Glasstire—Topchy-Leaderboard–Artist-Talk-3.png
Project Row Houses
2521 Holman
Houston,TX 77004
Website
Round 57: Southern Survey Biennial II

From Project Row Houses: "Project Row Houses presents the second iteration of the Southern Survey Biennial, which showcases recent works created by seven contemporary visual…

10.12.24 | 02.09.25

Floyd Newsum Summer Studios

From Project Row Houses: "The Floyd Newsum Summer Studios Program provides an opportunity for emerging, socially engaged artists to create and exhibit work that respond…

08.03.24 | 09.08.24

Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is It Possible To Amend An Unequal System?

From Project Row Houses: "Project Row Houses (PRH) welcomes Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is It Possible To Amend An Unequal System?, a provocative and…

09.27.24 | 01.26.24

The Founders Round + PRH’s A Legacy Mixtape Block Party

Project Row Houses (PRH) invites the community to celebrate its 30th anniversary and honor its founders at The Founders Round + PRH’s A Legacy Mixtape Block…

10.14.23 | 10.14.23

Round 55: The Drive By II

From Project Row Houses: "Round 55: The Drive By II, curated by Danielle Burns Wilson, is a historic reflection of the first Artist Round titled…

03.11.23 | 06.04.23

How To Finish An Album w/ TAME, The Aspiring Me

From the artist: “How to finish an album with TAME, The Aspiring Me” is a week-long artist residency at The Drawing Room (Project Row Houses).…

03.05.23 | 03.12.23

Roots to the Row

From Project Row Houses: "Join us for the opening reception for Roots to the Row, a new community gallery exhibition. This exhibition features Emily Areta,…

07.02.22 | 08.07.22

Round 53: The Curious Case of Critical Race - Theory?

From Project Row Houses: "Join us for the unveiling of Round 53: The Curious Case of Critical Race - Theory? on March 12, 2022. This Round…

03.12.22 | 06.05.22

ROUND 54: SOUTHERN SURVEY BIENNIAL

From Project Row Houses: "The Project Row Houses fifty-fourth Artist Round: Southern Survey Biennial will open Saturday, October 8th, 2022. This inaugural round is guest curated…

10.08.22 | 02.12.22

Round 52: Gulf Coast Anthropocene

From Project Row Houses: "After pausing in-person public programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project Row Houses will re-open on July 31, 2021, with the…

07.31.21 | 12.05.21

Houston Reads Octavia E. Butler

From Project Row Houses: "Join us as we (re)visit the canon of Octavia E. Butler. In this space you are welcome to share memories, read…

05.16.21 | 05.16.21

Round 51: Local Impact II

Project Row Houses (PRH) will unveil its latest Artist Round, Round 51: Local Impact II, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Curated by PRH Curator and Programs…

03.14.20 | 06.07.20

Round 50: Race, Health and Motherhood

"Curated by PRH Curator and Programs Director Ryan N. Dennis, Round 50 explores how artists, healthcare professionals, practitioners, and philanthropy are responding to the Black…

10.12.19 | 02.16.20

Project Row Houses: Summer Studios 2019

A six-week summer studio residency at Project Row Houses. Exhibiting 2019 artists include: Micaela Cadungog (University of Houston), Chanise Epps (Texas Southern University), Katarina Guzman…

08.06.19 | 09.15.19

Round 49: Penumbras: Sacred Geometries

Project Row Houses (PRH) will unveil its latest Artist Round, Round 49: penumbras: sacred geometries, on Saturday, March 16. Round 49 is co-curated by PRH…

03.16.19 | 06.29.19

Black Radical Imagination: Fugitive Trajectories

"Black Radical Imagination is a film showcase programmed by Jheanelle Brown and Darol Olu Kae and is originally co-founded by Erin Christovale and Amir George.…

05.17.19 | 05.18.19

Autumn Knight: In Rehearsal Book Event

"Autumn Knight: In Rehearsal is the first comprehensive publication on the artist. It includes essays from performance studies scholars Jennifer Doyle and Sandra Ruiz, and…

04.16.19 | 04.16.19

Round 48: Beyond Social Practice

"Round 48 brings together a group of artists deeply engaged in collaborative practices that speak to social issues related to identity, politics, and activism. Participating…

10.13.18 | 02.17.19

Summer Studios 2018

An exhibition featuring works by Project Row Houses' 2018 Summer Studios residents. The mentors for this year's group of artists were CASE-PRH Fellows Regina Agu and…

08.11.18 | 09.16.18

Dear Mama

Dear Mama is a "multimedia art exhibition curated as a dedication to mothers everywhere. The works in the show are a combination of photography, painting,…

06.03.18 | 08.12.18

Founding Artist Bus Tours

"Join Project Row Houses for a bus tour of public art created by the founding artists of PRH. Led by Ryan N. Dennis, Curator and…

06.02.18 | 06.23.18

Laurie Palmer at PRH

Artist and activist Laurie Palmer will visit the PRH site and conduct a lecture and a workshop. For her talk, Palmer will present some participatory…

05.25.18 | 05.26.18

The Billboard Campaign

"The Billboard Campaign is an ongoing series of artist-produced billboard installations in public spaces and in art spaces. Co-opting the billboard format—a tool of political…

03.10.18 | 04.22.18

Neighborhood Fantasies: Evan Coleman + Jesse Lott

"Neighborhood Fantasies integrates the spirit of emerging art photographer Evan Coleman with the work of PRH founding artist Jesse Lott." This exhibition is curated by…

03.10.18 | 04.22.18

What's The New News: Issue 2 Launch + Tour

"Join Nathaniel Donnett and participating artists as they give a walking tour of the newsstand locations placed in valued locations in Third Ward for his…

03.24.18 | 03.24.18

2018 Fellows Talk

"Join 2018 CASE-PRH Fellows Regina Agu and Eyakem Gulilat as they talk about their previous work and their guiding questions for the upcoming fellowship year."

02.21.18 | 02.21.18

Round 47: The Act of Doing: Preserving, Revitalizing and Protecting Third Ward

Round 47: The Act of Doing: Preserving, Revitalizing and Protecting Third Ward explores how gentrification is reshaping the social and physical landscape of Houston's Third…

10.14.17 | 02.11.18

What's The New News Tour

Led by Nathaniel Donnett, What’s The New News is a collaboration amongst creatives and the community that speaks to the importance of the neighborhood, artists, writers,…

01.27.18 | 01.27.18

Summer Studios 2017

An exhibition by PRH's 2017 Summer Studios residents. Artists include: Colby Deal, University of Houston Barbara Gamiz, University of St. Thomas Maureen Lax, University of…

08.12.17 | 09.17.17

Summer Studios 2017

An exhibition featuring works by PRH's 2017 Summer Studio residents. Artists include: Colby Deal, University of Houston Barbara Gamiz, University of St. Thomas Maureen Lax,…

08.12.17 | 09.17.17

Round 46: Black Women Artists For Black Lives Matter

"Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter (BWAforBLM) is a collective of Black women, queer, and gender non-conforming artists formed in solidarity with the Black…

03.25.17 | 06.04.17

Real Life Connections

A conversation with 2:2:2 Exchange resident Edra Soto. "The conversation will focus on Soto's latest project, Open 24 Hours, neighborhood documentation led by her civic concerns that…

05.03.17 | 05.03.17

The Jazz Church of Houston

For his Project Row Houses residency, Houston artist and jazz historian Tierney Malone has created a mini-museum of Houston jazz and organized a series of…

11.06.16 | 02.28.17

Round 45: Local Impact

An exhibition highlighting seven artists that are deeply rooted in the Houston art community. Participating artists include Regina Agu, JooYoung Choi, Sally Glass, Jesse Lott + Ann Harithas,…

10.22.16 | 02.12.17

Summer Studios

An exhibition featuring works by PRH's 2016 Summer Studio residents. This year's artists were mentored by Kaneem Smith, a Houston-based artist and daughter of PRH founding…

08.20.16 | 09.18.16

Charge Potluck and Retirement Party

A potluck celebrating the end of CHARGE's residency at PRH. There will be a cake with faces on it!

06.20.16 | 06.20.16

Round 44: Shattering the Concrete: Artists, Activists and Instigators

An exhibition curated by Raquel de Anda and co-organized by Ryan N. Dennis of site-specific works and programs addressing language and identity, artistic equity, environmental justice, affordable housing,…

03.26.16 | 06.19.16

Houston Has a Labor History?

"Houston Has a Labor History? is a story-share of historic events in labor organizing in Houston. Relayed as firsthand accounts, favorite histories, and read narratives,…

06.05.16 | 06.05.16

Spectrogram with John Pluecker and Sharbreon Plummer

Participants will "create a human spectrogram, where attendees will position themselves along a spectrum to determine how they measure the value of various hypothetical opportunities."…

06.05.16 | 06.05.16

Art Thinking v2 with Kenneth Bailey

Kenneth Bailey of the Design Studio for Social Intervention will present activities based on the concept of "Art Thinking."

05.28.16 | 05.28.16

Adjuncts Unite with Amanda Hart from Texas American Federation of Teachers

A roundtable discussion about how Houston can work to improve the condition for adjuncts across the country. The adjuncts round table will be facilitated by Amanda…

05.21.16 | 05.21.16

Drink & Draw Zine-making Workshop focused on Self Care

A zine-making workshop organized by Jennie Ash and the organizers of Zine Fest Houston (Maria Heg, Anastasia Kirages and Sarah Welch). "Participants are invited to collectively…

05.17.16 | 05.17.16

OJBKFM Third Coast

For this project, Houston-based art collective Otabenga Jones & Associates has re-created OJBKFM Radio, a temporary outdoor community radio station broadcast from the back of 1959 pink…

04.01.16 | 04.22.16

Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table by Emily Sloan

"This 'Nappening' provides artists and culture makers a specially-prepared place and time to slow down, turn off devices, close their eyes, drift, and reset their…

04.16.16 | 04.17.16

The Black Lunch Table & Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

A collaborative project by artists Heather Hart and Jina Valentine. The events will include a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon of articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black…

03.14.16 | 03.15.16

Round 43: Small Business / Big Change: Economic Perspectives from Artists and Artrepreneurs

For this round, PRH focuses on examining the cultural sustainability of small businesses. Participating artists include Nsenga Knight, Shani Peters, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Martine Syms (in…

10.24.15 | 02.28.16

Arthur Jafa: Artist Talk and Screening

Jafa will speak about his life and work. His film Dreams Are Colder Than Death will be showing on November 14.

11.15.15 | 11.15.15

Screen Printing for Self-Determination with Shani Peters

"This screen printing workshop is in conjunction with Shani Peters’ Round 43 installation The Crown. Participants will learn various inking techniques, uses for screen printing,…

10.28.15 | 10.28.15

2:2:2 Exchange Public Lecture with Maria Gaspar

A lecture by Maria Gaspar, PRH's 2:2:2 exchange resident. Gaspar uses installation, sculpture, performance, and community engagement to examine conflicts and ideas of power in local…

10.13.15 | 10.13.15

Summer Studios 2015

An exhibition of PRH's 2015 Summer Studio artists. These students have been creating community-based projects under the guidance of William Cordova and Ryan Dennis. Participating artists include…

08.22.15 | 09.27.15

The Collectors Club Grand Opening

A new program by PRH where "members will learn about the fundamentals of art collecting through a series of workshops, interactive experiences, and purchasing opportunities…

09.17.15 | 09.17.15

Round 42: The One and the Many (A Self-Portrait in Seven Parts)

Project Row Houses’ Round 42 exhibitions are guest curated by former PRH/Core fellow Sally Frater and feature the work of artists from Canada, the Caribbean,…

03.28.15 | 06.21.15

Jamal Cyrus and Walter Stanciell: As Long as these Weeds and Green Grass Grow

A show of paintings and drawings by collaborating artists Jamal Cyrus and Walter Stanciell which use visual elements of Third Ward sign painting to remember,…

02.27.15 | 06.21.15

Not That But This Website Launch Party

A celebration for the Houston-based webzine showcasing contemporary art and culture created by people of color. Meet contributing writers and enjoy music provided by DJ…

06.20.15 | 06.20.15

The Natural Flow of Migration: Monica Villarreal and Armando Rodriguez

Using the natural flow of plants and animals across borders to characterize migrant stories, this collaboration between Monica Villarreal and Armando Rodriguez features various works…

12.20.14 | 05.02.15

Round 41: Process and Action: An Exploration of Ideas

Project Row Houses' Round 41 explores the ways in which contemporary artists deal with labor-intensive practices. As the first round devoted entirely to female voices,…

10.18.14 | 03.05.15

Flower Man Day

A day of celebrating beloved Houston artist and personality, Cleveland "The Flower Man" Turner (who passed away in December) and a last look at the…

02.07.15 | 02.07.15

Project Row Houses 2014 Summer Studios

Project Row Houses Summer Residents reveal the fruits of their 6 weeks' labor! The opening will run in tandem with this month's Third Ward Community…

08.23.14 | 09.14.14

Project Row Houses Night Market

Family event at PRH, with craft activities, community Performances, and food. Rescheduled from June 28 due to bad weather.

07.19.14 | 07.19.14

Round 40: Monuments: Right Beyond the Site: Otabenga Jones & Associates

The collective will take a different approach to previous Rounds and utilize all seven of the Art Houses through installations that happen on and off-site.…

03.28.14 | 06.22.14

Painter for Hire: Historic Sign Painters in Conversation

Hand painted signs in Third Ward exist chiefly to promote small business, though they also announce and direct. These signs are so prevalent as to…

05.27.14 | 05.27.14

Art-Making Workshop with Otabenga Jones & Associates

A workshop led by artists Jamal Cyrus and M’kinaTapscott. Responding to Round 40: Monuments Right Beyond the Site, the workshop will ask participants to consider…

05.24.14 | 05.24.14

Project Row Houses Round 39: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Project Row Houses  Anniversary will be launched on Saturday with a Block Party that will be a big thank you to the community and organizations…

10.05.13 | 03.02.14

Wards in Color Closing Reception

Troy Gooden and Angel Quesada will have a closing reception for Round 39 at the Wards in Color installation house located at 2509 Holman. Featured performances…

02.28.14 | 02.28.14

Daughters of the Dust

The first film directed by an African American woman - Julie Dash - to be theatrically distributed. Five women of a Gullah family living on…

02.08.14 | 02.08.14

Project Row Houses: Holiday Community Potluck Luncheon

Bring food or just yourself! RSVP to (713) 526 7662 by Dec 16/

12.18.13 | 12.18.13

Taïgue Ahmed: Artist talk

Moderated by Solkem N’Gangbet, Spit My Story artist talk is an opportunity to engage with Taïgue Ahmed about his creative process both as dancer/choreographer and…

09.17.13 | 09.17.13

Project Row Houses Summer Studio 2013

Seven local college art students making art in an urban community setting, featuring current residents Jessie Anderson, Byron Harris, Maggie Hooyman, Emily Howard, Aldo Roldan.

08.17.13 | 09.08.13

Project Row Houses and FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography Student Exhibition

FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography education program and Project Row Houses have teamed up again this summer to help students examine the relationship between themselves and…

08.08.13 | 08.08.13

Project Rowhouses Round 38

Seven new art installations devoted to the  “Birmingham/Texas Interchange,” an exchange project between Space One Eleven in Birmingham, Alabama and PRH. Project Row Houses will…

03.30.13 | 06.23.13

Rahul Mitra: Upping the Story

Starting May 23rd, Project Row Houses will present Upping The Story, a six part program series that will include local artists and curators who will…

05.23.13 | 05.23.13

Project Row Houses: Round 37

Six new art projects in the historic shotgun houses on Holman St. in Houston's Third Ward. Artists Miguel Amat, Jason Griffiths, Autumn Knight, Maurice Roberts,…

10.20.12 | 03.03.13

Autumn Knight: We'll Wait For You

A performance and sound installation piece examining the life and work of the jazz legend Sun Ra as the final piece in Knights Futz Performance…

03.01.13 | 03.01.13

Autumn Knight And John Pluecker: What Is Seen As It Is Seen

A response to two spaces: Tony Feher's Free Fall exhibition here at Diverseworks and Autumn Knight's Futz: A Research Method installation at Project Row Houses,…

02.16.13 | 02.16.13

Autumn Knight: El Diablo Y El Cristo Negro

A text-based performance influenced by Portobelo’s Black Christ Festivals and the mythology of the region which features the Devil as a pivotal figure. Maurice Duhon…

12.28.12 | 12.28.12

Autumn Knight: Portobelo: Food, Humor, Movement

A performance piece centers on Knight’s experience of being immersed in Afro-Latin culture while in residency at Taller Portobelo Norte Art Residency in Portobelo, Panama…

12.21.12 | 12.21.12

Autumn Knight and Megan Jackson: La Querelle Des Monstres

A multi-media performance that examines the presence of duality and the many forms it takes in our lives. Using conjoined twin culture as a reference,…

12.08.12 | 12.08.12

Summer Studios Opening Reception

Seven area college/university art students, nominated by their professors and selected by a panel of professional artists, have created new projects in the Artist Project…

08.18.12 | 09.16.12

Project Rowhouses: Round 36

Seven new art projects in the historic shotgun houses on Holman St., featuring artists Manuel Acevedo, Monie Henderson and Marc Newsome of Our Image Film…

03.31.12 | 06.24.12

Lisa E. Harris: Cry of the Third Eye

Lisa E. Harris' new opera film "Cry of the Third Eye" screened as part of Project Row Houses Artist Round 36 Closing EventsThe film explores…

06.23.12 | 06.23.12

Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle: Kentifrica Workshops

Los Angeles-based artist Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle will be in residence at Project Row Houses from June 19-23 to lead a series of workshops on…

06.19.12 | 06.23.12

Weekly Read/Write Club Led by John Pluecker

In association with his installation Antena books/Libros Antena at PRH, John Pluecker will host a participatory Read/Write club on Wednesday nights at 2515 Holman. Schedule…

05.05.12 | 06.13.12

Seven in the Third

Austin-based composer Travis Weller’s site-specific chamber music performance spread across PRH's seven historic row houses. Performances at 12 noon and 3 pm.

05.20.12 | 05.20.12

The Cultural Portal: Reclaiming Our Image with Lauren Kelley

The second of five Saturdays of screenings presented by Our Image Film and Arts. Artist Lauren Kelley will present a short film and performance on…

05.05.12 | 05.05.12

Read/Write Club Led by John Pluecker

In association with his installation Antena books/Libros Antena, at PRH, John Pluecker will host a participatory Read/Write club on Wednesday nights at 2515 Holman: this…

04.25.12 | 04.25.12

The Cultural Portal: Reclaiming Our Image

The first of five Saturday programs presented by Our Image Film and Arts. This time around: short films.

04.14.12 | 04.14.12

Project Row Houses: Round 35 & Communograph

Seven new projects in row Houses Row Houses, this time without a connecting theme; artists include:  Regina Agu, Ashley Hunt, Sharon Kopriva, Patrick McFarlin, Robert…

10.15.11 | 03.04.12

Chris Johnson: Question Bridge: Black Males

A transmedia conversation among black men will occupy two row houses with a specially reconfigured version of the nationally acclaimed multimedia installation.

10.13.12 | 03.03.12

Communograph Bus Tour: Architecture and Community with Stephen Fox

Explore John Biggers's principle of "good and relevant architecture" with local architectural historian and Rice University Professor Stephen Fox, beginning at Project Row Houses, 2521…

12.03.11 | 12.03.11

Experience the Third Ward with Ray Carrington

Photographer Ray Carrington, known for his Eye on the Third Ward program at Yates High School, leads a walking tour of community spaces that are…

11.19.11 | 11.19.11

Project Rowhouses 2011 Summer Studios

New projects by seven emerging artists from local colleges: Logan Beck of Rice University, Rebecca Benitez, University of Houston-Central, Catherine Cartwright, Sam Houston State University,…

08.13.11 | 09.11.11

ROUND 34 Matter of FOOD

Curated by Ashley Clemmer Hoffman and Linda Shearer, with projects by Tarsha M. Gary, Michael Pribich, RootDown Htown, Toni Tipton-Martin & Luanne Stovall, Jorge Rojas, and…

03.26.11 | 06.19.11

Soul of My Food Cooking Competition #4

To celebrate the closing of Round 34 artist projects at PRH, the public is invited to "become a pie-oneer for peace" and bring a favorite…

06.19.11 | 06.19.11

Future Plan and Program: Book Launch

As part of its Future Plan and Program publishing project Project Row Houses announces a whole slew of events between April 15th and April 21st.…

04.15.11 | 04.24.11

Round 33: The Seventh House

Project Row Houses kicks off October with the opening of a new round of artist installations by three generations of Los Angeles based artists- Edgar…

10.09.10 | 02.28.11

Black Panther Art Exhibition and Art Auction in Honor of...

In Partnership with Project Row Houses, the Carl Hapton Memorial Committee presents a Black Panther Art Exhibition and Art Auction at the Eldorado Ballroom. Hampton,…

07.22.10 | 07.26.10

Round 32: eco, xiang, echo...

Project Row Houses opens Artist Installation Round 32: eco, xiang, echo: meditations on the african, andean & asian diasporas. This round of exhibitions is curated…

03.27.10 | 06.20.10

Round 31: Life Path 5: Action/Restlessness

Features new installations by Elia Arce, Barsamian, Dave Herman, Jesse Lott, Vicki Meek, Freddie McCoo, Patrick Washington and curated by Vicki Meek.  

10.10.09 | 02.28.10

Travis Whitfield: Further on Down the Road

Travis Whitfield's multi-media installation that serves as a historic reflection and celebration of the lives of rural African American residents in northwest Louisiana in the…

10.10.09 | 02.28.10

Movie Night: Lords of the Revolution

Lords of the Revolution (a VH1 series) is held in conjunction with Black History Month at Project Row Houses and was selected by the Carl…

02.12.10 | 02.12.10

Jesse Lott: The Big Picture

"In conjunction with the Summer Studio Program, Jesse Lott, one of PRH's Founding Artists, will transform the community exhibition space, known to many as the…

07.06.09 | 09.13.09

2009 Summer Studios Exhibition

"Seven area college/university students, nominated by their professors and selected by a panel of professional artists, will be creating original artwork in the Artist Project…

08.15.09 | 09.13.09

Round 30: Home. Space. Place.

Home. Space. Place. focuses on the ideas of home, identity, culture, struggles, and perseverance. Featured artists include Gregory Michael Carter, Stephanie Diamond, Rashida Ferdinand, Lance…

03.28.09 | 06.21.09

Kara Hearn: how can the light deny the dark?

Technically this show is hosted by a new project space called para/site, but for now Project Row Houses is lending them a place for their…

11.08.08 | 11.30.08

2008 Summer Arts Exhibition

Project Row Houses shows their support for the next generation of Houston artists with this exhibit featuring seven area college students, including Juan Castillo, Jade…

08.28.08 | 08.31.08

For FotoFest, Huckaby combines photography and quilt-making to explore her personal history, while the Round 28: Otherwise Constricted exhibit features work by Rabe’a Ballin and…

05.15.08 | 06.22.08

February Film Series

In celebration of Black History month and in conjunction with their 27th Artist Installation Round: “Race and Class," Project Row Houses will be screening a…

02.06.08 | 02.28.08

Round 26: People, Places, and Things of the Third Ward

Includes: Pavel Banka from Prague, Barsamian from Dallas, Thurman Brown, a native of Detroit, local photographer Ray Carrington, Rita Duffy from Belfast, local multi-media artist…

06.23.07 | 06.24.07

Stay in the know with the latest Texas visual art news

Funding generously provided by:

Sign In

Register

Reset Password

Please enter your username or email address, you will receive a link to create a new password via email.