Lawndale Art and Performance Center
Lawndale Art and Performance Center
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About this organization
Mission
Lawndale focuses on the presentation of contemporary regional art through exhibitions, performances, lectures, film screenings and events, and an annual residency program all of which further the creative exchange of ideas among Houston's diverse communities.
About
EXHIBITIONS and PUBLIC PROGRAMS - Lawndales programs provide emerging and mid-career artists working in Houston and the region an opportunity to exhibit new and experimental work outside the commercial system; educate the public about contemporary art; and support artists professional development. Lawndale Art Center's activities for this fiscal year included over twenty group and solo exhibitions, a new mural project, student exhibitions featuring over twenty area schools, dozens of public programs and 3 fundraising events. The estimated participating audience is 24,000 individuals. During the 2014-15 season, Houston-based artist Jonathan Leach installed his mural, entitled Ghost Grid, on Lawndales 3,200 square-foot exterior wall. Exhibitions included a group exhibition of contemporary Texas sculpture organized by Lawndales founder James Surls; in addition to solo exhibitions in a range of media by Houston and Texas-based artists including Ryder Richards, Jed Foronda, Stephanie Patton and S.A. Hinson, among others. Over the summer, Lawndales annual juried exhibition, The Big Show, featured over sixty artists within a 100-mile radius.
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