NOMA part 2

Zhang Huan
"family Tree"

NOMA part 1

i recently went on a weekend getaway in New Orleans. honestly i had no plans other than eating and going to the museum. thankfully i was able to accomplish both. i took so many pictures of the work inside and outside the museum that i am breaking the blogs up.

KARIN HETHERINGTON - UNITED KINGDOM

Artist Karim Hetherington is a surrealist artist whose work has a hint of cubism and surrealism.

see more work here

MOCAH Continues to put the Public in Public Art as the Only Museum of its Kind in the World

Non-profit organization has reached 1.5 million people through art

Houston, TX, August 18, 2011- For more than 11 years the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston (MOCAH) has been Houston’s leading developer of community based public art and cultural programming and continues to make milestones while touching the lives of over 1.5 million individuals. Research shows that MOCAH is the only museum of its kind, specializing in public art, raising social awareness (with an emphasis on the youth), and participating in a global exchange.

This year, MOCAH has extended its brand to include international public art and universal influence. In 2008, Texas French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) in partnership with the Texas Children’s Cancer Center and Hematology Center (TCCC) invited two French artists to come to Houston and create two pieces of artwork with the children undergoing treatment at the TCCC.


This year, the exchange continued when TFAA sent Houston artists, Daniel-Kayne, and President and CEO of MOCAH, Reginald Adams to the The Leon Bernard Cancer Center in Lyon, France from June 12- July 4. When the artists arrived at their destination, they proceeded to work with the cancer children at their respective hospitals in order to create a lasting piece of artwork for the hospitals.

“I’m honored that MOCAH is now touching the lives of people worldwide,” said Adams. “Just in the past year, we’ve kicked off "The Art of Culture,"(our exhibition series), created a mural for the Earth Day Festival and the Bayou City Arts Festival. And now we’re expanding to not only have a statewide presence, but also an international presence with projects in both Austin and France."

In addition to their public art project in France, The City of Austin Art in Public Places (AIPP) has recently commissioned MOCAH President, Reginald Adams, to design a new public art project for the soon to be constructed Cultural & Heritage Facility located in Austin's historic East side community.


With over 120 public art projects in the city of Houston, an eco-art partnership with fashion retailer Charming Charlie, and new programs and events being incorporated monthly, MOCAH is just getting started in their goal to use art as a tool for raising social awareness and community development.

ARTIST OF THE WEEK - JIMMY HOUSTON

I met Jimmy last year at the Art Crawl and was blown away. i have kept a close eye on his work ever since. he was had shows at Zen gallery and most recently at Lawndale. he will have another show on Oct 1st at Zen in the Galleria. become a fan and see more of his work here

BIRTHDAY WISHES AND CHAMPAGNE DREAMS

What more can i say about the past year. i have meet some great artist, seen some awesome shows, and visited a few amazing galleries and exhibitions. i have to admit that i am not where i wanted to be at this point but i am making great progress. This has been a labor of love, learning experience, something with endless possibilities and even something i wanted to give up. i found out that maintaining the momentum is probably the most difficult part of this endeavor. a lot of this writes itself but it pushing and expanding this is what makes it hard.


Maintaining your interest as well is just as hard. i know first hard how easy it is to glance over something and not think about it again. so i am working on ways to make this more interesting. Plenty thanks to those who do read and keep up with the blog. in the next few months i will be working on a major art convention as well as interviewing many new artist. I am also aiming for a new years art show to coincide with issue #4. wish me luck.