An Evening of Sound and Verse

• Friday, Apr 17, 2026  6pm - 8pm

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This interdisciplinary performance is inspired by the exhibition Global Visions – FotoFest at 40, on view at Sawyer Yards through May 10, 2026. Presented by FotoFest in collaboration with ALMAAHH, this performance takes place within the exhibition itself, allowing live music and poetry to commingle with impactful photography. The Biennial 2026, Global Visions – FotoFest at 40,  celebrates four decades of groundbreaking photographic arts and education programming in Houston, Texas. 

Curated by FotoFest co-founder and former artistic director Wendy Watriss, executive director Steven Evans, and co-curators Annick Dekiouk and Madi Murphy, the namesake central exhibition of the Biennial 2026 dives deeply into the international and local archives of FotoFest’s 40-year legacy. It reconstitutes the organization’s widely praised exhibitions, publications, and citywide photo and mixed-media presentations that have defined the organization’s pioneering history.

ALMAAHH (Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County) is a Houston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating the most important Latino arts and culture complex in the U.S. ALMAAHH is being created to understand who Latinos are and their relevance for the nation, to showcase their soul through arts and culture, and to inspire new generations.