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ARTIST PRESENTATION
Just Kids, Patti Smith
Monday April 19
7:00pm (doors at 6:00pm)
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Legendary writer, performer and visual artist Patti Smith will appear at UH for a night filled with literature, memory and rich conversation. Hosted by Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) with support from the Mitchell Center, Smith will read from her exciting new memoir Just Kids and perform a few select songs.
Presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB) with support in part from the Mitchell Center and Nina and Michael Zilkha. Co-sponsored by the UH Creative Writing Program, English Department, Women's Studies Program, and History Department, Brazos Bookstore, Inprint Inc., KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM, Houston Institute for Culture, Students for a Democratic Society, Free Press Houston and Houston Independent Media Center.
Location: Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston main campus; paid parking at UH Visitor Center (Entrance 1 off Calhoun)
Admission: $5 general admission at the door; $35 preferred seating plus signed copy of JUST KIDS (books will be available for sale and signing after the event).
Tickets and Information: Brazos Bookstore |
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Life Is Living, Marc Bamuthi Joseph
March - May
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Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph comes to Houston for an extended visit as part of his ongoing Mitchell Center residency. Co-hosted by Third Ward-based organization Project Row Houses, Bamuthi will develop his new performance work, red, black, and GREEN, a blues, and will help organize the November 2010 festival Life is Living: Houston as part of his national campaign that uses urban street arts to engage communities of color in environmentalism and sustainable living. While in Houston, Bamuthi will also visit the special sociology course Hip Hop Culture and the Environment with Marc Bamuthi Joseph. |
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Oil, Amy Patton
January 1 - February 3
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Berlin-based artist Amy Patton joins us in-residence to develop Oil, a filmed theatre work commissioned by the Mitchell Center with support from Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston, and created in collaboration with UH School of Theatre & Dance.
Oil is based on petroleum-influenced lifestyles and economic forecasting that dramatizes our society’s experiences with objects and commodities. The film will serve as the cornerstone of Patton’s Fall 2010 Blaffer solo exhibition.
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ARTIST PRESENTATION
Amy Patton
Tuesday February 2
7:00pm
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Amy Patton discusses her Mitchell Center residency during which she is developing the new filmed theatre work Oil. She will also present examples of her previous work along with excerpts from influential films.
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Presented in collaboration with Blaffer Gallery, School of Theatre & Dance, and Aurora Picture Show.
Location: Jose Quintero Lab Theatre, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center
University of Houston main campus
(Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd; free parking in Lot 16)
FREE ADMISSION
Information: 713-743-5548
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ARTIST PRESENTATION
Comics and Visual Communication, Scott McCloud
Monday February 9
7:00pm
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American comics are changing fast. Bolstered by the literary ambitions, international influences and the growing importance of new technologies, the comics landscape shifts regularly in increasingly unpredictable directions. How does an art form communicate content effectively when all assumptions about its form are up for grabs? Noted author and comics artist Scott McCloud visits UH to put all these trends into perspective in a fast-moving visual presentation.
During his visit McCloud will also participate in the Graphic Novel workshop, a course taught by professor Mat Johnson, offered by the Creative Writing Program in collaboration with the Mitchell Center and the School of Art.
Location: Dudley Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
University of Houston main campus
(Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd; free parking in Lot 16)
FREE ADMISSION
Information: 713-743-5548 |
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