CAMHLAB | Montrose Collective

We are excited to announce a partnership with CAMH to expand its artist-in-residence program, CAMHLAB with a new gallery at Montrose Collective!

Launched in 2020 in response to the loss of performance and rehearsal spaces throughout Houston, CAMHLAB aims to safely connect artists and audiences, and to support the realization of new and timely works. At Montrose Collective, artists selected by CAMH are provided a light-filled gallery space located in Houston’s most culture-rich and soulful neighborhood to directly share their work and creative process with the public. This partnership will expand the artist-in-residence program beyond the Museum’s galleries and provides a new opportunity for unexpected creative experiences and community engagement.

The four artists and artist collectives selected for this inaugural iteration of CAMHLAB are Eepi Chaad, Two Star Symphony, Frame Dance, and Dana Caldera. Read more about each artist by selecting an image below.

Schedule of CAMHLAB Artists-In-Residence

Eepi Chaad | December 15, 2021–January 30, 2022

Two Star Symphony | February 2–March 27, 2022

Frame Dance | March 30–May 25, 2022

Dana Caldera | June 1–30, 2022

We are excited to support these exceptional artists and look forward to welcoming visitors to the gallery space at Montrose Collective!

Location

Suite 156

888 Westheimer Rd

Houston, TX 77006

Eepi Chaad | Soft Space

December 15, 2021–January 30, 2022

Eepi Chaad’s project, Soft Space, is an installation that celebrates the soft surfaces we associate with our homes. Much like a home, the space changes with each visitor’s energy. Visitors are invited to learn about surface design, take part in the process of making, and engage with the transformed space created out of the textile squares we are all familiar with–handkerchiefs, bandanas, scarfs, afghans, throws, and security blankets.

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Two Star Symphony

February 2–March 27, 2022

The artist collective Two Star Symphony will utilize the space at Montrose Collective to create new performance and sound works. Named one of the 15 Reasons to Visit Houston by the Houston Visitors and Convention Bureau, Two Star Symphony will offer regular open studio hours to genuinely connect with their audience and make their process visible. Future plans include a collaboration with puppeteer Afsaneh Aayani and composing new scores to short films from the seminal box set of early avant-garde American film, Unseen Cinema.

Frame Dance | The Family Mantra

March 30–May 25, 2022

Frame Dance will present a project titled, The Family Mantra, an installation-based participatory performance that explores generational psychological shifts in the Houston community. The group aims to create an environment that will invite interaction with marbles, toy tops, pathways on the floor, pipe cleaner dolls to manipulate, and puppets. Frame Dance will host family dance parties with the goal of building bonding and creative expression. The Frame Dance MultiGen Ensemble—an all ages/all abilities group—will activate the space as well as their professional dance company.

Dana Caldera | From Paper to Fabric

June 1–30, 2022

Artist Dana Caldera will expand on her layered, collage-based artwork by removing the constraints of a traditional stretched canvas, wooden board, or paper backing to explore the intersection of quilt and collage. An important component of From Paper to Fabric is a community sewing circle event, which aims to offer a place for community, organizing for political or social causes, and education that is open to everyone. Caldera’s residency aims to embrace the artist/caretaker role in order to model a family-friendly environment that welcomes children and ensures they are safely included in all events.