Exhibit-Connect: Heyd Fontenot in conversation with Kristian Salinas and Dennis Nance

Saturday, June 12, 2021
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00

Galveston Arts Center 2127 Strand Street Galveston, TX, 77550 United States (map)

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In conjunction with Heyd Fontenot’s exhibition, Sacred Order of Fraternal Wounds, join us for an artist talk and conversation with the artist, QFest Executive and Artistic Director Kristian Salinas, and GAC Curator Dennis Nance.

This event will take place in person at the Galveston Arts Center with limited capacity. To reserve your spot, please click here to register.

This programs is offered free of charge through your donations to GAC. To donate, please visit: https://www.galvestonartscenter.org/donate

Heyd Fontenot is a Texas-based multidisciplinary artist and curator whose career has included roles in advertising, theater, television, film and digital media, as a graphic artist, set designer, art director and producer. He has held positions as Director of CentralTrak (2011-2016), UTDallas' international artists' residency program and exhibition space, and was recently appointed as Director of the San Antonio non-profit art space Sala Diaz where he was previously a Casa Chuck resident artist (2019). Click here to read Heyd’s full bio.

Kristian Salinas is a native-born Houstonian raised in Alvin and is a graduate of UT Austin's esteemed Radio-TV-Film program. Involved in nearly every facet of the entertainment industry, Kristian began his career with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Film Department, followed by a turn as Artistic Director of Rice University Media Center's Rice Cinema. Kristian's 25 year history with QFest: The Houston International LGBTQ Film Festival began in 1996 as a member of the festival's founding Advisory Committee. He now serves as the festival's Executive and Artistic Director, and will mark QFest's 25th anniversary July 22 through July 26, 2021.

Dennis Nance is the Curator for the Galveston Arts Center where he organizes exhibitions featuring work by contemporary artists from Texas and the Gulf Coast region. From 2007 to 2016, Nance was Exhibitions & Programming Director for Lawndale Art Center in Houston, Texas, where he worked extensively with local and regional artists through exhibitions and the Lawndale Artist Studio Program. Nance is a past member of the Artist Advisory Board for DiverseWorks and BOX 13 ArtSpace artist member.