New Orange Show board president Paige Johnson has long family ties to the Houston art organization. She's joined by five new board members.
Paige Johnson was announced as the new board president of the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art in January 2023.Paige Johnson recalls a childhood colored by the Orange Show. Her mother, Stephanie Smither, founded the art-filled Smither Park, and was also close with Marilyn Oshman, the founder of the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
The additions to the Orange Show board are part of a large-scale update and expansion for the organization and its Houston campus. In Nov. 2021, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art announced a massive expansion project that included the acquisition of a 5.7-acre property adjacent to the existing 2.3-acre campus. Rogers Partners is overseeing the development of the new campus, which will allow for more art, more workshops and more events.
“The Orange Show has a history of passion for art,” she says. “There is a delicate balance in creating new interest, getting new people on board and being true to the original vision. But we definitely want to make an impact beyond outside art collectors. The goal is to celebrate creativity.” Jefferson Davis McKissack was an experienced welder – and cosmetologist – when he arrived in Houston to work as a mail carrier. He assembled his peculiar monument for decades, completing it in 1979, less than a year before he died.
Johnson adds, “There is a delicate balance there. We have to include preservation and also execute great ideas about how to expand our programming and reach more people. You don’t want to add too much. And you also have to protect the resources we have. The real goal is to bring in more creative spirits and give them a place where they can build more community.
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