Step into a dynamic community where contemporary art comes alive, and creativity meets innovation. The Blaffer Art Museum Arts Community LLC invites students interested in discovering ground-breaking contemporary art, regardless of their major. 

The community offers an immersive experience: explore current exhibitions, attend curator-led tours and artist talks and gain exclusive behind-the scenes access to how a leading contemporary art museum operates—from exhibition planning and installation to the realization of public and educational programs.

Why Should I Join this LLC? 

You will learn skills in visual culture—how to look and how to communicate about the images we see and experience—that strengthen academics and position you for a lifetime of arts enjoyment. In the process, through lively discussions, creative workshops, collaborative projects, and fun social events, you will build a robust and satisfying professional and peer network. 

How Will I Benefit?

• We prioritize increasing knowledge and skills related to visual culture, contemporary arts, and the museum’s central functions, programs and communities.
• We provide insider access to the Blaffer museum including behind-the-scenes tours, as well as connections to the broader Houston arts scene.
• You will have the opportunity to come together with museum staff and museum student communities to attend public programs and receptions.
• Our community makes art hands-on by holding museum exhibition focused artmaking activities in the residence halls. 

Where Will I Live? 

This community is part of Cougar Village. You will live in a 2-bedroom suite with two students per furnished bedroom and a private bathroom per suite. Other amenities include:

• Mini fridges in room
• Floor kitchens
• High-speed internet
• Study rooms
• Outdoor living room
• Cougar Village Market (convenience store)
• Adjacent Moody Towers Dining Hall

Eligibility Requirements  

• All freshman in any major, but especially those with an interest in studying studio art or any other art discipline, art history, or art education
• Enroll in common section of a UH Core Creative Arts requirement (course TBD)
• Enroll in common section of USS 1301 College Success, which satisfies UH Core Writing in the Discipline 

Liaison Contact

Nohelia Vargas Bolivar
Asst. Curator of Education and Artist in Residence 
Email: nbvargas@central.uh.edu 
Phone: 713-743-1071

How Do I Apply? 

Visit the myHousing application in AccessUH and select the Blaffer Art Museum Arts Community LLC. Applications are due June 30th. Spaces are limited, so apply early.