Poetry & Literature Organization Categories

5th Ward Cultural Arts District

Established in January 2020, the 5th Ward Cultural Arts District located in Houston’s Historic 5th Ward community is one large masterpiece. It is a place where art is a way of living, from its food, music, and sculptures; to its Historic buildings and gathering spaces like the Historic Deluxe Theater or the Iconic live music venue Club Matinee (Cotton Club of the South.) The 5th Ward Cultural Arts District is a living cultural arts destination and the center of Houston’s African American history and culture.

All Access Art Show

Corporation ; Festivals ; Music ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Visual Arts/Museum

Since 2016, The All Access Art Show’s goal has been to connect art lovers city-wide with local emerging talent. Our team promotes one of Houston’s leading art events that shines light on over 25+ local creatives. Most unforgettable experiences come from the most remarkable people. With the All Access Art Show these artist have the stage and exposure to manifest, create, and express their talents. Our reputation for showing high quality work has attracted numerous galleries, attendees and collectors; offering visitors the most cultural experience in the Houston art community.

Brilliant Lecture Series

Music ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events

The Brilliant Lecture Series, a 501(c)(3), works to provide transformational experiences and a forum for generating new ideas through lectures, direct in-school programs and cross-cultural opportunities. The mission of the Brilliant Lecture Series is to educate, inspire and entertain by presenting national and international leaders, role models, philanthropists, artists, humanitarians, performers, authors, and entrepreneurs to the great city of Houston.

DiverseWorks

Dance ; Film & Video ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Theatre ; Visual Arts/Museum

DiverseWorks commissions, produces, and presents new and daring art in all its forms through innovative collaborations that honor each artist’s vision without constraint. DiverseWorks’ offices are located at MATCH – Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. The location of each DiverseWorks project is determined by the artist and the needs of their work. Exhibitions, performances, and public programs are presented at MATCH and a variety of locations across the city.

Encore Theatre

Dance ; Educational ; Film & Video ; History/Heritage ; Media ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Traditional Arts

Founded in 1994, The Encore Theatre has provided original theatre to the Houston community. Our talented writers, directors, and actors have captivated audiences through laughter, thought provoking dialog, and many memorable performances. The Encore is a 501-C3, non-profit organization. Most of our productions are African American theatrical works as well as the classics and contemporary work.

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center

When you step into the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, you’ll find a center filled with remarkable people, dedicated volunteers and a wide-array of year-round programs, activities and special events. At the J, we’re committed to enriching the lives of our members and the community. For over seventy years, the J has been a place where families and individuals come together for friendship, affiliation and socialization in a safe and welcoming environment. Throughout our buildings, you will find a committed staff working together to provide our members and guests with quality experiences, excellent service and a sense of belonging.

Fuente Collective

Association/Club/Group ; Educational ; Festivals ; Kids & Families ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Traditional Arts ; Visual Arts/Museum

Experimentation, Collaboration, and Hyrbidity in Writing and Other Arts Through On-location and Online Retreats Work out your artistic brain. Explore your creative boundaries. Deepen your art through collaboration. Commit to your artistic growth. (Re)claim the time and space for your artistic work. We offer half-day and day long retreats and creative events for adults and kids, both on-location and online. For our full programming calendar, visit our website. Contact us at info@fuenteco.com.

Gulf Coast Poets

Poetry & Literature

Created to foster poetry and the appreciation of poetry in the Houston and Clear Lake area. Gulf Coast Poets meets on the second Saturday of every month except in October and August. Each month a featured reader is invited to read his or her poetry to the public. Past featured readers have included former and then current Poet Laureates of Texas. Gulf Coast Poets hosts the kick off event for the Houston Poetry Fest, Poetry Out of Bounds, normally held the first Saturday of every October. The Gulf Coast Poets is a chartered chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas.

Gulf Coast Reads

Kids & Families ; Poetry & Literature

Gulf Coast Reads: On the Same Page is an annual regional reading initiative focused on promoting the simultaneous reading or listening to a selected title by those living along the upper Texas Gulf Coast. Each year, a representative committee of librarians selects a title that has a broad appeal to adults in our communities, is recognized in authoritative and professional journals, is available in multiple formats from print to downloadable content, and preferably, is available in multiple languages. The title should also lend itself to related programming about the themes or subjects within. The reading initiative’s goal is to encourage our communities to read the same title during the month of October in order to encourage readers to come together in discussions about it with neighbors, co-workers, friends and their families, as well as in classrooms and in libraries throughout the region. ;

Houston New Arts Movement

Dance ; Educational ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Visual Arts/Museum

The Houston New Arts Movement is an ensemble and community of musicians and artists that actively create, discuss, and promote a deeper understanding and appreciation for music and art. These efforts will foster a deeper and more widespread understanding and involvement of the audience in classical music as well as new compositions. As a community and support network for local performers, composers and artists, HNAM reaches out to new audiences with classical music where it may have been inaccessible before in innovative ways that involve those dynamic communities. Concerts are arranged to convey the idea that music is as much about the audience as the performers. HNAM supports innovation in the realm of expression and seeks to re-establish the idea of composers/performers and artists as an indispensable part of our ever-changing mainstream culture.

Iconoclast

Educational ; Kids & Families ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature

Iconoclast is a writing, visual arts and performance program based in Houston, Texas that gives young creative minds from disadvantaged situations a chance to speak out through poetry, visual and performance art. Iconoclast is a non-profit organization. 100% of donations go toward helping young artists express themselves.

Indo-American Association

Dance ; Educational ; Film & Video ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Traditional Arts

The Indo-American Association (IAA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1993 to promote cultural arts of Indian subcontinent in the American context. Our events are targeted at multi-cultural audiences. IAA programming and audience have grown with each passing year. IAA is today regarded a first-rate cultural arts organization by Indo-Americans as well as by mainstream Americans.

Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston

Dance ; Educational ; Festivals ; History/Heritage ; Kids & Families ; Library ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Traditional Arts ; Visual Arts/Museum

The IHCH mission is to disseminate and preserve the rich Hispanic culture, and to highlight the historical, linguistic, scientific, and artistic achievements of Hispanics or Latin-Americans, particularly Hispanics and Latin-Americans residing in Houston, Texas.

International Gallery Of The Arts (IGOA)

Music ; Poetry & Literature ; Visual Arts/Museum

The International Gallery of the Arts (IGOA) is an online based gallery catered to highlighting & promoting the artistic talents of emerging and established artists, artisans, musicians, writers and more. We celebrate the arts in its many facets and aim to promote positive forms of creativity. Our intentions are to assist persons with talent achieve their dreams by exposing their work internationally and to important persons within their industry. We host online talent contests, offer affordable promotional packages, operate an arts magazine, support industry partners and donate to charitable causes. Through our business partnerships, our exhibitions and digital publication “Exquisite Arts Magazine” are now being promoted to over 30 million people every month through various social media networks.

Kallisto Gaia Press

Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature

Welcome to Kallisto Gaia Press. We are a nonprofit literary organization supporting writers at all stages of their careers. Although we don’t shy away from experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted writing with an expressive and meaningful voice. Publishers of the The Ocotillo Review. Manager Editor Tony Burnett.

Plus Fes+

Festivals ; Poetry & Literature

The Everything plus Poetry Festival is a one-day interdisciplinary art event that celebrates raw, innovative, and high-caliber artistic experience and will highlight spoken-word poetry. Plus Fes+ aims to break down barriers around artistic disciplines so that new works can be created. The one-day festival will position spoken-word artists on a level playing field with local visual artists, videographers, DJ’s, musicians, and others to create new works and will showcase the work through a variety of innovative platforms. The goal of Plus Fes+ is interactive impact; the festival will feature poetic photo booths, poetry slams, art installations, and speed writing buskers. By offering a wide variety of entry points, the festival will change the participant’s perception of poetry.

Primary Paint Party - Prime Art Gallery

Commercial Business ; Festivals ; Individual Artist ; Kids & Families ; Museums ; Music ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events ; Visual Arts/Museum

Primary Paint Party, located in Houston, Texas, is an amazing creative space for artists of all skill levels. Our instructors specialize in making art classes fun! We host private paint and sip parties, and large group skills classes for adults and kids. All events are themed and include a tour of Prime Art Gallery. Prime Art Gallery is home to mixed media artist Tasha Felder. Prime Art Gallery also features exhibits, installations and consigned work from artists around the world. Primary Paint Party – Prime Art Gallery is a one of a kind creative space and Art Gallery, it is a top things-to-do attraction when visiting Houston, TX.

Progressive Forum Houston

Poetry & Literature ; Special Events

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2017: Letter from Randall Morton: Relaunching! Greetings All, I’m excited to be working on our next event! After a three-and-a-half year hiatus, we are relaunching The Progressive Forum. In this dangerous time of a Trump Presidency, I believe we need it more than ever. But more deeply, personally, I’ve missed the engagement, the sharing of real values, and the fire of tribal gatherings. On Monday November 6, we’re presenting Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, the nation’s premier defender of civil liberties. This, at a time and place that’s fitting: now in Texas and Houston. The ACLU is leading the resistance on issues we feel acutely here, the abuse of immigrants, voting rights, LGBT rights, press freedoms, and more. For example, Romero and the ACLU achieved a first legal victory by winning a nationwide stay of Trump’s Muslim travel ban just 24 hours after it was issued. And the Texas affiliate, headquartered in Houston, has been fighting similar discriminatory efforts at the state level and is at the forefront of national legal battles as well. I’m thrilled ACLU of Texas executive director, Terri Burke, will be introducing Anthony Romero. You’ll love our new venue, Congregation Emanu El, across from Rice University on Sunset Blvd., with one of the most intimate seating arrangements in town, all seats are close to the speaker podium. With 850 seats, about the size of the Alley Theatre, the venue is only 14 rows deep. Parking is free and convenient on the campus. Thanks in advance for your attendance and your donations. Did you know your support enables us to reach thousands online? I’m proud of our website, a TED-talk site for progressives, the only one if the world. We’re sharing values you care about with a worldwide audience! I urge you to buy your tickets now, this event is a likely sellout. Don’t miss the chance to reunite with fellow progressives! And to join the resistance! I’m looking forward to reconnecting, see you Monday, November 6! Randall R. Morton Founder, President UPDATE MARCH 2014: After nine years of sharing the warm light of a tribal campfire with you, a gathering of kindred spirits with the great minds, we are ending our theatrical events and continuing the mission online. I will miss you. But I hope you’ll join me for the closing event on Monday, April 21, with Bill McKibben, a fitting finality on the most important issue of all, solving the climate crisis. After the program, please be part of our special reception in the grand foyer sharing toasts and memories with complimentary refreshments. This event should attract a capacity audience, you’ll see many friends there, it will be a memorable night. It’s our small way of saying thank you. We leave a lasting gift to our Houston community, video recordings of our past speakers, great minds with great answers fostering the success of individuals, our species, and life on the planet. Nothing replaces the kinship of a personally shared experience. But with a dynamic website, we are evolving our business model to reach an even larger, worldwide audience, and I hope you’ll join me there. What’s driving our closing? It’s time for me to get on with the writing of several books while I’m feeling healthy and energetic. I can’t put this off any longer. The timing is also driven by a mandate from Houston First, the corporation which operates the city’s theaters. Starting this summer, presenters like us who rent the theaters must give up our custom box office operations and use theirs. Unfortunately, there are no alternative theaters. Our board has considered the related issues including going forward with a new team to succeed me. But after a year of intense examination, we believe a virtual future is best for The Progressive Forum at this time. Healthy endings are part of life. It’s been a good run. This is what I want to focus on. The Progressive Forum has been successful in every way, you and our community have made it happen, and it’s time to celebrate these achievements. I hope what you take away are the rich inspirations from our programs, as well as the inspirations from the people closely involved, our remarkable attendees, donors, event sponsors, promotional partners, volunteers, directors, advisors, and production teams. That’s what it is for me, the people. I started my search for authentic answers at the age of 20, finding traditional sources and conventional thinking unsatisfying. Now at the age of 65, it is deeply satisfying to be growing into a sense of knowing after we’ve cultivated the great answers together. We are proud to offer the pantheon of great minds on our website for the enrichment of humanity. With our team, I look forward to our joining forces in continuing to nurture and promote this global media resource, I hope you’ll join me in this journey. I wish the word, thanks, was adequate. My best to you in your own search for answers. Randall R. Morton Founder, President The Progressive Forum, Houston’s new civic speaker organization whose aim is to enrich our democracy and culture by presenting the greatest minds from all the fields of human endeavor – the sciences and humanities as well as the world of politics and public affairs. Our progressive viewpoint is rooted in the mainstream constitutional, enlightenment, and egalitarian values of America’s founding fathers, a bedrock of moderate values that need affirming, now more than ever.

Public Poetry

Festivals ; Film & Video ; Kids & Families ; Library ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature

Public Poetry showcases the enduring power of poetry. We pay poets for their work and initiate collaborative partnerships that enrich the cultural economy, delivering poetry to audiences in Houston and beyond. Our vision is to explore the power of poetry to spread appreciation and enjoyment of poetry in Houston and beyond; to bring high quality poetry events to public venues; to promote a diverse mix of poetry including academia, spoken word, youth, featuring well-regarded local poets, as well as regional and national voices, and to increase awareness of poetry’s varied forms and applications for non-poets and poets alike.

Rosenberg Library

Poetry & Literature ; Special Events

Rosenberg Library has offered over a century of community service to the Galveston area. The building itself was dedicated on June 22, 1904, the birthday of its patron, Henry Rosenberg. The Moody Memorial Wing opened in 1971, more than doubling the floor space and allowing for a children’s library, a history center, several galleries to showcase museum collections, and later, a computer lab. The Rosenberg Library hosts many events and activities throughout the year for patrons of all ages. The Library also offers meeting spaces for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.

Sabine Street Studios

Commercial Business ; Dance ; Educational ; Festivals ; Film & Video ; Individual Artist ; Music ; Poetry & Literature ; Retail ; Special Events ; Traditional Arts ; Visual Arts/Museum

Since 2016, Sabine Street Studios has provided 67 studios for local artists and creative businesses.

Southern Apache Museum Inc.

Arts Council/Alliance ; Educational ; History/Heritage ; Kids & Families ; Library ; Museums ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Traditional Arts ; Visual Arts/Museum

Locinda Chance Landry is Founder/Curator/President of Southern Apache Museum Inc. a 501 ( c ) non profit organization. Chance is retired and was a member of the MWBE from 2004-2012. Her business Downtown Treats was a ma and pa stand at Hermann Park from 1994-2017. In the eighty Ms. Landry was a geological/geophysical draughtsman, for 15 years. She is also a caricature artist, face painter and has worked with the adobe illustrator in 1984 until current. She decided to open Southern Apache Museum (SAM) when she recognized a need to educate the general public on the invisible Native American Indian population in Houston. Southern Apache Museum was born Jan. 2012 at the Northwest Mall in Houston TX. The mall closed down in 2017 and is now one of three proposed sites for the bullet train that will go from Houston to Dallas in 30 minutes. The Native American Indian community is in the process of looking for another building to house their community center. They are working hard to raise money to have the virtual museum at apache museum.org become a realty and will be a permanent home in Houston for all Indigenous people.

The Book Scene

Poetry & Literature

An adventure waiting around the corner in books a many! New, used and collectables up and down the aisles to satisfy the incurable need to read.

The Fig Writer's Studio

Educational ; Kids & Families ; Poetry & Literature

The Fig Writer’s Studio is an inspired space for writers of all ages and skill levels to learn about and explore the art and craft of creative writing. We offer workshops in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and everything in between. We also offer fun and engaging afterschool creative writing programs for children. Our Children’s Workshop is a lively and intellectually engaging program that introduces children to the art and craft of writing through storytelling and imagination. Our program endeavors to entertain and foster creative expression, as well as explore the function and values of writing, stimulate our children’s imaginations, and clarify thinking. Our goal is to teach our children to write compelling stories, with creative transitions, character desires, obstacles, climax, dialogue and resolve. Our programs are offered in partnership with Houston schools and educational institutions, and provide children with a critical set of skills and tools to navigate the human experience. We believe creative writing offers children a safe space to make sense of the world around them, as well as a way to explore humor, narrative complexity, abstraction, and metaphor. We also believe in having fun, encouraging whimsy and wonder, and being inspired to write!

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