ALMAAHH: Benefit Auction 2023
Latinx Artists for ALMAAHH: We Are Houston auctionc supports Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts ; Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH) and Houston artists at a 50-50 split. ALMAAHH is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the creation of a Houston-area cultural and visual arts complex that will showcase, preserve, and expand Latino arts.
The 33 artists included in the auction were selected by María C. Gaztambide, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Public Art of the University of Houston System, and Gilbert Vicario, Chief Curator, Perez Art Museum Miami. The works in the exhibition span diverse mediums and conceptual touchpoints that demonstrate the wealth of artistic excellence in contemporary art in Houston. Abstraction, figuration, tradition, and innovation are exemplified through 65 artworks by 33 artists living, working or originating in the Greater Houston area.