page_title: Jesse Lott
section_title: Project Row Houses
hierarchical_section_title: Jesse Lott / Project Row Houses
caption_attribution_description: English: Row houses that are used as studios
context_page_description: Jesse Lott is an American artist known for his wire and wood sculptures, papier mâché figures and collages made from found materials within an aesthetic he calls "urban frontier art".
context_section_description: Lott was pivotal in the founding of Project Row Houses (PRH), a landmark urban reclamation project located in Houston's Third Ward. In 1993, a coalition of black artists led by Rick Lowe and including James Bettison, Bert Long, Floyd Newsum, Bert Samples and George Smith raised the funds to purchase 22 derelict shotgun houses built in the 1930s. Seven of the buildings were transformed into a center for contemporary African American art that hosts changing exhibitions and performances. Five of the houses are used as residences for single mothers and their children. One serves as PRH's office and as a community gathering place.
  The project's five pillars of social art practice are: art and creativity, education, social safety net, good and relevant architecture, and economic sustainability. An exhibit on Project Row Houses is on permanent display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
caption: Project Row Houses studios
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