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DiverseWorks New multidisciplinary art through innovative collaborations with artists and communities.
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DiverseWorks commissions, produces, and presents new and daring art in all its forms through innovative collaborations that honor each artist’s vision without constraint. We honor freedom of expression as an essential tenet of a civil society and know that art carries an astounding promise for individual growth and insight.

What a night! Luck of the Draw: Chaos was a raucous celebration, packed to the brim with artists, patrons, and art lover...
05/15/2026

What a night! Luck of the Draw: Chaos was a raucous celebration, packed to the brim with artists, patrons, and art lovers who showed up ready to embrace the chaos.

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who made the evening such a success: the artists who generously donated work, the guests and patrons who joined the party, and everyone who helped make the night a ton of fun.

A special thank you to our incredible volunteers, whose hard work kept everything running smoothly, even amid the chaos.

And enormous gratitude to our major sponsors Ignacio Carrión & Brent Armour, Jereann Chaney, Blanca Garza, and Tara Kelly & David Leftwich for making the evening possible; to our emcees, Mary Magsamen and Li Harris, for keeping the energy creative and lively; to Jamal Cyrus for a smooth and layered DJ set; and to our outstanding host committee, led by Chair Blanca Garza, whose immense support brought the night to life.

If you couldn’t make it or if you left with an artwork still on your mind, it may not be too late. Contact Jenn at [email protected] to learn about remaining available works.

Photos by Jeff Segura / Co-Create Strategies, LLC

Today is the day! Test your fortune🔮 amidst the Chaos 🐾♾️🌀🧡 and bring home a new artwork (or several) to enjoy!🚨Entry ti...
05/14/2026

Today is the day! Test your fortune🔮 amidst the Chaos 🐾♾️🌀🧡 and bring home a new artwork (or several) to enjoy!

🚨Entry tickets are available at the door as well as any additional art chances you may want to purchase!

See you tonight! 🎉

All proceeds benefit the participating artists and support DiverseWorks’ free exhibitions, performances, and programs.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen, “Untitled: Port and Starboard,” Paper, thread, 2026

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Join us tomorrow at Luck of the Draw: Chaos! One more sneak peek at an artwork you could take home on Thursday. There’s ...
05/13/2026

Join us tomorrow at Luck of the Draw: Chaos!

One more sneak peek at an artwork you could take home on Thursday. There’s still time to purchase your entry ticket: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1.

Next up, a mixed media work by Dixie Friend Gay

“That’s How the Light Gets In”
Mixed media on paper

Dixie Friend Gay is an award-winning visual artist based in Houston whose four-decade career spans painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaics, and ceramics. Known for numerous public art commissions nationwide, she draws on a deep awareness of the natural world at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels, whether in large-scale architectural projects or intimate paintings. For more, visit: dixiefriendgay.com.

05/12/2026

Houston Grand Opera and Capital IDEA Houston are launching the Arts & Innovation Apprenticeship Program — a paid six-month opportunity designed to help participants build professional experience and career pathways in Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology.

Information sessions taking place May 20–22 are the required first step in the application process, and applications will close in mid-June.

Learn more: https://shorturl.at/KwW5A

Register: https://shorturl.at/yK3Bo

We’re continuing to share sneak peeks of artworks that will be at Luck of the Draw: Chaos this Thursday, May 14!A mixed ...
05/11/2026

We’re continuing to share sneak peeks of artworks that will be at Luck of the Draw: Chaos this Thursday, May 14!

A mixed media piece by Stacy Lynn Waddell

“Untitled (exploding floral bouquet after SC)”
Acrylic medium on handmade paper, 1640/2016/2026

Stacy Lynn Waddell’s practice investigates beauty and transformation through experimental and alchemical processes. Using heat and laser technology, accumulation, embossing, interference, and gilding, she creates works that intersect both real and imagined aspects of history and culture and pose important questions related to authorship, value, and the persuasive power of nationalistic ideology. Blurb courtesy of

For more, visit: www.stacylynnwaddell.com.

Get your entry tickets 🎟️ to Luck of the Draw! Secure link: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1

Sneak peek of an exclusive artwork created for Luck of the Draw: Chaos! 🧡♾️🐾🔮⚜️Secure ticket link: https://shorturl.at/Y...
05/08/2026

Sneak peek of an exclusive artwork created for Luck of the Draw: Chaos! 🧡♾️🐾🔮⚜️
Secure ticket link: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1! 🎟️ 🎉

A ceramic piece by Susan Budge

“Chaos – Why Cry”
Stoneware with gold luster

Susan Budge is an American sculptor working primarily in clay. Employing surrealist automatism with a spiritual core, she creates works that celebrate modernist purity in three-dimensional form. Her work is held in collections nationwide, including the Smithsonian, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Fuller Craft Museum, the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the San Antonio Museum of Art. For more, visit: susanbudge.com.

On May 28th, the Houston Lawyers Association, in collaboration with Project Row Houses and the Third Ward Cultural Distr...
05/07/2026

On May 28th, the Houston Lawyers Association, in collaboration with Project Row Houses and the Third Ward Cultural District, is hosting "Protect Your Art."

The session is a deep dive into copyright, contracts, and IP protection, specifically addressing the new challenges creators across disciplines face in the age of AI.

REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/artist-age-of-ai

Nearly 1 week until Luck of the Draw: Chaos on Thursday, May 14! 🏆♾️🧡🌀The evening opens with a DJ set by artist .cyrus, ...
05/06/2026

Nearly 1 week until Luck of the Draw: Chaos on Thursday, May 14! 🏆♾️🧡🌀

The evening opens with a DJ set by artist .cyrus, whose expansive practice moves between collage and assemblage, tracing the shifting aesthetic contours of the African diaspora. Cyrus brings a similarly layered sensibility to sound—melding an array of different genres and time periods into an immersive sonic experience. 💥🎶🎚️🎛️

Jamal Cyrus lives and works in Houston, TX. He has won several prestigious awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2023 and the Driskell Prize (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA) in 2020. The artist’s mid-career survey, The End of My Beginning, opened at the Blaffer Museum of Art in 2021 before continuing to the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Mississippi Museum of Art. Cyrus was also a member of the artist collective Otabenga Jones and Associates, active from 2002 to 2017. His work has been exhibited widely at institutions including the Whitney Biennial, Art Basel Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Walker Art Center, and many more.

Get tickets 🎟️: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1

Photo: Peter Lucas

05/06/2026

CLOSING SOON - Apply for the 2027–2029 Tulsa Artist Fellowship. The Fellowship supports artists and arts workers with a significant, multi-year award designed to foster ambitious, community-engaged work.

Application Period: April 7 – May 7, 2026 (6 PM CT)
Apply: https://tulsaartistfellowship.org/award

Award: $150,000 over three years + housing, studio space, and comprehensive support
Eligibility: Artists and arts workers with 5+ years of experience

Embrace the Chaos and join artists and collectors on May 14 at Luck of the Draw, DiverseWorks’ legendarily raucous fundr...
05/04/2026

Embrace the Chaos and join artists and collectors on May 14 at Luck of the Draw, DiverseWorks’ legendarily raucous fundraiser. 🏆♾️🐾🧡🌀

With artist duo as emcees, and hundreds of works created especially for DiverseWorks by artists from Houston and beyond, you can expect a high-energy night full of excitement.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen have collaborated for over 25 years across video, photography, installation, and performance. Using humor and tension, they transform domestic life into an experimental site—jumping on trampolines, building backyard rocketships, and reworking their home—to explore family, memory, and consumerism. Their work has been presented at festivals including the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, CineSpace Film Festival, and Fusebox Festival, and exhibited at FotoFest, MFAH, Grand Rapids Art Museum, and Everson Museum.

Get tickets 🎟️: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1

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