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Gyspy Swamp Showcase this Friday - start your Halloween weekend off right!

Jonathan Beitler - noemail@orangeshow.org — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

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Get in the Halloween spirit this Friday as The Orange Show presents "Gypsy Swamp Showcase" featuring live music, improvisational dance, visual artistry, and a freaky and sensual celebration of the Day of the Dead. Ghastly body paint, harrowing baptisms, and a whole lot of Voodoo are in store for all that come!

Led by one of Houston's best and most diverse musicians, Hilary Sloan combines dark and wild gypsy violin virtuosity with powerful vocal improvisation. The Houston Chronicle recently commented on her work, saying "Sloan has a gift for expressing waves of emotion via a simple line, a vocal lift, a slide across her fiddle. Her records, even her live performances, are studies in economic artistry."

Accompanying Sloan in Friday's performance will be other local musical virtuosos Jo Bird (of Two Star Symphony), Jeremy Nuncio (of Tyagaraja), and Thomas Helton.

In addition, Gypsy Swamp will feature Houston belly-dancer and performance artist Y.E. Torres, as the Bad Unicorn, "an inbred Unicorn... she was known for her dark and perverse images as well as her grotesque erotic themes." Other acts will include Erin Joyce, Emily Sloan, Ashley MacLean, Jenny Nuzzo, Mandy Trichell, Brittany Wallis and Jacquelyn Boa.

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!

Doors open at 7:30, Show starts at 8pm.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at http://orangeshow.org/en/cev/75 or at the door.

Due to adult content, this is a 21 and up event!

Sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company

We're only a little over a week away from our 30th Anniversary Gala!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Upcoming Orange Show Events

Gypsy Swamp Showcase
Day: Friday 28-Oct-11 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
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Pumpkin Carving Workshop
Day: Saturday 29-Oct-11 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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30th Anniversary Orange Show Gala
Day: Saturday 5-Nov-11 7:30 PM to 0:00 AM
Location: The Heritage Center 8686 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX 77054
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World Premiere of Art Car: The Movie
Sponsor: Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Day: Sunday 13-Nov-11 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre 6000 Hermann Park Drive Houston, TX 77030
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Eyeopener Tour: The Art of Stained Glass
Sponsor: Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Day: Sunday 20-Nov-11 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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25-Oct-11 11:00 AM

Two Star Symphony presents "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" at The Orange Show

Jonathan Beitler - noemail@orangeshow.org — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:27:07 GMT

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"A film of delusions and deceptive appearances, madmen and murder..." - Roger Ebert

"Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and inspired horror movies ever made" - Time Out Magazine

Join us this Saturday for an evening of mystery and suspense as Houston's own Two Star Symphony performs their original score to the 1920 cult horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The group has performed this at venues across the city including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Diverseworks, and now they are bringing this masterpiece to The Orange Show!

If you've never seen The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari before, this is the perfect way to kick off the Halloween season and experience something weird and wonderful.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by clicking here. Show starts at 8pm. Seating is on a first-come first-serve basis, so get there early!.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari plot synopsis by Hal Erickson of All-Movie Guide:

In one of the most influential films of the silent era, Werner Krauss plays Caligari, a sinister hypnotist who travels the carnival circuit displaying a somnambulist names Cesare (Conrad Veidt).

In one tiny German town, a series of murders coincides with Caligari's visit. When the best friend of hero Francis (Friedrich Feher) is killed, the deed seems to be the outgrowth of a romantic rivalry over the hand of the lovely Jane (Li Dagover). Francis suspects Caligari, but he is ignored by the police. Investigating on his own, Francis seeminly discovers that Caligari has been ordering the somnambulist to commit the murders, but the story eventually takes a more surprising direction.

Caligari's Expressionist style ultimately led to the dark sharows and deep angles of the film noir urban crime dramas of the 1940s, many of which were directed by such German emigres as Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak.

There's still time to sign up as a volunteer for the Bayou City Art Fesival Downtown, happening this Saturday and Sunday October 8-9.

The Orange Show receives funding from the Bayou City Art Festival if we recruit volunteers to assist with the event. To sign up, click on this link and make sure you choose The Orange Show as your non-profit affiliation:
https://www.shiftboard.com/bayoucityartfestival/register.html

Upcoming Orange Show Events

Volunteer with The Orange Show at the Bayou City Art Festival
Day: Saturday 8-Oct-11 10:00 AM to Sunday 9-Oct-11 6:00 PM
Location: Houston City Hall Complex
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Two Star Symphony performs The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Day: Saturday 8-Oct-11 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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Cultured Cocktails benefiting The Orange Show
Sponsor: Spacetaker
Day: Thursday 13-Oct-11 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Boheme Cafe & Wine Bar 307 Fairview Houston, TX 77006
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Texas Contemporary Art Fair
Day: Friday 21-Oct-11 11:00 AM to Sunday 23-Oct-11 6:00 PM
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX 77010
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Gypsy Swamp Showcase
Day: Friday 28-Oct-11 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location:
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Pumpkin Carving Workshop
Day: Saturday 29-Oct-11 0:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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30th Anniversary Orange Show Gala
Day: Saturday 5-Nov-11 7:00 PM to 0:00 AM
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World Premiere of Art Car: The Movie
Sponsor: Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Day: Sunday 13-Nov-11 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre 6000 Hermann Park Drive Houston, TX 77030
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3-Oct-11 12:27 PM

30 More Volunteers Needed for Bayou City Art Festival

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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We're so close to filling our commitment and are looking for 30 more awesome volunteers to join The Orange Show's crew at the Bayou City Art Festival, taking place October 8th & 9th! If we reach our target number of volunteers, then Bayou City Art Festival will provide us with a substantial donation! So, by donating your time you're actually giving us money!

There are a number of different ways you can volunteer - and as a perk you'll receive free admission to the fair for that day as well as a free t-shirt! Check out the different ways you can help out below.

Registration is easy - just remember to choose The Orange Show as your non-profit affiliation. Sign up by clicking on the following link: https://www.shiftboard.com/bayoucityartfestival/register.html

Shift Schedule

The festival runs Saturday October 8th and Sunday October 9th, 2011. Each day is divided into the following shifts:

Saturday October 8, 2011
Shift 1 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Shift 2 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Shift 3 - 2:30pm - 6:30pm

Sunday October 9, 2011
Shift 1 - 8:30am - 1:00pm *shift begins 1/2 hour earlier due to accessibility hour
Shift 2 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Shift 3 - 2:30pm - 6:30pm

*Anyone wishing to volunteer for more than one shift is welcome to do so. However, you MUST remember to sign-in for each shift that you work. We ask that volunteers report 15 minutes early for their scheduled shift(s).

Volunteer Activities

Creative Zone
Join The Orange Show in the Creative Zone! We'll be helping kids and families create their very own mini art cars!

Ticket Taker
Take admission tickets from patrons at the entrance gate. You will be given pocketed smocks and a box to place collected tickets. This position has exposure to direct sunlight. Please remember to bring a hat and sunscreen!

Greeters
Volunteers greet and hand out festival maps as patrons enter the gate. This position has exposure to direct sunlight. Please remember to bring a hat and sunscreen!

Artist Relief
Provide relief to artists, eg - hand out beverages, snacks, booth sit (when applicable).

Festival Market Booth
You will be selling festival t-shirts, posters and hats. Some basic training will be given at beginning of shift.

Coupon Booth
You will be selling food and drink coupons to patrons. This is fun and fast-paced!

Patron Art Pick-Up
Volunteers will monitor artwork being held after purchase and assist with loading artwork into patron's vehicle. You must be 21 years or older to work this position.

VIP Lounge
Monitor VIP area, check guest wristbands, assist with food and drink service.

Stage Runner
Assist with performance and performers at the Houston Arts Alliance Stage.

Volunteer Relief
Monitor volunteers throughout the festival and ensure they have relief, water, etc. as needed.

Please note: Bayou City Art Festival reserves the right to assign volunteers to the area of greatest need at the time of volunteer check-in. Volunteers may also be moved to a different assignment during their shift depending on areas of need.

Contact wendy@orangeshow.org if you have any questions!

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28-Sep-11 7:00 PM

25th Anniversary of The Orange Show Eyeopener Tours!

Jonathan Beitler - noemail@orangeshow.org — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:00:00 GMT

What started as a group of art adventurers trying to out-discover and out-entertain each other in 1986 has turned into the award-winning Eyeopener Tour series. Over 15,000 guests have toured visionary folk art environments and collections that make you stop, look and look again. The folks at Texas Monthly were so impressed that they included the Eyeopener Tours in their list of "The Top 50 Things All Texans Should Do", and The City of Houston promotional materials often list it as one of "The Top Thing To Do In Houston."

On Sunday September 25, you'll have an opportunity to go back to where it all began and revisit some of the city's most unique and unexpected places! Join us for an afternoon of fantastic sightings and beauty in strange places, including the recently restored and 30-year old Orange Show Monument, Cleveland "the Flower Man" Turner - one of Houston's most colorful personalities, the beloved Beer Can House, and other some jaw-dropping surprises. If you'd like to read more about the Eyeopener Tours, click here.

Tickets are limited, so buy yours today! The tour will start at The Orange Show at 1pm, returning around 6pm. Guests will travel on a luxury motor coach with beer, wine and snacks.

Purchase tickets by clicking here or calling (713) 926-6368.

12-Aug-11 2:00 PM

Smither Park is coming! Have something you'd like to add?

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:57:23 GMT

Construction has begun on Houston's newest art park, and it's right here at the Orange Show! Smither Park is well on it's way to becoming a reality, and we need your help. You can contribute to this fun green space by providing odds & ends to embellish the park structures.

Some suggestions of items we can use:

Dishes - pottery and china
Keys
Costume jewelry
Marbles
Tiles - colored or patterned
Buttons
Sea shells
Interesting metal objects such as drawer pulls and door knobs
Metal toys
Utensils - forks, spoons, etc.
Perfume bottles
Brass & copper items
Stone
Glass bottles in bright colors (no wine and beer bottles please)

Anything not affected by heat, cold, rot or rust

Accepting donated items [ASAP so we can get started and ongoing for the next year and a half] during business hours or 12-5pm Saturday at Sunday at the Orange Show offices, 2402 Munger Street, Houston, TX. Reuse & Repurpose & Remember!

See what Culturemap had to say about Smither Park

Calendar Events for 28-Mar-11 to 1-Jun-11

Art Car Entry Deadline!
Day: Friday 8-Apr-11 8:30 AM to Friday 8-Apr-11 11:45 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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Eyeopener Tour: Garden Spaces and Artful Places
Day: Sunday 10-Apr-11 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Various Eyeopening Gardens throughout the Heights
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Easter Orange Hunt & Orange Show Season Opening Party
Day: Saturday 23-Apr-11 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St.
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2011 Art Car Ball
Day: Friday 20-May-11 7:00 PM to 0:00 AM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2400 Block of Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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Sneak Peek @ Discovery Green
Day: Saturday 21-May-11 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St Houston, TX 77010
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VIPit Party at the Houston Art Car Parade
Day: Sunday 22-May-11 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Heritage Society 1100 Bagby Street Houston, TX 77002
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2011 Houston Art Car Parade
Sponsor: The Orange Show
Day: Sunday 22-May-11 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Allen Parkway: From Bagby to Waugh Houston, Texas 77019
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Art Car Awards Ceremony
Day: Sunday 22-May-11 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Sokol Hall 1314 W. Patton Houston, TX 77009
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29-Mar-11 11:57 AM

Preserving Outsider Art at the Orange Show and Beer Can House

Ashley Duffy - noemail@orangeshow.org — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:00 GMT

http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/Feature.cfm?issue=Fall+2010&feature=1

Preserving Outsider Art at the Orange Show and Beer Can House

by David Andrews

The happy colors and flaking paint. He ponders that. I ask him why it closed. La economia. Satisfied, he heads on up the road.

And when the sun does shine, it is powerfully crystalline, illuminating all the facets of the place where anything goes. It’s the nation’s largest city without a zoning code, so you get a nightclub next to a scrap yard, a church next to a check-cashing establishment, a six-story building next to a one-story. Above-ground archeology if you will—with all the layers intermingled.

“If juxtaposition and discontinuity may be said to characterize evolving cities such as Houston, in no area are they so dramatic and intensified than in this one,” notes Houston: An Architectural Guide. Some parts date to the very beginnings of the city, others point to what’s yet to come.

Telephone Road, where I’ve got my camera poised, was once home of the wildcatters and the honky tonks, lined with metal enamel billboards for Grand Prize Beer. Now, next to what’s left, the signs say “su palabra es su credito” (your word is your credit) or “compre aqui, pague aqui” (compare here, buy here), in a piñata palette that dazzles the eye. Nuzzled in between are the likes of Gigi’s Party Rentals, a weathered survivor of the ’50s, and Bodhi’s Zen Garden and Veggie, its day already done.

Marketing director Stephen Bridges tells me, half in jest, that all of Houston is only a backdrop for the Orange Show. He has a point. Mexicali colors. Check. Anything goes. Check. Quirky context. Check. Just a few miles east of downtown’s looming skyscrapers—wedged between run-down asbestos-sided houses and a freight company, freeway abuzz a block away—resides the key to life. Indeed, just a quick visit, writes Joseph Lomax in Folk Art in Texas, “willmore than convince anyone that within the pithy orange rind lie the secrets of health, longevity, and happiness.”

But before the convincing sets in, you have to take a breath, because you’re flat-out agog. The product of postal worker Jeff McKissack—its architect, mason, welder, carpenter, engineer, tilesetter, and general mastermind—the Orange Show gives going postal a whole new twist. “Once inside you think you’re seeing the impossible, carefully, even lovingly engineered to become felicitously possible,” says art critic Ann Holmes. “It probably doesn’t really threaten the laws of Newton, it just seems to.”

Ventilators whizzing, wind vanes gyrating, flags cracking—the Gulf breeze animates the place even before you set foot inside. From out front it’s a pint-size Alamo, surrounded by a white wall, with a pair of stone lions to guard the entrance. Through a turnstile, you enter into a labyrinth of pretzel-twist staircases, up, down, and around a seemingly unending series of improbable attractions. An oasis festooned with plastic orange tree limbs. Small fountains with frogs spouting water. A wishing well. A diorama on all the good chemicals you get from eating an orange. A diorama with diminutive dinosaurs. Two steam engines—one posing as a tractor that powers a boat round and round a pocket-size stadium. All intersected by a maze of passageways. And I’m just getting started. Luckily I’ve made it to an observation deck where I can take a break in one of the tutti-frutti-painted metal tractor seats. Rows of tutti-frutti-painted metal tractor seats. One wasn’t enough. One wasn’t enough either when it came to wagon-wheel balconies, in eye-popping jelly-bean colors.

11-Mar-11 4:00 PM

Preserving Outsider Art at the Orange Show and Beer Can House

Ashley Duffy - noemail@orangeshow.org — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:00 GMT

http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/Feature.cfm?issue=Fall+2010&feature=1

Preserving Outsider Art at the Orange Show and Beer Can House

by David Andrews

11-Mar-11 4:00 PM

From rockets to rodeos, an array of attractions

Ashley Duffy - noemail@orangeshow.org — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:45:00 GMT

Deep in the heart of Texas, 32,000 federal employees give their all in the service of their nation.

They heal the sick and reach for the stars. Houston's biggest federal employers include the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and NASA Johnson Space Center, each with about 3,500 employees. The city will take on further federal activity when the Government Procurement Connections conference — connecting government agencies, corporations and small businesses — rolls into town April 6-7.

Houston comes with its own tagline, thanks to the Apollo 13 crew: "Houston, we've had a problem." • Our specific problem? So little time, so much to do here. Houston is home to more than 200 institutions devoted to the arts, science and history.

Space Center Houston is one of the city's top attractions. A tram tour offers a glimpse behind the scenes of NASA's Johnson Space Center, whose highlights include the historic mission control center, the Saturn V complex at Rocket Park and the space vehicle mock-up facility. The Living in Space module introduces visitors to the rigors of life beyond the atmosphere. Try eating and showering in minimal gravity. The starship gallery shows off an early space capsule, a lunar rover and a giant Skylab trainer, among other goodies.

For something on a smaller scale, and in an artistic vein, the Menil Collection offers an intimate environment in which to view a range of creative works, from prehistoric representations to surrealist works by Salvador Dali and Max Ernst. Melting clocks notwithstanding, these may still be considered mainstream works.

Yet Houston has its share of oddball wonders, too, led by heavy hitter the Orange Show. Postal worker Jeff McKissack worked on it from 1956 until his death in 1980, crafting a 3,000-square-foot homage to his preferred citrus. The meandering maze incorporates a wishing well, a pond, wagon wheels, tractor seats and mannequins. Come in the spring and you can be part of the annual Easter Orange Hunt. Bring a basket.

Just as the Orange Show gives a nod to Florida's finest, so does the Beer Can House toast Milwaukee, Munich and all the great places where hops are joyfully fermented.

The house is a living celebration of suds, a folk art gallery and workshop adorned with more than 50,000 beer cans. Apparently, a former owner had a tendency to hoard, and after filling the attic and the garage, he decided to put his empties to use as domestic adornment.

At some point, Houston got a head start on the trendy "eat local" movement. Its farmers' markets boast character, creativity and, of course, outstanding produce. Canino Produce has grown from 3,800 to more than 20,000 square feet since opening its doors in 1958. Restaurant buyers and everyday shoppers rub elbows amid a wealth of local vegetables and specialty items. Central City Co-Op keeps prices down by buying in bulk for its members. Visitors can purchase a day pass.

Houston institutions tell a lot of lesser-known stories, beyond the rocket ships. Take, for instance, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, the only museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of the African-American soldier. With a vast repository of artifacts, the museum celebrates this little-known chapter through documents, videos and a broad range of historical memorabilia.

The modest storefront of Casa Ramirez Folk Art Gallery belies the treasures within. The gallery exhibits and sells a diverse array of Mexican craftwork, from religious icons to brightly painted skulls celebrating the Day of the Dead. Wood carvings, metal sculptures and accomplished portraits all have a place on the walls and shelves.

Along the same lines, the American Cowboy Museum comes as a surprise, being more Tonto than Lone Ranger. Located on a working ranch, the museum celebrates the multicultural aspects of the Old West. Exhibits place a special emphasis on the role of blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and women. Visitors can take part in tours and hands-on activities.

At the end of a long, hot day, Houston offers plenty of places to cool off.

Poison Girl clientele pour in from across the social spectrum, bumping elbows at this dive bar. They come for the cheap drinks and good company, the jukebox, the pinball machine and the lazy luxury of the picnic tables on the outdoor patio.

Need another bar? Try 300 Houston, a luxury bowling emporium. The upscale alley features flat-screen TVs, a VIP cocktail lounge and a kickin' stereo system. Personal servers bring food and drink right to your lane.

Absolve Wine Lounge complements its spectacular list of some 150 wines with tasty contemporary snacks like pomodoro meatballs and Italian quesadillas.

While Houston's is a story of life and vibrancy, we'll conclude on the opposite end of the spectrum: The National Museum of Funeral History describes the diverse traditions of internment over time, displaying historic hearses and memorabilia from memorable sending-offs. Museum motto: "Any Day Above Ground is a Good One."

• That's how astronaut Jack Swigert said it in space. Tom Hanks got it wrong in "Apollo 13."

10-Mar-11 2:45 PM

Volunteer with the Orange Show for Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park!

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:57:25 GMT

Volunteer with the Orange Show at

Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park!

March 25, 26 and 27, 2011

It's festival time again, and we love the Memorial Park Bayou City Art Festival most of all! The Orange Show is again a participating Non-Profit Partner, and we're looking to fill a large number of the volunteer shifts that help this wonderful festival run so smoothly. Opportunities range from Helping Kids Make Mini Art Cars in the Creative Zone to Ticket-Taker, Merchandise Booth, Stage Runner, etc. Something for everyone!

Volunteers receive a free commemorative t-shirt and free admission to the festival for the entire day of their shift. Shifts are four hours and generally run from 9am-1pm, 12-4pm and 2:30-6:30pm on all three days, March 25 through 27. Your participation helps support the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art and is also lots of fun.

To SIGN UP, please CLICK HERE

Enter your contact information and be sure to select ORANGE SHOW CENTER FOR VISIONARY ART as your Non Profit Partner Affiliation then submit your application.

You will be sent an email with a link to verify your signup and a temporary password.

Log in and see the available volunteer opportunities/shifts by clicking "Calendar" in your Dashboard at the top. Choose as many as you would like to do and we'll see you at the festival!

Suggesion: To be sure to get the times you want, ie the one your group of friends wants to do together, please choose your shift(s) early.

Questions? Here's the BCAF Volunteer FAQ THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE ORANGE SHOW!

Calendar Events

Calendar Events for 25-Feb-11 to 24-May-11

ART CAR ENTRY FORMS ARE ALMOST HERE - WORKING OUT THE LAST DETAILS FOR THE ON-LINE ENTRY
---Applications will be accepted until April 8, 2011

The Easter Orange Hunt
Day: Saturday 23-Apr-11 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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Orange Show Season Opening Party
Day: Saturday 23-Apr-11 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2402 Munger St.
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2011 Art Car Ball
Day: Friday 20-May-11 7:00 PM to 0:00 AM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2400 Block of Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
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Sneak Peek @ Discovery Green
Day: Saturday 21-May-11 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St Houston, TX 77010
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2011 Houston Art Car Parade
Sponsor: The Orange Show
Day: Sunday 22-May-11 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Allen Parkway: From Bagby to Waugh Houston, Texas 77019
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25-Feb-11 5:57 PM

Houston Museums Art Car RFP DEADLINE EXTENDED to Tuesday, Feb 22 at NOON FRIDAY, FEB 18!

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMT

Greater Houston Area Museums Art Car

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12pm Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The 2011 American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Local Host Committee, in partnership with the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art and the Houston Arts Alliance, requests proposals from artists and artist teams for an Art Car design representing the Greater Houston Area Museums for the 2011 Art Car Parade on Sunday, May 22, 2011.

The Art Car Parade marks the opening event for the AAM Annual Meeting, which brings 5,000-6,000 regional, national, and international museum curators, practitioners and visionaries from more than 50 countries. Following the parade, the Houston Area Museums Art Car will be displayed at the George R. Brown Convention Center during the AAM conference, May 22-25, 2011.

Project Objectives

Utilize objects and materials provided by museums in the Greater Houston Area to create a design that showcases the quality and diversity of our museum community.
Reflect the spirit of the Art Car tradition while revealing Greater Houston’s vibrancy as a creative generator.
Use of materials that can withstand unexpected weather conditions.
Artist(s) must be available to work within an accelerated timeline and provide their own workspace

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to artists working in all media.

Budget

$4,000 awarded in increments, inclusive of design, materials and fabrication. The vehicle will be provided free of charge courtesy of the Orange Show, most likely a limousine or a station wagon.

Schedule

February 2011 - Submissions received, committee review, finalist interview

March 2011 - Contract executed, fabrication initiated

April 2011 - Fabrication

May 18, 2011 - Fabrication complete

May 20, 2011 - Houston Museums Art Car to be displayed at the Art Car Ball

May 21, 2011 - Houston Museums Art Car to be displayed at Sneak Peek at Discovery Green

May 22, 2011 – Houston Museums Art Car to participate in the Art Car Parade (Orange Show can help find a driver for the car if the artist is otherwise occupied)

May 22-25, 2001 - Greater Houston Museums Art Car displayed at George R. Brown Convention Center during AAM Conference

Selection Process

Representatives from AAM 2011 Public Arts & Programming Subcommittee’s Art Car Task Force and the AAM 2011 Local Conference Coordinator will review eligible submissions and recommend one finalist and one alternate to be interviewed the week of February 21, 2011.

Submission Instructions

Please submit by e-mail to piper@haatx.com by Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12pm (noon)

Cover page with contact information including artist and/or team members name(s), address, phone numbers, e-mail address, and website.
A letter of interest describing your method of approach and availability to complete the project on schedule and within budget (up to 600 words in Microsoft Word).
Biographical statement (up to 600 words in Microsoft Word).
Documentation of prior work in up to 5 digital images, preferably in a PowerPoint file, with image identification noted within slides (file size should not exceed 5MB).
Three references with current contact information.

For questions contact:

Piper Faust

Civic Art & Design Project Manager, Houston Arts Alliance

713.581.6125

piper@haatx.com

11-Feb-11 11:00 AM

Houston's Art Car Parade America's First and Still the Largest

Randall Lott - noemail@orangeshow.org — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:00:00 GMT

From the Folk Art Messenger Summer 2010 Edition

Houston's Art Car Parade America's First and Still the Largest

Article by: Randall Lott

Photographs by: Larry Harris

A series of unrelated events in 1984 gave birth to an art movement in Houston, Texas. That year, Kit and Karl Detering donated a 1967 Ford station wagon to The Orange Show, the art environment created by Houston postman Jeff McKissack to honor his favorite fruit, the orange. A local artist, Jackie Harris, then used plastic fruit and paint to transform the car into the Fruitmobile. The intention was to auction this car off to benefit the McKissack environment. The six people who purchased the car at the auction then donated it back to The Orange Show.

(continue reading by downloading the pdf here)

27-Oct-10 4:00 PM

Art on Parade: Houston celebrates the weird and wonderful on wheels

Ashley Duffy - noemail@orangeshow.org — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:00:00 GMT

The 23rd-annual Houston Art Car Parade featured a heady confluence of old-school R&B and classic rock 'n' roll. With Blues Brother himself Dan Akroyd serving as the parade's grand marshal, an elaborate entry dedicated to the Beatles and designed and constructed by students at Houston's Sam Houston High School called “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” claimed the Mayor's Cup trophy and $2,000 grand prize.

Numerous entries featured live bands and musical themes or tributes, as the 2010 edition of what's billed as the oldest and biggest art-car parade in the country lived up to its reputation.

The parade, which took to the streets on May 8, was filled with more than 250 entries, and a crowd estimated at 250,000 people lined the two-mile parade route near downtown Houston. Presented by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts, an eclectic group of local artists, the Art Car Parade has grown from an intimate gathering of a handful of artisans, sculptors and visionaries who envisioned the car as a platform for artistic expression to a four-day celebration featuring corporate sponsors and a benefit gala.

The entries ran the gamut of human imagination and ingenuity. There is no preselection process, no juried selection of entries. Anyone who makes a decorated or otherwise decked-out wheeled vehicle, including bicycles, can join the parade. There is a panel of judges, but parade-goers can also vote on their favorites via text message.

11-Oct-10 2:00 PM

The Orange Show Season Opener (and Art Car Trophy Workshop) THIS Saturday, March 6!

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:12:35 GMT

Orange Show Opening Party

& Trophy Workshop

March 6^th^, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Welcome to the Monument

After months of restoration the Orange Show Monument will be celebrating it’s re-opening. This will be a free outdoor event with special guests to bless our upcoming season and St. Arnolds to refresh your spirit. Please bring non-perishable food items for donation to Houston Food Bank, our way of giving back and offering a blessing to our local community.

Danza Azteca Teokalli de Houston is a traditional Aztec group who has presented in various venues all over Texas. They will dance from 1:30- 2:00pm. This dance will be preceded by a blessing ceremony, where various herbs and smudging sticks will be used to promote positive energy and good luck for the year to come.

Trophy Workshop

Join us as we help kids make trophies that will be given to the winners of the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade. This is a great way to get into the 2010 Art Car season, support the arts in Houston and have fun at the same time.

We Need Volunteers

Saturday, March 6^th from 1:00-4:00pm

Positions available:

· TABC certified bartenders

· Gift shop support

· Trophy workshop monitors

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Ashley in the office by calling 713-926-6368 or email ashley@orangeshow.org.

Thanks! We hope to see you there.

ALSO- We highly recommend:

On view now at Rice University Art Gallery a breathtaking exhibit by renowned artist El Anatsui: Gli (The Wall). This is a must see. Find details and Gallery hours here.

And, one more thing before you go:

Volunteers are still needed for the upcoming Bayou City Arts Festival, March 26-28. Contact wendy@orangeshow.org for information.

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Orange Show Season Opener
Speaker's Name:
Day: Saturday 6-Mar-10 1:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2401Munger Street Houston, Texas 77023
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The Orange Show featuring The Wave Pictures
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Day: Wednesday 17-Mar-10 7:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2401 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
Summary: Hailing from the UK, courtesy of Moshi Moshi...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Art Car Volunteer Recruitment Party
Speaker's Name:
Day: Thursday 1-Apr-10 6:00 PM
Location: TBA
Summary: Volunteer to help produce the world's oldest and largest Art Car Parade and experience first hand what a rewarding experience giving back can be. Location to be announced....
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

The Easter Orange Hunt
Speaker's Name:
Day: Saturday 3-Apr-10 1:00 PM
Location: The Orange Show Monument 2401 Munger St. Houston, TX 77023
Summary: It's an Orange Show tradition! Bring the kids to hunt for tasty treats and healthy oranges. Enjoy a special performance of tradtional folk dancing from the British Isles with the Men of Houston Morris Dancers. Create one-a-kind mini-folk art monuments at a hands-on Art Car Trophy Making Workshop. And you get to ke...
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Posted by: Stephen Bridges

Art Car Trophy Workshop at Lawndale Art Center
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Day: Saturday 10-Apr-10 1:00 PM
Location: Lawndale Art Center 4912 Main Street Houston, TX 77002
Summary: Don’t just look at ART, create some of your own! W...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Art Car Season Kickoff and Packet Pickup Party
Speaker's Name:
Day: Wednesday 14-Apr-10 6:00 PM
Location: Saint Arnold Brewing Company 2000 Lyons Ave. Houston, TX 77020
Summary: Kick off the Art Car Season right with a rockin party at the fabulous new digs of Saint Arnold Brewing Company. Sponsored by Texas Monthly, Molina's and of course, Saint Arnold himself - music by, wait for it.....SIDESHOW TRAMPS! Artists will come pick up their parade packets and of course the public ...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Art Car Volunteer Orientation
Speaker's Name:
Day: Thursday 29-Apr-10 6:00 PM
Location: TBA
Summary: Volunteer to help produce the world's oldest and largest Art Car Parade and experience first hand what a rewarding experience giving back can be. Location to be announced....
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Art Car Volunteer Orientation
Speaker's Name:
Day: Saturday 1-May-10 11:00 AM
Location: TBA
Summary: Volunteer to help produce the world's oldest and largest Art Car Parade and experience first hand what a rewarding experience giving back can be. Location to be announced....
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

The Orange Show Art Car Ball returns!
Sponsor: Orange Show
Speaker's Name:
Day: Thursday 6-May-10 7:00 PM
Location: Orange Show Center for Visionary Art entire 2400 block of Munger Street Houston, TX 77023
Summary: Witness the spectacular return of the Art Car Ball presented...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Main Street Drag
Speaker's Name:
Day: Friday 7-May-10 8:00 AM
Location: Varies
Summary: A caravan of Art Cars and artists bringing the ...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Art Car Sneak Peek
Sponsor: Orange Show
Speaker's Name:
Day: Friday 7-May-10 7:00 PM
Location: Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Houston, TX 77010
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

2010 Houston Art Car Parade
Sponsor: The Orange Show
Speaker's Name:
Day: Saturday 8-May-10 1:00 PM
Location: Allen Parkway
Summary: The Houston Art Car Parade is fantastic, fun and FREE ...
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Posted by: JJ Lassberg

Art Car Brunch and Awards Ceremony
Speaker's Name:
Day: Sunday 9-May-10 11:00 AM
Location: Continental Club 3700 Main St. Houston, TX 77002
Summary: Join us to celebrate a good job well done and find out which amazing creations impressed the judges, the public and the toughest critics, the art car artists themselves as we award cash prizes to the winners. Authentic breakfast tacos lovingly prepared on the Car-B-Que. ...
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Posted by: Wendy Schroell

Articles for 31-Dec-09 to 1-Mar-10

Orange Show Newsletter 1-Mar-10

Author: Wendy Schroell

Release Date: Monday 1-Mar-10 1:39 PM

Hello!! Welcome to the Orange Show newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. Orange Show Opening Party & Trophy Workshop March 6th, 1:00 – 4:00pm Welcome to the Monument After months of restoration the Orange Show Monument will be celebrating it’s re-opening. This will be a free outdoor event with special guests to bless our upcoming season and St. Arnolds to refresh your spirit. Please bring non-perishable food items for... [More Info]
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Time to enter the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade!

Author: Wendy Schroell

Release Date: Monday 22-Feb-10 5:17 PM

It's TIME --- Making Art Car, Making Art Car! We are pleased to announce that it's time to get yer motors running - the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade Application is live and ready for you to tell us the story of your fabulous entry, even if it has not yet been hatched. The entry fee for individuals and non-corporate vehicles is still just $30. For branded vehicles please contact the parade staff as there are special considerations. Deadline to enter is March... [More Info]
Posted by: Wendy Schroell

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Orange Show Newsletter 1-Mar-10

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:39:33 GMT

Hello!!

Welcome to the Orange Show newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership.

Orange Show Opening Party

& Trophy Workshop

March 6^th^, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Welcome to the Monument

Trophy Workshop

We Need Volunteers

Saturday, March 6^th from 1:00-4:00pm

Positions available:

· TABC certified bartenders

· Gift shop support

· Trophy workshop monitors

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Ashley in the office by calling 713-926-6368 or email ashley@orangeshow.org.

Thanks! We hope to see you there.

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Calendar Events for 1-Mar-10 to 1-Jun-10

Articles for 31-Dec-09 to 1-Mar-10

Time to enter the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade!

Author: Wendy Schroell

Release Date: Monday 22-Feb-10 5:17 PM

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Time to enter the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade!

Wendy Schroell - noemail@orangeshow.org — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:17:33 GMT

It's TIME --- Making Art Car, Making Art Car!

We are pleased to announce that it's time to get yer motors running - the 2010 Houston Art Car Parade Application is live and ready for you to tell us the story of your fabulous entry, even if it has not yet been hatched.

The entry fee for individuals and non-corporate vehicles is still just $30. For branded vehicles please contact the parade staff as there are special considerations.

Deadline to enter is March 19,2010, Online entry is preferable, but you may request a hard copy in the mail by emailing artcarentry@orangeshow.org

Please click here for the 2010 Art Car Entry Form - we can't wait to see what you come up with!

Important dates to remember:

Calendar Events

Calendar Events for 14-Apr-10 to 9-May-10

Art Car Season Kickoff and Packet Pickup Party
Day: Wednesday 14-Apr-10 6:00 PM
Location: Saint Arnold Brewing Company 2000 Lyons Avenue Houston, TX 77020
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The Orange Show Art Car Ball returns!
Sponsor: Orange Show
Day: Thursday 6-May-10 7:00 PM
Location: Orange Show Center for Visionary Art entire 2400 block of Munger Street Houston, TX 77023
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Art Car Sneak Peek
Sponsor: Orange Show
Day: Friday 7-May-10 7:00 PM
Location: Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Houston, TX 77010
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2010 Houston Art Car Parade
Sponsor: The Orange Show
Day: Saturday 8-May-10 1:00 PM
Location: Allen Parkway
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Art Car Brunch and Awards Ceremony
Sponsor: Continental Club
Day: Sunday 9-May-10 11:00 AM
Location: The Continental Club 3700 Main Street Houston, TX 77002
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