DiverseWorks

What a night! Luck of the Draw: Chaos was a raucous celebration, packed to the brim with artists, patrons, and art lovers who showed up ready to embrace the chaos.

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who made the evening such a success: the artists who generously donated work, the guests and patrons who joined the party, and everyone who helped make the night a ton of fun.

A special thank you to our incredible volunteers, whose hard work kept everything running smoothly, even amid the chaos.

And enormous gratitude to our major sponsors Ignacio Carrión & Brent Armour, Jereann Chaney, Blanca Garza, and Tara Kelly & David Leftwich for making the evening possible; to our emcees, Mary Magsamen and Li Harris, for keeping the energy creative and lively; to Jamal Cyrus for a smooth and layered DJ set; and to our outstanding host committee, led by Chair Blanca Garza, whose immense support brought the night to life.

If you couldn’t make it or if you left with an artwork still on your mind, it may not be too late. Contact Jenn at [email protected] to learn about remaining available works.

Photos by Jeff Segura / Co-Create Strategies, LLC

Join us tomorrow at Luck of the Draw: Chaos!

One more sneak peek at an artwork you could take home on Thursday. There’s still time to purchase your entry ticket: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1.

Next up, a mixed media work by Dixie Friend Gay

“That’s How the Light Gets In”
Mixed media on paper

Dixie Friend Gay is an award-winning visual artist based in Houston whose four-decade career spans painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaics, and ceramics. Known for numerous public art commissions nationwide, she draws on a deep awareness of the natural world at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels, whether in large-scale architectural projects or intimate paintings. For more, visit: dixiefriendgay.com.

Houston Grand Opera and Capital IDEA Houston are launching the Arts & Innovation Apprenticeship Program — a paid six-month opportunity designed to help participants build professional experience and career pathways in Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology.

Information sessions taking place May 20–22 are the required first step in the application process, and applications will close in mid-June.

Learn more: https://shorturl.at/KwW5A

Register: https://shorturl.at/yK3Bo

Embrace the Chaos and join artists and collectors on May 14 at Luck of the Draw, DiverseWorks’ legendarily raucous fundraiser. 🏆♾️🐾🧡🌀

With artist duo as emcees, and hundreds of works created especially for DiverseWorks by artists from Houston and beyond, you can expect a high-energy night full of excitement.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen have collaborated for over 25 years across video, photography, installation, and performance. Using humor and tension, they transform domestic life into an experimental site—jumping on trampolines, building backyard rocketships, and reworking their home—to explore family, memory, and consumerism. Their work has been presented at festivals including the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, CineSpace Film Festival, and Fusebox Festival, and exhibited at FotoFest, MFAH, Grand Rapids Art Museum, and Everson Museum.

Get tickets 🎟️: https://shorturl.at/Y6HZ1