Untitled Art will launch four new prizes at Houston fair's second edition

Untitled Art Houston will return to the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston from 2 to 4 October for its second edition. The fair will expand prize offerings for exhibitors and their artists, building on prizes from the inaugural edition. Combined prize value for this year’s edition could reach $113,200. New prizes include an acquisition prize from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center committing at least $20,000 to support its Art Experience Program. Public Art of the University of Houston System will provide a $25,000 acquisition prize. Hotel Daphne will spend $30,000 to $50,000 to acquire up to three works for its permanent collection. Houston Grand Opera will award $7,500 to $10,000, commission a new work, and provide a residency during the upcoming rehearsal season.

"Untitled Art Houston, which launched last year, will expand the range of prizes available for exhibitors and their artists at the fair's second edition in October. With the existing prizes from its debut edition, the monetary value of the prizes combined at this year's edition could be as high as $113,200. The fair, which will return to George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston from 2 to 4 October, has announced new prizes with a range of local sponsors."

"One of those Houston partners is the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the top-ranked cancer hospital in the United States, which will commit at least $20,000 for its inaugural acquisition prize. The prize will support MD Anderson's Art Experience Program, which facilitates the display of contemporary art in hospital facilities. Public Art of the University of Houston System will also launch a new acquisition prize, pledging $25,000 to purchase work from exhibitors at the fair."

"Hotel Daphne, a boutique hotel in Houston's The Heights neighbourhood-where Untitled Art threw a party celebrating its inaugural edition last year-announced it will spend between $30,000 and $50,000 at the fair to acquire up to three works for its permanent collection to display at the hotel. The fourth new prize is sponsored by the Houston Grand Opera, which will award between $7,500 and $10,000 to an artist participating in the fair, as well as commissioning a new work and providing a residency with the opera during the upcoming rehearsal season."

""The evolution of our prize partnership programme reflects a broader commitment to artists that doesn't end when the fair closes," Michael Slenske, director of the Houston fair, said in a statement. "These partnerships create tangible pathways, whether through acquisition, institutional support or residency opportunities, for artists to d"

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