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EDUCATION

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The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art produces year-round classes and workshops for children and adults interested in expressing their personal creativity and learning new skills.

FEATURED WORKSHOP

Harvey Bott ROBOTT™ Opera Workshop & Performance

October 21 -22, 2023

Orange Show World Headquarters

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The Harvey Bott ROBOTT™ Opera Revisited is a two-day workshop and participatory performance that brings together sculpture, drama, conservation, and robotics in a tribute to one of Houston’s most beloved and longstanding visionary artists. Inspired by H.J. “Harvey” Bott’s groundbreaking experiments with remote-controlled art robots in the late 1970's and early ‘80s, this program comprises:

  • The restoration of one of the original Ro-Botts

  • A workshop of guided robot assembly and decoration geared for both kids and adults

  • The collaborative development and rehearsal of a script

  • A concluding public performance with projected video and live musical accompaniment.

 

WORKSHOP CURRICULUM

Participants will be introduced to electronics and electronic components and sensors; Arduino programming; sound recording and manipulation; sculpting with found objects; and the creation and implementation of a group performance in front of an audience. 

 

Matt Fries will facilitate the Robott build; T. Lavois Thiebaud will lead the opera choreography; Anthony Barilla will provide musical accompaniment for the live show.

PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

The multimedia performance on the evening of Sunday October 22nd is the culmination of the workshop and a chance for participants to show off their robots to friends, family, and the Houston community. FREE TO ATTEND

REGISTRATION

$300 per Adult Participant - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Workshop participants must be available from 10am-5pm both Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22, as well as for the performance on Sunday, October 22 from 7-9pm. Lunch and snacks will be included on both days. Registration includes a kit containing everything needed to assemble a fully operational (and completely unique) remote controlled robot.

Adult registrations will help support youth scholarships for the live workshop and performance

Student Registration - CLICK HERE TO APPLY

This workshop is offered free for students 13+ who apply through the link above. Only ten students will be selected to participate. Participants must be available from 10am-5pm both Saturday, October 21 & Sunday, October 22, as well as for the performance on Sunday, October 22 from 7-9pm. Lunch and snacks will be included on both days. Participants will receive a kit containing everything needed to assemble a fully operational (and completely unique) remote controlled robot.

RSVP for ROBOTT Opera Public Performance - CLICK HERE TO RSVP

The ROBOTT Opera performance on Sunday, October 22nd is free to the public. Please register at the link above.

Featued
Art Car Team
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The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art presents its inaugural Orange Show Art Car Team, a creative & collaborative program designed for High School students interested in art, design, fabrication and construction. Working under the instruction of award-winning artist Rebecca Bass, students will work together to build a new Art Car to be featured in the 2024 Houston Art Car Parade.

Upcoming
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