Gulf Coast Art Corridor is an experiment on art and social
transformation. It facilitates communication and artistic interactions
between folk, conceptual artists and community organizers. Funded
by New Voices, TransArt Foundation, DiverseWorks, Gulf Coast Fund
and individual donors.
Elia Arce is a pioneer performance artist working in a wide
variety of media, including video installation, performance
art, experimental theater, writing, photo, video and sculptural
performance. Her work has been performed extensively at national
and international venues. She has been published and has received
considerable critical attention in Ms. Magazine, Latina Magazine,
High Performance, Heresis, Conjunto, Artlies, ArtWeek, Out of
Character, The Other Los Angelesses and ArtForum amongst others.
Arce has received awards from The Rockefeller Foundation, The
J. Paul Getty Foundation and the NEA. She founded and facilitated
the Performance Art Lab at the University of Houston, which has
now become an independent performance collective. A dual citizen
of Costa Rica & the US, Arce is currently a 2008 New Voices fellow
based in Houston, Texas. and the founder and artistic director of this
new social sculpture project.
transformation. It facilitates communication and artistic interactions
between folk, conceptual artists and community organizers. Funded
by New Voices, TransArt Foundation, DiverseWorks, Gulf Coast Fund
and individual donors.
Elia Arce is a pioneer performance artist working in a wide
variety of media, including video installation, performance
art, experimental theater, writing, photo, video and sculptural
performance. Her work has been performed extensively at national
and international venues. She has been published and has received
considerable critical attention in Ms. Magazine, Latina Magazine,
High Performance, Heresis, Conjunto, Artlies, ArtWeek, Out of
Character, The Other Los Angelesses and ArtForum amongst others.
Arce has received awards from The Rockefeller Foundation, The
J. Paul Getty Foundation and the NEA. She founded and facilitated
the Performance Art Lab at the University of Houston, which has
now become an independent performance collective. A dual citizen
of Costa Rica & the US, Arce is currently a 2008 New Voices fellow
based in Houston, Texas. and the founder and artistic director of this
new social sculpture project.
Hosted by:
Surpik Angelini
Chairpersons:
Aisen Chacin and Maria Cristina Manrique-Henning
Host Committee:
Irene Aguilera-Barrantes
Maureen & Jeff Jennings
Alex Bigsley
Carlos E. Arce Lara
Loris Bradley
Nicole Laurent
Aisen Caro Chacin
Samantha Martinez & Jose Saul
Marcela Descalzi
Sixto Wagan
Loli Kolber Fernandez
Sixto Wagan
Elena Wortham
Tamara Hardikar
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