Current Exhibitions

BOX 13 ArtSpace is pleased to present four new exhibitions opening Friday May 30, 2025 6pm to 9pm.

BOX 13 ArtSpace is pleased to present Infinite Plume by Astri Snodgrass. In sculptural works on and of paper, Astri Snodgrass reimagines the sexist trope of the spinster as a symbol of queer creativity. Tall paper scrolls bear hand painted patterns of calligraphic text that wavers between legible messages and lyrical mark making. This is Snodgrass’ first exhibition in Texas, on view in the Front BOX gallery at BOX 13. In our Back BOX gallery we are excited to show Potential Future Pasts, an exhibition by EG Gionfriddo and Eliot Gray Fisher, co-directors of ARCOS, a multi/trans/inter/anti-disciplinary group using dance and technology to imagine new possible futures. The Window BOX gallery featured artist Trevon Latin. Prelude is a projected digital collage by Trevon Latin, offering a glimpse into the inspirations behind Catwalk, his upcoming body of work. Compiled from photos, short videos, and found visuals, the piece is inspired by walks through Houston and Brooklyn, and reflects on communities affected by addiction, homelessness, and violence. PUSH/PULL is a transdisciplinary exhibition project featuring new works by aisha tida and Leila Mnekbi in the Upstairs BOX gallery at BOX13 ArtSpace, developed with the support of ARCOS Dance and funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Through experiential sculptural and sound works and audience collaboration, PUSH/PULL invites visitors to experiment with notions of agency and collectivity while questioning the patterns, loops, and illusions we wish to escape.

The exhibitions continue through June 28, 2025. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday May 30, 2025 6pm to 9pm at BOX 13 ArtSpace, 6700 Harrisburg, Houston, TX 77011.

A special thank you to Houston Arts Alliance, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, The Brown Foundation, Saint Arnold Brewing, and all who have helped to support our programming.

Event Schedule:

This exhibition cycle’s public programming is organized by aisha tida, Leila Leila Mnekbi, ARCOS Dance, and other PUSH/PULL collaborators.

All events are FREE to attend, although RSVP may be required. 

Opening  Performances
FRI 30 May 2025
6PM-9PM

Join us Friday night at BOX13 ArtSpace for the opening night of four different exhibitions. Interactive performances by ARCOS Dance will be facilitated by EG Gionfriddo throughout the event. Step into the IN/OUT/THRU installation before joining other visitors in the community-activated Aftercare Space.

Open Level Movement Workshop
SAT 31 May 2025
1PM-2PM
Ages 15+
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Led by EG Gionfriddo of ARCOS Dance

A 60-minute guided movement session for all bodies. Frameworks include questioning the systems that shape and restrict our body’s movements, building trust with our body, witnessing as an act of empathy, and being seen as a generous act of connection. Participants will have an opportunity to enact embodied practices of care inside ARCOS’ interactive artwork Potential Future Pasts, presented in the Back BOX Gallery. No dance experience required. Comfortable clothing recommended. Ages 15 and up.

Escaping the Loop: Mapping a Value-Driven Life
SAT 21 June 2025
2PM-5PM
LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.

Hosted by aisha tida

A creative facilitation workshop designed to help participants identify what loops they feel stuck in and devise small, actionable goals to break out of their current patterns one value-driven habit at a time.

Mend With Friends: Scrappliqué Meetup
WED 25 June 2025
5:30PM-7:30PM
LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.
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Hosted by Autumn McIlraith and Naomi Kuo

This social mending meetup focuses on “scrappliqué”–using scraps from exhibition material to make appliqué patches on garments and other cloth items.

Some sewing and mending supplies provided. Please bring your own garments!

Closing Event
Wax n Wax
SAT 28 June 2025
2PM-5PM

Hosted by DJ Purplpitch and aisha tida

A joyous send off for PUSH/PULL! Visitors are encouraged to make the most of the space before the show comes down in this open music-mixing and letter-writing session.

Have at the remaining materials at the community crafting table in Aftercare Space to craft collaged and stamped letters to loves old and new or make scrappy friendship bracelets with strangers as you enjoy the sounds of new connections being made and mixing skills being built.

Try your hand at beat-matching with the guidance of DJ Purplpitch. Bring your own wax!*

*”wax” = vinyl records for spinning
“wax” also = leftover candle bits for melting and pressing to make envelope seals