TEXAS, FIRE, AND IRON
Iron Pour at the Texas Firehouse

Scratch Block Making Workshops - $35
Friday, May 16
9:00am - 9:00pm
and
Saturday May 17
9:00am - 2:00pm

Mold-Making Workshops - $50 plus materials
(bring a styrofoam original to make a mold from)
Wednesday May 14 through Friday May 16
9:00am - 9:00pm

Iron Pour - free to watch!
Saturday, May 17
2:00pm

Want to participate? Send Wyatt Nash an email at rawspace121@yahoo.com
More details, download the press release here.




SPECIAL EVENT: GRAND OPENING GALA
Long Island City Museum of Natural History
Curated by Jeff Thompson

Saturday, May 31 • 8:00pm - late

More information visit: www.licmuseumofnaturalhistory.org

FEATURING ARTWORK BY
Karim Bendahmane
Tim Dowse
Tianna Kennedy and Arikh Korula
George Scheer and Stephanie Sherman
Alina Tensor
Jeff Thompson
as well as specimens from the permanent collection

PERFORMANCES BY
Slow/Dynamite

Above image:
Rose quartz with preserved remains of Salvelinus fontinalis, an ancient ancestor of the brook trout from the Triassic Period.   Discovered at a dig in Wyoming, this specimen is unique for the near complete preservation of the fish, much like insects imbedded in amber. Incredible tectonic forces pressed remains from an ancient sea and under heat and pressure formed the quartz which encases this specimen.


UPCOMING SHOWS 2008

We're so excited about all the great things coming up - we hope you are too.

[ click here to download as a PDF ]

SATURDAY, MAY 31
SPECIAL EVENT: GRAND OPENING OF THE LONG ISLAND CITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Curated by Jeff Thompson of the LIC Museum of Natural History
More information visit: www.licmuseumofnaturalhistory.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 28
REPETITION
Curated by Robert Deeds
and
SHIT WHERE YOU EAT
Featuring the artists of the Texas Firehouse

SATURDAY, JULY 26
THE INSTANT
Guest curator Katherine Barthelme

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
WHAT'S THE FUCKING STORY
Curated by Seth Mittag

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
TBA
Guest curator

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TEXAS FIREHOUSE BENEFIT SHOW AND SILENT AUCTION
Saturday, March 8
8:00 - late
Bidding closes at 11:00pm

Performances by
Jeff Thompson
Terrible Eagle
Dancing to follow.

The Texas Firehouse is having a Benefit Show and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 8 and you're all invited! There will be booze, DJ's, and live performances. In addition, we'll be having a silent auction with all kinds of great art starting at $20.

Also,

If you'd be willing to put in one or more artworks into the auction we would be eternally grateful. The starting price is $20 and we'll split the sale price with you 50-50, unless you're feeling extra generous and want to donate all of the proceeds. The money will help fund our 2008 season, which will kick off with a show curated by Wyatt Nash in late April.

Hope you all are doing well, look forward to seeing you sometime soon.

If you would like to give a work for the silent auction, please email us.


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NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2008 SEASON

The Texas Firehouse is now accepting submissions for the 2008 season. All shows are for one night only and are all group shows. There will be four shows curated by Firehouse staff and two by guest curators. We're also looking for curators to propose shows, bands and performance artists, and people doing anything interesting.

We encourage electronic submissions by website or CD, but please send whatever best represents your work. Your submission should also include a CV and installation proposal if needed.

For more details, see the Submissions section of this site.