The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) is happy to announce another group of recipients of Let Creativity Happen! competitive arts grants.
A total of $55,000 will support 22 creative and innovative projects throughout the City of Houston. The $2,500 grants were awarded to 13 artists, eight organizations and one group.
Funded by the portion of the City of Houston Occupancy Tax that is dedicated to the arts, Let Creativity Happen! is administered by MOCA with the Houston Arts Alliance.
“Since the launch of this grant program last year, the City has offered unique opportunities to risk-taking creative projects that presents the public with bold bodies of work,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said. “These projects have taken place throughout the City of Houston and have drawn visitors and Houstonians alike to engage with arts and cultural events created through local talent.”
“With the beginning of each cycle, it is always exciting to see how these group of recipients will continue to take a dynamic and fresh approach to engage with their communities, introduce new and unique art experiences, and involve the public in their creativity,” said MOCA Director Debbie McNulty.
“The projects culminate in a presentation where recipients talk about what they created, learned and have an opportunity to engage with other grant recipients,” she said. “I invite everyone to join me at the next 8×8, eight artists x eight minutes, on Thursday, Oct. 17 at The Print Museum (1324 W Clay St, Houston, TX 77019), 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.”
MOCA congratulates all award recipients as they embark on their projects and thank them for their dedication to the arts and cultural vitality of Houston.
To learn more about the Let Creativity Happen! Express Grant program visit: https://www.houstonartsalliance.com/opportunities/grants/let-creativity-happen-express-grants.
The next deadline for grant applications is 5:30 pm Nov. 1.
In photo below: Waterscapes with Buffalo Bayou Partnership by Carrie Schneider
| Grant Recipients: | Project Title | Discipline |
| #Afro-LatinHTX | #Afro-LatinHTX | Literature, Radio and Podcast |
| Gbenga Ayeni | Houston Open Canvas: Version 2.0 | Painter |
| Chapman Dance | Folding and Unfolding: a dance and visual art collaboration | Dance |
| David Dove | Down Time | Music |
| Frame Dance | Micro Dances | Dance, Music and Film |
| Irraschenal Pictures | Whistle | Film Producer |
| JUICEBOX | JUICEBOX | Music |
| Brandon Kafarela | BUSSANT Fashion Collective – Launch | Fashion & Textiles |
| KRISTINA KOUTSOUDAS | Dance of the Maghreb: A Taste of Culture | Dance |
| Lynn Lane | The Noctambulist | Multi-media performance art |
| Melinda Laszcynski and John Forse | You know what I could go for… | Ceramics and digital |
| Deniz Lopez | All Real Children’s Rising Programming | Media and Electronic Arts |
| Anna Mayer | We Are Not Only Everything | Sculpture/Social Sculpture |
| Jesus Medel | Journal Writing and Collective Memory | Literature (Creative) |
| Mystery Loves Company | Mystery Nights | Music |
| Obsidian Theater | Othello The Remix | Theater |
| Reyes Ramierez | The Three Masks of Iturbide Villalobos: A Reading and Wrestling Performance | Literary, Performing Arts |
| BABA RUEROB | Rue’s World | Music/Film |
| Carrie Schneider | Waterscapes with Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Socially Engaged Art |
| Mich Stevenson | A Lot A Land | Multidisciplinary |
| Sarah Sudhoff | Point of Origin | Dance and Kinetic Sound Installation |
| Young Audiences Inc., of Houston | HCJPD Youth Mural Project | Visual Art |