Lawndale Art Center
Midtown · Houston, Texas
Lawndale Art Center is Houston's beloved alternative art space championing emerging Texas artists through exhibitions, the annual Big Show open call, and studio residencies — scrappy, inclusive, and essential to the city's creative ecosystem for four decades. The Big Show — an annual open-call exhibition that accepts submissions from any Texas artist — is one of the most democratic and beloved events in the Texas art calendar, providing a genuine platform for emerging artists and a reliable survey of the full range of artistic practice in the state. Lawndale's commitment to accessibility and its embrace of artists at the earliest stages of their careers give it a role in Houston's art world that no other institution fills.
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