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From Houston, With Love: A Beautiful Ode to H-Town

From Houston, With Love is the latest art exhibition in the old Forever 21 in Downtown. Paying homage to the city, this collection holds over 20 Houston born artists. After going viral on TikTok and the Beck&Call Hospitality Team being mostly Houstonians ourselves, we knew this would be the perfect place to have our first team outing. 

On a rainy Thursday evening, we ventured out into the city and visited the exhibition. Upon arriving we were greeted by a beautiful vintage, white Mercedes and bold abstract art by Jerrold Burchnman. As you walk around the first floor, there are sculptures of signed drum sets, chairs stacked any which way, and foil tissue houses. Photography of Houston skylines, iconic Houston celebrities, and more adorn the walls.  One lap around the exhibit and you immediately know, this is Houston. 

The second floor contains more surprises you can walk into and around every corner there’s more to see, hear, and feel. This entire exhibition engages every one of your senses and by interacting you are able to immerse yourself in the artist’s story. 

Our favorite exhibit, was the “black women are worthy” instillation. This beautiful space features a variety of positive affirmations for black women, a set of aesthetic dreamy photos, and an old television cycling through different clips of beautiful black girls. 

While we wandered through the exhibition, we came to find out we had walked in on an event held by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. July is Minority Mental Health Health Month and NAMI Greater Houston was honoring it with the opening of a new exhibit within From Houston, With Love. Monaleo an upcoming Houston rapper, was invited and spoke on her struggles with her own mental health. 

While wandering the floor we had the opportunity to speak with Monelo, and tell her and her agent about Beck&Call. She loved our concept and we hope in the future we can collaborate. The staff behind NAMI Greater Houston were also kind enough to greet us. Their goal is to address the increasing need for families and persons affected by mental illness to have a powerful voice in the mental health community. One day we hope to collaborate with them as well as mental health awareness is very important to us as a team too. 

We don’t want to spoil the entire experience, so we encourage you to check out the exhibition for yourself. From Houston, With Love is open until August 15th. This is a place you don’t want to miss, especially so if you’re a Houstonian at heart!

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Exploring Houston's Rich Black History

According to WalletHub, out of 501 of the United States’ most populated cities, Houston was chosen as the most diverse. With that comes a deep and rich black history. Partnering with Sawari Tours, Beck&Call Hospitality organized a Black History Tour on Saturday, May 29th where we visited some of Houston’s most important black monuments and institutions. Take a peek down below at some of the spots we visited. 

Project Row Houses

Inspired by the shotgun houses of the 1920s, this art installation was constructed in 1993 by seven African American artists. Originally the plan was for the block and a half of houses to become a place for art and transformative experiences. However, as the project slowly came into fruition, the surrounding Third Ward community, neighbors, and the team of artists slowly redirected this project into transforming the social environment. Over the past twenty-seven years, Project Row Houses has opened opportunities for artists, young mothers, small businesses, and Third Ward residents to cultivate independent change. Today Project Row Houses provides temporary housing for low-income mothers and provides artists with studios and places to showcase their art. Currently, due to COVID, PRH has been closed. However, we and the Houston community are highly anticipating their return. Source: Project Row Houses

Trinity Church

Celebrating over 150 years, Trinity United Methodist Church was the first African American church in the city of Houston. This bricked building was completed in 1865, and has stood the test of time. Surviving The Great Storm of 1900, a blazing fire, and shootings the church has become a worship haven and a story of faith and perseverance. The main worship hall has eight vibrant glass stained windows inspired by important figures and moments in African American history. 

Source: TUMC

Deluxe Theater

Our final stop on The Black History Tour was De Luxe theater. This “blacks only” movie theater opened its doors in 1941. This theater was the only space in Houston where black people could enjoy shows. Due to the Civil Rights Act the building closed in 1973 and sat empty until 2015. The City of Houston reclaimed the building and made it their goal to make De Luxe Theater into a community hub where people from all around could come and visit. Due to COVID, the theater isn’t open at the moment, but they do book out the space for events. Source: ABC13

 

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