The Empty Box 2012
The Empty Box Ole!, BOX 13′s annual fundraiser, will take place Saturday, May 5, 2012, 7-9:30pm at BOX 13 ArtSpace, 6700 Harrisburg, Houston, TX 77011.
Preview scheduled for 1-5 pm May 5th.
BOX 13 ArtSpace announces its 2012 fundraiser, The Empty Box Ole!. The event takes place on Saturday May 5th and will celebrate Cinco de Mayo at its building on the East Side. The Empty Box offers collectors and art lovers an opportunity to acquire amazing art donated by local, national and international artists to help support Box 13.
The event will feature a silent auction, a raffle, swings at custom-made piñatas, and the infamous mystery box. These opportunities come at a variety of price points starting at $1 so everyone will have a chance to walk away with amazing art. Conjunto and Tejano music will set the mood while margaritas, beer, and Mexican food will provide nourishment.
The event will take place at the BOX 13 building at 6700 Harrisburg in Houston’s East Side from 7-9:30 pm. The Silent Auction begins promptly at 7pm and will end at 9pm. There will be a preview of the silent auction from 1-5 pm prior to the main event.
Featuring:
SILENT AUCTION with work by the following artists and local businesses:
The Alley Theater, Sterling Allen, Debra Barrerra, Aimee Beaubien, Chris Bott, Anne Brasier, Tim Brown, Brittney Connelly, Contour Interior Design, Carrie Cook, Rene Cruz, Megan Daly, Steve Daly, Sasha Dela, Jeremy Deprez, Shannon Duncan, Carter Ernst, Karl Erickson, Georgie Flood, Lauren Moya Ford, Galveston Arts Center, Tony Garbarini, Carol Garcia, Dixie Friend Gay, Guillaume Gelot, Robin Germany, Vanessa Godden, Camillo Gonzalez, David Graeve, Mark Greenwalt, Shirley Hazlett, Christopher Holmes, Holt Publishing, Houston Center for Photography, Jessica L Hyatt, Alexandra Irvine, Carrie Keasler, Sara Kellner, Paul Kittleson, Anna Krachey, Monica Kressman, Emily Link, Jennifer McCormick, Tina McPherson, Ian Mellor-Crummey, Candice Moore, Carrie Nation, Patrick Palmer, Jo Ann Park, Brian Piana, Tara Ratliff, Courtney Reed, Lindsay Reed, Darcy Rosenberber, Francesco Siquieros, Hana Shoup, Emily Sloan, Xochi Solis, Annie Strader, Mary Mikel Stump, M’kina Tapscott, Texas Art Asylum, Jennifer Towner, Charles Arthur Turner, Bob Warren, Matthew Weedman, Lisa Wildermuth, Will Witte, June Woest, Ann Wood, Katie Wynne, Chris Young, Paul Ziegler, and more!
POOR MAN’S RAFFLE where for $5 you can throw your name in the hat for a prime work of art by a BOX13 artist.
$1 a swing PINATAS
The infamous MYSTERY BOX, where for $25 you always walk away with art.
Luminous
On view January 21 – February 25, 2012
Opening reception January 21, 7-9:30pm
A curatorial talk led by Annie Strader and Matthew C. Weedman will be held Saturday, February 18th at 3pm.
Luminous
Kristen Beal, Tobias Fike, Chris Lavery, Stephen V. Martonis, Rick Silva, Annie Strader and Matthew C. Weedman
Curated by Annie Strader and Matthew C. Weedman
Downstairs Front, Back, Window and Upstairs BOXes
Light is the original technology. Light simultaneously reveals the history of the universe, while prompting the question, what is this thing we call history? Light’s material qualities can be shaped to fit our aesthetic needs and desires while unwaveringly feeding the very biological essence of life itself.
Artists require two things at all times, inspiration and tools, light consistently fulfills both of these necessities. From Vermeer’s bending of light through lenses to pull never before seen exactness from his subjects, to Monet’s obsessive use of light’s direct retinal stimulation in order to capture never before seen colors of the “moment” specific, to ManRay’s burning of light on paper showing a new sense of form and volume, to Bruce Nauman’s exploitation of video and neon tubes proclaiming the “now” of art itself. Throughout history and in contemporary practice light remains a consistent source for artistic inspiration.
2012-2013 Call for Exhibition Proposals
BOX 13 ArtSpace is an artist run, non-profit, innovative environment for the creation and advancement of experimental contemporary art in Houston. BOX 13 artists create this environment through the offering of affordable workspaces for emerging and established artists, dedicating three interior spaces to the exhibition of artistic explorations, a window gallery for installations and an outdoor courtyard space. BOX 13 promotes dialogue among artists and the art community on current trends affecting the arts.
BOX13 ArtSpace is currently accepting proposals for 2012/2013 for exhibitions in its two Downstairs Galleries, the Window BOX gallery, and the Upstairs Gallery. Artists and curators are invited to submit recent (or proposed) experimental works not previously shown in Houston.
Exhibition and performance proposals will be reviewed and selections made by a committee of artist resident members of BOX 13 and potentially guest curator(s) for exhibitions/performances.
BOX 13 will accept proposals annually to discuss and make programming decisions for BOX 13 for no more than 18 months into the future from the meeting date. The next upcoming submission deadline for review is January 15, 2012.
This is not a postmark deadline – submissions must be received by 5pm at BOX13 ArtSpace, 6700 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, Texas 77011.
BOX 13 exhibition/performance space floor plans can be viewed and downloaded here.
All proposals must be submitted in digital format on CD/DVD only. Additionally, all requested material may be posted to a single page on a website and the link may be submitted. No paper materials will be reviewed. BOX 13 is committed to the reducing our environmental impact when possible and streamlining the application and review process.
For more information, to make an appointment to view the galleries or to inquire about proposal drop off please email Emily Link, Exhibitions Coordinator, at box13artspace@gmail.com.
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
All proposals must include the following:
1. Letter of intent or exhibition proposal in a Word document or PDF file, 500 words or less. Please be sure to include:
o Contact information (Email Address and Phone Number)
o Title and description, concept and physical details
o Requested gallery space and any requests for equipment or special installation requirements*
o Any budgetary concerns*
*BOX 13 does not have a budget for assisting artists with expenses at this time but will help when possible in searching out alternative funding and/or installation methods.
2. Resumé(s) or CV(s) for all proposed participating artists each in its own Word document or PDF file.
3. Images NO MORE THAN 15 digital images in jpg format. Numbers should be used in the file names beginning with 01.jpg. Each image must be 1MB or SMALLER. Any files not meeting these requirements may not be viewed when considering your proposal.
o Video samples may be submitted on DVD or CD. Videos must be ready to play on a computer using Windows Media Player or QuickTime.
4. Corresponding numbered list of submitted images and/or videos in a Word document or PDF file.
Submissions may be mailed to:
BOX 13 ArtSpace
Attn: Exhibition Proposal
6700 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77011
(Materials submitted without a SASE will be disposed of after 30 days)
Please allow 8 – 12 weeks after the proposal deadline for review. Applicants will be notified of their proposal status when a decision has been reached.
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 1 – 5PM or by appointment box13artspace@gmail.com
19th Annual ARTCRAWL Houston – November 19, 2011
BOX13 Artspace will participate in the 19th Annual ARTCRAWL Houston on November 19, 2011 from 10am to 9pm. Stop by and visit with our resident artists or come late and enjoy the opening of two new exhibitions.
For more information on ARTCRAWL Houston, please visit: www.artcrawlhouston.com
Eliza Fernand – Quilt Stories
Saturday, November 5, 2011, 1 – 5PM
Researching quiltmaking from a contemporary art perspective, Quilt
Stories is an interactive performance and temporary installation that is traveling across the country. Viewers are invited to visit Eliza inside of a tent quilted of reclaimed fabrics and share their stories and anecdotes about quilts. A collaborative quilt, pieced in a white circle, creates a space for people to gather and contribute their own stitches in this ritual of skill.This summer the piece has traveled from the Northwest, through the Western Plains, to the Midwest; the tour extended to the East Coast this fall. Eliza is visiting community gathering places, quilt museums, sewing communities, contemporary art spaces, scenic American landscapes, and other adventurous destinations. As she and her project are introduced into new communities, the aspects of the project materialize differently in each place. This project is funded in part by Kickstarter and a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
October 2011 BOXer News
- Join us for the opening of four new exhibitions featuring the work of Monica Vidal, Lisa Choinacky, Krista Birnbaum and Jed Foronda & Emily Link, Saturday, October 1, 2011, 7-9PM.
- Michael Henderson has curated Simulacra featuring work by Ted Kincaid, Laura Lark, and Shawn Smith at the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery at Sam Houston State University, October 3 – 27. www.shsu.edu/art
- Artists Elaine Bradford and Emily Sloan have created golf holes for the Insperity Golf Experience at Discovery Green! Play the course through November 27, 2011. \www.discoverygreen.com/insperity-golf-experience/
- For one night only, October 1, The Kenmore will feature Beef: Cattle that is Reared for It’s Meat, a new film by Jonatan Lopez. the-kenmore.blogspot.com
- Jenny Schlief is featured in Great New Work, a group exhibition at The Joanna, through October 15. thejoanna.org
- At Art League Houston, visit Heather Bause’s hand-painted wallpaper installation in the restroom, Wall Paper as Art: If You Sprinkle When You Tinkle, through February 24, 2012, and Emily Sloan‘s ShadeCloud of recycled lampshades in the sculpture garden through December 31, 2011. www.artleaguehouston.org
- Please welcome our newest BOX 13 members, Karen Braiser-Young, Emily Peacock, Kristy Peet, Jennifer McNichols and Britt Ragsdale!
April 2011 BOXer News
- BOX 13 member, Dennis Harper and former member, Mark Schatz, are among the artists in the current McNay Museum exhibition, New Image Sculpture, that runs through May 8, 2011.
- Check out the debut of the Blaffer‘s Window into Houston on 110 Milam Street on view through June 22, where BOX member Elaine Bradford has reimagined the windows as dioramas displaying the habitats of her crocheted creatures, a collection of animal specimens “discovered” by the fictitious fringe scientist Dr. Thomas Harrigan during his explorations into a dimension known as “The Sidereal.”
- Works by BOX members Elaine Bradford and Emily Link are included in the Visual Art Institute and GARFO Art Center’s exhibition, Press Plush – a survey of contemporary soft sculpture, textile and fiber art opening April 9.
- Join boxers Elaine Bradford, Emily Link and Dennis Nance for a weekend of camping and camaraderie. Nohegan East registration is now open!
- DiverseWorks is using RED WHITE YELLOW (Box 13 Artspace’s media and video gallery) to present two days of live internet broadcasted performances from all over the world, April 29, 2011 from 7-10pm &
- April 30, 2011 from 2-5pm.
- BOX 13 artists will be collaborating on a “BOX of Curiosities” for The American Association of Museums Cultural PODS® Program in conjunction with the AAM Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, May 22-25, 2011. The exhibition features eight PODS® on display at Discovery Green May 16-June 3, 2011. Click here to learn more about the project or to learn more about the AAM Annual Meeting in Houston visit aamhouston.org!
AAM Cultural PODS Program – Box of Curiosities
BOX 13 artists will be collaborating on a “BOX of Curiosities” for The American Association of Museums Cultural PODS® Program in conjunction with the AAM Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, May 22-25, 2011. The exhibition features eight PODS® on display at Discovery Green May 16-June 3, 2011. Click here to learn more about the project or to learn more about the AAM Annual Meeting in Houston visit aamhouston.org!
Empty Box Fundraiser – March 12, 2011, 7-9:30pm
Save the date for The Empty Box, BOX 13′s annual fundraiser, Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7-9:30pm at BOX 13 Artspace, 6700 Harrisburg, Houston, TX 77011. Artist works up for raffle include BOX 13 members and friends at $50 per ticket, or or try your luck at the poor man’s raffle for $5. All proceeds benefit exhibitions and programs at BOX 13 Artspace.
It’s BOX 13′s 3rd Anniversary!
January 18th is BOX 13′s Birthday!
Thank you for all your continued support. Here’s to many more!
Also brought to you by the number 3:
Triangles, 3-D glasses, three legged races, triathlons, the rule of threes, trilogies,Three’s Company, tri-state areas, triptychs, three degrees of separation, Three Little Pigs, third base, cubism, triplets, Three Blind Mice, triple decker hamburgers, My Three Sons, tic-tac-toe, threesomes, third eyes, Three Men and a Baby, the third amendment, junior’s son of the same name, three sheets to the wind, three strikes, triple threats and 3 o’clock.