatives, art programs, and neighborhood development activities. Eight houses are art studios for art related to African-American themes. A row behind the art studio houses single mothers.⁠ ⁠ PRH is a unique experiment in activating the intersections between art, enrichment, and architectural preservation. We are very proud and fortunate to have Ryan Dennis, their Curator and Program Director, as part of our Houston jury - reviewing applications now!⁠ ⁠ Read more about Ray's trip on our blog: https://www.startupartfair.com/blog/houston-visit2⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #startuphouston #artfair #artfairs #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #startupartfairhouston #nonprofits #projectrowhouses #thirdward #museums #communityart #curators ⁠
Today's #artinspo from Content Curator Mica England @hierophantmica⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #contemporaryartist #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curator #sfart #sfartist #micaengland #emergingartists #contemporaryartists #curator #artistlife #curated #contemporaryartcurator #curators #femaleartist #womenartist #femalephotographer #temporarycollective #filmshooters #dazedandexposed #womenphotograph⁣ #analogphotography #analog #emergingphotographer #contemporaryphotography #emergingartist #filmshootercollective #roadtrips
There's only 1 week left to apply to #startuphouston. Applications close on AUGUST 11th. ⁠ ⁠ Apply Now at: https://www.startupartfair.com/houston/overview⠀⁠ ⁠ Need help with your application? Schedule a call with stARTup's Director: https://calendly.com/startupartfair/15min?month=2019-08⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #artistcall #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #artistopportunity #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #callforart #startupartfairhouston #artandculturetexas ⁠#newcontemporary #newcontemporaryart #newcontemporaryartist
There's only 1 week left to apply to #startuphouston. Applications close on AUGUST 11th. ⁠ ⁠ Apply Now at: https://www.startupartfair.com/houston/overview⠀⁠ ⁠ Need help with your application? Schedule a call with stARTup's Director @raybeldner: https://calendly.com/startupartfair/15min?month=2019-08⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #artistcall #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #artistopportunity #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #callforart #startupartfairhouston #artandculturetexas ⁠#womeninart
Have you heard? The #startuphouston deadline has been extended to AUGUST 11th. ⁠ ⁠ Apply Now at: https://www.startupartfair.com/houston/overview⠀⁠ ⁠ Need help with your application? Schedule a call with stARTup's Director: https://calendly.com/startupartfair/15min?month=2019-08⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ ⁣🔸️⁣⠀⁠ 🔸️⁣⠀⁠ #startupartfair #artfair #artfairs #callforartists #artistcall #contemporaryartist #visualarts #contemporaryarts #houstonart #houstonartist #contemporaryartists #houstonlife #houstonevent #houstonevents #emergingartist #independentartist #emergingartists #supportartists #artnews #artistopportunity #texasart #texasartist #artintexas #artbusiness #industryleader #callforart #startupartfairhouston #artandculturetexas ⁠#womeninart
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