Project Row Houses

Art for Flood Relief

a vbb special fundraiser
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time: 5 - 7:30pm
Location: Eldorado Ballroom (Project Row Houses Campus), 2310 Elgin, Houston, TX 77004
$30 (100 percent of proceeds will go toward flood relief efforts in Pakistan)

All through the month of August, Pakistan’s River Indus experienced heavy flooding causing more than 1,500 deaths and the displacement of nearly 20 million people along the riverbanks. Even once the water recedes, people in Pakistan will continue to struggle to deal with heavy losses of lives, agriculture, buildings, and growing illnesses.

To provide some relief to the community, VBB will collaborate with organizations around Houston to raise funds to help with flood relief efforts in Pakistan. The fundraiser evening, aimed at raising awareness about the situation in Pakistan, will feature musical and informative videos directly from Pakistan, and Skype appearances by Pakistani journalists, community organizers and artists (including LAAL band who just released a new song in honor of those affected by the floods).

As always, VBB will serve food, drinks and there will be an opportunity to mix, mingle and gain more information about the situation in Pakistan. All funds from the evening will go toward two Pakistani non-profits, Karachi Relief Trust and Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation. Please join us! This event is co-sponsored by Geo TV, Houston Institute for Culture, Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA), and Pacifica Radio KPFT 90.1 FM. Special thanks to Project Row Houses for the use of the Eldorado Ballroom.

For more information go to: http://vbbarts.org/index.shtml.

Gardening Day

Date: August 21 & 22, 2010
Time: 5pm - 9pm
Location: In the courtyard behind 2521 Holman Street

The GreenHouse Collective at Project Row Houses invites you to participate in building our new community beds.

The GreenHouse Collective is a project that focuses in fostering gardening as a means of health, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and community building. We are in the process of recreating the beds at Project Row Houses.The beds have been designed by the gardening students during the Summer Program. These beds will b…e open to the use of all residents, artists, and community members that have an interest in participating in GreenHouse Collective by caring for the garden, implementing workshops, writing grants, etc. We have most of the material and supplies, may be you can bring some gloves and a shovel… if you have them!For more information contact Aisen Chacin at aisencc@gmail or  713.444.5139

We need volunteers to make these plans come to fruition on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of August at 5:00pm both days.

We would like to show our appreciation, so the members of GreenHouse Collective will provide a light pot luck dinner. You are also encouraged to share your dishes with us.

Summer Studios Exhibition - Opening Reception

Date: August 14, 2010
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Location: 2505-2517 Holman Street

Project Row Houses is excited to announce the opening of the 2010 Summer Studios Exhibition. This event, which is free and open for art lovers of all ages, will feature new projects created by eight emerging artists, in addition to an exhibition of work created by students using the Fotofest Literacy Through Photography program led by photographer Ben DeSoto in PRH’s Summer Education Program.

Summer Artist Studio Residency Installations: 2505-2517 Holman
Eight area university art students, nominated by their professors and selected by a panel of professional artists, have been developing new projects in the Artist Project Spaces during a six-week-long residency. Engaging within the PRH/Third Ward Community and interacting with established Houston-based artists, the residents have created original installations ranging in materials and subject matter. These projects will be on view August 14, 2010 through September 5, 2010.

Participating Artists:
Haley Elkins: Houston Community College- Central
Kenya Evans: Texas Southern University
Nico Gardner: Rice University
Matthew Manalo: University of Houston-Central
Alberto Ortiz & Jesus Alonso: University of Houston-Central
Monica Seibert: University of St. Thomas
Sapphire Williams: University of Houston-Central

FotoFest’s Literacy Through Photography Exhibition

Date: August 14, 2010
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Location: 2521 Holman Street

My Community Through My Eyes

Project Row Houses’ Summer Arts Education Program is pleased to partner with FotoFest’s Literacy Through Photography (LTP) program in presenting My Community Through My Eyes, an exhibition of student artwork, photography and writing created by children from the Third Ward Community. The children, ages 6 – 11, have been working with Houston photographer and FotoFest cohort teacher Ben DeSoto creating projects that explore the theme My Community Through My Eyes.

The LTP program utilizes photography and creative writing to help students in grades 3 – 12 learn to understand themselves, to honor their family and community, and to explore and share their dreams.

The My Community Through My Eyes student exhibition will be on view in conjunction with the Summer Studio installations August 14, 2010 through September 5, 2010.