Show Printable VersionInterdisciplinary Arts
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts As an urban research university, UH cultivates experimentation and collaboration between various arts disciplines. In 2003 the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Foundation gave $20 million to UH to develop the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts to bring performing, visual and literary arts together in creative collaborations. This transformative alliance among the schools of Art, Music, Theatre & Dance, the Creative Writing Program and Blaffer Art Museum has gained national recognition and attracted renowned visiting artists and arts patrons to the campus. The Center for Creative Work The Center for Creative Work (CCW) offers courses and programs designed for Honors students interested in a critical and interdisciplinary arts environment. CCW provides workshops, directed studies, art outings, retreats and signature events. Every spring, CCW produces the Dionysia, bringing together great books and creative minds. Directors, choreographers, costumers, musicians, and actors from the Honors College and the Houston community combine to create a performance steeped in research and creative development.
News
Celebrated choreographer and recipient of Macarthur Genius Grant Bill T. Jones will discuss his artistic collaborations on September 12, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the Moores Opera House. Admission is free. For more information, please visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org.
Community Programs
The University of Houston is defined by its urban setting, and the
Mitchell Center is engaged on an ongoing basis with our city,
particularly our immediate neighborhood, the Third Ward. Current
programs include the ongoing support of slam poetry organization
Meta-Four Houston, supporting offering spoken word workshops in the
Third Ward’s Smith Library. The Center is also a member of
Spacetaker and Fresh Arts Coalition. Mitchell Center organizational and
commissioning partnerships have included: