Presenting: Southern Glory, a collaborative gallery exhibition featuring over 20 local and globally recognized artists and organizations. The exhibition Opens Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 11am and runs through March 31, 2023, located at 1201 Main Street Suite 101 Houston, TX 77002
RSVP is required for entry. A donation amount of your choice is required at the door. Each guest is asked to confirm registration with their full name.
Gallery Hours:
Wed – Sunday | 11am – 8pm
The Southern Glory exhibition was curated by Emmanuel Alia of Prauper Studios with Isaac Yowman of IYO Visuals, to support and pay tribute to IYO Visuals documentary film, Memory Builds the Monument. The film premiered as an Official Selection at SXSW, won nearly a dozen film festivals globally and was recently acquired by Paramount. Compelled by vivid memories of the legendary Club Matinee by Houston’s elders, Memory Builds the Monument is an artist-led project to document the rich history of the Greater Fifth Ward and highlighted the cultural and social strengths and challenges of African American Houstonians in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The IYO Collective partnered with the Fifth Ward CRC and SOURCE Studio to create the film through their film/TV production company, IYO Visuals.
Southern Glory will be on view February 5, 2023, through March 31, 2023, and will include works that support the film’s storyline. Featured artists and organizations include:
- Alvin Roy
- Azubuike Akunne
- BET
- Cameron Reed
- Chandrika Metivier
- Cindee Klement
- Downtown Houston
- END
- Fifth Ward CRC
- Forbes The Culture
- Greenstreet
- Jaylen Pigford
- Jesse Lott
- KNKY Hairshow
-more-
- Mark Francis
- Marlon Hall
- Mel Chin
- Mitchell Reece
- NelxArt
- Roberts Markland LLP
- Rontaye Butler
- Sanman Studios
- Source Studios
- Trazail Tucker
- Veronica Ibarguengoitia
- Verny Sanchez
- Zulma Vega
In addition, Houston’s own Sanman Studios will contribute works from their in-house collective of emerging artists.
