Diverse Works Inc.

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“The return preparer emails a copy of the final version of form 990 to the board member who reviews the return. Any questions are addressed and the return is approved by the director before filing the final version.”

“Written policy is included in the employee handbook”

“The only directors who receive compensation are the executive directors and the board has to approve any increase in compensation for the executive directors”

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“Founded by artists in 1982, diverseworks has been a recognized national leader for its groundbreaking programming; as a resource for the innovative and meaningful engagement of communities; as a commissioner of contemporary works in multiple media; and as a force that has shaped contemporary thought and practice in houston and the nation. Diverseworks is a leader in the nationwide movement of artist-centered organizations and is a vital presence in national organizations such as the national performance network, the visual artists network, and the national dance project. Diverseworks serves as a forum for issues and works that have no other public outlet in houston, and plays a similar role nationally. Diverseworks provides first-time commissioning opportunities for emerging artists, continued support for innovative mid-career artists, and acts as a launching pad for young artists and arts organizations. Diverseworks supports artists and projects that inspire dialogue about contemporary culture among artists, audiences, and the greater community. Diverseworks is a local and national source for high quality experiential and progressive works of art that compel viewers to broaden their perceptions of what art is and how art can be a critical tool for addressing social, cultural, and aesthetic concerns. Major programs in 2014-15: pepe mar: parco dei mostri, september 6 - october 25, 2014 miami-based pepe mar's project at diverseworks was his first major institutional commission in the united states. He created a large-scale, immersive installation and collaborated with participants in the after-school programs at multicultural education and counseling through the arts houston (meca) to conceive and produce a live performance that fused mexican folk traditions with contemporary urban life in an exploration of personal narrative and collective immigrant identity. Chelsea knight and mark tribe: posse comitatus, nov. 22, 2014 - january 10, 2015 this exhibition was the culmination of a three-year collaboration between artists chelsea knight and mark tribe, and included the premiere of a commissioned video performance piece. The project examined the sociocultural dynamics of paramilitary groups and the representation of their political ideologies through performative gestures and movement. Diverseworks collaborated with the core program at the mfah to present a lecture by mark tribe at the glassell school, and with aurora picture show to present a screening of tribe's previous works at the menil collection. Oliver herring: areas for action, january 21 - march 7, 2015 areas for action was an accumulative exhibition consisting of daily performances, improvisatory sculptures, and real-time collaborative artworks created on-site with new york-based artist oliver herring and different groups of volunteers over several weeks. More than forty volunteers participated and they included college students (art and non-art majors), high school students, senior citizens, and healthcare workers. Dean moss: johnbrown, april 17 & 19, 2015 (residency april 10 - 19) presented in collaboration with the cynthia woods mitchell center for the arts as part of the countercurrent performance festival, johnbrown is a multimedia performance piece that layered live choreography and text with video in a dark, wry meditation on the legacy of the 19th century abolitionist, john brown. Moss and his dance company worked with a group of houston area teens that were hired as production assistants and were also incorporated into the live performance. While in houston, moss conducted master classes for the university of houston dance department. Tahni holt: duet love, april 24 & 25, 2015 (residency april 19 - 25) portland, or-based choreographer tahni holt's duet love is a dance piece that presents coupled bodies performing gendered states around the romantic premise of the "duet." holt and her artistic team draw from iconic photographs of hetero couples to drive this inqu”