Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

Rogers Partners was selected to design a masterplan for the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (OSCVA) - one of the premier organizations dedicated to the promotion, documentation, and exhibition of visionary and outsider art environments. The new design proposes the activation of a 5.7 acre property that leverages the existing and adjacent Orange Show Monument, Smither Park, and Fonde Park. The plan includes the creation of transformative environments, spontaneous experiences, educational programs, and a robustly programmed public amenity.

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Visitors are welcomed with a grand entry, framed by the high point and terminus of the Ramp: a new element where people and art promenade across the campus.

Visitors are welcomed with a grand entry, framed by the high point and terminus of the Ramp: a new element where people and art promenade across the campus. The campus design proposes the revitalization and repurposing of the Warehouse – an existing 31,000 square foot former shipping pallet facility – intended to host interactive exhibitions, multimedia events, workshops, concerts, and more.

 

The Orange Show Monument, a 3,000-sqare-foot structure constructed by hand between 1956 and 1979 by retired postal worker Jefferson Davis McKissack will be restored as part of the project. The project also proposes to improve accessibility to the monument with added landscape elements that provide new ways to experience and interact with the art environment and recurring musical experiences.

 

Location: Houston, TX | Completion: 2024 | Size: 8 acres | Client: Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

 

 

A series of exterior spaces offer flexible environments able to adapt to distinct programming events, such as the annual Art Car Parade and Experience, concerts, fairs, and festivals, while preserving the ability to stroll comfortably in all seasons.   

A Mosaic Alley negotiates the site’s adjacency to Smither Park and expands the vision of “a work of art in progress.” An intimate yet stimulating space allows visitors to contemplate and contribute to the mosaic murals and encounter spontaneous music experiences under the shade of orange trees.

The campus embraces the mission of promoting the “artist in everyone” through the development of the Garage and the Shed – exploratory spaces equipped to host workshops, classes, makerspaces, and learning events.  Both buildings are designed to open and reveal programs and activities to Fonde Park, a 9 acres public green space that links to Brays Bayou and the Houston Bayou Greenways network. The visual and physical integration of the masterplan’s design with the neighboring community promotes creative expression and community collaboration.