Draft:DiverseWorks

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{{Short description|Art Organization}}

{{Draft topics|biography|north-america}}

{{AfC topic|org}}

{{Infobox museum

| name = DiverseWorks

| map_type =

| established = 1982

| location = MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)
3400 Main, Suite 292
Houston, TX 77002, United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|29|44|24|N|95|22|43|W|display=inline}}

| type = Art center

| director = Xandra Eden

| curator = Ashley DeHoyos Sauder

| publictransit = {{rail color box|system=METRORail|line=Red}} Ensemble/HCC station

| website = {{URL|diverseworks.org}}

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DiverseWorks is a nonprofit arts organization based in the Houston Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1982. DiverseWorks produces and presents new multidisciplinary contemporary art through collaborations with local, national and international artists. It currently resides at the MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) where it shares, with other arts organizations, a gallery and performance spaces, and also presents off-site projects across the city of Houston.

DiverseWorks was founded in 1982 by Charles Gallagher, alongside fellow artists Billy Hassell, and Doug Laguarta with Michael Peranteau as its first director.{{Cite book |last1=DiverseWorks Artspace |title=DiverseWorks artspace: 1983-93 |last2=McBride |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Thomas |first3=Lorenzo |date=1993 |publisher=DiverseWorks |location=Houston, Tex. |publication-date=1993 |pages= |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Gershon |first=Pete |title=Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972-1985 |date=2018 |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=978-1-62349-632-6 |edition=1st |series=Sara and John Lindsey series in the arts and humanities |location=College Station}}{{Cite news |date=2007-09-28 |title=25 Years of DiverseWorks |url=https://www.chron.com/culture/main/slideshow/25-years-of-diverseworks-28059.php |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite journal |last=Curlee |first=Kendall |date=1994-12-01 |title=Diverseworks |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/diverseworks |journal=Handbook of Texas Online}} It was housed at 214 Travis Street within the W. L. Foley Building in Houston's First Ward. DiverseWorks quickly became an integral part of the Houston alternative arts scene. The organization is currently located at the MATCH.{{Cite news |last=Glentzer |first=Molly |date=2016-03-21 |title=Pulse check: What's next for DiverseWorks and Lawndale |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/theater/article/Pulse-check-What-s-next-for-DiverseWorks-and-6922585.php |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite news |last=Newton |first=Paula |date=2015-11-04 |title=The Not-So-Secret is Out: DiverseWorks Will Move to New MATCH Facilities |url=https://glasstire.com/2015/11/04/the-not-so-secret-is-out-diverseworks-will-move-to-new-match-facilities/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Glasstire}}{{Cite news |last=Glentzer |first=Molly |date=2015-11-03 |title=DiverseWorks will move to the MATCH in December |url=https://www.chron.com/culture/main/article/DiverseWorks-will-move-soon-to-the-MATCH-6607206.php |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite news |last=Glentzer |first=Molly |date=2016-03-23 |title=Midtown arts center nears its funding goal |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/about/houston-gives/article/Midtown-arts-center-nears-its-funding-goal-6981023.php |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite news |last=Jansen |first=Steve |date=2016-01-20 |title=“What Shall We Do Next?”: DiverseWorks’ First Exhibit at Its New Digs |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/what-shall-we-do-next-diverseworks-first-exhibit-at-its-new-digs-8076227 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Press}}

DiverseWorks is governed by a board of directors representing the Houston community and local artists.{{Cite news |last=Fuentes |first=Jessica |date=2024-08-24 |title=Texans for the Arts and DiverseWorks Announce New Board Members |url=https://glasstire.com/2023/08/24/texans-for-the-arts-and-diverseworks-announce-new-board-members/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Glasstire}} With the relocation to the MATCH, DiverseWorks appointed its current executive director Xandra Eden in June 2015{{Cite news |last=Glentzer |first=Molly |date=2015-05-22 |title=DiverseWorks appoints new director |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/theater/article/DiverseWorks-appoints-new-director-6281805.php |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite news |last=Rees |first=Christina |date=2015-05-11 |title=DiverseWorks Names New Director/Chief Curator: Xandra Eden |url=https://glasstire.com/2015/05/11/diverseworks-names-new-directorchief-curator-xandra-eden/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Glasstire}} and its current curator Ashley DeHoyos Sauder in May 2018.{{Cite news |last=Blay |first=Christopher |date=2019-09-03 |title=DiverseWorks Announces Staff Appointments; Ashley DeHoyos Named Curator |url=https://glasstire.com/2019/09/03/diverseworks-announces-staff-appointments-ashley-dehoyos-named-curator/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Glasstire}} Exhibitions, performances, and other artistic activations are carried out with the assistance of volunteers, interns, and other community supporters.{{Cite news |last=Burghurdt |first=Aubrey F. |date=2019-11-11 |title=The Bayou City Be All: Reflections on DiverseWorks’ Night of Performance Beyond the Binary |url=https://www.spectrumsouth.com/bayou-city-be-all-2019/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Spectrum South}}