Untitled Art, Houston

Untitled Art, Houston takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center from Sept. 19-21 with a VIP and Press Preview on Sept. 18. Led by Founder Jeffrey Lawson, Houston Director Michael Slenske, and Executive Director Clara Andrade, the inaugural edition’s curatorial initiatives spotlight Houston’s rich cultural fabric through Special Projects, prizes, live podcast panels, institutional presentations, and community partnerships, furthering Untitled Art’s mission to champion creative innovation in contemporary art and reflect Houston’s distinct cultural identity and international reach.

Untitled Art will introduce a new initiative, Houston Artist Market. Curated by Adam Marnie, editor of F Magazine and director of F, a local exhibitor in the fair’s Nest sector, Houston Artist Market offers a retail format for local artists and collectives to present their work in an accessible, dynamic environment. This initiative reflects Untitled Art’s ongoing commitment to community engagement and equity within the contemporary art world. Participants include St. Agnes Academy (Houston), FLATS (Houston), PICNIC (Galveston / Dallas), Reeves Art + Design (Houston), Rising Tide (Galveston), Basket Books & Art (Houston), The Reading Room (Houston), and Jardin (Houston).

Throughout the fair, booth presentations by Houston’s leading institutions will offer visitors meaningful opportunities to engage with the city's renowned cultural landscape. Participants include Asia Society Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Lawndale Art Center, Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, Project Row Houses, and The Rothko Chapel. A portion of ticket sales will benefit the Chapel.

The Untitled Art Podcast will also return for its sixth year with a dynamic series of on-site conversations spotlighting Houston’s vibrant and international creative community. The program brings together artists, curators, collectors, and cultural leaders to discuss urgent and timely topics such as sustainability, cultural exchange, diasporic identity, and the evolving role of artist-run spaces.

Participants represent a broad spectrum of the art community. Untitled Art has also joined forces with the Cistern at Buffalo Bayou Partnership to present a landmark, site-specific performance by Light and Space legend Lita Albuquerque and her daughter and collaborator, Jasmine Albuquerque, a renowned dancer and choreographer. Staged deep within the raw, echoing chambers of the historic Cistern—a subterranean reservoir turned art space—this immersive work is designed for an intimate audience, with access limited to a select number of visitors. Known for her poetic meditations on light, landscape, and the cosmos, Lita Albuquerque brings her signature vision to this rare collaboration, merging movement and myth in a setting unlike any other. The artist will also be featured at Untitled Art, Houston with Michael Kohn Gallery.

Untitled Art serves as a curatorial platform for discovering contemporary art, spotlighting both emerging and established voices. Exhibitors are invited based on the strength of their programs and artistic vision.