Project Row Houses is pleased to announce the opening of seven new art projects in the historic shotgun houses on Holman St. in Houston’s Third Ward.

Round 36 will be on view from March 31-June 24, 2012, and features installations by artists based in Houston, Los Angeles, and New York.

Please join us on Thursday, March 29 at 7 pm for an informal discussion with the artists about their work. Come back on March 31 from 4-7 for our opening celebration and block party.

Round 36 Events & Programs

March 29, 7PM: Round 36 Artists’ Talk
March 31, 4 – 7PM: Opening Reception
Participating Artists & Projects

Monie Henderson and Marc Newsome of Our Image Film and Arts

2507 Holman St.
The Cultural Portal: Reclaiming Our Image

Our Image Film and Arts is a non-profit organization that curates positive imagery about and by underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, with an emphasis on Black communities of the world. Our Image also promotes and supports the creation of non-stereotypical, honest, cutting-edge, thought-provoking depictions of Black and other ethnic communities. For the duration of Round 36, the house at 2507 Holman St. will become the host of The Cultural Portal: Reclaiming Our Image, a series of screenings and events that invites the public to become an active participant in the process of reclaiming positivity in media images of people of color.

Monie Henderson has worked in film and theatre for over ten years. Marc Newsome is a producer of independent video projects, including the short comedy, “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” a finalist for the Chase Legacy Film Challenge sponsored by HBO. Together, Henderson and Newsome founded Our Image Film and Arts in 2009. They work and live in Houston.