Diverse Works Inc.

“N/a no committee has authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“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”

“The documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Founded by artists in 1982, diverseworks is nationally known for its groundbreaking artistic programming, meaningful engagement with communities, and advancement of progressive art and ideas in houston and the nation. The organization provides commissioning opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists to create new multidisciplinary work, and acts as a launching pad for young artists, collective and future arts organizations. Diverseworks supports artists and projects that inspire dialogue about contemporary issues and culture and offer 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 2021-2022: candice d'meza: wail (october 15 - november 14, 2021, online) diverseworks commissioned candice d'meza to create a new project building upon her research into the sugar land 95. The result was wail, a new film part documentary, part performance, part ritual that explored issues of trauma, justice, grief, and reparations as related to the sugar land 95, victims of the state-sanctioned convict leasing and labor system in texas between 1877 - 1912. The happening: kinder hspva 50th anniversary alumni exhibition (october 28 - november 27, 2021, diverseworks gallery @ match) diverseworks partnered with hspva friends to present the school's 50th anniversary alumni exhibition. 42 artists were selected by invitation and through an open call process by xandra eden, executive director, diverseworks; laura mott ('97), senior curator of contemporary art and design, cranbrook art museum; and anthony suber ('98), artist, educator and vp-artist advisory committee, diverseworks. Virginia grise: rasgos asiticos sobremesa (november 20 & 21, 2021, site gallery train shed at sawyer yards) written by san antonio-raised and austin-based artist virginia grise with an installation by los angeles-based designer tanya orellana, rasgos asiticos sobremesa transformed the train shed next to the silos at sawyer yards into a market of memories a site-specific, multisensory experiential installation. Told through a series of inherited stories, fragmented memories, historical re-imaginings and recurring dreams, rasgos asiticos explored the fluidity of borders and time, unearthing hidden histories in the confluence of china, mexico, and the united states. Overlapping territories (april 1 - 23, 2022, at match box 1) overlapping territories is an interdisciplinary, experimental space for six houston-based artists liyen chong, catherine davila-martinez, angel lartigue, matt manalo, jenah maravilla, and monica villarreal to reimagine what it means to be in relationship to the land. This multidisciplinary exhibition featured sculpture, performance, video, and installation. The project culminated in the ot symposium on april 23 with a keynote address by multidisciplinary artist nikesha breeze (santa fe, nm) and panel discussions featuring artists and curators from across the us and canada. Womb, a project of body as a crossroads (april 21 & 22, 2022 at match box 2) spearheaded by la-based marina magalhes in collaboration with dance artists bianca medina and tatiana zamir and visual artists frances almendrez and anthony suber, womb is an intimate new dance work that carefully contends with cycles of death and rebirth. Commissioned by diverseworks, the work was created over a series of short-term residencies in 2021 and 2022.”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 25,378. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 3,501. Total expenses 28,879. Artist fees: program service expenses 87,058. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 2,450. Total expenses 89,508. Professional fees: program service expenses 24,900. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 352. Total expenses 25,252. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 131. Management and general expenses 27. Fundraising expenses 43. Total expenses 201.”