Buildings

American Consumer Consortium

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The American Consumer Consortium is proud to introduce you to its new and improved Headquarters. Along with its unique uglitiful character, this luxurious building is fully equipped with the feat of technology, including the new 30XR BURNTOASTATRON and the FLOORATRON 6051xz. In and out of our building, you will experiment the flexibility of your own body as you will crawl into other dimensions.
P.S. We are still working on some very minor roof leaks, but this will only be a great excuse for you to bring your finest RAINATRON on Nov. 17.

Groups

1. American Consumer Consortium

Atelier Jacquinet

Atelier Jacquinet, is part of what once was the “Tony’s Tortilla Factory”. The Atelier’s part is now a combination Atelier or Studio space, and Gallery space. It has been renovated in the past year. The atelier and most of the area is now air conditioned.

Events

1. Atelier Jacquinet Vernissage Pre Opening Reception

   November 16, 2007 06:00 PM

   Atelier Jacquinet will hold a Vernissage Pre Opening Reception for the Media, Gallery owners and Special Guests on the day before the ArtCrawl. Come in and see the great work first hand and meet the artists in person. Wine , Hors d’Oeuvres and Chocolate truffles will be served.

2. The Art Institute of Houston Poetry Club Presents:

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Poetry Stage at the 2007 Artcrawl

   2-3 pm Poets of Archway Gallery / Women in the Visual and Literary Arts

   3-4 pm: Poets of Houston Community College - Central

   4-5 pm: Poets of University of Houston - Downtown

   5-6 pm: Bonnie Davis - musical interlude

   6-7 pm: Mike Alvarez / Bald Eagle Buger (poetry / music)

   7-8 pm: Poets of Panhandler Quarterly

   8-9 pm: Poets of the Art Institute of Houston Poetry Club

   The Poetry Stage will be located Outside on the Patio

Artists

1. Blue, Bonnie
2. Davis, Carrie
3. Jacquinet, Francis
4. Jones, Ken
5. Madera, Tammi M.
6. Pascual, Jenny
7. Roberts, Shawnna
8. Stinson, Melianie
9. Traughber, Glenn
10. Trevino, Patricia
11. X, Mark

Bienville Furniture Company Building

Please Visit Upstairs to view Kelsey Kapalski’s Art / Incense Bottles.

The Bienville Furniture Company Building on Sterrett Street is Houston’s little touch of European charm with that patina we used to only find in New Orleans. In 1973 home to Reggie Bowman’s Plastics company… the folks who invented to Beverage Buddy can holder that hooks onto your car window. Untill around 1994 survived as Bienville Gallery. We assume it was eponymously named after the Founder of the City of New Orleans Jean Baptiste Le MoyneSieu de Bienville. Thanks go to Pete Dickson for historical archives.

Artists

1. Cooper, Betsy
2. Kapalski, Kelsey

Groups

1. Bohemian Photography

Bootleg Studios

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Artists

1. Perales II, Valentin

CSAW

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Commerce Street Artist Warehouse has it roots in the mid 1980’s, when the building at 2315 Commerce Street was first appropriated by local artists who needed an environment conducive to the fabrication and exhibition of their work. Since that time, some of Houston’s best-known and most interesting artists have launched their careers from there, and the building today serves as headquarters for dozens of local artists. CSAW is a non-profit organization, providing not only studio space to its resident artists, but also gallery and performance space for artists, musicians, performers, fashion designers and the like, which is open to the entire community.

Events

1. HIWI @ CSAW

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Houston It’s Worth It
   The Book
   Find it @ CSAW

2. University of Houston Association of Student Sculptors

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Mass Distraction
   Juried by: Meredith Goldsmith
   Meredith Goldsmith (second - year resident) received her MA in visual criticism from California College of Arts in 2005 and her BA in art history from California State University at Chico in 2001. She has written articles and reviews for ArtLies, X-tra Magazine, Artweek, Oakland Tribune, Mesh Magazine, Bridge Magazine, Ten by Ten, and Art Papers. She has curated exhibitions at PLAySPACE Gallery, San Francisco.

   http://core.mfah.org/persondetail.asp?par1=0&par2=1&par3=344

   Exhibited in CSAW’s Performance Space
   2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Artists

1. Adelman, John
2. Battalino, Maggi
3. Bihl, Berit
4. Bradford, Elaine
5. Fielder, Garland
6. Henderson, Michael
7. Kelley, Kathy
8. Riley, Whitney
9. Sherman, Howard
10. Wagner, Cory
11. Watson, Carol

Groups

1. University of Houston Association of Student Sculptors

Dakota Lofts Gallery

The James Bute Paint Co. was founded in 1869 by James Bute. In 1909 the newly constructed facility at 711 William St. became the company’s Headquarters. Houston’s longest continually running businesses, Bute Paint ceased operations in 1991. The four story structure of reinforced concrete and heavy timber framing is now the only major surviving commercial building of architect Olle J. Lorehn (1864-1939)

A Houston developer, Randal Davis, determined to bring “loft style” renovations to the warehouse and downtown Houston areas, began work on the building in1992 and completed the project in June 1993. The then 82 year old structure was destined to become Dakota Lofts, with 105,000 sq/ft. of office and apartment units. Also contributing to the remodel were Richard. W. Weekly, Jim Wallace, Architect, and Stone Vining Design Associates.

Artists

1. Jawda, Saba
2. Keeline, Karen
3. Levine, Jaqueline

Elder Street Artist Lofts

The Elder Street Artists Lofts are located at the old Jefferson Davis Hospital. Renovation on the building was completed in 2005 and is currently is a home and studio to many painters, musicians, jewelers, and sculptors. The Jefferson Davis Hospital was built in 1859 near the railroad tracks. The hospital was located next to the railroad so soldiers could be quickly off loaded and placed under medical care only yards away from the track. Burials were made outside the Jefferson Davis Hospital. In 1924 the hospital was named after Jefferson Davis and a monument was placed over their grave sites. Parking lots for impounded and demolished vehicles for the Houston Police and Houston Fire Depts and other buildings are now located over the Civil War-era hospital. The hospital and burial area is well known to be haunted. Contact Phone No: 281-250-4889

Artists

1. Atlas, John
2. Boutte’, Lolet
3. Groves, Brent
4. Guerra, Mónica
5. Ivanova, Ludmila
6. Ivanova, Iskra
7. Kressman, Monica
8. Latif, Shu
9. Lucas, Jim
10. McCord, Brian D.
11. Shumate, Derek
12. Smith, Kaneem
13. Wrestling, Doomsday

Eller Wagon Works

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Located on the corner of Crawford and Commerce, the Eller Wagon Works building was renovated in 2004. The new owner, Caspian Enterprises/Mir Azizi, has taken pains to update the building while at the same time keeping much of its original charm. Dating back to 1910, the Wagon Works building now houses art studios, commercial studios and residential lofts. Be sure to check out the original wood floors and the remnants of the wagon building days still visual throughout the building.

Artists

1. Royal Grafix, Alvin Roy

Groups

1. FMG Design, Inc.

Erie City Iron Works

Erie City Iron Works dates back to 1906 and used to be a iron foundry warehouse where metal was delivered by railroad and stored until it was sold to builders. The metal used to build Houston came through here first.

The warehouse has been converted into lofts. Some artists live there, using their places as studios to showcase their work. The other tenants are up-and-coming businesses.

Ron Gordon is now showing @ Erie City

Events

1. Group Show

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Phoque - The Group Show
   can be seen at Erie City Iron Works

Artists

1. Dwight, Joyce
2. Gordon, Ron
3. Hand, Kay
4. Knott, John
5. Olive, Bill
6. Phillips, Ray
7. Ramu, Seb
8. Rodewald, Allan

Fifth Ward Hotel

The former Fifth Ward Hotel building at 1206 Nance Street is a near-miraculous survivor of Victorian commercial architecture in Houston. Built in 1883 as a hotel, it was three stories tall with load bearing masonry walls of locally produced brick and cast iron columns supporting timber framed floors. By 1915 the hotel had closed and the building saw a succession uses. During the 1950s the two upper floors were removed because the masonry walls were near the point of collapse and the remainder of the historic building was concealed behind sheet metal siding. After a disastrous electrical fire in 1993 the last owner abandoned it. The structure was sensitively rehabilitated in 2002 by Rice Construction Company in consultation with historic preservationist Anna Mod. In 2003 Michael Morton, AIA of m ARCHITECTS reconfigured the interior for use as an architecture studio and art gallery.

This year featuring Anas Ben-Musa.

Groups

1. m ARCHITECTS

Francisco Studios

The building now known as “Francisco Studios” was originally a local branch of the “Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company” Circa 1930. Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, founded in 1875, pioneered many of the plumbing product improvements introduced in the early part of this century including the one-piece toilet, built-in tubs, combination faucets (which mix hot and cold water to deliver tempered water) and tarnish-proof, corrosion-proof chrome finishes for brass fittings. By 1929, Standard had become the world’s largest producer of bathroom fixtures. That same year, the Standard Sanitary Corporation merged with American Radiator Company to form “American Standard” as it is known today.

2300 Mckinney is now a Collection of artist studios and band rehearsal spaces. Since the early 90’s the first 3 floors have been dedicated to Houston’s diverse music scene. The fourth floor is enjoyed by an active artist community contributing yearly to the Artcrawl experience.

Artists

1. 182, CHAPA
2. Cotto, Mike
3. DeLeon, Laura
4. Felton, Johnathan
5. Gonzales, Rene
6. Howell, Andy
7. Jackson, E.
8. Kalie II, John C.
9. Koho, Char
10. Mendoza De Mendiok, Micheal Lee
11. Moreno, Rigo
12. Navarrete, Christian Jesus
13. Trigueros, Carlos “Big C”
14. _, Water
15. _, Cutthroat

Gribble Stamp Building

The 1948 Gribble Stamp edifice is a gem…
cement block, brick, a rounded glass brick entryway, plus blood red concrete floors. Bill Gribble, grandson of the founder of the company, uses half of the building as workspace for his company. And the other half for Artists.
Visit Lovie in the FREE LOVE ARTIST DEN.

Artists

1. Olivia, Lovie

Houston Foundry

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The Foundry’s 1930’s wood and steel frame buildings are clad in metal. A truly industrial plant with its environmental woes cleansed, now turned into a hive for artists.

While some of the buildings have interesting structure and date back to the 1930’s, at The Foundry it’s our size and energy that makes us rock. They have craftsmen making furniture, glass foundries, metal and ceramic sculptors, folks who paint on everything imaginable, a person who makes marbles and one who dye’s silk, photographers and folks who extract images from photographs.

They have 26 working studios which are used by over 30 artists, one residential studio, a sculpture garden, and shared common area used for gallery space and fun.

From the 1930’s to the late 1950’s several foundries inhabited the parcel of land, including Port Houston Foundry, Texas Brass Manufacturing Company, Magnus Co. Inc. Brass Foundry, and Wilson Foundry and Supply. Most recently the property was the home of Houston Engineers until purchased by Bill Lipscomb of The Foundry, Blumenthal Sheet Metal, and SterrettStreet.com.

Other interesting names from the property’s past include The Cheerio Café, Mrs. Annie Copeland’s Furniture, W.B. Watts Beer-Garage-Café, Daughtry’s Café (with Minnie Spike’s boarding house in the back), and Anthony DeCarlo.

Artists

1. Biddle, Kathy
2. Bou Chebl, Fadi
3. Cullier, Renecia B.
4. Elkins, Zach
5. Garrett, Haden
6. Gijsbers Van Wijk, Helena
7. Godfrey, Lisa Marie
8. Graeve, David
9. McConnell, Judy Lee
10. Miron, Michael
11. O’Michael, Michelle
12. Orseck, Ellen
13. Peden, John
14. Wilhelm, David
15. Williams, Tangerine

Kap & Suzy’s Place

Situated next to the RR track
Stipulated as a former Truckloading dock
Speculation ….built in 1945… cement is as strong as iron….was called Misfit Studios . once upon a time.

Artists

1. Dallal, Leila
2. _, Kap

M.A.N.

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Housed in a former packing warehouse,
The MAN is a multimedia art studio for dedicated working artist.

Artists

1. Burge, William T.
2. Ciosek, James
3. Fereday, Alissa
4. Glidden, Jerrie
5. Goettsche, Susan
6. Huggins, Michael W.
7. Kane, Solomon
8. Lucas, MaryAnn
9. McFarland, Van
10. Noblique, Nic
11. Parente, Nicola
12. Powell, Heidy
13. Santos, Sergio
14. Shanks, Shelley
15. Snider, Tim Dean
16. Varela, Richard

MonksCorner Tearoom

MonksCorner is an entirely unique experience. Combining a coffee shop with a Buddhist art gallery and meditation space, no place in Houston comes close to this experience. MonksCorner operates on the honor system, asking donations for coffee, tea, sandwiches and snacks, and for the use of the hall. With free WiFi, MonksCorner is also the ideal study spot for harried students at UHD to get away and relax over a steaming cup of Katz Coffee. Steve, Bernard of Karina are on-hand to keep the coffee flowing and the vibes streaming. For a truly one-of-a-kind experience, be sure to visit MonksCorner, 1320 Nance St. across from Last Concert Café.

Groups

1. MonksCorner Gallery

Mother Dog Studios

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Mother Dog Studios is the largest and oldest surviving artists studios warehouse space in downtown Houston. Surrounded by universities, cathedrals, warehouses, jails, architectural sculptures and skyscrapers somewhere in the natural forest and the cultural forest Mother Dog Studios is unequivocally in the heart of the vortex of the 4th largest city in the United States. Founded in 1984 by Charlie Jean Sartwelle and John Runnels, it is a 22,000 square foot warehouse with 16 studios and an expansive exhibition space called the Mother Dog Museum of Modern Art…

It was the first headquarters for the Buffalo Bayou ARTPARK. The conversion of the warehouse to artists studio space was a response to the visual arts communities need to provide working studio/exhibition space for local and visiting artists. Originally built in 1939, the railroad to truck covered, cross-dock freight terminal has also been used through the years as a store fixtures manufacturing shop, cardboard box company and Dixie Glass company. The diversity of the buildings uses are reflected in the covered up and patched over collaged materials from once red bricks to concrete to corrugated metal. Certain visual gems remain: the paint-layered 8″ beams and the ubiquitous geometric water-sprinkler pipes.

Events

1. Book Signing

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Henry Skupin’s will be autographing his new book
   “Growing Up On The Farm”
   History in my Lifetime in Rosebud Texas in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

2. Musak

   November 17, 2007 04:00 PM

   “OURKIDS”
   jamming and banging

Artists

1. Anderson, Katy
2. Balat, Yousef
3. Benitez, Chuy
4. Bennett, Tanna
5. Bright, Deborah
6. Burgess, Theresa
7. Douglas, Chris
8. Fleischhauer, Jo Ann
9. Graham, William Cody
10. Grusak, Dakota
11. Harmon, Brenda
12. Mazzu, Ken
13. Medrano, Patrick
14. Murray, Beth
15. Runnels, John
16. samuels grystar, mitch
17. Sartwelle, Charlie Jean
18. Schlachter, Louise
19. Sisemore, Nathan
20. Skupin, Henry
21. Spencer, Liz Conces
22. Swartz, Stephanie

Nance Street Studios

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Located on Nance Street, between Hardy and Elysian, this 1930 stucco & masonry warehouse is Houston’s newest addition to the downtown artists warehouse district. With two painters and a sculptor in residence, there are still several work spaces that remain available at this time. The studio also houses a gallery for our artists as well as hosting guest showings.

Contact: Donald R. Tucker 713.702.9932

Artists

1. Cunningham, Meredith
2. Tucker, Donald R.
3. Ulcak, Kelly

Groups

1. Nance Street Studio Gallery

PrestonWood Gallery

Artists

1. Hilliard, Mario
2. Mercer, Jo El

Groups

1. Preston Wood & Associates LLC - Gallery

Ron Gordon Studio

For more than a decade this building was the Purveyor of chips and tortillas …Tony’s Tortilla Factory….Now the chip room, with its vast wall space, has been transformed by the muralist Ron Gorden into an Artist work place.

Artists

1. Gordon, Ron

Studio Twenty Twenty

Events

1. The Beautiful Struggle

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   3 Muse Gallery is Presenting there Show in Unit G of Studio 20 20

Artists

1. Brown, Jonathan
2. Flowers, Lance
3. Hodge, Robert

Superstitions Studio

This space is one of six linked
together in a line at this address. The entire building has existed since 1927. Just like many of the buildings in the warehouse district, 2121 Congress was used as a shipping and receiving stop for trains. …. Now it provides a creative space for artists.
Painters #C and Candle Makers #D….

Artists

1. Balli, Leticia Anne
2. Degeyter, Sarah
3. Rey, Rosemary

The Docks

Listed as 1117 East Freeway…..(but google map doesn’t find it) ….The Docks was originally constructed as cotton warehouses in the early 20s. Built by thee Southern Pacific Railroad Company, they used bridge trusses in the construction thereby allowing for the unusually wide expanse of unobstructed floor space. During the last 20 years it has become one of Houston’s premier art venues, housing an antiquities dealer and art conservator, a multitude of artists, a photographer, and a contemporary arts and performance space.

Events

1. HIWI @ The Docks

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Houston It’s Worth It
   The Book
   Find it @ The Docks

2. Silkscreen Station

   November 17, 2007 02:00 PM

   Visit DiverseWorks ArtSpace and participate in a Silkscreen Station …
   Dunnock will be DJing

Artists

1. Angeli, Sylvia
2. Caire, Lucy
3. Cooper, Selma
4. Hohenberger, Rose
5. Port, Peggy
6. Rathe Fine Art, Laura
7. Sanchez, Karen
8. Seeba, Maureen
9. White, Frank

Groups

1. DiverseWorks ArtSpace

Via Colori a Street Painting Festival

Located in Sam Houston Park at Bagby and Allen Parkway

Via Colori a Street Painting Festival benefiting The Center for Hearing and Speech.

“helping children with hearing impaiments speak for themselves”

Vine Street Studios

Historical Name: “Union Transfer and Storage Building”.

The initial section of the structure, built from long leaf virgin red pine, was constructed in the very early 20th century. The building was expanded about five years later utilizing poured in place concrete.

The structure is architecturally interesting because it exhibits notable changes in building methods: it was one of the last buildings in this area to be supported by heavy timbers and was one of the first to be constructed of poured concrete.

The building was also one of the first in the area to be “fire proofed”, in other words the building was one of the first fire sprinkled buildings. The water for the system originally came from a water tower, which is still on the property. In 1998, the building came under the ownership of Fletcher Thorne-Thomsen who orchestrated the building’s rehabilitation into a center for commercial tenants, arts organizations, artists and designers. In early 2001, The National Park Service listed the property on the National Register of Historic Places.

Events

1. INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERIES

   November 14, 2007 02:00 PM

   The Meeting Place FotoFest presents INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERIES

   Featuring:
   Chan-Hyo Bae, John Chervinsky, Kelly Flynn, Roberto Fernández Ibáñez, Jesús Jiménez, Lydia Panas, Przemyslaw Pokrycki, Diego Ranea, Alessandra Sanguinetti

Artists

1. White-Swan, Catherine

Groups

1. Carnes Ely LLP
2. FotoFest Inc.

Visker Studios

Visker Studios was once BROOKS No. 5 Fire Station. Rebuilt in 1932, 910 Hardy housed the fire fighting volunteers until 1977. The company was named in honor of A. M. Brooks, an old citizen of the Fifth Ward.

In 2006 the Old FireHouse is now the home of Visker Studios. A prolific artist, VISKER is known for his “quick cartoon”style. Although he creates with diverse media, including printing plates, skateboard decks, furniture, kitchen appliances, and even “human canvas” work with tattoos and body painting, he’s most recognizable from his award-winning art cars Noggin del Fuego II, Garden of Life, Slugodactyl, and Mr. Grote’s Ice Scream Truck. He also built … and then burned down … a 32 foot tall wine chalice as the centerpiece of the Burning Flipside art festival held outside Austin.

REX HAVUK brings nearly three decades of performing experience to “bare” as the ring master of Burlesque Houston. An emcee, singer, and voice-over actor, Rex started plying his trade on the cafetorium stage of Windsor Village Elementary and eventually toured internationally with the Houston Boys Choir. He graduated from Houston’s HSPVA and has studied both art and photography at the Glassell School.

More Historic Information can be found on http://www.houstonfiremuseum.org/early_companies/fsno5.htm .

Artists

1. Havuk, Rex
2. Visker, _

Waterhill Homes on Commerce

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Luxurious designs that capture the essence of upscale living in an urban setting. These Waterhill Patio Homes are located 3 blocks from downtown, directly across the street from Commerce Street Artist Warehouse’s. These loft inspired 4 story patio homes include 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and plush amenities. Come see these unique rooftop terraces plans with breathtaking downtown views.

Artists

1. Godoy, Alberto

Groups

1. Waterhill Homes

Western Electric Warehouse Building

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Located on the corner of Jackson Street and Commerce Street, Western Electric Warehouse was the warehouse facility for Western Electric Co. The origin of the building is approximated at 1910 or 1911.
Renovated in 2004, the new owner, Caspian Enterprises / Mir Azizi, has retained demolition items for use within tenant spaces. Existing fire separation doors have been salvaged and utilized for other functions such as demising partitions and art work. Hardwood floors remain intact, the existing structural wood beams and columns are exposed as in the original condition. Western Electric Warehouse is now home to architectural offices, art studios, commercial studios and residential lofts.

Artists

1. Bruce, Charla
2. Bruno, Lauren
3. Coker, Maurice
4. Collier Hudson, Colby
5. Eisenhut, Kermit
6. Gant, Kirk
7. Little, Cameron
8. Lopez, Mary Elena
9. Lopez, Sara
10. Pastore, Clea
11. Queenan, Ronnie
12. Rotman, Adine
13. Sprohge, Erik
14. Zambrano, Victor