NEA Awards VBB $20,000 for 2012 Living Room Art Productions
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Houston arts org Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) a $20,000 grant to develop and produce their Living Room Art series of events that explore and juxtapose the joys, cultures and struggles between Houston, Texas and Karachi, Pakistan. In October and November, VBB completed its first production: Third Worlds: [...]
Autumn Knight’s “Performance Prescriptions” at DiverseWorks’ “State Fair”
DiverseWorks‘ State Fair feels like a version of “Now THAT’S What I Call Social Practice!” As you walk through, you are beckoned to participate in an idea barter booth, to ask an artist about his role as a shrimp salesman, to chat with a gossip swapper, to play a carnival game with candlemakers, to [...]