The Boat Show
Curator Andrea Grover in Attendance

Location: Sam Houston Boat at the Port of Houston 

Free Admission with Advance Registration with Aurora; Limited Availability SOLD OUT

Seafaring is in the air, and artists across the globe are investigating the evolving relationship between humans and the sea. This waterborne excursion will take viewers aboard the M/V Sam Houston for a one hour screening of recent films and videos about artists engaged in nautical exploration, maritime history, boatbuilding, fishing, sea-steading, and radical expeditions. Featuring videos by Todd Chandler with Swoon, Open_Sailing, Protei, Mary Mattingly and Waterpod Project, Shrimpboat Projects, and more.

Andrea Grover is a curator, artist and writer. She is the founder of Aurora Picture Show, Houston, and has curated exhibitions on art, technology, and collectivity for apexart, New York, and Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, and is a co-author of New Art/Science Affinities (Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon + STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, 2011). She is presently Associate Curator at Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York. www.andreagrover.co

Get ready for an unforgettably spectacular waterborne tour of one of the busiest ports in the world aboard the Port of Houston Authority's free public tour boat!  Embarking from the port's Sam Houston Pavilion, visiting sightseers aboard the M/V Sam Houston can enjoy passing views of international cargo vessels, and operations at the port's Turning Basin Terminal.  The tour is free.  Reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis are required at least 24 hours in advance.  For more information on their regular tours, please visit www.portofhouston.com.