Core Program Events
2024–25 Core Exhibition Events
Film Series | The Middle of Somewhere
Critic-in-residence Max Tolleson hosts “The Middle of Somewhere,” a film series curated to accompany his 2025 Core Exhibition yearbook essay, “Marfa Myths.” The series is thematically arranged around the subject of Marfa, Texas, and the greater West Texas region, with each film addressing aspects of locational identity. Some of the evenings include discussions with the filmmakers.
Films are screened in Favrot Auditorium on the street level of the Glassell School of Art. Admission is free.
Wednesday, March 26 | 6 p.m.
- 10 Min. of Water (Directed by Joseph Cashiola, 26 minutes, 2023)
- Opuntia (Directed by David Fenster, 56 minutes, 2018)
- The Trip (Directed by Eileen Myles, 17 minutes, 2019)
A Q&A with Joseph Cashiola, David Fenster, and Eileen Myles follows the screening.
Wednesday, April 2 | 6 p.m.
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Directed by Robert Altman, 109 minutes, 1982)
Wednesday, April 16 | 6 p.m.
Children of Giant (Directed by Hector Galán, 86 minutes, 2015)
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 6 p.m.
The River and the Wall (Directed by Ben Masters, 110 minutes, 2019)
Wednesday, April 30 | 6 p.m.
The Teachings of the Hands (Directed by Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas, 47 minutes, 2020)
A Q&A with David de Rozas follows the screening.
Core Program | Open Studios 2025
2024–2025 Core Residents, left to right: (top row) Umico Niwa, Carlos Vielma; (bottom row) Max Tolleson, larí garcía
Wednesday, March 28, 2025 | 4–9 p.m.
Meet the 2024–2025 Core residents in their studios and learn more about their practices.
Core Lecture Program Series
Julia Bryan-Wilson
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 6 p.m.
Speaker: Julia Bryan-Wilson